S17E13 · EP
season 17 ·
The Seemingly Never-Ending Story
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Episode DNA

23 scenes · 4 threads
absurd 14%tense 8%secret exposed 6%sad 6%tender 6%scheme 4%cheerful 4%coincidence 4%humiliation 4%humiliating 4%

Story threads over runtime

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A · Homer's cave scheme
B · Lisa's ram story
C · Burns' downfall
D · Moe's love story
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Every scene

23 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Cave entrance · cold_openFamily enters the cave

The Simpsons arrive at a cave for a family outing.

00:00–00:24scheme
2 · Inside cave · cold_openHomer causes cave collapse

Homer breaks a stalactite and falls into a hole.

00:24–01:22violence · escalation
3 · Cave hole · act1Family leaves Homer behind

Marge and kids search for an exit while Lisa stays with Homer.

01:22–01:33avoidance
5 · Springfield streets · act1Lisa chased by a ram

A ram chases Lisa into Mr. Burns' mansion.

02:28–02:50pursuit · coincidence
6 · Mr. Burns' attic · act1Lisa meets Mr. Burns

Lisa finds Mr. Burns alone and he tells his story.

02:50–03:11secret_exposed
7 · Mr. Burns' attic · act1Burns begins his tale

Burns tells Lisa about losing everything to a Texan.

03:11–03:53
8 · Excluders' Club · act1Burns challenged by Texan

A rich Texan challenges Burns to a scavenger hunt for his possessions.

03:53–06:11rivalry · bet
9 · Springfield streets · act1Burns loses everything

Burns fails to get a photo with a smiling child and loses his plant.

06:11–06:55humiliation · comeuppance
10 · Moe's Tavern · act2Burns works at Moe's

Burns gets a job at Moe's Tavern to start over.

06:55–07:10humiliation
11 · Moe's Tavern · act2Burns discovers treasure letter

Burns finds a letter about Moe's treasure.

07:10–07:57eavesdropping · secret_exposed
12 · Cave hole · act2Lisa's story interrupted

Homer calls Bart to hear the treasure story.

07:57–08:24
13 · Springfield street · act2Moe meets Mrs. Krabappel

Moe falls in love with Edna Krabappel at first sight.

08:24–09:35seduction
14 · Moe's Tavern · act2Moe courts Edna

Moe pretends to be a therapist to win Edna's love.

09:35–09:56impersonation · double_standard
15 · Moe's Tavern · act2Moe plans to leave town

Moe decides to steal gold to start a new life with Edna.

09:56–10:29scheme · deal
16 · Moe's Tavern · act2Moe steals the gold

Moe robs Snake of the gold coins.

10:29–12:40betrayal
17 · Springfield Elementary School · act2Edna chooses Bart

Edna decides to stay in Springfield to teach Bart.

12:40–14:33confession · secret_exposed
18 · Moe's Tavern · act2Moe wastes the gold

Moe spends the gold coins on the jukebox in despair.

14:33–15:04obsession · petty_grievance
19 · Moe's Tavern · act3Texan returns for gold

The Texan takes the gold and demands a photo with a smiling child.

15:04–16:24deal · obsession
20 · Mr. Burns' attic · act3Lisa saves Burns

Lisa returns the pearl necklace and gets a photo with Burns.

16:24–16:50coincidence · confession
21 · Cave hole · act3Story ends in cave

Homer cries and reveals bats are chewing his legs.

16:50–17:43
22 · Cave · act3Homer reveals gold scheme

Homer admits he brought the family to find Texan's gold.

17:43–17:59scheme · secret_exposed
23 · Cave · act3Standoff over gold

Everyone argues over the gold until Marge intervenes.

17:59–20:26negotiation · comeuppance
24 · Springfield Elementary School · tagBart tells story to teacher

Bart tells the story to Mrs. Krabappel, who is dating Moe.

20:26–21:08secret_exposed · coincidence
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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
Maggie Simpson61 episodes · drives 14 scenes
MS
Moe Szyslak67 episodes · drives 155 scenes
EK
Edna Krabappel56 episodes · drives 13 scenes
BG
Barney Gumble39 episodes · drives 23 scenes