S19E11 · EP
season 19 ·
That 90's Show
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Episode DNA

24 scenes · 3 threads
absurd 13%awkward 10%seduction 9%tender 8%sad 8%angry 7%tense 7%avoidance 5%confession 4%cheerful 4%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Marge's college affair
B · Homer's grunge career
C · Framing story present day
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Every scene

24 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Simpson house living room · cold_openFreezing family burns magazines

The Simpsons freeze in their cold house and burn magazines for warmth.

00:22–00:30lie · avoidance
2 · Simpson house living room · cold_openMarge's college diploma discovered

Bart finds Marge's diploma, prompting her to reveal a secret past.

00:30–01:06secret_exposed · avoidance
3 · Simpson house living room · cold_openFlashback to the 1990s

Homer and Marge recount their young love in the 1990s.

01:06–02:16
4 · First apartment · act1First apartment and cheap ramen

Homer and Marge eat ramen in their first apartment together.

02:16–02:32seduction · avoidance
5 · Unspecified rehearsal space · act1Homer's musical dream begins

Homer starts an R&B group with his friends.

02:32–02:41
6 · First apartment · act1Marge applies to college secretly

Marge reveals she applied to college without telling Homer.

02:41–04:29lie · secret_exposed
7 · Springfield Nuclear Power Plant · act1Homer works for Abe at the plant

Homer gets a job at the power plant from his father.

04:29–04:55humiliation · deal
8 · Springfield University classroom · act1Marge meets Professor August

Marge attends her first class with the charismatic Professor August.

04:55–05:49seduction
9 · First apartment · act1Homer meets the professor

Homer becomes jealous after meeting the young professor.

05:49–06:37rivalry
10 · First apartment · act1Gasman visits the apartment

A gasman offers to tell a story but Homer refuses.

06:37–06:58avoidance
11 · Springfield University classroom · act1Marge becomes infatuated with professor

Marge grows to admire Professor August and his radical ideas.

06:58–08:41seduction
12 · Professor's office · act1Professor deconstructs Homer's note

Professor August manipulates Marge by deconstructing Homer's love note.

08:41–08:53seduction
13 · Springfield University campus · act1Homer confronts Marge at university

Homer angrily confronts Marge and the professor on campus.

08:53–10:56rivalry
14 · Unspecified rehearsal space · act1Homer forms grunge band Sadgasm

Homer transforms his music into angry grunge and forms a new band.

10:56–11:54
15 · Springfield University campus · act1Homer and Marge break up

Homer and Marge argue and decide to break up.

11:54–12:54breakup · rivalry
16 · First apartment · act1Dividing shared possessions

Homer and Marge split their belongings after the breakup.

12:54–13:33breakup · petty_grievance
17 · Moe's Tavern · act2Homer's depression and bar visit

Homer becomes depressed and visits a bar that is now a cigar bar.

13:33–14:01avoidance
18 · Professor August's home · act2Marge dates Professor August

Marge goes on a date with Professor August at his home.

14:01–14:30seduction
19 · Professor August's home · act2Professor asks for consent to kiss

Professor August awkwardly asks Marge for consent to kiss her.

14:30–15:54seduction
20 · Homer's mansion · act2Homer's grunge fame and Weird Al parody

Homer becomes a famous grunge star but is unhappy.

15:54–16:37obsession
21 · Beach · act2Professor criticizes marriage

Professor August criticizes marriage and Marge defends herself.

16:37–17:49humiliation
22 · TV studio · act2Homer sings about Marge on TV

Homer performs a song about Marge on television.

17:49–18:47confession · obsession
23 · Homer's mansion · act2Marge finds Homer with insulin

Marge thinks Homer is a junkie but it's insulin for diabetes.

18:47–19:13misunderstanding · confession
24 · Homer's mansion · act3Reconciliation and end of the 90s

Homer and Marge reconcile as the 1990s end.

19:13–20:57confession
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