S20E05 · EP
season 20 ·
Dangerous Curves
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Episode DNA

23 scenes · 4 threads
cheerful 11%awkward 11%social rule violation 9%tender 9%seduction 9%angry 6%coincidence 6%misunderstanding 6%absurd 4%deal 4%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Road trip to cabin
B · Homer and Marge flashbacks
C · Bart and Lisa flashbacks
D · Flanders chaperones young couple
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Every scene

23 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Simpson car · cold_openCouch gag and radio

The family listens to a shock jock radio show during a road trip.

00:35–00:56
2 · Highway · act1Homer turns off radio

The family listens to a shock jock radio show during a road trip. Homer gets annoyed and turns it off.

00:56–02:07social_rule_violation
3 · Highway · act1Picking up hitchhikers

The family picks up a young couple hitchhiking.

02:07–02:28social_rule_violation
4 · Flanders' car · act1Flanders gives a ride

Ned Flanders picks up the stranded family.

02:28–04:06impersonation
5 · Flanders' car · act1Flanders chaperones young couple

Ned Flanders scolds young Homer and Marge for kissing in the car.

04:06–04:21social_rule_violation
6 · Picnic area · act1Family picnic fight

The family has a tense picnic with Patty and Selma.

04:21–05:10petty_grievance · escalation
7 · Party house · act1Stopping at a party

The family stops at a strange party for help.

05:10–05:44coincidence
8 · Party house · act1Homer flirts with Sylvia

Homer meets and flirts with a woman named Sylvia.

05:44–07:14seduction · misunderstanding
9 · Party house · act1Marge storms off

Marge gets angry and leaves the party.

07:14–07:35breakup
10 · Cabin · act1Arriving at the cabin

The family arrives at the old cabin in the woods.

07:35–08:27deal
11 · Cabin · act1Flanders chaperones again

Ned Flanders separates Homer and Marge for the night.

08:27–09:36social_rule_violation
12 · Cabin bedrooms · act1Homer complains about Flanders

Homer talks to Marge through the wall about Flanders.

09:36–10:19misunderstanding
13 · Motel · act2Alberto flatters Marge

A man named Alberto flatters Marge at the motel.

10:19–11:14seduction
14 · Motel · act2Homer meets Sylvia at motel

Homer meets Sylvia at the same motel.

11:14–11:51seduction
15 · Motel room · act2Homer and Marge reunite at motel

Homer and Marge find each other at the motel.

11:51–13:39coincidence · misunderstanding
16 · Motel room · act2Homer hides Sylvia in chest

Homer puts Sylvia in a chest to hide her from Marge.

13:39–14:28avoidance · seduction
17 · Cabin · act2Kids stay up late

Bart and Lisa stay up late at the cabin.

14:28–14:55
18 · Cabin · act2Revealing the motel truth

Homer and Marge reveal the motel truth to each other.

14:55–15:59confession · secret_exposed
19 · Woods · act2Lost in the woods

The family gets lost in the woods.

15:59–16:51
20 · Woods · act2Flanders encourages Homer

Ned encourages Homer to propose to Marge.

16:51–18:20deal
21 · Woods · act3Homer tries to save marriage

Homer tries to find the carved tree to save his marriage.

18:20–19:46pursuit
22 · River · act3Rescued by pedal car

The family is rescued by Bart in the pedal car.

19:46–21:56coincidence
23 · Pedal car · tagEnd credits

The episode ends with the family driving home.

21:56–22:00
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In this episode

HS
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
MS
Maggie Simpson61 episodes · drives 14 scenes
NF
Ned Flanders118 episodes · drives 169 scenes
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PB
Patty Bouvier30 episodes · drives 16 scenes