S04E18 · EP
season 4 ·
So It's Come to This: A Simpsons Clip Show
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Episode DNA

22 scenes · 3 threads
absurd 25%scheme 10%lie 8%cheerful 8%escalation 7%tense 6%tender 6%misunderstanding 5%deadpan 3%sad 2%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Homer's April Fools' revenge
B · Homer's coma and family guilt
C · Bart's memory montage
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Every scene

22 scenes · our breakdown
2 · Simpson house · cold_openHomer's April Fools' prank

Homer fakes blindness to prank Marge on April Fools'.

00:16–00:58lie · scheme
3 · Simpson house · cold_openHomer and Bart prank war

Homer and Bart engage in a prank war on April Fools'.

00:58–01:20lie · scheme
4 · Simpson house · cold_openLisa explains April Fools' history

Lisa gives a lecture on the pagan origins of April Fools' Day.

01:20–04:11misunderstanding
5 · Springfield Nuclear Power Plant · act1Homer plots revenge at work

Homer schemes to get revenge on Bart at the power plant.

04:11–04:34scheme · lie
6 · Kwik-E-Mart · act1Bart pranks Apu at Kwik-E-Mart

Bart tricks Apu into leaving the store for free acne pads.

04:34–04:51lie · scheme
7 · Springfield Nuclear Power Plant · act1Homer drinks shaken beer and explodes

Homer drinks the shaken beer and it explodes, causing chaos.

04:51–05:00scheme · escalation
8 · Springfield streets · act1Police respond to beer explosion

Police mistake the beer explosion for a crime scene.

05:00–05:21misunderstanding · escalation
9 · Springfield General Hospital · act1Homer declared dead and then alive

Doctor tells Marge Homer is dead, then reveals it is a prank.

05:21–06:18lie · scheme
10 · Springfield General Hospital · act1Family shocks Homer in hospital

The Simpson family uses a shock machine on Homer, causing chaos.

06:18–06:29violence · escalation
11 · Springfield General Hospital · act1Homer recalls cliff accident

Marge remembers Homer falling off a cliff repeatedly.

06:29–08:16escalation · coincidence
12 · Springfield General Hospital · act1Veterinarian treats Homer

A veterinarian treats Homer, revealing he is not a real doctor.

08:16–09:18misunderstanding · lie
13 · Forest · act2Bart recalls forest survival story

Bart remembers a time Homer got lost in the forest and survived.

09:18–10:46escalation
14 · Springfield General Hospital · act2Moe visits Homer in hospital

Moe visits Homer and brings beer, causing Homer distress.

10:46–11:02avoidance · obsession
15 · Springfield General Hospital · act2Marge visits Homer in hospital

Marge visits Homer and cheers him up with a kiss.

11:02–12:20seduction · deal
16 · Springfield General Hospital · act2Homer enters coma from chocolate

Homer eats chocolate and falls into a coma.

12:20–14:40obsession · escalation
17 · Springfield General Hospital · act2Grampa jokes about comas

Grampa jokes about comas while Homer is in one.

14:40–15:58misunderstanding · humiliation
18 · Springfield General Hospital · act2Mr. Burns demands Homer die

Mr. Burns wants Homer to die to save money on health plan.

15:58–18:03threat · scheme
19 · Springfield General Hospital · act2Fantastic voyage proposed

A scientist proposes shrinking to fix Homer's brain.

18:03–18:24scheme · escalation
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20 · Springfield General Hospital · act3Bart plays saxophone for Homer

Bart plays saxophone for Homer in the hospital.

18:24–18:48seduction · deal
21 · Various locations · act3Bart's memory montage of Homer

Bart remembers various moments with Homer.

18:48–21:05escalation · coincidence
22 · Springfield General Hospital · act3Bart confesses to shaking beer

Bart admits he shook the beer can that caused Homer's coma.

21:05–22:01confession · betrayal
24 · Simpson house · tagEnd credits and final scene

The episode ends with credits and a final gag.

22:51–22:55coincidence
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Homer Simpson371 episodes · drives 4177 scenes
MS
Marge Simpson237 episodes · drives 977 scenes
BS
Bart Simpson282 episodes · drives 1371 scenes
LS
Lisa Simpson246 episodes · drives 781 scenes
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Lenny LeonardHarry Shearer57 episodes · drives 7 scenes
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Carl Carlson40 episodes · drives 3 scenes
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Apu Nahasapeemapetilon33 episodes · drives 62 scenes
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