S07E08 · SCENE 2/22 · 00:27
Mother Simpson · Springfield Gorge
Homer fakes his death

Homer fakes his death during a garbage cleanup to skip work.

00:27→02:08
in the episode · 1m 41s · S07E08

What happens

00:27–02:08

Homer is forced to pick up garbage on a Saturday. He fakes falling into a river and being swept away. The townspeople believe he is dead. Bart reveals it was a dummy.

WhereSpringfield Gorge
DriverHomer
Positioncold_open · setup
ThreadHomer fakes his death

Key lines

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01:07

Oh, no! He's going over the falls!

01:28

They're biting him and stealing his pants.

01:33

Good Lord. He'll be sucked into the turbine.

02:02

Now let's make the most of it!

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
lie1.0
absurd0.9
scheme0.8
chaotic0.1
catchphrase

Beats

00:52Homer frolics on the cliff
01:40Smithers identifies the corpse

Scene in the episode

00:27–02:08
A · Homer fakes his death
B · Mona Simpson's return
C · Mona's radical past
D · FBI pursues Mona

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Homer Simpson371 episodes · drives 4177 scenes
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Bart Simpson282 episodes · drives 1371 scenes
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Lenny LeonardHarry Shearer57 episodes · drives 7 scenes
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Carl Carlson40 episodes · drives 3 scenes

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