S08E22 · SCENE 9/24 · 04:27
In Marge We Trust · Lovejoy's office
Lovejoy's disillusionment story

Lovejoy tells Marge why he stopped caring about people.

04:27→07:47
in the episode · 3m 20s · S08E22

What happens

04:27–07:47

Lovejoy explains his past idealism and how bad experiences made him cynical. Marge is sympathetic.

WhereLovejoy's office
DriverReverend Lovejoy
Positionact1 · reveal
ThreadMarge becomes church counselor

Key lines

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06:03

There was just one fellow man I hadn't counted on.

06:18

but my hip slipped, and my-- my buttocks came into contact with the buttocks of another young man!

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
sad0.6
social rule violation0.5
deadpan0.4
monologue

Beats

05:54Lovejoy recalls 70s idealism

Scene in the episode

04:27–07:47
A · Homer's Mr. Sparkle obsession
B · Marge becomes church counselor
C · Ned Flanders teen chase

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