The best Simpsons episode ever. Fact.

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I've just been enjoying getting reminded of loads of great moments, and I'm grateful. I don't think I have a favourite.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Wednesday, 15 January 2003 22:54 (twenty-three years ago)

when I saw the title of this thread, I thought, "I'm gonna kill myself if it isn't the one where Homer goes to clown college".

― rainy (rainy), Thursday, 16 January 2003 01:10 (twenty-three years ago)

My!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 16 January 2003 02:20 (twenty-three years ago)

season 1 is running in syndication here right now.

― That Girl (thatgirl), Thursday, 16 January 2003 02:28 (twenty-three years ago)

I will now hold a power over rainy. "He saved my life back in '03, you know."

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Thursday, 16 January 2003 11:50 (twenty-three years ago)

i cant stand to watch Season 1...i have the Season 2 DVD but much of that also seems a bit dud (i only call you a-dud compared to a-seasons 3 to 8-a!) now - maybe i've just seen them too many times. regardless i await Season 3 (where things really kick off for me) with the most baited of breath

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 16 January 2003 12:19 (twenty-three years ago)

'Best' is always hard to do, but my favourite is definitely "Insane Clown Poppy", simply for the sequence at the beginning where Bart and Homer fix things using fireworks. Oh, and the "How did you find me? Well, my mom always said that my father was a sad old clown" and the "Somebody here is a snitch" bits are both brilliantly funny.

― SittingPretty (sittingpretty), Thursday, 16 January 2003 12:37 (twenty-three years ago)

seven months pass...

Recent research indicates that, while the with-heart episodes may not be better than the without-heart ones, there's a good reason for the Simpsons to go back to with-heart: On the vicious surreal black comedy front, The Family Guy kicks its ass.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Monday, 18 August 2003 11:50 (twenty-two years ago)

but the 'with-heart' (as in the ones where the family were still likeable despite flaws) ones WERE better dagnabbit

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 18 August 2003 11:59 (twenty-two years ago)

How on Earth can you extol the virtues of "Homie the Clown" and not mention the bicycle trick!?! I totally collapsed a lung laughing at that bit!

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 18 August 2003 12:29 (twenty-two years ago)

Bike trick = scatalogical humor = we don't need that now do we, ILX?

― Leee (Leee), Monday, 18 August 2003 21:23 (twenty-two years ago)

I can't believe you mentalists left out 'Lisa's Valentine'!

The pointless busywork! Miss hoover demonstrating the safety scissors' bluntness on her arm! "It says be, and there's a picture of a bee on it!"
Ralph walking Lisa home from school: "so, do you like...stuff?" and later, "the doctor said i wouldn't get so many nosebleeds if i kept my finger out of there"!
KBBL accidentally playing 'Monster Mash' several times!
Krusty's live spectacular - "and now my favourite part of the evening, talk to the audience??! *groan, mumble* this bit always kills me"

damn i miss the daily repeats. k-lassic.

― petra jane (petra jane), Tuesday, 19 August 2003 12:07 (twenty-two years ago)

i still think 'Homie The Clown' is top 5 - Andrew nailed it so well originally.

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 19 August 2003 12:18 (twenty-two years ago)

one year passes...

krusty gets cancelled. all the way.

― piscesboy, Thursday, 6 January 2005 19:26 (twenty-one years ago)

Over the last month I've watched pretty much all of the last few years (finally) and: That heart isn't gone at all, it's just dispaced and done strangely. It's all about repeating themes with minor characters that seem like throwaways at first but which build up to something more meaningful. Nelson's home life, Moe's suicidal tendencies, even Lenny parade of medical problems, Mrs. Krabapple dealing with Skinner -- this is where the "heart" of the show is invested now.

It's very odd.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 6 January 2005 19:51 (twenty-one years ago)

Who "came out of the closet" in that recent episode a couple months ago? they were advertising it but the way Fox jerks around the Simpsons schedule, I missed it. Was it the obvious: Smithers? Or did they pull out a surprise that was great?

