S08E21 · EP
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24 scenes · our breakdownThe Simpsons family crashes their car into the living room during the opening credits.
00:02–00:09Lisa sorts recyclables while Homer and Marge help but make mistakes.
00:09–00:14schemeHomer brings newspapers from the bathroom for Lisa to recycle.
00:14–00:26Principal Skinner announces the recycling money funds a trip to Albany.
00:26–02:49schemeMr. Burns gives a cynical speech to the Junior Achievers and dismisses recycling.
02:49–03:48humiliation · social_rule_violationBurns discovers his stocks crashed in 1929 and his fortune is gone.
03:48–05:09comeuppance · secret_exposedSkinner cancels the recycling program and the trip to Albany.
05:09–05:43petty_grievanceBurns learns he lost the plant and house, and must move out.
05:43–06:26comeuppanceBurns and Smithers move into a retirement home after losing the mansion.
06:26–07:33humiliationHomer tells Marge about Burns losing the plant, and Lenny becomes boss.
07:33–08:04petty_grievanceBurns is left alone in the retirement home room after Smithers leaves for work.
08:04–08:54humiliationBurns takes the bus to a grocery store but becomes confused and lost.
08:54–09:41obsession · humiliationStore employees commit Burns to the retirement home against his will.
09:41–11:39coincidenceLisa goes to the retirement home to collect recyclables but finds no newspapers.
11:39–12:35humiliationBurns asks Lisa to help him get his money back, and she reluctantly agrees.
12:35–12:43negotiation · dealBurns goes to the Simpson house to confirm the deal with Lisa.
12:43–13:59dealBurns and Lisa collect cans for recycling, and Burns earns his first dollar.
13:59–14:49schemeA news report mocks Burns for being broke and picking up trash.
14:49–16:14humiliationBurns opens the Li'l Lisa Recycling Plant with Lisa's help and gives a speech.
16:14–16:46scheme
20 ▸ 16:46Burns shows Lisa his true plan: a net that kills fish for animal slurry.
16:46–19:27betrayal · secret_exposed
21 ▸ 19:27Lisa tries to stop people from recycling but fails and feels guilty.
19:27–20:00betrayal · humiliationBurns buys back the power plant and offers Lisa $12 million, which she refuses.
20:00–21:20deal · betrayalHomer has a heart attack when he realizes Lisa refused $12 million.
21:20–21:58comeuppanceThe episode ends with a quiet scene of the family in the hospital.
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