Das Bus
The Simpsons, season 9, episode 14. First aired February 15, 1998. 134 moments of about ten seconds each: open one for its frame, what happens and what's said.
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About the episode
On the way to a Model United Nations trip, Milhouse's grapefruit jams the school bus brake and Otto drives off a bridge, leaving Bart, Lisa and their classmates marooned on an island. Their dreams of easy living fade, and when the salvaged snacks vanish, the kids put Milhouse on trial while he blames a mysterious monster. Back home, Homer launches an Internet business.
- Written by
- David X. Cohen
- Directed by
- Pete Michels
- Guest stars
- Phil Hartman as Troy McClure
- Jack Ong as Fisherman
- Chalkboard gag
I will not carve gods
- Couch gag
- Frog Family
- Production code
- 5F11
The synopsis is our own. Credits and guest stars from Wikipedia and the Simpsons wiki.
Every moment
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The Simpsons title appears in orange letters over drifting clouds on a blue sky, then the scene shifts…
“The Simpsons”
0:00–0:12 -
Homer starts in a purple bedroom beside a red bed and a cardboard box, gesturing and shouting
0:12–0:23 -
No regular characters are visible; the moment is an animated sky of layered, scalloped storm clouds shown…
“Noah, thou shalt buildst thyself an ark,”
0:23–0:34 -
An elderly bearded man in a long striped robe, who does not match any regular character, stands on a rocky…
“measuring 300 cubits in length.”
0:34–0:48 -
An unnamed bearded old man in a striped robe, with swept-up white hair, stands on a rocky cliff under stormy…
“Two creatures?”
0:48–0:59 -
Bart and Lisa lie on their stomachs on a rug in the living room, while Marge holds baby Maggie…
“Whoa, cool. God is so in your face.”
0:59–1:09 -
Lisa Simpson and Bart Simpson sit side by side on a multicolored circular rug with concentric rings of red…
“But the flood's only knee-high.”
1:09–1:17 -
Lisa Simpson and Bart Simpson sit facing each other on a colorful concentric circular rug in a room with teal…
“You let us stay up to watch Troy McClure and such other Bible epics as David vs.”
1:17–1:24 -
Marge stands beside Homer, who is seated on the brown couch, and both watch as Bart and Lisa lie…
“All right, you can stay up late tonight, but tomorrow,”
1:24–1:37 -
Homer Simpson sits at a table in a red booth with his hands clasped in front of him, grimacing, gritting…
“Quiet.”
1:37–1:43 -
Kent Brockman sits at a news desk in front of a green backdrop, hands clasped, talking throughout
“Go forth, Noah, and remember, the key to salvation is...”
1:43–1:55 -
Marge stands in the living room beside the couch where Homer sits, while Bart and Lisa lie prone on the rug…
“Huh?”
1:55–2:04 -
Homer Simpson holds a teal telephone receiver to his ear in a pink-walled room with a framed red boat…
“Uh, can't make it in today, Mr. Smithers.”
2:04–2:15 -
Principal Skinner strolls through a classroom of costumed students seated at desks with country placards…
“Okay, delegates, you leave tomorrow for the statewide model UN,”
2:15–2:28 -
Principal Skinner walks around a classroom where desks are labeled with country names such as Finland…
“Smile more.”
2:28–2:39 -
Milhouse sits at a desk labeled POLAND in a classroom with a world map on the wall
“Well, uh, I heard they sent a rocket to the sun once at night.”
2:39–2:51 -
Lisa sits at a desk labeled FRANCE beside a boy in a white headdress and sunglasses at a desk labeled LIBYA…
“Oh, grow up, Lise.”
2:51–3:03 -
Principal Skinner stands at the left of a classroom while Lisa sits at a desk labeled FRANCE in a black beret…
“Let's see.”
3:03–3:14 -
Principal Skinner stands at the left of a classroom with desks labeled France, Libya, Poland, Mexico…
“Another famous Indian was Crazy Horse. In conclusion, Libya is a land of contrast.”
