S14E05 · EP
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23 scenes · our breakdownHomer and the family attend a hockey game in a luxury skybox, where Homer gloats at the cheaper seats.
00:00–00:31social_rule_violation · humiliationFrom the skybox, Homer and his friends heckle the fans in the cheap seats below.
00:31–01:01petty_grievance · rivalryInsults fly and a hockey player's stray shot leads to a crowd brawl in the arena.
01:01–02:52rivalry · violenceLisa leaves the skybox to talk with a stranger, and Bart resents her small win.
02:52–04:38petty_grievance · double_standardHomer wakes to the sound of a rooster and a pest discovery at the house begins the mess.
04:38–04:43petty_grievanceThe exterminator announces they face Russian termites and must live like bugs.
04:43–05:41misunderstanding · dealJimbo and Dolph sneak into a circus with Kearney, and the exterminator's poison leaves the family homeless.
05:41–06:40avoidance · schemeHomer and family find all hotels full due to a bran convention and consider a youth hostel.
06:40–07:45avoidance · misunderstandingThe family visits Lenny's apartment, which shares a wall with a jai alai court.
07:45–08:01deal · misunderstandingMoe warns against staying at his tavern and Homer and Marge receive a 1895 reality show offer.
08:01–09:52scheme · dealMitch chooses the Simpsons because they fight and are good for reality TV.
09:52–10:09deal · schemeLisa dresses in old-fashioned clothes and the family finds the 1895 house rules and confessional.
10:09–10:59schemeMarge shops under 1895 rules and the family accidentally uses period-correct coal and tampons.
10:59–12:35scheme · double_standardHomer and Marge try intimacy in the period house, then Bart confesses he misses modern toys.
12:35–13:32confession · petty_grievanceLisa receives a telegram about a wealthy husband and reads a boring period tale.
13:32–14:17misunderstanding · schemeThe family flips channels in boredom, and the producers bring in Squiggy from Laverne & Shirley.
14:17–15:01scheme · violenceThe family tunes to channel 24 and Homer repeats Laverne's greeting.
15:01–16:08misunderstanding · double_standardThe network dumps the house in a river, and the family is forced into a survival contest.
16:08–16:13scheme · violenceThe family loses their belongings in the river and sobs over the ruin.
16:13–18:05petty_grievance · humiliationTwo former reality show natives approach the family and ask to escape with them.
18:05–19:11misunderstanding · violenceHomer smashes the helicopter that could get them home, and the family returns to their house.
19:11–19:39violence · comeuppanceThe family watches a Law & Order elevator inspector episode, and Homer complains about the elevator button.
19:39–20:11petty_grievanceLisa suggests the family drink from a hose, and Homer tries to fix the water line.
20:11–21:43bet · humiliationSame DNA
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