Homer Alone
The Simpsons, season 3, episode 15. First aired February 6, 1992. 140 moments of about ten seconds each: open one for its frame, what happens and what's said.
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About the episode
Worn down by a family that never thanks her, Marge stops her car on the Springfield Memorial Bridge and snarls traffic, then takes a solo break at the Rancho Relaxo spa. Bart and Lisa suffer through a stay with Patty and Selma, while Homer, struggling to care for Maggie alone, panics when she wanders off in search of her mother.
- Written by
- David M. Stern
- Directed by
- Mark Kirkland
- Guest stars
- Phil Hartman as Troy McClure
- Chalkboard gag
I will not spank others
- Couch gag
- Human Pyramid
- Production code
- 8F14
The synopsis is our own. Credits and guest stars from Wikipedia and the Simpsons wiki.
Every moment
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No characters appear in this moment
“The Simpsons”
0:00–0:11 -
Bart Simpson first appears in a classroom window, then stands at a blackboard filled with rows of the chalked…
0:11–0:23 -
Homer holds a glowing green rod with tongs at a control panel under a CAUTION sign while Mr. Burns…
0:23–0:35 -
Lisa Simpson plays a saxophone in a crowded school band room while Mr. Burns frowns over a music stand…
“Oh,”
0:35–0:47 -
Bart Simpson rides a yellow skateboard along a sidewalk with his arms flung out, passing a woman in a purple…
0:47–0:57 -
Marge and baby Maggie sit in a moving car, Maggie gripping a steering wheel in her lap while Marge drives
“my God.”
0:57–1:08 -
Homer, Bart, Marge, Lisa and Maggie tumble around the pink living room, with Homer running in from the left…
1:08–1:19 -
Bart dashes through the living room with his arms outstretched, first beside a tall orange china cabinet…
1:19–1:29 -
Homer lunges and stumbles across a pink living room with a checkered floor and a striped rug
1:29–1:38 -
Marge Simpson stands in the doorway between the living room and kitchen, then rests her hands on her hips…
“I am not cleaning that.”
1:38–1:48 -
Marge Simpson stands at a wooden crib holding a baby bottle while baby Maggie lies on a bed inside it
“Now, Maggie, when you grow up, you can suck your pacifier all you want.”
1:48–1:53 -
Marge Simpson holds baby Maggie, who sucks a red pacifier and wears a blue outfit, in a pink nursery…
“Now, Maggie, when you grow up, you can suck your pacifier all you want.”
1:53–2:05 -
Maggie stands beside Marge's tall blue beehive at the left edge, against a pink wall and corner
2:05–2:06 -
Marge Simpson stands in the kitchen making sandwiches, squeezing mustard in a ring onto a slice of bread…
“Extra mustard for Barton, sliced diagonally, not lengthwise.”
2:06–2:15 -
Lisa, Bart, Homer and Marge stand in a purple kitchen with a red arched doorway, a sunburst decoration…
“Mom, where's my lucky red cap? Mom, I hate those tomato things.”
2:15–2:25 -
Homer, Lisa and Bart stand together in a kitchen by a red arched doorway, while Marge faces them…
“Can I have two slices of bologna? One at a time!”
2:25–2:34 -
Marge Simpson stands at the kitchen counter making sandwiches while Homer looks on from behind
“Don't forget to make it double baloney since you can hardly take the baloney.”
2:34–2:46 -
Lisa stands at the front holding a cardboard box and a Kitty Litter cat carrier with a black cat…
“Videos to return.”
2:46–2:57 -
Homer stands in a doorway holding a black bowling ball, first facing Marge and Maggie and then grimacing down…
“I'm running late as it is. Can't you just use one of the balls at the alley?”
2:57–3:11 -
Bart and Lisa are in the living room, where Bart crouches on the red carpet fiddling with a handheld game…
“No way. Never happened.”
3:11–3:22 -
Lisa Simpson and Bart Simpson sit side by side in the back seat of a red car, both fastened into seatbelts
“Mom, Bart's making faces at me. It's a nervous twitch,”
3:22–3:36 -
Lisa screams with her mouth wide open in a car with red upholstery, and Marge gapes and then grimaces…
“Get out!”
