Grade School Confidential
The Simpsons, season 8, episode 19. First aired April 6, 1997. 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
At Martin Prince's disastrous birthday party, Bart catches Principal Skinner and Edna Krabappel kissing and agrees to keep their romance secret if Skinner moves his bad school record onto Milhouse. Fed up with carrying their love notes, Bart exposes them in front of the whole school, and Superintendent Chalmers fires them both. When the couple barricade themselves inside the school, a remorseful Bart tries to help.
- Written by
- Rachel Pulido
- Directed by
- Susie Dietter
- Guest stars
- Marcia Wallace as Mrs. Krabappel
- Couch gag
- Bubble Family
- Production code
- 4F09
The synopsis is our own. Credits and guest stars from Wikipedia and the Simpsons wiki.
Every moment
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Bart leaps through the air on a skateboard above a pink car in the driveway, while a small yellow-haired…
0:00–0:12 -
Homer, Marge, Lisa, Maggie and Bart sit together on the red couch in the pink living room, with Homer…
0:12–0:23 -
Bart Simpson and Milhouse slump asleep at their desks in a classroom with other drowsy pupils…
“to raise money for the car wash has been canceled due to confusion.”
0:23–0:36 -
Mrs. Krabappel sits at her desk in a classroom full of slumped students, then rests her chin on her hand…
“Well, that concludes this morning's announcements.”
0:36–0:48 -
Mrs. Krabappel pulls a bundle of teal-wrapped firecrackers from a wooden desk drawer and lights one…
“Whoa!”
0:48–0:58 -
In a classroom with a world map, a purple-haired girl with a pink bow, Bart in an orange shirt…
“Can't wait till I retire. Um,”
0:58–1:06 -
Nelson sits at a classroom desk with his arms resting on it while a pale-haired boy in a white shirt…
“Here you are, Nilsen.”
1:06–1:15 -
Homer drives a red riding lawn mower across a lawn in front of a yellow house with an arched orange door…
“All right, men. Get ready to blast off.”
1:15–1:24 -
Homer Simpson lies back on a teal floor beside a red tiled area and a dark round stool, first staring…
“Hello?”
1:24–1:35 -
Milhouse and Bart stand talking in front of a yellow house with a wooden fence and green trees behind them
“I guess we could go to Martin's party. I don't know.”
1:35–1:43 -
Milhouse talks with Bart, who wears an orange shirt, in a backyard by a wooden fence
“Three and a half. We get beat up, but we get an explanation.”
1:43–1:52 -
Bart Simpson stands at a long white table lined with empty glasses, a plate of cupcakes, and a teal bowl…
“Bart! Oh, Mrs. K.”
1:52–2:03 -
Bart and Mrs. Krabappel are at a backyard party
“Bart! Oh, Mrs. K.”
2:03–2:10 -
Mrs. Krabappel stands facing Bart, who wears an orange shirt, blue shorts and blue shoes, on a grassy lawn
“Don't think of me as a teacher.”
2:10–2:17 -
Mrs. Krabappel stands in a backyard with a fence, balloons and a table of cupcakes while Bart stands before…
“Excuse me.”
2:17–2:25 -
Lisa and Bart sit on the grass with other children in a backyard by a wooden fence strung with streamers…
“Ha-ha!”
2:25–2:35 -
Bart Simpson and Lisa Simpson sit cross-legged on green grass beside a picnic table, with a red-haired boy…
“Oh, I'm not the kind of magician who does tricks.”
2:35–2:41 -
Lisa and Bart stand in a backyard with a grey-haired woman and a red-haired boy, watching a man in a blue…
“prepare to marvel at the mysteries of the universe as I make this remainder disappear.”
2:41–2:55 -
Mrs. Krabappel sits smoking at a wooden picnic table in a backyard, holding a pink mug, while a figure…
“Edna!”
2:55–3:06 -
A woman with a reddish-orange bouffant hairdo, green cardigan and green earring sits at a wooden picnic table…
“It's a free country.”
3:06–3:17 -
Patty and Selma sit at a wooden bar at an outdoor party, Selma in a green jacket holding a lit cigarette…
“Normally I spend my Saturdays carefully laying out my clothes for the following week.”
