He addresses it during the episode: “You see, the law business is a little slow, and since most of my clients wind uplosing their houses, this was a natural move for me.” That episode also introduced Gil, who wound up taking some of the legal and other jobs that where Lionel Hutz would have been used had Phil Hartman not died.
Those are some of my favorites, too.
I’ve just been watching a re-run of the episode with Springfield’s Prop 24 and its threat to deport all the town’s illegal immigrants. Homer comes round to the rest of the family’s view and decides tyo oppose the measure in order to save Apu.
Lisa congratulates Apu and tells him he’s now got the entire Simpson family on his side, but he’s unimpressed, pointing out that three of them are below voting age. To which Homer proudly adds: “And I’m not registered”.
It’s the fact that sounds so pleased with himself…
I also love Quimby’s response in that episode when angry townsfolk mob his office with their latest idiotic demand: “Are these morons getting dumber or just louder?”
Homer: I keep hearing this horrible irregular thumping noise.
Gas Station Attendant: It’s your heart. And I think it’s on it’s last thump.
Homer: Phew, I thought it was my transmission. [drives away]
Billy: Where’s he going?
Gas Station Attendant: Billy, you remember that old Plymouth we just couldn’t fix?
Billy: We’re going to sell him to Mr. Nikopopolous?
Gas Station Attendant: You’re a dull boy, Billy.
A closet on the monorail is opened, revealing an opossum mother hanging by her tail and several babies on her.
Homer: I call the big one Bitey.
Moe tells Homer about his career as a prize fighter. His record was something like 0-15 and all his pictures show him lying unconscious on the canvas. He insists he coulda been a champ but, “You know, it was all political.”
Homer: “Lousy Democrats!”
Barlow: Mayor Quimby, you’re well-known, sir, for your lenient stance on
crime. But suppose for a second that your house was ransacked
by thugs, your family tied up in the basement with socks in
their mouths, you try to open the door but there’s too much
blood on the knob –
Quimby: What is your question?
Barlow: My question is about the budget, sir.
I love that one - sums up political discourse pretty perfectly.
Moe: Come on homer. You know your money’s no good here…Wait a minute, this is real!!
Another quote I like to use in real life:
There’s no trick to it, it’s just a simple trick!
Troy McClure’s observation on the alternate ending to Who Shot Mr. Burns:
But for that ending to work, you’d have to ignore all the Simpson DNA evidence. And that would be downright nutty.
Couldn’t have said it better myself.
“Two! Four! Six! Eight! Homer’s crime was very great! [pause] ‘Great’ meaning ‘large or immense,’ we use it in the pejorative sense.”
Moe: “They called me Kid Gorgeous. Then it was Kid Presentable. Then Kid Gruesome. And finally, Kid Moe”
Homer: If you want something to remember him by, I say get a tattoo. It’ll be a constant reminder of the one you love.
[Homer pulls up sleeve to reveal tattoo saying “Starland Vocal Band”]
Homer: [incredulous] Starland Vocal Band? THEY SUCK!
Better yet, the closet was labeled “Emergency Equipment,” wasn’t it?
Lisa: “I can’t eat this. I can’t eat a poor little lamb.”
Homer: “Lisa, get a hold of yourself. This is lamb, not a lamb.”
That is an old joke for The Simpsons. From the very beginning Homer’s job at the nuclear power plant was “safety inspector”.
Homer: mmmmm pistol whip.
he didn’t start as that.
“Simpson, eh?” - Mr. Burns
Running gag. He rarely remembers Homer.