S13E13 · EP
season 13 ·
The Old Man and the Key
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Episode DNA

23 scenes · 3 threads
cheerful 20%tense 10%rivalry 10%tender 10%absurd 7%chaotic 7%angry 7%menacing 7%seduction 3%violence 3%

Story threads over runtime

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A · Grampa drives to impress
B · Homer vs Grampa
C · Retiree gang rivalry
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Every scene

23 scenes · our breakdown
2 · Springfield Retirement Castle · cold_openHomer thinks Grampa died

Homer gets a call that Grampa died, but it's a mistake

00:07–00:20seduction
3 · Simpson living room · act1Grampa alive, Homer relieved

Grampa is alive and Homer is relieved, but Grampa wants to drive

00:20–03:12
4 · DMV · act1Grampa meets Zelda

Grampa meets new resident Zelda and tries to impress her

03:12–03:19
5 · Simpson kitchen · act1Grampa guilt-trips Homer

Grampa pretends to be dead to get Homer to lend him the car

03:19–04:38
6 · Springfield streets · act1Grampa gets driver's license

Grampa gets his driver's license after a strange eye exam

04:38–05:50
7 · Simpson driveway · act1Grampa asks for car

Grampa asks Homer for the car to go on a date with Zelda

05:50–06:17
8 · Kwik-E-Mart · act1Grampa drives with Zelda

Grampa takes Zelda on a chaotic drive

06:17–07:10rivalry
9 · Abandoned aqueduct · act1Homer confronts Grampa

Homer yells at Grampa for wrecking the car

07:10–08:29rivalry · violence
10 · Aqueduct · act1Grampa meets rival retirees

Grampa encounters a rival gang of retirees at the Kwik-E-Mart

08:29–08:49
11 · Simpson garage · act2Death race at aqueduct

Grampa races the rival retirees through a narrow tunnel

08:49–10:05
12 · Car · act2Homer discovers wrecked car

Homer finds Grampa's wrecked car and is furious

10:05–12:01
13 · Highway · act2Grampa steals Marge's car

Grampa steals Marge's car to win back Zelda

12:01–12:05pursuit
14 · Branson streets · act2Road trip to Branson

Grampa and Bart drive to Branson, Missouri

12:05–13:35
15 · Branson theater · act2Homer and Marge pursue

Homer and Marge chase Grampa to Branson

13:35–14:50humiliation
16 · Branson theater · act2Arrival in Branson

Grampa and Bart arrive in Branson and look for Zelda

14:50–15:16confession
17 · Car · act3Theater show in Branson

Grampa interrupts a show to confront Zelda

15:16–15:47
18 · Springfield Retirement Castle · act3Grampa apologizes to Homer

Grampa publicly apologizes to Homer for his behavior

15:47–16:52
19 · Simpson living room · act3Family returns home

The Simpsons drive back home from Branson

16:52–17:43
20 · Springfield Retirement Castle · act3Grampa at retirement castle

Grampa returns to the retirement castle and is welcomed

17:43–18:02
21 · Springfield Retirement Castle · act3Homer reflects on lesson

Homer thinks about what he learned from the experience

18:02–18:34rivalry
22 · Springfield Retirement Castle · act3Grampa and Zelda reconcile

Grampa and Zelda make up and become friends

18:34–19:18
23 · Simpson living room · tagRival retirees return

Los Souvenir Jacquitos arrive at the retirement castle

19:18–20:11
24 · · tagGrampa refuses race

Grampa refuses to race the rival retirees again

20:11–20:38
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