Homer gets an idea · Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?

S03E24 · SCENE 8/22 · 05:21

Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes? · Street

Homer gets an idea

Homer overhears a baby cry and gets an idea for a product.

05:21→07:37

in the episode · 2m 16s · S03E24

What happens

05:21–07:37

Homer hears a baby crying and a woman complaining. He suddenly gets an idea for a baby translator. He declares his life can't get worse.

WhereStreet

DriverHomer

Positionact1 · setup

ThreadHerb's return and invention

Key lines

from this scene

06:15
Yeah. You know, my life just can't get any worse.

06:25
There's no way my life could possibly get any worse.

07:14
And a big awards ceremony?

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Scene DNA

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coincidence0.6

cheerful0.5

absurd0.5

eavesdropping0.4

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Beats

06:05Homer gets idea

06:23Life can't get worse

Scene in the episode

05:21–07:37

A · Homer's couch and chair

4 6 11 13

B · Herb's return and invention

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C · Burns' cover-up scheme

3 9 10

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