S12E18 · EP
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22 scenes · 3 threadsStory threads over runtime
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22 scenes · our breakdownThe family rushes through a chaotic morning routine.
00:12–00:19coincidence · escalationHomer crashes the family car into a tree.
00:19–00:30violence · escalationHomer complains about the healthy cereal Marge serves.
00:59–01:27petty_grievanceLisa presents her grammar robot Linguo to Homer.
01:33–01:41misunderstanding · escalationHomer's thumb is severed during a brownie struggle.
01:41–01:50violence · escalationHomer and Marge search for the severed thumb while calling 911.
01:50–02:27misunderstanding · escalationThe family dog runs off with Homer's thumb.
02:27–05:18pursuit · escalationHomer and Marge flee the house in a stolen Ferrari.
05:18–05:23violence · escalationDr. Hibbert refuses to reattach Homer's thumb.
05:23–06:42misunderstanding · escalationHomer stops at Moe's Tavern to preserve his thumb.
06:42–06:50escalation · misunderstandingHomer hitchhikes with a hillbilly who loses his truck.
06:50–08:11coincidence · escalationHomer says goodbye to his thumb and it explodes.
08:11–08:17violence · escalationLisa tries to repair Linguo while Homer loses his thumb.
08:17–09:49obsession · escalationLisa misses the school bus and panics.
09:49–10:11coincidence · escalationKrusty the Clown drives Lisa to school.
10:11–10:52coincidence · escalationLisa ends up at West Springfield Elementary instead of her school.
10:52–12:05misunderstanding · coincidenceLisa meets a kindred spirit named Thelonious.
12:05–12:47coincidence · escalationLisa tries to get a ride to school from Chief Wiggum.
12:47–14:04investigation · escalationMarge and Lisa drive together but run out of gas.
14:04–15:27coincidence · escalationBart and Milhouse discover a cache of fireworks in the woods.
15:27–15:33scheme · escalationBart and Milhouse cause chaos with the fireworks.
15:33–19:21escalation · violenceAll storylines converge as the thumb is reattached and Linguo saves the day.
19:21–22:29coincidence · escalationSame DNA
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