S07E16 · SCENE 16/24 · 13:04
Lisa the Iconoclast · Town hall
Town meeting decides to dig up grave

The town committee decides to dig up Jebediah's grave to find the silver tongue.

13:04→14:17
in the episode · 1m 13s · S07E16

What happens

13:04–14:17

At a town meeting, the committee argues with Lisa. Homer suggests digging up Jebediah's grave to find the silver tongue. The crowd chants to dig up the corpse.

WhereTown hall
DriverHomer
Positionact2 · escalation
ThreadLisa uncovers town secret

Key lines

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13:27

Well, that's hardly the image we want for Long John Silver's.

14:00

Can't we have one meeting that doesn't end with us digging up a corpse?

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Scene DNA

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Beats

13:48Crowd chants to dig up the grave

Scene in the episode

13:04–14:17
A · Lisa uncovers town secret
B · Homer becomes town crier

Clips from this episode

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THE SIMPSONS - LISA DISCOVERS THAT TOWN FOUNDER JEBEDIAH SPRINGFIELD WAS A VERY BAD PERSON · PWA ELITE
She Called Me A PC Thug! (The Simpsons) · ThingsICantFindOtherwise
Just As Memorable As Our National Bicentennial (The Simpsons) · ThingsICantFindOtherwise
The Simpsons - Jebediah Springfield was nothing more than a evil · Rock Bottom
The Simpsons - Homer Town Cryer · Mostly Simpsons
One Hundred Yellow (The Simpsons) · ThingsICantFindOtherwise

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Homer Simpson371 episodes · drives 4177 scenes
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Lisa Simpson246 episodes · drives 781 scenes
L
Lou21 episodes
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Eddie14 episodes
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Moe Szyslak67 episodes · drives 155 scenes
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Barney Gumble39 episodes · drives 23 scenes
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Lenny LeonardHarry Shearer57 episodes · drives 7 scenes
CC
Carl Carlson40 episodes · drives 3 scenes

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