Marge on the Lam
The Simpsons, season 5, episode 6. First aired November 4, 1993. 133 moments of about ten seconds each: open one for its frame, what happens and what's said.
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About the episode
With his arms trapped inside two of the plant's vending machines, Homer misses the ballet, so Marge takes her neighbor Ruth Powers instead and the two become close friends. On a second night out, Marge learns Ruth is driving a car she took from her ex-husband, and Chief Wiggum, with Homer riding along, chases them across Springfield. Back home, Lionel Hutz watches Bart, Lisa and Maggie for eight dollars.
- Written by
- Bill Canterbury
- Directed by
- Mark Kirkland
- Guest stars
- Phil Hartman as Larry Dalrymple
- Pamela Reed as Ruth Powers
- Phil Hartman as Lionel Hutz
- Phil Hartman as Troy McClure
- Couch gag
- Backdrop
- Production code
- 1F03
The synopsis is our own. Credits and guest stars from Wikipedia and the Simpsons wiki.
Every moment
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Bart leaps over a pink car in the driveway of the Simpson house, and Homer stands beside the car with one…
“Don't!”
0:00–0:12 -
Homer tumbles backward through a doorway into a red-walled room with a wastebasket
0:12–0:23 -
A bespectacled man with short black hair, suspenders and a bow tie, who is not one of the regulars, stands…
“Well, sir, it has been an uneventful week in Badger Falls.”
0:23–0:31 -
A bespectacled man with a black bowl haircut, bow tie and red suspenders stands at a microphone in front…
“where the women are robust, the men are pink-cheeked,”
0:31–0:41 -
Marge, Maggie, Lisa, Homer and Bart sit side by side on a brown couch in the pink living room, with a window…
“What the hell's so funny?”
0:41–0:44 -
A one-off man with short black hair, thick-rimmed glasses, a grey bow tie, red suspenders and a white shirt…
“At the Apple Biscuit Cafe, where the smiles are free, don't you know,”
0:44–0:57 -
Homer, Marge, Lisa, Maggie and Bart sit on a brown couch in a pink living room, with Maggie in a blue bow…
“Maybe it's the TV.”
0:57–1:07 -
A thin, bespectacled man with neat black hair, a white shirt, red suspenders and a bow tie sits at a desk…
“Duh! Well, sir, I think it is time to turn this pledge.”
1:07–1:17 -
Troy McClure stands at a telethon desk holding a microphone while two women sit behind him, one in a pink…
“Hi. I'm Troy McClure.”
1:17–1:24 -
Troy McClure stands at a wooden backdrop holding a microphone while addressing an audience…
“Orlando's House.”
1:24–1:31 -
A bearded old king in a red robe and pink hat sits on a throne while a young man in green tunic and boots…
“Penitent? I'm really, really, really sorry.”
1:31–1:41 -
Homer, Lisa, Maggie and Bart sit side by side on a brown couch in a pink living room, with Homer's mouth open…
“Some idiot actually called in. Hello, what's your name?”
1:41–1:46 -
Marge Simpson sits on the brown couch in the living room holding a green phone to her ear, while Homer sits…
“I'd like to pledge $30.”
1:46–1:54 -
Marge Simpson and Homer Simpson sit on a brown couch in the family living room, with a sailboat picture…
“They never have anything good.”
1:54–2:01 -
Homer Simpson and Marge Simpson sit together on a brown couch in the living room with a pink wall, a sailboat…
“The ballet?”
2:01–2:10 -
Homer sits in the foreground at left, eyes half-lidded, while a bear wearing a pink fez and a bow-tied brown…
“Ah, ballet.”
2:10–2:22 -
Marge and Homer sit on a brown couch in a pink room with a sailboat picture in the window, Homer gesturing…
“Hello, Ruth.”
2:22–2:35 -
Bart watches from behind a couch as a pair of legs in blue trousers and grey shoes stomps onto a small white…
“Homer? Nope.”
