S16E04 · EP
season 16 ·
She Used to Be My Girl
written by ? · directed by ? · image Simpsons Wiki (CC BY-SA)

Episode DNA

23 scenes · 4 threads
absurd 18%cheerful 11%deal 10%scheme 9%pursuit 9%tense 8%chaotic 6%escalation 5%tender 5%deadpan 4%

Story threads over runtime

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A · Marge's journalism past
B · Drug smuggling to Canada
C · Burns cancels drug plan
D · Smithers' thyroid crisis
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Every scene

23 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Aviation Museum · cold_openBurns throws a party

Homer brings his family to Mr. Burns' aviation museum party.

00:02–00:19social_rule_violation
2 · Aviation Museum · cold_openBurns reveals his scheme

Burns shows a film about his failed plane, then cancels the employee drug plan.

00:19–02:18scheme · betrayal
3 · Aviation Museum · cold_openBurns escapes in plane

Burns and Smithers flee the angry mob in the wooden plane.

02:18–03:39pursuit · escalation
4 · Simpson living room · act1Homer worries about drugs

Homer realizes he needs a new job with health benefits.

03:39–04:00scheme
5 · Job Agency · act1Homer seeks second job

Homer visits a job agency but has unrealistic demands for a second job.

04:00–04:23deal
6 · Channel 6 News Studio · act1Homer plays video game

Homer plays a video game and then decides to get a second job.

04:23–05:41escalation
7 · Drug Company CEO Office · act1News covers drug crisis

Kent Brockman reports on the drug plan cancellations and alternative treatments.

05:41–06:59social_rule_violation
8 · Drug Company CEO Office · act1Marge confronts drug CEO

Marge and Lisa sneak into a drug company CEO's office to protest high prices.

06:59–07:31scheme · humiliation
9 · Retirement Home · act1CEO shows propaganda video

The CEO shows a propaganda video to justify high drug prices.

07:31–08:35scheme · pursuit
10 · Johnny's House · act1Grampa plans drug run

Grampa Simpson decides to smuggle drugs from Canada.

08:35–08:44deal · scheme
11 · Canadian Pharmacy · act1Grampa gets fake health cards

Grampa obtains fake Canadian health cards from a friend.

08:44–10:03deal
12 · US-Canada Border · act1Grampa buys drugs in Canada

Grampa successfully buys a large amount of prescription drugs at a Canadian pharmacy.

10:03–11:06deal
13 · Simpson House · act1Grampa returns with drugs

Grampa returns from Canada and distributes drugs to grateful townspeople.

11:06–11:32confession
14 · Kwik-E-Mart · act2Family thanks Grampa

The Simpson family thanks Grampa for the drugs.

11:32–11:45deal · scheme
15 · Car · act2Homer and Apu plan run

Homer and Apu decide to join Grampa's next drug smuggling run.

11:45–13:33rivalry
16 · Canadian Pharmacy · act2Road trip arguments

Homer, Apu, and Ned argue about religion during the drive to Canada.

13:33–14:29deal · pursuit
17 · Canadian Border · act2Group buys drugs in Canada

The group successfully buys drugs in Canada and encounters a Mountie.

14:29–14:59pursuit · humiliation
18 · Street · act2Group arrested by Mounties

The group is arrested by Canadian Mounties for drug smuggling.

14:59–15:20confession
19 · Burns Manor · act2Grampa admired by Bart

Bart expresses admiration for Grampa's drug smuggling efforts.

15:20–16:26escalation · pursuit
20 · Airport · act2Smithers has thyroid crisis

Smithers suffers a thyroid crisis due to lack of medication.

16:26–16:55scheme · pursuit
21 · Plywood Pelican · act2Burns plans plane smuggling

Burns decides to use his plane to smuggle drugs from Canada.

16:55–17:29escalation · pursuit
22 · Street · act3Plane crashes

The overloaded plane crashes during the smuggling run.

17:29–19:31comeuppance · deal
23 · Burns Manor · act3Police arrest the group

Chief Wiggum arrests the group but lets them go due to public support.

19:31–19:47confession · deal
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In this episode

HS
Homer Simpson371 episodes · drives 4177 scenes
MS
Marge Simpson237 episodes · drives 977 scenes
BS
Bart Simpson282 episodes · drives 1371 scenes
LS
Lisa Simpson246 episodes · drives 781 scenes
MS
Moe Szyslak67 episodes · drives 155 scenes
KB
Kent Brockman46 episodes · drives 49 scenes
Kt
Krusty the Clown64 episodes · drives 180 scenes
AN
Apu Nahasapeemapetilon33 episodes · drives 62 scenes