Bart's Friend Falls in Love
The Simpsons, season 3, episode 23. First aired May 7, 1992. 135 moments of about ten seconds each: open one for its frame, what happens and what's said.
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About the episode
Milhouse falls for Samantha Stankey, a newcomer from Phoenix, and the couple take over Bart's treehouse and leave him out. Jealous, Bart tells her father, who enrolls her at Saint Sebastian's School for Wicked Girls, and Bart's guilty confession ends in a fight with Milhouse. Meanwhile, the subliminal diet tape Marge orders for Homer is out of stock, and the substitute builds his vocabulary instead.
- Written by
- Jay Kogen and Wallace Wolodarsky
- Directed by
- Jim Reardon
- Guest stars
- Marcia Wallace as Mrs. Krabappel
- Phil Hartman as Troy McClure
- Danny DeVito as Herb Powell
- Joe Frazier
- Kimmy Robertson as Samantha Stanky
- Chalkboard gag
I will not snap bras
- Couch gag
- Tipping Couch
- Production code
- 8F22
The synopsis is our own. Credits and guest stars from Wikipedia and the Simpsons wiki.
Every moment
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No recognizable characters appear in this opening sequence
“The Simpsons”
0:00–0:11 -
Bart is at Springfield Elementary School, first seen writing lines on a blackboard that read 'I will not snap…
0:11–0:23 -
Homer stands at a control panel below a CAUTION sign, holding an orange-handled tool with a glowing green…
0:23–0:35 -
Lisa Simpson sits among a school band playing brass and woodwind instruments, then plays a saxophone…
“Oh,”
0:35–0:47 -
Bart rides a skateboard along a sidewalk past a purple wall and a door, then rolls past a woman with brown…
0:47–0:57 -
Maggie sits beside Marge, who has a tall blue beehive and a red bead necklace and drives a pink car
“my God.”
0:57–1:08 -
Homer, Marge, Lisa, Maggie and Bart tumble together over the back of the orange couch in the living room…
1:08–1:19 -
Homer appears only as a small framed photo on a blue dresser beside a glass jar…
1:19–1:30 -
Bart Simpson stands at a purple table beside a large glass jar full of cookies, first eyeing it…
1:30–1:40 -
Bart clutches a cookie jar as he runs down a pink upstairs hallway past a red side table, while Homer lunges…
“Why, you little...”
1:40–1:51 -
Bart Simpson leaps and runs through the house, clutching a jar of cookies, as Snowball II the black cat lies…
“What the?”
1:51–2:01 -
Homer clings to the ceiling beams with clawed hands and a terrified grimace as a white box-shaped lift car…
2:01–2:12 -
Bart clings to the outside of a yellow school bus with one hand raised while the driver, a figure with long…
2:12–2:21 -
Milhouse and Bart sit side by side on an orange bus seat
“Hey, Bart, look at this.”
2:21–2:31 -
Milhouse holds a black Magic 8 Ball while Bart grips it and grins on an orange bus seat beside a girl…
“Yeah. You shake it up and it tells the future.”
2:31–2:41 -
Bart sits on an orange bus seat beside Milhouse, who wears a blue cap and red glasses and grins…
“Wow, it does work. Let me try.”
2:41–2:54 -
Milhouse and Bart sit side by side on an orange bus seat, with a jar labeled "Homer's Change Don't Touch"…
“Hey, I got a good one.”
2:54–3:06 -
Milhouse and Bart sit side by side in front of a blue wall while holding a black Magic 8 Ball
“It looks doubtful.”
3:06–3:18 -
Principal Skinner sits behind a desk in his office, fidgeting with a pencil held between his hands…
“Samantha, I've always been suspicious of transfer students.”
3:18–3:29 -
Principal Skinner stands in the right foreground facing a woman with wavy blonde hair and a pink puff-sleeved…
“Lord knows I do. I'm a good student, Principal Skinner.”
3:29–3:30 -
Principal Skinner sits in a red armchair in his office while a blonde woman in a pink top stands at the left…
“Lord knows I do. I'm a good student, Principal Skinner.”
