S03E09 · EP
season 3 ·
Saturdays of Thunder
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Episode DNA

15 scenes · 3 threads
tense 26%scheme 17%sad 9%rivalry 7%social rule violation 5%tender 5%awkward 5%lie 4%misunderstanding 3%absurd 3%

Story threads over runtime

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A · Fatherhood
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B · Bart's Soapbox Racing
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C · Homer's Fatherhood
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Every scene

15 scenes · our breakdown
2 · TV studio · act1Infomercial

Troy McClure advertises Spiffy

00:17–01:22scheme
3 ▸ 01:22
3 · Simpsons house · act1Homer Orders Spiffy

Homer buys Spiffy

01:22–01:36impersonation
4 ▸ 01:36
4 · Simpsons house · act1Marge's Sisters Visit

Patty and Selma visit

01:36–04:33social_rule_violation
5 ▸ 04:33
5 · video store · act2Video Store

Homer takes the kids to the video store

04:33–05:46coincidence
6 ▸ 05:46
6 · Simpsons house · act2Fatherhood Test

Homer takes a fatherhood test

05:46–08:06lie
7 ▸ 08:06
7 · The Simpson house · act1Homer's Fatherhood

Homer realizes he's a bad father

08:06–08:36social_rule_violation · escalation
8 · National Fatherhood Institute · act1National Fatherhood Institute

Homer seeks help

08:36–09:23scheme · lie
10 ▸ 10:56
10 · The Simpson house · act2Homer's Help

Homer wants to help

10:56–12:12scheme · lie
11 ▸ 12:12
11 · The racing hill · act3The Big Race

Bart races

12:12–14:32rivalry · pursuit
12 ▸ 14:32
12 · The hospital · tagBart's Decision

Bart chooses

14:32–16:14betrayal · deal
14 ▸ 16:19
14 · Dr. Hibbert's office · act1Dr. Hibbert's Office

Homer takes Bart to Dr. Hibbert's office

16:19–16:43scheme · social_rule_violation
15 ▸ 16:43
15 · Simpson house · act1Homer's Realization

Homer feels guilty

16:43–17:47scheme · misunderstanding
16 · Soapbox derby track · act2Soapbox Derby

Bart competes

17:47–18:52scheme · rivalry
17 ▸ 18:52
17 · Soapbox derby track · act3Bart's Big Race

Bart's Big Race

18:52–22:46scheme · rivalry
18 · Simpson house · tagAftermath

Bart celebrates

22:46–22:49scheme · misunderstanding
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Same DNA

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