diff --git a/app/models.py b/app/models.py
index e69de29..94adffa 100644
--- a/app/models.py
+++ b/app/models.py
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+from app import db, login
+
+class Season(db.Model):
+    id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True)
+    episode = db.Column(db.Integer)
+
+    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
+        super(Season, self).__init__(**kwargs)
+
+
+    @property
+    def episodes(self):
+        """returns a List of Episodes under this Season"""
+        pass
+
+    @property
+    def characters(self, sort):
+        """returns a List of Characters under this Season, sorted by number of spoken lines"""
+        pass
+
+class Episode(db.Model):
+    id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True)
+    season_id = db.Column(db.Integer, db.ForeignKey('season.id'))
+
+class Section(db.Model):
+    id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True)
+    quotes = db.relationship('Quote', backref='section', lazy='dynamic')
+
+class Quote(db.Model):
+    id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True)
+    section_id = db.Column(db.Integer, db.ForeignKey('section.id'))
+    speaker = db.Column(db.String(32))
+    text = db.Column(db.String(512))
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