You Only Move Twice
The Simpsons, season 8, episode 2. First aired November 3, 1996. 137 moments of about ten seconds each: open one for its frame, what happens and what's said.
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About the episode
Homer takes a job at the Globex Corporation and moves the family to Cypress Creek, never noticing that his friendly new boss, Hank Scorpio, is a supervillain plotting world conquest. Homer thrives, but Marge is bored, Bart lands in a remedial class and Lisa is allergic to the local plants. When the family wants to leave, he resigns, and Scorpio sends him the Denver Broncos as a parting gift.
- Written by
- John Swartzwelder
- Directed by
- Mike B. Anderson
- Guest stars
- Albert Brooks as Hank Scorpio
- Chalkboard gag
I did not learn everything I need to know in kindergarten.
- Couch gag
- Parachute
- Production code
- 3F23
The synopsis is our own. Credits and guest stars from Wikipedia and the Simpsons wiki.
Every moment
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Bart is in a classroom writing on a blackboard that repeats the line…
“The Simpsons”
0:00–0:12 -
Homer holds a glowing green rod with tongs beside a CAUTION sign while Mr. Burns and Smithers watch…
0:12–0:25 -
Lisa plays a clarinet among a school band in an orange-walled room while a grey-haired conductor in an orange…
0:25–0:38 -
Homer, Marge, Lisa, Bart and Maggie are in the family living room, with Homer first seen in a doorway…
0:38–0:51 -
A man in a brown fedora, green jacket and bow tie, captioned as Co-Executive Producer George Meyer, appears…
“I work for Monty”
0:51–1:04 -
Mr. Smithers walks along a sidewalk beside a long dark limousine while a blonde woman in a blue top and pearl…
“Mr. Smithers may we offer you a ride to work?”
1:04–1:16 -
A blonde woman with a pearl necklace and blue jacket sits in the back window of a dark limousine, glancing…
“We'd like to talk to you about an exciting employment opportunity in our nuclear division.”
1:16–1:28 -
A balding man in a brown fedora, purple bow tie, green jacket and light blue trousers stands on a city…
“life partner. The answer is no. What's wrong with this country?”
1:28–1:36 -
A blonde woman with a pearl necklace and blue blazer sits in the back of a car between two men, one in a blue…
“We'll have to go to the next most senior man at the plant.”
1:36–1:46 -
Homer Simpson stands in the pink living room while Marge sits on the brown couch near Bart in his orange…
“His name is... Marge, I got a new job! It's with Globex Corporation.”
1:46–1:57 -
Homer and Marge are in the family living room
“You took a new job in a strange town without discussing it with your family?”
1:57–2:05 -
Homer stands in the living room facing Marge, who has her tall blue beehive and green dress, while Bart…
“We have roots here, Homer.”
2:05–2:17 -
Homer Simpson stands in a pink room beside a curtained window and a purple TV, while Marge peeks…
“What lifelong dream?”
2:17–2:25 -
Homer Simpson stands facing Bart and Lisa in the living room
“I'm sorry, Dad. I just find that very cute.”
2:25–2:33 -
Marge sits on a red couch in the living room and talks to Homer, the bald man in a white shirt seen…
“Homer, I don't want to leave Springfield.”
2:33–2:40 -
Homer and Marge stand in the living room, with Lisa and Bart on the couch
“Just bring the rut with you, honey. Come on, take a look.”
2:40–2:51 -
Marge stands at the left edge of a couch with a tall blue beehive, Homer sits in the middle with his hands…
“Uh, what's up, Mouse? Homer, you're trying to talk us into moving to this place.”
2:51–3:04 -
Unnamed townspeople appear in the scene: a few patrons sit at outdoor tables while two young women walk…
“It's called Cypress Creek,”
3:04–3:14 -
A family of four stands in front of a yellow house with a purple roof, with a man in a white shirt and light…
“It's called Cypress Creek,”
3:14–3:27 -
Marge and Homer sit together on a brown couch in front of a pink wall and a framed sailboat picture…
“Well, what do you think of me and Cypress Creek now, Marge?”
3:27–3:41 -
Marge stands in the pink living room beside a window and TV, with Lisa and Bart at the edge of the scene
“Well, we could use the extra money. And this house is falling apart.”
