The Simpsons: Lisa's Cyber-Bully

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So I wrote this for the Nickelodeon Writing Programme, but since it didn't get accepted, I see no harm in showing it here


THE SIMPSONS
The episode starts with a view of The Simpsons’ House, cut
to the inside where Bart and Lisa are sitting on the
couch. Bart is concentrating on a video game, while Lisa
is reading a "Controller Of The Rings" book, Marge enters
the room from the right, holding a jigsaw puzzle

MARGE
Hey, kids! I just found this old
jigsaw puzzle while I was
cleaning out the garage, would
any of you like to spend some
time with me and put it all
together?

BART
Can’t right now, mom! I’m busy
playing Super Krusty-O! I’ve been
spending hours trying to complete
this level, and won’t rest until
I complete this level!

We see a view of the TV screen, Krusty the Clown is in
space, dodging several asteroids and avoiding alien UFOs,
an asteroid knocks Krusty down, and "GAME OVER" appears on
the screen, zoom back to Bart, looking frustrated

BART
D’oh!

Bart starts the game again, the screen zooms out to Marge,
looking at Lisa

MARGE
Well how about you, Lisa? Would
you like to spend some time with
your mother today?

LISA
Can’t! I’ve almost finished this
book, I’m almost about to find
out what happens once that ring
is thrown into that pool of
mystery!

Marge looks annoyed, she walks out of the living room, and
goes upstairs into Maggie’s room, Maggie is in her bed
playing with building blocks

MARGE
Maggie! Wanna spend some time
playing something with mama?

Suddenly, Maggie knocks off the building blocks, covers
herself in a blanket and pretends to be asleep

(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
2.
MARGE
(looking annoyed) Hrmmmm....

She leaves the room and enters the kitchen, where Homer is
playing with a MyTab

MARGE
Look at us! We’re all in the same
house and yet we’ve never been
more apart than we are now! We
never get the chance to do
something together as a family,
and have a chance to communicate!

HOMER
But Marge, that’s what they
invented cell phones for! That
way we don’t HAVE to be in the
same room for us to talk!

MARGE
That’s not good enough! If they
don’t want to play games, then I
guess we’ll just have to do
something else together as a
family!

Marge storms back into the living room and unplugs the TV

BART
Hey!

Marge doesn’t answer, she walks up to Lisa and slams her
book shut

LISA
Hey! I was reading that!

MARGE
I don’t care! Both of you get
into the car, we are going to do
something together as a family
for once, whether you like it or
not!

A view of the exterior of the Springfield Mall is seen for
one second, cut to the inside where The Simpsons are seen
walking along past various stores

MARGE
Now isn’t this nice? A day out
with the whole family together.

HOMER
(sarcastically) Yeah, because
that’s a whole lot better than a
day at Moe’s.

(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
3.

BART
Yeah this sucks. I can’t believe
I gave up Super Krusty-O for
this! (suddenly notices a "Pranks
& Gags" store) Hello? What’s
this?

Bart then runs off in the direction of the store

BART
See ya later! I gotta go check
this place out!

MARGE
Hrmm.... (to the rest of the
family) Well I’m sure the rest of
us can walk around as a family!

LISA
Actually I want to go and visit
the local bookstore here. I hear
they’re releasing the latest
"Survival Games" book today and I
just have to get my hands on a
copy!

HOMER
And I don’t really want to hang
around any of those fancy clothes
stores you always drag us to. So
I’m just gonna pretend there’s a
reason I have to leave, and
hopefully find something that’ll
interest me as I walk along....
alone.

MARGE
(sighs) Well Maggie, I guess it’s
just you and me. At least I know
you’d love to go shopping with
me!

MAGGIE
(sucks her pacifier, has a very
worried look on her face)

Pan to a shot of the local bookstore named
"Books-A-Dozen", with a poster on the window saying "Have
a browse, drink some coffee, and then buy those books
online"

Cut to Lisa on the inside, browsing the different aisles
of books

LISA
It’s so great that such a store
exists where people can be free
to express their inner nerd and
not get bullied for it.

Lisa passes Milhouse and Martin, both sitting down at a
table, Milhouse is holding a "Radioactive Man" comic book,
and Martin is holding a dictionary

MARTIN
Indeed, and it’s a fine place for
one to expand their knowledge!

MILHOUSE
I’m just here until Jimbo, Dolph
and Kearney decide to stop
looking for me.

Cut to by the mall fountain, where Jimbo, Dolph and
Kearney are looking around

JIMBO
You see him anywhere?

KEARNEY
No, but he’d better show up soon.
My kid’s beating up his first
victim in an hour and I promised
him I’d be there to support him!

Cut back to the bookstore, Lisa is at the till, paying for
her "Survival Games" book

CASHIER
Okay. That’ll be $11.50.

LISA
(whilst paying for the book) Oh I
can’t wait to read this one! I’ve
spent so many weeks saving up
for....

CASHIER
.... this book because it’s so
wonderful and all! I’ve heard it
all before from the last dozen
customers who already purchased
this dumb book!

