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| (Act one cut in syndication. Bart and Lisa are charged with babysitting | |||
| Maggie, who entertains herself by finding out what happens when you stick | |||
| a fork in an electrical outlet.) | |||
| Bart and Lisa are on the couch watching TV. Unlike the half-hour show, | |||
| the couch is in the middle of the room, so that we can see behind them | |||
| through the archway to the staircase. Beneath the electrical outlet | |||
| behind the couch lies a fork, left over from Act One. By the couch | |||
| next to Bart is a cup with a bent straw. In front of the couch is an | |||
| empty bowl with a spoon in it. In the background, we see Maggie | |||
| crawling up the stairs. Bart and Lisa talk without looking at each other. | |||
| Lisa: | Where's Maggie? | ||
| Bart: | Who cares. | ||
| Lisa: | Oh, shut up. | ||
| Bart: | |||
| Close-up on the staircase. Maggie crawls upward out of frame. (There isn't | |||
| even the slightest hint of Maggie's feet. She looks like a polliwog.) | |||
| Maggie tumbles down the stairs (bounce bounce) landing on her head at | |||
| each bounce. | |||
| Cut back to Bart and Lisa on the couch, as we watch Maggie descend the | |||
| stairs in the background. | |||
| Lisa: | Do you hear something? | ||
| Bart: | Forget it! | ||
| Close-up on the foot of the stairs as Maggie reaches the bottom. Pain | |||
| lines stream out of her head, then she removes her pacifier (pop) and | |||
| squeals with glee, a huge smile on her face. | |||
| Maggie watches a butterfly flit out the window. She climbs out the | |||
| dormer onto the roof in chase. (Run run run run *thud*. Run run run | |||
| run *thud*. Run run run run *thud*. Maggie runs at a pretty healthy | |||
| clip.) Just as she reaches the edge of the roof, she grabs the butterfly | |||
| and falls. | |||
| Back to Bart and Lisa on the couch as a *thud* is heard outside. | |||
| Lisa: | I thought I heard a thud. | ||
| Bart: | You'll hear another one if you don't shut your trap. | ||
| Maggie emerges from a bush sans pacifier, the butterfly still in her | |||
| hand. She squeals with glee. | |||
| Marge has arrived home, groceries in her arms. The kids don't even | |||
| acknowledge her presence. | |||
| Marge: | Did you two keep an eye on Maggie? | ||
| Bart: | [bored] Yeah, Mom. | ||
| Lisa: | [bored] Yeah, Mom. | ||
| Marge: | Well, where is she? | ||
| Maggie walks into frame, still carrying her butterfly. (Her pacifier | |||
| is back in her mouth.) Close-up on her as she admires her prize. | |||
| The butterfly flits away, and Maggie starts bawling. | |||
| Back to Marge and the kids, all eyes on Maggie. Maggie's pacifier is | |||
| a few feet in front of her, and she's still bawling. | |||
| Bart: | Man, she is such a baby. | ||
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