S16E16 · EP
season 16 ·
Don't Fear the Roofer
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Episode DNA

22 scenes · 3 threads
absurd 21%cheerful 12%coincidence 10%misunderstanding 7%tense 6%deal 5%angry 3%tender 3%escalation 3%humiliation 3%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Homer's imaginary friend
B · Family roof crisis
C · Dog at retirement home
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Every scene

22 scenes · our breakdown
2 · TV studio · act1Stormwatch 6 weather report

Kent Brockman reports on a severe thunderstorm with Professor Frink.

00:11–00:38coincidence
3 · Simpson house · act1Leaky roof at home

Homer fails to fix the roof leak, angering the family.

00:38–02:54escalation · humiliation
4 · Moe's Tavern · act1Surprise party ruined

Homer spoils Lenny's surprise party at Moe's Tavern.

02:54–04:03social_rule_violation · humiliation
5 · Knockers bar · act1Homer at Knockers bar

Homer goes to Knockers bar and meets a roofer named Ray.

04:03–04:50coincidence
6 · Knockers bar · act1Ray offers to fix roof

Ray agrees to help Homer fix his roof after finishing a pitcher of beer.

04:50–06:06deal
7 · Knockers bar · act1Jukebox theme song

Homer and Ray pick a theme song on the jukebox.

06:06–06:50coincidence
8 · Simpson house · act1Marge confronts Homer

Marge is skeptical about Ray the roofer from Knockers.

06:50–08:04misunderstanding
9 · Springfield Retirement Home · act1Roof work begins

Homer and Ray start fixing the roof, but Ray leaves abruptly.

08:04–08:19coincidence
10 · Springfield Retirement Home · act1Dog stays with Grampa

Grampa bonds with Santa's Little Helper and keeps him at the retirement home.

08:19–09:15deal
11 · Simpson house roof · act2Roofing with Ray

Homer and Ray work on the roof, causing chaos.

09:15–09:49violence · escalation
12 · Simpson house · act2Marge angry at Ray

Marge is furious that Ray didn't finish the roof.

09:49–11:00misunderstanding
13 · Springfield Retirement Home · act2Dog at retirement home

Santa's Little Helper becomes popular at the retirement home.

11:00–11:18coincidence
14 · Builder's Barn · act2Homer at hardware store

Homer goes to Builder's Barn for supplies and sees Ray.

11:18–12:00coincidence · misunderstanding
15 · Builder's Barn · act2Ray promises to finish

Ray promises to finish the roof but leaves again.

12:00–13:41deal · violence
16 · Simpson house roof · act2Homer waits for Ray

Homer waits on the roof for Ray, who never shows.

13:41–13:47obsession · avoidance
17 · Simpson house · act2Marge says Ray is imaginary

Marge tells Homer that Ray is imaginary.

13:47–14:45misunderstanding · secret_exposed
18 · Simpson house · act2Intervention at home

Family and friends try to convince Homer Ray is imaginary.

14:45–16:15interrogation · secret_exposed
19 · Springfield Hospital · act3Electroshock therapy

Homer undergoes electroshock therapy at the hospital.

16:15–17:32humiliation · violence
20 · Simpson house · act3Homer recovers at home

Homer seems cured but still sees Ray.

17:32–17:45misunderstanding · coincidence
21 · Simpson house · act3Explanation of Ray's existence

Everyone realizes Ray is real due to a black hole.

17:45–19:41coincidence · misunderstanding
22 · Simpson house · act3Ray finishes the roof

Ray finishes fixing the roof and demands payment.

19:41–20:27deal · comeuppance
23 · Simpson living room · tagHomer watches TV

Homer watches a show recommended by Ray.

20:27–21:36coincidence
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