S09E02 · SCENE 9/23 · 04:40
The Principal and the Pauper · Springfield Elementary gym
Real Skinner reveals impostor

The real Seymour Skinner arrives and exposes Armin Tamzarian as a fraud.

04:40→05:34
in the episode · 0m 54s · S09E02

What happens

04:40–05:34

A man in the crowd claims Skinner is not the real Seymour. The real Skinner steps forward, revealing the principal is an impostor. The crowd gasps and murmurs. The impostor admits the truth and moves toward the cake.

WhereSpringfield Elementary gym
DriverReal Seymour Skinner
Positionact2 · reveal
ThreadSkinner identity crisis

Key lines

from this scene
05:03

I'm Skinner. Seymour? [Sobs] Mother! She's my mother!

05:25

That man is the real Seymour Skinner. [Gasping, Murmuring]

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
secret exposed0.8
tense0.6

Beats

05:00Real Skinner appears

Scene in the episode

04:40–05:34
A · Skinner identity crisis
B · Tamzarian redemption quest

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Agnes Skinner15 episodes · drives 4 scenes
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Lisa Simpson246 episodes · drives 781 scenes
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Bart Simpson282 episodes · drives 1371 scenes

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