S17E15 · SCENE 13/21 · 12:13
Charles Tells a Joke

Charles tells Marge a dark joke about spousal abuse, which she finds offensive.

12:13→14:24
in the episode · 2m 11s · S17E15

What happens

12:13–14:24

Charles tells Marge a joke about a man wishing to be beaten half to death so his wife gets beaten to death. Marge is horrified and calls it offensive. Charles tries to defend it.

WhereCharles' House
DriverCharles
Positionact2 · escalation
ThreadWife Swap Scheme

Key lines

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13:23

"beat me half to death."

13:28

'Cause she gets double, so if he gets beaten half to death, the wife would be beaten to death.

14:06

Let me just get us some iced tea.

14:18

And there we have it.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
social rule violation1.0
misunderstanding1.0
awkward1.0
tense1.0
monologue

Beats

13:23Charles tells dark spousal abuse joke

Scene in the episode

12:13–14:24
A · Wife Swap Scheme
B · Homer's TV Obsession
C · Charles' Crush on Marge
D · Verity's Strict Rule

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Charles Montgomery Burns89 episodes · drives 5 scenes
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Marge Simpson237 episodes · drives 977 scenes

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