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| The front of the Simpsons residence. From left to right: Bart smugly | |||
| holds a skateboard. Maggie sucks on her pacifier. Lisa holds a jumprope. | |||
| Lisa sweetly asks... | |||
| Lisa: | Whatcha doin', Bart? | ||
| Bart: | Skateboarding. | ||
| Lisa: | Can we come? | ||
| Bart: | No way, man. | ||
| Bart proudly walks in front of the girls down the front walk. | |||
| Bart: | Skateboarding's men's work. | ||
| Lisa: | [teasing] Then why are | ||
| Bart sneers briefly. | |||
| Bart: | Because I | ||
| Bart has reached the top of a steep hill. He studly tosses his skateboard | |||
| to the sidewalk, hops on, and scoots off, trailing a cloud of dust. | |||
| Bart: | Cowabunga! | ||
| Close-up on Bart's upper body, cruising down the hill, his arms | |||
| outstretched, the wind breezing through his hair. A boy and his | |||
| skateboard. (Oops, sorry. A man and his skateboard.) Poetry in | |||
| motion. Bart closes his eyes frequently, enjoying the ride. | |||
| Bart: | Ah, the breeze. The solitude. The wind whistling through your hair. | ||
| Pull back to reveal the two girls sitting on the skateboard with him. | |||
| Lisa: | Go, man, go! | ||
| Bart looks down. | |||
| Bart: | Huh? | ||
| Back to the top of the hill. Bart and the girls. Lisa's arms are | |||
| folded in front of her chest. Bart's skateboard is poised for action. | |||
| Bart: | Watch this. Here goes the daredevil skateboard champion of the universe! | ||
| Bart hops on his skateboard and zooms off. | |||
| Close-up on Bart's upper body. | |||
| Bart: | [turning] So long, suckers! | ||
| Pull back. Bart is skateboarding on one leg. | |||
| Lisa pulls up on her own skateboard, standing on her head. | |||
| Lisa: | [calmly] Hi, Bart. | ||
| Bart reacts, stunned. Lisa pulls ahead out of frame. | |||
| Lisa: | Bye, Bart. | ||
| Bart can only watch. | |||
| Bart and Lisa are at the top of the hill, each with their skateboard | |||
| in front of them, ready to race. Maggie watches. | |||
| Bart: | Okay. Ready? Get set? ... Hey, look over there! | ||
| Lisa does... | |||
| Bart: | Go! | ||
| ... and by the time she looks back, Bart is long gone. | |||
| Close-up on Bart's upper body as he cackles. | |||
| Lisa pulls up next to him on her skateboard. But Bart grits his | |||
| teeth, and Lisa falls behind. He laughs some more. Then Maggie | |||
| passes on her own mini-skateboard. | |||
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