Ultrahouse 3000 Episodes

Mountain of Madness

The Simpsons, season 8, episode 12. First aired February 2, 1997. 134 moments of about ten seconds each: open one for its frame, what happens and what's said.

The whole episode as text

About the episode

After the plant workers botch a fire drill, Mr. Burns sends them on a mountain retreat where pairs race to a summit cabin and the slowest pair is fired. Homer and his partner, Burns, cheat with a snowmobile, but an avalanche buries the two of them inside the cabin. As Smithers climbs with Bart and Lisa in tow, cabin fever turns Homer and Burns against each other.

Written by
John Swartzwelder
Directed by
Mark Kirkland
Couch gag
Sleeping Grampa
Production code
4F10

The synopsis is our own. Credits and guest stars from Wikipedia and the Simpsons wiki.

Every moment

  1. Clouds drift across a blue sky before the title "The Simpsons" appears in orange letters

    “The Simpsons”0:00–0:12
  2. Homer is shown first in a doorway in a pink room, then Homer, Bart in an orange shirt, Lisa with spiky hair…

    0:12–0:23
  3. Mr. Burns appears in a dark blue suit carrying a brown briefcase

    0:23–0:33
  4. Mr. Burns sits in a tall red armchair at a blue desk beside a grandfather clock, first holding a brown…

    “Good morning, sir.”0:33–0:45
  5. Mr. Burns sits at a blue desk in a dark suit and black tie, hands clasped in front of a tall red high-backed…

    “Smithers, coffee.”0:45–0:57
  6. Mr. Burns stands in his office holding a pink mug and gesturing, while Smithers stands beside a desk…

    “Ah, we need some excitement around here.”0:57–1:08
  7. Mr. Burns stands at a desk beside his thin assistant Smithers, who wears glasses, a pink bow tie and a badge

    “Ah, meltdown alert, mad dog drill, blimp attack.”1:08–1:18
  8. Homer sits at a pink table in a break room with Carl, a Black man in a grey jacket and pink sweater…

    “All right, popcorn's ready.”1:18–1:31
  9. Homer tries to hold back a man in a light blue shirt and blue tie who flails with arms raised, while Lenny…

    “Get out of my way!”1:31–1:42
  10. Homer Simpson first stands in a blue room with a black folder and an orange object near his face while a red…

    “Fire, fire, fire, fire, fire, fire, fire, fire.”1:42–1:50
  11. Mr. Burns stands on the left with his hands clasped together and his mouth open as he speaks, while Smithers…

    “Is it supposed to take this long?”1:50–1:58
  12. Mr. Burns and Smithers stand outdoors against a bright blue sky with wispy clouds and a street lamp…

    “And what's our time so far?”1:58–2:06
  13. Homer Simpson bursts out of a purple building's doorway and runs along the sidewalk past a green bench…

    “Here comes one of our fellows now.”2:06–2:13
  14. Mr. Burns and his thin assistant Smithers in glasses and a bow tie stand outdoors beside a fence while Homer…

    “I think I won, Mr. Burns.”2:13–2:24
  15. Mr. Burns stands outdoors before a chain-link fence and street lamps under a blue sky, gesturing…

    “I've seen more orderly behavior in a Ritz Brothers film.”2:24–2:36
  16. Lenny and Carl, a Black man in a grey coat and brown trousers, trade punches on a dirt lot while Homer…

    “Hit him, Carl!”2:36–2:47
  17. Homer Simpson and Bart Simpson sit at a wooden dining table in a pink room with a vase of red flowers…

    “about teamwork. Which means we'll have to cancel our plans to hang around here.”2:47–2:58
  18. Homer and Bart sit at a dinner table with plates of meatballs and mashed potatoes in front of a pink wall…

    “Yankees!”2:58–3:11
  19. Homer drives a red station wagon with Marge, her beehive towering, Bart, Maggie in an orange snowsuit…

    3:11–3:22
  20. No recognizable Simpsons characters are visible; this is an animated snowy parking lot lined with colorful…

