S11E09 · SCENE 5/19 · 07:04
Grift of the Magi · Springfield Elementary gymnasium
Parents brainstorm ways to raise money

Parents pitch bad fundraising ideas, and the group settles on a play aimed at Mr. Burns.

07:04→07:58
in the episode · 0m 54s · S11E09

What happens

07:04–07:58

Parents suggest raffles and liquor sales, all judged terrible. They decide to pitch Mr. Burns for money, but he is known for releasing hounds on charities. They settle on staging a school play to flatter him.

WhereSpringfield Elementary gymnasium
DriverSkinner
Positionact1 · setup
ThreadSchool closure and Burns funding

Key lines

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07:21

No, that's the rat poison!

07:32

This play really speaks to me.

07:55

I never liked that Dr. Stupid.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
scheme2.0
absurd2.0
negotiation1.0
cheerful1.0
argument

Beats

07:00A school play is proposed

Scene in the episode

07:04–07:58
A · Funzo toy's sinister rise
B · School closure and Burns funding
C · Gary Coleman Christmas redemption

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