Script-of-the-Week: Simpsons “Bart Vs. Thanksgiving”

by George Meyer (54 pages)

Awards: None that I could find.

Points of Interest:

• Pacing: Tight, with Bart ruining Thanksgiving by the end of Act One.

• Screen Visibility: Actual look of the cartoon is not evident but there is a lot of additional description pertaining to the characters actions.

• Formatting: Spacing between the end of a scene and a slug line is quite tight.

• Dialogue: Marge’s distinctive grumble, is described as an “annoyed murmur”. Some lines are just written as Ad Lib, in the action.

• Action: Use of Camera direction. Occasional ad Lib dialogue for some characters. Montage sequence laid out alphabetically.

• Act Structure: Act One, Act Two, Act Three. Approximately 70 scenes.

Note: Nothing additional to note.