S06E05 · EP
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1 ▸ 00:18Homer listens to conservative radio host Birch Barlow while driving the kids to school.
00:18–00:53lie
3 ▸ 02:06Bart lies about his school project, promising a fireworks display at school.
02:06–02:21lie · humiliationHomer hears Sideshow Bob call into Birch Barlow's show from prison.
02:21–02:52coincidence · eavesdroppingBirch Barlow makes freeing Sideshow Bob his mission on air.
02:52–06:12scheme · threatMayor Quimby pardons Sideshow Bob, who is released from prison.
06:12–06:47deal · coincidence
7 ▸ 06:47Mr. Burns and Republicans recruit Sideshow Bob as their mayoral candidate.
06:47–07:46schemeSideshow Bob campaigns at Springfield Elementary, targeting Bart.
07:46–09:15rivalry · humiliationA campaign ad for Mayor Quimby airs, showing his popularity.
09:15–09:54dealSideshow Bob promises to build the Matlock Expressway and listen to anecdotes.
09:54–11:09deal · petty_grievanceThe mayoral debate features Sideshow Bob and a sick Mayor Quimby.
11:32–12:46humiliation · rivalrySideshow Bob wins the mayoral election with 100 percent of the vote.
12:46–13:50coincidence · comeuppanceMayor Bob gives the Simpsons 72 hours to vacate their house for the expressway.
13:50–14:32threat · pursuitPrincipal Skinner demotes Bart to kindergarten as punishment.
14:32–15:23humiliation · social_rule_violationLisa gets the election records and discovers all voters voted for Bob.
15:23–16:03investigation · secret_exposedSmithers secretly meets Bart and Lisa to give them a lead on the election fraud.
16:03–17:05betrayal · eavesdroppingBart and Lisa discover dead people voted for Sideshow Bob in the cemetery.
17:05–18:22secret_exposed · investigationBob publicly admits to rigging the election after being confronted by Bart and Lisa.
18:22–18:33confession · humiliationBob is arrested for election fraud, and the Simpsons keep their house.
18:33–21:33comeuppance · confessionSideshow Bob vows revenge from prison while rowing with other inmates.
21:33–21:37obsession · threatSame DNA
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