S05E06 · EP
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22 scenes · our breakdownThe Simpsons watch a public TV pledge drive parody.
00:03–00:26lie · social_rule_violationMarge pledges money to public TV and gets ballet tickets.
00:26–01:00lie · misunderstandingHomer hums loudly during a ballet performance.
01:00–02:25social_rule_violation · humiliationHomer gets his arms trapped in two vending machines at the gas station.
03:04–04:26escalation · humiliationHomer calls Marge to tell her he's trapped in vending machines.
04:26–05:02lie · misunderstandingMarge and Ruth go to the ballet together.
05:02–05:10Firemen joke about sawing off Homer's arms
05:10–06:26humiliation
10 ▸ 06:26Ruth tells Marge about her deadbeat ex-husband.
06:26–06:56petty_grievance · betrayalHomer shows Marge a fake fireman note about a lumberyard.
06:56–08:06lie · misunderstandingMarge goes out with Ruth despite Homer's objections.
08:06–08:18social_rule_violationHomer tries to have a fun night alone but fails.
08:18–08:40avoidance · humiliation
14 ▸ 08:40Lionel Hutz offers to babysit for $8 and popsicles.
08:40–11:09deal · impersonationMarge and Ruth go to a country bar and an underground club.
11:09–11:47seduction · social_rule_violationRuth takes Marge to a shooting range and shoots antique cans.
11:47–12:44violence · escalationMarge and Ruth reminisce at the old make-out point.
12:44–13:34Homer and Chief Wiggum meet at Moe's Tavern.
13:34–14:55petty_grievance · misunderstandingWiggum pulls over Ruth's stolen car, starting a chase.
14:55–16:23pursuit · escalationMarge considers giving herself up but stays with Ruth.
16:23–16:49pursuit · avoidanceLionel Hutz neglects the kids and burns papers.
16:49–17:41impersonation · secret_exposedThe family watches news coverage of the chase.
17:41–20:28secret_exposed · escalation
23 ▸ 20:28The chase ends at a landfill, avoiding the Grand Chasm.
20:28–21:42pursuit · comeuppance
24 ▸ 21:42The episode ends with legal outcomes and Homer's testing.
21:42–22:54comeuppance · dealSame DNA
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