3:30–3:39 -
Principal Skinner sits in a red armchair in a wood-panelled office, reading a manila folder held in both…
“So, let's just see what the permanent record has to say, shall we?”
3:39–3:48 -
A young woman with voluminous wavy blonde hair, a pink blouse and a dark headgear strap across her braces…
“That's in there?”
3:48–3:49 -
Principal Skinner sits in a red armchair in his office beside an American flag and framed certificates…
“Don't worry, they'll forget.”
3:49–4:03 -
Bart Simpson sits at a classroom desk beside Milhouse, who wears a blue cap and red glasses…
“Hey, Bart, was this thing right about your test?”
4:03–4:14 -
Principal Skinner stands beside a young girl in a pink pinafore dress with shoulder-length light brown hair…
“Attention, class, I have a new student for you.”
4:14–4:25 -
Principal Skinner in a grey suit and Mrs. Krabappel stand at the front of a classroom beside a new girl…
“Now, it's never easy to come to a new school, so let's make her feel right at home.”
4:25–4:37 -
Principal Skinner stands at a classroom doorway looking through its window while a framed portrait…
“Well, goodbye.”
4:37–4:48 -
Mrs. Krabappel stands at the front of a classroom in a green cardigan and blue skirt, arms crossed…
“We just moved here from Phoenix.”
4:48–4:57 -
A young woman with long, wavy golden-blonde hair and a pink puffy-sleeved blouse with a pink pinafore stands…
“All my friends are back in Phoenix,”
4:57–5:06 -
Bart and Milhouse, who has blue hair, glasses and a lavender shirt, sit together on a red picnic table…
“Hey, Milhouse, would you like a wet willy?”
5:06–5:14 -
Milhouse sits on a red picnic table beside Bart, who has spiky hair and an orange shirt
“Ha-ha-ha, I'm victim number four. Hey, Lewis, can I interest you in a wet willy?”
5:14–5:22 -
Milhouse is first seen on all fours on green grass in a lavender shirt, grinning and looking upward
“When I find out who hit me with that ball, I'm gonna tear him anew.”
5:22–5:31 -
Mrs. Krabappel stands in a classroom beside a blue television on a cart with a VCR beneath it
“Class,”
5:31–5:43 -
Edna Krabappel appears in the first frame, but the later frames show her sharing the classroom with two boys…
“Ezekiel and Ishmael, in accordance with your parents' wishes,”
5:43–5:51 -
Troy McClure sits on a blue-cushioned examination table in a green-walled room beneath a 'The Four Food…
“Hello, I'm actor Troy McClure.”
5:51–6:00 -
Troy McClure stands in a clinic room with a blue-topped examination table, a poster…
“Delicious But Deadly. And here comes the metric system.”
6:00–6:08 -
No regular characters appear; this is a title card for Fuzzy Bunny's Guide to You Know What, shown…
“And now here's Fuzzy Bunny's Guide to You Know What.”
6:08–6:11 -
Inside a boxed TV-style screen on a green hill under a blue sky, a purple bunny-eared character with curly…
“This is Fuzzy Bunny.”
6:11–6:25 -
Bart sits at a classroom desk beside Milhouse in glasses, with a world map on the wall, and a grinning woman…
“Boring.”
6:25–6:37 -
Two bunny-eared cartoon characters, a purple one with curly orange hair in a green sweater and a pink one…
“And they never ruined their fun by giving in to their throbbing biological urges.”
6:37–6:47 -
Bart sits slumped at a classroom desk with his chin on his arms while Milhouse and a girl with long orange…
“That night came the honeymoon.”
6:47–6:59 -
A bed-ridden figure with pink bunny ears lies under a blue blanket surrounded by many baby bunnies…
“Nine months later, Fluffy gave birth to 14 beautiful bunnies.”
6:59–7:11 -
Mrs. Krabappel stands before a blackboard and a TV cart in a classroom, talking with her eyes closed…
“Any questions?”
7:11–7:23 -
Mrs. Krabappel stands in a classroom with a teal earring and a portrait on the wall
“Oh, don't you worry.”
7:23–7:33 -
Mrs. Krabappel grins toothily inside a classroom beside an alphabet chart, then Bart scowls…
“I'm sorry. That would be playing God.”
