S17E14 · EP
season 17 ·
Bart Has Two Mommies
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Episode DNA

30 scenes · 3 threads
tender 12%tense 9%cheerful 9%absurd 9%social rule violation 6%confession 5%scheme 5%chaotic 5%pursuit 5%angry 5%

Story threads over runtime

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A · Marge babysits Flanders boys
B · Homer takes kids to shelter
C · Bart kidnapped by monkey
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Every scene

30 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Church fundraiser · cold_openHomer enters duck race

Homer enters a rubber duck race to win a computer for Marge at a church fundraiser.

00:00–00:28scheme · escalation
2 · Church fundraiser · cold_openHomer cheats in duck race

Homer tries to cheat by using a real duck instead of a rubber one, but the duck goes off course and Homer fails to win.

00:28–01:02scheme · escalation
3 · Church fundraiser · cold_openNed wins computer for Marge

Ned Flanders wins the computer and offers it to Marge.

01:02–02:41deal · coincidence
4 · Flanders house · act1Marge babysits Rod and Todd

Marge babysits the Flanders boys who are overly sheltered.

02:41–02:57social_rule_violation · avoidance
5 · Showbiz Animal Retirement Home · act1Homer takes kids to animal shelter

Homer takes Bart and Lisa to the Showbiz Animal Retirement Home.

02:57–03:22
6 · Showbiz Animal Retirement Home · act1Bart meets monkey Toot-Toot

Bart meets a sad monkey named Toot-Toot at the shelter.

03:22–04:16coincidence
7 · Showbiz Animal Retirement Home · act1Monkey kidnaps Bart

Toot-Toot the monkey kidnaps Bart from the shelter.

04:16–04:48pursuit · violence
8 · Flanders house · act1Ned returns home early

Ned returns home and finds Marge with the boys.

04:48–04:59social_rule_violation · double_standard
9 · Simpson house · act1Homer confesses to Marge

Homer admits Bart was kidnapped by a monkey.

04:59–05:52confession · secret_exposed
10 · Showbiz Animal Retirement Home · act2Lisa tries to rescue Bart

Lisa attempts to rescue Bart from the monkey.

05:52–06:24scheme · pursuit
11 · Flanders house · act2Ned checks on Marge again

Ned returns to check on Marge and the boys.

06:24–07:15impersonation · social_rule_violation
12 · Flanders house · act2Rod falls and chips tooth

Rod falls from a height and chips his tooth.

07:15–07:35violence · humiliation
13 · Springfield streets · act2News reports Bart hostage

News covers Bart being held hostage by the monkey.

07:35–08:01pursuit · violence
14 · Flanders house · act2Flanders boys miss Marge

Rod and Todd miss Marge and want her back.

08:01–08:49confession
15 · Church steeple · act2Marge confronts Toot-Toot

Marge talks to the monkey mother to mother.

08:49–09:32negotiation · confession
16 · Church steeple · act2Mr. Teeny used as trade

Krusty's monkey Mr. Teeny is used to trade for Bart.

09:32–09:36deal · coincidence
17 · Church steeple · act3Rod climbs down safely

Rod climbs down the steeple with Ned's encouragement.

09:36–09:42comeuppance
18 · Church steeple · act3Ned learns to let go

Ned realizes he needs to give his boys more freedom.

09:42–10:30confession
19 · Simpson house · act3Bart returns home safely

Bart is reunited with his family after the ordeal.

10:30–11:12
20 · Krusty's studio · act3Krusty gets new sidekick

Krusty looks for a new sidekick after losing Mr. Teeny.

11:12–11:22scheme
21 · Springfield streets · tagHomer gets stunned again

Homer is revived by a police stun gun again.

11:22–12:20humiliation
22 · playground · act2Ned confronts Marge

Ned blames Marge for Rod's injury and forbids her from watching the boys.

12:20–12:49misunderstanding · social_rule_violation
23 · Springfield streets · act2News reports Bart's kidnapping

A news report reveals Bart is held hostage by a chimpanzee named Toot-Toot.

12:49–15:05pursuit · violence
24 · Ned's house · act2Ned's boys miss Marge

Rod and Todd express missing Marge's fun parenting style.

15:05–15:17confession · social_rule_violation
25 · Flanders house · act2Marge loses the boys

Marge fails to keep Rod safe and Ned fires her as babysitter.

15:17–16:32social_rule_violation · escalation
26 · Springfield streets · act2Bart kidnapped by monkey

News reports Bart is held hostage by a chimpanzee named Toot-Toot.

16:32–17:07escalation
27 · Flanders house · act2Ned reconsiders Marge

Ned's boys beg for Marge back, saying she made them happy.

17:07–18:35social_rule_violation · confession
28 · TV studio · act2Plan to trade Mr. Teeny

Krusty's monkey Mr. Teeny is revealed as Toot-Toot's son to trade for Bart.

18:35–19:40coincidence · scheme
29 · Church steeple · act3Rod climbs to save Bart

Rod climbs the steeple to trade Mr. Teeny for Bart, proving his independence.

19:40–67:01comeuppance
30 · Flanders house · tagTag: Ned proud of Rod

Ned celebrates Rod's bravery and independence.

67:01–67:47
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In this episode

HS
Homer Simpson371 episodes · drives 4177 scenes
MS
Marge Simpson237 episodes · drives 977 scenes
NF
Ned Flanders118 episodes · drives 169 scenes
RF
Rod Flanders11 episodes · drives 1 scenes
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MS
Maggie Simpson61 episodes · drives 14 scenes
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Bart Simpson282 episodes · drives 1371 scenes
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Lisa Simpson246 episodes · drives 781 scenes