S18E07 · EP
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22 scenes · our breakdownHomer gets fired from the power plant for goofing off during a chair-hockey game.
00:03–00:26social_rule_violation · escalationHomer comes home exhausted and Marge scolds Bart for wasteful eating habits.
00:26–00:55Homer plays a game at work and gets penalized by Mr. Burns.
00:55–02:02social_rule_violationMr. Burns threatens Homer and fires him for thinking about an ice cream truck.
02:02–02:24threat · humiliationHomer buys a crappy ice cream truck from a widow who inherited it from her dead lover.
02:24–03:29deal · coincidenceOtto pimps Homer's ice cream truck with wild decorations and music.
03:29–05:15Homer begins his ice cream route, excited about his new job.
05:15–05:22Marge watches a TV show about women who pursue dreams and feels unfulfilled.
05:22–07:03Homer sells ice cream to kids despite a warning label and a lactose-intolerant boy.
07:03–08:00social_rule_violationMarge tells Homer she wants to be remembered for something meaningful.
08:00–08:32Marge creates a popsicle stick sculpture of Maggie and Homer encourages her.
08:32–09:45Kent Brockman spots Marge making popsicle stick art and decides to feature her on his segment.
09:45–10:26coincidenceMarge explains her art to Kent Brockman and shows a sculpture of Moe.
10:26–11:56Homer brings Marge more popsicle sticks and they share a romantic moment.
11:56–12:23A wealthy Texan offers to finance Marge's art show, but Homer must work.
12:23–14:04deal · negotiationHomer sells ice cream to kids but runs out and realizes he is late for Marge's show.
14:04–14:37Homer crashes his ice cream truck into Marge's art show, destroying her sculptures.
14:37–15:50violence · humiliationMarge yells at Homer for destroying her art and dreams, and he defends himself.
15:50–16:38betrayalHomer tries to apologize to Marge through the bathroom door and sends Polaroids.
16:38–18:19humiliation · avoidanceThe family searches for Marge who has left the house, and finds her on a rooftop.
18:19–19:35pursuitMarge reveals a giant popsicle stick sculpture of Homer and reconciles with him.
19:35–21:44confessionA future museum curator explains the popsicle stick statue survived the collapse of civilization.
21:44–21:47Same DNA
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