S23E03 · SCENE 6/21 · 02:49
Treehouse of Horror XXII · Simpson living room
Family Copes with Paralysis

The Simpson family adjusts to Homer's paralysis and tries to communicate.

02:49→03:52
in the episode · 1m 03s · S23E03

What happens

02:49–03:52

Marge and the kids try to care for Homer. Lisa reads The Brothers Karamazov to him. Homer communicates by farting, spelling out messages.

WhereSimpson living room
DriverHomer
Positionact1 · escalation
ThreadParalyzed Spider Homer

Key lines

from this scene
03:17

Last thing I remember, I was decorating the house for Halloween.

03:26

The one time of year when the squalor of our home works to our advantage.

03:49

I wonder if this thing has batteries.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
absurd0.7
obsession0.6
humiliation0.4
tender0.3
monologuerapid back and forth

Beats

05:02Homer communicates by farting

Scene in the episode

02:49–03:52
A · Switch Witch Candy
B · Paralyzed Spider Homer
C · Ned Flanders God
D · Rigelian Hilarium

Clips from this episode

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The Simpsons - Homer becomes Spider-Man · Easy Clips
The Simpsons - Touch The Book Of Gods! · Homer Cool
The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror XXII (Ned Flanders As Dexter) · FUGMed1a
The Simpsons : Paralytic spider homer · BoHaSOON HasaWii

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Marge Simpson237 episodes · drives 977 scenes
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Bart Simpson282 episodes · drives 1371 scenes

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