S23E16 · EP
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21 scenes · our breakdownHomer avoids stealing at work while coworkers loot supplies.
00:06–00:10scheme · social_rule_violationHomer gets a day off while coworkers write essays about him.
00:10–00:36scheme · comeuppanceHomer celebrates his good luck and mocks karma.
00:36–03:43misunderstanding · comeuppanceHomer wakes up in a wet bed and realizes he wet himself, then tries to hide it from Marge.
03:43–04:46humiliation · escalationHomer concludes his bedwetting is karma for getting coworkers in trouble and decides to apologize.
04:46–05:29confession · misunderstandingHomer throws a party to apologize to coworkers, but his bedwetting continues the next morning.
05:29–06:23scheme · humiliationHomer buys an adult bedwetting product and alarm system to stop his problem.
06:23–07:20obsession · humiliationThe alarm wakes the family, and Homer awkwardly reveals his bedwetting to Marge and the kids.
07:20–08:29humiliation · secret_exposedMarge visits Professor Frink, who reveals a device to enter dreams and offers to help cure Homer.
08:29–10:40scheme · investigationThe family enters Homer's dream, where they encounter Death and learn dying in the dream means real death.
10:40–11:08threat · pursuitThe family learns dream rules and Bart rebels, leading to a conflict with Homer.
11:08–11:46escalation · petty_grievanceFrink insists Homer must face the coffin, but Homer fears it contains his marriage, and Bart's taunts cause a chase.
11:46–12:43avoidance · pursuitThe family enters a Shakespeare-themed dream and then Homer's fantasy world with a Kwik-E-Mart and Flanders.
12:43–12:59escalation · coincidenceMarge tries to get Homer to face his problem, but he refuses, and Frink threatens to unplug them.
12:59–15:34threat · escalationThe family escapes the dream machine with Death's help, leading to a chaotic chase.
15:34–15:59pursuit · violenceMona Simpson appears in Homer's dream, revealing she lives on in his subconscious.
15:59–17:04secret_exposed · confessionA memory shows young Homer on a fishing trip with his parents, revealing the source of his guilt.
17:04–18:06confession · secret_exposedMona shows Homer that his parents' divorce wasn't his fault, curing his bedwetting.
18:06–19:43confession · dealHomer wakes up dry and celebrates with his family.
19:43–19:54comeuppance · confessionHomer spins a top to test if they are still in a dream, leaving the reality ambiguous.
19:54–20:28misunderstanding · coincidenceThe family rides bikes in what might be a dream, experiencing dream hail and a song plays.
20:28–21:26coincidence · escalationSame DNA
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