― Triple Ho, Thursday, 6 January 2005 19:55 (twenty-one years ago)

I thought the Pieman episode from last season was very funny.

Casuistry otm.

― laurence kansas (lawrence kansas), Thursday, 6 January 2005 19:59 (twenty-one years ago)

Stephen-Hawking-referring-to Homer to Springfield-taking-over-talking gazebo-standing-on nerds including Vulcan-mating-ritual-abiding Comic Book Guy:
"Larry Flynt is right, you guy's stink!"

― Ken L (Ken L), Thursday, 6 January 2005 20:07 (twenty-one years ago)

They haven't done any coming out yet, I think.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Thursday, 6 January 2005 20:08 (twenty-one years ago)

xpost:
Shit! Sean beat me by two years and without moronically extra hyphen inserted.

― Ken L (Ken L), Thursday, 6 January 2005 20:08 (twenty-one years ago)

Duffless (Homer gives up drinking?!?!

This one contains one of my favoritest lines ever from this show.

HOMER (out walking, not drinking, feeling good, says something about never drinking again)

MOE: Alright boozy, you're late for your drunkening!

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 6 January 2005 20:23 (twenty-one years ago)

'Max Power, he's the man who's name you'd love to touch,
but you musn't touch!
His name sounds good in your ear, but when you say it,
you musn't fear.
'Cause his name can be said by anyone!'

― azob (azob), Thursday, 6 January 2005 20:31 (twenty-one years ago)

Last night they showed the rerun where Homer and Barney duke it out to go to space. So many good lines/sightgags in that one.

Bart: Wow, my father an astronaut. I feel so full of...what's the
opposite of shame?
Marge: Pride?
Bart: No, not _that_ far from shame.
Homer: [quavering] Less shame?
Bart: [happy] Yeah...

― cathy berberian (Jody Beth Rosen), Thursday, 6 January 2005 20:35 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm so glad someone quoted lyrics to the Max Power song! I've been looking for those for ages...

― sugarpants (sugarpants), Thursday, 6 January 2005 21:02 (twenty-one years ago)

King Size Homer

― Pears can just fuck right off. (kenan), Thursday, 6 January 2005 21:13 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm a fan of the episode where Homer becomes a babysitter.

― jay blanchard (jay blanchard), Thursday, 6 January 2005 21:17 (twenty-one years ago)

- bart sells his soul to milhouse
- guatemalan insanity peppers
- scorpio

― peter smith (plsmith), Thursday, 6 January 2005 21:18 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm so glad someone quoted lyrics to the Max Power song! I've been looking for those for ages...
-- sugarpants (signalsfadin...), January 6th, 2005.

http://www.letssingit.com/?http://www.letssingit.com/simpsons-2m77n.html

Lyrics to tons of Simpson songs

― Alan Ralph (azob), Thursday, 6 January 2005 21:22 (twenty-one years ago)

And lots of pop-ups. (And one virus warning.)

― nickn (nickn), Thursday, 6 January 2005 21:35 (twenty-one years ago)

big ups to hank scorpio.

― mark p (Mark P), Thursday, 6 January 2005 22:18 (twenty-one years ago)

The Brazil episode is brilliant.

''So it's oppisite land!!! Crooks chase cops, cats have puppies, hot snow falls up'

― azob (azob), Thursday, 6 January 2005 22:33 (twenty-one years ago)

"Bart Sells His Soul" is a classic.

"Secret hobo spices!"

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 6 January 2005 22:38 (twenty-one years ago)

that's just a variant on Bart vs Australia tho ("hamburgers eat people" etc.)

xpost

― Stevem On X (blueski), Thursday, 6 January 2005 22:43 (twenty-one years ago)

I don't think so.......homie don't play dat.

― papa november (papa november), Thursday, 6 January 2005 22:58 (twenty-one years ago)

All I've gotta say is this -

Cover me, sarge, I'm goin in for Bart's soul!
If the ayatollah can't have it, no one can!