3:41–3:52 -
Homer and Marge Simpson stand by a purple piano in a pink living room with a bay window, while an unnamed…
“Oh, wow, windows.”
3:52–4:00 -
Homer presses a purple doorbell beside a red door while Marge stands nearby
“Hello, I'm not interested in buying the house, but I would like to use your restroom,”
4:00–4:07 -
Homer stands at the left edge and Marge stands at the right as a dark-haired man in a green jacket, black…
“flip through your magazines, rearrange your carefully shelved items,”
4:07–4:14 -
Marge Simpson and Homer Simpson stand together in a pink arched doorway of a house
“Thank you, come again.”
4:14–4:16 -
Marge Simpson and Homer Simpson sit at a blue-draped kitchen table in their cartoon home
“We'll never sell this rotten dump.”
4:16–4:30 -
Homer stands at a front door with a sign reading ABANDONED and a key in hand, then walks toward a Li'l Lugger…
“Uh, Homer, about those things you borrowed from me over the years, you know,”
4:30–4:41 -
Homer Simpson and Ned Flanders stand outside a house with an arched orange door and an ABANDONED sign hanging…
“the TV trays, the power sander, the downstairs bathtub,”
4:41–4:52 -
Homer and Ned Flanders stand at a cluttered garage doorway; Homer gestures with open hands and then turns…
“Oh, Gilly dogly.”
4:52–5:02 -
A man in a grey suit with blue hair and glasses waves goodbye beside a Li'l Plugger trailer, while Apu…
“Bye diddly-eye.”
5:02–5:15 -
Mr. Burns and his thin assistant Smithers in a white hard hat and glasses stand before cooling towers…
“So long.”
5:15–5:25 -
Nelson points outward with a scowl while small figures and buildings stand in the distance under a blue sky
“See ya! Bye. Bye-bye.”
5:25–5:35 -
Homer Simpson grips the steering wheel of an orange station wagon, grimacing and glaring sideways…
“So long, stink town!”
5:35–5:40 -
A family in an orange station wagon, its roof loaded with luggage, tows a white trailer labeled "LI'L LUGGER"…
“It says here,”
5:40–5:52 -
Lisa sits in the back seat of a red car holding open a blue booklet titled Cypress Creek and talking…
“one of these giant redwood trees can provide enough sawdust to cover an entire day's worth”
5:52–6:01 -
Marge, Homer, Lisa, and Bart sit in the family's orange station wagon, with Marge in the front passenger seat…
“Ah.”
6:01–6:15 -
Marge stands beside Bart, Lisa, Homer, Santa's Little Helper the brown greyhound and Snowball II the black…
“Our new home.”
6:15–6:23 -
Marge stands with Bart and Lisa in the front hall of the house, while Homer stands to the right…
“I am here to welcome you on behalf of the president of the Globex Corporation.”
6:23–6:37 -
A bearded man with reddish-orange hair, a lilac t-shirt and blue shorts stands in a doorway, gesturing…
“Popeye, Popeye in, Popeye, Popeye in. See, same thing, same...”
6:37–6:50 -
Homer stands at the doorway of a wood-paneled house while a stranger with a bushy reddish-orange beard…
“I'm just like you. Oh, sure, I come later in the day, I get paid a lot more,”
6:50–7:00 -
Homer stands at the right of a front hallway, while Ned Flanders stands in the open wooden door in a lavender…
“Don't like them? Then neither do I.”
7:00–7:12 -
Marge, with her tall blue beehive, Bart in his orange shirt, Lisa in her red dress, and Maggie with a blue…
“We don't have bums in our town, Marge, and if we did, they wouldn't rush.”
7:12–7:25 -
Homer stands in the open front doorway of the yellow suburban house, with Marge's tall blue beehive, Maggie…
“Whoa-ho-ho.”
7:25–7:29 -
Marge Simpson is in a wood-ceilinged kitchen with a wall oven glowing orange, bar stools, and a window…
“Okay, the oven is cleaning itself.”
