S16E05 · EP
season 16 ·
Fat Man and Little Boy
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Episode DNA

20 scenes · 3 threads
absurd 12%cheerful 10%escalation 7%coincidence 6%deal 6%tense 5%triumphant 5%tender 5%scheme 4%humiliation 4%

Story threads over runtime

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A · Bart's manhood journey
B · Homer's retirement crisis
C · Lisa's science project
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Every scene

20 scenes · our breakdown
2 · Simpson house · act1Tooth fairy disappointment

Bart gets a donation instead of cash from the Tooth Fairy.

00:18–01:00misunderstanding · coincidence
4 · Springfield streets · act1Bart sells T-shirts

Bart starts selling T-shirts with attitude slogans.

01:10–01:15scheme · deal
5 · Springfield streets · act1Police confiscate shirts

Chief Wiggum confiscates Bart's T-shirts for selling without a permit.

01:15–01:41social_rule_violation · humiliation
6 · Springfield Novelty Expo · act1Goose Gladwell appears

Goose Gladwell offers to sell Bart's shirts in his stores.

01:41–02:48deal · coincidence
7 · Springfield Nuclear Power Plant · act1Homer quits his job

Homer quits his job at the power plant after seeing Bart's success.

02:48–03:51escalation · petty_grievance
8 · Simpson house · act1Homer's retirement life

Homer enjoys retirement but feels useless and takes money from Bart.

03:51–03:59obsession · avoidance
9 · Simpson house · act1Lisa's science project

Lisa works on her science project about nuclear physics.

03:59–04:46scheme · obsession
10 · Simpson house · act2Homer builds a reactor

Homer builds a dangerous nuclear reactor for Lisa's project.

04:46–05:35scheme · escalation
11 · Simpson house · act2Reactor causes panic

The reactor becomes unstable and threatens to explode.

05:35–05:53threat · escalation
12 · Goose's office · act2Goose betrays Bart

Goose Gladwell sells Bart's T-shirt rights to Disney without paying Bart.

05:53–06:16betrayal · secret_exposed
13 · Simpson house · act2Bart feels helpless

Bart feels helpless and stupid after being ripped off.

06:16–07:22humiliation · avoidance
14 · Goose's office · act2Homer confronts Goose

Homer confronts Goose Gladwell with the reactor to get Bart's money back.

07:22–07:55threat · negotiation
15 · Goose's office · act2Goose gives in

Goose gives Homer money and items to avoid the reactor explosion.

07:55–08:35deal · comeuppance
16 · Springfield dump · act2Reactor disposed

Homer and Bart dispose of the reactor at the dump.

08:35–09:29escalation · coincidence
17 · Springfield streets · act3Bart's tooth loss

Bart loses another tooth in a fight and gets money.

09:29–09:36violence · coincidence
18 · Springfield Nuclear Power Plant · act3Homer returns to work

Homer returns to his job at the power plant.

09:36–10:37deal · comeuppance
19 · Springfield Elementary · act3Lisa wins science fair

Lisa wins the science fair with her project.

10:37–11:24coincidence · escalation
20 · Simpson house · act3Family harmony restored

The family is happy and together again.

11:24–11:33coincidence
22 · Moe's Tavern · act2Homer's retirement spending

Homer buys a Change Magician and spends Bart's money at Moe's, causing tension.

12:42–14:00escalation · humiliation
23 · Simpson living room · act2Homer nurtures Lisa

Homer watches a lion documentary and decides to nurture Lisa, playing Malibu Stacy.

14:00–21:17misunderstanding · obsession
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