S04E11 · EP
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23 scenes · our breakdownThe Simpsons rush home and sit on the couch.
00:16–00:30Police mistakenly raid the Simpsons' house looking for a cattle rustler.
00:30–01:22misunderstandingHomer eats a large meal in bed and feels chest pain.
01:22–02:32escalationBart shows Lisa a gruesome train wreck photo.
02:32–03:51petty_grievanceHomer hears his irregular heartbeat and worries.
03:51–04:41escalation
7 ▸ 04:41Mr. Burns plots to fire Homer by poisoning a doughnut.
04:41–06:15scheme · threatMr. Burns fires Homer, who then collapses from a heart attack.
06:15–06:28humiliationMarge gets a phone call that Homer is in the hospital.
06:28–06:42Homer wakes up in the hospital and has a flashback to his childhood.
06:42–07:37escalationDr. Hibbert diagnoses Homer with clogged arteries and quotes $40,000 for surgery.
07:37–09:45escalationHomer learns he has no health insurance and prays for money.
09:45–10:19dealHomer asks the rabbi for $40,000 but gets a toy instead.
10:19–10:24humiliationA TV commercial advertises Dr. Nick Riviera's cheap surgeries.
10:24–14:40dealHomer tells Bart and Lisa he needs heart surgery.
14:40–14:51escalationHomer meets Ned Flanders in the hospital and Dr. Nick arrives.
14:51–15:04coincidenceHomer prays to God before his operation.
15:04–15:11Krusty the Clown visits Homer in the hospital and talks about his own surgery.
15:11–16:32humiliationHomer's friends visit and give him a card and a beer.
16:32–17:00misunderstandingLisa reads a cardiology book and describes the surgery to Marge.
17:00–17:42escalationHomer says emotional goodbyes to Marge and the kids before surgery.
17:42–19:09secret_exposedDr. Nick starts the surgery but forgets where to cut.
19:09–21:14escalationThe surgery is a success and Homer wakes up.
21:14–22:45dealThe episode ends with the family at home and credits roll.
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