7:29–7:42 -
Maggie rides the red-seated Swing-A-Majig in a room with a mountain view through the window, then leans…
7:42–7:50 -
Marge Simpson stands in the kitchen in a green dress and pink apron, raising her hands beside her head…
“I can't believe it I've done all my housework and it's only 930”
7:50–8:00 -
Homer Simpson and a slim, red-haired man in a magenta sweater first appear as an orange station wagon…
“You will notice, my new best friend, that we are pretty casual around here.”
8:00–8:13 -
Homer and a red-haired, bearded man in a purple jacket stand together in an office with large windows…
“Scorpion. Don't call me Mr. Scorpion. It's Mr.”
8:13–8:23 -
Homer stands holding a magenta coat over his arm beside a red-haired man with a beard, white t-shirt…
“Um, let's see.”
8:23–8:34 -
Homer Simpson first fiddles with his tie, then turns to talk to a grinning man with reddish hair and a beard…
“Hmm?”
8:34–8:38 -
Homer Simpson and a bearded stranger with orange hair and a purple shirt, a one-off character, stand side…
“Having a place like this has always been my dream, Homer.”
8:38–8:47 -
Homer and a bearded, orange-haired man in a magenta jacket and blue pants, who is not a regular…
“My butt is for sitting, not for kissing.”
8:47–8:55 -
Homer stands beside a bearded man with ginger hair in a purple zip-up jacket, who is not one of the regulars…
“I bet people laughed at you when you told them that dream.”
8:55–9:07 -
Homer is steered by a red-haired, moustached man in a purple jacket and jeans from a hallway…
“Did you ever hear of Mike Milken?”
9:07–9:17 -
Homer and a bearded man with swept-back reddish hair in a purple zip jacket with a name tag stand…
“Your job will be to manage and motivate them,”
9:17–9:24 -
Homer Simpson stands against a wood-paneled wall beside a wall-mounted height chart while a bearded man…
“That won't take long. The key to motivation is trust.”
9:24–9:31 -
Homer Simpson stands beside an unnamed man with orange-red hair, a moustache and a purple jacket, in front…
“That's going to show you what trust is all about.”
9:31–9:38 -
Homer lies sprawled on a wood-paneled floor at the start, then stands beside an unnamed man…
“Oh, my God, that guy's on the floor. That was a phone call.”
9:38–9:50 -
Homer stands in a hallway doorway beside a ginger-haired, moustached man in a magenta jacket and jeans…
“Somebody ate part of my lunch. I'm gonna leave everything to you.”
9:50–9:59 -
Homer stands behind a curved control console while a thin man with glasses in a pink shirt jabs…
“Are you guys working? Yes, sir, Mr. Simpson.”
9:59–10:07 -
Homer straightens his tie indoors, then Lisa in her red dress and Bart in his orange shirt walk up a path…
“Hey, call me Homer.”
10:07–10:20 -
Bart sits at a desk in a classroom while Milhouse leans on the desk beside him
“You got a fresh sound. It'll play well at this school.”
10:20–10:32 -
Bart Simpson sits at a desk in the middle of a classroom full of pupils, wearing his orange shirt…
“Okay, folks, let's do it to it.”
10:32–10:45 -
Bart Simpson sits at a desk in a classroom full of students at desks, holding a pencil and looking uneasy…
“Um, uh... Well, let's start by reading the sentence.”
10:45–10:56 -
Bart Simpson sits at a desk in a classroom full of students with papers and pencils, under a 'FIRST AID'…
“To windham and jolly words...”
10:56–11:08 -
Ned Flanders stands beside a blue door in a hallway, first gesturing with an open hand and then resting…
“Well, I know hell and dab and bip. Cursive handwriting, script.”
11:08–11:16 -
Bart Simpson walks down a blue hallway beside a man in a green sweater and glasses, passing a framed display…
“You know, Bart, I think you'd profit from a more remedial environment.”
11:16–11:26 -
Bart Simpson is seen in close-up with his mouth open and arms spread wide in front of a red wall
11:26–11:36 -
Marge Simpson wears a green shirt, white pants and pink gardening gloves while tending the lawn of a sunny…
“Guess I can't complain.”
11:36–11:43 -
Marge Simpson sits at a blue kitchen counter beside a white refrigerator with a water dispenser, a folded…
“Guess I can't complain.”