    3:22–3:30
  21. In a snowy parking lot lined with parked cars and bare trees, a red station wagon with luggage tied…

    “Well, here we are.”3:30–3:38
  22. Marge walks through the snow with Bart and Lisa, while Homer in a purple jacket and green backpack follows…

    “All right, let me start off by telling you this will not be a walk in the park.”3:38–3:43
  23. Mr. Burns wears a dark brown cap, green scarf, dark coat and purple mittens while standing in a snowy…

    “This will be the most arduous and back-breaking weekend of your life.”3:43–3:55
  24. Mr. Burns wears a dark brown cap, a dark coat and a green scarf while standing in a snowy mountain landscape…

    “Ugh!”3:55–3:59
  25. Marge Simpson holds Maggie in an orange star-shaped snowsuit while standing in a snowy landscape…

    “Oh, man.”3:59–4:09
  26. Marge Simpson holds baby Maggie in an orange star-shaped snowsuit while Selma and Bart stand…

    “Budget cutbacks have forced us to eliminate anything the least bit entertaining.”4:09–4:19
  27. A bald man in a green vest and glasses stands on a snowy ridge beside a thin, older man with grey hair…

    “Each two-man team will work its way through the wilderness to a cabin hidden somewhere on”4:19–4:31
  28. Mr. Burns stands with a bespectacled man in a green vest on a wooden platform above a group…

    “I lost my map. You haven't been issued a map yet.”4:31–4:43
  29. Mr. Burns and his thin assistant Smithers stand on a snowy hillside under a bright blue sky

    “the second-to-last team to arrive at the cabin will receive an hilarious World's Worst”4:43–4:55
  30. Mr. Burns wears a navy coat and green scarf against a bright blue sky with snowy ground at the edges

    “And to show that I'm not playing favorites, both Smithers and I will be participating.”4:55–5:04
  31. Mr. Burns stands on a raised brown ledge at the right in a dark coat, while Smithers holds a hat

    “I've placed all your names in this hat. Thank you.”5:04–5:14
  32. A yellow-skinned man in a blue puffy jacket, blue cap with fur earflaps, and red backpack stands…

    “Oh, nuts.”5:14–5:18
  33. Mr. Burns and his thin assistant Smithers stand together in a close-up, with Smithers reading a slip of paper…

    “Fong and Zutroy.”5:18–5:32
  34. Homer wears a red knit beanie with a pompom and a purple fuzzy coat over a red collar, standing outdoors…

    “Oh, quiet, you fool. You're on to one team that can't possibly be fired.”5:32–5:39
  35. Mr. Burns stands beside an unnamed bespectacled man in a green vest over an orange shirt, who holds a dark…

    “Sir, this can't be right. You assured me this drawing was rigged so we'd be teammates.”5:39–5:49
  36. A stocky, bald-edged man with short brown hair, round glasses, an orange-collared shirt, a grey quilted vest…

    “Well, there's only one name left.”5:49–5:59
  37. Mr. Burns stands on a snowy slope beside a bundled-up man in a red knit hat and purple jacket, while a line…

    “Prepare for the adventure of a lifetime as you fight for survival against the merciless”5:59–6:11
  38. A long line of bundled hikers with backpacks trudges up a snowy slope below a snow-capped mountain

    “Ready, Mr. Burns?”6:11–6:24
  39. Marge with her tall blue beehive, Lisa in an orange top and Bart in a red sweater are inside the Mt. Useful…

    6:24–6:32
  40. Bart Simpson stands in a dim olive-green room beside a costumed bear in a brown jacket and wide-brimmed hat…

    “Only who can prevent forest fires?”6:32–6:43
  41. Bart Simpson stands in a wood-paneled room beside a Smokey-the-Bear-like ranger mascot, a tall brown bear…

    “The correct answer is you.”6:43–6:55
  42. Marge holds up an orange starfish costume and then wraps Maggie and a table with rocks

