S07E05 · EP
season 7 ·
Lisa the Vegetarian
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Episode DNA

21 scenes · 3 threads
absurd 18%cheerful 16%tender 10%tense 6%misunderstanding 6%chaotic 4%coincidence 4%social rule violation 4%humiliation 4%angry 4%

Story threads over runtime

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A · Lisa becomes vegetarian
B · Homer's barbecue rivalry
C · Flanders family reunion
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Every scene

21 scenes · our breakdown
2 · car · cold_openDrive to Storytown Village

Homer drives the family to a baby amusement park.

00:09–00:15coincidence
3 · Storytown Village · cold_openBoring baby park

The family finds Storytown Village boring and babyish.

00:15–00:34social_rule_violation
4 · Storytown Village · cold_openThree Little Pigs show

The family watches a lame Three Little Pigs show.

00:34–01:58humiliation
5 · Storytown Village · cold_openPetting zoo and car break-in

The family enjoys a petting zoo but their car is broken into.

01:58–02:37coincidence
6 · park · act1Flanders family reunion

Homer discovers Ned Flanders having a family reunion.

02:37–04:41petty_grievance · rivalry
7 · Simpson house kitchen · act1Homer plans his own barbecue

Homer decides to throw a better barbecue to spite Flanders.

04:41–04:49rivalry · scheme
8 · Simpson house dining room · act1Lisa refuses to eat lamb

Lisa becomes a vegetarian after bonding with a lamb.

04:49–05:59misunderstanding · obsession
9 · Springfield Elementary · act1School worm dissection

Lisa objects to dissecting worms at school.

05:59–06:35social_rule_violation
10 · Springfield Elementary · act1Lisa protests dissection

Lisa refuses to dissect and is given a vegetarian lunch.

06:35–07:27misunderstanding · double_standard
11 · Simpson house living room · act1Itchy and Scratchy violence

Lisa criticizes the violent cartoon Itchy and Scratchy.

07:27–08:19misunderstanding
12 · Simpson house living room · act1Barbecue invitations and song

Homer shows off barbecue invitations and sings about salad.

08:19–09:50social_rule_violation · humiliation
13 · Springfield Elementary · act1Troy McClure meat film

Lisa is forced to watch a pro-meat educational film.

09:50–12:24interrogation
14 · Simpson backyard · act2Homer's barbecue begins

Homer's barbecue starts with meat and beer.

12:24–13:33humiliation
15 · Simpson backyard · act2Pig roast and Lisa's sabotage

Homer presents a roast pig but Lisa releases it.

13:33–15:18escalation · betrayal
16 · Simpson backyard · act2Homer and Lisa fight

Homer yells at Lisa for ruining the barbecue.

15:18–15:45humiliation
17 · Simpson house kitchen · act2Family communication breakdown

The family has a confusing argument about ignoring each other.

15:45–17:35misunderstanding · escalation
18 · Kwik-E-Mart · act2Lisa runs to Kwik-E-Mart

Lisa runs away and ends up at the Kwik-E-Mart.

17:35–18:20coincidence
19 · Kwik-E-Mart rooftop · act2Apu's secret garden

Apu shows Lisa his secret rooftop garden.

18:20–18:40coincidence · secret_exposed
20 · Kwik-E-Mart rooftop · act2McCartney advice and song

Paul McCartney advises Lisa to be tolerant.

18:40–20:42confession · deal
21 · street · act3Homer and Lisa reconcile

Homer apologizes to Lisa and they make up.

20:42–21:50confession · comeuppance
22 · · tagEnd credits with song

The episode ends with a Beatles song playing.

21:50–22:50
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