11:43–11:56 -
Bart Simpson sits at a round table in a classroom with a blackboard, alphabet strip and star and cloud…
“So, what are you in for? I moved here from Canada, and they think I'm slow, eh?”
11:56–12:00 -
Bart Simpson sits at a round orange table across from a freckled, orange-haired boy in a green sweater…
“So, what are you in for? I moved here from Canada, and they think I'm slow, eh?”
12:00–12:09 -
Bart sits at a classroom desk with a blond, bowl-cut boy in a striped sweater who grins and leans…
“I fell off the jungle gym, and when I woke up, I was in here.”
12:09–12:17 -
Mrs. Krabappel and a red vest over a white blouse, stands before a green chalkboard with a large chalk letter…
“This week, I hope we can finish our work on the letter A.”
12:17–12:22 -
In a classroom, Bart Simpson in his orange shirt sits at a round table with several other children…
“Let me get this straight. We're behind the rest of our class,”
12:22–12:36 -
Bart Simpson sits at a classroom desk in his orange shirt while a tall woman with a light blonde ponytail…
“Gordy! Look, lady, I'm supposed to be in the fourth grade.”
12:36–12:47 -
Lisa Simpson walks along a dirt path first beside a red-brown tree trunk with a yellow school bus and a log…
12:47–12:52 -
Lisa Simpson walks through a forest along a path bordered by a bed of pink, white and orange flowers
“Wildflowers, we don't have you in Springfield.”
12:52–13:03 -
Lisa Simpson first appears from behind as she looks up at a brown owl perched on a branch in a tall pine…
“Yes, you are.”
13:03–13:15 -
The Simpsons family, Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, walks along the Cypress Creek Promenade…
“Mr. Scorpio says productivity is up 2%,”
13:15–13:25 -
Homer Simpson, Marge Simpson, Lisa Simpson, Bart Simpson and baby Maggie Simpson in her stroller stroll…
“like donuts and the possibility of more donuts to come.”
13:25–13:34 -
Bart sits in front of a sports memorabilia stall on a town street, arms outstretched, while Lisa sits…
“Wow, a baseball made out of secretariat.”
13:34–13:43 -
Homer stands at the window of The Spend Zone with Bart in his orange shirt, Lisa in her red dress, and Marge…
“Tom Landry's hat. And it's autographed to Berman's Dry Cleaning.”
13:43–13:55 -
Homer Simpson first stands in a shop beside a brown fedora on a stand, a Dallas Cowboys sign and a red banner…
“Guys like me! I'm a guy like me!”
13:55–14:06 -
Homer stands between two seated workers at a control console: a white-haired man in a pink shirt with an ID…
“Hey, if Tom Landry's hat doesn't motivate you, then I should just quit right now.”
14:06–14:18 -
Homer points and gestures at a control-room console beside a bald man in purple, a blond man in a pink shirt…
“What you guys need is hammocks.”
14:18–14:30 -
Homer stands with his arm around the shoulder of a ginger-bearded man in a pink polo shirt with a heart…
“Hammocks?”
14:30–14:39 -
Homer Simpson stands beside a bearded, ginger-haired man in a pink polo shirt and blue jeans, a character…
“There's hammocks or us, that's on third too.”
14:39–14:49 -
Homer stands beside a bearded man with swept-back reddish hair and a pink polo shirt with a small heart…
“It's the hammock complex down on third. Oh, the hammock district.”
14:49–15:00 -
A man with orange hair and a pink polo shirt, seen from behind at first, stands in a UN-style assembly hall…
“Good afternoon, gentlemen.”
15:00–15:13 -
Three men in suits sit behind a wooden desk before a blue United Nations emblem: a grey-haired man in a dark…
“Oh, my God. The 59th Street Bridge.”
15:13–15:26 -
Homer Simpson stands small at the left of a room with wood-paneled walls and tall blue glass panels…
“Collapsed on its own. You have 72 hours.”
15:26–15:32 -
Homer Simpson stands outdoors on a hillside with pine trees and purple mountains while a bearded man…
“Yes.”
15:32–15:46 -
A bearded man with reddish hair and a pink polo shirt stands before a large world map in a wood-paneled room
“Any sugar around here?”