3:17–3:25 -
A woman with an auburn updo, green cardigan and green earring and a man in a green polka-dot party hat, blue…
“Oh, yeah, you gotta keep busy.”
3:25–3:35 -
Mrs. Krabappel sits at a wooden table beside a balding man in a blue suit, pink shirt, orange tie and green…
“Is this how you imagined your life, Edna?”
3:35–3:47 -
A brown-haired man in a blue suit and a green polka-dot party hat sits at a wooden table with Mrs. Krabappel…
“Seymour, I told you not to play in the neighbor's yard.”
3:47–3:58 -
A woman with a tall orange-brown beehive, green cardigan and turquoise earring, who matches Mrs. Krabappel…
“Help me, Edna.”
3:58–4:06 -
A blindfolded Milhouse in a party hat and pink shirt and red shorts, with blue hair, plays…
“That's it. Looking good.”
4:06–4:20 -
Milhouse staggers along the entrance of a pink-spotted inflatable bouncer shaped like a giraffe, while Bart…
“Don't stop, Milhouse. You're so close. I gotta barf.”
4:20–4:30 -
Selma Bouvier and a bespectacled man in a blue sweater and orange pants stand at a backyard party…
“I told you we should have served cake instead of oysters.”
4:30–4:42 -
Bart stands by a wooden fence and then turns his head with a sour, questioning look while paramedics in white…
“Bard, how come you're not sick? Eh, I gave my oysters to the cat.”
4:42–4:55 -
Bart stands by a wooden fence while Lisa sits in a wheelbarrow holding its handles as a tall bald man…
“Hey, why'd you eat them? I thought you were a vegetarian.”
4:55–5:02 -
Principal Skinner and Mrs. Krabappel sit on blue chairs at a small blue table in a pink, arched room…
“More tea, Edna?”
5:02–5:09 -
Principal Skinner sits across from a woman in a green sweater with a teal earring and a short auburn bob…
“A lucky boy.”
5:09–5:23 -
A tall-beehived woman in a green top and a man in a blue suit with an orange tie sit at a small blue table…
“social trends. Really?”
5:23–5:33 -
Mrs. Krabappel sits in a pink room beside an arched window, half-lidded and smirking at first
“That's the one that makes me feel... Oh, boy.”
5:33–5:39 -
Mrs. Krabappel sits at a pink-walled table with teacups, while Principal Skinner in a blue suit leans…
“Oh, the heck with it.”
5:39–5:51 -
Bart peeks worriedly from a pink playhouse window with bushes behind him while a figure in a green sweater…
“You are never gonna guess what I saw at Martin's party after you guys left.”
5:51–6:04 -
Mrs. Krabappel stands at the school cafeteria lunch counter holding a tray with a salad bowl and a glass…
“You know that playhouse?”
6:04–6:16 -
Principal Skinner sits behind a desk in a red armchair in his office while Mrs. Krabappel stands beside him…
“Now, Bart... Son.”
6:16–6:29 -
Bart Simpson sits in a tan armchair in an office lined with bookshelves, a bonsai tree, and a wall clock…
“That's the best you can do?”
6:29–6:41 -
Bart Simpson sits in a small orange chair with his arms crossed and a sullen expression in a room lined…
“If people were to find out the principal was dating a teacher,”
6:41–6:48 -
Principal Skinner in a blue suit and orange tie, Mrs. Krabappel in a green cardigan with a tall orange-brown…
“And there are those who might try to use it against us for their own advantage.”
6:48–6:55 -
Principal Skinner stands beside an unnamed woman with a short auburn bob and green jacket in a hallway…
“Bart, if life has taught me one lesson repeatedly, it's to know when I'm beaten.”
6:55–7:07 -
Mrs. Krabappel works in a records room lined with grey filing cabinets
“As you know, Bart,”
7:07–7:14 -
Bart sits at a wooden desk in an office with grey filing cabinets while a tall woman with a reddish-orange…
“your permanent record will one day disqualify you from all but the hottest and noisiest”
7:14–7:22 -
In a school records office lined with grey filing cabinets, Milhouse peers over a manila folder…
“You keep our secret and some other student can inherit your gloomy, wind-blown future.”
