S05E17 · EP
season 5 ·
Bart Gets an Elephant
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Episode DNA

14 scenes · 3 threads
tense 19%scheme 18%absurd 12%escalation 5%cheerful 5%coincidence 5%misunderstanding 5%social rule violation 3%chaotic 3%confession 3%

Story threads over runtime

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A · Bart wins elephant
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B · Bart's Elephant
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C · Bart and Stampy
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Every scene

14 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Simpsons house · cold_openSimpsons intro

Family introduced

00:03–00:09scheme · misunderstanding
2 · Simpsons house · act1Cleaning the house

Family cleans house

00:09–00:32social_rule_violation · escalation
3 · Simpsons house · act1Homer's antics

Homer causes chaos

00:32–04:11lie · scheme
4 · Radio station · act1Radio contest

Bart wins contest

04:11–04:57scheme · misunderstanding
5 · Radio station · act2Bart chooses elephant

Bart wants elephant

04:57–07:34scheme · social_rule_violation
6 · Radio station · act2Bart demands elephant

Bart gets elephant

07:34–07:50scheme · misunderstanding
8 · Simpson's House · act1Elephant Delivery

The elephant is delivered

08:32–08:49scheme · coincidence
9 · Simpson's House · act1Elephant Care

The family tries to care for the elephant

08:49–10:52misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
10 ▸ 10:52
10 · Simpson's House · act2Elephant Business

Homer tries to make money from the elephant

10:52–11:02scheme · coincidence
11 ▸ 11:02
11 · Simpson's House · act3Elephant Sale

Homer decides to sell the elephant

11:02–14:23scheme · betrayal
12 · Simpson's House · tagElephant Escape

Bart and Stampy escape

14:23–16:31pursuit · avoidance
16 ▸ 17:18
16 · Springfield · act2Chaos in Springfield

Stampy causes chaos

17:18–18:14escalation · coincidence
17 · Animal refuge · act3Homer's Change of Heart

Homer decides to save Stampy

18:14–22:44confession · comeuppance
18 · Animal refuge · tagStampy's New Home

Stampy goes to refuge

22:44–22:54obsession · petty_grievance
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Same DNA

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18 scenes
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17 scenes
S04E02
A Streetcar Named Marge
15 scenes
S07E07
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← S05E16Homer Loves FlandersS05E18 →Burns' Heir

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