S12E14 · EP
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26 scenes · 4 threadsStory threads over runtime
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26 scenes · our breakdownHomer tells Marge he will run the Springfield Marathon and they argue about swapping jobs.
00:17–00:29obsession · petty_grievanceHomer watches Olympic highlights on TV and gets inspired to run.
00:29–00:52escalation · coincidenceHomer tells Marge he will run the marathon and they argue.
00:52–00:58coincidence · violenceHomer starts the marathon and struggles with walls and winds.
00:58–01:16scheme · dealHomer hallucinates Grandpa running and the race nears the finish.
01:16–02:31scheme · humiliationAn Italian man wins the marathon and the crowd chases him.
02:31–02:58social_rule_violation · escalationL.T. Smash thanks the Simpsons and explains he wants Bart for a boy band.
02:58–04:27coincidence · rivalryBart meets the other band members: Milhouse, Nelson, and Ralph.
04:27–04:45eavesdropping · secret_exposedThe Party Posse rehearses their song and dance.
04:45–06:09secret_exposed · investigationThe Party Posse performs at Springfield Elementary.
06:09–07:52scheme · threatThe real 'N Sync visits the Party Posse.
07:52–08:12misunderstanding · humiliationThe Party Posse's music video airs on TV with a strange chorus.
08:12–09:01scheme · escalationLisa plays the chorus backwards and discovers it says 'Join the Navy'.
09:01–09:29betrayal · violenceLisa confronts L.T. Smash about the subliminal messages.
09:29–11:25pursuit · threatHomer and Marge do not believe Lisa's warning.
11:25–11:33coincidence · dealThe Party Posse performs on a Navy aircraft carrier.
11:33–11:59escalation · coincidenceAn admiral tells L.T. Smash that Project Boy Band is cancelled.
11:59–12:41comeuppance · secret_exposedL.T. Smash plans to blow up Mad magazine headquarters.
12:41–12:53coincidence'N Sync returns to help the boys create a calming song.
12:53–13:28coincidence · investigationThe Party Posse performs a song that calms L.T. Smash.
13:28–13:49scheme · secret_exposedThe boys are safe but the Navy runs a recruitment ad.
13:49–16:52threat · coincidenceThe episode ends with characters laughing and a final gag.
16:52–17:03scheme · escalationLisa realizes the boy band video contains a hidden Navy recruitment message.
17:03–19:09betrayal · violenceLisa confronts L.T. Smash about the subliminal messages in the video.
19:09–19:41coincidence · schemeL.T. Smash traps Lisa and forces her to attend the Party Posse concert.
19:41–20:32escalation · coincidenceThe Party Posse performs a pro-Navy song at the concert.
20:32–22:26comeuppance · coincidenceSame DNA
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