3:36–3:45 -
Marge Simpson and baby Maggie are shopping in a Kwik-E-Mart aisle beside a red ICE CREAM sign
“Fruit leather.”
3:45–3:57 -
Marge walks through the glass door of Nick's Bowling Shop, a stone-fronted storefront with an OPEN sign…
“Sorry, lady, you've got the wrong Nicks.”
3:57–4:07 -
Marge walks past Nick's Bowling Shop carrying a bowling ball and holding baby Maggie, who wears a blue bow
“Oh, this miserable stress headache. Feels like there's a rat in my brain.”
4:07–4:18 -
Marge Simpson sits behind the wheel of the family car, gripping the steering wheel and staring ahead…
“It's time for another Bill and Marty Classic Crank Call.”
4:18–4:32 -
Maggie sits strapped in a pink car seat in the back of a red car, holding a baby bottle and looking sideways…
“That's right. She just walked through a plate glass window.”
4:32–4:42 -
Marge Simpson drives an orange station wagon across a red brick arched bridge, then past a green Shelbyville…
“Bart's making face, my lucky red cat. Jelly ball.”
4:42–4:53 -
Marge Simpson grips the steering wheel of an orange station wagon while Maggie grits her teeth around a baby…
“No!”
4:53–5:07 -
Marge sits at the wheel of an orange car with Lisa beside her, and a heavy bus driver in a blue cap is…
“Look, lady, this better be good.”
5:07–5:17 -
A traffic jam crawls across a bridge over blue water, with an orange station wagon, a green bus, a blue car…
“This is Arnie Pye with Arnie in the Sky.”
5:17–5:21 -
A one-off traffic reporter with orange curly hair, headphones, glasses, and a red tie sits in a helicopter…
“This is Arnie Pye with Arnie in the Sky.”
5:21–5:33 -
A blue helicopter flies across a cloudy sky, then Chief Wiggum stands with two uniformed officers, one…
“She's locked in the car and refuses to move.”
5:33–5:46 -
A dark-suited man in a black fedora drives a white sedan along a street, one arm resting on the open window…
“Come on, come on. I got a body in the trunk.”
5:46–5:54 -
Krusty the Clown drives a pink car while a small brown monkey-like figure in a red fez and red bow tie sits…
“Mr. Genie, stop fiddling with the buttons.”
5:54–6:00 -
Kent Brockman sits in a helicopter cockpit holding a black microphone with a green channel 6 logo…
“This is Kent Brockman reporting live from Arnie Pye's traffic copter.”
6:00–6:13 -
Marge Simpson sits in a red car stalled in a jammed line of traffic on the Springfield Memorial Bridge…
“An overworked and underappreciated housewife has snapped and parked her car on the bridge,”
6:13–6:24 -
Homer stands at a counter with Carl and Lenny, who has spiky black hair and a green sweater, while Homer eats…
“Ow!”
6:24–6:35 -
Marge and Maggie appear inside an old television set, Marge scowling with her tongue stuck out while Maggie…
6:35–6:47 -
Chief Wiggum stands beside a police officer with black curly hair and a moustache at a yellow tape barrier…
6:47–6:59 -
Marge Simpson and baby Maggie sit inside a red vehicle with a brown steering wheel visible in front of them
6:59–7:01 -
Chief Wiggum stands on the left beside Homer, a bald man in a white shirt holding a silver megaphone
7:01–7:09 -
Chief Wiggum stands beside Homer Simpson outdoors in front of a green bus while a crowd of onlookers watches…
“And, uh, later tonight I think you and I should, uh, snuggle.”
7:09–7:16 -
Chief Wiggum and Homer stand close together in a teal bus interior with large windows
“Ha ha!”
7:16–7:22 -
Marge grips the steering wheel of a red car and glances to the side with a tense, uneasy look while a green…
“Uh, why don't you just, uh, wrap it up? Look, Marge, I can tell something's bothering you.”
