S03E17 · SCENE 14/23 · 13:28
Homer at the Bat · Various locations (plant, street, hospital)
Ringers begin to suffer misfortunes

Ringers start experiencing various misfortunes.

13:28→15:26
in the episode · 1m 58s · S03E17
Ringers begin to suffer misfortunes

What happens

13:28–15:26

Burns muses that nine misfortunes would be unlikely. Steve Sax is arrested for an unsolved murder. Mike Scioscia gets radiation poisoning. Ken Griffey Jr. overdoses on nerve tonic.

WhereVarious locations (plant, street, hospital)
DriverMr. Burns
Positionact2 · setup
ThreadRingers' misfortunes

Key lines

from this scene
15:11

I'll save your baby.

15:20

Never fear, ma'am. I'll save your cat.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
absurd0.7
coincidence0.6
escalation0.4
tense0.3
phone call

Beats

13:42Burns says nine misfortunes unlikely
14:00Sax arrested
14:29Scioscia gets radiation poisoning

Scene in the episode

13:28–15:26
A · Homer's magic bat
B · Burns' ringer scheme
C · Ringers' misfortunes
D · The championship game

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