S16E17 · SCENE 4/24 · 02:57
The Heartbroke Kid · Springfield Elementary School
Kids get addicted to snacks

Students become obsessed with the new vending machine snacks at school.

02:57→03:48
in the episode · 0m 51s · S16E17

What happens

02:57–03:48

Bart and other kids eagerly buy snacks from the machine. Lisa warns about unhealthy ingredients but is ignored. The machine's subsonic message convinces kids to obey.

WhereSpringfield Elementary School
DriverBart
Positionact1 · escalation
ThreadBart's junk food addiction

Key lines

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03:01

"Hydrogenated petroleum oil, "monosodium poisonate, partially de-weaponized plutonium"?

03:11

These new vending machine snacks are crammed with processed sugar, industrial by-products, and trans-fatty acids!

03:44

You're 5 cents away from an awesome beverage or snack.

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Beats

02:58Lisa warns about ingredients
03:21Machine convinces kids to obey

Scene in the episode

02:57–03:48
A · Bart's junk food addiction
B · Family's intervention efforts
C · Fat camp and consequences

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