S23E07 · EP
season 23 ·
The Man in the Blue Flannel Pants
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Episode DNA

19 scenes · 3 threads
absurd 16%scheme 9%deal 7%cheerful 7%chaotic 7%tense 6%triumphant 6%awkward 6%betrayal 4%social rule violation 3%

Story threads over runtime

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A · Homer's ad career
B · Bart learns to read
C · Krusty's vodka party
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Every scene

19 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Krusty's TV studio · cold_openKrusty show cold open

Krusty performs dangerous stunts for laughs before a live audience.

00:02–00:05lie · scheme
2 · Krusty's dressing room · cold_openKrusty's vodka marketing pitch

Ad executives pitch Krusty a viral marketing campaign for his vodka brand.

00:05–00:21scheme · deal
3 · Springfield Elementary playground · cold_openBart and Milhouse compete

Bart and Milhouse compete to host Krusty's party by writing letters.

00:21–03:07rivalry · scheme
4 · Simpson house · act1Krusty's party at Simpsons

Krusty throws a wild marketing party at the Simpson house.

03:07–03:49social_rule_violation · escalation
5 · Simpson house living room · act1Burns impressed by Homer

Mr. Burns enjoys the party and considers promoting Homer.

03:49–06:29scheme · deal
6 · Springfield Nuclear Power Plant · act1Homer promoted to account man

Mr. Burns promotes Homer to account executive at the power plant.

06:29–06:47deal · betrayal
7 · Springfield Nuclear Power Plant · act1Marlowe mentors Homer

Robert Marlowe teaches Homer how to be an account man.

06:47–08:30scheme · negotiation
8 · Steakhouse and baseball stadium · act1Dinner with Mayor Quimby

Homer and Marlowe take Mayor Quimby to dinner and a baseball game.

08:30–09:14negotiation · deal
9 · Simpson house · act1Homer neglects family

Homer comes home drunk and ignores his family duties.

09:14–10:45avoidance · humiliation
10 · Simpson house living room · act1Lisa teaches Bart to read

Lisa patiently teaches Bart to read Little Women.

10:45–11:55confession · deal
11 · Simpson house bedroom · act1Homer's existential crisis

Homer complains to Marge that his new job is meaningless.

11:55–12:56obsession · petty_grievance
12 · Marlowe's home · act2Marge visits Marlowe

Marge goes to Marlowe's home to ask him to help Homer quit.

12:56–14:14seduction · betrayal
13 · Springfield Elementary schoolyard · act2Bart reads to bullies

Bart reads Little Women to bullies who threaten him.

14:14–15:29humiliation · pursuit
14 · Springfield Nuclear Power Plant · act2Homer juggles family and work

Homer tries to balance a family vacation with a work trip.

15:29–16:38scheme · deal
15 · Rattler River Canyon · act2Rafting trip begins

Homer takes his family and Mr. Burns on a rafting trip.

16:38–16:58scheme
16 · Rattler River Canyon · act2Rafting chaos ensues

The rafting trip becomes chaotic with family and work tensions.

16:58–18:20escalation · social_rule_violation
17 · Rattler River Canyon · act2Homer chooses work over family

Homer prioritizes schmoozing regulators over his family's safety.

18:20–19:10betrayal · avoidance
18 · Rattler River Canyon · act2Homer saves the day

Homer saves the group from the waterfall and finds gold.

19:10–19:52comeuppance · deal
20 · Springfield Elementary schoolyard · tagBart reads to bullies again

Bart continues reading Little Women to the bullies.

21:13–21:17pursuit · obsession
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