S07E16 · SCENE 2/24 · 00:25
Lisa the Iconoclast · Pioneer trail
Jebediah Springfield founding story

A narrator tells the story of Jebediah Springfield founding the town.

00:25→01:48
in the episode · 1m 23s · S07E16

What happens

00:25–01:48

A historical reenactment shows pioneers traveling to New Sodom. Jebediah Springfield fights a buffalo and saves the community. The townspeople cheer and coin the word 'embiggens'.

WherePioneer trail
DriverJebediah Springfield
Positioncold_open · setup
ThreadLisa uncovers town secret

Key lines

from this scene
00:53

And then the Indians shot them and took the corn.

01:02

Stand back, fellow settlers.

01:25

to achieve such greatness?

01:43

It's a perfectly cromulent word.

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Beats

00:48Jebediah fights a buffalo

Scene in the episode

00:25–01:48
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
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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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