S13E04 · EP
season 13 ·
Hunka Hunka Burns in Love
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Episode DNA

23 scenes · 3 threads
absurd 13%tense 11%scheme 9%triumphant 9%cheerful 9%seduction 9%pursuit 7%misunderstanding 7%coincidence 4%investigation 4%

Story threads over runtime

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A · Homer writes fortunes
B · Burns finds love
C · Snake kidnaps Gloria
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Every scene

23 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Simpson house · cold_openCouch gag and intro

The Simpsons intro plays with couch gag.

00:00–01:00lie
2 · Chinese restaurant · act1Homer at Chinese restaurant

Homer complains about fortune cookies at a Chinese restaurant.

01:00–01:23petty_grievance
3 · Fortune cookie factory · act1Homer hired as fortune writer

Homer is hired to write fortunes for the cookie company.

01:23–03:20scheme
4 · Springfield Nuclear Power Plant · act1Burns reads his fortune

Mr. Burns reads a fortune predicting true love on Flag Day.

03:20–05:28coincidence
5 · Various locations · act1Burns searches for love

Mr. Burns and Smithers go womanizing on Flag Day.

05:28–05:59pursuit
6 · Street · act1Burns meets Gloria

Mr. Burns meets a female police officer named Gloria.

05:59–07:18coincidence
7 · Restaurant · act1Burns and Gloria date

Mr. Burns and Gloria go on a date and bond.

07:18–08:33seduction
8 · Restaurant · act1Gloria doubts the age gap

Gloria expresses doubts about the age difference with Mr. Burns.

08:33–10:00misunderstanding
9 · Simpson house · act1Homer prepares for date

Homer gets new underwear for the date with Burns and Gloria.

10:00–10:27scheme
10 · Nightclub · act1Homer and Burns at club

Homer and Mr. Burns go to a hip club with Gloria.

10:27–11:44seduction
11 · Car · act1Burns uses aphrodisiac

Mr. Burns uses an aphrodisiac on himself.

11:44–11:59scheme
12 · Simpson house · act1Homer and Marge have sex

Homer and Marge have sex after the date.

11:59–12:13seduction
13 · Bowling alley · act2Burns asks Homer for advice

Mr. Burns asks Homer for advice on proposing to Gloria.

12:13–12:57scheme
14 · Bowling alley · act2Burns proposes to Gloria

Mr. Burns proposes to Gloria and she accepts.

12:57–13:46seduction
15 · Bowling alley · act2Snake kidnaps Gloria

Snake escapes prison and kidnaps Gloria.

13:46–15:36pursuit
16 · Bowling alley · act2Burns reports kidnapping

Mr. Burns reports the kidnapping to the police.

15:36–16:14investigation
17 · Snake's hideout · act2Snake tortures Homer

Snake tortures Homer at his hideout.

16:14–16:53violence
18 · Police station · act2Police track the car

Police track Mr. Burns's car to Snake's hideout.

16:53–17:01investigation
19 · Snake's hideout · act2Standoff at hideout

Police surround Snake's hideout.

17:01–19:19pursuit
20 · Snake's hideout · act3Burns saves Gloria

Mr. Burns saves Gloria from the burning hideout.

19:19–19:53comeuppance
21 · Street · act3Gloria returns to Snake

Gloria leaves Mr. Burns for Snake.

19:53–20:18betrayal
22 · Street · act3Homer and Burns discuss

Homer and Mr. Burns discuss what happened.

20:18–22:28misunderstanding
23 · Street · tagTag scene

Tag scene with a joke about devil beard.

22:28–22:31misunderstanding
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