    “How could you do this to me, Mr. Burns, after all I've done for you?”6:55–7:09
  43. A tiny figure in a yellow top climbs far up a snowy slope between pine trees and snow-capped peaks…

    “Boney all behind!”7:09–7:18
  44. Bart hauls a snow-dusted evergreen branch over his shoulder while grinning, then wobbles with the tree…

    “Lise, Lise, come here. I found two snowflakes that are exactly alike.”7:18–7:30
  45. Bart and a girl with grey-violet hair and an orange coat, possibly one of Marge's twin sisters, stand…

    “Oops.”7:30–7:39
  46. Bart stands in the snow beside a girl with purple hair, a pom-pom hat and an orange coat…

    “Oh, I'm sorry.”7:39–7:48
  47. Bart stands beside a girl with purple hair under a white pompom hat and an orange coat, while a man…

    “All right, you can come.”7:48–8:00
  48. Mr. Burns and an unnamed heavyset man in a red cap, purple jacket and green backpack trek across a snowy…

    “Tell me, Simpson.”8:00–8:03
  49. Mr. Burns wears a dark brown cap, green scarf and dark blue coat, and holds a wooden walking stick…

    “If an opportunity arose for taking a small shortcut,”8:03–8:11
  50. Mr. Burns wears a dark hat, green scarf and dark coat and leans on a wooden cane, standing beside a man…

    “Neither would I.”8:11–8:20
  51. Mr. Burns and a heavy man in a red knit hat, purple jacket, blue trousers and green backpack stand on a snowy…

    “If you can take advantage of a situation in some way,”8:20–8:31
  52. Mr. Burns stands in a snowy pine forest and holds a wooden staff, then grins and clasps his mittened hands…

    “Well, I say, cheating is the gift man gives himself.”8:31–8:44
  53. Homer stands beside a purple snowmobile in a snowy pine forest, looking wide-eyed and speaking

    “Wow, you sure know how to cheat, Mr. Burns.”8:44–8:49
  54. A heavy man in a red knit hat, purple jacket and green backpack and a thin, stooped old man with a hooked…

    “You know, Simpson, you're not as objectionable as you seemed when we first met.”8:49–9:00
  55. Marge Simpson carries Lisa, wearing an orange jacket, through the Mt. Useful Visitors Center, which begins…

    “Bart?”9:00–9:10
  56. Marge Simpson stands in a doorway holding Maggie, the baby in an orange onesie with a pacifier and blue bow…

    “The story of our national parks begins in 1872.”9:10–9:19
  57. Marge Simpson and baby Maggie stand together in a hallway by a doorway

    “Perhaps we should let John Muir tell the tale.”9:19–9:29
  58. Marge Simpson enters a wood-paneled visitor center room by pulling open a white door, then stands…

    “Excuse me, sir. I can't find my children.”9:29–9:41
  59. Marge Simpson stands beside a stern park ranger in a green uniform, campaign hat and badge, while a small…

    “We'll take the chairlift.”9:41–9:54
  60. Marge sits on a chairlift beside Maggie in her orange snowsuit, while a park ranger in a green uniform…

    “There they are!”9:54–10:02
  61. Marge Simpson sits on a purple chairlift seat holding baby Maggie in an orange hooded bunting…

    “All right, kids. We'll meet you at the top.”10:02–10:13
  62. Two figures ride a purple snowmobile across a wide, snowy slope, the rider in front wearing a red knit hat…

    10:13–10:17
  63. Mr. Burns and a heavy man in a red knit cap and lilac jacket sit on a purple snowmobile outside a snowy log…

    “That worked so well.”10:17–10:31
  64. Mr. Burns wears a dark cap, green scarf, and blue coat, and gestures with a purple-gloved hand beside a log…

    “and this doorknob, properly turned, will allow us access to the cabin.”10:31–10:43
  65. Bart stands on a snowy path beside a dark evergreen while a bespectacled hiker in an orange jacket, grey vest…

