This Little Wiggy
The Simpsons, season 9, episode 18. First aired March 22, 1998. 130 moments of about ten seconds each: open one for its frame, what happens and what's said.
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About the episode
Marge pushes Bart into befriending the lonely Ralph Wiggum, and Bart only warms to him on learning that Chief Wiggum keeps a key that unlocks the whole town. The boys sneak into closed shops and then the abandoned penitentiary, where the old electric chair is still live. When Mayor Quimby plans to sit in it for a publicity stunt, Bart and Ralph scramble to warn him.
- Written by
- Dan Greaney
- Directed by
- Neil Affleck
- Guest stars
- Marcia Wallace as Mrs. Krabappel
- Phil Hartman as Troy McClure
- Chalkboard gag
I was not told to do this
- Couch gag
- El Barto
- Production code
- 5F13
The synopsis is our own. Credits and guest stars from Wikipedia and the Simpsons wiki.
Every moment
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No regular characters appear in this opening title sequence
“The Simpsons”
0:00–0:11 -
Bart Simpson is at Springfield Elementary School, where the sign reads SPRINGFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL…
0:11–0:23 -
Homer stands at a red counter under a CAUTION sign, holding a glowing green rod, while a frail, stooped…
0:23–0:36 -
Lisa Simpson plays a light blue saxophone in a classroom band while Mr. Burns conducts from a music stand
0:36–0:44 -
Homer Simpson scowls and grips the wheel of a pink car as green glowing sparks flash around his eyes…
0:44–0:55 -
Maggie sits in a car seat gripping a steering wheel while Marge drives beside her
“Eep, eep.”
0:55–1:07 -
Homer stands with his back partly turned beside a red bed in a purple room, looking off to the side
1:07–1:19 -
Mrs. Krabappel stands at the front of a classroom reading from a red math book while pupils sit at desks…
“Now whose calculator can tell me what seven times eight is?”
1:19–1:31 -
Mrs. Krabappel stands at the front of a green classroom holding a book while frowning and gritting her teeth
“Whatever.”
1:31–1:43 -
Principal Skinner stands at the front of a classroom beside a desk with stacked books and a red apple…
“We have a very special visitor today. But he's no ordinary visitor.”
1:43–1:55 -
Principal Skinner greets Robbie the Automaton, a silver robot with a glass dome and red antenna-like lights…
“Kids, this is Robbie the Automaton.”
1:55–2:04 -
Milhouse first appears in a close-up in front of a doorway, then stands on a grey planet in a blue starry…
“Earth.”
2:04–2:17 -
A silver robot labeled Consultant John Swartzwelder stands before a green classroom chalkboard…
“Or which of the three stooges had the heaviest brain?”
2:17–2:29 -
Bart sits chin in hand at a classroom desk while a silver robot with a heartbeat-style screen on its head…
“The answers to these and similar questions can be found at the Springfield”
2:29–2:39 -
Bart sits at a classroom desk beside a red apple with classmates behind him, then turns to watch…
“No, kid, don't!”
2:39–2:47 -
Principal Skinner is confronted in a green room with a chalkboard and a red fire alarm by a silver robot…
“Default setting.”
2:47–2:57 -
Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and baby Maggie walk through a crowded parking lot in front of the Knowledgeum…
“He's killing me! Yay!”
2:57–3:11 -
Homer, Marge, Bart and Lisa walk along a building walkway past a round Springfield Knowledgeum sign…
“Yeah, good things don't end with eem. They end with mania or tyria.”
3:11–3:25 -
Troy McClure appears on a large screen in a dark hall while Marge stands at a rail beside Homer, Lisa and Bart
“You may remember me from such automated information kiosks as Welcome to Springfield”
3:25–3:35 -
Homer, Marge, Bart and Lisa stand at the Hall of Wonders exhibit, beneath signs for the Macro-Scope…
“Wow!”