3:14–3:25 -
Principal Skinner stands before a classroom world map gesturing with his hand while Lisa sits at her France…
“Please stop him! I'd like to, but I'm afraid he has diplomatic immunity.”
3:25–3:35 -
Principal Skinner stands at the front of a classroom beneath a Model U.N. Club banner, holding a flag…
“You're the one who's stuck in! That's right!”
3:35–3:47 -
Otto stands in the open doorway of a yellow school bus while Principal Skinner in a suit and Marge…
“Have a great weekend, kids.”
3:47–3:50 -
Marge Simpson and baby Maggie stand outdoors in front of a chain-link fence and green trees
“Have a great weekend, kids.”
3:50–4:01 -
Otto sits at the wheel while a slim man in a blue suit and orange tie stands in the aisle, gestures…
“Okay, kids. Otto's in charge.”
4:01–4:11 -
Homer Simpson stands on the front walk outside the house beside the open blue mailbox, reading envelopes…
“Water bill, third notice, jury duty, Third notice, mortgage bill.”
4:11–4:22 -
Ned Flanders walks along a sidewalk on Evergreen Terrace holding a white envelope addressed to Flancrest…
“Oops, that's for me.”
4:22–4:36 -
Homer Simpson stands beside a blue mailbox in front of a pink car and talks with Ned Flanders, the moustached…
“Internet, eh?”
4:36–4:49 -
Marge Simpson stands with arms crossed in the arched doorway of the pink living room, next to a potted plant…
“Homer, what are you doing?”
4:49–5:02 -
Marge stands at the left of a pink room while Homer sits at a purple desk beside a green rotary phone, a tray…
“Internet, eh?”
5:02–5:12 -
Homer stands at a purple counter in a pink room while Marge looks on
“Can't discuss that now, Marge. I have to write another delicious memo.”
5:12–5:26 -
Otto drives a bus through a mountain landscape, grimacing and then glancing sideways while gripping the wheel
“Oh, this song is driving me crazy.”
5:26–5:37 -
Otto steers while holding up a cassette labeled "Songs to Enrage Bus Drivers!" as passengers ride along
“Man, I don't know why I bought this stupid tape.”
5:37–5:50 -
Milhouse opens a white cooler beneath a red EMERGENCY EXIT sign and reaches for fruit, while Bart…
“Go Apple! Go Orange!”
5:50–6:01 -
Milhouse holds a grapefruit while Bart and an unnamed boy in a white shirt sit on the bus seats…
“Go Grapefruit!”
6:01–6:12 -
Otto wrestles the wheel of a yellow school bus while shouting and squinting, and the bus crashes…
“What the? It burns! I can't see!”
6:12–6:22 -
A driver with dark hair sits at the wheel of a yellow school bus with SCHOOL BUS lettering on its front…
“Okay, which way should I turn?”
6:22–6:27 -
No Simpsons characters appear in this moment
6:27–6:35 -
No named characters are clearly visible; the scene is an open blue sea under a bright sky with white clouds
6:35–6:44 -
Carl, Bart and Lisa cling to the windows of a yellow bus half-sunk in churning blue waves, and a huge wave…
“Go, Banana!”
6:44–6:54 -
Otto climbs against a red school bus window as a wave bursts in, then is swept under and surfaces…
“What the?”
6:54–7:05 -
Bart Simpson and a girl with curly yellow hair and an open mouth bob in deep blue water…
“I guess this is the end, Wendell. He's Wendell.”
7:05–7:16 -
Bart and Lisa, with Nelson, Milhouse, Patty and Selma, and a boy with an afro, are in a flooded school bus…
7:16–7:23 -
Milhouse flails and calls for help in open water as Bart grabs him from behind to keep him afloat
“Somebody help me! I think I'm getting swimmers here!”
