Homer at the movies · I Won't Be Home for Christmas

S26E09 · SCENE 25/26 · 12:11

I Won't Be Home for Christmas · Springfield movie theater

Homer at the movies

Homer goes to a movie theater alone on Christmas Eve.

12:11→15:00

in the episode · 2m 49s · S26E09

What happens

12:11–15:00

Homer enters a movie theater and asks for uplifting holiday movies, but the clerk only offers depressing films. He chooses a concentration camp drama and sits alone, feeling sad.

WhereSpringfield movie theater

DriverHomer

Positionact2 · complication

ThreadHomer's Christmas exile

Key lines

from this scene

12:12
Even the anchor store's closed.

13:05
And a Merry Christmas to you, sir.

13:38
Can I borrow, like, $10,000?

14:52
My best friend is a great runner.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1

avoidance1.0

sad1.0

rapid back and forth

Beats

12:46Clerk lists depressing movies

Scene in the episode

12:11–15:00

A · Homer's Christmas exile

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 13 14 16 18 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

B · Marge's tough love

11 15 17

C · Bart's Christmas anxiety

setup → scene 25

Clips from this episode

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The Simpsons - Merry Christmas! · Yellow Guy

The Simpsons - When The World Turns Its Back On You! · Yellow Guy

The Simpsons - Merry Christmas Jesus! · Maurice Rodriguez

The Simpsons - Come Home Late ! · Yellow Guy

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