3:35–3:47 -
Homer, Bart, Maggie, Marge and Lisa stand together in a dark blue dome-like space, with Homer, Bart, Maggie…
“It says the ceiling was donated by the Velcro company.”
3:47–3:58 -
Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie stand together in an arched doorway with a dark interior and a pink floor
“Hey, I'm gonna go toss the virtual salad.”
3:58–4:05 -
Marge and Maggie stand on a pink floor beside a dark archway
“Come on, Maggie.”
4:05–4:12 -
Bart and Lisa stand with a group of onlookers, including a man with spiky black hair, a heavy man…
“The section now illuminated is the floating point unit.”
4:12–4:22 -
Bart Simpson stands beside a bespectacled man in a green lab coat and blue bow tie, and a boy with a light…
“Oh, well.”
4:22–4:29 -
Bart stands at a pink desk typing on a keyboard in front of a computer while a thin, bespectacled man…
“Well... Boring. Am I on the internet? No, you can only access...”
4:29–4:42 -
Homer Simpson is strapped into a mechanical chair with a bulky robotic arm and tubes at a pink-signed…
“Obulate, damn you.”
4:42–4:56 -
Bart stands on a red, Mars-like desert beside a small solar-paneled Mars Rover and a round Mars Rover sign…
“Whoa, this whole planet is like one big skate park.”
4:56–5:07 -
Bart Simpson rides a green-and-grey wheeled cart down a red rock canyon, arms outstretched, then slides down…
“Look out, Ralph!”
5:07–5:15 -
Bart Simpson and Ralph Wiggum sit together on a rust-red, rocky Mars-like landscape under a glowing orange sky
“I found a moon rock in my nose.”
5:15–5:26 -
Homer holds up a blond boy in a blue shirt to a giant yellow ear labeled THE EAR on a blue wall, while Bart…
“I know you. My daddy took your beer.”
5:26–5:37 -
Homer stands in the foreground talking to Bart, a spiky-haired boy in an orange shirt, while a teen…
“Good one, guys.”
5:37–5:50 -
Chief Wiggum first hugs a small blond boy in a blue shirt and red pants, then pats his head while the boy…
“Oh, no, he'll be fine. He's always getting himself stuffed in this or that.”
5:50–5:57 -
Chief Wiggum stands beside Marge Simpson in her green dress and tall blue beehive against a red-orange…
“Is that normal? Yeah, he's just playing Wiggle Puppy.”
5:57–6:07 -
Chief Wiggum stands in front of a red-orange backdrop with a rocky landscape at the bottom
“I tell you, that dog has had some amazing adventures.”
6:07–6:11 -
Chief Wiggum and Marge Simpson stand in a room with a red-lit planetary display behind them
“Ralph certainly has a lot of imagination.”
6:11–6:23 -
Chief Wiggum and Marge Simpson first stand talking in a room with an orange counter and a small grey device
“Sure, we'd all love some real friends, Marge, but what are the odds of that happening?”
6:23–6:30 -
Marge Simpson squats beside a small blond boy in a blue sweater and red pants on a purple floor…
“When I was little, I used to play by myself, too.”
6:30–6:44 -
Homer, Marge with her tall blue beehive holding baby Maggie, Bart, and Lisa leave a building through glass…
“Then me and my friend were about to press it, but the man said not to press it,”
6:44–6:56 -
Homer stands in a parking lot beside Marge with her tall blue beehive, Maggie with her pacifier and blue bow…
“Let's get some beer in you and then it's right to bed.”
6:56–7:09 -
Bart Simpson and Marge Simpson stand in the family's front hallway near the red coat rack and the arched door…
“You know who's nice?”
7:09–7:21 -
Bart Simpson first stands with a green backpack on his back on the carpet beside the staircase, while Marge…
“What? I scheduled a play date.”
7:21–7:32 -
Bart and Ralph stand in front of a pink house while Marge watches nearby
“Whoa.”
