S24E04 · EP
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24 scenes · 3 threadsStory threads over runtime
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24 scenes · our breakdownThe family watches a couch-racing announcer while Homer ignores the doctor's advice to eat healthier.
00:00–00:08petty_grievance · avoidanceHomer orders at a diner while Marge tracks him down and Chester is mentioned as a shed-builder.
00:08–00:52lie · petty_grievanceHomer is in a karate class while a homeless man bathes in the sink; Dr. Hibbert is not present.
00:52–01:20lie · investigationDr. Hibbert examines Homer's burns with acid markers while Homer frets about the lawsuit.
01:20–01:42investigation · humiliationHomer decides to put the settlement into a bank and gets lured into a bank pitch with photos.
01:42–03:47scheme · misunderstandingHomer rejects banks and is persuaded by an online poker site to keep Lisa's money safe.
03:47–04:09scheme · dealLisa finds her college fund on a poker site and objects to Homer's shirt-related antics.
04:09–04:20confession · petty_grievanceHomer forgets a day and realizes they were supposed to visit Grampa yesterday.
04:20–04:52misunderstanding · petty_grievanceThe family arrives at the retirement home and learns that Grampa is missing.
04:52–05:39avoidance · investigationThe family searches Grampa's room and finds his army footlocker and a note about Spiro's.
05:39–06:31investigation · obsessionLisa plays poker with Homer's money and loses, causing a family confrontation.
06:31–06:41bet · lieLisa wins a hand with four queens and gets excited, then Flanders comments on gambling.
06:41–07:33bet · social_rule_violationHomer goes to Spiro's to find clues about Grampa.
07:33–08:03bet · obsessionHomer goes to Spiro's to find clues, meets Spiro, and learns Abe once worked there.
08:03–09:02investigation · secret_exposedAbe and Marvin Hamlisch perform a song at Spiro's and Abe is fired after a napkin incident.
09:02–09:22seduction · humiliationHomer tracks down Rita Lafleur and learns she is married to his father.
09:22–11:06investigation · secret_exposedLisa studies poker with a Jennifer Tilly DVD and starts betting heavily.
11:06–11:53bet · dealA man quizzes Bible trivia while Rita reveals she once had a husband named Abe.
11:53–12:56confession · secret_exposedRita describes meeting Abe, their marriage, and how Homer's mother left.
12:56–14:01confession · secret_exposedRita recounts how Abe gave up music to raise Homer and abandoned their European tour.
14:01–15:51confession · secret_exposedLisa goes all in with a full house, then loses after a larger hand beats her.
15:51–16:19bet · humiliationLisa discovers she has lost her college fund and Homer tries to console her.
16:19–16:52betrayal · humiliationHomer reveals he used Sideshow Bob's avatar to win the pot and trash restaurants on Yelp.
16:52–17:11scheme · confessionGrampa returns to the retirement home and the family reunites with him after his disappearance.
17:11–21:36confession · petty_grievanceSame DNA
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- 119 words/min · 65 questions