15:46–15:59 -
Homer stands near a staircase holding a green mug while a reddish-haired man with swept-back hair, a blue…
“Hi, Homer.”
15:59–16:09 -
Homer stands at the left-front of a blue, dome-shaped nuclear plant control area with a green wall, facing…
“Uh, yes, sir. No problemo. Good.”
16:09–16:21 -
Troy McClure sits behind a blue control console in a cave-like plant room while Homer stands at the right…
“I never noticed this office before. Why should you?”
16:21–16:25 -
Homer Simpson stands at a control console in a rocky-walled room with round panels, facing Troy McClure…
“Uh, you want any sugar around here? Sugar?”
16:25–16:36 -
Marge Simpson stands at a blue kitchen counter in a wooden cabin kitchen with pine trees visible…
“I like me, I like me,”
16:36–16:47 -
Bart Simpson in his orange shirt and blue shorts appears with several unnamed schoolchildren…
“I like me, I like me,”
16:47–17:00 -
Lisa appears in a sequence that begins with an overhead view of a classroom where children sit around a ring…
“I'm as good as I be.”
17:00–17:10 -
Lisa Simpson is in a sunny forest by a stream lined with tulips and white flowers
“Excuse me.”
17:10–17:23 -
Lisa lies in a forest clearing among dandelions, her eyes squeezed shut and mouth open as she begins to sneeze
“Little jet bug Fred, I'm allergic to everything.”
17:23–17:34 -
Lisa is covered in spots and hops awkwardly across a pale blue clearing ringed by trees and flowers…
17:34–17:45 -
Troy McClure stands beside a dark-haired man in a black tuxedo and red cummerbund who is strapped to a metal…
“Ingenious, isn't it, Mr. Bunt?”
17:45–17:54 -
A bearded man with reddish hair, a brown jacket, pink shirt and blue jeans stands beside a table where…
“I don't expect anything from you except to die and be a very cheap funeral.”
17:54–18:05 -
A dark-haired man in a black suit fires a red laser beam from a pen at a table with sparking, shoe-shaped…
“Stop him! He's supposed to die!”
18:05–18:15 -
Homer stands with Troy McClure, who has swept-back reddish hair, a brown jacket and a pink shirt, in a dim…
“Nice work, Homer!”
18:15–18:26 -
Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and baby Maggie sit around a wooden dining table in a bright room with a potted tree…
“I tackled a loafer at work today.”
18:26–18:35 -
Lisa Simpson sits at a wooden table by a lake, eating from a blue plate with a fork
“My nose is so stuffed up, I can't even taste Bob's delicious boiled celery.”
18:35–18:40 -
Marge Simpson sits at a wooden table in a green top, holding a fork over a plate of food beside two glasses…
“I've been so bored since we moved here, I found myself drinking a glass of wine every day.”
18:40–18:49 -
Homer Simpson sits at a wooden dining table across from Bart Simpson, the spiky-haired boy in an orange…
“Well, the Simpson men are doing fine, right, Bart?”
18:49–19:02 -
Bart, Lisa, Maggie and Marge sit around a dark wooden dining table in a lakeside cabin with a window…
“Hey, Dad.”
19:02–19:08 -
Homer Simpson sits at the family dining table in a white shirt, gesturing with his hands and talking…
“What?”
19:08–19:19 -
Marge sits at a wooden table outdoors in the rain, a plate with a spoonful of food, a fork and a glass…
“It's up to you, Homer. Whatever you decide, that's what we'll do.”
19:19–19:26 -
Homer walks with his hands clasped behind his back through a dim, riveted metal chamber lined with crates…
“T-minus one minute, 35 seconds.”
19:26–19:39 -
Several one-off soldiers in pink-and-tan camouflage, along with a red-bearded man in a green sweater, stand…
“Go away!”
19:39–19:45 -
Homer Simpson stands at a control panel in a cluttered room with wood-paneled walls and shelves, while tiny…
“Eh, I got a problem, Hank. Oh, gee, Homer, could I wait a sec, please?”
19:45–19:56 -
Homer stands in a dim green-walled room with dark blue floor and talks while gesturing, as a heavy man…
“Say, what's going on? I'm having a little trouble with the government.”