LISA
But you’re wearing a "Survival
Games" T-Shirt right now!

CASHIER
Yeah, everyone knows the film
adaption is SO much better!

Homer is seen walking across the mall, looking bored

(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
5.
HOMER
Who knew a trip to the mall could
be so boring?

Homer suddenly spots a doorway, and a sign above it saying
"FOOD COURT"

HOMER
Now that’s the place for me!

Homer enters the food court, passing by various chains
such as Krusty Burger (with sign saying "Now With Edible
Cheese"), Krusty Burger Express and Krusty Burger Express
Express, suddenly he stops right in front of a
Mexican-themed restaurant named "Taco Grande: All You Can
Eat"

HOMER
(gasps) An all-you-can-eat taco
restaurant?!? Finally, a place
where man can fill his tacos with
whatever he wants. (to a Mexican
waiter, wearing a sombrero) This
place also has free refills,
right?

WAITER
¡Sí!

Homer stands with a blank expression for 3 seconds

WAITER
That means "yes"!

HOMER
(waving hands in the air)
WOO-HOO!

As the view of the restaurant remains on the outside,
Homer runs offscreen to the inside of the restaurant.
Suddenly, his voice is heard

HOMER
Hey, what is this?!?

Cut to the inside of the restaurant, Homer is holding a
taco shell that’s roughly the same length as his hand

WAITER
Is there a problem, señor?
HOMER

Yes, there’s a problem! This taco
is pequeñito! How am I supposed
to be able to fill it with meat,
cheese, salads and onions?

(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
6.
WAITER
Well, you do have the opción to
return and use as many taco
shells as you like.

HOMER
No, this is an outrage! It’s not
about going back and getting as
many shells as you want, it’s
about getting the biggest shell
you can find and stuffing it with
as much food as possible!

WAITER
But señor, that is simply not
possible. Nadie would be willing
to pay for such an enormous food
product!

HOMER
I don’t know who "Nadie" is, but
I’m going to start my own taco
stand and prove you wrong.
Suddenly, an anonymous voice is heard on the mall’s
megaphone

VOICE
Mr. & Mrs. Simpson, I repeat, Mr.
& Mrs. Simpson. Please come to
the main office, your son has
been arrested for attempting to
flood the mall.

We see The Simpsons in the parking lot, walking back to
their car

MARGE
Did you really have to attempt to
mess with the mall toilets?!?

BART
I was in a prank store, mom, did
you EXPECT me to behave?!? Well,
at least I managed to buy this
nifty prank ketchup bottle,
filled with nothing but hot
sauce!

HOMER
Well I vow to never again set
foot in that restaurant, for I
have an idea that’ll benefit me
an all the other fat people of
Springfield!

(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 7.
Cut back to in front of The Simpsons’ House, Homer is
using a hammer to build his own Taco Stand, entitled
"Homur’s Taco Stand"

MARGE
I think you know how to spell
your own name, Homer.

HOMER
Marge, it’s not about knowing how
to spell a name. It’s about
cuteness, purposely mis-spelling
the name is a surefire way to
attract customers.

MARGE
I think you’re kinda missing the
point though.

HOMER
I think I’m totally getting the
point, and here come my first two
customers now to prove you wrong.

Lenny and Carl walk by, and stop to look at Homer’s Taco
Stand

HOMER
Hello, Lenny and Carl. Beautiful
day to buy a taco.

LENNY
A what?
HOMER
You know, a nice, meaty 15-inch
taco! It’s all you can eat for
just $5!

CARL
Would people ever actually eat
such a monster of a snack?

HOMER
A monst--?!? I’m ashamed, Carl!

LENNY
And besides, you couldn’t even
spell your name right.... YOUR
name, the one you’ve been using
for the past.... how old are you
now?

HOMER
Look, are you gonna buy a taco or
not?!?

(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
8.
CARL
No, I think we’re just gonna walk
on and pretend this thing never
happened.

LENNY
We have dignity, Homer.
HOMER

Oh, come on! That barely even
makes any sense!

In Lisa’s room, Lisa is sitting on her bed, reading aloud
from her "Survival Games" book

LISA
"And so Keendah Wildhill held the
child in her arms and cried into
the sky, as the one person that
was closest to her...."

Lisa closes the book

LISA
Wow! This may be the most darkest
book in the series!

Lisa opens up her "Mapple" laptop and switches it on,
launching the Survival Games Fansite

LISA
I wonder what other people are
saying about this book, maybe
they also agree with me.

She opens the "Book Reviews" page, and scrolls down
throughout the comments, most comments praising the new
book for its darker tone

LISA
Why is it that I feel fellow
book-lovers understand my views
more than my own family does?