7:22–7:35 -
Chief Wiggum stands beside a teal bus and shouts while pointing, as Marge Simpson with her tall blue beehive…
“Cuffer, boys!”
7:35–7:46 -
Marge Simpson is booked at a police station against a striped wall, beside a placard reading "MARGE SIMPSON NO
“Off the record, ma'am, all the gals on the force knew just how you felt.”
7:46–7:57 -
Chief Wiggum sits at a long wooden table in a dim room, with suited men on the left, uniformed officers…
“Don't you worry, Mr. Mayor.”
7:57–8:06 -
Seated behind a wooden bench in a wood-paneled room, a heavy-set man in a blue suit and tie, with dark hair…
“But she broke the law. Thanks for the civics lesson.”
8:06–8:18 -
A short man in a dark suit and blue tie, with dark hair, stands at a wooden podium, first glaring…
“Hear me loud and clear, Wiggum. You bite me, I'll bite back.”
8:18–8:31 -
Marge Simpson in a green dress with red beads stands beside a wooden podium where a man in a blue suit…
“They're like trained seals. Toss him a fish and watch him slap their fins together.”
8:31–8:39 -
Homer Simpson and Marge Simpson lie side by side in a bed with blue sheets and pillows under a dim blue…
“Well, all's well and ends well.”
8:39–8:50 -
A rider in a gold helmet and red armor, carrying a lance, sits on a grey horse on a rocky ledge overlooking…
“Many years ago,”
8:50–9:04 -
A mustached man in a tan helmet-style hat with a red plume and red outfit, plus a blonde woman in sunglasses…
“swim, play tennis, or just sit and stare at the walls.”
9:04–9:10 -
Homer lies in bed under a blue blanket with his face turned away, while Marge sits up against the purple…
“Remember, you can't spell relaxo without relax.”
9:10–9:21 -
Marge lies in bed beside Homer, who is bald and wears a light blue shirt, in a dim bedroom with purple walls
“I need a vacation.”
9:21–9:28 -
Homer and Marge Simpson sit side by side in a cramped, purple-lit space, with Homer in the foreground…
“I need to unwind. I know you do, Marge, but come on.”
9:28–9:37 -
Homer Simpson sits in the foreground of a dim, purple-lit interior while Marge Simpson stands behind him…
“Are we there yet? Are we there yet?”
9:37–9:46 -
Marge lies in bed in a dim purple bedroom, first with her eyes shut and mouth open, then glancing sideways…
“No, I mean a vacation by myself.”
9:46–9:49 -
Homer and Marge kneel and sit facing each other on a bed with a dark wooden headboard in a purple bedroom
“You mean we're getting a divorce?”
9:49–9:59 -
Homer and Marge sit up in a dark bed with blue sheets and pillows in a purple bedroom
“Well, okay.”
9:59–10:08 -
Bart and Lisa peer out of a brown station wagon window with their hands pressed against the glass…
“Thanks again for taking the children while I'm away.”
10:08–10:19 -
Homer holds baby Maggie, who wears a blue bow and sucks a pacifier, in the arched doorway of a house…
“Wish I'd thought of that.”
10:19–10:27 -
Homer, the bald, heavy man in a white shirt and blue pants, braces one raised foot against the wall…
“She's starting to give. Homer, if Maggie really doesn't want to leave the house,”
10:27–10:35 -
Homer lifts Maggie watches with wide eyes
“She's starting to give. Homer, if Maggie really doesn't want to leave the house,”
10:35–10:44 -
Homer grips baby Maggie with her pacifier and blue bow beside the staircase in the house, then lies sprawled…
“For your information, I can take care of my...”
10:44–10:56 -
Homer and Marge are on a train platform beside a blue-and-white striped train
“All aboard for Shelbyville, Badwater, Kennel Skull, Testing Grounds, and Repshow Relaxo.”
10:56–11:07 -
Homer stands on a wooden platform holding Maggie, the baby with a pacifier and blue bow, while Marge…
“Don't.”
