Babysitting Maggie/Quotes

:(Act one cut in syndication. Bart and Lisa are charged with babysitting Maggie, who entertains herself by finding out what happens when you stick a fork in an electrical outlet.)
:Act One (Fox Airings Only):
:Marge: Im Going Shopping Now.
:While Im Gone, I Want You Two To Keep A Close Eye On Maggie.
:Lisa: Right, Mom.
:Bart: Right, Mom.
:(Maggie Sees The Outlet, Then Sees A Fork, Then She Puts The Fork In The Outlet, Thus Getting Electocuted.)
:Maggie: (Sighs)
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=== Act Two ===
:[Bart and Lisa are on the couch watching TV. Unlike the half-hour show, the couch is in the middle of the room, so that we can see behind them through the archway to the staircase. Beneath the electrical outlet behind the couch lies a fork, left over from Act One. By the couch next to Bart is a cup with a bent straw. In front of the couch is an empty bowl with a spoon in it. In the background, we see Maggie crawling up the stairs. Bart and Lisa talk without looking at each other.]
:Lisa: Where's Maggie?
:Bart: Who cares.
:Lisa: Oh, shut up.
:Bart: You shut up.
:[Close-up on the staircase. Maggie crawls upward out of frame. Maggie tumbles down the stairs (bounce bounce) landing on her head at each bounce. Cut back to Bart and Lisa on the couch, as we watch Maggie descend the stairs in the background.]
:Lisa: Do you hear something?
:Bart: Forget it!
:[Close-up on the foot of the stairs as Maggie reaches the bottom. Pain lines stream out of her head, then she removes her pacifier and squeals with glee, a huge smile on her face.]
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=== Act Three ===
:[Maggie watches a butterfly flit out the window. She climbs out the dormer onto the roof in chase. Just as she reaches the edge of the roof, she grabs the butterfly and falls back to Bart and Lisa on the couch as a *thud* is heard outside.]
:Lisa: I thought I heard a thud.
:Bart: You'll hear another one if you don't shut your trap.
:[Maggie emerges from a bush sans pacifier, the butterfly still in her hand. She squeals with glee.]
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=== Act Four ===
:[Marge has arrived home, groceries in her arms. The kids don't even acknowledge her presence.]
:Marge: Did you two keep an eye on Maggie?
:Bart [bored]: Yeah, Mom.
:Lisa [bored]: Yeah, Mom.
:Marge: Well, where is she?
:[Maggie walks into frame, still carrying her butterfly. (Her pacifier is back in her mouth.) Close-up on her as she admires her prize. The butterfly flits away, and Maggie starts bawling. Back to Marge and the kids, all eyes on Maggie. Maggie's pacifier is a few feet in front of her, and she's still bawling.]
:Bart: Man, she is such a baby.
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