Suddenly, Lisa clicks on a text box and starts writing her
review

LISA
(typing aloud) "Whilst I feel
this book is much darker than
others in the Survival Games
series, I also feel this book is
unique in many other ways. In
most popular book series, the
theme is romance. Be it falling
in love with vampires, wizards,
or some other type of fantasy
creature. Whilst I love the use
of fantasy worlds in fiction,
this book shows empowerment, and
that people don't need to find
their ’Harry Trotter’ to save
them." (pauses) Y’know, now that
I think about it, why do I always
feel the need to read out loud
whatever I type?

Lisa clicks on the "send" button

LISA
And send!.... There, now let’s
see what people think of MY
review!

Cut back to Homer, in the kitchen, grumbling to himself as
he tries to put condiments onto his taco

HOMER
Stupid Lenny and stupid Carl
(puts beef in the taco shell),
stupid taco restaurant, (stuffs
on cheese and lettuce), stupid
Marge for being right! (squirts
ketchup, slaps on strawberries,
tomatoes and chocolate sauce)

MARGE
Um.... I think you should watch
what you’re putting on that taco.

HOMER
No! I’m too mad to concentrate on
my taco!

MARGE
Are you mad because Lenny and
Carl refused to buy one?

HOMER
I would’ve done that for them if
they opened a taco stand!

MARGE
Just last week they had a garage
sale, and all you did was take
their stuff without even paying!

HOMER
I was doing them a favour, this
is different!

(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
10.
MARGE
(angrily) It’s not different!
(sighs) Can’t you just give up
this taco restaurant business?
I’m tired of having to make the
taco shells myself.

HOMER
But then I’ll be giving in to the
man who refused to give me what I
wanted, and I can’t do that.

MARGE
Then at least let me make smaller
sizes too, y’know, ones that
people may actually be willing to
buy.

HOMER
No, what we really need is a man
so greedy that he’d willingly buy
my tacos. Maybe then he’d tell
his friends, and that’d bring in
customers!

Marge throws her kitchen apron onto the table

MARGE
Then you can do it yourself, I’m
leaving!

Marge exits off-screen

HOMER
That’s the spirit, Marge! Go
spread the word!

The scene changes to Lisa’s room, it’s now later in the
day, and she’s checking her computer once again

LISA
Alright! Now let’s that fansite
to see if any more reviews have
been posted!

We see the computer screen, and there is a red
notification icon on the top right corner of the website

LISA
That’s odd! I’ve been on fansites
for years and not once have I
received a notification from
another member!

She clicks on the icon, and a personal message title
appears, simply with the words "Hi"

(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
11.
LISA
A personal message? Now my
curiosity is piqued. What would
somebody possibly want to say to
me?

Lisa clicks on the message, from a person named
"xxTrotterFan1011", and begins to read out loud what the
message says

LISA
"Omg you dork! How could you
possibly compare The Survival
Games to Harry Trotter?!? No
wonder why I’m losing faith in
humanity, people like you still
exist in this world!"

LISA
That’s horrible! All I did was
express my opinion and state why
I preferred The Survival Games. I
should just ignore that message.

Lisa is about to click on the "close" button, but suddenly
stops

LISA
But then again, I would like to
know exactly why this person felt
the need to say all that to me.
Surely one reply won’t hurt,
right?

Lisa quickly types in the reply box, writing "I fail to
see how my preference of The Survival Games could possibly
make you lose hope for humanity", she sends the message
A couple of seconds later, the person replies with the
response, "That’s becuz ur an idiot!"

LISA
Okay, that didn’t work.... Well,
mom always said to just ignore
those who insult me. If I don’t
respond to them, what’s the worst
they could possibly do to me?

Lisa clicks on her main profile, which has an icon in the
corner that’s of a skull

LISA
Wait what?.... I never had a
skull icon before, it’s always
been a unicorn!

(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 12.

Lisa then clicks on a button linking her to a page showing
all the posts and comments that have been posted under her
username

Lisa gasps

LISA
"Survival Games sucks".... "I
hate every single thing about
this website".... but.... I’ve
never posted any such thing here!
Unless....

LISA
My account must have been hacked
by that cyber-bully! And I bet
it’s that person who’s been
sending me those horrible
messages!

Cut to later in the day, Homer is standing behind his taco
stand

HOMER
Gee, not many people want to buy
a taco in this part of town.
Maybe I should try a new approach
to selling my tacos.

Suddenly, an overweight person in a blue shirt and wearing
a headband jogs by, he stops when Homer calls him

HOMER
Hey, you look like a guy who
would be greedy enough to try a
15-inch taco.

OVERWEIGHT PERSON
I’m a recovering fast food
addict!

HOMER
Yeah-yeah, anyway, want to try my
delicious giant taco? You can
fill it with anything you want
for just $5!

OVERWEIGHT PERSON
I’m sorry sir, but I refuse to be
tempted by your tacos!

HOMER
(grunts) Fine! I’ll lower the
price to $4, just for you!

(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
13.
OVERWEIGHT PERSON
How many times do I have to....
did you say it’d just be $4?
HOMER

Yeah, $4 for my first official
customer!

