S23E01 · EP
season 23 ·
The Falcon and the D'ohman
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Episode DNA

23 scenes · 3 threads
absurd 19%tense 8%threat 7%petty grievance 5%deadpan 5%avoidance 4%cheerful 4%awkward 4%violence 4%confession 4%

Story threads over runtime

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A · Wayne's employment and friendship
B · Homer kidnapped by Ukrainian mafia
C · Wayne's past and rescue
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Every scene

23 scenes · our breakdown
2 · Springfield Nuclear Power Plant · cold_openCold open with narrator

A narrator speaks about the episode's mystery, then Homer sneaks to the bathroom singing.

00:31–01:24avoidance
3 · Springfield Nuclear Power Plant · act1Homer meets new guard Wayne

Homer tries to fist-bump the new security guard Wayne, who rebuffs the greeting.

01:24–02:50social_rule_violation · petty_grievance
4 · Springfield Nuclear Power Plant · act1Homer invites Wayne for beer

Homer invites Wayne out for a beer, and Wayne reluctantly agrees to one drink.

02:50–03:16social_rule_violation · avoidance
5 · The Simpson house kitchen · act1Wayne agrees to one beer

Wayne reluctantly agrees to have one beer with Homer at the bar.

03:16–03:56petty_grievance
6 · Moe's Tavern · act1Wayne and Homer at the tavern

Homer and Wayne share a moment at the bar, and Homer clumsily tries a bathroom exit.

03:56–04:56misunderstanding
7 · Moe's Tavern · act1Robbery at the tavern

A robber demands cash at the bar, and Wayne subdues him while Homer watches.

04:56–06:51violence · threat
8 · The Simpson house dining room · act1Wayne becomes local hero

Wayne is praised as a hero, and Homer asks how he learned his fighting skills.

06:51–07:58confession
9 · Moe's Tavern · act1Moe's pulp confession

Moe tells Homer he started drinking orange juice with pulp.

07:58–08:26petty_grievance
10 · Springfield Nuclear Power Plant · act1Wayne honored as Noble Nobody

A news segment praises Wayne as a quiet hero, and the plant gives him a safety hat.

08:26–09:06double_standard
11 · Springfield Nuclear Power Plant · act1Burns fires Wayne after attack

Wayne attacks Mr. Burns and gets fired, then Homer offers him a place to stay.

09:06–09:26violence · comeuppance
12 · The Simpson house living room · act1Wayne's nightmares and the robot

Wayne jokes about nightmares while Homer compares them to his own dreams.

09:26–09:48confession
13 · The Simpson house living room · act1Wayne interrogates the kids

Wayne interrogates Lisa and Bart to learn about the family, while Marge objects.

09:48–10:59interrogation · eavesdropping
14 · Springfield street · act2Wayne's driving lesson

Wayne gives Homer a driving lesson, teaching him evasive maneuvers.

10:59–12:33pursuit
15 · Springfield Elementary · act2Wayne stops playground fight

Wayne intervenes when schoolkids demand lunch money and pizza pockets.

12:33–12:40threat
16 · Outdoors · act2Wayne's surface world confession

Wayne says he can't live in the real world and then mocks the surface world.

12:40–13:19confession
17 · The Simpson house living room · act2Homer's junk YouTube videos

Homer watches silly videos and notes celebrity news on his computer.

13:19–13:45petty_grievance
18 · Ukrainian mob hideout · act2Ukrainian mafia targets Wayne

Ukrainian gangsters watch a news report and vow to kill Wayne.

13:45–14:46threat
19 · Springfield street · act2Mafia abducts Homer

Ukrainian gangsters search for Wayne, then kidnap Homer and force him into a car.

14:46–15:26pursuit · threat
20 · Mob hideout · act2Gangsters demand Wayne

The gangsters send a video demanding Wayne's surrender while Homer is tied up.

15:26–16:22threat · interrogation
21 · The Simpson house bedroom · act2Marge finds Viktor under bed

Marge finds gangster Viktor hiding under the bed and vows to get Homer back.

16:22–17:04secret_exposed
22 · Mob hideout · act3Wayne rescues Homer from cold

Wayne storms the mob hideout and rescues Homer, who has been frozen in the cold.

17:04–18:43violence · pursuit
23 · Springfield train station · act3Wayne leaves town on train

Wayne says goodbye to Homer and Marge, then departs on a train.

18:43–19:26avoidance
24 · Tag sequence · tagTag: Homer's contest and Korea gag

A tag sequence ends the episode with a contest and a Korean song.

19:26–21:47comeuppance
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Homer Simpson371 episodes · drives 4177 scenes
MS
Moe Szyslak67 episodes · drives 155 scenes
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Marge Simpson237 episodes · drives 977 scenes
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Lisa Simpson246 episodes · drives 781 scenes
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Bart Simpson282 episodes · drives 1371 scenes
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Milhouse Van Houten89 episodes · drives 47 scenes
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Agnes Skinner15 episodes · drives 4 scenes
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Charles Montgomery Burns89 episodes · drives 5 scenes