    “Please, Bart, we've got to hurry. I can't be the last one to reach the cabin.”10:43–10:53
  66. A bespectacled man in a puffy vest, grey pants and a red backpack, holding a wooden walking stick, first…

    “Mr. Smithers? Mr. Smithers? I found another hurt shrew.”10:53–11:06
  67. Homer and a thin grey-haired old man in a red shirt and blue pants, sit reclined in green wooden chairs…

    “I don't suppose the others will mind us starting the party early, homie old boy.”11:06–11:12
  68. Mr. Burns and Homer sit side by side in green-cushioned wooden log chairs in a log cabin

    “You know, Mr. Burns, you're the richest guy I know.”11:12–11:25
  69. Mr. Burns and Homer sit in green armchairs against a wood-paneled wall

    “Oh, these sure are comfortable chairs. Oh, yes, sitting.”11:25–11:36
  70. Mr. Burns and Homer lounge side by side in green wooden armchairs in a log cabin

    “Oh, man, you are so right. Did you ever sit like this?”11:36–11:49
  71. Homer Simpson sits back in a green cushioned chair with wooden slats behind him

    “Heh, heh.”11:49–11:55
  72. Mr. Burns and Homer recline with their feet up in green wooden armchairs inside a log cabin

    “Say I want that bowl of dip.”11:55–12:03
  73. Mr. Burns and Homer sit reclined in green armchairs in a log cabin, each holding a wine glass or bowl…

    “Sir, I am in your debt. Use it wisely, my friend.”12:03–12:11
  74. Mr. Burns and Homer sit reclining in green-cushioned wooden chairs inside a log cabin, raising champagne…

    “Hey, whoa!”12:11–12:22
  75. Carl and Lenny stand on snowy ground among snow-dusted pine trees and distant mountains, with Lenny glancing…

    “Hey, did you hear something?”12:22–12:35
  76. Homer walks up to the wooden door of a snow-dusted log cabin and opens it to find a huge snowdrift filling…

    12:35–12:44
  77. Homer and Mr. Burns stand outside a wooden log cabin in deep snow

    “Isn't there any way out of here?”12:44–12:54
  78. Mr. Burns stands outside a log cabin beside a large snow drift in which Homer is buried up to his head

    “No, there's no way out.”12:54–13:04
  79. Mr. Burns stands at a wooden rolltop desk tapping a telegraph key, first glancing excitedly toward a window…

    “Ah, the telegraph.”13:04–13:15
  80. A grey-haired, bearded man in a black coat and red vest, labeled Samuel Morse on the display plinth, stands…

    13:15–13:26
  81. An old man with wild grey hair, a bushy grey beard, a black tuxedo and a bow tie stands against a blue wall…

    “According to the map, the cabin should be right here.”13:26–13:36
  82. Carl and an unnamed man in a blue puffy jacket, blue earflap cap and red backpack stand together outdoors…

    “Hey, maybe there is no cabin.”13:36–13:48
  83. Carl stands on a snowy slope talking with a stranger in a teal fur-earflap cap, blue puffy jacket, backpack…

    “Oh.”13:48–13:59
  84. Mr. Burns and Homer are inside a blue tunnel lined with a wrinkled blue fabric

    “Simpson, I have a confession.”13:59–14:10
  85. Mr. Burns and Homer are digging through a blue ice tunnel together

    “All right, good.”14:10–14:22
  86. Homer Simpson in a red jacket and Mr. Burns are on a snowy slope under a dark blue sky beside snow-covered…

    “We made it, old friend.”14:22–14:30
  87. Mr. Burns and Homer are half-buried in snow at the top of a slope under a dark blue night sky with grey…

    “We made it, old friend.”14:30–14:38
  88. Homer and a heavy companion in a dark coat and brown boots tumble through a snowy tunnel, then land in a heap…

    “What happened?”14:38–14:51
  89. Mr. Burns and Homer are huddled together under a purple wooden shelter in a dark, snowy blue setting…

    “What happened?”14:51–14:59
  90. Mr. Burns leans forward in a magenta jacket against a dark blue wooden background with a purple rail…

