[MC10] The Robbery: Part 1

Mini-capsule

Did You Notice . . .

   ... there is a photo of OFF next to Bart's safe?
   ... the combination lock on the Krusty safe is its nose?
   ... Bart has a phone in his room?
   ... Chief Wiggum holds a half-eaten donut?
   ... Nelson raises his fist at the camera?
   ... Homer holds his name upside-down?

Episode References

- [1F09] Bart is robbed
- [2F16], [2F20] Two-parter mystery
- [3G01] Homer attached to a lie detector

Goofs

=  the crook jumps from inside Bart's room (although all we can see is
   his hand) to far outside Bart's room in a split second.

*  How was that lifelike Butterfinger bar drawn with just a black magic
   marker?

~  In real life, people posing for mug shots wouldn't display just their
   first names...

Reviews

Yours Truly:  M'eh.  (C+)

Quotes and Scene Summaries

Bart is sound asleep in his room at night.  On his wall, there is a big
safe shaped like Krusty the Clown's head.  From off-screen, an ominious
black gloved hand unlocks the safe and claims its prize: a Butterfinger
bar!  Bart wakes up screaming just in time to see the suspect's shadow
sneaking down the hall, and instantly dials the police.

    Bart: [sternly] Police...I've been _robbed_!
  Wiggum: Uh, you say it was crispity, crunchety _and_ peanutbuttery?

A sketch artist draws something on a large pad of paper and turns it
around to show Chief Wiggum.  It's a picture of a Butterfinger bar, and
the chief grunts with delight.  Now, various Springfield residents are
posing for mug shots, including Otto, Lisa, Krusty, Nelson, Mr. Burns
and Homer.  As each of them pose, Scott Christian's voice speaks from
off-screen.

  Scott: Who laid a finger on Bart's Butterfinger?  There are six
         suspects but only five alibies.
  Homer: [posing for mug-shot] What's an alibi?  [pauses]  D'oh!
  Scott: Find out who _doesn't_ have an alibi and you can win $50,000.
         See these wrappers for details.
         [Butterfinger wrappers are shown]

All the suspects are gathered in the police interrogation room.  Homer
is strapped into a lie detector that Chief Wiggum is operating.

  Chief: [lazily] Name.
  Homer: Somer Himpson.  I mean Homer...
         [Homer gets an electric shock and screams]
   Bart: [devilish laugh]

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