Girly Edition
The Simpsons, season 9, episode 21. First aired April 19, 1998. 140 moments of about ten seconds each: open one for its frame, what happens and what's said.
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About the episode
Channel 6 launches a children's news show to satisfy regulators, and anchor Lisa reluctantly adds Bart to the staff. Producer Lindsey Naegle promotes Bart to co-anchor, and his sappy human-interest pieces make him the star, so a jealous Lisa sends him to the dump, where a vengeful Groundskeeper Willie waits. Homer, meanwhile, gets a helper monkey named Mojo, who adopts his slovenly habits.
- Written by
- Larry Doyle
- Directed by
- Mark Kirkland
- Guest stars
- Marcia Wallace as Mrs. Krabappel
- Couch gag
- Smeared
- Production code
- 5F15
The synopsis is our own. Credits and guest stars from Wikipedia and the Simpsons wiki.
Every moment
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Homer and Bart appear in a driveway beside a pink car, with Lisa in a red dress riding a red bicycle…
“The Simpsons”
0:00–0:12 -
Homer Simpson, Marge, Lisa, Maggie and Bart sit on the living room couch in the Simpson house, and Homer…
0:12–0:23 -
Scratchy and the blue mouse Itchy appear first on the show's title card and then on a pink title card…
0:23–0:33 -
Itchy and Scratchy appear in a stone-walled room with shelves of glassware and a glowing red furnace arch…
“I want a job.”
0:33–0:46 -
A blue cartoon mouse with a red-spotted cartoon mouse companion and a dark cartoon cat-like creature appear…
“I quit.”
0:46–0:53 -
Krusty the Clown sits at a wooden table across from a woman in a tan suit with a white ascot and dark bobbed…
“No, no, no.”
0:53–1:04 -
Krusty the Clown stands at a table in a studio beside a dark-haired woman in a pink blazer and white bow…
“Well, the FCC isn't laughing.”
1:04–1:16 -
Krusty stands in a studio office and talks, then holds a cigar, with a poster…
“What don't they learn? Don't trust mice, cats are made of glass...”
1:16–1:27 -
A woman with a short brown bob, pink jacket and white bow blouse sits in a dark leather chair behind a desk…
“A newscast for kids by kids.”
1:27–1:30 -
Krusty the Clown sits at a desk across from a woman with a short brown bob and a grey jacket, who looks…
“Well, you're not taking any time out of my show.”
1:30–1:42 -
Krusty the Clown stands in a room with a blue door and later a blue wall cabinet and a robot poster…
“I tell you, it's the tightest three hours and ten minutes on TV.”
1:42–1:50 -
A red-haired, red-bearded groundskeeper in green overalls and a yellow cap rakes fallen autumn leaves…
“Look, she's a bunny pile. Now for a wee nip and a wee nap.”
1:50–2:00 -
Milhouse stands holding a skateboard on a playground while Bart launches off a swing and flies…
“Ready, Milhouse?”
2:00–2:13 -
Bart Simpson rides down a purple playground slide, then rolls along the blacktop on a green skateboard…
“You owe me a quarter. I didn't crack my skull.”
2:13–2:25 -
Bart stands on leaf-covered grass beside a tree and a chain-link fence, first holding a green skateboard…
“My board!”
2:25–2:36 -
A red-bearded, red-haired man in green overalls and a grey shirt sits on a bed in a wood-panelled room…
“Sorry, Willy can't hear ya.”
2:36–2:47 -
Bart Simpson waves his arms beside a wooden fence and then peeks around its edge at a tanker truck…
“It's pure.”
2:47–2:58 -
Bart Simpson stands beside a wooden shed and then climbs onto its roof, where he pours a thick, yellow creamy…
“Hmm.”
2:58–3:10 -
Principal Skinner sits behind a large black desk in his office, a cigarette-like pencil held…
“Lisa, Channel 6 is launching a children's news program,”
3:10–3:23 -
Principal Skinner sits behind a desk in a red wingback chair, steepling his fingers around a pencil while he…
“Lisa, I've selected you to be that child anchor.”
3:23–3:33 -
Lisa Simpson sits smiling at a desk by a telephone and window in an office
“Me?”