7:32–7:39 -
Marge Simpson and Bart stand at a pink front door decorated with a pacifier ornament, while a chubby boy…
“You want me to hang out with Ralph Wiggum?”
7:39–7:51 -
Bart Simpson stands in a doorway talking with a chubby boy in a blue shirt and red belt who holds a popsicle…
“You two make an adorable pair.”
7:51–8:02 -
Bart Simpson stands against a pink wall beside a yellow curtain and a purple garment at the right edge, first…
“Listen, the social order of elementary school is densely layered.”
8:02–8:12 -
Marge Simpson and Bart Simpson stand in a pink room with an arched doorway, a framed still life painting…
“He's just a misunderstood little boy who needs a friend.”
8:12–8:24 -
Bart and Ralph first stand together at a pink doorway, Bart glancing aside while Ralph licks a pink popsicle…
“Well, I don't know about that. Might help him a little.”
8:24–8:35 -
Marge dusts a pink living room, moving a gray attachment along a yellow curtain by the window…
8:35–8:39 -
A small blond boy in a blue shirt smeared with brown stands beside Bart, the spiky-haired boy in an orange…
“Your toys are fun to touch. Mine are all sticky.”
8:39–8:47 -
Bart stands beside a small blond boy in a stained blue shirt at a pink toy chest; Bart holds a Krusty…
“Ralph, I just got through sorting those.”
8:47–8:54 -
Bart stands in his bedroom holding a towel and a toy, while a small blond boy in a blue shirt with a green…
“Ralph, would you just... Look, a rocket ship!”
8:54–9:06 -
A boy with a bowl-cut of blond hair and a blue shirt, who is not one of the regulars, hides behind a stack…
“Shh, I've been here two hours, and Bart still hasn't find-it me.”
9:06–9:19 -
Bart Simpson stands in his bedroom beside a blue bookshelf and a desk, while Marge Simpson stands facing him
“But people will see me paired up with a doofus.”
9:19–9:29 -
Bart strides along a sidewalk past hedges and trees, with a boy in a blue shirt and red pants, who has…
“Slow down, Bart. My legs don't know how to be as long as yours.”
9:29–9:40 -
Bart and Ralph crouch in a green hedge along a suburban street
“Videotaping this crime spree is the best idea we ever had.”
9:40–9:51 -
Homer drives a white cart marked PARKING ENFORCEMENT down a suburban street while a purple-haired woman films…
“Hi, guys. Had enough for you?”
9:51–9:58 -
Bart Simpson hides in a hedge on a suburban street lined with pink and white houses, with Ralph Wiggum…
“That was too close.”
9:58–10:07 -
Bart Simpson stands beside Ralph Wiggum, a chubby boy in a blue shirt and red pants with a wide-eyed, lisping…
“Ouch! This is my swing set.”
10:07–10:15 -
Bart and a blond boy in a blue shirt peer over a grey stone wall outdoors beside a green tree and a swing set
“Right, a leprechaun. He told me to burn things.”
10:15–10:28 -
Bart sits on a green turtle-shaped toy in a bedroom with green walls and posters, while a blond boy in a blue…
“Come on, Ralph, your dad's a cop. There must be some cool stuff around here.”
10:28–10:38 -
Bart and a chubby blond boy in a blue shirt and brown pants talk in a bedroom with a Wiggle poster and red…
“Did he say I'm not allowed in there? Yes.”
10:38–10:49 -
Bart Simpson stands in a purple room beside Ralph Wiggum, a chubby boy in a blue shirt and red pants…
“Oh, Lord, I thank you for this bounty I'm about to receive.”
10:49–10:59 -
Bart stands beside a heavyset boy in a blue sweater, maroon trousers and a red belt, in a purple-walled room…
“Wow, Dad's been in jail six times.”
10:59–11:10 -
Bart and a chubby blond boy in a blue sweater and red pants stand in a purple room by a closet stocked…
“It's me, Chief Wiggin.”
