S17E16 · EP
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21 scenes · our breakdownThe episode opens with a couch gag and a teaser for upcoming shows.
00:00–01:01lie · schemeHomer decides to bring a pro football team to Springfield after hearing the news.
01:01–02:40scheme · obsessionHomer spends a week building a model for a football stadium.
02:40–03:20scheme · obsessionThe commissioner picks Springfield over Los Angeles after a video pitch.
03:20–04:58coincidence · schemeThe town repaints itself in team colors for the commissioner's visit.
04:58–06:31escalationThe commissioner gets lost due to renamed streets and calls for help.
06:31–06:55misunderstanding · escalationGrampa mistakes the commissioner for a criminal and knocks him out.
06:55–07:37misunderstanding · violenceThe commissioner leaves and cancels the football team deal.
07:37–08:23betrayal · comeuppanceEveryone in Springfield shuns Grampa for losing the football team.
08:23–09:02humiliation · petty_grievanceMarge gives Grampa a number for a doctor who helps old people die.
09:02–10:34scheme · dealGrampa meets Dr. Manfred Manslaughter and considers assisted suicide.
10:34–11:16deal · obsessionHomer refuses to call Grampa back, leading Grampa to decide to die.
11:16–11:42avoidance · misunderstandingGrampa returns to the clinic and is hooked up to the death machine.
11:42–12:55obsession · escalationThe assisted suicide law is overturned just before Grampa dies.
12:55–13:31coincidence · comeuppanceGrampa briefly thinks he died and feels happy and fearless.
13:31–14:47coincidenceThe town votes to use the football stadium for bullfighting.
14:47–16:02scheme · social_rule_violationGrampa practices bullfighting with a practice bull and finds a penny.
16:02–16:43escalation · coincidenceGrampa performs well in the bullfight, dodging the bull masterfully.
16:43–18:12escalationLisa asks Grampa to stop bullfighting because it hurts animals.
18:12–19:11petty_grievance · confessionGrampa frees the bulls from the stadium during the fight.
19:11–19:49betrayal · escalationThe bulls run through Springfield, causing chaos and destruction.
19:49–20:44escalationSame DNA
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