S25E08 · EP
season 25 ·
White Christmas Blues
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Episode DNA

22 scenes · 2 threads
absurd 17%petty grievance 15%awkward 12%cheerful 11%deal 6%sad 6%confession 5%tender 5%scheme 5%angry 5%

Story threads over runtime

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0:005:0010:0015:0020:00
A · Snow brings tourist boarders
B · Lisa's gifts backfire
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Every scene

22 scenes · our breakdown
2 · Springfield TV news · cold_openTitle Card and Global Warming News

The episode title plays while a meteorologist report announces that no snow will fall this Christmas.

01:40–02:39petty_grievance
3 · Springfield town meeting hall · act1Snow Falls Over Springfield

Snow suddenly falls, and the kids rejoice until Mr. Burns explains the nuclear-and-tire-fire cause.

02:39–03:36scheme · double_standard
4 · Springfield town meeting hall · act1Homer Pitches Gouging Tourists

Homer rallies the town to gouge the incoming tourists, and Duff proudly commits to the scheme.

03:36–05:16scheme · deal
5 · Springfield streets · act1Tourists Arrive at the Town

Tourists flood into Springfield, and the town's shopkeepers prepare to cash in on them.

05:16–05:22scheme
6 · Springfield streets · act1Traffic Jam with Out-of-State Plates

Marge sees out-of-state license plates and a traffic jam while the valet attendant charges five dollars.

05:22–05:36petty_grievance
7 · Kwik-E-Mart · act1Kwik-E-Mart Milk Shortage

Apu has run out of milk and offers a tangent about films instead of helping a customer.

05:36–06:48petty_grievance
8 · Simpson house kitchen · act1Marge Rents Rooms to Strangers

Marge meets a family asking for a room and agrees to rent out the rec room for three hundred a night.

06:48–07:39deal · lie
9 · Simpson house living room · act1Homer Objects to the Boarders

Homer refuses to share his bed with strangers, but Marge says the arrangement will help them afford Christmas.

07:39–09:31petty_grievance · double_standard
10 · Simpson house hallway · act1Bed and Breakfast Sign Reveal

Homer reads the Simpson Bed and Breakfast sign and then asks himself what Baby Jesus would do.

09:31–09:37petty_grievance
11 · Restaurant · act1Homer Agrees to the Scheme

Homer says he is in and then grudgingly goes back to work at the restaurant.

09:37–09:59deal
12 · Church · act2Day Care and Church Arrivals

Guests arrive at the church and daycare center, where Reverend Lovejoy frets about the crowd.

09:59–10:32petty_grievance
13 · Church · act2Lovejoy Sermon and Congregation

Lovejoy delivers a sermon about giving, which excites the congregation into applause.

10:32–11:26social_rule_violation
14 · Carriage ride lot · act2Marge Frustrated at Chestnuts

Marge looks for chestnuts for the family while the carriage ride gets set up.

11:26–12:33petty_grievance
15 · Simpson house living room · act2Comment Cards and Eggnog Complaints

Guests complain about the eggnog and Marge says Christmas should be more about love than money.

12:33–12:54petty_grievance
17 · Mall kiosk · act2Mall Kiosk Chat with Flanders

Ned Flanders and Nasreen talk about their mall kiosk cream while Lisa questions the gifts.

13:45–14:18petty_grievance
18 · Simpson house living room · act2Carolers Sing Christmas Carols

Guests sing carols while sharing wassail, and the carol singing ends with a joke about the Gatorade mistake.

14:18–16:04petty_grievance
19 · Simpson house living room · act2Lisa Gives Gifts to Family

Lisa hands out cheap but thoughtful gifts, and the family hates them, bringing her to tears.

16:04–17:43humiliation · petty_grievance
20 · Simpson house bedroom · act2Bart Burns Lisa's Book

Bart burns the book Lisa gave him, and Lisa argues that he is wasting a present.

17:43–17:52confession · rivalry
21 · Simpson house front hall · act3Lisa's Confession About Gifts

Lisa admits to Bart that she gave gifts to feel good about herself, and Bart calls her out.

17:52–19:49confession · secret_exposed
22 · Simpson house living room · act3Lisa Gives Bart a Tablet

Lisa gives Bart a tablet loaded with e-books and apps, and Bart is delighted.

19:49–20:20confession · deal
23 · Simpson house living room · act3Marge Apologizes and Carolers Sing

Marge apologizes for overreacting, and the family tries to sing carols to her.

20:20–21:01confession
24 · Simpson house kitchen · tagBlender Ending Tag

The carol is interrupted by the blender and the family shushes each other.

21:01–21:04petty_grievance
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