S04E02 · EP
season 4 ·
A Streetcar Named Marge
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Episode DNA

15 scenes · 2 threads
scheme 28%tense 23%cheerful 12%misunderstanding 9%awkward 6%absurd 6%tender 4%social rule violation 3%chaotic 3%coincidence 2%

Story threads over runtime

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A · Marge Acts
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B · Marge's Play
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Every scene

15 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Home · cold_openCouch Gag

Family watches TV

00:00–00:17scheme
2 · TV studio · act1Pageant Introduction

Troy McClure hosts pageant

00:17–00:29scheme
3 · Home · act1Pageant Finalists Announced

Pageant finalists are announced

00:29–00:59misunderstanding
4 · Community center · act1Audition Introduction

Marge auditions

00:59–01:22scheme
5 ▸ 01:22
5 · Community center · act2Marge Rejected Then Cast

Marge is rejected then cast

01:22–06:32scheme
6 · Daycare center · act2Cast Meeting

Cast meets for first time

06:32–08:35scheme
8 ▸ 09:43
8 · Springfield Community Center · act1Rehearsal Begins

Marge rehearses with Llewellyn

09:43–09:48scheme
9 ▸ 09:48
9 · Simpson Home · act1Homer Refuses to Help

Homer refuses to run lines

09:48–10:14social_rule_violation
10 · Daycare · act1Homer's Complaint

Homer complains to Marge

10:14–10:38misunderstanding
11 ▸ 10:38
11 · Springfield Community Center · act2Rehearsal Struggles

Marge struggles in rehearsal

10:38–12:12scheme
12 · Springfield Community Center, Daycare · act3Rehearsal and Family

Rehearsal and family mockery

12:12–14:29scheme · misunderstanding
14 · Springfield Community Center · act1Musical Number

The play begins

15:17–15:56scheme · coincidence
16 · Springfield Community Center · act2Blanche's Song

Blanche sings

16:03–19:12scheme · coincidence
17 · Springfield Community Center · act2Play's Climax

The play reaches its climax

19:12–19:24scheme · escalation
18 · Springfield Community Center · tagAfter the Play

The play ends

19:24–22:55scheme · coincidence
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