3:33–3:38 -
A stocky yellow-skinned man with bushy red hair, a huge red moustache and a grey shirt under green overalls…
“This isn't right. This isn't right at all.”
3:38–3:46 -
A stocky man with bushy red hair, a large red moustache and blue overalls is buried in a heap of yellow grain…
“I'll have to eat my oats.”
3:46–3:54 -
Bart Simpson leans out of a purple-framed window of a brick house with a woman with purple hair and a figure…
“My shark!”
3:54–4:06 -
Bart Simpson and Milhouse watch from a broken-glass window of an orange brick house while straw and debris…
“And I just got it the way I like it.”
4:06–4:14 -
Bart sits at a classroom desk beside a girl with long purple hair, a pink bow and a pink sweater, and the two…
“The man knows quality work. This time you're in for it, Bart.”
4:14–4:26 -
Lisa Simpson appears in the first frames of a house exterior at dusk with its garage and fence
“And I'll be able to tackle all the hard-hitting children's news the grown-up controlled”
4:26–4:34 -
Marge Simpson stands in a green dress in front of a gold curtain, holding a stack of light blue plates…
“Oh, honey, I'm so proud of you.”
4:34–4:41 -
Lisa Simpson and Bart Simpson sit together at a table in a pink room, with a red stool and a purple cabinet…
“So who's on your news team?”
4:41–4:49 -
Lisa Simpson and Bart Simpson sit side by side at a table in a pink room with a shelf of ceramic items…
“Well, don't worry about sports. I got that covered.”
4:49–4:57 -
Marge, Lisa and Bart stand at a dining table in the pink kitchen, Marge holding a stack of plates while Lisa…
“Let your brother do sports.”
4:57–5:06 -
Homer stands at the Kwik-E-Mart counter holding a pink packet of gum, first looking at it wide-eyed…
“Ooh, the gum with the cracker center.”
5:06–5:19 -
Homer stands at the counter of the Kwik-E-Mart, facing Apu, a man in a green shirt seated in a wheelchair…
“I got him after a robber shot me six times and left me for dead.”
5:19–5:30 -
Nelson and Lisa are on a studio set with a rainbow backdrop and a large black recording unit on a stand
“Hey, I'm on TV, fart!”
5:30–5:40 -
Lisa Simpson stands at the left in a purple-tiled hallway beside a green EXIT sign and double doors…
“Fart, get out of my anchor chair.”
5:40–5:50 -
Lisa, Bart, and a boy with blue hair and glasses stand near a Kidz News counter with a rainbow mural…
“Wow, Ken Brotman.”
5:50–6:02 -
Homer Simpson stands at a counter across from a man with red hair, glasses, a moustache, a blue jacket…
“And maybe one of those dogs. What do they do?”
6:02–6:15 -
Homer Simpson and a man with a moustache, glasses and a blue suit with a purple tie stand on opposite sides…
“Oh, I'm not handicapped. I'm just lazy.”
6:15–6:29 -
Homer and Grampa stand on a city sidewalk beside a red storefront whose sign reads partly as "ANI"…
“Oh, son!”
6:29–6:42 -
Grampa Simpson stands outdoors in front of a brick building with a window and a green bush, first looking…
“Mmm, I can't wait to eat that monkey.”
6:42–6:54 -
Lisa Simpson stands behind a desk reading from a sheet of paper in front of a 'KIDZ NEWZ' sign
“Thank you.”
6:54–7:07 -
Krusty the Clown and a pink shirt, stands beside a brown-haired woman in a grey jacket and bow tie…
“Boring!”
7:07–7:09 -
Bart Simpson sits behind a desk in front of a KIDZ NEWZ sign, reading from a sheet of paper as he anchors…
“And now, sports.”
7:09–7:18 -
Bart sits behind a desk in a blue-screen studio labeled KIDZ NEWZ and reads from a sheet of paper
“The shirts continued their domination over the skins today.”
7:18–7:27 -
Lisa Simpson in her blue jacket and pearl necklace, Bart Simpson in a green jacket over a dark turtleneck…
“And we are out.”
7:27–7:38 -
Bart Simpson sits at a news desk on a sunny studio set, his eyes wide and mouth open, with a sheet of paper…
“Bart, you're off the sports beat. What? Sorry, Bart,”
7:38–7:48 -
Bart and Lisa stand on a rooftop set with a rainbow behind them, beside a news desk with two purple chairs…
“Anchorman, huh?”