OVERWEIGHT PERSON
Alright, fine! But please,
whatever you do, don’t tell
anybody I know that I was here! I
made it a new year’s resolution
not to be tempted by junk food,
and my friends are gonna kill me
if they find out.

The overweight person gives Homer the $4, and Homer hands
him the taco, which he then fills with beef, onions,
lettuce, cheese, pepperoni, guacamole and hot sauce

HOMER
I didn’t even know I had
guacamole at this stand!

OVERWEIGHT PERSON
Alright, promise to keep this a
secret, and I’ll definitely be
here tomorrow!

HOMER
That’s a promise I can keep. By
the way, could I possibly know
your name?

JACK
The name’s Jack. And I’ll see ya
tomorrow!

The Overweight person jogs back in the direction he came
from

HOMER
Well, I think it’s safe to say I
have a new regular customer!

Cut back to Lisa’s room, she’s reading all the hateful
comments posted under her username

LISA
Ugh! I’m going to become the most
hated person on the site! Maybe I
should just leave it before I get
a bunch of angry fans messaging
me.

Lisa then clicks on her "Tweeter" profile, and discovers
tweets made under her account that weren’t posted by her

(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
14.

LISA
What?!? How were they able to
post all those personal photos of
me from when my family went to
Hawaii last summer?!?

She scrolls down further, to find Tweets aimed at her
school friends, such as, "You suck!", and "Lol, go back to
kindergarten, idiot!"

LISA
And now that person is using my
Tweeter to insult all my school
classmates, now everyone’s going
to hate me!.... Of course, I was
never popular anyway, but....
I’ve gotta stop talking to myself
so much.

Bart enters her room smiling, holding a "myPad" in his
hands

BART
Whoa, Lisa! Since when did you
become a bad girl?

Lisa suddenly turns around and glares angrily at Bart

LISA
I should’ve known! It was YOU,
Bart, wasn’t it?!?

BART
What was me?

Lisa walks up close to Bart

LISA
Don’t play dumb, Bart! I know
you’re the one that’s been
posting comments under my
profiles! What is this, some sort
of mean prank?!?

BART
Lisa, as much as I love pranking
you, computer hacking is not
something I can do.

LISA
But then, if you didn’t do it....
then who did?

BART
I don’t know, but if I were you,
I’d look at your computer screen.

(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
15.

LISA
Huh?

Lisa looks at her computer screen to notice an email has
appeared on it, she sits back on her seat in front of the
computer

BART
What’s it say?

LISA
"Hi, Lisa. In case you’re
wondering, I’ve taken over all
your accounts online and there’s
nothing you can do to stop me.
I’m going to make your life a
living misery. Signed, a friend."

BART
What’s this cyber-geek’s reason
for hacking you anyway?

LISA
He claims it’s because I insulted
Harry Trotter, but I get the
feeling there’s a lot more to it
than that.

BART
Well do you have any idea who it
is?

LISA
Nope, a hacker would never give
away any private details....
unless....

Lisa suddenly logs back onto the Survival Games fansite
and clicks on the hacker’s original message, she types
their username "xxTrotterFan1011" onto a search bar and
presses "enter", several results appear on a search engine

BART
What the heck are you doing?

LISA
I can’t find out the hacker’s
real name, but people often use
the same username on many
different websites. Maybe I can
search their username and find a
result which could reveal their
location.

Lisa clicks on a link called "Food Reviews"


LISA
Bingo!

BART
What?

LISA
That person’s profile on "Food
Reviews". They’re actually
another resident of Springfield.

BART
How can you be sure it’s not a
Springfield from another state?

Lisa points to something to the right, off-screen

LISA
See? It specifically shows the
state right next to
"Springfield".

BART
Oh yeah, that IS our state!

LISA
But Springfield is a heavily
populated town. Even with this
information, how will I be able
to discover the hacker’s
identity?

BART
First things first, that hacker
must be a nerd, right?

LISA
Yeah?

BART
Well, give me your desserts for
the next two days, and I think I
may have a plan to track down
your little bully.

LISA
It’s a deal!

Cut back to Homer and his taco stand, a subtitle at the
bottom of the screen reads "The Next Day"

Jack jogs to the stand

HOMER
Hey, Jack! Back for another one
of my delicious tacos, eh?

(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
17.
JACK
Yes, but can you be quick? My
mother thinks I’m just out
getting the milk.

HOMER
You live with your mother?

JACK
Don’t judge! Things have been
rough lately, I just lost my
job.

HOMER
Where did you work?

JACK
At the Mapple Store.... look!
Forget all that! Can I just have
my taco?

HOMER
Uh, sure.

Jack hands Homer $5 and takes a taco, filling it with
extra beef, cheese, mayonnaise, lettuce and onions

HOMER
Mayonnaise? Seriously, where are
you getting all these ingredients
when I didn’t put them on the
table?

JACK
I’ve gotta go, but I’ll be back
later for more!

HOMER
You’re coming back again later?

JACK
Absolutely, I love these!

HOMER
You’re not worried your mom will
find out?

