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| {Curly braces} enclose dialogue or scenes cut in syndication. | |||
| Homer is in traditional fishing attire. Floppy hat. A styrofoam cooler | |||
| in his arms. Fishing pole balanced atop the cooler. Orange life jacket | |||
| on his shoulders. (Okay, maybe the life jacket isn't traditional...) | |||
| Homer: | I can almost taste that trout already! | ||
| Pull back. Homer has reached the riverbank. Behind him, Bart drags | |||
| a red rowboat. Bart is facing away from Homer, the upside-down | |||
| boat covering his head, panting heavily. | |||
| Bart: | Where are we? | ||
| Homer: | Cut the chatter, boy. Get the boat in the water. | ||
| Close-up on Bart, as he falls backwards. | |||
| Bart: | Ugh! (*splash*) Oof! | ||
| The boat (with Bart in it) drifts away. | |||
| Bart: | [waving his arms] Whoa, I'm adrift! I'm adrift! | ||
| Homer dives in, swims to the boat, and lifts himself in. | |||
| (The boat lists in the obvious direction.) | |||
| Bart: | Boy, for a second there I thought I was up a creek without a paddle. | ||
| Homer just sits, panting and staring. | |||
| Bart: | Dad? | ||
| More panting and staring. | |||
| Bart: | Dad? | ||
| While Bart rows, Homer reclines, enjoying a can of what we presume to | |||
| be that wonderful Duff. | |||
| Homer: | Fetch me a bologna sandwich, there, boy! | ||
| Bart opens the cooler. | |||
| Bart: | Uh oh. | ||
| Homer: | [angrily] Don't tell me you forgot to bring the bologna sandwiches! | ||
| Bart sifts through the contents of the cooler. | |||
| Homer: | [quietly angry] I want my bologna sandwich now! | ||
| Bart has found a jar labelled ``Bait''. He empties the worms onto a piece | |||
| of white bread and hands the sandwich to Homer. | |||
| Bart: | Here you go, sir. | ||
| Homer takes the sandwich. | |||
| Homer: | What are you staring at? Go on, have a sandwich yourself. | ||
| Bart: | Uh, I'm not hungry. | ||
| Homer: | (*chomp*) Mmm! Good! | ||
| Bart: | Whew! | ||
| Homer inspects the empty jar of bait. | |||
| Homer: | {Hmm. I} coulda sworn we brought more worms. | ||
| Bart smiles nervously. | |||
| Homer: | Hey! | ||
| Bart: | What? | ||
| Homer: | [in a panic] Rapids! | ||
| Bart: | [freaks out] Nnnnngh! | ||
| Top view of the rowboat as it wanders through a rock garden, like a | |||
| bad video game. Homer waves his arms wildly. | |||
| Homer: | Don't panic! ... Just keep calm, and we'll zip right through 'em. ... | ||
| Oh, no! ... Ooooh! ... Ooh! ... Help! | |||
| Bart: | Ugugugugugugug... | ||
| Homer: | Rogogogogogogogogogocks! | ||
| A montage of various shots of Homer and Bart (and the rocks), sort of | |||
| like a cheap ride at Disneyland. | |||
| They've reached a calm spot in the river. Homer is flat on his back. | |||
| Bart is bleary-eyed. | |||
| Bart: | [eyes gone bonkers] That was mildly enjoyable, sir. | ||
| Homer tries to raise his head to respond, then collapses. | |||
| Homer reclines, fishing. Bart rows. Homer is missing his right shoe. | |||
| Homer: | Sing that little ditty you were singing before, boy. | ||
| It calms my nerves. | |||
| Bart: | [singing] Row, row, row your boat... | ||
| Homer: | That's the tune! | ||
| Bart: | ...gently down the stream. | ||
| Homer: | Ah, yes... | ||
| The boat nears a waterfall. Bart doesn't see it because he's rowing. | |||
| Homer is facing the wrong way. | |||
| Bart: | Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily... | ||
| And over it goes. | |||
| Bart: | (*gasp*) | ||
| (*splash*) | |||
| The boat emerges from the mist. Two very tired fisherman aboard. | |||
| Bart: | [with lost enthusiasm, spoken] Life is but a dream. | ||
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