S09E22 · EP
season 9 ·
Trash of the Titans
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Episode DNA

23 scenes · 3 threads
absurd 22%scheme 14%escalation 10%tense 8%triumphant 6%humiliation 5%comeuppance 5%chaotic 5%angry 4%petty grievance 4%

Story threads over runtime

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A · Homer's trash rebellion
B · Love Day aftermath
C · Sanitation campaign
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Every scene

23 scenes · our breakdown
3 · Simpson living room · cold_openLove Day celebration

The family celebrates Love Day with gifts and decorations.

00:14–00:30scheme
4 · Simpson kitchen · act1Trash pile grows

Homer refuses to take out the overflowing trash.

00:30–00:49petty_grievance
5 · Street · act1Garbagemen confrontation

Homer insults the garbagemen and they cut service.

00:49–01:43escalation · humiliation
6 · Simpson house exterior · act1Trash pile at home

The Simpsons' trash pile grows and causes problems.

01:43–02:10escalation · petty_grievance
7 · Simpson kitchen · act1Homer's stubbornness

Homer refuses to apologize and decides to run for office.

02:10–02:42scheme
9 · Concert venue · act1Campaign begins

Homer starts his campaign with a rock concert stunt.

03:29–07:00humiliation · scheme
10 · Moe's Tavern · act1Moe's advice

Moe helps Homer find a campaign slogan.

07:00–08:13scheme
11 · Debate hall · act1Debate preparation

Homer uses his slogan at a town debate.

08:13–09:09escalation · scheme
12 · Simpson living room · act2Patterson's defeat

Homer wins the election and becomes sanitation commissioner.

09:09–09:19comeuppance · secret_exposed
13 · Sanitation department · act2Commissioner duties

Homer takes office and makes extravagant promises.

09:19–11:14scheme · escalation
14 · Simpson kitchen · act2Budget crisis

Homer runs out of money and panics.

11:14–11:22scheme
15 · Abandoned mine · act2Illegal dumping

Homer starts dumping other cities' trash in a mine.

11:22–13:37secret_exposed · scheme
16 · Town hall · act2Town meeting

The town discovers the dumping and holds a meeting.

13:37–14:32comeuppance · escalation
17 · Town hall · act2Patterson's speech

Patterson gloats and the town panics.

14:32–15:18humiliation · comeuppance
18 · Moe's Tavern · act2Moe's Tavern

Homer goes to Moe's to escape the chaos.

15:18–15:55avoidance
22 · Springfield rock concert stage · act2Homer's debate disaster

Homer's campaign speech at a rock concert fails miserably.

16:27–16:39humiliation
23 · Moe's Tavern · act2Moe helps Homer

Moe gives Homer a campaign slogan at the bar.

16:39–16:56scheme · petty_grievance
24 · Springfield town hall · act2Debate with Patterson

Homer wins the debate by promising others do all dirty work.

16:56–17:00social_rule_violation · escalation
25 · Town meeting hall · act2Debate and dirty tricks

Homer and Ray Patterson debate trash promises at a town meeting.

17:00–17:12scheme · rivalry
26 · Springfield Sanitation Department · act2Homer's budget disaster

Homer overspends his sanitation budget on fancy uniforms and trucks.

17:12–18:43scheme · escalation
27 · Abandoned mine · act2Trash dumping scheme

Homer solves the budget crisis by dumping other cities' trash in a mine.

18:43–19:15scheme · secret_exposed
28 · Town meeting hall · act3Town meeting chaos

The town votes to reinstate Ray Patterson after the mine explodes.

19:15–22:14comeuppance · escalation
29 · Moe's Tavern · act3Moving the town

The town decides to move five miles down the road to escape the trash.

22:14–22:41escalation
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