JACK
I’m able to control myself! And
what she doesn’t know won’t hurt
her.

We see a view of the outside of Springfield Elementary,
Lisa is walking along the playground, looking miserable as
she passes by various students

(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
18.
JANEY POWELL
Loser! How could you say that
about me on Tweeter?!?

RALPH
The leprechaun told me you
insulted me on Tubeface!

SHERRI
I can’t believe you said that me
and Terri are the worst people
you’ve ever met!

TERRI
Fat face!

Lisa runs to Bart, who is on the field

LISA
Oh, Bart, please tell me you’ve
got everything sorted. I can’t
take any of this!

BART
Say hello to your solution....
Nelson, Jimbo, Dolph and Kearney walk on-screen

LISA
The school bullies?

NELSON
We have information on every nerd
in Springfield.

JIMBO
If someone is acting nerdy, it’s
our duty to bully them!

DOLPH
Our national bully association
has a list of every nerd in the
city all stored on a computer.

LISA
You have a list of nerds stored
on a computer? Isn’t that kind of
nerdy itself?

DOLPH
You know, we never really thought
of it that way.

BART
You see, Lis. With these bullies
and their list of every nerd in
the city, tracking down your
little cyber-bully will be like
child’s play!

LISA
It’s crazy.... but it just might
work!

Kearney get out a diagram from his pocket and lays it on
the ground, everyone kneels beside it to have a look

KEARNEY
I’ve laid out a list of all the
possible suspects. In school, we
have Milhouse, Martin Prince and
Database. As for the rest,
Professor Frink is at a scientist
convention in New Jersey, but
Comic Book Guy is still around!

BART
Then it’s settled! Me and Jimbo
will go talk to Comic Book Guy,
and Lisa and Nelson will go speak
to Milhouse, Martin and Database.

LISA
Why do I have to go see the
school nerds?

BART
You know these guys, Lisa. I
think you’ll be able to deduce
whether they’re guilty or not.

DOLPH
What about me and Kearney?

BART
You and Kearney will distract
Principal Skinner so he doesn’t
notice me and Jimbo have left
school.

NELSON
Alright, everybody split up and
let’s find this nerd!

Cut back to The Simpsons’ kitchen, Homer is making more
tacos, Marge enters, looking impressed

MARGE
Wow! Looks like someone’s keeping
themselves busy! So you’ve found
an effective way to sell tacos to
your customers?

(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
20.
HOMER
I sure did, Marge. I’ve already
made $9, and more money will be
piling in soon enough!

MARGE
Well.... $9 isn’t really
something to brag about, but
nevertheless I’m still proud of
you. So how were you able to
attract new customers?

HOMER
Not customers, Marge, but
CUSTOMER.

MARGE
What?

HOMER
Not customers, Marge, but--

MARGE
Yes, I heard you, Homer! I just
wanted to know exactly what you
meant by that.

HOMER
An overweight customer keeps
coming to me to buy my delicious
tacos.

MARGE
You’re taking advantage of the
obese in order to make a profit
for yourself? That’s terrible!

HOMER
How is it terrible, Marge? Pretty
much every single fast food joint
in the world relies on these
types of customers.

MARGE
(grunts) Well it’s still not
right anyway.

The doorbell rings

HOMER
I’ll be right back, Marge. I
think that’s the doorbell of a
hungry customer!

Homer opens the front door, Jack is there with a stack of
money

(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
21.
HOMER
Hello there, hungry customer!
Would you care to buy a taco
today?

JACK
Actually I came to buy 10 of
them!

MARGE
10?!?
JACK
Have you tried these things?!?
I’ve been trying to lose weight
and avoid fast food, but these
things are great!

HOMER
And Marge, he is getting plenty
of lettuce and onions, both of
which I believe are healthy
vegetables!

MARGE
Yeah but.... (grunts) You and I
will be having a serious talk
about this later!

Marge leaves off-screen

HOMER
Heh-heh.... so that’ll be $50!
Cut to a few minutes later, Homer runs in the kitchen with
the money in his hand

HOMER
Look, Marge! 50 bucks!

MARGE
(sarcastically) Yeah, yeah.
That’s wonderful, Homey.

HOMER
See? I told you this was a good
idea!

MARGE
You just don’t get it, do you?!?
You rely on the greed of one
obese customer. What happened to
the idea of selling customers to
many people?!?

(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
22.
HOMER
They’ll come as soon as people
start noticing Jack visiting
regularly.

MARGE
And we’re back to the reliance of
the greed of one customer! Not
only are you tempting him with
your food, you’re slowly leading
him to an early grave!

HOMER
If he chooses to eat here, then I
cannot he held responsible for
his death.

Marge grunts frustratingly

Cut back to the school, Lisa and Nelson are walking along
the school corridors

NELSON
If I know my nerds, they’ll
probably all be spending their
recess within the computer room.

LISA
Really? I always see Milhouse
with Bart outside.

