S11E20 · EP
season 11 ·
Last Tap Dance in Springfield
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Episode DNA

25 scenes · 3 threads
absurd 17%cheerful 13%chaotic 10%awkward 10%tender 5%scheme 5%humiliation 5%violence 4%sad 3%deadpan 3%

Story threads over runtime

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A · Lisa learns tango
B · Bart and Milhouse at mall
C · Homer gets laser eye surgery
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Every scene

25 scenes · our breakdown
2 · Simpson living room · act1Homer watches TV and gets eye exam

Homer refuses to get his eyes checked while watching a cyborg movie.

00:16–00:38avoidance
3 · Springfield streets · act1Homer drives to eye doctor

Homer drives recklessly to the eye doctor after Marge leaves.

00:38–00:58violence
4 · Optometrist office · act1Homer gets eye exam at optometrist

Homer fails the eye exam and struggles to read the chart.

00:58–01:22misunderstanding
5 · Mall clothing store · act1Marge shops for Bart at mall

Marge buys camping supplies while Bart throws a tantrum.

01:22–02:08petty_grievance
6 · Optometrist office · act1Homer chooses laser eye surgery

Homer opts for experimental laser eye surgery instead of glasses.

02:08–04:07deal
7 · Mall movie theater · act1Marge and Bart see tango movie

Marge and Bart discover a tango movie at the mall and decide to watch it.

04:07–05:20coincidence
9 · Movie theater · act1Lisa watches tango movie and is inspired

Lisa watches the tango movie and is mesmerized by the dance.

05:42–05:49obsession
10 · Movie theater · act1Lisa declares she wants to be a dancer

Lisa tells Marge she wants to be a dancer after the movie.

05:49–06:14obsession
11 · Simpson kitchen · act1Homer returns home with eye patches

Homer comes home wearing eye patches after surgery.

06:14–06:33impersonation
12 · Dance studio · act1Lisa meets Little Vicki Valentine

Marge takes Lisa to a dance studio run by former child star Little Vicki Valentine.

06:33–07:51misunderstanding
13 · Bus · act1Bart and Milhouse plan to stay at mall

Bart and Milhouse decide to hide at the mall instead of going to camp.

07:51–09:06scheme
14 · Dance studio · act1Lisa struggles with tap dancing

Lisa has difficulty learning tap dancing from Little Vicki.

09:06–09:29humiliation
15 · Mall · act1Bart and Milhouse explore mall after hours

Bart and Milhouse hide in the mall after closing and discover a candy store.

09:29–09:45scheme
16 · Mall · act1Bart and Milhouse cause mall chaos

Bart and Milhouse play in the mall, causing damage and mess.

09:45–10:37violence · escalation
18 · Dance studio · act1Lisa continues to struggle with tap

Lisa still cannot tap dance and feels frustrated with Vicki's teaching.

11:01–13:20petty_grievance
19 · Simpson living room · act1Homer and Marge praise Lisa's dancing

Homer and Marge encourage Lisa's dancing despite her doubts.

13:20–14:07double_standard
20 · Dance studio · act1Vicki teaches cat to dance

Little Vicki teaches her sick cat to dance, impressing Lisa.

14:07–14:14humiliation
21 · Mall · act2Police set trap for mall rat

Chief Wiggum and Lou set a trap for the supposed giant rat at the mall.

14:14–15:45scheme · comeuppance
22 · Dance studio · act2Professor Frink invents self-tapping shoes

Professor Frink shows Lisa self-tapping shoes that respond to sound.

15:45–16:23deal
23 · Mall · act2Bart and Milhouse escape mountain lion

Bart and Milhouse are chased by a mountain lion but tame it with candy.

16:23–17:41pursuit · violence
24 · Dance studio · act2Lisa is denied dance recital part

Little Vicki refuses to let Lisa dance in the recital, giving her a minor role.

17:41–18:48humiliation · secret_exposed
25 · Theater · act2Lisa dances in recital with self-tapping shoes

Lisa uses self-tapping shoes to dance brilliantly in the recital.

18:48–19:28scheme · humiliation
26 · Theater · act2Lisa loses control of shoes

Lisa cannot stop dancing as the shoes malfunction and cause chaos.

19:28–19:52escalation · violence
27 · Theater · act3Homer stops Lisa and reveals truth

Homer stops Lisa and the truth about the shoes is revealed.

19:52–22:29confession · secret_exposed
28 · Theater · tagWeasel zaps Homer

A weasel escapes and zaps Homer with a laser.

22:29–22:33violence · comeuppance
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