S15E16 · EP
season 15 ·
Wandering Juvie
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Episode DNA

22 scenes · 4 threads
humiliation 9%scheme 9%absurd 8%tense 7%escalation 6%sad 6%chaotic 5%deadpan 5%angry 4%awkward 4%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Bart's fake wedding scam
B · Bart in juvenile detention
C · Escape and road trip
D · Homer becomes a guard
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Every scene

22 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Simpson living room · cold_openCouch gag car crash

The Simpsons crash into the living room in a car during the couch gag.

00:01–00:28lie · scheme
2 · Springfield Mall · act1Shopping at the mall

Homer and Lisa shop for clothes at a department store.

00:28–01:39lie · scheme
3 · Springfield Mall · act1Edna and Seymour register

Edna and Seymour register for wedding gifts at the mall.

01:39–02:29scheme · petty_grievance
4 · Springfield Mall · act1Bart discovers the barcode gun

Bart finds a barcode reader and creates a fake wedding registry.

02:29–03:59scheme · lie
5 · Springfield Mall · act1The fake wedding scam

Bart's fake wedding draws a crowd who get locked in a room.

03:59–04:13scheme · escalation
6 · Courtroom · act1Bart arrested and sentenced

Chief Wiggum arrests Bart and a judge sentences him to juvie.

04:13–04:55comeuppance · interrogation
7 · Courtroom · act1Marge fights for Bart

Marge refuses to let Bart go to jail and struggles with police.

04:55–06:41avoidance · escalation
8 · Springfield Juvenile Correctional Facility · act1Bart processed at juvie

Bart's belongings are confiscated at the juvenile facility.

06:41–07:01humiliation · obsession
9 · Simpson house · act1Family blames each other

Marge, Homer, and Lisa argue about who is responsible for Bart.

07:01–07:44petty_grievance · double_standard
10 · Springfield Juvenile Correctional Facility · act1Career prospects for ex-cons

A fast food employer explains how ex-cons are exploited for labor.

07:44–08:32threat · humiliation
11 · Springfield Juvenile Correctional Facility · act1Itchy and Scratchy censored

The inmates watch a censored Itchy and Scratchy cartoon.

08:32–08:48escalation · humiliation
12 · Springfield Juvenile Correctional Facility · act1Bart meets Gina Vendetti

Bart tries to flirt with a female inmate and is threatened.

08:48–09:02humiliation · threat
14 · Springfield Juvenile Correctional Facility · act1Homer becomes a guard

Homer gets a job as a guard at the juvenile facility.

09:40–11:29scheme · impersonation
15 · Springfield Juvenile Correctional Facility · act2Forced dance with Gina

Bart is forced to dance with Gina during a rehabilitation activity.

11:29–12:43humiliation · escalation
16 · Springfield Juvenile Correctional Facility · act2Escape from juvie

Bart and Gina escape from the juvenile facility.

12:43–13:02scheme · pursuit
17 · TV studio · act2News coverage of escape

Kent Brockman reports on the escape with expert analysis from Snake.

13:02–16:06escalation · coincidence
18 · Countryside · act2On the run together

Bart and Gina argue while fleeing and discuss their crimes.

16:06–17:03pursuit · avoidance
19 · Blacksmith shop · act2Bart and Gina separate

Bart and Gina get the handcuffs off and go their separate ways.

17:03–17:25breakup · humiliation
20 · Countryside · act2Gina's family secret

Bart discovers Gina has no real family and they argue.

17:25–19:41secret_exposed · betrayal
21 · Countryside · act3Recaptured by police

Chief Wiggum recaptures Bart and Gina.

19:41–20:05pursuit · interrogation
22 · Springfield Juvenile Correctional Facility · act3Family dinner at juvie

The Simpsons have a family dinner with Gina at the juvenile facility.

20:05–21:48confession · deal
23 · · tagEnd credits

The episode ends with the credits rolling.

21:48–21:51
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