7:23–7:35 -
Lisa Simpson and Nelson are on a sandy beach with other children, including a boy in a light blue shirt…
7:35–7:43 -
A row of children sits on a dirt patch in front of green bushes and a palm tree, with Bart at the left…
“This is all Lisa's fault. She started the stupid UN club.”
7:43–7:50 -
Lisa Simpson sits with her arms crossed on a sandy beach beside a boy with orange hair in a white shirt…
“Hey, Martin seconded the motion.”
7:50–8:00 -
Lisa Simpson in her red dress and pearl necklace and one of the purple-haired twins, Patty or Selma, in pink…
“Yeah, you and your stupid grapefruit almost got us killed.”
8:00–8:09 -
Bart Simpson first lifts a pink brain to his mouth, then stands on top of a large purple mound under a blue…
“What's everyone's problem?”
8:09–8:18 -
Bart Simpson first grins and holds a pink doughnut against his belly against a bright blue sky, then raises…
“We're gonna live like kings.”
8:18–8:29 -
Bart slides down a tree-trunk water flume and splashes into a pool beneath a waterfall, while a figure…
8:29–8:38 -
Ralph Wiggum sits behind a tropical feast of roast pig, fruit, and bread lit by flaming torches, and bites…
“And every night, the monkey butlers will regale us with jungle stories.”
8:38–8:47 -
Bart Simpson stands in the foreground facing a group of children on a sandy beach beside a blue lake…
“How many monkey butlers will there be? One at first, but he'll train others.”
8:47–8:54 -
Bart stands on a dark purple boulder and gestures with his hands while a boy with an afro and an orange shirt…
“Good, let's get to work. Me and Nelson will build a tree house.”
8:54–9:03 -
Bart stands on a sandy patch beside a large purple mound, then speaks while a group of kids gathers…
“What about the rest of us? You guys gather food for the big feast tonight.”
9:03–9:16 -
Homer sits at a pink-walled desk reading a WIRED magazine with a computer on its cover while Marge watches…
“All the good names are taken. Wait, I've got it.”
9:16–9:28 -
Homer sits at a purple desk in a pink room with a red-flowered vase and a framed still life on the wall…
“That's why I need a name that's cutting edge like Cutco,”
9:28–9:38 -
Marge Simpson stands with one hand on her hip in a pink room with a doorway to a green-walled hallway
“Help me out. How about CompuGlobal HyperMegaNet?”
9:38–9:46 -
Homer Simpson and Marge Simpson stand in a pink room beside a red decorative plant
“I think I'll make myself vice president.”
9:46–9:55 -
Homer Simpson stands in a pink room holding a teal telephone to his ear while Marge looks on beside him
“CompuGlobal HyperMegaNet.”
9:55–10:03 -
Bart Simpson sits on a palm branch on a tropical island while Milhouse, Lisa Simpson, and other kids gather…
“Food Patrol, we're all starved. Let's see what you've got.”
10:03–10:16 -
Lisa Simpson holds out a handful of purple berries on a grassy lawn beside a tree, then grins while looking…
“All we found were these oozing berries, and they look pretty poisonous.”
10:16–10:30 -
Bart Simpson stands in the centre of a close-up with Milhouse on the right, a curly-haired boy on the left…
“How are they, Ralph?”
10:30–10:37 -
Bart Simpson leans over and speaks while Milhouse stands at the right, and Lisa stands at the left
“Okay, food patrol blew it.”
10:37–10:44 -
A group of cartoon kids stands on a grassy lakeside lawn beside a lifeless figure with a purple-stained head…
“Kind of really crummy.”
10:44–10:51 -
Bart Simpson and Milhouse stand talking on a grassy island shore beside a large tree and a pile of driftwood
“No food, no shelter, no monkey butlers.”
10:51–11:03 -
A yellow-skinned, long-haired man with an orange cap and red headphones, wearing a pink shirt, bobs in open…
“Well, I'm done for.”
11:03–11:14 -
On the deck of a light green fishing boat at sea, three men work a large net: a man in a grey shirt and green…
“Thank the good dude I'm saved. And we can go back for the kids too.”
