S17E09 · EP
Episode DNA
23 scenes · 3 threadsStory threads over runtime
click a block to open the sceneEvery scene
23 scenes · our breakdownThe congregation waits for Reverend Lovejoy to arrive for Christmas service.
00:00–00:27social_rule_violationReverend Lovejoy calls Ned to say he can't deliver the sermon due to a train wreck.
00:27–00:53coincidenceNed gets a paper cut and cannot deliver the sermon, so Homer volunteers.
00:53–01:16escalationHomer tells his version of the first Christmas with the Simpsons as characters.
01:16–02:38misunderstanding · social_rule_violationThe three wise men visit King Herod and reveal they seek a newborn king.
02:38–03:27misunderstandingMary gives birth to Jesus in a barn while Homer's Joseph panics.
03:27–03:46escalationHomer's story jumps ahead as baby Jesus grows and causes trouble.
03:46–06:30misunderstandingThe three wise men are revealed as the Three Stooges, causing chaos.
06:30–06:53escalationHerod's soldiers attack the barn but are tricked by a duck with a halo.
06:53–07:23A cutaway shows the Energizer Bunny Christmas special.
07:39–08:01misunderstandingGrampa tells Bart about his WWII experience with Santa.
08:01–08:43petty_grievanceGrampa and his brother Cyrus fight in a WWII dogfight.
08:43–10:26violence · pursuitGrampa and Mr. Burns are stranded on a deserted island.
10:26–11:10humiliation · petty_grievanceGrampa and Burns shoot down Santa Claus on Christmas Eve.
11:10–12:36violence · coincidenceSanta fixes his sleigh but then abandons Grampa to keep the toys.
12:36–13:06betrayalGrampa invents a coconut jet ski and escapes the island.
13:06–14:43escalationSanta returns and reveals Grampa's brother Cyrus is alive in Tahiti.
14:43–15:48secret_exposed · confessionThe episode transitions into a musical montage of Springfield's Christmas.
15:48–16:16social_rule_violationCharacters sing about their Christmas Eve frustrations and shopping.
16:16–18:25petty_grievance · social_rule_violationMoe attempts to kill himself as a Christmas tradition.
18:25–19:03violence · humiliationHomer realizes he forgot to buy Marge a Christmas present.
19:03–19:24misunderstanding · social_rule_violationHomer searches Springfield for a last-minute Christmas present.
19:24–20:23pursuit · social_rule_violationMarge reveals she bought herself a gift for Homer to give her.
20:23–20:58social_rule_violationSame DNA
nearest episodes by gene profile
Episode facts
Wikipedia · Wikidata- Aired
- Writers
- Director
- Pace
- 94 words/min · 41 questions