7:33–7:45 -
Milhouse stands talking with a girl with long light-brown hair in a pink pinafore holding a book on the steps…
“My dad makes me wear it. I hate it. Well, I hate it, too.”
7:45–7:57 -
Bart stands in a bus aisle with his mouth open and eyes wide while a girl with braids in pink overalls sits…
“Hey, wait, Auto Man. You can't leave. Milhouse isn't here yet.”
7:57–8:09 -
Bart sits on a purple bench reading a comic book inside a log-walled treehouse, while Milhouse peeks…
“Hey, Bart.”
8:09–8:19 -
Bart stands in a log-walled room with a green bush outside the window, first scowling with hands on hips…
“Yeah, but never a girl. What if I want to strut around nude?”
8:19–8:26 -
Bart Simpson stands behind a dark box in a wood-paneled room with a green board on the wall, sorting…
“You can read comics with us.”
8:26–8:39 -
Bart Simpson and Milhouse stand indoors against a wooden-paneled wall beside a framed picture of a house…
“Punkin' and Dunkin' the Twinkle Twins, or Lil Knee Socks?”
8:39–8:50 -
Bart appears in a wooden clubhouse beside a stack of comic books, first holding up an Elvis doll ad…
“Ew, you guys want to see something gross?”
8:50–8:58 -
Bart Simpson appears in a close-up with wide, bulging eyes and an open, shocked mouth against a blue…
“Tonight on SmartLine. I'm okay, you're too fat.”
8:58–9:09 -
Kent Brockman sits at a purple news desk holding a sheet of paper in front of a blue backdrop, with four…
“Tonight on SmartLine. I'm okay, you're too fat.”
9:09–9:16 -
Kent Brockman sits behind a purple desk in a television studio, reading from a sheet of paper
“Did you know that 34 million American adults are obese?”
9:16–9:23 -
Lisa sits cross-legged on a rug reading a purple book labeled ETERNITY, while Homer lies stretched out…
“That may not sound impressive, but keep in mind it is a very big canyon.”
9:23–9:34 -
Kent Brockman sits behind a desk holding a sheet of paper and speaks while small inset screens behind him…
“Americans have grown up with the image of the jolly fat man.”
9:34–9:42 -
Santa Claus lies in a hospital bed under a purple blanket with an IV drip beside him while two reindeer…
“But in real life, Santa would be suffering from gallstones, hypertension, impotence,”
9:42–9:54 -
Lisa stands in the foreground beside a Duff beer can as the family gathers at a graveyard at dusk, with Marge…
“I wish they had never invented fried cheese.”
9:54–10:03 -
Marge Simpson dabs at her eyes with a handkerchief, then wipes her face and grimaces
“I wish they had never invented fried cheese.”
10:03–10:13 -
Lisa appears first beside Bart and Marge, who has her tall blue beehive, as blue-clad workers carry a wooden…
“We take 18 ounces of sizzling ground beef and soak it in rich”
10:13–10:26 -
Homer and Lisa Simpson are in a room with a purple wall and a dark couch, Homer slumped back on the cushions…
“creamery butter. Then we top it off with bacon, ham,”
10:26–10:38 -
Bart Simpson stands at the left edge in the first frame while Milhouse kneels face to face with a girl…
“Okay, Milhouse, I'll trade your Carl Jastrzemski baseball card for my Omar Vizquel.”
10:38–10:49 -
Milhouse and an unnamed girl with long honey-blonde hair, a pink dress and braces kneel face to face…
“Next on the trading block, your Mickey Mantle, 1958, for my picture of Homer on the couch.”
10:49–10:58 -
Milhouse sits on a wooden-paneled floor beside a girl with shoulder-length honey-blonde hair in a pink dress…
“Well, you kind of sort are. Ha, ha, ha.”
10:58–11:05 -
Milhouse stands at a wooden window with a painted tree and blue sky while a girl with long light-brown hair…
“Millhouse, we're living in the age of cooties.”
