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14 scenes · our breakdownThe family watches a television promo for a Krusty the Clown TV movie while the opening credits play.
00:00–01:22petty_grievanceLisa tries to practice saxophone while Bart demands she stop, and their scuffle over the instrument escalates.
01:22–04:00rivalry · violenceBart's throw destroys Lisa's saxophone, leaving her in tears as Homer threatens to break something Bart loves.
04:00–06:10petty_grievance · humiliationBart leaves for his first school day as Homer offers absurd advice and the family sends him off.
06:10–06:38social_rule_violationThe family teases Lisa's flashback as Marge tells Bart's school story instead, and Mom and Lisa argue about it.
06:38–08:25petty_grievanceBart fails at reading and drawing class and his teacher is ignored by his unhappy parents.
08:25–08:56humiliationA school psychologist says Lisa is gifted, and the Simpsons visit a costly preschool that demands tuition.
08:56–12:17humiliation · double_standardBart and Lisa's problems lead Homer to vent, and Grampa wanders in looking for his teeth.
12:17–12:46petty_grievanceThe heat wave pushes Marge to spend the air conditioner money on Lisa's lessons, and Homer steals an air conditioner.
12:46–15:41petty_grievance · schemeHomer steals a neighbor's air conditioner and Flanders confronts him about it.
15:41–16:23lie · petty_grievanceBart is the class clown with his potty humor, and a principal scolds him.
16:23–17:52social_rule_violation
12 ▸ 17:52Bart rejects the principal's advice and performs crude antics that turn him into a school showman.
17:52–18:29social_rule_violation · humiliation
13 ▸ 18:29Homer takes Lisa to Moe's, where she plays a sax and Homer buys one.
18:29–21:27scheme · dealThe family celebrates Lisa's new saxophone, and Lisa plays and Homer cheers while Maggie is missing.
21:27–22:40confessionSame DNA
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