S12E10 · EP
season 12 ·
Pokey Mom
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Episode DNA

22 scenes · 3 threads
absurd 17%cheerful 10%tense 10%lie 9%misunderstanding 7%scheme 7%angry 5%tender 4%escalation 3%chaotic 3%

Story threads over runtime

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A · Marge's prison art class
B · Homer's back pain scheme
C · Jack Crowley's parole
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Every scene

22 scenes · our breakdown
2 · Simpson house living room · cold_openMarge drags Homer to expo

Marge convinces a reluctant Homer to attend the Apron Expo.

00:22–00:33lie · scheme
3 · Simpson house living room · cold_openApron Expo aftermath at home

Homer and Marge return home after the Apron Expo.

00:33–01:14lie · scheme
4 · Simpson house living room · act1Prison rodeo begins

The family watches a prison rodeo on TV.

01:14–02:16escalation · coincidence
5 · Waterville State Penitentiary rodeo arena · act1Homer gets injured at rodeo

Homer is injured by a bull at the prison rodeo.

02:16–03:46escalation · violence
6 · Waterville State Penitentiary rodeo arena · act1Homer complains about back

Homer complains about his back pain after the rodeo.

03:46–04:48lie · scheme
7 · Simpson house living room · act1Marge decides to teach at prison

Marge decides to volunteer at the prison after seeing the convict's art.

04:48–04:59lie · scheme
8 · Waterville State Penitentiary art room · act1Marge teaches art to inmates

Marge teaches an art class at the prison.

04:59–05:38lie · scheme
9 · Waterville State Penitentiary art room · act1Jack reveals his crime

Jack Crowley tells Marge why he is in prison.

05:38–06:01confession · secret_exposed
10 · Dr. Steve's chiropractic office · act1Homer visits chiropractor

Homer visits a chiropractor for his back pain.

06:01–08:25lie · scheme
11 · Waterville State Penitentiary parole office · act1Marge advocates for Jack's parole

Marge argues for Jack Crowley's parole at the prison.

08:25–09:36negotiation · deal
13 · Simpson house kitchen · act2Homer invents back device

Homer invents a device to fix his back pain.

10:46–12:09scheme · lie
14 · Simpson house kitchen · act2Jack gets a job at school

Jack Crowley gets a job painting a mural at Springfield Elementary.

12:09–13:51lie · scheme
15 · Springfield Nuclear Power Plant · act2Homer starts chiropractic business

Homer starts practicing chiropractic on people.

13:51–14:40scheme · lie
16 · Springfield Elementary School · act2Jack argues with Skinner about mural

Jack Crowley argues with Principal Skinner about the school mural.

14:40–14:43misunderstanding · rivalry
17 · Springfield Elementary School · act2Jack reluctantly paints cutesy mural

Jack reluctantly paints a cutesy mural as Skinner demanded.

14:43–15:51lie · scheme
18 · Moe's Tavern · act2Chiropractors steal Spine-O-Cylinder

Chiropractors steal Homer's Spine-O-Cylinder invention.

15:51–16:16scheme · betrayal
19 · Springfield Elementary School · act2Jack's mural is revealed and criticized

Jack's cutesy mural is unveiled and criticized by everyone.

16:16–16:29humiliation · misunderstanding
20 · Springfield Elementary School · act2School fire blamed on Jack

A fire at the school is blamed on Jack Crowley.

16:29–18:10misunderstanding · escalation
21 · Springfield Elementary School · act3Jack hides and denies arson

Jack hides from the police and denies starting the fire.

18:10–18:25lie · confession
22 · Springfield Elementary School parking lot · act3Jack is caught burning car

Jack is caught burning Principal Skinner's car.

18:25–19:46betrayal · lie
23 · Police car · act3Jack and police chat in car

Jack and the police have a casual conversation in the police car.

19:46–21:30lie · scheme
24 · Waterville State Penitentiary art room · tagTag scene: prison art class

Marge continues teaching art at the prison.

21:30–21:34lie · scheme
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