11:05–11:18 -
Milhouse and Bart stand against a wooden wall; Bart folds his arms and watches Milhouse, who talks…
“You know, like when you open an Eskimo pie and you wait just a little bit for it to melt.”
11:18–11:31 -
Homer Simpson sits on a dark red couch in a pink living room with an orange lampshade on his head…
“Chocolate.”
11:31–11:42 -
Homer Simpson reclines on a dark red couch in a pink room, then sits up and talks while Lisa Simpson sits…
“And dip it in rich creamery butter.”
11:42–11:53 -
Lisa Simpson first stands in a pink room holding up a dark blue magazine titled "Eternity" that shows…
“According to Eternity Magazine, you can lose weight through subliminal learning.”
11:53–12:06 -
Homer sits in front of a framed picture of a sailboat and begins with a sleepy, half-lidded stare before…
“They'll send you tapes you listen to while you sleep.”
12:06–12:13 -
Homer, Lisa and Marge sit in a pink living room on a dark red couch below a framed sailboat picture
“Lose weight and listen to New Age music?”
12:13–12:23 -
Marge Simpson stands by a red wall phone with the receiver to her ear, eyes wide and teeth clenched…
“Operator, I'd like to place an order for my husband.”
12:23–12:32 -
Marge stands at a red wall phone in a kitchen, squinting at first and then widening her eyes as she grips…
“Hmm...hostage negotiations?”
12:32–12:43 -
Marge grips a red wall phone with wide, worried eyes while a red phone cord dangles beside her
“You better give me the weight loss tape.”
12:43–12:50 -
A heavyset person with long black hair, freckles and a pink shirt stands by shelves labeled WEIGHT LOSS…
“We're out of Subliminally Slim.”
12:50–13:00 -
Homer Simpson is first seen in bed with headphones on and a cord running to a cassette player on the orange…
“We've had a lot of great memory.”
13:00–13:12 -
A grinning yellow costume figure with a tall black top hat and black bow tie, wearing a purple body, stands…
“Memories”
13:12–13:18 -
Outside, a masked figure in a black hood and flag-print vest stands in a street as cheering townspeople…
“Press between the pages of my mind”
13:18–13:31 -
Homer Simpson first appears in a close-up lying down with a dark round device over his face and a grey strap…
“Hey, abattoir, slaughterhouse.”
13:31–13:41 -
Homer Simpson, Marge Simpson, Lisa Simpson and Bart Simpson sit around the kitchen table eating pancakes…
“Homer, has the weight loss type reduced your appetite?”
13:41–13:53 -
Bart stands with his arms crossed in a pink bedroom, looking sullen and sideways while Marge gestures…
“Don't you usually play with Milhouse after school?”
13:53–13:59 -
Bart sits in his pink bedroom beside a red chair while Marge stands nearby, glances at him, raises a hand…
“Yeah, all they do is kiss.”
13:59–14:11 -
Bart looks down the aisle of a school bus where Milhouse sits beside a light-haired boy in a white shirt…
“Hey, Martin.”
14:11–14:25 -
Bart sits beside a light-haired boy in a white shirt who holds a blue bag on his lap, while Bart talks…
“Listen, Martin, right now I'm looking for a friend who won't leave me for a girl.”
14:25–14:28 -
Bart sits on an orange bus seat holding a green book, while Milhouse stands beside him clutching a blue…
“That's me.”
14:28–14:36 -
Bart sits on an orange tiered bench beside a light-haired boy in a white shirt, red shorts and blue cap…
“It's a date.”
14:36–14:44 -
Bart stands beside a chubby blond boy in a white shirt, orange shorts and a purple feathered hat, who holds…
“Now, Bart, would you care to listen to me play the lute?”
14:44–14:54 -
A young boy with a purple wizard-style hat and a red ribbon, wearing a white shirt and orange shorts, is…
“Come home, my bunny warrior.”
14:54–15:03 -
Homer and Marge are in their bedroom, with Marge lying in bed with her arms crossed and Homer sitting…
“I don't know if that tape is working. You ate three desserts tonight.”
