S11E17 · EP
season 11 ·
Bart to the Future
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Episode DNA

23 scenes · 3 threads
tense 8%escalation 6%absurd 6%deal 6%cheerful 6%humiliation 6%sad 6%chaotic 6%scheme 4%petty grievance 4%

Story threads over runtime

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A · Bart's future vision
B · Lisa's presidency
C · Homer's gold hunt
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Every scene

23 scenes · our breakdown
2 · Car on road · act1Family road trip trouble

The Simpsons drive to a campground but are turned away by bugs.

00:16–01:22escalation
3 · Indian Casino parking lot · act1Discovering Indian casino

Family stops at Indian casino after campground fails

01:22–02:03deal
4 · Indian Casino lobby · act1Bart Sneaks Into Casino

Bart uses a ventriloquist dummy to sneak into the casino

02:03–03:05scheme · impersonation
5 · Indian Casino back room · act1Indian Mystic Foretells Future

An Indian mystic tells Bart his future will be bleak unless he changes

03:05–04:43coincidence
6 · Future apartment · act1Future Bart as a Loser Musician

Bart sees himself as a failed musician living with Ralph Wiggum

04:43–04:52humiliation
7 · Future Simpson home · act1Future Bart Visits Parents

Future Bart asks his parents for money but they refuse

04:52–05:24petty_grievance
8 · Future Simpson home · act1Future Lisa Is President-Elect

Bart learns Lisa is President-elect and feels overshadowed

05:24–07:15rivalry
9 · Future club · act1Future Bart's Band Fails

Bart's band plays a terrible gig and gets booed off stage

07:15–08:41humiliation
10 · Future club alley · act1Future Bart Hits Rock Bottom

Bart realizes he is a loser and considers suicide

08:41–08:57threat
11 · Future White House · act2Vision Shows Lisa's Presidency

The vision shifts to Lisa as President dealing with a budget crisis

08:57–09:32escalation
12 · Future White House press room · act2Lisa's Press Conference

Lisa holds a press conference about her tax plan

09:32–09:46secret_exposed
13 · Future White House dining room · act2Bart Moves Into White House

Bart moves into the White House and annoys Lisa

09:46–11:35rivalry
14 · Future Oval Office · act2Bart Disrupts Lisa's Work

Bart interrupts Lisa's meeting and causes trouble

11:35–12:17petty_grievance
15 · Future White House lawn · act2Homer Searches for Gold

Homer digs for Lincoln's gold in the White House lawn

12:17–12:43obsession
16 · Future White House broadcast room · act2Bart Ruins Lisa's Speech

Bart plays his demo tape during Lisa's televised speech

12:43–15:48betrayal · humiliation
17 · Future White House situation room · act2Lisa's Approval Plummets

Lisa's approval rating drops after Bart's interruption

15:48–16:51escalation
18 · Future Oval Office · act2Lisa Sends Bart to Camp David

Lisa appoints Bart as Secretary of Keeping It Real to get rid of him

16:51–18:04scheme · lie
19 · Camp David · act2Bart at Camp David

Bart and his friends try to write a coolness report but get distracted

18:04–20:25avoidance
20 · Camp David cabin · act2Bart Learns He Was Tricked

Billy Carter's ghost tells Bart that Lisa tricked him

20:25–20:48betrayal
21 · Future White House lawn · act2Homer Finds Lincoln's Gold

Homer finds a letter from Lincoln saying the gold is a metaphor

20:48–21:11comeuppance
22 · Future White House meeting room · act2Bart Saves Lisa From Creditors

Bart convinces foreign creditors to give Lisa more time

21:11–21:40negotiation · deal
23 · Indian Casino back room · act3Vision Ends and Bart Returns

Bart returns to the present and decides to change his future

21:40–22:22deal
24 · Indian Casino parking lot · tagFamily Leaves Casino

The family leaves the casino and Bart lies about his vision

22:22–22:26lie
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