S11E02 · EP
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15 scenes · our breakdownSkinner introduces a firefighting demonstration that spirals into chaos as Bart stokes a fire in the gym.
00:01–01:22escalation · misunderstandingSkinner hosts a fire safety demonstration that Bart disrupts with pranks.
01:22–03:44lie · negotiationSkinner tells Homer and Marge that Bart has ADD and proposes a new drug, Focusyn.
03:44–06:30negotiation · dealSkinner's office scene escalates as he shows guinea pigs responding to Focusyn in a lab.
06:30–08:16lie · impersonationHomer tries to get Bart to take Focusyn, and Marge persuades him by appealing to his love for her.
08:16–08:39social_rule_violation · escalationBart experiences drug side effects in school and class, and his poetry recitation leads to disruption.
08:39–10:58escalation · petty_grievanceBart reads a self-help book at home and writes a note of gratitude to his mother.
10:58–12:58double_standard · social_rule_violationHomer and Marge leave Bart behind to enjoy a night out, which becomes unexpectedly risqué.
12:58–14:33misunderstanding · lieBart is paranoid about surveillance and asks Marge to help him block a satellite.
14:33–15:55interrogation · escalationDoctors examine Bart and decide to take him off Focusyn, but Bart refuses and eats the pills.
15:55–16:31pursuit · avoidanceBart flees the clinic and wanders the town while the police and his parents search for him.
16:31–17:31pursuit · petty_grievanceHomer searches for Bart while Smithers and Mr. Burns make absurd preparations for war.
17:31–19:14violence · escalationBart drives a stolen tank through Springfield, wrecking buildings until the police stop him.
19:14–19:45threat · violenceBart threatens to fire missiles at the school and town until police intervene.
19:45–21:45secret_exposed · investigationPolice discover a satellite, and Mark McGwire appears to reveal that Major League Baseball has been spying on everyone.
21:45–22:34deal · confessionSame DNA
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