S13E02 · SCENE 17/24 · 13:39
The Parent Rap · Springfield street, public stocks
Judge Harm pressures parents

Judge Harm pressures Homer and Marge to admit they are bad parents, but they refuse and fight back.

13:39→14:14
in the episode · 0m 35s · S13E02

What happens

13:39–14:14

Judge Harm insists the parents admit they are bad, and Homer confesses an embarrassing story. Marge refuses to say the words, and Homer calls the judge a bully. The parents insist they love their kids and refuse to be labeled bad.

WhereSpringfield street, public stocks
DriverJudge Harm
Positionact2 · escalation
ThreadJudge Harm's vindictive sentencing

Key lines

from this scene
13:48

No, it's terrible.

14:03

When are you gonna start taking responsibility for your actions?

14:11

I know you are, but what am I?

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
humiliation2.0
comeuppance1.0
humiliating1.0
absurd1.0

Beats

14:28Cars pass by and taunt the parents in stocks

Scene in the episode

13:39–14:14
A · Bart and Homer tethered together
B · Judge Harm's vindictive sentencing
C · Parents fight back against judge

Clips from this episode

fan uploads · YouTube · matched by frame
The Simpsons - Cinder Block vs. Houseboat · SimpsonsEps03
The Simpsons (1989) - S13E02 - Marge Doesn't Want Bart To See Her & Homer Make Love · Kenneth Williams
The Simpsons (1989) - S13E02 - Judge Harm Orders Homer To Be Tethered To Bart · Kenneth Williams
The Simpsons - Use the bottle · Short Shorts
"Your Honor, if I may sing a little bit of (Don't Fear) The Reaper" from The Simpsons · Clip Corner

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Homer Simpson371 episodes · drives 4177 scenes
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