S14E16 · SCENE 21/22 · 17:32
'Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky · Springfield Nuclear Power Plant
Power outage and chaos

The power plant overload causes a citywide blackout.

17:32→18:14
in the episode · 0m 42s · S14E16

What happens

17:32–18:14

Bart and Lisa overload the system, causing a blackout. The police are overwhelmed and the town is in chaos.

WhereSpringfield Nuclear Power Plant
DriverBart
Positionact3 · escalation
ThreadLisa's astronomy quest

Key lines

from this scene
17:41

Can good truly come from civil disobedience?

18:01

Uh-oh! All the lights are out. You better get the entire force working on this.

18:05

But, chief, we are the entire force. Okay. We gotta start recruiting, Lou.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
chaotic0.8
escalation0.6
violence0.3
tense0.2

Beats

18:01All lights go out

Scene in the episode

17:32–18:14
A · Lisa's astronomy quest
B · Bart's hood ornament rivalry
C · Declan Desmond documentary

Clips from this episode

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The Simpsons - Bart tries to steal hood ornament (S14Ep16) · DrRockso1987
The Simpsons - Springfield Gazes at the Stars · SimpsonsEps03
Homer Buys Lisa a Telescope - The Simpsons · LILjohno
The Simpsons - Astrology · Your Daily Dose Of Simpsons
The Simpsons 14x16 Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky - Self Schema Example · Victor Aguilar

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Bart Simpson282 episodes · drives 1371 scenes
LS
Lisa Simpson246 episodes · drives 781 scenes
L
Lou21 episodes

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