S25E15 · EP
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22 scenes · our breakdownLisa uses hints to convince her parents she wants a guinea pig.
00:00–00:21scheme · misunderstandingLisa signs a contract to take full responsibility for a guinea pig.
00:21–01:54scheme · dealLisa struggles to choose a guinea pig at the pet store.
01:54–04:02obsessionThe guinea pig escapes and hides in the walls of the house.
04:02–04:41pursuit · escalationThe guinea pig ruins the family's boat painting.
04:41–05:31petty_grievanceThe Simpsons buy a painting from the Van Houtens' yard sale.
05:31–06:13deal · coincidenceThe family discovers the painting might be valuable.
06:13–07:16secret_exposed · coincidenceAn appraiser values the painting at up to one hundred thousand dollars.
07:16–08:14Homer convinces Marge to keep all the money from the painting sale.
08:14–10:49schemeHomer and Bart bribe Milhouse to keep quiet about the painting.
10:49–12:58schemeThe Van Houtens confront the Simpsons about the valuable painting.
12:58–13:37betrayal · secret_exposedMarge shows Homer an ATM receipt to illustrate their financial insecurity.
13:37–13:49The town turns against the Simpsons after a news report about the painting.
13:49–13:55humiliation · betrayalThe Simpsons face a divided town and an angry mob.
13:55–15:09A woman claims the painting belongs to her, stopping the auction.
15:09–15:59betrayal · secret_exposedKirk explains how he bought the painting on a vacation island.
15:59–16:28investigationMarge pleads with Homer to abandon the painting quest.
16:28–16:45obsession · avoidanceHomer and Lisa travel to Isla Verde to find the café.
16:45–17:10pursuit · investigationThe café owner reveals the painting is a forgery by Klaus Ziegler.
17:10–18:22secret_exposed · impersonationKlaus Ziegler argues that art's value is in its emotional impact.
18:22–20:10confessionZiegler paints new forgeries for Homer to win back Marge.
20:10–20:37deal · schemeA narrator explains the dangerous effects of Strupo liqueur.
20:37–21:57escalationSame DNA
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