7:22–7:32 -
Mr. Burns and Mrs. Krabappel sit across a small green table lit by a candle in a dim restaurant…
“This dessert is exquisite.”
7:32–7:43 -
Mr. Burns sits across a green table from Mrs. Krabappel, who has a tall brown hairdo and wears a green…
“I'm sorry, I don't get out to restaurants much.”
7:43–7:56 -
Principal Skinner sits across a small green table from Mrs. Krabappel, who has a puffy brown hairdo and wears…
“You know, I always thought I'd fall for a woman just like Mother,”
7:56–8:07 -
Principal Skinner sits at a small dining table while Mrs. Krabappel stands beside him setting down a bowl…
“Seymour, swallow that applesauce and kiss me.”
8:07–8:20 -
A tall man in a blue suit greets students outside Springfield Elementary School, its sign and a waving…
“Good morning, students.”
8:20–8:32 -
Mrs. Krabappel sits on the edge of a wooden desk in a classroom beside a globe and under a chalkboard…
“The only way to survive a deadly blaze is...”
8:32–8:40 -
Bart Simpson in his orange shirt is among a classroom of cheering kids with arms raised, including Milhouse…
“Mark Simpson to the principal's office. Post-haste.”
8:40–8:49 -
Principal Skinner sits on a couch in his office holding a white envelope…
“Bart!”
8:49–9:00 -
Bart and Principal Skinner appear first in an office with bookshelves, where Skinner rests a hand on Bart's…
“I don't think I have to tell you it's for her eyes only.”
9:00–9:12 -
Bart stands by a purple door and lockers in a school hallway reading a letter…
“Dear Edna, I want to see the rending. I hear reading.”
9:12–9:26 -
A woman with an orange-brown updo, purple headscarf, dark sunglasses, green jacket and pink top sits in blue…
“Do you think anyone saw us? No.”
9:26–9:37 -
Principal Skinner and a brown-haired woman in a purple headscarf and green jacket sit side by side in blue…
“Do you think anyone saw us? No.”
9:37–9:47 -
A bald man in a teal polo shirt holds a tub of popcorn in a movie theater while a man in a red cap and blue…
“Superintendent Chalmers. Why,”
9:47–9:58 -
In a cinema auditorium, a thin, stooped older man with grey hair at the sides, who looks like Mr. Burns, sits…
“I'll go get him right now. Car keys, car keys, car keys.”
9:58–10:06 -
Bart Simpson walks down a carpeted aisle between rows of blue theater seats with an older man in a blue suit…
“Stop pushing me.”
10:06–10:14 -
In a dim movie theater, an older man in a red cap and dark suit with an orange tie sits beside an older woman…
“You think they actually filmed this in Atlanta?”
10:14–10:27 -
A man in a blue suit stands in the doorway of a two-story house with purple shutters and a blue garage…
10:27–10:33 -
Bart stands in a living room with blue walls, a round table draped in a white cloth, and a bookshelf…
“Mother doesn't approve of me dating,”
10:33–10:44 -
Bart sits beside an elderly woman with white curly hair and a blue cardigan on a pink sofa in a living room…
“I collect pictures of cakes that I clip out of the magazines.”
10:44–10:54 -
Bart Simpson appears first in close-up, grimacing and glancing sideways with a clenched-teeth look…
“You wouldn't happen to have any real cakes around here, would you?”
10:54–11:00 -
Bart sits on a pink couch in the living room beside an elderly white-haired woman in a blue jacket and purple…
“Now, this is called a Lady Baltimore cake.”
11:00–11:11 -
Bart Simpson sits on a pink sofa beside an elderly woman with grey-violet hair, a blue cardigan, a purple…
“No! But you can pick out any picture you want to take home with you.”
11:11–11:21 -
Mrs. Krabappel stands at her desk in a classroom with a Lincoln portrait labeled LINCOLN and an American…
“Bart Simpson, how many times do I have to tell you no talking?”
11:21–11:32 -
Bart Simpson stands before Mrs. Krabappel, a woman with a tall brown hairdo and a green sweater, who sits…
“Report to the principal's office. But I wasn't...”
