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| Bart stands alone in a room in front of a table, on which stands an | |||
| impressive house of cards. Bart speaks quietly, so as not to disturb | |||
| the cards. | |||
| Bart: | One of | ||
| the house of cards. | |||
| He carefully places a card atop the house, completing a roof. (The | |||
| obligatory tongue sticking out of the corner of the mouth.) | |||
| Bart: | Whew! | ||
| The door springs open. It's Lisa and Maggie. | |||
| Lisa: | Whatcha doin'? | ||
| The house of cards falls down as Bart reacts accordingly. | |||
| Lisa: | Really neat, Bart. A pile o' cards. | ||
| A view from the door. Lisa and Maggie are on the other side of the | |||
| table watching Bart struggle to place the two of diamonds. On the | |||
| wall is a picture of Homer and Marge. There are two mouse holes | |||
| in the wainscotting. Lisa's advice is spoken in a teasing, practically | |||
| taunting tone. | |||
| Lisa: | Take it easy... | ||
| Whatever you do, don't get the jitters... | |||
| Bart's hand starts shaking. He glares angrily at Maggie. Close-up of | |||
| Maggie's mouth, sucking rhythmically. | |||
| Lisa: | One false move, and you're a goner... | ||
| The shaking spreads to Bart's head. | |||
| Lisa: | You're too tense. | ||
| Reeeeeeeeeeeeeee..... LAX! | |||
| Lisa's sudden yelling jolts Bart into dropping the card, and the entire | |||
| house of cards collapses. Bart puts his head down and pounds the table | |||
| in frustration. | |||
| Lisa: | You've got to learn to listen to our advice. | ||
| Maggie removes her pacifier and speaks. | |||
| Maggie: | Dooey shooey gavem mush. | ||
| (Anybody good at decoding baby talk?) | |||
| Lisa and Maggie stand outside a closed door. The door opens. | |||
| It's Bart, who speaks in a whisper. | |||
| Bart: | Okay, it's ready. | ||
| You can come in now, but don't make any noise. | |||
| Not a sound. | |||
| The girls follow him in. Bart tip-toes. On the table is an impressive | |||
| house of cards. | |||
| Bart: | It's very precarious. | ||
| Pause. | |||
| Maggie sucks once. | |||
| The house of cards collapses. Bart faints. | |||
| Lisa and Maggie standing in the doorway. A colossal house of cards | |||
| on the table. Bart climbs a stack of boxes and stepstools so high | |||
| that his head goes off screen. | |||
| Bart: | This is one small step for a kid, one giant leap for kidkind. | ||
| During Bart's speech, the camera angle shifts to a ceiling-mounted | |||
| view. Bart is very high up. He places the last card (the ace of | |||
| spades), but in the process loses his balance (*hulp*) and falls. | |||
| He lies on the floor unconscious. The house of cards remains standing. | |||
| Lisa is amazed. The two girls crouch over Bart's head. Lisa speaks | |||
| in that adorable Lisa-voice we all know and love. | |||
| Lisa: | Bart! Wake up! Wake up! You did it! | ||
| Bart regains consciousness. | |||
| Bart: | [still somewhat confused] What? | ||
| The house of cards starts shaking, and soon collapses. | |||
| Lisa: | [annoyed] Oh, forget it. | ||
| Bart puts his head back down and closes his eyes. | |||
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