11:14–11:25 -
Two unfamiliar men, one bald with a black ponytail and thin mustache in a red sleeveless shirt, the other…
“I think I'm gonna like it in this boot.”
11:25–11:37 -
Patty and Selma sit on the grass beside a small blond boy in a blue sweater and red pants, who later covers…
“Monster!”
11:37–11:46 -
Nelson and Milhouse stand on a grassy path among bushes and trees
“There's no monster, you big scaredy.”
11:46–11:58 -
Nelson and Milhouse are on a sunny beach, with Lisa in a red dress holding sticks at the start beside a stone…
“Unlikely. Likely? Knock it off. We gotta find a way to light a fire.”
11:58–12:08 -
Nelson and Milhouse stand on a sandy beach, with Nelson, in the foreground at left, leaning in to tap…
“What's that sound?”
12:08–12:19 -
In a dark forest clearing at night, Milhouse, Bart, Nelson and Lisa kneel in a circle around a crackling…
“I'm so hungry I could eat at Arby's.”
12:19–12:31 -
Bart and Nelson stand at a blue railing under a purple night sky, with Bart grinning nervously while Nelson…
“No, it's not. It's my tummy.”
12:31–12:41 -
Bart kneels on a dim blue ground at night and talks excitedly, then gestures while Milhouse holds out a small…
“Hey, yeah.”
12:41–12:52 -
Bart Simpson swims underwater through a deep blue sea, passing small fish and bubbles
12:52–13:05 -
Bart Simpson lies on a white and magenta cooler with a red scuba-style breathing tube in his mouth…
“Oh!”
13:05–13:16 -
At night on a beach, Bart wades out of the surf hauling a white cooler with a red lid while Patty and Selma…
“Does anyone here like food?”
13:16–13:26 -
Lisa Simpson in her red dress and pearl necklace, Bart Simpson in his orange shirt, a blond bowl-cut boy…
“We may have to live on this food for a long time, so no more until tomorrow.”
13:26–13:38 -
Lisa Simpson stands behind a large red-and-white cooler in a dark forest clearing, gesturing with one arm…
“No one, but if we're gonna survive, we need rules and order.”
13:38–13:48 -
Lisa Simpson, Bart Simpson, Milhouse with blue hair and glasses, and Nelson in a vest…
“Who wants rations?”
13:48–13:59 -
Lisa, Bart and a few other kids stand around an open white cooler with a red trim on a grassy night clearing
“Where'd all the food go?”
13:59–14:10 -
Nelson stands with a grin beside Milhouse, a blue-haired boy in red glasses, pink shirt and red shorts…
“Is it time to eat? Looks like you already did.”
14:10–14:23 -
Nelson grips a long wooden stick outdoors at dusk, scowling beside a curly-haired boy in a striped shirt…
“Nacho cheese!”
14:23–14:31 -
Milhouse is first seen on a grassy park path beside a fallen book, then points and gestures while talking
“You wouldn't dare hurt me! You forget that I have the glasses!”
14:31–14:39 -
Milhouse stands in a grassy park with Nelson, who wears a salmon shirt and a blue vest, first gripping…
“Well, now that you've got everything you need, I'll just, you know, get out of your hair.”
14:39–14:48 -
Nelson grips Milhouse by the shirt while Bart watches from the foreground in a dusky clearing littered…
“Come on, let's slice him open and get our food back.”
14:48–14:59 -
Nelson points and glares at Milhouse, a blue-haired boy in a pink shirt, while a spiky-haired boy and a girl…
“Society blows.”
14:59–15:10 -
A heavy, scowling man with long brown hair pulled back, in a blue t-shirt, sits at a counter with a computer…
“Hurry up, I'm a busy man.”
15:10–15:23 -
Homer sits at a table in a pink room with a green teapot, pencils, and a red drink, speaking and looking…
“Hey, what the... Huh, the Internet King.”