7:48–8:01 -
Lisa Simpson stands facing a woman with a short brown bouffant, tan suit and white bow blouse in front…
“Lisa, Bart's got something you can't learn in school.”
8:01–8:11 -
Lisa Simpson stands facing a woman with short brown hair in a beige suit and white bow blouse, who is not one…
“Zork? What is Zork?”
8:11–8:23 -
Bart Simpson sits at a vanity with a lit mirror in a red bedroom, brushing his teeth…
“In English, Lisa?”
8:23–8:37 -
Bart stands before a mirror framed by round bulbs in a room with a colorful abstract painting on the wall
“Hmm.”
8:37–8:41 -
Marge Simpson sweeps and mops around the Simpsons' kitchen while a brown monkey, Mojo, scampers…
“Is there a problem, honey?”
8:41–8:54 -
Homer stands in his kitchen beside a green refrigerator as a red monkey in a blue harness rides…
“Mojo, Marge. Marge, Mojo. He can do anything you show him.”
8:54–9:08 -
Homer stands angrily in the kitchen beside the green refrigerator, with a brown monkey clinging…
“This filthy monkey made the orange juice you're drinking.”
9:08–9:20 -
Bart Simpson sits on a front step beside a green bush and a welcome mat while reading a large newspaper
“Supreme Court reverses... I won't turn to the comics.”
9:20–9:28 -
Bart stands on a front porch beside a green hedge and a green doormat, holding a open newspaper in both hands
“All right, I'll read one comic just to get me rolling.”
9:28–9:35 -
Bart sits on a front step holding a newspaper while Marge walks through a pink arched doorway…
“Mom, am I dumb? Honey, I'd love to reassure you, but right now,”
9:35–9:45 -
Bart stands on a sidewalk outside a brown door while an older heavy-set man with white hair and a pink…
“Mr. Brockman, I need your help.”
9:45–9:54 -
Bart stands at the open door of a house while an older, heavyset man with white flat-top hair, a pink…
“Miss Big Shot CNN Washington correspondent.”
9:54–10:04 -
Moe stands behind the bar holding a red cocktail with a lime wedge and straw, and Bart stands before him
“Twelve newsies, seven iron mics, four golden quaffs.”
10:04–10:13 -
Bart sits at a wooden desk in an office with a large blank blue television and VCR on a stand…
“Do you want to hear my award-winning secret?”
10:13–10:23 -
On a television screen framed in dark red, an older man with white swept hair and a red jacket holds…
“It's the sound of children's laughter.”
10:23–10:30 -
An older man with white hair in a red suit, identified only by his appearance, holds a microphone and speaks…
“which has delighted young Americans perlowe these past six years,”
10:30–10:38 -
Kent Brockman appears on a television screen behind a black microphone, first with half-lidded eyes…
“A store that sells designer mouse pads.”
10:38–10:41 -
Kent Brockman stands beside a white carousel horse with an orange bridle against pink and purple curtains…
“Well, I guess there's no room in this modern world for old blackie here.”
10:41–10:53 -
Kent Brockman holds a microphone while riding a white carousel horse with a blue saddle and orange trim
“This is Kent Brockman.”
10:53–11:04 -
A glowing white dot appears on a dark monitor, then an older man with white hair, a pink sweater…
“And now, kids news.”
11:04–11:09 -
Homer sits on the red couch in the pink living room, drinking from a red soda can, while a brown monkey…
“And now, kids news.”
11:09–11:20 -
Marge Simpson stands in a green dress with her arms crossed in front of a pink wall, an arched doorway…
“We'll bring you more on this chalk shortage as it continues.”
11:20–11:21 -
Bart and Lisa sit behind a curved news desk under a Kidz Newz sign with a rainbow and a sunny sky behind them
“We'll bring you more on this chalk shortage as it continues.”
11:21–11:29 -
Bart and Lisa sit behind a curved news desk beneath a colorful KIDS NEWS sign, with a rainbow and hills…
“And now, Bart's been looking into that alleged ham salad from yesterday's school lunch.”