11:32–11:43 -
Mrs. Krabappel sits at her desk at the front of a classroom while Bart stands before her, and Principal…
“I love you, Edna Krabappel”
11:43–11:54 -
Mrs. Krabappel smiles from behind her desk while Bart stands before her with a sullen glare
“Thank you, Bart That was very sweet You may sit down now”
11:54–12:07 -
Bart sits at a desk in a green-walled classroom with a globe and bulletin board, while a light-haired boy…
“Now, Bart But, uh, you must promise not to fall in love with me.”
12:07–12:18 -
Bart Simpson starts in a classroom with a First Aid chart and a world map, then turns and gestures…
“Listen up, everybody.”
12:18–12:28 -
Bart Simpson stands before a purple door marked "JANITOR'S CLOSET" while three onlookers watch beside him…
“Good choice.”
12:28–12:34 -
Herb embraces an auburn-haired woman in a green sweater and green earrings in a room with shelves of jars…
“Um...”
12:34–12:47 -
Milhouse stands at an open front door beside a blue-haired woman in an orange dress and glasses, who watches…
“And then Bart opened the door, and Principal Skinner and Mrs.”
12:47–12:57 -
Apu stands beside a grey-haired man in a white coat and purple vest, while a young girl with a long black…
“Father, Uncle Apu, a teacher was in the closet with the principal,”
12:57–13:05 -
Marge and Lisa are in the kitchen while Homer sits behind a newspaper at the blue-covered table
“I was in the library at the time,”
13:05–13:17 -
Homer and Marge are seated and standing at a kitchen table covered with a blue cloth and an open newspaper…
“Oh, my goodness! Wait a minute.”
13:17–13:29 -
A heavy man with short blue hair and a white tank top sits at the left of a green table, and a woman…
“Mrs. Crabapple and Principal Skinner were in the closet making babies,”
13:29–13:37 -
A heavy, bald-less man with blue hair, a white tank top and a black belt stands at a green table…
“Maybe he looked at you?”
13:37–13:45 -
Principal Skinner sits behind a wooden desk in his office beside a green desk lamp, a grey filing cabinet…
“Skinner!”
13:45–13:54 -
Mr. Burns stands in his office in a dark blue suit and red tie, first with his hands clasped behind his back…
“You can give up this tawdry, fulfilling relationship,”
13:54–14:05 -
An older man in a blue jacket and orange tie, wearing a black mortarboard with a gold tassel, stands before…
“So, what'll it be, Seymour?”
14:05–14:14 -
Principal Skinner wears a blue suit and orange tie as he stands in his office across a desk from a bald man…
“Well, then I'm afraid you leave me no choice.”
14:14–14:25 -
Mrs. Krabappel is in a green-walled room beside a blue door with a small window and light switches
“Well, it's going to be hard to say goodbye to all of you.”
14:25–14:29 -
Mrs. Krabappel stands at the front of a classroom beneath an alphabet strip and a chalkboard, with students…
“We've had a lot of fun together.”
14:29–14:39 -
Mrs. Krabappel hugs Milhouse, who has blue hair and glasses, in a classroom lined with desks and bookshelves
“Ah, fifty.”
14:39–14:50 -
Principal Skinner stands behind a desk in his office, packing a cardboard box with papers and a framed…
“Mm-mm. It's Mr. Skinner now.”
14:50–14:57 -
Bart stands in an office beside Principal Skinner, a man with neat grey hair in a blue suit, orange tie…
“Bart, I want to apologize for the awkward position Edna and I put you in.”
14:57–15:10 -
Principal Skinner stands by lockers holding a cardboard box of supplies with a "LOMA" plaque while Bart…
“You don't have to leave just because Superintendent Chalmers told you to.”
15:10–15:20 -
Principal Skinner stands in a school hallway by a purple door holding a cardboard box of belongings…
“Just this once, man. Stand up for yourself.”
15:20–15:32 -
A man in a blue suit, purple shirt and orange tie, with neat brown hair, stands by a purple door and lockers…
“I'm gonna do what Bart should have told me to do a long time ago.”
15:32–15:41 -
Principal Skinner stands on the roof of Springfield Elementary School with a megaphone beside a woman…
“We have barricaded ourselves in the school and are not coming down until our demands are”
15:41–15:54 -
Bart Simpson stands at a red wall-mounted phone box in an orange shirt, pressing its keypad and then lifting…
“I'll be right there.”
