# Favorite Simpsons running gag?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-simpsons-running-gag/415085>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 10, 2007, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-simpsons-running-gag/415085 "2007-08-10T00:09:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Scissorjack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2007, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-simpsons-running-gag/415085/61 "2007-08-11T11:44:58Z")

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[QUOTE=Hoops]  
My favorite is the name of Bart’s teacher: Mrs Krabappel. Nobody, not even her students, seem to notice that it could be pronounced _crabapple_.  
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Milhous did once, when he briefly became a rebel, and the entire schoolbus reacted with astounded glee.

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**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2007, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-simpsons-running-gag/415085/62 "2007-08-11T12:22:30Z")

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“Release the hounds.”

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**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2007, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-simpsons-running-gag/415085/63 "2007-08-11T13:04:53Z")

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Smithers’ closeted homosexuality and crush on Mr Burns were absolutely brilliant in the early episodes. Unfortunately, they utterly wrecked it by making it too obvious later on.

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**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2007, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-simpsons-running-gag/415085/64 "2007-08-11T13:53:29Z")

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[QUOTE=mobo85]  
For some reason, Moe has _always_ believed Marge’s name is Midge.  
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Actually, I know they’ve goofed sometimes (I know he calls her Marge on the popsicle-stick episode), but I love that they at least try.

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**Author:** ![gallows\_fodder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8c91f0/32.png) [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2007, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-simpsons-running-gag/415085/65 "2007-08-11T15:42:28Z")

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I love the Bumblebee Guy and his cries of alarm. (“Ay! Un gato malodoro!” / “Ay! Mi estomago!” / “Ay! Dios no me ama!” etc)

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**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2007, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-simpsons-running-gag/415085/66 "2007-08-11T16:28:24Z")

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[QUOTE=TheLoadedDog]  
Smithers’ closeted homosexuality and crush on Mr Burns were absolutely brilliant in the early episodes. Unfortunately, they utterly wrecked it by making it too obvious later on.  
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You mean like the very recent episode [The Telltale Head](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Telltale_Head) where Smithers tells Burns he loves him?

The earlier episodes must have been obviously much subtler about it if it was utterly wrecked and obvious by the _eighth episode of the series_.

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