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21 scenes · our breakdownThe episode opens with a couch gag and title sequence.
00:02–00:56Homer avoids family breakfast and lies about work.
00:56–01:04lie · avoidanceHomer cheats his friends at poker and wins money.
01:04–01:08scheme · betHomer helps a pregnant woman deliver her baby in an elevator.
01:08–05:00coincidenceHomer comes home and tells Marge about the miraculous birth.
05:00–05:35At the football game, Lisa is chosen to perform with the cheerleaders.
05:35–06:01The cheerleaders get paid only 50 dollars each after the game.
06:01–07:33petty_grievanceHomer visits Gretchen and holds baby Homer Jr.
07:33–07:37Homer babysits Homer Jr. while Gretchen goes out.
07:37–08:22Homer imagines a future with Homer Jr. while shopping.
08:22–08:46Marge catches Homer shopping for another baby and he lies.
08:46–10:23lie · avoidanceLisa tries to unionize the cheerleaders for fair pay.
10:23–11:22scheme · negotiationMarge asks Bart and Lisa about Homer, then goes to Moe's poker game.
11:22–11:35investigationMarge discovers Homer with Gretchen and the baby.
11:35–13:21secret_exposed · misunderstandingMarge reluctantly agrees Homer can visit the baby sometimes.
13:21–14:58negotiationHomer is tired from caring for Homer Jr. and neglects his own kids.
14:58–16:06Lisa leads the cheerleaders in a protest. The owner gives in and raises their pay. Grampa also gets a raise.
16:06–16:27negotiation · comeuppanceHomer takes his kids and Homer Jr. to the zoo, causing chaos.
16:27–17:36escalationHomer says a tearful goodbye to Homer Jr.
17:36–19:33Homer Jr.'s biological father Chase returns.
19:33–19:59coincidenceHomer comes home and bonds with Maggie.
19:59–20:13Same DNA
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