S19E17 · EP
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23 scenes · our breakdownBart and Lisa watch a Saturday morning cartoon that is a long commercial for cereal and toys.
01:20–01:49lie · schemeMarge assigns Lisa to make banana bread and Bart to go with Homer to re-bean beanbag chairs.
01:49–03:25petty_grievance · avoidanceHomer and Bart drive to Shelbyville, discussing Dean Martin and Wikipedia.
03:25–04:18scheme · petty_grievanceBart sees Martin driving a combine harvester and wants to join the 4-H Club.
04:18–05:11obsession · escalationBart joins 4-H, skips the oath, and picks a calf named Lou with help from Mary.
05:11–06:18obsession · coincidenceBart bonds with his calf Lou, learning it is a boy despite the name.
06:18–08:10misunderstanding · coincidenceHomer judges the calf contest and declares Lou the winner, then reveals Lou will be slaughtered.
08:10–08:55escalation · betrayalBart begs his parents to buy back Lou, but they cannot afford it.
08:55–09:24petty_grievance · avoidanceBart imagines Lou mooing in his head, which is actually a recording by Tress MacNeille.
09:24–10:36scheme · eavesdroppingBart agrees to become a vegetarian if Lisa helps save Lou.
10:36–10:45deal · negotiationLisa and Bart break into the feedlot with animal activists to rescue Lou.
10:45–12:21scheme · impersonationBart finds Lou fat from growth hormones and uses 4-H skills to rescue him.
12:21–12:33escalation · obsessionBart and Lisa take Lou to Mary's farm for safety.
12:33–13:00coincidence · avoidanceCletus interprets Bart giving Mary a cow as a marriage proposal and plans a wedding.
13:00–14:50misunderstanding · coincidenceMaggie is convinced by a puppet to eat strained spinach.
14:50–15:08seduction · impersonationLisa tells Marge and Homer about Bart's forced marriage to Mary.
15:08–16:01scheme · escalationMarge sews a cow costume for Homer to wear as part of the rescue plan.
16:01–16:17scheme · impersonationThe Spucklers prepare for the wedding while Bart and Mary have cold feet.
16:17–17:19escalation · coincidenceMarge stops the wedding and reveals a plan to save Lou.
17:19–18:32scheme · betrayalHomer, in a cow costume, is taken to the feedlot as part of the rescue plan.
18:32–18:43impersonation · schemeLisa arranges for Lou to be sent to India where cows are sacred.
18:43–19:33coincidence · dealHomer is trapped in the feedlot and calls for help.
19:33–19:43escalation · threatHomer is rescued and vows to eat less meat, but not completely.
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