S24E18 · SCENE 5/23 · 02:51
Pulpit Friction · First Church of Springfield
Church refuge

The town seeks refuge in church from the bedbug plague.

02:51→04:30
in the episode · 1m 39s · S24E18

What happens

02:51–04:30

People gather at the First Church of Springfield. Reverend Lovejoy gives a dull sermon about the Apocrypha. The congregation is bored.

WhereFirst Church of Springfield
DriverReverend Lovejoy
Positionact1 · setup
ThreadLovejoy loses his job

Key lines

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02:54

Bring out your bed!

03:16

I have developed the perfect bedbug repellant.

04:08

He will give us succor.

04:19

But to me, none of the anagignoskomena are more contemplative than the book of Tobit.

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Scene DNA

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deadpan0.8
social rule violation0.4
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Beats

04:13Lovejoy preaches about Tobit

Scene in the episode

02:51–04:30
A · Lovejoy loses his job
B · Homer becomes deacon
C · Bedbug infestation
D · Lisa finds wedding dress

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The Simpsons - Holy Bible ! · Yellow Guy
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He's Right These Underwater Speakers Are Amazing - The Simpsons · Stephen Davies

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Helen Lovejoy15 episodes · drives 2 scenes
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Ned Flanders118 episodes · drives 169 scenes
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Marge Simpson237 episodes · drives 977 scenes
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Bart Simpson282 episodes · drives 1371 scenes
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Lisa Simpson246 episodes · drives 781 scenes
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Maggie Simpson61 episodes · drives 14 scenes
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Milhouse Van Houten89 episodes · drives 47 scenes

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