2:35–2:45 -
Homer sits at the dinner table reading a pink book titled "Ballet" while Lisa in her red dress and pearls…
“That's what ballet is? Oh.”
2:45–2:55 -
Homer sits on an examination table in a clinic while a doctor in a white lab coat with brown hair holds…
“Mr. Simpson, you do realize this may result in hair loss, giddiness,”
2:55–3:04 -
In a kitchen with a green cabinet and a pink arched doorway, Marge with her tall blue beehive, Lisa…
“It was worth it.”
3:04–3:14 -
No characters appear in this scene
“Hey, Homer, you want to get a beer on the way home?”
3:14–3:15 -
Homer Simpson stands in an indoor hallway between Carl and Lenny, who has spiky black hair and wears a green…
“Hey, Homer, you want to get a beer on the way home?”
3:15–3:29 -
Homer Simpson first stands with his back to the viewer as he stuffs his hands into the pockets…
“Time to stick it to the man.”
3:29–3:40 -
Homer Simpson strains at a vending machine labeled "Crystal Buzz Cola" in a bright hallway while Lenny…
“Just a little more.”
3:40–3:52 -
Homer Simpson, Lenny with spiky black hair and a green sweater, and Carl stand in a corridor lined…
“Got it!”
3:52–4:03 -
Homer Simpson struggles through a plant corridor in the power plant, hauling a tall blue vending machine…
“Must get to ballet!”
4:03–4:15 -
A dim, empty corridor with purple overhead pipes, a glowing orange CAFETERIA sign and a bright ceiling light…
“Snack-related mishap!”
4:15–4:26 -
Marge sits on a dark red couch in a pink living room beside a red lamp and a green telephone, first…
“Hello?”
4:26–4:34 -
Marge Simpson sits on a dark red couch in a pink room, first talking on a green telephone and then reaching…
“Sure, Homer. Trapped in vending machines, okay.”
4:34–4:44 -
Marge Simpson and a brown-haired woman in a red cap, lavender sweater and jeans stand at a pink front doorway…
“Thanks, Marge. When my husband left, he took all our power tools, along with the car,”
4:44–4:58 -
Troy McClure and a dark-bunned ballerina in a white tutu and tiara perform on a brown gymnasium floor…
4:58–5:09 -
Marge Simpson sits in a crowd in a gymnasium while a ballet troupe performs on the basketball court…
“I ought to suppose, loins ought to be outlawed.”
5:09–5:21 -
A grey-haired man with glasses and a green jacket and purple bow tie stands near Marge, who has her tall blue…
“A little mincing would be nice.”
5:21–5:31 -
Two women stand in a blue-walled court with broken glass and a shattered tennis racket at their feet…
“Well, thank you for a lovely time.”
5:31–5:42 -
Marge stands beside a woman with long auburn hair, a navy jacket and a hoop earring, outdoors at night…
“Oh, you were serious.”
5:42–5:52 -
Lisa Simpson in a white wedding dress with a veil and blue bow, holding a bouquet, stands…
“Candy and sodas for all!”
5:52–6:03 -
Homer stands at a wooden cabinet of shelves holding red boxes and a yellow cylinder, his arm reaching up…
“Mmm, convenient.”
6:03–6:13 -
Homer Simpson appears first in a close-up with a smug, sidelong look beside a wall of lettered and numbered…
“Homer, are you just holding on to the can?”
6:13–6:25 -
Marge Simpson sits in a diner booth across from a brown-haired woman in a green sweater and gold hoop…
“I envy you and Homer.”
6:25–6:37 -
Marge Simpson sits on a red couch at night beside a window with a starry sky, holding a cup of coffee
“Your point being?”
6:37–6:47 -
Marge Simpson sits in a diner booth beside a dark-haired woman in a green jacket and hoop earrings…
“Hey! Can I throw up in your bathroom?”
6:47–7:00 -
Homer and Marge stand together in a pink hallway with an oval framed portrait of Marge on the wall
“That's why I had the fireman write me a note.”