11:10–11:24 -
Chief Wiggum stands in a doorway peering into a purple-walled bedroom with a television on a dresser, a pair…
“A 341 in my own bedroom.”
11:24–11:32 -
Chief Wiggum first stands in a purple room beside a dresser and TV, then tumbles to the floor among scattered…
“Oh, God! My back!”
11:32–11:45 -
Chief Wiggum stands in a doorway before an open closet with police helmets on the shelf and a 'POLICE' sign…
“You know you're not supposed to go in there.”
11:45–11:56 -
Chief Wiggum stands in a doorway lined with black caps marked POLICE and talks with Bart in his orange shirt…
“Ralphie, you got a friend?”
11:56–12:05 -
Chief Wiggum stands in a purple room beside an open closet marked TEAR GAS & MACE, while Bart and a one-off…
“That takes me back to the 60s.”
12:05–12:13 -
Chief Wiggum stands beside a wooden bedpost with a key ring hanging from a chain, first adjusting his cap…
“What's that weird key for?”
12:13–12:20 -
Bart Simpson stands facing a blue-skinned police officer in a black helmet with a visor, and both wear black…
“That's Daddy's magic key. It opens every door in town.”
12:20–12:22 -
Bart stands in a purple room beside a wooden dresser with a television on top, first staring wide-eyed…
“The police master key?”
12:22–12:35 -
A yellow-skinned cartoon hand, belonging to an off-screen character in a white shirt, holds up…
12:35–12:37 -
Homer Simpson and Marge Simpson stand together in the living room beside a blue upright piano
“Hi, this is Jerry Maguire.”
12:37–12:48 -
Homer and Marge stand in the living room beside a blue upright piano, with Homer at a counter next to a black…
“And the devil maybe missed your call, so here come the beep.”
12:48–13:00 -
Marge Simpson stands beside Bart, the spiky-haired boy in an orange shirt, who faces the window…
“Oh, see, I knew you'd find something you liked about him.”
13:00–13:14 -
Chief Wiggum visits a bedroom at night where Bart sits on the top bunk in green pajamas and a small blond…
“Uh, Ralph's a little afraid of the dark, Bart.”
13:14–13:25 -
Bart Simpson walks down a purple hallway beside a boy in a blue shirt and red pants, the two of them…
“I'm scared.”
13:25–13:38 -
Bart and a bowl-cut boy in a blue shirt and red trousers stand by a blue door while Bart grips a pink bat
13:38–13:50 -
Bart and a smaller blond boy in a blue shirt and red trousers stand by a blue door, Bart gripping a long pink…
“Son of a...”
13:50–14:03 -
Bart and a stocky boy in a blue shirt with a chain around his neck stand at a glass door with blue frames…
“The world is our toy store. Toy store, toy store, toy store!”
14:03–14:16 -
Bart rides a red bicycle through a toy store while a bald, chubby man in a blue sweater, red pants and green…
“Wee!”
14:16–14:28 -
Bart and a chubby boy in a blue sweater and red pants bounce on pogo sticks in a toy store with a green…
“Whoa!”
14:28–14:42 -
Bart Simpson and Ralph Wiggum stand together on a sidewalk at night, while a group of older kids gathers…
“Check it out, guys. It's dork and dorker.”
14:42–14:53 -
Bart Simpson and Ralph Wiggum stand on a blue platform at night in front of a pink-and-purple building…
“Isn't that adorable?”
14:53–15:05 -
Nelson stands with Homer and Lenny, who has spiky black hair and a skull-print shirt, on a dusky street…
“I don't get you, Simpson.”
15:05–15:17 -
Homer stands with three other figures outside a pink-and-teal storefront under a purple night sky: a boy…
“Whoa!”
15:17–15:30 -
Homer stands beside a brick wall on a city street and holds a small key on a chain near the neck of Ralph…
“Let's use this thing to rob the school. Let's go to the zoo and tease the dingo.”