11:07–11:16 -
A curly red-haired man writes on a slip of paper at a counter while Marge watches and a woman smokes…
“This is Coma.”
11:16–11:29 -
Maggie grips the bars of her crib in a pink nursery while Homer stands nearby and looks toward her
“Hello, Maggie.”
11:29–11:35 -
Homer stands at a wooden crib railing in a pink nursery while a small spiky-haired child in blue watches…
“Sorry, honey.”
11:35–11:47 -
Bart sits at a purple round table beside Lisa, who wears a pearl necklace and an orange top, as Patty…
“Kids, you haven't touched your tongue sandwiches.”
11:47–11:58 -
Patty and Selma sit at a kitchen table eating sandwiches, Selma in a pink top with teal beads and Patty…
“It's 12.30 in the afternoon.”
11:58–12:10 -
Bart and Lisa sit at a purple table with sandwiches on plates and glasses of water, Bart glancing sideways…
“Whoa, divorce court's on in 15 minutes.”
12:10–12:22 -
Marge sits on the edge of a purple bed in a bedroom, pointing a remote control toward a small television…
“Oh, hello, and welcome to Rancho Relaxo.”
12:22–12:31 -
Troy McClure stands shirtless in red swim trunks with a white towel over his shoulder beside tiled spa pools…
“I'm Troy McClure.”
12:31–12:42 -
Troy McClure first stands shirtless with a white towel draped over his shoulder on a railed balcony…
“your video tour guide to Rancho Relaxo.”
12:42–12:51 -
Troy McClure stands before a backdrop of a green tree and purple and blue shapes
“And after midnight, the finest R-rated movies Europe has to offer.”
12:51–13:00 -
Chef Rodrigo and Troy McClure stand at a kitchen counter with black pots and hanging utensils
“Today's selections are... Thelma and Louise,”
13:00–13:14 -
Marge stands in a bedroom at the start, then the scene shifts to a kitchen where a black-haired man…
“That's where you're wrong, Troy.”
13:14–13:20 -
A blond man in a blue polo shirt and red shorts kneads the back of a shirtless, yellow-skinned man…
“Oh, Gregory, where have you been all my life?”
13:20–13:29 -
Marge sits on the edge of a bed beside a purple phone in a pink room, watching a small TV on a dresser
“Then just push nine on your phone.”
13:29–13:40 -
Homer and Maggie are first seen outside the yellow house with its orange front door, arched windows…
“Come on, Maggie.”
13:40–13:51 -
Homer Simpson and baby Maggie, who wears a blue bow and sucks a red pacifier, are in the family living room…
“Shakespeare's fried chicken. Come forward to some today.”
13:51–14:02 -
Seen from behind at a round blue kitchen table, Lisa sits in the foreground while Homer and a rabbit-like…
“Huh? Let's go!”
14:02–14:09 -
Marge Simpson lies face down on a padded table under a white sheet while a blond man in a blue polo shirt…
“Oh.”
14:09–14:17 -
Homer stands in a pink doorway holding baby Maggie, who wears a blue bow, while Barney stands…
“Hi, Barney. Thanks for keeping me company.”
14:17–14:29 -
Barney sits back in a blue-cushioned chair against a pink wall, grinning with his arms spread, then tilts…
“All right, but just be careful.”
14:29–14:40 -
A spiky-haired boy in a green shirt crouches beside a red wicker basket in a bedroom, lifting white…
“Bart, you really shouldn't be looking through other people's things.”
14:40–14:51 -
Lisa Simpson lies in bed under a grey blanket, while Bart Simpson in a green shirt leans over the bed…
“Hey, Elise, bang, bang! Aw, Bart, that's a black head gun!”
14:51–14:58 -
Patty and Selma stand side by side in a doorway, Patty on the left in a purple top with teal earrings…
“Best MacGyver ever.”
14:58–15:05 -
Patty and Selma lie in twin beds in a purple-walled bedroom beside a red telephone and a lamp…
“Good night.”
