S03E24 · SCENE 19/22 · 16:52
Herb builds prototype

Herb builds the baby translator and tests it on Maggie.

16:52→18:45
in the episode · 1m 53s · S03E24

What happens

16:52–18:45

Herb works on the prototype in the basement. He tests it on Maggie, who speaks through the device. Homer criticizes the invention, saying people fear new things.

WhereSimpson house
DriverHerb
Positionact2 · escalation
ThreadHerb's return and invention

Key lines

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17:49

Could you stop thinking about your ass?

18:41

When is he going to act like it?

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
absurd0.6
obsession0.4
awkward0.4
humiliation0.3
escalation0.3
argument

Beats

17:11Herb analyzes sine wave
18:04Maggie talks through device

Scene in the episode

16:52–18:45
A · Homer's couch and chair
B · Herb's return and invention
C · Burns' cover-up scheme

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