15:30–15:44 -
Bart and Milhouse stand on a purple hillside at night with a group of onlookers, including a bald heavy man…
“Here she is, the big house, The Stony Lonesome, the Thug Jug,”
15:44–15:51 -
Homer stands with Bart and a small blond boy in a light blue shirt with a bead necklace, while a brown-haired…
“Here she is, the big house, The Stony Lonesome, the Thug Jug,”
15:51–15:59 -
A chubby boy with a bowl haircut in a blue shirt and red pants, likely Ralph, and Bart Simpson…
“I'm scared, Bart.”
15:59–16:09 -
Bart stands on a purple, rocky field under a starry night sky with bare trees, facing a chubby blond boy…
“All the murderers are long dead, and I'm sure their ghosts are probably in hell.”
16:09–16:23 -
Bart Simpson holds a key on a chain while Ralph Wiggum stands beside him on a barren purple hillside…
“My key!”
16:23–16:35 -
Bart works a padlock on a chain at the barred gate of Morningwood Penitentiary at night, with a bald heavyset…
“Go on home, Ralph.”
16:35–16:47 -
Bart Simpson stands before a prison yard wall topped with barbed wire, first grimacing and wincing…
“I can't bail on a friend, even if it is Ralph.”
16:47–16:56 -
Nelson and Bart Simpson are in a purple-tinted outdoor yard beside a grey prison wall with barbed wire…
“Hey, keep away.”
16:56–17:07 -
Bart and a blue-shirted boy sit muddy in a purple pit while Homer stands at a fence with a long-haired figure…
“This sucks. Let's do something else. I know.”
17:07–17:18 -
Bart and Homer stand with a purple-beanied man in a skull shirt and a long-haired woman in a green sweater…
“Yeah.”
17:18–17:24 -
Bart first appears under a starry night sky beside a bare tree, looking uneasy and then excited
“Hey, Ralph, you're braver than you thought.”
17:24–17:38 -
Bart walks with a blond-haired boy in a blue shirt and red pants through a dim jail block with purple cell…
“Wow, look at all these toilets.”
17:38–17:50 -
Bart and a chubby boy with a bowl-cut blond hairdo, light blue shirt and red pants walk through a purple…
“The pointy kitty took it.”
17:50–18:01 -
Bart and a boy with a blond bowl cut and light blue shirt stand at a purple door marked DANGER NO ENTRY…
“Danger, eh?”
18:01–18:10 -
Bart stands beside a chubby boy with a bowl-cut hairdo and a light blue shirt with a red belt, in front…
“Whoa, Mama, the electric chair.”
18:10–18:19 -
Bart Simpson and a blond boy in a blue jacket and red pants stand in a dark room beside an electric chair…
“Maybe it still works.”
18:19–18:29 -
A yellow-skinned boy with a bowl-cut hairstyle, blue shirt and red trousers, holding a key on a chain, stands…
“Maybe our key fits in here.”
18:29–18:40 -
Ralph Wiggum stands at the left and Bart Simpson at the right beside an electric chair with a dome-shaped…
“Somebody down there?”
18:40–18:50 -
A slim police officer with a grey moustache and a blue cap holds a flashlight beam into a dark alley…
“Why do I always shout first.”
18:50–18:59 -
Bart and Ralph sit on a colorful rug in a pink bedroom playing cards
“Got any threes?”
18:59–19:10 -
Bart and a blond boy in a blue shirt named Ralph sit on a purple rug in front of the brown couch, with Bart…
“The Justice League is moving into their new building today.”
19:10–19:20 -
A heavy, bald-topped man with brown hair in a purple suit and blue tie stands behind a wooden podium…
“I have ordered the reopening of this prison to send a message to the criminals of”
19:20–19:30 -
Ralph grins and points to the side while holding a fan of playing cards, in a living room with a brown…
“Hey, that's our play chair. To demonstrate what you're in for,”
19:30–19:44 -
Bart and Ralph sit on a purple rug in front of a brown couch, with a scatter of face-down cards between them…
“Uh-oh.”