15:23–15:33 -
Homer Simpson stands at a counter in a pink room with a green teapot and a cabinet behind him, his eyes wide…
“I'm interested in upgrading my 28.8 kilobaud internet connection to a 1.5 megabit fiber”
15:33–15:44 -
Bart Simpson stands behind a grey boulder while Milhouse is locked inside a bamboo cage on the left, gripping…
“Can I have some money now?”
15:44–15:56 -
Bart and Lisa Simpson stand by a purple rock in a leafy forest clearing, with Bart pointing and Lisa looking…
“Major rise.”
15:56–16:08 -
Lisa Simpson stands beside Milhouse, who has blue hair and red-framed glasses, as he grips a bamboo cage…
“Milhouse, did you steal the food? Nuh-uh.”
16:08–16:20 -
Milhouse grips two bamboo bars in a grassy wooded area while glancing around and speaking
“Oh, sorry. I'm just saying it was either you or the monster.”
16:20–16:31 -
Lisa and Bart stand by a grey rock in a jungle clearing while Lisa turns to him and points, and later she…
“The defense has just one more question.”
16:31–16:43 -
Bart Simpson stands behind a large purple rock in a leafy outdoor setting, while Lisa Simpson stands…
“I rest my case.”
16:43–16:46 -
Nelson sits by a lake in a leafy park scribbling in a small notepad with a pencil, then moves into a dense…
16:46–16:54 -
Nelson and Milhouse are in a leafy wooded area with tall bamboo stalks
“You liar! You did it, you lying jerk! Take that!”
16:54–17:01 -
Lisa Simpson scowls and jabs a finger in a sunny outdoor spot beside a curly-haired boy in a light blue shirt…
“You did it! You did it!”
17:01–17:12 -
Lisa Simpson scowls against a blue backdrop, then Bart Simpson in an orange shirt stands in a leafy forest…
“After careful deliberation,”
17:12–17:24 -
Bart sits on a grey rock in a leafy clearing holding a small grey ball, then Milhouse stands at a bamboo…
“But since there's no proof, I must find him not guilty.”
17:24–17:35 -
Milhouse is held back by Lisa, who wears a red dress and pearl necklace, while Bart in an orange shirt stands…
“Stop!”
17:35–17:46 -
Milhouse, Lisa and Bart stand together in a wooded park, with Nelson, the bully in a vest, pushing in at them
“March with us, law girl. Step aside.”
17:46–17:57 -
Dolph stands with a blond boy in a blue shirt, and two girls with long purple hair and pink bows appear…
“Kill the dorks! Bash their butts!”
17:57–18:08 -
Nelson crouches over a stone fire pit in a leafy clearing while a group of kids with a purple-haired girl…
“The hunt is on!”
18:08–18:19 -
Homer and Marge are in a pink room with a purple desk, red flowers in a pot, a teal telephone and a monkey…
“Homer, Bill Gates is here. Bill Gates?”
18:19–18:29 -
Homer Simpson sits at a purple desk reading an open book while Marge Simpson with her tall blue beehive…
“Mr. Simpson?”
18:29–18:39 -
Three men stand close together in a pink room with a wall lamp and a shelf holding a blue bottle
“Your internet ad was brought to my attention, but I can't figure out what,”
18:39–18:49 -
Homer grips the shoulders of Marge, who has a tall blue beehive and wears a green dress with a red beaded…
“This is it, Marge. I poured my heart and soul into this business,”
18:49–18:57 -
Homer and Marge stand in a pink room beside a pot of red flowers and a framed still-life painting
“and now it's finally paying off. We're rich, richer than astronauts.”
18:57–19:04 -
Ned Flanders stands in a pink room with a heavy bald man in a tie-less white shirt and a thin man in a light…
“Well, everyone always does.”
19:04–19:15 -
Homer sits at a purple table with his mouth open while a heavy man in a light blue shirt grips his arm…
“Hey, what the hell's going on?”
