S18E02 · EP
season 18 ·
Jazzy and the Pussycats
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Episode DNA

22 scenes · 3 threads
social rule violation 35%awkward 30%sad 20%humiliation 15%

Story threads over runtime

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A · Bart's drumming career
B · Lisa's animal rescue
C · Marge's noise war
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Every scene

22 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Springfield Cemetery · cold_openFuneral for Amber Simpson

The family attends a funeral for Homer's brief second wife Amber.

00:05–00:43social_rule_violation · humiliation
2 · Doctor's office · act1Doctor prescribes drumming

Bart's antics at the funeral lead to a doctor prescribing drumming as therapy.

00:43–03:50
3 · Springfield street · act1Bart drums in street

Bart drums loudly outside, annoying neighbors.

03:50–04:49
4 · Simpson house · act1Marge fights noise war

Marge tries to drown out Bart's drumming with noise machines.

04:49–05:22
5 · Simpson house · act1Bart sent to jazz brunch

Homer sends Bart to a jazz brunch as punishment.

05:22–05:42
6 · Jazzy Goodtime's · act1Bart jams with jazz pros

Bart impresses jazz musicians at the brunch.

05:42–06:40
7 · Jazzy Goodtime's · act1Lisa offered to sit in

Jazz musicians invite Lisa to sit in, but want Bart instead.

06:40–08:54
8 · Jazzy Goodtime's · act1Bart joins jazz trio

Bart joins a jazz trio and gets a nickname.

08:54–09:41
9 · Jazzy Goodtime's · act1Lisa teaches Bart jazz

Lisa reluctantly teaches Bart about jazz.

09:41–10:28
10 · Jazzy Goodtime's · act1Gil becomes Bart's manager

Gil offers to manage Bart's drumming career.

10:28–10:45
11 · Animal pound · act2Lisa gets a puppy

Marge takes Lisa to the pound to cheer her up.

10:45–12:20
12 · Animal pound · act2Puppy choice causes guilt

Lisa feels guilty after choosing a puppy that may die.

12:20–12:50
13 · Animal pound · act2Lisa adopts more animals

Lisa adopts multiple animals from the pound.

12:50–14:06
14 · Simpson house attic · act2Animals hidden in house

Lisa hides rescued animals in the Simpson house.

14:06–14:22
15 · Simpson house attic · act2Bart's secret discovered

Marge discovers Bart hiding in the attic with animals.

14:22–15:16
16 · Hospital · act2Bart's drumming career ends

Bart's arm injury ends his drumming career.

15:16–15:55
17 · Springfield lab · act2Animal control threat

Animal control threatens to kill Lisa's rescued animals.

15:55–16:47
18 · Jazzy Goodtime's · act2Bart can drum again

Bart discovers he can drum again despite the injury.

16:47–17:15
19 · Jazzy Goodtime's · act2Benefit concert planned

The jazz musicians plan a benefit concert for Bart's surgery.

17:15–17:52
20 · Simpson house · act2Bart feels empathy

Bart learns empathy from Marge and decides to help Lisa.

17:52–19:05
21 · Concert hall · act3Benefit concert held

The benefit concert raises money for Bart's surgery.

19:05–19:53
22 · Concert hall · act3Bart donates to Lisa's shelter

Bart donates the concert money to build an animal shelter for Lisa.

19:53–20:31
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In this episode

HS
Homer Simpson371 episodes · drives 4177 scenes
MS
Marge Simpson237 episodes · drives 977 scenes
BS
Bart Simpson282 episodes · drives 1371 scenes
LS
Lisa Simpson246 episodes · drives 781 scenes
GG
Gil Gunderson6 episodes · drives 2 scenes
Kt
Krusty the Clown64 episodes · drives 180 scenes
AS
Amber Simpson5 episodes · drives 2 scenes