S13E07 · EP
season 13 ·
Brawl in the Family
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Episode DNA

22 scenes · 2 threads
absurd 11%awkward 11%escalation 9%chaotic 7%petty grievance 4%humiliation 4%sad 4%misunderstanding 4%social rule violation 4%scheme 4%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Family therapy fails
B · Vegas wives return
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Every scene

22 scenes · our breakdown
1 · White House · cold_openCouch gag and cold open

A parody of environmental destruction and a bear with a chainsaw.

00:00–00:48
2 · Simpson house front yard · cold_openAcid rain forces family inside

The Simpsons are trapped inside by acid rain.

00:48–02:02
3 · Simpson living room · cold_openFamily argues about TV

The family argues about what to do without TV.

02:02–02:17petty_grievance
4 · Simpson living room · cold_openMonopoly game turns violent

The family plays Monopoly and it ends in a fight.

02:17–02:54escalation · petty_grievance
5 · Springfield Police Station · act1Prison rehearsal for Nutcracker

Prisoners rehearse for a performance.

02:54–04:48escalation
6 · Simpson living room · act1Prison guard and prisoners

Prisoners discuss a snitch and a guard.

04:48–04:55escalation · violence
7 · Simpson living room · act1Prison phone call

A prisoner makes a phone call.

04:55–06:04humiliation
8 · Simpson living room · act1Prisoners argue

Prisoners argue about Stanford.

06:04–07:34misunderstanding
9 · Simpson kitchen · act1Gabriel observes each family member

Gabriel observes Marge cooking and Homer at Moe's.

07:34–07:50social_rule_violation
10 · Springfield woods · act1Gabriel takes family to woods

Gabriel takes the family to the woods for a therapy exercise.

07:50–10:47scheme
11 · Springfield woods · act1Family attacked by wolves and cougars

The family is attacked by wolves and cougars attracted by the food.

10:47–11:03escalation · coincidence
12 · Springfield woods · act1Gabriel declares success

Gabriel declares the family therapy a success.

11:03–12:20misunderstanding
13 · Simpson living room · act2Vegas wife arrives at Simpsons

A woman claiming to be Homer's Vegas wife arrives at the Simpsons.

12:20–13:17secret_exposed
14 · Simpson living room · act2Ned's Vegas wife also arrives

Ned Flanders' Vegas wife also arrives at the Simpsons.

13:17–13:45secret_exposed
15 · Courtroom · act2Homer tries to annul marriage

Homer tries to get an annulment but learns bigamy is legal in Nevada.

13:45–14:42deal
16 · Simpson kitchen · act2Amber moves into Simpsons

Amber moves into the Simpsons and makes Homer a sandwich.

14:42–15:18seduction
17 · Flanders house · act2Ginger takes over Flanders house

Ginger takes over the Flanders house and changes everything.

15:18–16:54social_rule_violation
18 · Simpson living room · act2Homer sleeps on lawn after fight

Homer and Marge fight and Homer is kicked out of the house.

16:54–17:31breakup
19 · Moe's Tavern · act2Homer and Amber go to Moe's

Homer and Amber go to Moe's Tavern.

17:31–18:37humiliation
20 · Wedding chapel · act3Family tricks Amber into remarrying

The family gets Amber drunk and marries her to Grampa.

18:37–19:46scheme · betrayal
21 · Flanders house · act3Ginger leaves Ned

Ginger decides to leave Ned and go back to Vegas.

19:46–20:26breakup
23 · Unknown location · tagTag scene with Grampa and Amber

Grampa and Amber have a moment together.

21:20–21:23coincidence
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