7:00–7:12 -
Homer Simpson and Marge Simpson stand facing each other in the pink hallway of their home
“I'm disappointed in you, but it turns out I had a wonderful time with Ruth Powers.”
7:12–7:23 -
Marge Simpson sits with three women in a pink living room, pouring tea and passing plates of cookies…
“Oh, please, you know it's hard for me to make friends.”
7:23–7:35 -
Homer Simpson holds a skunk aloft by its tail in the pink living room while Marge and two women guests…
7:35–7:37 -
Homer Simpson and Marge Simpson stand facing each other in a pink hallway with an arched doorway and a wooden…
“Marge, you can't go out on Saturday.”
7:37–7:50 -
Marge and Homer appear, with the Simpson house shown at night first, its windows lit and a mailbox out front
“Where are you going? I don't know. When will you be home?”
7:50–8:04 -
Marge steps out of the arched front door of a pale green house, carrying a red purse
“How can you do this, Marge? How can you desert your children?”
8:04–8:15 -
Marge Simpson stands beside a light blue convertible in a driveway in front of a mint-green house…
“Whoa.”
8:15–8:25 -
Marge Simpson sits in the back seat of a white car at night while a long-haired man in red-tinted sunglasses…
“Tonight's all about... Sunshine, lollipops, and green balls.”
8:25–8:36 -
Bart sits on the dark red couch in a pink living room, and Homer enters from the right while Lisa clings…
“We got the... We know the name, we are the...”
8:36–8:49 -
Homer Simpson stands in the pink living room near a framed portrait of Grampa, first holding his head…
“Oh, that would be delightful.”
8:49–9:01 -
Homer Simpson first talks on a teal telephone beside a red couch and pink wall, then scowls angrily…
“Marge is not the only one who can have a girl's night out.”
9:01–9:10 -
Mr. Burns lies stretched out on a shaggy pink rug, holding a red telephone to his ear while another red phone…
“Ooh, sounds delish.”
9:10–9:23 -
Homer first stands in the pink living room near a red lamp and a green telephone, then pulls on a green…
“Fine. I can have a great time all by myself.”
9:23–9:30 -
Homer stands by a yellow curtain in the pink living room with a framed portrait of Grampa on the wall, facing…
“Oh, Lisa, haven't you seen Home Alone? If some burglars come,”
9:30–9:41 -
Homer reads a small card in a pink living room, then holds up the card…
“Wait a second.”
9:41–9:53 -
Homer and his children Bart and Lisa stand in the pink living room beside a dark red sofa and a blue…
“Here you go. No!”
9:53–9:54 -
Homer Simpson stands beside an arched orange door in a pink hallway with a purple coat hanging nearby
“Mr. Simpson,”
9:54–10:02 -
Homer stands at the left of an arched pink doorway with one hand on the door frame, facing a man in a light…
“babysitter.”
10:02–10:09 -
Homer stands in a doorway with a pink wall, staring wide-eyed at a thin, stooped-looking man in a light blue…
“My fee is $175 an hour. We pay $8 for the night,”
10:09–10:21 -
Marge is dancing in a line of cowboy-hatted dancers in a red-walled country bar while a band with a guitarist…
“How come no one else's chair is doing this?”
10:21–10:35 -
Marge Simpson is first seen in close-up at the left, wide-eyed and speaking, then grins with a bright toothy…
“I am lucky.”
10:35–10:46 -
Marge Simpson sits at a small round table in a dim tavern holding a glass, while a mustached man in a blue…
“Oh, did you? Oh, I completely misunderstood.”
10:46–10:58 -
Moe pours a draft from the tap and then glares as he hands a foamy mug to Barney, the heavy drunk with messy…
“Mo, get the darts. I want to play. No.”
10:58–11:08 -
Bart and Lisa lie on their stomachs on a rug in front of a television while a heavy, bald man with stubble…
“Oh, sure. Like lawyers work in big skyscrapers and have secretaries.”
