Lisa wins dig permission · Lisa the Skeptic

S09E08 · SCENE 5/24 · 03:30

Lisa the Skeptic · Mall construction site

Lisa wins dig permission

Lisa uses lawyer Lionel Hutz to force the mall developers to allow an archaeological survey.

03:30→04:44

in the episode · 1m 14s · S09E08

What happens

03:30–04:44

Lisa and Lionel Hutz confront the mall developers, citing municipal code to protect fossils. The developers reluctantly agree to let the kids dig for publicity.

WhereMall construction site

DriverLisa

Positionact1 · setup

ThreadLisa's scientific skepticism

Key lines

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03:36
"Protection of Antiquities and Fossils." That's right.

04:12
Mr. Hutz, we won. "We"?

04:39
Oh, no. Not tomorrow. Oh, crud.

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Beats

03:56Hutz negotiates with developers

Scene in the episode

03:30–04:44

A · Angel hoax and faith

19 20 22 24

B · Homer's get-rich scheme

3 10 11 12

C · Lisa's scientific skepticism

1 4 5 6 7 8 9 13 14 15 16 17 18 21 23

D · Police sting operation

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