S08E07 · EP
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23 scenes · our breakdownThe Simpsons family rushes to the couch for the opening credits.
00:02–00:31lieSuperintendent Chalmers proudly shows his new Honda to Skinner, but the 'H' emblem is stolen.
00:31–01:37petty_grievance
4 ▸ 01:46Homer tries to pass off candy as sprinkles on a doughnut, but Apu catches him.
01:46–02:40schemeHomer sees a confiscated auto-dialer at the police station and becomes interested in telemarketing.
02:40–03:02schemeSkinner questions Bart and Nelson about the stolen 'H', finding stolen goods in Nelson's locker.
03:02–04:13interrogationSkinner sentences Nelson to janitorial work and makes him apologize to Groundskeeper Willie.
04:13–05:19humiliationHomer shows Marge the auto-dialer and plays his telemarketing message, planning to make money.
05:19–07:26schemeLisa laughs at Nelson's prank on Willie and gets detention, revealing her crush.
07:26–07:56social_rule_violationLisa talks to Nelson in detention and realizes she has a crush on him.
07:56–08:43seduction
11 ▸ 08:43Lisa confides in Milhouse about her crush on Nelson, asking him to deliver a note.
08:43–09:51seduction
12 ▸ 09:51Nelson gets the note from Milhouse and Lisa confesses it's from her, leading to a date.
09:51–10:02seduction
13 ▸ 10:02Homer gets his first dollar from the telemarketing scheme and shows Marge.
10:02–12:25schemeThe auto-dialer calls Professor Frink, who recognizes it as his invention and tries to retrieve it.
12:25–12:28coincidenceNelson comes to Lisa's house, plays guitar, and leaves her feeling disappointed.
12:28–12:47seductionMarge tells Lisa she can change Nelson, just like she changed Homer.
12:47–15:27schemeLisa takes Nelson to a hill and they share a tender kiss, showing his softer side.
15:27–16:20seductionNelson's friends tease him for kissing a girl, and Lisa defends him, but Nelson rejects her help.
16:20–17:06humiliationThe auto-dialer repeatedly calls the Flanders house, driving Ned to frustration.
17:06–17:47obsessionNelson joins his friends in throwing coleslaw at Skinner's house, then hides at Lisa's.
17:47–19:28violencePolice raid the Simpson house and shoot the auto-dialer, ending Homer's scheme.
19:28–20:26comeuppanceLisa catches Nelson lying about the slaw attack and ends their relationship.
20:26–21:26confessionMilhouse asks Lisa if she has a new crush, hinting at his own interest.
21:26–22:30seductionHomer is forced to call everyone to apologize, but still asks for money.
22:30–22:48schemeSame DNA
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