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The Simpsons - 8F20: Black Widower (Revised Table Draft)

This is a development script for The Simpsons episode 8F20: Black Widower. Episode aired on April 9th, 1992. This is a revised version of the script used at the table read two days earlier, with revisions made based on that draft's reception. This script has dropped the insurance money angle from the table draft in favor of Sideshow Bob being after Selma's wealth, which in this version she earned from filing a series of nuisance lawsuits. However, she doesn't mention this in her letter, which makes Bob targeting her a bit confusing. Most of the different content from the table draft doesn't appear in this draft, with the exceptions of the series of flashback sequences with Bart apprehending criminals (Though the James Bond parody has already been deleted), Homer initially not trusting Sideshow Bob, the dialogue from the MacGuyver episode, and the longer telethon sequence. New content that differs from the aired version include a violent threat from Sideshow Bob to Krusty during the Daytime Emmy Awards, Bob getting worked over by prisoners in a scene referencing "Full Metal Jacket" while reading Selma's letter, Sideshow Bob staging a prison production of Evita, a different prison ex

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