11:29–11:37 -
Bart and Lisa Simpson sit side by side at a curved desk in blue suits, Bart with a red tie and Lisa…
“Bart, I really think we should... It's about a man.”
11:37–11:43 -
A spiky-haired yellow-skinned boy in a blue blazer and red tie stands at the left holding a microphone…
“Joe Banks, 82 years young,”
11:43–11:52 -
An older man in a purple baseball cap, navy jacket and white turtleneck, with grey hair at the sides…
“But last month, Joe made a discovery.”
11:52–11:58 -
Bart stands on a dirt path beside a blue pond holding a microphone and speaking to the viewer, gesturing…
“Some say the ducks went to Canada.”
11:58–12:07 -
Bart stands on a grassy park path holding a microphone as if reporting on location
“But it could be that there's just no room in this modern world for an old”
12:07–12:16 -
A man in a purple cap, navy jacket and white shirt stands in front of an orange fence holding a paper bag…
“man and his ducks. Where have all the flowers gone?”
12:16–12:28 -
Mr. Burns sits wrapped in a large blue blanket, while his thin assistant Smithers sits beside him on the left…
“There's no maybe about it, sir.”
12:28–12:33 -
Homer Simpson sits on the red couch in the living room, eating a slice of pizza, with Marge Simpson standing…
“Marge, can I get a duck? You already have a monkey.”
12:33–12:43 -
Bart Simpson sits behind a desk at a news set, first with eyes closed and then wide-eyed and grimacing…
“One man, no ducks.”
12:43–12:53 -
Lisa Simpson and Bart Simpson stand together in a studio set with a painted backdrop of a sailboat, green…
“That wasn't news. That was sappy, manipulative drivel.”
12:53–13:06 -
A short-haired brown-haired woman in a beige suit with a white bow blouse and red lipstick stands…
“Bart, look up here. This is where the tears would be if I could cry.”
13:06–13:17 -
Lisa stands on a suburban street behind a tripod-mounted movie recorder marked with a 6
“They want cheap sentiment?”
13:17–13:22 -
Lisa Simpson stands on a front walkway holding a silver microphone while speaking to the viewer in front…
“They call her the Cat Lady.”
13:22–13:30 -
Lisa Simpson stands on a front lawn holding a microphone, speaking to the camera-less scene while a house…
“But can anyone who loves animals that much really be crazy?”
13:30–13:39 -
Lisa Simpson stands on grass beside railroad tracks holding a microphone, with a crossbuck railroad sign…
“The old Union Pacific doesn't come by here much anymore.”
13:39–13:50 -
Lisa Simpson stands beside railroad tracks holding a microphone as a long orange Union Pacific freight train…
13:50–14:01 -
Homer stands on a sidewalk beside the teal Lard Lad Donuts shop, whose giant blue donut-holding statue looms…
“Come on, come to papa.”
14:01–14:13 -
A brown monkey wrapped in pink and brown coiled bands sits atop a wooden utility pole under a blue sky…
“Stop that! You're a helper monkey!”
14:13–14:20 -
Homer stands beside a teal brick wall in an alley while Grampa's white-tufted head sticks out from a green…
“I don't need your pity.”
14:20–14:30 -
The exterior of the Veterans of Popular Wars Hall is shown first, a beige building with blue lettering, a No…
“Our forgotten veterans, their guns are quiet now, their helmets lost or pawned.”
14:30–14:37 -
Bart speaks into a microphone at left while elderly workers sit sewing striped rainbow fabric…
“And yet here they are, making flags out of old clothes.”
14:37–14:48 -
Bart Simpson stands in the foreground of a salmon-walled room with folding chairs and an open window…
“And some purists will tell you the American flag doesn't contain the word Jordache.”
14:48–14:59 -
Lisa Simpson sits at a desk holding a sheet of paper and reading from it, while Bart Simpson sits…
“Hmm, thank you, Bart, for yet another touching Bart's people.”
14:59–15:09 -
Lisa Simpson sits at a curved desk on the left holding a sheet of paper, while Bart Simpson sits on the right…
“But is that really enough to honor our brave soldiers?”
15:09–15:22 -
Lisa and Bart sit in matching blue suits at a desk in front of a colorful banner, with Lisa reading a sheet…
“They have two.”