15:03–15:15 -
Homer and Marge lie in a bed with orange and pink covers and purple pillows in a pink bedroom with framed…
“Tut, tut, gentle Marge. For here in the boudoir,”
15:15–15:29 -
Bart, Lisa and Milhouse sit side by side on a couch in a pink room, watching a television as the scene opens…
15:29–15:41 -
Milhouse sits between a blonde girl in a pink dress and Bart in his orange shirt on a maroon couch…
15:41–15:52 -
Bart sits beside Milhouse, who wears glasses and a blue cap, while a girl in a pink dress sits next…
“Hey, guys.”
15:52–16:01 -
A shirtless blue-haired man and a white-haired woman with red lips lie in bed under a blue blanket…
“Man, I could sure go for a snack.”
16:01–16:13 -
Bart stands in a crowded line with Milhouse, who has blue hair and glasses, and a girl with a tall brown…
“Hey, I've got an idea.”
16:13–16:25 -
Milhouse and a girl with a tall honey-blonde hairdo in a pink dress stand on a sidewalk on the left…
“I'm tired of watching you two lip wrestle.”
16:25–16:35 -
Milhouse stands in the foreground on the left with his arm stretched out toward a brick wall, speaking…
“Bart, wait! Yeah?”
16:35–16:45 -
Marge and Bart stand at opposite ends of a narrow brown dirt alley between purple brick walls
“All right, Milhouse, you can use my treehouse.”
16:45–16:54 -
Bart appears as a dark silhouette with spiky hair, reaching and pressing his hands against the pale brick…
“about to lose their privacy.”
16:54–17:02 -
Bart stands by a wall phone in a pink hallway and then waits with his arms behind his back as Homer…
“Now there's a Machiavellian countenance.”
17:02–17:09 -
Bart Simpson stands against a purple and pink wall holding a red telephone to his ear and mouth, first…
“Hello, Mr. Stanky.”
17:09–17:20 -
Milhouse stands facing a girl with long wavy blonde hair, braces, and a pink dress with a white collar…
“I bet you had peanut butter for breakfast.”
17:20–17:31 -
A brown-haired man in a cream jacket, blue tie and brown trousers and a young girl with shoulder-length light…
“Samantha, you're my little girl, and sometimes my imagination runs away with me.”
17:31–17:43 -
A large pale figure carries a brown-haired girl in a pink dress past a purple trash can, then waves…
“You're never going to see that boy again.”
17:43–17:57 -
Milhouse and Bart sit and stand on top of a large wooden treehouse platform built into a tree, with green…
“How could this happen?”
17:57–18:03 -
Homer is joined by Lisa, a girl with spiky hair and a light blue shirt, who stands at the bedside
“Horuspicy! predicting the future through the study of animal entrails.”
18:03–18:17 -
Homer Simpson first stands on a bathroom scale, seen only as his blue-shirted belly and yellow feet…
“You've gained 13 pounds.”
18:17–18:26 -
Milhouse stands atop a red jungle gym under a purple dusk sky while two boys below, one with spiky blond hair…
“There stands a broken man. It's recess everywhere but in his heart.”
18:26–18:38 -
Lisa Simpson sits on a blue bed holding a small book titled Eternity 2525 and looks toward Bart Simpson…
“man will have an extra finger. Five fingers?”
18:38–18:49 -
Bart stands at the left edge of a pink bedroom beside a brown door, first giving a thumbs-up…
“Lisa, I feel terrible.”
18:49–18:59 -
Lisa Simpson stands at the left edge holding a sheet of paper while speaking to Bart Simpson, who wears…
“Dow Chemical is developing a minty gel which will eliminate excess guilt,”
18:59–19:10 -
Bart sits on the edge of a blue bed while Lisa reads a dark book beside him in a purple room
“Hmm... Bart, I'm glad you're here.”
19:10–19:20 -
Bart sits beside Milhouse, who has blue hair, glasses and a pale pink shirt with red shorts, as Milhouse lies…
“Milhouse? Bart, I didn't want you to see me cry.”
19:20–19:33 -
Bart stands beside a red bed where Milhouse lies on a blue pillow in a bedroom with an I Love Krusty sign…
“Well, I didn't want you to see me cry this time.”