19:56–20:07 -
Homer stands at a control panel beside a bearded man with orange hair and a green sweater, who gestures…
“What's the problem?”
20:07–20:17 -
Homer Simpson stands beside a bearded man with an orange pompadour and a green sweater at a control console…
“Well, you can't argue with the little things.”
20:17–20:29 -
Homer stands at a plant control room while a bearded man with reddish hair and a green sweater, who is not…
“T-minus 14 seconds.”
20:29–20:41 -
Homer walks toward a yellow-and-black striped doorway set into a dark, rocky wall, while a moustached man…
“Yeah!”
20:41–20:54 -
Homer Simpson walks into a dark tunnel framed by a yellow-and-black striped archway, then the view shifts…
20:54–21:07 -
Homer stands in front of the pink front door of the house on a sunny day, with Bart's spiky-haired head…
21:07–21:13 -
Homer, Bart, Lisa and Marge stand in a pink living room with a fireplace, watching a woman with long dark…
“Uh oh, sorry. Let me just get my girlfriend and I'll go.”
21:13–21:24 -
Homer is at his front door in a pink house, reaching out to pull the door open
“Telegram!”
21:24–21:25 -
Homer Simpson stands in a doorway holding a small white envelope or card, first beside a uniformed mail…
“Project Arcturus couldn't have succeeded without you.”
21:25–21:33 -
Homer stands in a doorway holding a letter and reading it aloud, while Marge with her tall blue beehive holds…
“This will get you a little closer to that dream of yours.”
21:33–21:42 -
Marge, with her tall blue beehive, Homer and their children Bart, Lisa and Maggie stand in the arched front…
“Aw, the Denver Broncos!”
21:42–21:46 -
Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie stand together in the arched doorway of a house with an ABANDONED sign…
“I think owning the Denver Broncos is pretty good.”
21:46–21:58 -
A plain black background with orange credit text
“Scorpio!”
21:58–22:07 -
No Simpsons characters appear in this moment; it is a black title card sequence in the closing credits
“He'll sting you with his dreams of power and wealth.”
22:07–22:16 -
No Simpsons characters appear in this moment; it is a black title card sequence of end credits in orange…
“He welcome you into his lair Like the nobleman welcomes his guest”
22:16–22:25 -
No Simpsons characters appear; the moment is a black end-credit sequence with orange lettering that appears…
“With free dental care And a stock plan that helps you invest”
22:25–22:34 -
No Simpsons characters appear in this sequence, which consists entirely of black closing-credit title cards…
“year And on Fridays the lunchroom Serves hot dogs and burgers and beer”
22:34–22:43 -
Silhouetted audience members sit in rows of seats in a dark theater facing a blank screen, and none can be…
“We'll be right back.”
22:43–22:54
Who's in it
Bart Simpson, Homer Simpson, Lisa Simpson, Marge Simpson, Maggie Simpson, Moe Szyslak, Milhouse Van Houten, Grampa Simpson, Principal Skinner, Ned Flanders, Barney Gumble, Chief Wiggum, Krusty the Clown, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Dr. Hibbert, Mr. Burns, Waylon Smithers, Nelson Muntz, Kent Brockman, Otto Mann, Martin Prince, Ralph Wiggum, Reverend Lovejoy, Groundskeeper Willie, Santa's Little Helper, Lewis Clark, Wendell Borton, Snowball II, Sherri Mackleberry, Terri Mackleberry, Mayor Quimby, Sideshow Mel, Janey Powell, Larry Dalrymple, Sam, Professor Frink, Agnes Skinner, Horatio McCallister, Comic Book Guy, Snake, Dr. Nick, Superintendent Chalmers, Lewis' lookalike, Boy with shades, Bumblebee Man, Black Weasel, Yellow Weasel, Blue-Haired Lawyer, Mayor Quimby's Bodyguards, Cool kid, Cypress Creek Milhouse, Dot, Gary, Globex Engineer 1, Globex Engineer 2, Globex Engineer 3, Gordy, Hank Scorpio, Melvin, Miss Goodthighs, Mr. Bont, Mr. Doyle, Popeye The Sailor, Remedial Class Teacher, Warren
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