S01E13 · EP
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30 scenes · our breakdownMarge phones a talk radio therapist to vent about her husband and is cut off on air.
01:14–01:30petty_grievanceThe radio therapist tells Marge her husband is a pig and urges her to leave him that night.
01:30–01:52scheme · social_rule_violationHomer and Moe deal with a prank caller asking for Al Coholic at the tavern.
01:52–02:15Homer admits to Moe that his wife thinks he is a pig, and the bar agrees he is one.
02:15–02:28confession · schemeHomer buys one long-stem rose from the flower shop for Marge.
02:28–02:48schemeMarge rehearses telling Homer she will leave him if he does not start loving her.
02:48–03:09petty_grievanceHomer rehearses saying I love you to Marge, stumbling over the words.
03:09–03:32scheme · seductionHomer and Marge arrange a baby-sitter for the evening after Homer calls about dinner plans.
03:32–04:15misunderstandingMiss Botz arrives to baby-sit the kids while Homer and Marge head out for dinner.
04:15–04:48impersonationMiss Botz sends the parents away, then orders the kids to watch a tape.
04:48–04:58threat · dealHomer picks a lobster for dinner and Marge teases him at the restaurant.
04:58–06:26schemeThe kids reject the Elves tape and switch to a crime show, which frightens them.
06:26–06:52petty_grievanceHomer and Marge drink champagne at the restaurant and reminisce about their early dating.
06:52–07:14seductionA news report announces the Baby-sitter Bandit is on the loose.
07:14–07:41investigation · secret_exposed
16 ▸ 07:41Bart and Lisa realize Miss Botz is the Baby-sitter Bandit and try to call the authorities.
07:41–08:08secret_exposed · threatHomer and Marge plan their motel night while Homer dreams aloud at the restaurant.
08:08–08:34scheme · lieHomer and Marge reach the motel and Homer calls home while Miss Botz is tied up.
08:34–09:01misunderstandingHomer and Marge head home after Marge gets no answer at the house.
09:01–10:23pursuitHomer calls the Baby-sitter Bandit tip line and reports that she is tied up at home.
10:23–10:54investigation · dealThe rightful baby-sitter's employer arrives and pays Miss Botz off, while the police come to investigate.
10:54–12:09confession · humiliationA reporter interviews Homer on camera about helping the bandit escape.
12:09–12:41interrogation · humiliationMarge and Homer leave the kids at home with the babysitter and a tape to watch.
13:36–14:13petty_grievanceBart and Lisa argue over the Elves tape and switch to America's Most Armed and Dangerous.
14:13–15:06rivalry
26 ▸ 15:06Homer gets a lobster after Marge ordered a lobster for him and a flirty waiter disrupts the mood.
15:06–15:13social_rule_violation · petty_grievance
28 ▸ 15:21Bart forces Lisa to watch a crime show, promising a brutal slow-motion killing ahead.
15:21–15:44petty_grievance · pursuit
29 ▸ 15:44Homer and Marge drink champagne at the restaurant, reminiscing about dating and joking about the babysitter.
15:44–16:14double_standardA narrator describes the Baby-sitter Bandit's robberies and a wanted poster before she is spotted.
16:14–17:45pursuit · threatBart and Lisa lose their captor and Maggie watches a cartoon while Homer and Marge drive home.
17:45–18:34pursuit · confessionHomer and Marge drive home, and a call reports the Bandit caught in their house.
18:34–19:35investigation · secret_exposedHomer confronts the bandit while Bart calls a reporter and the family is caught on camera.
19:35–22:48secret_exposed · comeuppanceSame DNA
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