S06E07 · EP
season 6 ·
Bart's Girlfriend
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Episode DNA

23 scenes · 3 threads
absurd 7%cheerful 7%lie 6%tender 6%tense 6%seduction 4%humiliation 4%misunderstanding 4%sad 4%scheme 4%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Bart's crush on Jessica
B · Jessica steals church money
C · Bart framed for theft
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Every scene

23 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Simpson backyard · cold_openCowboys and Indians game

Bart and friends play a violent cowboy game in the backyard.

00:04–00:41lie · violence
2 · Simpson car · cold_openHomer drives to church

Homer drives the family to church while complaining.

00:41–01:07social_rule_violation
3 · Springfield Church · act1Church service begins

The family attends a dull church service with violent readings.

01:07–02:39social_rule_violation
4 · Springfield Church · act1Jessica reads at church

Jessica Lovejoy reads the same passage and impresses Bart.

02:39–03:03seduction
5 · Springfield Church · act1Bart approaches Jessica

Bart tries to talk to Jessica but she dismisses him.

03:03–03:50humiliation · misunderstanding
6 · Springfield Church Sunday school · act1Bart returns to Sunday school

Bart begs to rejoin Sunday school to impress Jessica.

03:50–04:13scheme · lie
7 · Springfield Church Sunday school · act1Sunday school temptation

Bart resists stealing a slingshot to stay good.

04:13–06:27lie · avoidance
8 · Springfield Elementary School · act1Principal Skinner's trap

Skinner tricks Bart into detention for three months.

06:27–06:34scheme · betrayal
9 · Springfield Elementary School · act1Jessica invites Bart to dinner

Jessica invites Bart to dinner after his detention.

06:34–07:39seduction
10 · Lovejoy house · act1Dinner at Lovejoys

Bart has an awkward dinner with Jessica's family.

07:39–08:13social_rule_violation · humiliation
11 · Lovejoy house · act1Jessica reveals her bad side

Jessica admits she likes Bart's bad behavior.

08:13–09:53lie · seduction
12 · Neighborhood street · act1Toilet paper prank

Jessica and Bart toilet paper a house together.

09:53–10:59scheme · pursuit
13 · Steep hill · act1Skateboarding downhill

Jessica and Bart go skateboarding dangerously downhill.

10:59–12:11pursuit · violence
14 · Simpson living room · act1Marge and Homer worry

Marge and Homer discuss Bart's strange behavior.

12:11–13:06misunderstanding
15 · Springfield Elementary School · act1Lisa warns Bart

Lisa tells Bart to break up with Jessica.

13:06–14:15misunderstanding · obsession
16 · Springfield Church · act2Bart tries to quit Jessica

Bart attempts to stay away from Jessica but fails.

14:15–14:58obsession · seduction
17 · Springfield Church · act2Jessica steals collection money

Jessica steals church collection money and frames Bart.

14:58–16:10betrayal · scheme
18 · Springfield Church · act2Bart accused by town

The town turns against Bart for the theft.

16:10–16:23humiliation · betrayal
19 · Church hallway · act2Jessica refuses to confess

Jessica refuses to confess and threatens Bart.

16:23–16:28betrayal · threat
20 · Simpson treehouse · act2Bart hides in treehouse

Bart hides in his treehouse from the town's taunts.

16:28–17:04avoidance · petty_grievance
21 · Springfield Church · act2Lisa's church speech

Lisa gives a speech at church to expose the thief.

17:04–19:41confession · interrogation
22 · Lovejoy house · act3Jessica exposed and punished

Jessica is caught with the money and punished.

19:41–20:36confession · comeuppance
23 · Lovejoy house · act3Bart and Jessica final talk

Bart and Jessica have a final conversation about lessons learned.

20:36–21:12confession · misunderstanding
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