19:44–19:57 -
An older police officer with a white moustache, grey hair at the sides, a blue cap, blue shirt, black tie…
“Now, Martha, we've been over this and over this.”
19:57–20:06 -
Bart Simpson and a chubby boy in a blue collared shirt, maroon pants and a red belt sit together on a brown…
“Come on, a man's life is at stake. We need to get a message to the prison.”
20:06–20:16 -
Bart talks with a blond bowl-cut boy in a blue shirt in a living room with a purple lamp
“That's it. Ralph, you're a genius!”
20:16–20:29 -
Chief Wiggum pulls a red lever on a wall box in the first frame
“Getting ready to throw the switch.”
20:29–20:42 -
Mr. Burns sits behind his large wooden desk in his office, waving a smoking rocket-shaped cylinder…
“Smithies, there's a rocket in my pocket.”
20:42–20:54 -
Homer, Marge, Lisa, Bart, Maggie and Grampa stand in the living room in the first frames, with Homer seated…
“Electric chair is on, eh?”
20:54–21:07 -
Mr. Burns sits in a tall red chair at his desk beside a model rocket, then reaches under the desk to press…
“Put a stop to that.”
21:07–21:16 -
Chief Wiggum stands at the right beside a red wall-mounted lever, while two other police officers, one…
“That was really entertaining.”
21:16–21:22 -
Lisa Simpson stands on a blue and pink rug in a living room beside Maggie and Marge, with her tall blue…
“Yeah, all right.”
21:22–21:33 -
Lisa, Bart, Maggie, Marge, Homer and Ralph Wiggum are gathered in a pink living room, with the brown couch…
“But surely I deserve some credit for... Ralph!”
21:33–21:44 -
A young blond boy with a straight bowl-cut and a blue collared shirt smiles calmly against an orange-brown…
“Ralph! Ralph! Ralph! You've done grand, laddie.”
21:44–21:52 -
No animated characters appear in this moment; it is a black opening credits sequence on a plain black…
21:52–22:01 -
A black screen shows no characters, only a sequence of orange credit captions in a cartoon-style font: first…
“Thank you.”
22:01–22:10 -
A black closing credits sequence of The Simpsons with no regular or one-off characters visible
22:10–22:19 -
No Simpsons characters appear in this moment; it is a black closing credits roll over a black background
22:19–22:28 -
The moment is a black screen of orange end-credit text that scrolls through crew lists, starting…
22:28–22:37 -
Silhouetted audience members, including one with a large puffy head of hair in the foreground, sit in rows…
“Shh.”
22:37–22:48
Who's in it
Bart Simpson, Homer Simpson, Lisa Simpson, Marge Simpson, Maggie Simpson, Milhouse Van Houten, Principal Skinner, Ned Flanders, Chief Wiggum, Krusty the Clown, Mrs. Krabappel, Mr. Burns, Waylon Smithers, Nelson Muntz, Kent Brockman, Jasper Beardsley, Martin Prince, Ralph Wiggum, Reverend Lovejoy, Lou, Lewis Clark, Wendell Borton, Richard, Jimbo Jones, Eddie, Todd Flanders, Maude Flanders, Rod Flanders, Kearney Zzyzwicz, Sherri Mackleberry, Terri Mackleberry, Mayor Quimby, Nina Skalka, Janey Powell, Hans Moleman, Adrian Belew, Professor Frink, Dolph Starbeam, Sophie Jensen, Long-haired girl, Jaffee Ziswhisky, Buck-toothed boy, Dr. Nick, Superintendent Chalmers, Buck-toothed girl, Sarah Wiggum, Lewis' lookalike, Boy with shades, Troy McClure, Alice Glick, Smug Girl, Jack Marley, Kyle Williams, Sideshow Bob, Binky, Ham, Report Card, Malibu Stacy, Leprechaun, Morningwood Guard, Robby the Automaton, Robot Controller
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