S06E03 · EP
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20 scenes · our breakdownThe episode opens with a title card announcing another Simpsons clip show.
00:04–00:36Marge wakes a sleeping Homer to ask whether romance has left their marriage.
00:36–01:28petty_grievanceMarge lectures the family that they have set a bad example and must address a book's issues.
01:28–02:03social_rule_violationThe kids dismiss the episode as recycled footage and Marge insists it is time to learn about love.
02:03–03:39petty_grievanceAt Moe's, bar patrons make prank phone calls and then are asked for cherished memories.
03:39–05:15petty_grievanceMarge recounts how she met Jacques at the bowling alley after a thoughtless birthday present.
05:15–05:47seductionJacques coaches Marge at bowling, then drives her home and flirts while expressing his attraction.
05:47–08:09seduction · dealMarge recognizes her infidelity was a close call, and Homer asks her to end things with Jacques.
08:09–09:45confession · threatHomer's new coworker Mindy is introduced and their attraction leads to a shared hotel suite.
09:45–10:01seduction · avoidanceHomer and Mindy order room service on the company tab and throw food out the window.
10:01–10:37scheme · social_rule_violationA fortune cookie predicts love, and Homer and Mindy end their evening intimately.
10:37–12:09seduction · confessionRalph is given a valentine on Valentine's Day.
12:43–12:58humiliationRalph walks Lisa home and gives her a Malibu Stacy convertible.
12:58–13:49seductionRalph gives Lisa tickets and professes love, but Lisa rejects him publicly.
13:49–15:14humiliation · betrayalBart recounts a girl inviting him to the tree house only to reveal she has a boyfriend.
15:14–15:52betrayal · humiliationAbe tells a story about a dinner outing in which he picks up the wrong woman.
16:07–17:06lie · misunderstandingMonty Burns and Abe compete for Mrs. Bouvier on the dance floor.
17:06–17:48rivalry · pursuitMonty proposes to Mrs. Bouvier, but she refuses and Abe steps in with a joke.
17:48–17:55pursuit · humiliationMarge tries to end the night while Artie pushes for a kiss.
19:19–20:20social_rule_violation · petty_grievanceHomer walks home and Marge picks him up, and they share a kiss that ends the episode.
20:20–21:34seduction · confessionSame DNA
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