S24E09 · EP
season 24 ·
Homer Goes to Prep School
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Episode DNA

23 scenes · 4 threads
absurd 12%awkward 9%cheerful 9%escalation 7%chaotic 7%humiliation 5%menacing 5%scheme 5%lie 5%tense 5%

Story threads over runtime

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A · Homer joins preppers
B · Marge's skepticism grows
C · Family bug-out retreat
D · Return to civilization
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Every scene

23 scenes · our breakdown
2 · Fun center · cold_openFun place turns chaotic

Homer takes kids to a fun center but it becomes a chaotic maze.

01:06–01:25escalation
3 · Mormon church · cold_openMormon church visit

The family visits a Mormon church for a different experience.

01:25–03:17misunderstanding
4 · Fun center · cold_openLockdown at fun center

Kids trick Homer and a lockdown traps everyone inside.

03:17–04:15escalation
5 · Fun center · cold_openMothers bond during crisis

Mothers share childbirth stories while dads panic.

04:15–05:14social_rule_violation
6 · Simpson house · cold_openHomer traumatized after escape

Homer is traumatized by the fun center experience.

05:14–06:10humiliation
7 · Simpson driveway · act1Ned Flanders bothers Homer

Ned Flanders pesters Homer about his welcome mat.

06:10–06:27petty_grievance
8 · Moe's Tavern · act1Moe's bar discussion on anarchy

Homer discusses societal collapse at Moe's bar.

06:27–06:35threat
9 · Moe's Tavern · act1Homer meets prepper leader

A stranger recruits Homer to join the Springfield Preppers.

06:35–07:55scheme
10 · Prepper hideout · act1Homer joins preppers group

Homer meets the preppers and agrees to keep their secret.

07:55–08:21deal
11 · Simpson house · act1Homer hides prepping from family

Homer tries to hide his prepping activities from his family.

08:21–10:24lie
12 · Simpson garage · act1Homer stocks supplies secretly

Homer secretly stocks supplies in the garage.

10:24–10:45lie
13 · Simpson living room · act1Post-apocalyptic movie marathon

Homer shows Bart post-apocalyptic movies to teach survival.

10:45–11:53obsession
14 · Bug-out retreat · act1Tour of bug-out retreat

Homer visits the preppers' top-secret bug-out retreat.

11:53–12:58
15 · Simpson basement · act1Marge discovers hidden supplies

Marge finds Homer's hidden prepper supplies in the basement.

12:58–13:20secret_exposed
16 · Simpson basement · act1Homer trapped in basement

Homer gets trapped in the basement without a handle.

13:20–14:01humiliation
17 · Springfield streets · act2EMP strikes Springfield

An EMP disables all electronics in Springfield.

14:01–14:53escalation
18 · Bug-out retreat · act2Family bug-out to retreat

The Simpsons family bugs out to the prepper retreat.

14:53–16:30scheme
19 · Bug-out retreat · act2Marge argues with Homer

Marge confronts Homer about abandoning their loved ones.

16:30–16:58
20 · Bug-out retreat · act2Homer decides to return

Homer decides to return to Springfield to help others.

16:58–17:46confession
21 · Road to Springfield · act2Escape from retreat

The family escapes the retreat and drives back to Springfield.

17:46–18:30pursuit
22 · Springfield streets · act3Return to normal Springfield

The family finds Springfield normal and society intact.

18:30–19:54coincidence
23 · Springfield streets · act3Preppers disappointed

The preppers are disappointed the world didn't end.

19:54–20:16betrayal
24 · Simpson house · tagFamily enjoys civilization

The family enjoys the benefits of civilization again.

20:16–21:21
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