S18E20 · EP
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24 scenes · our breakdownThe Simpsons attend a harvest festival where Homer is excited for Oktoberfest but learns it is a dry event.
00:36–01:11misunderstanding · social_rule_violationHomer discovers a winning cornucopia is stuffed with Styrofoam and is outraged.
01:11–01:27scheme · humiliationThe family enters a corn maze and quickly becomes lost.
01:27–02:30escalation · misunderstandingThe family argues about how to escape the maze, with Homer misunderstanding Marge.
02:30–04:09misunderstanding · escalationHomer tries to walk straight through the corn but fails and gets more lost.
04:09–04:54escalation · comeuppanceChief Wiggum sends Officer Jaws to find Homer, but the dog is distracted by littering.
04:54–05:33escalationSanta's Little Helper tracks Homer's scent using a sports bra and finds him in the maze.
05:33–06:02coincidence · pursuitChief Wiggum suggests Santa's Little Helper join the police force. Bart begs Homer, who initially refuses but later agrees.
06:02–07:24scheme · dealChief Wiggum gives a lazy speech about the training schedule, taking most of the week off.
07:24–08:00escalationThe dogs graduate from the police academy with a commencement speech by Rudy Giuliani.
08:00–08:25humiliationSanta's Little Helper responds to a domestic disturbance at Cletus's farm where Cletus retreats like a turtle.
08:25–10:27escalationBart is sad that Santa's Little Helper has no time for him anymore.
10:27–11:20petty_grievance · obsessionSanta's Little Helper chases and catches a steroid dealer in the park.
11:20–11:58pursuit · violenceThe steroid dealer is released due to a paperwork error, frustrating the dog.
11:58–12:27comeuppance · betrayalSanta's Little Helper returns home and bites Bart when he tries to play fetch.
12:27–13:47violence · escalationThe family argues about whether to keep the dog after the biting incident, and Flanders takes the dog.
13:47–14:11misunderstanding · petty_grievanceBart decides to get a snake as a replacement pet for the dog.
14:11–15:18deal · obsessionBart's new snake, Strangles, chokes Homer and causes panic at home.
15:18–16:08violence · escalationBart brings the snake to school in his backpack, and the snake escapes.
16:08–17:16scheme · escalationThe snake escapes and hides in the school, causing panic and a lockdown.
17:16–18:26escalationA toxic cloud drill is announced while Bart is still inside the school with the snake.
18:26–19:28pursuit · escalationSanta's Little Helper and Strangles both find Bart and help him escape the school.
19:28–19:55coincidence · pursuitSanta's Little Helper is welcomed back home and the snake is kept as a pet.
19:55–20:22deal · comeuppanceA brief tag scene shows the snake in the house, now accepted.
20:22–21:27coincidenceSame DNA
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