11:08–11:19 -
Marge Simpson and one of her twin sisters with a tall grey-violet beehive stand in a crowd outside The Hate…
“Ooh, I've never been to an underground club.”
11:19–11:30 -
Marge Simpson stands in a crowded, dimly lit club beside a heavy man with brown hair whose bare belly is…
“Oh, wow.”
11:30–11:44 -
Barney dances shirtless with paint smears on his belly while Marge moves through a crowded party
“Ooh, shit.”
11:44–11:56 -
Homer stands on the sidewalk outside the Springfield Public Library while a woman with curly reddish-brown…
“This is not a quickie mart.”
11:56–12:00 -
Marge Simpson stands at night beside a black-haired woman in a black jacket, hoop earring and red lipstick…
“What was it you wanted to show me?”
12:00–12:11 -
Marge Simpson stands on a dark hilltop under a starry purple sky beside a long-haired woman in a black…
“My husband, on the other hand...”
12:11–12:21 -
Marge Simpson aims a revolver at a dark-haired woman in a black jacket and hoop earring in a dim purple field…
“I hit it! I hit it! My cans! My precious antique cans!”
12:21–12:35 -
Marge and a long-haired man in dark sunglasses, a black studded jacket and jeans stand on a dark hillside…
“Beautiful, huh?”
12:35–12:40 -
Marge Simpson looks sideways in front of dark green hedges, then a man in a red jacket, blue jeans and white…
“Homer and I used to come up here on dates.”
12:40–12:48 -
Marge stands at the right in her green dress and tall blue beehive while a brown-haired man in a red jacket…
“Come on, Marge. It's fun to smash things.”
12:48–12:56 -
Marge Simpson and a long-haired young man in red sunglasses, a black leather jacket and jeans, who is not one…
“You got real purdy hair.”
12:56–13:08 -
Marge sits on a white ledge above a starry blue grid under a crescent moon as a dark smoke plume rises nearby
“There's an awful lot of black smoke coming from my chimney.”
13:08–13:21 -
Marge Simpson stands beside an unnamed woman with long brown hair, red-framed glasses and a black top…
“Maybe we should call it a night. Okay.”
13:21–13:35 -
Homer Simpson stands at the edge of a dark starry lot near a building with a dark ramp, then walks into view…
“The old make-out place.”
13:35–13:45 -
Homer Simpson mopes beside a wooden still on a night lawn beneath a lamppost, then sits down…
“Oh, it's just no fun without Marge.”
13:45–13:56 -
Chief Wiggum stands talking beside Homer, who sits on a brown wooden box with dials in a green jacket…
“What are you doing here?”
13:56–14:06 -
Homer in a green jacket and white shirt sits on a wooden box with dials at night in a dark park while Chief…
“Come on, I'll give you a ride home.”
14:06–14:17 -
Chief Wiggum drives a police car at night along a highway, leaning forward over the wheel and talking…
“The left tail light's a little smaller than the right one.”
14:17–14:27 -
Chief Wiggum drives a police car at night while Homer lies sprawled across the back seat in a pink shirt…
“This car's stolen. Stolen?”
14:27–14:37 -
Chief Wiggum drives a car while Homer slumps on the back seat beside him
“Sunshine, lollipops and rainbows,”
14:37–14:49 -
Homer lies sprawled on a grey couch in the first frame, his eyes rolled to the side
“Brighter than a lucky penny when you're near the rain cloud disappeared”
14:49–14:58 -
Marge Simpson sits beside a dark-haired woman in red-framed sunglasses, red lipstick, a hoop earring…
“Ruth, is there something you want to tell me?”
14:58–15:11 -
A sunglasses-wearing woman with a dark swept-back hairdo, red-framed glasses, a cigarette and a gold hoop…
“Marge, you're the level-headed friend I never had.”
15:11–15:24 -
Homer Simpson reclines in a grey airplane seat with his eyes half-closed and his hands on his stomach
“A lot of blue hair.”
