S04E21 · SCENE 17/21 · 17:30
Marge in Chains · Simpson home
Homer struggles at home

Homer fails to manage the household.

17:30→18:41
in the episode · 1m 11s · S04E21

What happens

17:30–18:41

Homer tries to cook fish but fails. He tells the kids to drink from the faucet and let Maggie roam free. Lisa suggests everyone do their share.

WhereSimpson home
DriverHomer
Positionact2 · escalation
ThreadMarge's shoplifting arrest

Key lines

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17:51

I don't understand. It's one of those Mad Magazine fold-ins.

18:16

Excuse me, but I think if we all do our fair share we can keep this house clean.

18:37

## [ Humming Wedding Song ]

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
chaotic0.7
escalation0.4
avoidance0.3
absurd0.3
argument

Beats

17:43Homer struggles with fish

Scene in the episode

17:30–18:41
A · Marge's shoplifting arrest
B · Flu epidemic hits Springfield
C · Homer's household chaos

Clips from this episode

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Includes this scene · THE SIMPSONS - "Marge Goes to Prison for Shoplifting at the Kwik-E-Mart" - 1993 · A FUSCO - Classic TV
The Simpsons - Marge in Chains May 6, 1993 · Daniel Sass
I Don't Wanna Push Anything (The Simpsons) · ThingsICantFindOtherwise
The Simpsons - Marge Vs Apu Court Case · NoBSClips
That's Tattoo Annie (The Simpsons) · ThingsICantFindOtherwise
The Simpsons - Marge in Chains - I am not wearing a tie at all · CYTRA
While Your Mother's Gone... (The Simpsons) · ThingsICantFindOtherwise

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Homer Simpson371 episodes · drives 4177 scenes
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Bart Simpson282 episodes · drives 1371 scenes
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Lisa Simpson246 episodes · drives 781 scenes
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Maggie Simpson61 episodes · drives 14 scenes

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