S04E20 · EP
season 4 ·
Whacking Day
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Episode DNA

17 scenes · 5 threads
tense 24%scheme 16%social rule violation 9%misunderstanding 9%sad 7%comeuppance 6%violence 5%awkward 4%tender 3%angry 3%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Bart's Expulsion
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B · Whacking Day Protest
5141617
C · Bart's Education
7810
D · Whacking Day
91112
E · Home Schooling
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Every scene

17 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Springfield Elementary · cold_openSpringfield Elementary

Students prepare for inspection

00:01–00:08scheme · misunderstanding
2 · Springfield Elementary · act1Superintendent's Visit

Superintendent Chalmers arrives

00:08–00:54scheme · misunderstanding
3 · Springfield Elementary · act1Bart's Prank

Bart plays a prank on Superintendent Chalmers

00:54–01:54scheme · comeuppance
4 · Springfield Elementary · act1Expulsion

Bart is expelled from school

01:54–05:11scheme · comeuppance
5 · The Simpsons' home · act2Whacking Day

Lisa protests Whacking Day

05:11–06:42social_rule_violation · misunderstanding
6 · The Simpsons' home · act2Bart's Future

Marge worries about Bart's future

06:42–08:08scheme · misunderstanding
7 · Religious school · act1Bart's New School

Bart starts at a new school

08:08–09:47scheme · misunderstanding
8 · Simpson home · act1Marge's Decision

Marge decides to homeschool Bart

09:47–10:22lie · scheme
9 · Simpson home · act1Whacking Day

Lisa protests Whacking Day

10:22–10:29social_rule_violation · escalation
10 · Simpson home · act2Bart's Homeschooling

Bart starts homeschooling

10:29–11:31scheme · misunderstanding
11 · Springfield town · act2Whacking Day Preparations

Town prepares for Whacking Day

11:31–13:43social_rule_violation · escalation
12 · Springfield town · act3Whacking Day

Whacking Day chaos

13:43–15:40violence
14 ▸ 16:07
14 · Springfield Town Square · act1Lisa's Concerns

Lisa opposes Whacking Day

16:07–16:45social_rule_violation
15 ▸ 16:45
15 · Springfield Town Square · act1Barry White's Introduction

Barry White arrives

16:45–18:27coincidence · comeuppance
16 ▸ 18:27
16 · Springfield Town Square · act2Snake Protection Plan

Lisa and Barry White team up

18:27–19:19scheme · misunderstanding
17 · Springfield Town Square · act2Whacking Day Chaos

Whacking Day descends into chaos

19:19–21:19violence
18 · Springfield Elementary · tagAftermath and Resolution

Bart returns to school

21:19–23:00comeuppance · confession
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Same DNA

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