S19E04 · EP
season 19 ·
I Don't Wanna Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
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Episode DNA

17 scenes · 3 threads
absurd 11%awkward 11%sad 11%escalation 6%chaotic 6%deal 6%tender 6%avoidance 6%secret exposed 6%confession 6%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Marge's hostage promise
B · Lisa's school award
C · Homer's parenting failures
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Every scene

17 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Simpson house living room · cold_openHomer forgets Lisa's award

Homer forgets Lisa's Student of the Millennium award and negotiates sobriety with Marge.

01:02–01:51
2 · Springfield streets · cold_openHomer's journey to school

Homer leaves early but gets delayed by an accident on the road.

01:51–02:45
5 · Bank of Springfield · act1Marge waits in bank line

Marge waits in a long bank line, annoyed by an old man.

03:52–04:55
6 · Bank of Springfield · act1Bank robbery begins

Dwight and his partner rob the bank, taking Marge hostage.

04:55–05:04
8 · Bank of Springfield exterior · act1Police respond to robbery

Gil arrives as security guard, police respond to the robbery.

05:24–06:03
9 · Springfield Elementary auditorium · act1Homer learns of hostage

Homer calls Marge during the award, learns she is a hostage.

06:03–06:55
10 · Bank of Springfield · act1Dwight threatens hostages

Dwight threatens hostages, Krusty jokes about being unfunny.

06:55–07:32
11 · Bank · act1Dye pack chaos

Homer panics as a dye pack explodes on the robber.

07:32–07:53escalation
12 · Bank exterior · act1Negotiator DVD debate

Police debate using a movie to handle the hostage situation.

07:53–08:28
13 · Bank interior · act1Dwight's surrender deal

Dwight surrenders after Marge promises to visit him in prison.

08:28–09:15deal
15 · Simpson living room · act1Marge's promise dilemma

Marge struggles with visiting Dwight in prison.

10:08–10:21avoidance
17 · Prison · act1Dwight's mother story

Dwight reveals his mother abandoned him at an amusement park.

10:40–11:09secret_exposed
20 · Simpson living room · act1Lisa confronts Marge

Lisa points out Marge is avoiding Dwight.

11:51–12:27confession
21 · Simpson living room · act1Ted Nugent interruption

A Ted Nugent ad interrupts Marge's phone call.

12:27–12:52coincidence
22 · Simpson living room · act1Prison movie parody

A TV movie shows a prisoner awaiting execution.

12:52–13:55obsession
23 · Simpson living room · act1Marge's guilt intensifies

Marge feels guilty as the movie's prisoner calls for his mother.

13:55–14:26
24 · Simpson living room · act1Itchy and Scratchy show

Homer watches a violent cartoon and baseball.

14:26–21:00petty_grievance
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In this episode

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Homer Simpson371 episodes · drives 4177 scenes
MS
Marge Simpson237 episodes · drives 977 scenes
BS
Bart Simpson282 episodes · drives 1371 scenes
LS
Lisa Simpson246 episodes · drives 781 scenes
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Gil Gunderson6 episodes · drives 2 scenes
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Lou21 episodes
E
Eddie14 episodes
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Krusty the Clown64 episodes · drives 180 scenes