S06E05 · EP
season 6 ·
Sideshow Bob Roberts
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Episode DNA

19 scenes · 3 threads
absurd 16%triumphant 10%menacing 7%humiliation 6%tense 6%humiliating 5%threat 4%deal 4%coincidence 4%scheme 4%

Story threads over runtime

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A · Bart vs Sideshow Bob
B · Homer's political awakening
C · Lisa's school project
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Every scene

19 scenes · our breakdown
1 ▸ 00:18
1 · Simpson family car · cold_openBirch Barlow radio show

Homer listens to conservative radio host Birch Barlow while driving the kids to school.

00:18–00:53lie
3 ▸ 02:06
3 · Springfield Elementary School · cold_openBart's fireworks lie

Bart lies about his school project, promising a fireworks display at school.

02:06–02:21lie · humiliation
4 · Simpson family car · act1Sideshow Bob on radio

Homer hears Sideshow Bob call into Birch Barlow's show from prison.

02:21–02:52coincidence · eavesdropping
5 · Moe's Tavern · act1Barlow vows to free Bob

Birch Barlow makes freeing Sideshow Bob his mission on air.

02:52–06:12scheme · threat
6 · Springfield prison · act1Bob pardoned and released

Mayor Quimby pardons Sideshow Bob, who is released from prison.

06:12–06:47deal · coincidence
7 ▸ 06:47
7 · Secret meeting room · act1Republican cabal meets

Mr. Burns and Republicans recruit Sideshow Bob as their mayoral candidate.

06:47–07:46scheme
8 · Springfield Elementary School · act1Bob campaigns at school

Sideshow Bob campaigns at Springfield Elementary, targeting Bart.

07:46–09:15rivalry · humiliation
9 · Springfield · act1Quimby campaign ad

A campaign ad for Mayor Quimby airs, showing his popularity.

09:15–09:54deal
10 · Springfield town square · act1Bob promises expressway

Sideshow Bob promises to build the Matlock Expressway and listen to anecdotes.

09:54–11:09deal · petty_grievance
12 · Debate hall · act1Mayoral debate chaos

The mayoral debate features Sideshow Bob and a sick Mayor Quimby.

11:32–12:46humiliation · rivalry
13 · Election headquarters · act1Bob wins election

Sideshow Bob wins the mayoral election with 100 percent of the vote.

12:46–13:50coincidence · comeuppance
14 · Simpson house · act2Bob evicts Simpsons

Mayor Bob gives the Simpsons 72 hours to vacate their house for the expressway.

13:50–14:32threat · pursuit
15 · Springfield Elementary School · act2Bart sent to kindergarten

Principal Skinner demotes Bart to kindergarten as punishment.

14:32–15:23humiliation · social_rule_violation
16 · Springfield town hall · act2Lisa investigates election

Lisa gets the election records and discovers all voters voted for Bob.

15:23–16:03investigation · secret_exposed
17 · Springfield street · act2Smithers tips off Bart

Smithers secretly meets Bart and Lisa to give them a lead on the election fraud.

16:03–17:05betrayal · eavesdropping
18 · Springfield cemetery · act2Graveyard voter fraud

Bart and Lisa discover dead people voted for Sideshow Bob in the cemetery.

17:05–18:22secret_exposed · investigation
19 · Press conference room · act2Bob admits rigging election

Bob publicly admits to rigging the election after being confronted by Bart and Lisa.

18:22–18:33confession · humiliation
20 · Press conference room · act2Bob arrested for fraud

Bob is arrested for election fraud, and the Simpsons keep their house.

18:33–21:33comeuppance · confession
21 · Springfield prison · tagBob vows revenge in prison

Sideshow Bob vows revenge from prison while rowing with other inmates.

21:33–21:37obsession · threat
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