15:24–15:30 -
Homer Simpson and Chief Wiggum sit side by side in the front of a car, each gripping the steering wheel…
“It's Marge! She's become a crazed criminal just because I didn't take her to the ballet.”
15:30–15:39 -
Marge Simpson sits in the passenger seat of a car beside a woman in red cat-eye sunglasses, dark bobbed hair…
“I don't want to be a wet blanket, but maybe you should give yourself up.”
15:39–15:50 -
Marge Simpson sits beside a slim, sharply dressed stranger with a brown pompadour, red-framed sunglasses…
“I should say something reassuring you, noncommittal.”
15:50–16:03 -
Chief Wiggum grips the steering wheel of a police car at night, and Homer sits beside him in the passenger…
“I mean, these are professional lawmen and...”
16:03–16:17 -
Homer hugs Chief Wiggum from behind in the cramped interior of a police car, with Wiggum gripping…
“You can call a cab in there.”
16:17–16:29 -
Marge Simpson talks with a long-haired brunette woman in a dark jacket, white turtleneck, hoop earring…
“I'm sorry about all this.”
16:29–16:39 -
Marge Simpson sits in the passenger seat of a light blue convertible beside a woman with long dark brown…
“Hey, you're a good friend, Marge.”
16:39–16:52 -
A woman with a tall red ponytail in a green top and a woman in a brown safari hat, a sleeveless tan vest…
“This cross-country flight from the law would be hell if we didn't stick together.”
16:52–17:02 -
Two women sit across a booth table in a diner with green curtains and a pink-and-purple window, clasping…
“It's amazing how through all this adversity we managed to stick together.”
17:02–17:11 -
Marge Simpson stands at a payphone on a building wall, holding the receiver to her ear and looking worried
“Thanks, kid.”
17:11–17:21 -
Marge Simpson sits beside a long-haired brown-haired woman in red-framed sunglasses, a black studded leather…
“Marge, what are you doing?”
17:21–17:32 -
A dark-haired man in a white shirt and red bow tie stands in the doorway of a roadside diner with an orange…
“And an important part of friendship is...”
17:32–17:42 -
Chief Wiggum and Homer stand together at the front of a vehicle with a pink sky and dark rock formations…
“Mmm, engine block eggs.”
17:42–17:53 -
Bart, Lisa and baby Maggie sit together on a brown couch in a pink-walled room beside a purple lamp
“Hey, it's morning and Mom and Dad aren't home yet.”
17:53–18:02 -
On a living room couch, Bart and Lisa sit holding baby Maggie, who wears a blue bow and has a pacifier
“Don't touch my stuff!”
18:02–18:10 -
Homer sits in the passenger seat while Chief Wiggum drives a blue car with both hands on the steering wheel…
“Dispatch, this is Chief Wiggum, back in pursuit of the rebelling women.”
18:10–18:17 -
Homer sits in the passenger seat while Chief Wiggum drives a car with both hands on the steering wheel
“Looks to be asphalt. Um, oh, jeez. Trees, shrubs.”
18:17–18:25 -
Homer sits in a recliner at the right, eating a red popsicle, while Bart in his orange shirt, Lisa in her red…
“We now interrupt this program for a special bulletin.”
18:25–18:38 -
Bart Simpson and his sister Lisa sit side by side on a teal floor in front of a kitchen counter and a cash…
“Cool.”
18:38–18:47 -
Kent Brockman sits at a desk before a "SPECIAL BULLETIN" sign on a TV screen
“oppressors. Eh, shut your gap. At the risk of editorializing,”
18:47–18:58 -
Bart and Lisa sit worried in a room with a cash register and shelves
“It's in Revelations, people!”
18:58–19:11 -
Marge Simpson sits beside a long-haired woman in red sunglasses and a black jacket who drives a lavender…
“We're gonna make it. We're gonna be okay.”
19:11–19:21 -
Marge Simpson sits in the passenger seat of a light blue car beside a woman with long wavy brown hair, red…
“That's it. I give up.”