― Zack Richardson (teenagequiet), Thursday, 6 January 2005 23:04 (twenty-one years ago)

the laughing steamroller-type thing driver

― Stevem On X (blueski), Thursday, 6 January 2005 23:13 (twenty-one years ago)

"Homers Barber Shop Quartet"

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Friday, 7 January 2005 02:30 (twenty-one years ago)

My favorite line from the B-sharps episode:

"Oyster Lucy! You'll love Oyster Lucy! Oh Mister Mooney, I've just got to meet Bob Cummings.... Viiiiiiiiiiv."

― dave225 (Dave225), Friday, 14 January 2005 13:31 (twenty-one years ago)

I was just about to make the same arguments for the same episode. Mindy's the greatest. Except I misquoted the egg thing from the stonecutters episode, thanks Stevem.

― Nellie (nellskies), Friday, 14 January 2005 13:54 (twenty-one years ago)

"Oh Mindy, you came and you gave me a turkey"

― Markelby (Mark C), Friday, 14 January 2005 14:17 (twenty-one years ago)

How come the funniest moment ever hasn't been mentioned? Probably because it has been mentioned on other threads.

"You have selected... regicide. If you know the name of the king or queen being murdered, press 1"

― Markelby (Mark C), Friday, 14 January 2005 14:18 (twenty-one years ago)

I saw the one where Bart and Homer become carnies yesterday - is this a new one? I roffled my ass off!

― dog latin (dog latin), Friday, 14 January 2005 14:26 (twenty-one years ago)

the chili cook-off has to be my favorite. you can't go wrong with homer psychedelic hallucinations and johnny cash starring as a coyote.

― Jay-Kid (Jay-Kid), Friday, 14 January 2005 14:37 (twenty-one years ago)

It's funny how people love moments that just make you shrug, I guess it just shows how many levels it works on.

― Nellie (nellskies), Friday, 14 January 2005 14:43 (twenty-one years ago)

and johnny cash starring as a coyote.

say what now??

I saw the one where Bart and Homer become carnies yesterday - is this a new one?

i think that's from around '99/'00 DL

Nellie OTM

― Stevem On X (blueski), Friday, 14 January 2005 15:09 (twenty-one years ago)

the worst thing is when you know someone quoted it wrong - a) you're annoyed because they quoted it wrong, b) you're annoyed that you're annoyed about this, c) you ARE now officially the most annoying person in the world regardless of whether you correct them or not, no-win

― Stevem On X (blueski), Friday, 14 January 2005 15:11 (twenty-one years ago)

and johnny cash starring as a coyote.
say what now??

trudat. i'll ship it over to you on gmail if you like.

― Jay-Kid (Jay-Kid), Friday, 14 January 2005 15:25 (twenty-one years ago)

Hank: Uh, hi, Homer. What can I do for you?
Homer: Sir, I need to know where I can get some business hammocks.
Hank: Hammocks? My goodness, what an idea. Why didn't I think of that? Hammocks! Homer, there's four places. There's the Hammock Hut, that's on Third.
Homer: Uh-huh.
Hank: There's Hammocks-R-Us, that's on Third too. You got Put-Your-Butt-There?
Homer: Mm-Hmm.
Hank: That's on Third. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot... Matter of fact, they're all in the same complex; it's the Hammock Complex on Third.
Homer: Oh, the Hammock District!

― Lance du Lac, Friday, 14 January 2005 15:26 (twenty-one years ago)

ha ha, the Hank Scorpio one is the GREATTITS!

Hank Scorpio: By the way, Homer, what's your least favorite country, Italy or France?
Homer: France.
Hank adjusts a giant laser
Hank Scorpio: Heh heh. Nobody ever says Italy.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 14 January 2005 15:30 (twenty-one years ago)

WOW, A BASEBALL MADE OF SECRETARIAT!

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 14 January 2005 15:33 (twenty-one years ago)

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