S23E02 · EP
season 23 ·
Bart Stops to Smell the Roosevelts
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Episode DNA

20 scenes · 4 threads
absurd 15%cheerful 14%scheme 8%tense 6%humiliating 5%petty grievance 5%obsession 5%triumphant 5%sad 5%coincidence 3%

Story threads over runtime

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A · Bart's Roosevelt education
B · School auction scam
C · Chalmers field trip
D · Student takeover
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Every scene

20 scenes · our breakdown
2 · Springfield Elementary gym · act1School auction fundraiser

Springfield Elementary holds an auction to raise money.

00:45–00:52scheme · coincidence
5 · Springfield Elementary gym · act1Auction scam revealed

The British woman reveals she tricked the school.

01:34–04:10scheme · humiliation
6 · Springfield Elementary hallway · act1Chalmers confronts Skinner

Chalmers mocks Skinner and takes over Bart's education.

04:10–06:10humiliation · petty_grievance
7 · Springfield Elementary office · act1Chalmers calls carpet cleaner

Chalmers makes a phone call about carpet cleaning.

06:10–06:44
8 · Springfield Elementary classroom · act1Bart learns about Roosevelt

Chalmers teaches Bart about Theodore Roosevelt.

06:44–08:16obsession
9 · Springfield Forest · act1Outdoor lesson at park

Chalmers takes Bart to a national park.

08:16–09:02misunderstanding
10 · Simpson living room · act1Family debate about Roosevelts

The Simpson family argues about Teddy vs Franklin Roosevelt.

09:02–10:58rivalry · petty_grievance
11 · Springfield Elementary classroom · act2Bullies join lessons

Bart invites bullies to Chalmers' lessons.

10:58–12:33scheme
12 · Springfield Forest · act2Camping in forest

The group camps in Springfield Forest.

12:33–12:54
13 · Springfield Forest · act2Nelson finds spectacles

Nelson finds Teddy Roosevelt's spectacles.

12:54–13:12coincidence
14 · Springfield Elementary office · act2Chalmers fired

Chalmers is fired after Nelson's injury.

13:12–14:04threat · comeuppance
16 · Springfield Elementary classroom · act2Bart back in regular class

Bart returns to boring class with Miss Hoover.

14:17–14:52petty_grievance
17 · Chalmers' home · act2Bart visits Chalmers

Bart visits a depressed Chalmers.

14:52–15:14obsession
18 · Simpson treehouse · act2Brotherhood meeting

Bart forms the Brotherhood of the Spectacles.

15:14–16:44scheme
19 · Simpson treehouse · act2Homer interrupts meeting

Homer interrupts the treehouse meeting.

16:44–17:09avoidance
20 · Springfield Elementary · act3Bart takes over school

Bart and the boys take over Springfield Elementary.

17:09–17:47scheme · escalation
21 · Springfield Elementary entrance · act3Teachers try to enter

Teachers attempt to break into the school.

17:47–18:33threat · negotiation
22 · Springfield Elementary outside · act3News coverage and negotiation

Kent Brockman reports on the takeover.

18:33–20:20negotiation · pursuit
23 · Springfield Elementary outside · act3Chalmers reinstated

Chalmers gets his job back.

20:20–21:22deal · comeuppance
24 · Springfield Elementary · tagTag: Milhouse nap and Roosevelt

Milhouse is cranky and Bart asks about Roosevelt.

21:22–21:28obsession
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