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| Homer pushes the kids... | |||
| Homer: | Get in there! | ||
| Marge: | And clean up that mess! | ||
| ... into the rumpus room. | |||
| Maggie, Bart and Lisa stand among the toys strewn all over the floor. | |||
| Lisa: | Do we | ||
| Homer: | Yup. | ||
| Bart: | Why? | ||
| Marge: | Because we're the parents and you're the children. | ||
| The door closes. The force of the slamming causes Maggie to lose her | |||
| balance. Lisa surveys the room. | |||
| Lisa: | Oh no, this'll take forever! | ||
| Bart: | I've got a plan. You guys clean up. And I'll tell you a story. | ||
| Lisa has started pickup up stuff. | |||
| Lisa: | Oh, brother. | ||
| Bart dives onto the couch, lies down, and tells a story... | |||
| Bart: | Once upon a time, there was a planet where the children were the parents | ||
| and the parents were the children... | |||
| Dissolve into Bart's fantasy. Adult-sized Bart, Lisa and Maggie stand | |||
| in the doorway with a tiny Marge and Homer. Bart shoves his parents... | |||
| Bart: | Get in there! | ||
| Lisa: | And clean up that mess! | ||
| ... into the rumpus room. | |||
| Homer and Marge stand among the household appliances, power tools, golf | |||
| clubs, and other adult toys strewn all over the floor. | |||
| Marge: | [young Marge voice] Do we | ||
| Bart: | Yup. | ||
| Homer: | Why? | ||
| Lisa: | Because we're the children and you're the parents. | ||
| The door slams shut. Young Marge surveys the room. | |||
| Marge: | Oh no, this'll take forever! | ||
| Homer: | I've got a plan. You clean up. And I'll tell you a story. | ||
| Marge has started pickup up stuff. | |||
| Marge: | Forget it! | ||
| Dissolve back to Bart reclining on the couch. | |||
| Bart: | And then... | ||
| The door bursts open. | |||
| Marge: | Bart! | ||
| Homer storms in, grabs Bart, and yanks him out of the room. | |||
| Homer: | If you won't help your sister, then get out there and mow the lawn! | ||
| Lisa and Maggie look out the window to see Bart unhappily mowing the | |||
| lawn. Maggie tugs on Lisa's arm. | |||
| Lisa: | How does Bart's story end? Well, everyone lived happily ever after. | ||
| The girls wave at Bart. {Bart growls back.} | |||
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