15:05–15:16 -
Marge lies in a bed in a dim, purple-lit bedroom with a pink headboard, a blue lamp and a pink nightstand…
15:16–15:24 -
Homer Simpson stands beside a wooden crib in a pink nursery, rubbing his shoulder and then pressing both…
15:24–15:33 -
Homer Simpson stands beside a wooden crib in a pink nursery with purple shelves holding alphabet blocks…
“G-G-G,”
15:33–15:46 -
Maggie lies in a wooden crib under a blue blanket at first, her eyes wide and staring
15:46–15:50 -
Maggie grips the rail of her crib in a purple-walled room while a framed portrait of Marge with her tall blue…
15:50–15:58 -
Maggie crawls across a cluttered nursery floor past a blue table and a maroon chair, while Bart lies sprawled…
“Hi, brother.”
15:58–16:05 -
Maggie crawls across a dim floor at night beside a door, then peeks out from behind the doorframe into a dark…
16:05–16:18 -
Maggie and Homer appear in this moment
“Oh, Maggie.”
16:18–16:31 -
Homer Simpson appears in several moments in this sequence
“Ha, ha, ha.”
16:31–16:41 -
Homer first climbs a brick chimney on a sloped roof under a blue sky, then appears in a kitchen…
“Oh, man.”
16:41–16:53 -
Barney cradles a sleeping pink spiky creature in his yellow palm in a close-up that holds steady for three…
“You want a bad night? Try sleeping on one of these.”
16:53–16:54 -
Homer and Barney stand together at a kitchen counter with purple cabinets, a red wall, a corkboard…
“Barney, I've lost a baby. It's the worst thing I've ever done.”
16:54–17:03 -
Barney first leans on a kitchen counter beside a blender and jars, gesturing toward the purple cabinets…
“Just help me look. Are you sure? I make them with two kinds of cheese.”
17:03–17:11 -
Barney kneels on the lawn beside a stone ledge with a WELCOME mat while Homer stands watching by the pink…
“Come on!”
17:11–17:22 -
Maggie starts near an escalator where a man in a teal cap and mustard-yellow shirt rides beside a potted…
17:22–17:32 -
Marge sits in a salon chair while a dark-haired stylist in a black shirt holds up a hand mirror and works…
“Hmm, so what's the verdict?”
17:32–17:45 -
Homer Simpson sits on the brown couch in the pink living room and dials a teal telephone on the purple side…
“Hello, I'd like the Department of Missing Babies.”
17:45–17:49 -
Homer Simpson sits on the brown couch in the pink living room, holding a green telephone receiver to his ear
“Please hold.”
17:49–18:01 -
Marge Simpson wears a grass hula skirt, coconut bra, and pink lei while lying on a purple bed with a remote…
“Fungi jumping, kayaking, calligraphy, cigar making, hula dancing.”
18:01–18:12 -
Troy McClure appears in a purple-bordered TV-style inset before a sunset over purple mountains…
“By now you've seen what Rancho Relaxo has to offer.”
18:12–18:22 -
A man with swept-back reddish hair, resembling Troy McClure, grinning and talking on a TV-style screen framed…
“As I said to Dolores Montenegro in Calling All Quakers,”
18:22–18:33 -
Marge Simpson sits up in bed wearing a grass skirt, a coconut-shell bra and a pink flower lei…
“Hello, room service.”
18:33–18:45 -
Marge sits at a tiled bar counter eating a chocolate sundae with whipped cream and a cherry from a blue bowl…
“Let's get out of here, Thelma. Okay, Louise.”
18:45–18:54 -
Marge Simpson shampoos her hair at a tiled counter beside a faucet
18:54–19:03 -
Homer stands in a long hallway at a door marked 1599 and raises his fist to knock
“What do you want? I came to see the kids.”
19:03–19:14 -
Homer Simpson is first seen in a cramped room with a fire extinguisher and a 'FIRE' sign on the wall…
“Hey, kids!”
19:14–19:23 -
Lisa and Bart walk down a long hallway lined with doors, Lisa wearing a pearl necklace and Bart in his orange…
“Come on, kids!”
