S20E18 · EP
season 20 ·
Father Knows Worst
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Episode DNA

23 scenes · 2 threads
coincidence 12%absurd 12%obsession 12%tense 12%cheerful 9%deadpan 7%scheme 7%escalation 5%rivalry 5%tender 5%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Helicopter parenting fails
B · Marge discovers sauna
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Every scene

23 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Simpson living room · cold_openCouch gag and intro

The family sits on the couch and Homer yells D'oh.

00:10–00:46coincidence
2 · boardwalk · act1Boardwalk disappointment

The family visits a disappointing boardwalk with bad food.

00:46–01:21coincidence
3 · boardwalk game stall · act1Impossible basketball game

Homer fails at an impossible basketball hoop game.

01:21–02:19escalation
4 · Simpson basement · act1Homer buys water heater

Homer is excited about his new water heater purchase.

02:19–02:58obsession
5 · Simpson basement sauna · act1Marge finds secret sauna

Marge discovers a mysterious sauna in the basement.

02:58–03:40coincidence
6 · Simpson backyard · act1Bart burns tongue on kebab

Bart burns his tongue on a fire kebab at a barbecue.

03:40–04:12escalation
7 · doctor's office · act1Doctor visit for Bart

Bart gets a tongue cast at the doctor's office.

04:12–04:42misunderstanding
8 · doctor's office · act1Homer becomes supertaster

Homer's burned tongue makes him a supertaster.

04:42–05:22coincidence
9 · Simpson kitchen · act1Lisa suggests school lunch

Lisa gives Homer bland school cafeteria food.

05:22–05:51coincidence
10 · Springfield Elementary cafeteria · act1Homer eats at school

Homer starts eating lunch at school with Bart.

05:51–07:35humiliation
11 · Springfield Elementary cafeteria · act1Helicopter parenting debate

Homer argues with another parent about helicopter parenting.

07:35–09:37rivalry
12 · Springfield Elementary cafeteria · act1Homer worries about kids

Homer realizes Bart and Lisa might be failures.

09:37–09:48obsession
13 · Simpson living room · act1Homer confronts Marge

Homer tells Marge they need to be more involved.

09:48–10:36obsession
14 · Springfield Elementary classroom · act1Model building competition announced

Homer decides to help Bart build a model for a contest.

10:36–11:47scheme
15 · Simpson living room · act1Lisa's popularity book

Homer tries to make Lisa popular using a book.

11:47–12:24scheme
16 · hobby shop · act1Buying balsa wood

Homer and Bart buy balsa wood for the model.

12:24–13:45obsession
17 · Springfield Elementary hallway · act1Principal challenges model

Principal Skinner challenges Homer to build Westminster Abbey.

13:45–15:06rivalry
18 · Simpson backyard · act2Cell phone party

Homer hosts a cell phone decorating party for Lisa.

15:06–16:13scheme
19 · Simpson living room · act2Homer builds model alone

Homer builds the Westminster Abbey model while Bart watches.

16:13–17:49obsession
20 · Springfield Elementary auditorium · act2Model contest judging

Bart's model wins because it looks child-made.

17:49–19:26comeuppance
21 · Springfield Elementary auditorium · act2Homer admits mistake

Homer admits he was wrong to helicopter parent.

19:26–20:33confession
22 · Simpson backyard · act2Lisa rejects popularity

Lisa decides the popular girls are too shallow.

20:33–20:44secret_exposed
24 · · tagEnd credits

The episode ends with credits.

20:34–21:36
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Homer Simpson371 episodes · drives 4177 scenes
MS
Marge Simpson237 episodes · drives 977 scenes
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Bart Simpson282 episodes · drives 1371 scenes
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Lisa Simpson246 episodes · drives 781 scenes
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Maggie Simpson61 episodes · drives 14 scenes
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Lenny LeonardHarry Shearer57 episodes · drives 7 scenes
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Moe Szyslak67 episodes · drives 155 scenes
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Carl Carlson40 episodes · drives 3 scenes