15:54–16:05 -
Kent Brockman stands in front of the Springfield Elementary School sign and a news van, holding a microphone…
“So, once again, I've been had.”
16:05–16:16 -
A bald, heavyset man in a blue suit and red tie speaks into a red megaphone while standing on green grass…
“Skinner, get off of my school.”
16:16–16:21 -
Homer Simpson stands in front of a crowd on a purple sky backdrop, with Marge, Maggie, and Lisa among…
“Homer, Bart's up there.”
16:21–16:33 -
Homer stands in the foreground shouting through a red-and-white megaphone toward Bart, a spiky-haired boy…
“Did you check your pocket?”
16:33–16:39 -
Two helmeted police officers stand before a teal van at night, one holding a white mug, while a woman…
16:39–16:46 -
Chief Wiggum stands beside a police truck with its red light on at night, reading from an open book…
“Fine.”
16:46–16:53 -
Chief Wiggum stands in the street at night in front of a green sound truck while a driver with a white cap…
“All right, boys. Roll up the sound truck.”
16:53–17:05 -
Bart stands in the foreground of a kitchen with a pot on his head while, in the background, a brown-haired…
17:05–17:14 -
A grey-haired man in a purple shirt and orange tie and a woman with a tall reddish-brown hairdo, green…
“Oh, Whitman, I hope this siege never ends.”
17:14–17:24 -
Chief Wiggum talks into a walkie-talkie outside a blue house at night, pointing and gesturing while a small…
“Ha! It's working like a charm, boys.”
17:24–17:36 -
A smiling grey-haired man in a purple shirt and a brown-haired woman in a green sweater and blue earring…
17:36–17:39 -
Mrs. Krabappel dances closely with a grey-haired man in a purple shirt and jeans on a blue dotted dance floor…
17:39–17:51 -
A thin, balding older man in a purple shirt and orange tie talks on a corded phone, and a woman…
“I'll get it.”
17:51–18:02 -
Mr. Burns talks on a cell phone while standing at night before a crowd behind yellow "DO NOT CROSS"…
“No one would like to celebrate your love more than I.”
18:02–18:11 -
A bald man in a blue suit, white shirt and red tie holds a mobile phone to his ear at night, while a crowd…
“Oh, yeah, that'll be real productive.”
18:11–18:23 -
Principal Skinner and a woman with a tall orange beehive and green jacket, Mrs. Krabappel, stand in a dimly…
“Yeah, all right, just come on down. Well, this is it.”
18:23–18:36 -
Principal Skinner stands in the doorway of Springfield Elementary School beneath its sign while Bart…
“I have a bomb.”
18:36–18:48 -
Bart stands beside a bald, grey-sided man in a navy suit and red tie, and a woman with a tall brown hairdo…
“What kind of man wears armor hot dogs? It was a good idea, Bart,”
18:48–19:01 -
Bart stands beside a doorway while a woman in a green cardigan and teal skirt, with short auburn hair, grips…
“Ask them why they're forcing two dedicated people to choose between their careers and”
19:01–19:09 -
A woman with a large orange bouffant, a pink sleeveless vest over a white blouse, and a red skirt stands…
“Excuse me, Edna. I don't think we're talking about love here.”
19:09–19:20 -
Marge points accusingly at a brown-haired woman in a pink vest who covers her cheek, while a bespectacled man…
“What are you people talking about?”
19:20–19:33 -
Herb stands between a woman with a tall orange beehive and green cardigan and Bart, who has spiky hair…
“This is absurd.”
19:33–19:41 -
Mr. Burns walks along a sidewalk at dusk with Chief Wiggum beside him while a crowd watches, including Krusty…
“Um... Yes?”
19:41–19:53 -
A woman with orange beehive hair in a green cardigan and teal skirt and a man in a blue suit with a pink…
“Well, everyone, the fact is, I haven't ever had relations.”
19:53–20:02 -
Mr. Burns stands with a hand on his hip while Kent Brockman holds a microphone near him, and a scowling boy…
“Ha-ha!”