19:21–19:32 -
Marge appears in a car beside a woman with long brown hair, red sunglasses, red lipstick and a black jacket…
“I'm sorry, I should've asked first.”
19:32–19:45 -
Homer Simpson sits in the back of a white car and stares ahead in alarm, then grimaces and grips the window…
“Oh, my God! They're gonna drive right into it just to teach us men a lesson!”
19:45–19:55 -
Marge sits at the wheel of a car in a desert setting under an orange sky, glancing at a rearview mirror…
“Homer?”
19:55–20:08 -
Marge Simpson sits in the passenger seat of a car beside a woman with long dark hair, big hoop earrings, dark…
“And I'm sorry, oh well, let's just say I'm sorry for the whole marriage up to this point.”
20:08–20:16 -
Marge drives a light blue convertible along a cliff edge at sunset, then the car flies off the cliff…
“Ha!”
20:16–20:29 -
Chief Wiggum peers out from the window of a white garbage truck as it rides up a towering, debris-strewn…
“Ha!”
20:29–20:38 -
Homer Simpson lies face down on a dirt-strewn ground littered with trash, his mouth smeared with a brown…
“Yeah.”
20:38–20:50 -
A one-off Springfield woman with a red headscarf, dark shoulder-length hair, gold hoop earring, lavender…
“Ruth Powers was tried in Springfield Superior Court.”
20:50–21:01 -
Against a plain grey background, a brown-haired man in a lavender suit and red tie stands behind Lisa…
“Lionel Hutz, a.k.a.”
21:01–21:13 -
Marge Simpson stands against a plain grey background holding a lit cigarette in her raised hand
“Marge Simpson was charged with a violation of Penal Code Section 618A,”
21:13–21:24 -
Marge Simpson stands smoking a cigarette in the first moment, her face unimpressed against a plain grey…
“She was ordered to pay 50 cents to replace the cans and $2,000 in punitive damages and”
21:24–21:36 -
Homer is shown in close-up against a plain grey background, his eyes wide and his mouth in a faint smile…
21:36–21:46 -
No characters appear in this sequence; it is a title card over a solid red background showing a gold…
21:46–21:55 -
No Simpsons characters appear in this moment; it is a title card sequence against a solid red background…
“Thank you.”
21:55–22:05 -
No regular characters appear in this sequence, which shows only a red background with a gold and white…
“Thank you.”
22:05–22:15 -
No characters appear in this sequence of credits over a solid red background with a gold Springfield Police…
22:15–22:25 -
Only end credits over a solid red background
22:25–22:36 -
No characters appear in this sequence of credit cards over a solid red background bearing the Springfield…
22:36–22:46 -
Silhouetted audience members sit in rows of seats in a dark theater, with a large bushy-haired figure…
“Let's do it.”
22:46–22:55
Who's in it
Bart Simpson, Homer Simpson, Lisa Simpson, Marge Simpson, Maggie Simpson, Moe Szyslak, Barney Gumble, Ned Flanders, Chief Wiggum, Grampa Simpson, Lenny Leonard, Carl Carlson, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Waylon Smithers, Mr. Burns, Otto Mann, Kent Brockman, Patty Bouvier, Selma Bouvier, Groundskeeper Willie, Reverend Lovejoy, Santa's Little Helper, Snowball II, Kearney Zzyzwicz, Maude Flanders, Larry Dalrymple, Helen Lovejoy, Kirk Van Houten, Mayor Quimby, Luann Van Houten, Ruth Powers, Gareth Prince, Gloria Prince, Lionel Hutz, Troy McClure, Bleeding Gums Murphy, Ms. Norton, Assistant 1, Assistant 2, Can Owner, Comedian, Friend 1, Friend 2, Friend 3, Friend 4, Jittery Joe's Waiter, Lenny Leonard's girlfriend, Maggie's Husband, Military Doctor, Seething Sisters chef, Seething Sisters owner, Seething Sisters waitress
Everyone who appears in it, from the Simpsons wiki. Every character