S11E15 · EP
season 11 ·
Missionary Impossible
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Episode DNA

23 scenes · 3 threads
absurd 22%lie 10%humiliation 9%tense 6%humiliating 6%cheerful 6%scheme 4%chaotic 4%awkward 4%tender 4%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Homer's PBS pledge
B · Homer as missionary
C · Bart as man of house
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Every scene

23 scenes · our breakdown
2 · Simpson living room · act1PBS pledge drive begins

Homer watches a PBS show interrupted by a pledge drive.

00:17–01:21lie
3 · Simpson living room · act1Homer pledges $10,000

Homer calls in a $10,000 pledge to end the drive.

01:21–03:46lie · scheme
4 · Simpson house front yard · act1PBS van arrives

PBS enforcement van comes to collect the pledge.

03:46–04:38pursuit
5 · PBS studio · act1Homer on PBS stage

Homer is put on TV to explain his pledge.

04:38–06:49humiliation · lie
6 · Springfield bank · act1Bank robbery attempt

Homer tries to withdraw money but fails.

06:49–06:55humiliation · violence
7 · Springfield church · act1Homer seeks sanctuary

Homer hides from PBS at the church.

06:55–08:11pursuit · lie
8 · Springfield airport · act1Homer sent to Microatia

Lovejoy sends Homer on a plane to be a missionary.

08:11–08:21lie
9 · Simpson kitchen · act1Marge learns of Homer's fate

Lovejoy tells Marge Homer is a missionary.

08:21–09:08lie
10 · Microatian island · act1Homer arrives on island

Homer meets the natives and other missionaries.

09:08–09:52lie
11 · Microatian island · act1Homer struggles with island life

Homer finds island life primitive and uncomfortable.

09:52–11:04humiliation
12 · Microatian island · act1Homer calls Marge on radio

Homer contacts Marge via ham radio.

11:04–11:59lie
13 · Simpson living room · act1Bart becomes man of house

Bart takes over as man of the house.

11:59–14:49social_rule_violation
14 · Microatian island · act2Homer teaches religion badly

Homer gives a violent interpretation of the Bible.

14:49–15:24lie · humiliation
15 · Microatian island · act2Homer builds casino

Homer decides to build a casino instead of a church.

15:24–15:32scheme
16 · Springfield Nuclear Power Plant · act2Bart at power plant

Bart goes to work at the power plant.

15:32–16:40impersonation · humiliation
17 · Microatian island · act2Casino opens on island

Homer opens a casino called The Lucky Savage.

16:40–17:41scheme
18 · Microatian island · act2Homer brags to Marge

Homer calls Marge to brag about his success.

17:41–18:04lie
19 · Microatian island · act2Casino corrupts natives

The casino ruins the island and natives.

18:04–18:52escalation · obsession
20 · Simpson kitchen · act2Bart argues with Marge

Bart is rude to Marge and then apologizes.

18:52–19:27social_rule_violation
21 · Microatian island · act3Natives build chapel

The natives build a chapel under Homer's direction.

19:27–19:44humiliation
22 · Microatian island · act3Homer prays loudly

Homer prays loudly to God on the island.

19:44–20:56comeuppance
23 · TV studio · tagPBS parody tag

A parody of PBS pledge drives ends the episode.

20:56–22:25lie
24 · Microatian island · tagHomer calls for Jebus

Homer calls for Jebus as the episode ends.

22:25–22:33lie
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