20:02–20:15 -
Principal Skinner stands on the front steps of a building with a bolted-on sign above its glass doors, facing…
“Ha! Well, Seymour, it's clear you've been falsely accused,”
20:15–20:25 -
Homer and Marge Simpson stand in a crowd with a bearded red-haired man in overalls, a bald, grey-haired man…
“-old virgin.”
20:25–20:35 -
A bald, heavy-set man in a dark blue suit and red tie stands on a blue tiled floor beside a dark blue carpet…
“Okay, well, Edna, Seymour,”
20:35–20:46 -
A bald man in a blue suit and red tie walks along a sidewalk past a glass door with a red and green button…
“What?”
20:46–20:57 -
Principal Skinner and a woman with orange-red bobbed hair in a green cardigan stand in a school hallway lined…
“I'm out of here.”
20:57–21:07 -
Bart Simpson stands in a school hallway by teal lockers in the first frames, first with eyes shut…
“Oh, no problemo.”
21:07–21:16 -
An older grey-haired man in a blue suit and orange tie talks while standing beside a woman with a tall orange…
“We can't continue on like this, trying to build a private relationship in public,”
21:16–21:27 -
Bart Simpson stands in a school hallway beside Mrs. Krabappel and a thin older man in a blue suit and orange…
“Oh, but you seem like such a good couple.”
21:27–21:40 -
Two figures stand in a school hallway lined with blue lockers, with green walls, a purple door on the left…
“That's why I love elementary school, Edna.”
21:40–21:46 -
Principal Skinner in a blue suit and Mrs. Krabappel face each other beside a dark doorway
“Oh, Seymour.”
21:46–21:56 -
No Simpsons characters appear in this moment; it is the black opening credits sequence of the show
21:56–22:07 -
No Simpsons characters appear in this moment; it is a black closing credits sequence with gold text…
“Thank you.”
22:07–22:18 -
The scene is a black screen with gold credit text that changes in sequence
22:18–22:29 -
No Simpsons characters appear; the moment is a black end-credit screen with gold text
“Shh.”
22:29–22:39 -
Silhouetted audience members sit in rows of theater seats facing a blank screen, with one large bushy-haired…
“Shh.”
22:39–22:50
Who's in it
Bart Simpson, Homer Simpson, Lisa Simpson, Marge Simpson, Maggie Simpson, Moe Szyslak, Barney Gumble, Milhouse Van Houten, Krusty the Clown, Principal Skinner, Ned Flanders, Chief Wiggum, Grampa Simpson, Lenny Leonard, Carl Carlson, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Mrs. Krabappel, Dr. Hibbert, Waylon Smithers, Mr. Burns, Otto Mann, Kent Brockman, Nelson Muntz, Jasper Beardsley, Martin Prince, Patty Bouvier, Selma Bouvier, Groundskeeper Willie, Ralph Wiggum, Reverend Lovejoy, Lou, Santa's Little Helper, Lewis Clark, Eddie, Wendell Borton, Miss Hoover, Richard, Jimbo Jones, Kearney Zzyzwicz, Sideshow Mel, Maude Flanders, Larry Dalrymple, Helen Lovejoy, Sherri Mackleberry, Terri Mackleberry, Kirk Van Houten, Nina Skalka, Hans Moleman, Luann Van Houten, Janey Powell, Professor Frink, Sam, Adrian Belew, Agnes Skinner, Bernice Hibbert, Dolph Starbeam, Ruth Powers, Sophie Jensen, Gareth Prince, Buck-toothed boy, Dr. Nick, Girl with glasses, Dewey Largo, Long-haired girl, Superintendent Chalmers, Jaffee Ziswhisky, Sarah Wiggum, Gloria Prince, Lionel Hutz, Lewis' lookalike, Sanjay Nahasapeemapetilon, Buck-toothed girl, Herman Hermann, Old Jewish Man, Alice Glick, Boy with shades, Charlie, Bumblebee Man, Black Weasel, Lunchlady Dora, Yellow Weasel, Smug Girl, Jack Marley, Just Stamp the Ticket Man, Dave Shutton, Richard Nixon, Pahusacheta Nahasapeemapetilon, Mathemagician
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