S17E16 · EP
season 17 ·
Million Dollar Abie
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Episode DNA

21 scenes · 2 threads
absurd 21%scheme 10%escalation 9%cheerful 8%sad 6%coincidence 5%chaotic 4%misunderstanding 4%obsession 3%betrayal 3%

Story threads over runtime

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A · Homer's football franchise bid
B · Grampa's suicide and bullfighting
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Every scene

21 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Simpson living room · cold_openCouch gag and teaser

The episode opens with a couch gag and a teaser for upcoming shows.

00:00–01:01lie · scheme
2 · Simpson living room · cold_openHomer vows to get franchise

Homer decides to bring a pro football team to Springfield after hearing the news.

01:01–02:40scheme · obsession
3 · Simpson basement · act1Homer builds stadium model

Homer spends a week building a model for a football stadium.

02:40–03:20scheme · obsession
4 · Commissioner's office · act1Commissioner chooses Springfield

The commissioner picks Springfield over Los Angeles after a video pitch.

03:20–04:58coincidence · scheme
5 · Springfield streets · act1Springfield prepares for commissioner

The town repaints itself in team colors for the commissioner's visit.

04:58–06:31escalation
6 · Springfield streets · act1Commissioner gets lost in Springfield

The commissioner gets lost due to renamed streets and calls for help.

06:31–06:55misunderstanding · escalation
7 · Springfield Retirement Castle · act1Grampa attacks commissioner

Grampa mistakes the commissioner for a criminal and knocks him out.

06:55–07:37misunderstanding · violence
8 · Springfield Retirement Castle · act1Commissioner leaves Springfield

The commissioner leaves and cancels the football team deal.

07:37–08:23betrayal · comeuppance
9 · Springfield streets · act1Town shuns Grampa

Everyone in Springfield shuns Grampa for losing the football team.

08:23–09:02humiliation · petty_grievance
10 · Springfield Retirement Castle · act2Marge suggests euthanasia clinic

Marge gives Grampa a number for a doctor who helps old people die.

09:02–10:34scheme · deal
11 · Euthanasia clinic · act2Grampa visits euthanasia doctor

Grampa meets Dr. Manfred Manslaughter and considers assisted suicide.

10:34–11:16deal · obsession
12 · Simpson kitchen · act2Homer ignores Grampa's call

Homer refuses to call Grampa back, leading Grampa to decide to die.

11:16–11:42avoidance · misunderstanding
13 · Euthanasia clinic · act2Grampa prepares for suicide

Grampa returns to the clinic and is hooked up to the death machine.

11:42–12:55obsession · escalation
14 · Euthanasia clinic · act2Suicide law overturned

The assisted suicide law is overturned just before Grampa dies.

12:55–13:31coincidence · comeuppance
15 · Surreal afterlife · act2Grampa has near-death vision

Grampa briefly thinks he died and feels happy and fearless.

13:31–14:47coincidence
16 · Town hall · act3Town decides to use stadium for bullfighting

The town votes to use the football stadium for bullfighting.

14:47–16:02scheme · social_rule_violation
17 · Springfield stadium · act3Grampa practices bullfighting

Grampa practices bullfighting with a practice bull and finds a penny.

16:02–16:43escalation · coincidence
18 · Springfield stadium · act3Bullfight begins with Grampa

Grampa performs well in the bullfight, dodging the bull masterfully.

16:43–18:12escalation
19 · Springfield stadium · act3Lisa confronts Grampa about bullfighting

Lisa asks Grampa to stop bullfighting because it hurts animals.

18:12–19:11petty_grievance · confession
20 · Springfield stadium · act3Grampa releases the bulls

Grampa frees the bulls from the stadium during the fight.

19:11–19:49betrayal · escalation
21 · Springfield streets · act3Bulls run through town

The bulls run through Springfield, causing chaos and destruction.

19:49–20:44escalation
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MS
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AN
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