19:23–19:36 -
Maggie stands on the sidewalk outside the Buckingham Palace Quick Lube as a red-coated guard in a tall black…
“Lube job while you white? Don't touch me.”
19:36–19:47 -
Marge sits in a bathtub with a purple phone to her ear and a wide smile, while Homer stands by a green wall…
“Hi, homie. I feel much better.”
19:47–20:01 -
Marge sits in a bathtub with her eyes closed, holding a purple shower head to her face, and then opens…
“Well, good.”
20:01–20:15 -
Chief Wiggum raises a white megaphone toward Phineas Q. Butterfat's Ice Cream Parlor while other officers…
“But you have your whole life ahead of you.”
20:15–20:19 -
Homer Simpson sits on the edge of a dark red couch in the pink living room
“No, Marge.”
20:19–20:26 -
Homer Simpson sits on the dark red couch in the pink living room, with a red lamp and a framed painting…
“Marge, isn't like funny. One day they're babies, the next thing you know,”
20:26–20:34 -
Homer and Chief Wiggum stand in a doorway with a suburban street visible outside
“You the man who reported the lost baby? Yes.”
20:34–20:46 -
Chief Wiggum stands in a doorway outside a suburban street and points off-screen with his finger in the first…
“Oh, Raggy! Not so fast. You're wanted on three counts of criminal neglect.”
20:46–20:57 -
Maggie is strapped into a car seat in a pink car, and Homer leans over the front seat…
“You're not going anywhere.”
20:57–21:04 -
Homer Simpson drives a pink car with a small figure in the back seat, and Bart and Lisa stand near a covered…
21:04–21:14 -
Marge sits on a red seat by a window of the red and blue Springfield Express train at Springfield Station…
21:14–21:23 -
Homer, Lisa, Bart and Maggie stand outside a building with a STATION sign while Marge walks toward them…
“Hi, did you miss me? Never leave again. Never leave again!”
21:23–21:34 -
Homer Simpson lies in bed under a blue blanket with his head on a lavender pillow, first with eyes wide…
“And from now on, I hope you'll help me out a little more than you're used to.”
21:34–21:41 -
Marge Simpson lies in bed under a blue blanket, pulled up to her chin against a pale blue pillow in a dim…
“You have enough blanket there? Well, I could use a little more.”
21:41–21:48 -
Homer lies on the left side of a bed with his wide-eyed gaze fixed ahead, while Marge sits upright…
“Mom, I think I speak for everyone in this bed when I say you have nothing to worry about.”
21:48–21:56 -
Several pale white blob-like figures, none clearly identifiable as a regular, drift across a black background…
21:56–22:07 -
No animated characters appear; the moment is a black title card sequence in which yellow text credits appear…
22:07–22:18 -
The moment is a black screen of end credits in yellow lettering
22:18–22:29 -
A black closing credits sequence with yellow text
22:29–22:40 -
A black end-credit sequence of yellow text on a black background
22:40–22:50 -
This is the Gracie Films and 20th Television opening title sequence from The Simpsons, with no identifiable…
“Thank you.”
22:50–23:01
Who's in it
Bart Simpson, Homer Simpson, Lisa Simpson, Marge Simpson, Maggie Simpson, Milhouse Van Houten, Grampa Simpson, Barney Gumble, Chief Wiggum, Krusty the Clown, Lenny Leonard, Carl Carlson, Nelson Muntz, Kent Brockman, Otto Mann, Martin Prince, Patty Bouvier, Selma Bouvier, Santa's Little Helper, Lou, Wendell Borton, Richard, Eddie, Snowball II, Sherri Mackleberry, Terri Mackleberry, Mayor Quimby, Janey Powell, Squeaky-Voiced Teen, Troy McClure, Just Stamp the Ticket Man, Mayor Quimby's Bodyguards, The Happy Little Elves, Arnie Pye, Mr. Teeny, Yendor, Jacques, Marty, Cheery, Bill, The Godfather, William Shakespeare, Armando, Gregory, Nick, Nick, Police Officer, Rodrigo
Everyone who appears in it, from the Simpsons wiki. Every character