15:22–15:34 -
Marge stands holding Maggie, the baby in a blue outfit with a pacifier and blue bow, while Bart in a blue…
“I wish they could all be Bart's people, Mom.”
15:34–15:46 -
Bart and Lisa sit at a kitchen table piled with white envelopes stamped with red and blue seals
“Hmm. Really makes you think.”
15:46–15:56 -
Bart Simpson and Lisa Simpson sit at a blue-covered table piled with envelopes in the kitchen, with Bart's…
“Well, if I'm guilty of anything, maybe it's caring too much.”
15:56–16:09 -
Lisa appears first in a kitchen where Marge stirs a bowl at the counter while a spiky-haired boy in a blue…
“You're still a very important part of Bart's show.”
16:09–16:22 -
Lisa Simpson laughs and gestures in her pink bedroom beside a light blue shelf holding books, toys…
16:22–16:34 -
Bart sits at a lighted vanity mirror in a blue jacket and dabs his face with a pink sponge…
“Hey, Elise, be a doll and hand me that sealant.”
16:34–16:44 -
Bart faces his mirror reflection while Lisa stands holding out an envelope
“So many souls, so little airtime.”
16:44–16:50 -
Bart Simpson sits in a red chair at a desk and reads a sheet of paper held in both hands, his eyes darting…
“Dear Bart, I came to this country hoping to share the American dream,”
16:50–16:59 -
Bart Simpson sits on a pink swivel chair in a dressing room, reading a sheet of paper, while Lisa Simpson…
“Oh, how terrible, read-on.”
16:59–17:08 -
Bart and Lisa Simpson stand in a dressing room with a lit vanity mirror, a poster of a smiling Bart…
“I'm gonna put him on the air tonight, live!”
17:08–17:18 -
Homer Simpson lies sprawled on a pink rug in the living room, surrounded by spilled snacks, a tipped-over…
“Boudja, will you wipe my mouth?”
17:18–17:26 -
Marge stands in a pink room holding a laundry basket of folded clothes while Homer lies sprawled on a pink…
“Oh, for Pete's sakes!”
17:26–17:34 -
Marge Simpson stands in the pink bedroom holding a tall stack of folded laundry in a plaid basket, glaring…
“You said this monkey would be sweeping the floors and cleaning the gutters.”
17:34–17:46 -
Marge stands holding a laundry basket of folded clothes while Homer sprawls on a pillow and rug…
“What do you want? His cholesterol's through the roof.”
17:46–17:59 -
A brown monkey in a white diaper sits and crawls around a pink bedroom with a teal carpet, pulling books out…
“And so on.”
17:59–18:11 -
Homer stands at a red-walled door marked "Animal Assistants Program," pointing at the sign, then stumbles…
“Mojo, what have they done to you?”
18:11–18:18 -
A moustached man with glasses, wearing a blue suit and purple tie, steps out of a red doorway and then stands…
“Mojo, what have they done to you?”
18:18–18:26 -
Milhouse sits behind a desk in a blue suit and red tie, holding a sheet of paper, in front of a sign…
“Pray for Mojo. So,”
18:26–18:36 -
Lisa Simpson sits at a desk in a blue jacket and pearl necklace, with papers in front of her and a blank…
“Ew.”
18:36–18:44 -
Bart Simpson stands holding a microphone labeled KIDZ NEWZ while reporting in a junkyard
“Lisa, I've just arrived at the Springfield Dump.”
18:44–18:52 -
Bart stands in a junkyard of twisted cars and soiled mattresses while holding a microphone labeled KIDZ NEWZ…
“Sometimes, even a human being.”
18:52–19:00 -
Bart Simpson stands in front of a junk-filled lot and a row of purple corrugated sheet panels, speaking…
“lives a poor immigrant whose home was cruelly taken away.”
19:00–19:08 -
Bart holds a microphone reading Kidz Newz and interviews Groundskeeper Willie, a red-bearded man in blue…
“Groundskeeper Willie, um, so you're the immigrant I'm here to help.”
19:08–19:21 -
Lisa Simpson sits at a table in a blue jacket with her arms crossed, looking sideways with a scowling…
“I'll kill ya!”
