S07E13 · EP
season 7 ·
Two Bad Neighbors
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Episode DNA

23 scenes · 3 threads
absurd 7%social rule violation 7%cheerful 7%humiliation 7%angry 7%deadpan 5%scheme 5%escalation 5%chaotic 5%petty grievance 3%

Story threads over runtime

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A · Homer vs Bush feud
B · Bart annoys the President
C · Neighborhood rummage sale
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Every scene

23 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Simpson living room · cold_openCouch gag and title

The Simpsons couch gag and opening title sequence play.

00:02–00:26lie
2 · Simpson living room · cold_openBoring Saturday afternoon TV

Homer complains about boring TV while Marge suggests handing out flyers.

00:26–01:23avoidance
3 · Evergreen Terrace · cold_openWalking down Evergreen Terrace

Homer and Bart walk the neighborhood handing out flyers.

01:23–01:38double_standard
4 · Evergreen Terrace · act1Rummage sale setup begins

Neighbors set up tables for the rummage sale.

01:38–02:19social_rule_violation
5 · Simpson driveway · act1Homer notices empty house

Homer notices a fancy empty house across the street and complains.

02:19–03:16petty_grievance
6 · Evergreen Terrace · act1Rummage sale continues

Neighbors sell various items at the rummage sale.

03:16–03:49deal
7 · Evergreen Terrace · act1Homer becomes neighborhood king

Homer rallies the neighbors and declares himself king of the neighborhood.

03:49–05:27humiliation · scheme
8 · Evergreen Terrace · act1New neighbor moves in

A moving truck arrives and George Bush moves in across the street.

05:27–06:25coincidence
9 · Simpson living room · act1Homer jealous of Bush

Homer becomes jealous of George Bush moving into the neighborhood.

06:25–06:53rivalry
10 · Bush house front yard · act1Flanders welcomes the Bushes

Ned Flanders welcomes the Bushes to the neighborhood.

06:53–08:49social_rule_violation
11 · Simpson front yard · act1Bart spies on Bush

Bart spies on the Bushes from a tree and makes a pun.

08:49–08:55eavesdropping
12 · Bush house living room · act1Bart annoys President Bush

Bart goes to the Bush house and annoys the former President.

08:55–09:14social_rule_violation · impersonation
13 · Springfield Diner · act1Homer at the diner

Homer goes to the diner and complains about the service.

09:14–11:49petty_grievance
14 · Bush house living room · act1Bart returns to Bush house

Bart returns to the Bush house and annoys them further.

11:49–12:23social_rule_violation
15 ▸ 12:23
15 · Bush house study · act2Bart destroys Bush's memoirs

Bart accidentally destroys George Bush's memoirs with an outboard motor.

12:23–13:46escalation · violence
16 ▸ 13:46
16 · Bush house study · act2Bush spanks Bart

George Bush spanks Bart for destroying his memoirs.

13:46–13:51violence · humiliation
17 · Bush house front yard · act2Homer confronts Bush

Homer confronts George Bush about spanking Bart.

13:51–15:36rivalry · threat
18 · Simpson garage · act2Homer and Bart plan prank

Homer and Bart plan a prank involving bottle rockets.

15:36–15:52scheme · pursuit
19 · Bush house · act2Bush seeks advice

George Bush seeks advice from Dr. Hibbert and then is pranked by Homer and Bart.

15:52–17:15humiliation · scheme
20 ▸ 17:15
20 · Simpson front yard · act2Bush retaliates with wig

George Bush retaliates by putting a wig on Homer's head.

17:15–18:00escalation · humiliation
21 · Evergreen Terrace · act2Homer and Bush escalate feud

Homer and Bush continue their feud with more pranks.

18:00–19:36escalation · pursuit
22 · Bush house · act3Gorbachev intervenes

Mikhail Gorbachev visits and helps resolve the feud.

19:36–20:48negotiation · confession
23 · Evergreen Terrace · tagBushes move away

The Bushes move away and Gerald Ford moves in.

20:48–22:00coincidence
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