NELSON
Yeah, but Bart’s with Jimbo, and
Milhouse always heads to the
computer room when Bart’s not
around.

They arrive at the door, Nelson grabs the handle, and
stops for a second

NELSON
Just to be clear, this isn’t some
ploy to get us dating again,
right?

LISA
No, I just want to get this over
with quickly.

NELSON
Glad we’re on the same page!

Nelson kicks the door open, all the nerds in the room
watch in horror as Nelson walks in, with Lisa close
behind. Martin is at the back, with Milhouse and Database
sitting next to each other at the front, other students
are also using the computer room

(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
23.
NELSON
Alright! Someone has been
cyber-bullying Lisa, and we have
reason to believe it’s one of you
dweebs!

Suddenly everyone hides under their computer desks in fear

NELSON
Everyone get out or you’re all
gonna face a swirlie later!

Everyone gets back up, Nelson runs over to Martin

NELSON
Alright, dork! I know you have
the skills to hack a company as
high as the FOX corporation! Now
tell me, do you know of a certain
book called "Harry Trotter"?

MARTIN
Why yes, it’s one of the most
popular books in history I
believe.

NELSON
And do you happen to be a fan of
it?

MARTIN
I read it from time to time, why?

NELSON
Well Lisa has been getting some
threatening messages from a
hacker who’s a fan of the series!
You wouldn’t happen to know
anything about it, would you?

MARTIN
Goodness, no!

NELSON
Mind showing me your computer
then?!?

MARTIN
Well yeah, I would. I’m
developing some new software
for....

NELSON
You’d better show me if you want
to live ’till tomorrow!! !!

(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
24.
MARTIN
Okay!! !!

Martin turns towards his computer and opens up a program

MARTIN
I’m developing a computer
application that’ll remind
teachers when they need to give
student homework.

LISA
Leave him, Nelson. He’s innocent.
Martin would never spend his free
time harassing somebody like
that.

NELSON
(grunts) Alright!

Nelson punches Martin in the stomach, Martin cries in pain

NELSON
But that’s for helping remind
teachers to give us homework!

Lisa sighs

Nelson turns his attention towards Milhouse

NELSON
Van Houten!

MILHOUSE
M-me?

NELSON
Yes, you! Do you happen to have
anything to do with hacking
Lisa?!?

MILHOUSE
W-why would I do that?

NELSON
Maybe because you happen to be in
love with her, but have been
rejected so many times that you
wanted revenge!

MILHOUSE
No way! I would never be consumed
enough by revenge to hurt Lisa!

Nelson grabs Milhouse’s collar and pulls him towards him,
also clenching his hands into a first

(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
25.
NELSON
Confess!! !!

LISA
Wait! Milhouse would never do
that! Sure, he’s in love with me,
but he would never stoop down to
the level where he felt he had to
get back at me!

MILHOUSE
Okay, I confess!! !! I was
plotting revenge for all those
times Lisa rejected me....

Lisa gasps in shock

MILHOUSE
.... but I didn’t do anything! I
realised I cared about Lisa too
much to hurt her!

Nelson pauses for a second, and then lets Milhouse go

NELSON
Alright, he’s innocent! I know by
now he’d crack under all this
pressure!

LISA
That just leaves Database....

NELSON
It’s a funny name when you think
about it!

DATABASE
Well actually, it’s just a
nickname, my real name is....

NELSON
Yeah, yeah! Look, you know what
we’re here for and we want to
know if you did it!

DATABASE
I understand why you would
believe that I would hack into
Lisa’s account, but you have to
take in mind that I am not a fan
of the Harry Trotter series. I
find the book to be too
mainstream and have found several
plot holes that really destroy
the story.

(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
26.
LISA
(to Nelson) It’s true, he did
write several blogs explaining
exactly why he hates the book
series.

DATABASE
And likewise, Lisa is probably
the closest I’ll ever have to
having a friend of the opposite
gender. So I have no reason at
all to humiliate her online.

NELSON
Well that’s pathetic, but
believable.... Okay, you’re off
the hook for now.

Lisa and Nelson exit the room, shut the door and stand
outside the room

LISA
Soooo.... I like the way you got
so defensive of me. Maybe there’s
a part of you that still cares
about me?

NELSON
(nervously) Uh.... (angrily) No
way! I was merely doing it to....
scare the nerds into telling the
truth!

LISA
(disbelievingly) Uh-huh!
Cut to Bart and Jimbo, who are walking towards The
Androids Dungeon comic book store

BART
I know this guy, wouldn’t
surprise me if he’s the hacker!
They enter the comic book store

COMIC BOOK GUY
Yes, may I help you?

BART
Yeah you can! Do you happen to
have a computer nearby?

COMIC BOOK GUY
If you believe customers are
allowed to come and use my
computer as they wish, you are
mistaken. This is a comic book
store, not an internet cafe!

(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
27.
JIMBO
Look, fatso! We know how you
regularly visit fan sites like
any other geek. What would you
happen to know about "Lisa
Simpson"?