    “We should be careful not”14:59–15:08
  91. Mr. Burns leans forward in a magenta sweater against a blue wooden backdrop with a purple rail and a white…

    “to speak unless it's”15:08–15:18
  92. Mr. Burns and Homer crouch together under a dark wooden ledge while white flakes fall around them

    “Shhh.”15:18–15:28
  93. Mr. Burns and a bald, heavy man in a purple sweater crouch side by side under a dark wooden platform

    “I think they've”15:28–15:39
  94. Mr. Burns and Homer are in a snowy wooden cabin with a blue stone fireplace and a purple table

    15:39–15:43
  95. Mr. Burns wears a striped cap, a magenta sweater and olive trousers as he stands outside a blue log cabin…

    “Oh, those last three avalanches were your fault, Simpson.”15:43–15:55
  96. Mr. Burns and Homer stand face to face inside a blue log-walled cabin, with a round metal ball with rivets…

    “So what?”15:55–16:06
  97. Two unnamed men, one dark-skinned in a green jacket and knit cap with a blue backpack and the other in a blue…

    “Well, we made it here first. All thanks to teamwork.”16:06–16:19
  98. Mr. Burns stands on a snowy wooden porch against a blue log wall, facing a heavy man in a purple coat and red…

    “No books, no radio, no board games.”16:19–16:28
  99. Mr. Burns stands at left while a heavy man in a red knit hat and pink fur-lined coat sits on a wooden bench…

    “We could build snowmen.”16:28–16:40
  100. Several cabin visitors gather around a stone fireplace beneath a mounted moose head, including a man…

    “Mr. Smithers, Mr. Smithers, that moose is on fire.”16:40–16:52
  101. In a wooden cabin with a snowy window, a grey-haired man with glasses in a puffy vest and red backpack…

    “Fine, good.”16:52–17:02
  102. A thin man with tan flat-top hair, round glasses, an orange jacket and a red backpack grimaces…

    “Mr. Burns is still out there?”17:02–17:07
  103. Homer stands at night beside a snowman with red coal eyes, while Mr. Burns stands at the right against a blue…

    “What about our dad? Ah, 206 bones,”17:07–17:17
  104. Homer Simpson stands on the left and Mr. Burns stands on the right, the two talking inside a blue log cabin…

    “Well, we've managed to stave off Cabin Viva for a few hours.”17:17–17:31
  105. Homer Simpson and Mr. Burns stand on a snowy wooden deck at night in front of a blue plank wall

    “Look at them, smug and secure in their finery.”17:31–17:42
  106. Mr. Burns and Homer stand against a dark blue wooden wall at night

    “Peepers to watch.”17:42–17:55
  107. Carl stands at the left of a crowded wooden bar with Bart and Lisa Simpson near the table, while Grampa sits…

    “Hey, what is going on here? Who are you people?”17:55–17:58
  108. Marge Simpson stands in a green ranger-style uniform with a tree badge beside a ranger in a campaign hat…

    “This is a lookout post. Where is Ranger McFadden?”17:58–18:09
  109. Bart and Lisa stand with a crowd of townspeople in a wood-paneled cabin with a wall map and a desk…

    “Wait a minute.”18:09–18:20
  110. Marge with her tall blue beehive, Bart and baby Maggie stand at a wooden counter in a log cabin ranger…

    “Look at all these avalanches.”18:20–18:30
  111. Bart, Lisa and Marge stand by a stone fireplace in a dim wooden room, with Lisa gripping Marge's arm…

    “Mom, Dad and Mr. Burns could be trapped in there.”18:30–18:43
  112. Mr. Burns leans toward Homer, who sits cross-legged on an icy wooden floor wrapped in a green blanket…

    “Look at him, staring into me, filling my mind with paranoid thoughts.”18:43–18:51
  113. Mr. Burns sits wrapped in a brown cape and red pants on a wooden floor of a blue-lit log cabin, with a pale…

