S19E20 · SCENE 20/21 · 19:45
All About Lisa · Springfield Showbiz Awards venue
Lisa learns fame's dark side

Sideshow Mel shows Lisa the sad fates of past Entertainer of the Year winners, warning her about fame's addiction.

19:45→20:31
in the episode · 0m 46s · S19E20

What happens

19:45–20:31

At the award ceremony, Sideshow Mel approaches Lisa and shows her past winners who have fallen from grace, including himself. He warns her about the addiction to applause and urges her to quit while she can.

WhereSpringfield Showbiz Awards venue
DriverSideshow Mel
Positionact3 · reveal
ThreadLisa's rise to fame

Key lines

from this scene
20:09

Trying to set me up with a giraffe?

20:22

She crashed her car into mine and said Look, honey, we have a hybrid.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
secret exposed0.7
sad0.6
menacing0.4
monologue

Beats

18:42Mel shows past winners.
19:46Lisa decides to quit.

Scene in the episode

19:45–20:31
A · Lisa's rise to fame
B · Homer and Bart coin collecting

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LS
Lisa Simpson246 episodes · drives 781 scenes
SM
Sideshow Mel17 episodes

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