COMIC BOOK GUY
I shall not be intimidated by
immature children! However, I
know nothing about this "Lisa"
you speak of.

BART
Oh, come on! Anybody who insults
something you happen to like is
an enemy of yours! Last week I
heard you swear revenge on two
children just because they didn’t
happen to like Radioactive Man!

COMIC BOOK GUY
They called the comic book
stupid, that is something with
which I will not tolerate!

BART
Well then, perhaps you saw a
certain review insulting the
Harry Trotter franchise, and just
felt the need to make whoever
posted that review suffer for it.

COMIC BOOK GUY
I did no such thing. I collect
comic books, not novels. You
could insult Harry Trotter here
and I would think nothing about
it.

JIMBO
What if we called the book series
lame?

COMIC BOOK GUY
It wouldn’t bother me!

BART
What if I spat on one of the
books?

COMIC BOOK GUY
Go ahead, but I think you’ll find
that hard to do as there’s
nothing here that relates to
Harry Trotter in any way
whatsoever.

(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
28.
BART
So.... you didn’t hack into
Lisa’s account?

COMIC BOOK GUY
No! Now if you’re not going to
buy anything, I’d like to ask you
to leave!

Later on, Bart, Jimbo, Nelson and Lisa meet up in front of
the school, Bart’s holding a Radioactive Man comic in his
hands

BART
So did you find out who could
have possibly hacked your
accounts?

LISA
(sighs) Nope, what about you?

BART
Nothing at all.

LISA
But that means we’re not any
closer to finding the hacker as
we used to yesterday.

Lisa starts to cry

LISA
And now.... (sniff).... I’m going
to be hated across the town for
things I didn’t even do!

BART
Come on, Lis. Don’t cry! We’ll
find out who’s been doing this.

LISA
No, Bart. I’ll have to face
facts, even if we find this
hacker, it’s not like we’re going
to have any physical proof that
it’s him!

Lisa starts to run off, crying

Cut back to the Simpsons’ front yard, Homer is standing in
front of his taco stand, and Jack arrives

HOMER
Why Jack, that’s your 3rd time
today. And thanks to you, my
business is booming!

(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
29.

JACK
And thanks to you, I can eat as
much as I want without anybody
suspecting a thing!

HOMER
(whilst looking back at Marge,
who is watching from the window)
Glad to see you don’t mind
buying all those tacos at all!

Marge looks angry and shuts the curtains

HOMER
Now anyway, how many tacos do you
want this time?

JACK
I’d like to buy 2 tacos to eat
here, and maybe 2 more for the
long journey home!

HOMER
I thought your house was only 2
blocks away.

JACK
It’s long when you can’t run
without getting exhausted every
10 seconds.

Lisa runs towards the house, still crying

HOMER
Oh hey, Lisa. What’s the matter?
Lisa ignores Homer and slams the door shut

HOMER
After this, I should probably
have a talk with her.

JACK
In that case, you should make
those tacos quickly.

Inside, Lisa runs into her room and starts crying on her
desk

LISA
I can’t even bear to see what
that hacker must have said about
me this time! Might as well
delete my account on the Survival
Games site, since I’ll no longer
be welcome on there!

(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 30.

Lisa quickly turns on her Mapple laptop and opens her web
browser, which conveniently still has the "Food Reviews"
website still open from last time

LISA
(sniff) The only clue I’ve got,
is that this guy lives in
Springfield! But that could be
anybody!
She then notices the hacker posted a new review on his
"Food Reviews" account

LISA
Wait a minute.... this guy has
left a review for tacos, and....

Lisa continues reading, and then gasps

LISA
He’s left a review for dad’s taco
stand, and there’s only one
person who’s ever been a customer
at his taco stand!

Lisa stares out of her window to see Jack give money to
Homer, she hurriedly grabs her laptop and runs outside

LISA
Stop right there!

HOMER
Huh?

LISA
That guy you’re selling tacos to,
has been making my life a misery
online!

HOMER
What?

JACK
(looking nervous) What are you
talking about, young girl?
Bart suddenly walks to the taco stand
BART
Hey, what’s going on here?

LISA
(to Homer and Bart) This man has
been making my life a misery both
online and in real life! He took
over all the accounts I have
online and posted insults to
people under my username!

(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
31.
HOMER
Explain to me again.... only in a
way I understand.

LISA
(sigh) Your customer has been
bullying me on the internet, and
insulting my classmates whilst
pretending to be me, making my
classmates hate me!

BART
You mean to say it’s been him all
along?!?

JACK
You have no proof that was me!

LISA
(smiling smugly) Oh really?

Lisa opens her laptop and shows it to Homer and Bart,
first showing him the hateful messages sent to her on the
Survival Games fan site

LISA
See these hateful messages sent
to me here? Notice the username
happens to be "xxTrotterFan1011".

Homer and Bart read the messages, looking shocked, Lisa
then changes the site to her Tweeter account

LISA
And then the person pretended to
be me, sending all these horrible
messages to my classmates!

