S05E15 · SCENE 6/23 · 03:45
Deep Space Homer · NASA Mission Control
NASA discusses low ratings

NASA officials panic over low TV ratings for the space launch.

03:45→05:02
in the episode · 1m 17s · S05E15

What happens

03:45–05:02

At NASA mission control, officials discuss the low Nielsen ratings for the space launch. They realize the public is bored with space exploration. They consider revealing a secret about superintelligent chimps but decide against it.

WhereNASA Mission Control
DriverNASA Director
Positionact1 · setup
ThreadHomer becomes an astronaut

Key lines

from this scene
03:53

We've been beaten by "A Connie Chung Christmas"!

04:29

I did it! I supercharged my riding mower!

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
tense0.6
scheme0.4
absurd0.4
secret exposed0.2
rapid back and forth

Beats

03:48Ratings are lowest ever

Scene in the episode

03:45–05:02
A · Homer becomes an astronaut
B · Barney's sobriety and relapse
C · NASA's PR stunt

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