19:15–19:23 -
Patty and Selma appear in tribal face paint and bone hair ornaments, one holding a flaming torch, alongside…
19:23–19:32 -
Bart, Lisa and Milhouse hike together through a leafy forest clearing beside a pond, with Bart…
“I can't go on.”
19:32–19:41 -
Milhouse lies sweating in a jungle clearing in a red dress-like outfit while Bart in an orange shirt and blue…
“You two go ahead and carry me with you.”
19:41–19:52 -
Bart and Milhouse stand on a grassy jungle cliff edge beside a hanging vine while Lisa in her red dress…
“Paramil House, you go first.”
19:52–20:02 -
Bart and Lisa Simpson run through a forest, and Bart ducks behind a large tree trunk while Lisa looks on
“Look! We can hide in that cave!”
20:02–20:16 -
Bart, Lisa and Milhouse and the blue-haired boy with glasses, huddle together wide-eyed and frightened…
“We should be safe in here. They're trapped in the cave!”
20:16–20:27 -
Lisa Simpson holds up a book labeled "Model U.N. Charter" while Bart Simpson in his orange shirt stands…
“Stop! You are in violation of the Model UN Charter!”
20:27–20:37 -
Homer leads a group of tribal-painted Simpsons characters, including Marge with her tall purple beehive…
“The UN doesn't look too kindly on... The monster!”
20:37–20:48 -
Milhouse and a boy wearing a leafy green costume sit behind a purple rock in a sunny forest, the boy's face…
“Your monster appears to be nothing but a run-of-the-mill wild boar.”
20:48–20:55 -
Milhouse sits beside a brown-haired man in a pink headband, leaf and blue vest with face paint and stripes…
“Hey, look at his tusk. So the boar ate our food.”
20:55–21:06 -
Lisa Simpson stands with Ralph Wiggum, who has a striped face paint pattern, and a shirtless, pale, thin man…
“Hey, if a boar can survive here, there must be a source of food.”
21:06–21:17 -
Lisa, Milhouse and Bart and a Black man with grey curly hair, stand in a forest clearing in tribal costumes…
“And there's enough slime for all of us. We're saved!”
21:17–21:29 -
A shirtless, tribal-costumed man with a red headband and brown hair grins and holds a chunk of roasted meat…
“All that slime made this boar extra tender.”
21:29–21:39 -
Lisa kneels at a grey boulder streaked with green slime on a blue-grey clearing at night, where children…
“Shut up.”
21:39–21:47 -
Several tiny figures, too small to identify, stand together near the middle of a white sand beach…
“So the children learned to function as a society.”
21:47–21:54 -
The scene is a black title card sequence of credits in yellow Simpsons-style lettering
21:54–22:04 -
No Simpsons characters appear in this sequence, which is a black title-card credits roll with gold text…
22:04–22:13 -
A black closing credits sequence with no Simpsons regulars or one-off figures visible
22:13–22:22 -
A black closing credits sequence of The Simpsons with gold text on a black background
22:22–22:31 -
A black closing credits sequence with gold text on a black background
22:31–22:40 -
Silhouetted audience members, including one in front with a large spiky hairdo, sit in rows of seats…
“Shh.”
22:40–22:50
Who's in it
Bart Simpson, Homer Simpson, Lisa Simpson, Marge Simpson, Maggie Simpson, Milhouse Van Houten, Principal Skinner, Ned Flanders, Chief Wiggum, Waylon Smithers, Nelson Muntz, Kent Brockman, Otto Mann, Martin Prince, Ralph Wiggum, Patty Bouvier, Lewis Clark, Wendell Borton, Sherri Mackleberry, Terri Mackleberry, Kirk Van Houten, Luann Van Houten, Comic Book Guy, Gareth Prince, Sarah Wiggum, Gloria Prince, Troy McClure, God, Bill Gates, Fisherman, Noah, Chinese Fisherman 1, Chinese Fisherman 2
Everyone who appears in it, from the Simpsons wiki. Every character