Lisa opens the email the hacker sent

LISA
See how the hacker also sent me
this email, stating that he’s
taken over all my internet
accounts! Now, I wouldn’t have
had any idea who it was, if it
wasn’t for this....

Lisa then opens the "Food Reviews" website, Jack begins to
sweat

LISA
The username this person has is
also "xxTrotterFan1011". And he
recently happened to post a
review of your taco restaurant!

(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
32.
JACK
I had no idea she was your
daughter!! !!

HOMER
I thought you didn’t want people
to know you ate there!

JACK
It’s an anonymous account! Nobody
was supposed to figure out who
posted that review!

LISA
Well I did, and I’d love to know
just what made you think you had
the right to bully an innocent 8
year-old girl!

BART
You sir, are truly despicable!

Marge suddenly opens the door and runs outside

MARGE
You’ve been what?!? I demand to
know the reason you tormented my
little girl!

JACK
I’ll never talk!

LISA
We know where you live, either
you confess you we’ll report you!

HOMER
Or even worse, I’ll tell your
mother what you’ve been doing
behind her back!

JACK
No! Please! I beg of you!

LISA
Then talk!

JACK
Fine! Online, you don’t see the
person you’re hurting, and they
have no idea who you are! I found
it fun browsing the internet
looking for victims, I get bored
being at home all day! I saw Lisa
insult a book series I liked,
which made me feel like I had a
reason to taunt her!

(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
33.
MARGE
You awful, awful monster! Get
away from our daughter and never
go anywhere near our house again!

HOMER
Now Marge, let’s not be hasty.
After all, he is my number one
customer....

MARGE
Homer, I know how you’re eager to
earn some money and prove a point
to that restaurant, but this is
your daughter we’re talking about
here. This man has been
tormenting her, and she needs to
know her father will put her
before anything else.

Homer thinks for a second, and then walks to Jack

HOMER
Jack, you are no longer welcome
anywhere near our taco stand! I
may want my money, but Marge is
right, I’d rather be a poor man
than to serve someone who’s been
making her life miserable. I’d
like to ask you to leave, and
should you ever try and upset my
daughter again, I’ll make sure
that you pay!

Jack reluctantly leaves, walking off angrily as he kicks
over a trash can on the way out

BART
Wait!

Jack stops, Bart runs over with a taco in his hand

BART
Before you leave, I insist you
have this taco!

JACK
Thanks, I.... (looks suspicious)
Wait! What’s in this?

BART
Nothing besides beef, onions,
lettuce, cheese and ketchup! Sees
for yourself!

Jack inspects the taco, smiles and takes the taco off
Bart’s hand, he then walks off-screen

(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 34.

Lisa runs over to Bart

LISA
Bart! This guy was the hacker,
why on earth did you do that?!?

BART
Remember the prank ketchup bottle
I got at the prank store? The one
that’s really filled with hot
sauce?

JACK
(off-screen) AAAAHHHH!! !! THE
TACO!! !! ! IT BURNS!! !! !! !!

Marge and Homer walk up to Lisa, they bend down to her
level, and Marge puts her hand on Lisa’s shoulder

MARGE
I’m so glad you’re safe, Lisa.
But why didn’t you tell any of
us?

LISA
I didn’t want to worry you guys,
I was sure I could handle it by
myself.

MARGE
Well please, if anybody is ever
giving you trouble, be it online
or in person, please tell us. No
matter what they threaten you
with, it’s our duty to keep you
safe.

HOMER
And as your father, I couldn’t
bear to see you suffer. It’s even
worse when we can’t even see that
you’re upset.

LISA
I know. I love you both, and I
promise to tell you if it ever
happens again!

Lisa hugs them both

Later that evening, Bart is seen at his desk in his
bedroom, watching a small TV, Lisa enters the room and
sits on his bed

LISA
Bart, there’s one thing that I’ve
been wondering and I’ve been
meaning to ask you.

(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
35.
BART
What’s that?

LISA
How did you get the bullies to
agree on helping me? If there’s
one thing I know, the bullies
won’t do anything for anybody
unless there’s something they can
have in return!

BART
(looking embarrassed) Nothing!
They didn’t want anything!

LISA
(smiling) Come on, Bart. Tell me!

BART
(sigh) Fine! I didn’t want you to
know, but.... I paid Jimbo, Dolph
and Kearney $10 each in order to
help you!

LISA
You paid $30 just to help me?!?
BART
You’re my sister. I know we argue
and all, but I can’t let you get
bullied like that.

LISA
Oh, Bart, that’s the sweetest
thing you’ve ever done for me!

Lisa hugs Bart, but after 3 seconds, she lets go, and
looks confused

LISA
But wait.... what did Nelson want
then?

BART
Surprisingly, nothing. He was
willing to help you for free.

Outside the house, the streets are dark, and Nelson is
seen riding his bicycle on the pathway. He stops at The
Simpsons’ house and looks upstairs, and smiles briefly
before turning his head back to the path and starts
cycling off