Plot
In a homage to Rod Serling's television series Night Gallery, Bart introduces each of the three segments by walking through a gallery of paintings and each time choosing one of them as the focus of his story. Several of these paintings are parodies of famous works, including: a typical painting by Giorgio De Chirico, the 1889 self-portrait by Vincent van Gogh, The Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dali, Three Musicians by Picasso (starring only Lisa as the saxophone player), Ascending and Descending by M.C. Escher and The Scream by Edvard Munch. Before the final segment Bart walks past parodies of The Death of Marat by Jacques Louis David, again Lisa as one of Picasso's "Three Musicians", The Son of Man by René Magritte and Dogs Playing Poker.
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