Episode DNA
24 scenes · 3 threadsStory threads over runtime
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24 scenes · our breakdownBart watches McBain movie with Homer and Lisa, leading to a fight and TV destruction.
00:52–01:30lie · escalationThe family struggles without TV, missing it desperately.
01:30–02:27obsession · escalationMarge suggests they talk instead of watching TV, then tells how Homer proposed.
02:27–03:40confession · secret_exposedMarge begins telling how she and Homer first met in high school.
03:40–04:05coincidenceHomer and Barney skip English class to smoke and talk.
04:05–04:36social_rule_violation · avoidanceHomer and Barney get detention for smoking, and Marge also gets detention.
04:36–05:40social_rule_violation · humiliationHomer tries to ask girls to prom but gets rejected multiple times.
05:40–06:18humiliation · pursuitHomer and Marge meet in detention and Homer gets more days for talking.
06:18–06:30pursuit · social_rule_violationHomer tells his dad he is in love and gets poor advice.
06:30–07:49humiliation · petty_grievanceHomer visits a school counselor for advice on winning Marge.
07:49–09:36scheme · pursuit
11 ▸ 09:36Homer joins the debate team to get close to Marge.
09:36–10:08scheme · rivalry
12 ▸ 10:08Homer makes a fool of himself during the debate but asks Marge out.
10:08–11:40humiliation · social_rule_violation
13 ▸ 11:40Homer gathers references from teachers to impress Marge.
11:40–12:07scheme · impersonationBart comments on the story while Homer tries to fix the TV.
12:07–12:20obsession · escalationHomer pretends to tutor Marge in French and they bond.
12:20–12:55scheme · seductionHomer admits he lied about being in French class, angering Marge.
12:55–14:21confession · betrayalHomer tells Barney he has a prom date, but the story continues.
14:21–14:29pursuitArtie Ziff asks Marge to prom and she accepts.
14:29–15:36negotiation · seductionHomer arrives at Marge's house for prom, but she is with Artie.
15:36–16:11pursuit · humiliationHomer takes Marge to prom despite Artie being her date.
16:11–17:42pursuit · social_rule_violationArtie and Marge are voted prom king and queen.
17:42–17:50coincidence · rivalryHomer tells Marge they are meant to be together during the dance.
17:50–18:45confession · pursuit
23 ▸ 18:45Artie tries to kiss Marge at Inspiration Point, but she refuses.
18:45–20:26seduction · social_rule_violationHomer finds Marge walking home and they reconcile, ending the story.
20:26–21:11coincidence · confessionSame DNA
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