S24E20 · EP
season 24 ·
The Fabulous Faker Boy
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Episode DNA

24 scenes · 3 threads
cheerful 9%absurd 9%tender 9%humiliation 7%sad 7%confession 7%chaotic 4%deadpan 4%scheme 4%humiliating 4%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Bart's piano deception
B · Homer's baldness crisis
C · Marge's driving lessons
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Every scene

24 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Springfield Living Room · cold_openCouch gag action figures

Homer becomes an action figure and escapes the packaging.

00:39–01:22
2 · Springfield streets · cold_openHomer drives recklessly

Homer drives erratically and crashes the car.

01:22–02:10violence
3 · Springfield Elementary School · cold_openBart gets a note

Bart receives a note from Nelson.

02:10–02:19rivalry
4 · Principal Skinner's office · act1Marge meets Principal Skinner

Marge discusses Bart's behavior with Skinner.

02:19–03:28scheme
5 · Simpson bathroom · act1Homer loses his hair

Homer loses his last two hairs.

03:28–03:56humiliation
6 · Simpson living room · act1Family watches TV

Family watches a tattooed baby show.

03:56–05:28
7 · Various music studios · act1Bart tries music teachers

Bart auditions eccentric music teachers.

05:28–05:49
8 · Moe's Tavern · act1Homer talks to Moe

Homer discusses baldness with Moe.

05:49–07:02humiliation
9 · Slava's house · act1Bart meets Zhenya

Bart meets piano teacher Zhenya.

07:02–07:22deal
10 · Moe's Tavern · act1Homer drinks at Moe's

Homer drinks expensive beer at Moe's.

07:22–08:46obsession
11 · Springfield streets · act1Bart goes to piano lesson

Bart leaves for piano lesson.

08:46–09:38secret_exposed
12 · Springfield streets · act1Marge teaches Slava driving

Marge gives Slava a driving lesson.

09:38–09:50escalation
13 · Slava's house · act1Bart learns piano scales

Bart learns piano scales from Zhenya.

09:50–10:30seduction
14 · Springfield streets · act1Slava drives backwards

Slava drives backwards and gets pulled over.

10:30–11:54social_rule_violation
15 · Slava's house · act1Bart plays terribly

Bart plays piano poorly.

11:54–12:44lie
16 · Springfield Elementary School · act1Bart fakes a recital

Bart fakes a piano recital.

12:44–13:00lie · scheme
17 · Moe's Tavern · act2Homer reveals baldness

Homer reveals his baldness.

13:00–13:48humiliation
18 · Moe's Tavern · act2Patrick Stewart advises Homer

Patrick Stewart advises Homer on baldness.

13:48–15:14confession
19 · Springfield streets · act2Lisa suspects Bart

Lisa suspects Bart is faking.

15:14–15:50
20 · Slava's porch · act2Bart confronts Zhenya

Bart confronts Zhenya.

15:50–16:21betrayal
21 · Simpson kitchen · act2Marge signs Bart for talent show

Marge signs Bart up for talent show.

16:21–17:31misunderstanding
22 · Talent show venue · act2Justin Bieber tries to enter

Justin Bieber is rejected from talent show.

17:31–18:26social_rule_violation
23 · Simpson living room · act3Bart confesses to Marge

Bart confesses he faked piano skill.

18:26–21:32confession
24 · Simpson living room · act3Marge forgives Bart and Homer reveals baldness

Marge forgives Bart; Homer reveals baldness.

21:32–21:37confession · comeuppance
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