S03E01 · EP
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24 scenes · our breakdownThe Simpsons title sequence plays with a jazzy couch gag.
00:03–00:09coincidence · social_rule_violationBart wakes Lisa at 6 a.m. thinking something is wrong, but she reminds him her birthday is in two days.
00:09–00:19social_rule_violation · coincidenceBart calls the Krusty Hotline instead of watching Maggie, who wanders off, while Marge does laundry.
00:19–00:32lie · avoidanceHomer discovers his white shirts turned pink due to Bart's red hat in the laundry.
00:32–00:55social_rule_violation · coincidenceMr. Burns sees Homer's pink shirt on a monitor and thinks he is a freethinking anarchist.
00:55–01:52misunderstanding · escalationSecurity guards take Homer away after he refuses a pink doughnut and is accused of being insane.
01:52–02:12humiliation · social_rule_violationDr. Marvin Monroe gives Homer a personality test to determine his sanity.
02:12–02:17interrogation · investigationHomer asks Lisa to fill out his personality test, but she refuses after he rejects her poem.
02:17–06:30lie · avoidance
9 ▸ 06:30Homer answers the test questions based on a home video contest and is declared insane.
06:30–07:03misunderstanding · escalation
10 ▸ 07:03Homer is admitted to the mental institution and meets a patient who claims to be Michael Jackson.
07:03–07:13impersonation · coincidence
11 ▸ 07:13Leon sings 'Billie Jean' and teaches Homer a dance move, bonding over their troubles.
07:13–08:28impersonation · seduction
12 ▸ 08:28Bart watches Itchy and Scratchy and realizes he forgot Lisa's birthday present.
08:28–10:08avoidance · coincidenceLeon introduces Homer to other patients, including an idiot savant and a silent man.
10:08–11:04coincidence · obsessionLeon calls Bart, who believes he is Michael Jackson, and asks for help to prevent Homer's lobotomy.
11:04–11:48impersonation · lieMarge and Homer argue about whether she said poorhouse or crazy house, then Homer gets scared.
11:48–12:00petty_grievanceHomer attends group therapy where patients share their issues, and Homer's paranoia is revealed.
12:00–13:06interrogation · humiliationHomer is declared sane and released, but Leon stays voluntarily due to depression.
13:06–13:51confessionHomer brings Leon home for a visit. Bart promises to keep his identity secret but immediately tells Milhouse.
13:51–15:27impersonation · betrayal
19 ▸ 15:27The news of Michael Jackson's visit spreads across Springfield, causing a media frenzy.
15:27–15:34escalation · coincidence
20 ▸ 15:34The mayor renames Route 401 to Michael Jackson Expressway, but the crowd is disappointed when Leon appears.
15:34–16:21misunderstanding · humiliation
21 ▸ 16:21Bart realizes it's Lisa's birthday and she is upset he forgot her gift.
16:21–19:29social_rule_violation · humiliationLeon helps Bart write a song for Lisa by sharing his childhood experience.
19:29–19:39deal · coincidenceBart and Leon perform a song for Lisa, who loves it, and Leon reveals his true identity.
19:39–22:26impersonation · confessionLeon leaves the Simpsons and Lisa plays a saxophone solo as the episode ends.
22:26–22:57coincidenceSame DNA
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