S12E07 · EP
season 12 ·
The Great Money Caper
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Episode DNA

21 scenes · 3 threads
scheme 17%tense 13%cheerful 10%absurd 8%triumphant 7%escalation 6%humiliating 5%secret exposed 4%awkward 3%angry 3%

Story threads over runtime

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A · Homer and Bart grift
B · Marge's magic show trauma
C · Willie's false arrest
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Every scene

21 scenes · our breakdown
2 · Magic Palace restaurant · cold_openFamily at Magic Palace

The Simpsons arrive at a magic restaurant and order drinks.

00:05–00:28seduction
3 · Magic Palace restaurant · cold_openMarge drinks and jokes

Marge drinks the Long Island Iced Tea and gets tipsy.

00:28–02:07social_rule_violation
4 · Magic Palace restaurant · cold_openMarge volunteers for trick

Marge volunteers for a magic trick and is turned into chimps.

02:07–02:58humiliation · violence
6 · Simpson family car · cold_openMarge sees sturgeon

Marge sees a sturgeon in the car and screams.

03:02–04:08coincidence
7 · auto repair shop · act1Car repair estimate

A mechanic quotes Homer $6,503.50 to fix the car.

04:08–04:13escalation
8 · Springfield street · act1Bart performs magic

Bart tries street magic but earns little money.

04:13–04:20rivalry
9 · Springfield street · act1Homer and Bart argue

Homer and Bart argue and Homer leaves Bart on the street.

04:20–05:46petty_grievance
11 · Springfield street · act1Homer and Bart plan con

Homer and Bart decide to become con artists.

06:07–07:13scheme
12 · Simpson house living room · act1Homer studies cons

Homer reads a book of classic cons at home.

07:13–07:45scheme
13 · bakery · act1First con at bakery

Homer and Bart con a baker into paying for a ruined cake.

07:45–10:06scheme · impersonation
14 · Simpson house kitchen · act1Marge suspects something

Marge notices Bart and Homer are acting suspiciously.

10:06–11:48eavesdropping
15 · Springfield street · act1Dog scam on woman

Homer and Bart con a woman into paying for a lost dog.

11:48–12:13scheme · impersonation
16 · Flanders house · act1Bible scam on Flanders

Homer and Bart try to con Ned Flanders with a Bible scam.

12:13–13:13scheme · secret_exposed
17 · Moe's Tavern · act2Grandpa joins the con

Abe Simpson reveals he was a master grifter and joins Homer and Bart.

13:13–13:33scheme
18 · Springfield Retirement Castle · act2Sweepstakes scam

Abe, Homer, and Bart run a fake sweepstakes scam on old people.

13:33–14:03scheme · impersonation
19 · police station · act2Fake FBI agent cons them

A fake FBI agent takes their money and car.

14:03–14:54betrayal · impersonation
20 · Simpson house living room · act2Homer and Bart lie to Marge

Homer and Bart lie to Marge about being carjacked.

14:54–15:11lie
21 · Simpson house living room · act2Willie arrested for carjacking

Willie is arrested for the fake carjacking.

15:11–17:07escalation · misunderstanding
22 · courtroom · act2Willie's trial

Willie is put on trial and found guilty of carjacking.

17:07–19:11escalation · interrogation
23 · courtroom · act3The whole thing was a setup

Everyone reveals the trial was a staged lesson for Homer and Bart.

19:11–19:48secret_exposed · comeuppance
24 · beach · tagSurfing at the beach

Homer and Bart go surfing to celebrate.

19:48–21:34
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