19:21–19:23 -
Bart in his blue jacket stands in a junkyard of wrecked cars and appliances facing Sideshow Bob, who has…
“I'll kill ya!”
19:23–19:35 -
A man with swept-back reddish hair, a blue suit and a red tie sits at a news desk with a microphone…
19:35–19:47 -
A bushy-haired, red-bearded man in green overalls and yellow gloves, not one of the listed regulars, walks…
“Oh Bart, it's me, a jolly policeman! Oh, we got Willy.”
19:47–19:57 -
A red-bearded, bald man in blue overalls and yellow gloves, identified by the dialogue as Groundskeeper…
“Willy, stop!”
19:57–20:07 -
Lisa Simpson lies on a white quilted heap in a junkyard while a bearded man with a bald red-fringed head, red…
“No, you can't hurt Bart.”
20:07–20:14 -
Lisa Simpson stands on the right talking with Sideshow Bob, who has a huge mane of spiky red hair and wears…
“Well, not literally.”
20:14–20:23 -
Lisa Simpson stands in a junkyard in front of a towering stack of crushed cars and a large lavender wreck
“that little Hellraiser is the spawn of every shrieking commercial,”
20:23–20:32 -
Lisa Simpson stands in front of a heap of old cars and stacked folded blankets in a junkyard-like setting
“every teacher who cares less about young minds than about cashing their big fat paychecks.”
20:32–20:41 -
Lisa stands beside a junkyard of old cars and piled debris, watching a red-bearded man in blue overalls…
“You're right.”
20:41–20:51 -
Bart and Lisa Simpson, both in blue jackets, start beside a lavender junked car in a yard of stacked wrecked…
“Hey, Lise, thanks.”
20:51–21:01 -
Lisa Simpson and Bart Simpson stand together on a sunny day in a junkyard of stacked wrecked cars and debris
“You know, Bart, if we combine your showmanship with my integrity,”
21:01–21:12 -
Two cartoon figures in blue sleeves and a grey suit shake hands in close-up, then the scene cuts to a TV…
“The new approved kids news has been canceled.”
21:12–21:24 -
Robot toys with brown armour plates and green, red and pink limbs stand and sit on a blue floor in a room…
“You can count on us, Mr. President.”
21:24–21:33 -
Bart and Lisa sit side by side on a dark red couch in their pink living room, watching a small television…
“Colonel Katafi is up to his old tricks.”
21:33–21:46 -
Four armored robot fighters, one green with antenna-like horns, one purple, one red-horned, and one orange…
“Chocolate away!”
21:46–21:56 -
Several yellow-skinned cartoon characters with raised fists and sprawled bodies appear in the corners…
21:56–22:07 -
A black closing credits sequence with no regulars or one-off characters on screen
22:07–22:17 -
No regular characters appear in this sequence of black end-credit cards with gold lettering that cycle…
“We'll be right back.”
22:17–22:28 -
No Simpsons characters appear in this moment; it is a black-background end credit sequence with gold text
“Shh.”
22:28–22:38 -
In a dim cinema, silhouetted audience members sit in rows of seats, with a large-haired figure…
“Shh.”
22:38–22:48
Who's in it
Bart Simpson, Homer Simpson, Lisa Simpson, Marge Simpson, Maggie Simpson, Milhouse Van Houten, Grampa Simpson, Principal Skinner, Krusty the Clown, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Mrs. Krabappel, Mr. Burns, Waylon Smithers, Nelson Muntz, Kent Brockman, Jasper Beardsley, Martin Prince, Ralph Wiggum, Groundskeeper Willie, Lewis Clark, Wendell Borton, Richard, Sherri Mackleberry, Terri Mackleberry, Nina Skalka, Janey Powell, Itchy, Long-haired girl, Scratchy, Squeaky-Voiced Teen, Buck-toothed girl, Lewis' lookalike, Old Jewish Man, Lunchlady Dora, Black Weasel, Yellow Weasel, Lindsey Naegle, Lard Lad, Animal Assistants clerk, Apu's helper monkey, Cocoa, Crazy Cat Lady, Gooey, Joe Banks, Major Nougat, Mojo, Ms. Mouse, The Chocobots' leader
Everyone who appears in it, from the Simpsons wiki. Every character