19:33–19:43 -
Bart wrestles a heavyset figure in blue overalls in a bedroom with a green door, a red-and-green wall…
“Milhouse is out of bed and full of beans.”
19:43–19:53 -
Milhouse grabs Bart then flings him away
“Well, I bet the eight ball didn't see that one coming.”
19:53–20:06 -
Bart holds a black Magic 8 Ball over Milhouse, who lies sprawled on a purple floor with his mouth open…
“Well, I bet the eight ball didn't see that one coming.”
20:06–20:19 -
Homer stands at a green refrigerator in a white shirt, first reaching for its handle, then holding a pink…
“You mean a spoon?”
20:19–20:32 -
Milhouse peers through the iron bars of a schoolyard fence with a grin, while girls in blue plaid jumpers…
“Even these gates remind me of her braces.”
20:32–20:42 -
Milhouse stands outside by a hedge and wooden fence with a girl who has a large golden-brown curly hairdo…
“I went to Circus of Values and bought you a 10-gallon tub of gummy bears.”
20:42–20:53 -
A girl with long wavy golden-blonde hair, a white blouse and blue plaid suspenders, who is not a regular…
“That's all right, Bart.”
20:53–21:01 -
Sister Marge plays a guitar while Sister Lisa-like nuns and a line of plaid-skirted schoolgirls dance…
“Dominique, Nica, Nica, mais le guet je l'ai brant, le guet je l'ai brant,”
21:01–21:12 -
Milhouse stands outdoors in front of green bushes with a twig between his lips, his mouth slightly open…
“I have to go now, Milhouse.”
21:12–21:15 -
Milhouse stands beside Bart, who has spiky hair and wears an orange shirt, as a girl with long wavy…
“I have to go now, Milhouse.”
21:15–21:27 -
Milhouse walks with his arm draped around Bart, who has spiky hair and wears an orange shirt and blue shorts
“Bart, think I can ever find another one like her?”
21:27–21:41 -
Homer appears in a graduation cap and points a pointer at a lavender board…
21:41–21:51 -
No Simpsons characters appear; the scene is a black screen with yellow credit text in a simple cartoon font
21:51–22:01 -
No animated characters appear in this moment; it is a plain black screen carrying yellow credit text…
“We'll be right back.”
22:01–22:11 -
The moment is a black screen with yellow text credits in a rounded cartoon font
22:11–22:21 -
A black closing credits roll of yellow text on a plain black background
22:21–22:31 -
No regular Simpsons characters appear in this moment; it is a black end-credits sequence with no people…
22:31–22:41 -
No characters appear in this sequence of end credits, which play over a plain black background
22:41–22:51 -
Silhouetted audience members sit in rows of theater seats facing a blank, glowing screen, with a large…
22:51–23:03
Who's in it
Bart Simpson, Homer Simpson, Lisa Simpson, Marge Simpson, Maggie Simpson, Milhouse Van Houten, Grampa Simpson, Principal Skinner, Krusty the Clown, Mrs. Krabappel, Nelson Muntz, Kent Brockman, Otto Mann, Martin Prince, Ralph Wiggum, Santa's Little Helper, Lewis Clark, Wendell Borton, Richard, Snowball II, Sherri Mackleberry, Sideshow Mel, Terri Mackleberry, Kirk Van Houten, Janey Powell, Nina Skalka, Luann Van Houten, Adrian Belew, Becky Shorter, Itchy, Sophie Jensen, Scratchy, Girl with glasses, Long-haired girl, Jaffee Ziswhisky, Buck-toothed girl, Lewis' lookalike, Boy with shades, Chuck Berger, Troy McClure, Smug Girl, Coward, Freddy, Marvin Monroe, The Happy Little Elves, Yendor, Benjamin Franklin, Radioactive Man, Binky, Elvis Presley, Santa Claus, Albert Einstein, Alfred Hitchcock, Herb Powell, Spinal Tap, Ezekiel, Ishmael, Joe Frazier, Mrs. Scratchy, Mr. Stanky, Samantha Stanky, Subliminal Tape Packer, Subliminal Tape Receptionist
Everyone who appears in it, from the Simpsons wiki. Every character