S20E14 · EP
season 20 ·
In the Name of the Grandfather
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Episode DNA

17 scenes · 3 threads
absurd 23%cheerful 10%scheme 10%obsession 9%petty grievance 7%humiliation 6%sad 5%avoidance 4%humiliating 3%betrayal 3%

Story threads over runtime

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A · Homer buys a hot tub
B · Grampa's bucket list trip
C · Running the Irish pub
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Every scene

17 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Home and Garden Show · cold_openHomer gets a hot tub

Homer convinces Marge to buy an expensive hot tub at a home show.

00:46–01:57lie · obsession
2 · Simpson backyard · cold_openFamily relaxes in hot tub

The Simpsons relax in their new hot tub, ignoring Grampa's urgent note.

01:57–03:41avoidance · petty_grievance
3 · Springfield Retirement Home · act1Grampa misses his event

Grampa is disappointed when the Simpsons miss his special day at the retirement home.

03:41–04:09betrayal · humiliation
4 · Simpson living room · act1Family apologizes to Grampa

The Simpsons apologize to Grampa and promise to fulfill his bucket list.

04:09–06:44deal · obsession
5 · Airplane · act1Flying to Ireland

The Simpsons fly to Ireland, with Grampa excited about the trip.

06:44–07:04obsession
6 · Dunkilderry street · act1Arriving in Dunkilderry

The family arrives in Dunkilderry and finds it modernized with tech boutiques.

07:04–08:59double_standard · petty_grievance
7 · O'Flanagan's Pub · act1Visiting O'Flanagan's Pub

The Simpsons visit Grampa's old pub and find it empty and run-down.

08:59–10:23obsession · petty_grievance
8 · Giant's Causeway · act1Marge tours with kids

Marge takes the kids on a tour of Irish sights while Homer stays at the pub.

10:23–12:24avoidance
9 · Guinness Brewery and Blarney Castle · act1Guinness tour and Blarney Stone

The family tours the Guinness brewery and visits the Blarney Stone.

12:24–12:59petty_grievance · obsession
10 · O'Flanagan's Pub · act2Buying the pub drunk

Homer and Grampa drunkenly buy O'Flanagan's Pub, then realize their mistake.

12:59–14:35scheme · betrayal
11 · O'Flanagan's Pub · act2Trying to run the pub

Homer and Grampa struggle to attract customers to their new pub.

14:35–15:25humiliation · petty_grievance
12 · O'Flanagan's Pub · act2Moe arrives to help

Moe ships himself to Ireland to help Homer turn the pub around.

15:25–16:10scheme · deal
13 · O'Flanagan's Pub · act2Setting up the smoke-easy

Homer and Moe transform the pub into an illegal smoke-easy.

16:10–17:14scheme · social_rule_violation
14 · O'Flanagan's Pub · act2Smoke-easy is a success

The smoke-easy attracts many customers, making the pub profitable again.

17:14–18:58scheme · escalation
15 · O'Flanagan's Pub · act2Police raid the smoke-easy

Irish police raid the smoke-easy and arrest Homer and Grampa.

18:58–19:13comeuppance · humiliation
16 · Irish courthouse · act3Trial in Ireland

Homer and Grampa are put on trial for running the smoke-easy.

19:13–21:56confession · negotiation
17 · Irish courthouse · tagChief Wiggum arrives

Chief Wiggum arrives to pick up the Simpsons but gets injured.

21:56–22:00humiliation · escalation
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