S05E21 · EP
season 5 ·
Lady Bouvier's Lover
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Episode DNA

24 scenes · 4 threads
absurd 14%humiliation 10%cheerful 8%sad 7%seduction 6%awkward 6%scheme 6%triumphant 6%tender 4%tense 4%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Grampa's romance with Jackie
B · Homer's Itchy & Scratchy cel
C · Bart's scheme for money
D · Mr. Burns woos Jackie
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Every scene

24 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Simpson living room · cold_openCouch gag and intro

The Simpsons watch a chaotic Krusty the Clown show on TV.

00:00–00:05
2 · Simpson living room · act1Maggie's birthday party

The family celebrates Maggie's first birthday with a cake and presents.

00:05–00:30social_rule_violation
3 · Simpson living room · act1Old folks argue over remedies

Grampa and Jacqueline argue about how to treat Maggie's crying.

00:30–02:28petty_grievance · escalation
4 · Simpson living room · act1Lisa's birthday flashback

The family recalls Lisa's third birthday with a commercial jingle performance.

02:28–03:53humiliation
5 · Simpson living room · act1Grampa and Jackie leave

Grampa and Jacqueline leave the party, feeling lonely.

03:53–05:00coincidence · scheme
6 · Jacqueline's house · act1Homer picks up Jacqueline

Homer picks up Jacqueline for a date with Grampa.

05:00–05:29coincidence · misunderstanding
7 · Jacqueline's house · act1Grampa falls in love

Grampa falls in love with Jacqueline after she shows a risqué photo.

05:29–07:14seduction · confession
8 · Simpson living room · act1Troy McClure infomercial

Homer watches a home shopping network and orders an Itchy & Scratchy cel.

07:14–08:55scheme · impersonation
9 ▸ 08:55
9 · Simpson living room · act1Homer opposes the romance

Homer objects to Grampa marrying Jacqueline due to incest fears.

08:55–09:55social_rule_violation · escalation
10 ▸ 09:55
10 · Simpson front door · act1Special deliveries for Homer

Homer receives multiple special deliveries, including a punch.

09:55–10:05humiliation · violence
11 · Simpson living room · act1Cel is worthless

Lisa reveals the animation cel is just a worthless arm piece.

10:05–10:15humiliation · secret_exposed
12 · Simpson living room · act1Grampa's seduction advice

Grampa gets seduction advice from a jazzy song.

10:15–11:32scheme · seduction
13 · Android's Dungeon · act1Bart tries to sell cel

Bart tries to sell the worthless cel at a comic book store.

11:32–11:44negotiation · humiliation
14 · Dance hall · act1Mr. Burns steals Jackie

Mr. Burns dances with Jacqueline and charms her away from Grampa.

11:44–13:11seduction · rivalry
15 · Street · act1Grampa's despair

Grampa is heartbroken and tries to imitate Jimmy Durante.

13:11–13:35humiliation · pursuit
16 · Springfield Nuclear Power Plant · act2Burns declares love

Mr. Burns tells Smithers he is in love with Jacqueline.

13:35–14:16obsession · confession
17 · Simpson living room · act2Burns visits the Simpsons

Mr. Burns visits the Simpsons dressed as Fred Flintstone.

14:16–16:41impersonation · social_rule_violation
18 · Simpson living room · act2Bart extorts Burns

Bart threatens Mr. Burns with ketchup and mustard guns for money.

16:41–17:09scheme · threat
19 · Springfield Retirement Castle · act2Grampa gets a cake

Grampa gets a special cake from the nursing home.

17:09–18:06coincidence
20 · Luigi's Restaurant · act2Burns proposes at restaurant

Mr. Burns proposes to Jacqueline at a romantic restaurant.

18:06–19:22seduction · deal
21 · Street · act2Grampa's heartbreak

Grampa is heartbroken and reads a condom wrapper.

19:22–19:30humiliation
22 · Church · act3Wedding interrupted

Grampa interrupts the wedding with a romantic song.

19:30–19:47pursuit · escalation
23 · Church · act3Jacqueline rejects both

Jacqueline decides not to marry either man.

19:47–21:55confession · breakup
24 · Simpson living room · tagGrampa's song

Grampa sings a sad song about his life.

21:55–22:52humiliation
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In this episode

HS
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
MS
Maggie Simpson61 episodes · drives 14 scenes
Kt
Krusty the Clown64 episodes · drives 180 scenes
JB
Jacqueline Bouvier5 episodes · drives 1 scenes
TM
Troy McClure27 episodes · drives 32 scenes