Moe sets clock forward · I Won't Be Home for Christmas

S26E09 · SCENE 5/26 · 01:55

I Won't Be Home for Christmas · Moe's Tavern

Moe sets clock forward

Moe tricks Homer into staying late by setting the clock ahead.

01:55→02:00

in the episode · 0m 05s · S26E09

What happens

01:55–02:00

Moe sets the bar clock to the correct time, revealing how late it is. Homer panics and tries to leave but Moe stops him.

WhereMoe's Tavern

DriverMoe

Positionact1 · complication

ThreadHomer's Christmas exile

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01:56
Okay, R3, let's serve up some soup.

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Scene DNA

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Beats

01:51Moe sets the clock to correct time

Scene in the episode

01:55–02:00

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

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Homer Simpson371 episodes · drives 4177 scenes

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Moe Szyslak67 episodes · drives 155 scenes

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