S24E07 · EP
season 24 ·
The Day the Earth Stood Cool
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Episode DNA

26 scenes · 4 threads
cheerful 11%social rule violation 9%absurd 8%obsession 8%rivalry 7%secret exposed 6%scheme 5%humiliation 5%awkward 5%tense 3%

Story threads over runtime

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A · Homer tries to be cool
B · Marge defends her parenting
C · Cool family moves in
D · Town gets overrun by hipsters
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Every scene

26 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Simpson living room · cold_openCouch gag and opening

The Simpsons title sequence plays with a couch gag.

00:01–00:09social_rule_violation
3 · Simpson front yard · cold_openHomer realizes she is his mother

Homer discovers the woman is his mother Mona.

01:00–01:53secret_exposed · humiliation
7 · Springfield streets · act1Police find donut cart logo

Police spot a devil logo on the donut cart.

04:14–04:58investigation
8 · Donut cart · act1Homer threatens donut vendor

Homer threatens the donut vendor for more donuts.

04:58–05:35threat · obsession
9 · Donut cart · act1Terence offers a new donut

Terence offers Homer a beer keg donut.

05:35–05:48seduction
10 · Donut cart · act1Terence reveals he has kids

Terence tells Homer he has a family.

05:48–07:09
11 · Street outside Simpson house · act1Terence buys the Simpson's neighbor's house

Terence decides to buy the house next door.

07:09–07:27coincidence
12 · Terence and Emily's house · act1Simpsons meet the cool neighbors

The Simpsons visit their new neighbors.

07:27–07:33social_rule_violation · impersonation
13 · Terence and Emily's house · act1Marge feels uncomfortable with Emily

Marge is uncomfortable with Emily breastfeeding.

07:33–08:32social_rule_violation · double_standard
14 · Simpson front yard · act1Homer shaves his head to be cool

Homer shaves his head to look like Terence.

08:32–09:44impersonation · obsession
15 · Simpson living room · act1Homer plans to change family

Homer decides to change everything to be cool.

09:44–10:21scheme
16 · Simpson living room · act2Kids come home exhausted

Bart and Lisa return from outings with Terence's kids.

10:21–10:57social_rule_violation · rivalry
17 · Simpson house · act2Homer prepares for birthday party

Homer makes a homemade gift for T-Rex's party.

10:57–11:20obsession · scheme
18 · Abandoned factory · act2T-Rex's birthday party

The Simpsons attend T-Rex's party at a factory.

11:20–12:28humiliation · social_rule_violation
19 · Abandoned factory · act2Bart defends Homer's honor

Bart fights T-Rex after he insults Homer.

12:28–13:08violence · rivalry
20 · Abandoned factory · act2Simpsons kicked out of party

Terence asks the Simpsons to leave the party.

13:08–13:17rivalry · humiliation
21 · Simpson living room · act2Homer realizes neighbors are jerks

Homer learns Terence's family mocked him.

13:17–14:34secret_exposed · betrayal
22 · Street between houses · act2Neighborhood feud escalates

The Simpsons confront the cool neighbors.

14:34–16:15rivalry
23 · Various Springfield locations · act3Town gets overrun by hipsters

Springfield becomes a hipster haven.

16:15–16:28escalation
24 · Terence's house · act3Bart bonds with T-Rex over TV

Bart and T-Rex become friends watching TV.

16:28–16:48
25 · Simpson living room · act3Bart and Homer watch TV

Bart and Homer bond over watching Krusty with commercials.

16:48–18:31lie · scheme
29 · Simpson front yard · act3Cool family apologizes to Marge

The cool family apologizes to Marge for judging her.

19:54–20:22confession · secret_exposed
30 · Simpson living room · act3Homer man-hugs and family plans

Homer celebrates man-hugging and the family plans to go to Krustyburger.

20:22–20:35social_rule_violation · escalation
31 · Simpson living room · act3Springfield named coolest city

Springfield is named America's Coolest City by the New York Times.

20:35–21:10coincidence · secret_exposed
32 · Simpson front yard · act3Cool family leaves Springfield

The cool family decides to leave Springfield because it's played out.

21:10–21:54pursuit · obsession
33 · Springfield Nuclear Power Plant · tagHomer's nuclear craft speech

Homer gives a speech about nuclear energy as a craft.

21:54–21:59obsession · scheme
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