S05E14 · EP
season 5 ·
Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy
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Episode DNA

23 scenes · 2 threads
coincidence 38%absurd 18%sad 8%tender 7%chaotic 7%cheerful 7%triumphant 5%angry 3%tense 3%scheme 3%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Lisa's feminist doll crusade
B · Grampa's inheritance and aging
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Every scene

23 scenes · our breakdown
2 · Springfield Center for Geriatric Medicine · act1Grampa at geriatric center

Grampa attends a geriatric center opening.

00:26–00:54coincidence
3 · Simpson living room · act1Grampa gives inheritance

Grampa gives his inheritance to the family before he dies.

00:54–03:12coincidence
4 ▸ 03:12
4 · Simpson living room · act1Grampa's coin story

Grampa tells a long story about how he got the coins.

03:12–03:54coincidence
5 ▸ 03:54
5 · Springfield Mall · act1Toys at the mall

The family goes to the mall and buys toys with Grampa's coins.

03:54–04:22coincidence
6 ▸ 04:22
6 · Simpson living room · act1Grampa acts young

Grampa tries to act young by drinking Buzz cola.

04:22–04:48coincidence
7 · Springfield Mall · act1Malibu Stacy doll launch

A new talking Malibu Stacy doll is released at the mall.

04:48–05:04coincidence
8 · Car · act1Grampa's annoying behavior

Grampa's youthful antics annoy the family during the car ride home.

05:04–05:59coincidence
9 · Simpson living room · act1Family confronts Grampa

The family tells Grampa they don't like his behavior.

05:59–06:27coincidence
10 · Toy fair · act1Lisa protests Malibu Stacy

Lisa protests the sexist Malibu Stacy doll at a toy fair.

06:27–07:51coincidence
11 · Simpson kitchen · act1Lisa's family dismisses her

Lisa's family dismisses her concerns about the doll.

07:51–08:32coincidence
12 · Simpson kitchen · act1Lisa calls the company

Lisa calls Malibu Stacy customer service to complain.

08:32–09:44coincidence
13 ▸ 09:44
13 · Malibu Stacy factory · act1Malibu Stacy factory tour

Lisa and Marge tour the Malibu Stacy factory.

09:44–11:29coincidence
14 · Simpson living room · act2Lisa decides to find inventor

Lisa decides to find the original inventor of Malibu Stacy.

11:29–12:31coincidence
15 · Springfield Nuclear Power Plant · act2Lisa visits Smithers

Lisa visits Smithers to get information on Stacy Lavelle.

12:31–13:11coincidence
16 · Stacy Lavelle's house · act2Lisa meets Stacy Lavelle

Lisa finds and confronts Stacy Lavelle about the doll.

13:11–13:59coincidence
17 ▸ 13:59
17 · Stacy Lavelle's house · act2Stacy agrees to help Lisa

Stacy Lavelle agrees to help Lisa create a new doll.

13:59–15:27coincidence
18 · Stacy Lavelle's house · act2Creating Lisa Lionheart

Lisa and Stacy create the prototype for Lisa Lionheart.

15:27–16:19coincidence
19 · Recording studio · act2Recording the doll's voice

Lisa and Stacy record the voice lines for the new doll.

16:19–17:18coincidence
20 · Simpson living room · act2Naming the doll

The family helps name the new doll Lisa Lionheart.

17:18–18:25coincidence
21 · Simpson living room · act3Corporate sabotage attempt

Malibu Stacy executives try to sabotage Lisa Lionheart.

18:25–18:55coincidence · scheme
22 · Retirement home · act3Grampa quits his job

Grampa leads a rebellion of elderly residents and quits his job.

18:55–20:33coincidence
23 · Toy store · act3Malibu Stacy's counterattack

Malibu Stacy releases a cheap hat to undermine Lisa Lionheart.

20:33–22:00coincidence · scheme
24 · Simpson living room · tagEnding and tag

The episode ends with a tag scene.

22:00–22:56coincidence
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