    “Look at his eyes. He's trying to hypnotize me, but not in the good Las Vegas way.”18:51–19:04
  114. Mr. Burns lies under a blanket and scowls, gripping the cover with a yellow hand

    “He's truly gone mad if he's thinking that.”19:04–19:16
  115. Mr. Burns wears red pajamas and grips a wooden cane-like staff while facing Homer, who stands in white briefs…

    “Stay back.”19:16–19:28
  116. Mr. Burns and Homer face off on a snowy wooden floor in a blue-lit room with a stone fireplace

    “It's show time!”19:28–19:38
  117. Mr. Burns wears a red robe and holds a golden hook-like rod, first standing over Homer, the bald, heavy man…

    “Give me... let go of that!”19:38–19:49
  118. Homer lies against a large grey rocket in a dark blue night, first clutching his head with both arms…

    “Okay, search party, before we set out, let's take a moment to humor the children.”19:49–20:00
  119. Bart and Lisa stand in the snow beside a log cabin with a search party gathered around them, including Marge…

    “Okay, search party, before we set out, let's take a moment to humor the children.”20:00–20:11
  120. Bart and Lisa Simpson stand in a snowy field as a man in a green parka and black hat, who is not…

    “We've got two frozen bodies buried somewhere in this mountain.”20:11–20:23
  121. Homer peers from a window of a snowy log cabin beside Mr. Burns, the frail old man in a red sweater with grey…

    “I'll be dashed to pieces.”20:23–20:34
  122. A brown-haired man in a fur-lined cap and blue turtleneck with a backpack stands on a snowy hill, looking…

    “Oh, something's wrong with its brakes, girl!”20:34–20:45
  123. Homer steps out of a log cabin onto snow, looking startled, while Mr. Burns and Smithers, in glasses…

    “Marge, kid? Oh, man, that's not one of us in my life.”20:45–20:59
  124. Mr. Burns stands at a log cabin doorway pointing while a group of bundled-up workers, including Carl…

    “Last one in the cabin is fired.”20:59–21:10
  125. Mr. Burns stands in a wooden log cabin facing a man with round glasses, short brown hair, a puffy blue vest…

    “So, how did we do?”21:10–21:21
  126. A long-nosed bald man with blue hair at the sides, gripping the lapels of a grey coat over a red shirt…

    “Excellent.”21:21–21:26
  127. A man with brown hair under a teal cap with fur earflaps, wearing a blue puffer jacket with a red backpack…

    “That old goat can't fire me.”21:26–21:37
  128. Homer Simpson stands beside Mr. Burns, the frail, stooped old man with a hooked nose, grey-blue hair…

    “Well, Simpson, I must say,”21:37–21:48
  129. Homer and Mr. Burns stand together outdoors in the cold, with Marge's blue beehive visible at the left edge…

    21:48–21:58
  130. Homer stands at the left, smoking and blowing out a puff of smoke, while Mr. Burns stands beside him in a red…

    21:58–22:09
  131. No Simpsons characters appear in this moment; it is a sequence of black title cards with gold lettering…

    “iphone”22:09–22:20
  132. No Simpsons characters appear in this moment; it is a black closing credits sequence

    22:20–22:30
  133. A black closing credits roll for The Simpsons

    “Shh.”22:30–22:41
  134. Silhouetted audience members in a dark animated theater, including a figure with a tall beehive hairdo…

    “Shh.”22:41–22:51

Who's in it

Bart Simpson, Homer Simpson, Lisa Simpson, Marge Simpson, Maggie Simpson, Lenny Leonard, Carl Carlson, Mr. Burns, Waylon Smithers, Charlie, Blue-Haired Lawyer, Abraham Lincoln, Mindy Simmons, Theodore Roosevelt, Springfield Nuclear Power Plant Employee, Mahatma Gandhi, Drunk, Mao Zedong, Mountain Ranger, Ramses, Ranger McFadden, Samuel Morse

Everyone who appears in it, from the Simpsons wiki. Every character