# Hot Gay Action on "The Simpsons!" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 14, 2003, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-gay-action-on-the-simpsons/168612 "2003-04-14T12:52:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![voguevixen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-gay-action-on-the-simpsons/168612/21 "2003-04-14T17:35:23Z")
[Marge]“I found that missing piece, it was under Maggie’s eyelid!”[/Marge] The whole scene with Smithers just killed me. “Who’s the bear?!?” LOL I thought the part where he found the note from Moe’s followed by her pregnancy test results really touching, although I think his reaction was exactly the opposite of what I expected it to be. If I never see another “4:20” gag in my lifetime it will be too soon for me, though. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-gay-action-on-the-simpsons/168612/22 "2003-04-14T18:08:24Z")
A great Cletus line that just came back to me: “Now Ah gots a place to keep mah spiderses!” ---
**Author:** ![elf6c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c57346/32.png) [@elf6c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elf6c)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-gay-action-on-the-simpsons/168612/23 "2003-04-14T18:35:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by TWDuke \* > \*\*There was a very early episode where Homer’s assistant, Karl (not Carl), kissed Homer on the mouth. Homer was taken aback, but it wasn’t a big deal. There have been numerous episodes where Homer has commented on another man’s attractiveness. (I think he referred to Lisa’s vegan role model as “dreamy” in the tree-sitting episode.) \*\* Homer tries to remember the Ski Intructor’s important tip: [instead Ned Flanders appears in a flashback- wearing a **very** tight ski racing skin suit] Flanders: “Feels like I am wearing nothing at all, nothing at all. . . .” Homer: Stupid Sexy Flanders! ---
**Author:** ![Anamorphic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/anamorphic/32/3057_2.png) [@Anamorphic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anamorphic)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-gay-action-on-the-simpsons/168612/24 "2003-04-14T18:47:46Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by voguevixen \* > \*\*If I never see another “4:20” gag in my lifetime it will be too soon for me, though. \*\* I didn’t get that joke. I mean, I know that ‘4:20’ is a pot reference, but I didn’t understand what it had anything to do with the scene. Was it just a gratuitous, meaningless ‘ha ha, aren’t we sneaky working in a drug reference’ gag, or did I just miss something? Overall though, not a bad episode; several laugh-out-loud lines. ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-gay-action-on-the-simpsons/168612/25 "2003-04-14T19:12:46Z")
I totally missed the 4:20 gag. Wha? ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-gay-action-on-the-simpsons/168612/26 "2003-04-14T19:19:47Z")
The clock read “4:20” when Marge looked to see what time it was after they’d stayed up all night doing the puzzle. “Look what time it is! Better get the kids some coffee.” I have no idea why they thought that would be a funny gag. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-gay-action-on-the-simpsons/168612/27 "2003-04-14T19:24:44Z")
Oh, see, the drug reference went right over my head—I just thought it was funny that they stayed up till almost dawn doing the jigsaw puzzle. (They should have checked the cat’s litter box for the missing piece—that’s where ours always turned up) ---
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-gay-action-on-the-simpsons/168612/28 "2003-04-14T19:25:19Z")
Unless it was 4:20 in the morning and instead of sending the kids to bed, she’s just hopping them up on drugs (caffeine) so they can finish a stupid puzzle. It made me laugh. ---
**Author:** ![Anamorphic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/anamorphic/32/3057_2.png) [@Anamorphic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anamorphic)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-gay-action-on-the-simpsons/168612/29 "2003-04-14T19:25:42Z")
See, I thought the “Better get the kids some coffee” joke was pretty funny in and of itself. The ‘4:20’ gag kinda threw it off though, because it seemed so nonsensical to me. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-gay-action-on-the-simpsons/168612/30 "2003-04-14T19:30:49Z")
“The Simpsons” has always been a source for humor about homosexuality. But can anyone recall any lesbian references from the show? ---
**Author:** ![Fiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e274bd/32.png) [@Fiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiver)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-gay-action-on-the-simpsons/168612/31 "2003-04-14T19:36:04Z")
Quite a few, **Little Nemo** , mostly involving Patty or Selma (whichever one didn’t date or marry Mr. Skinner, Sideshow Bob and Troy McClure). ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-gay-action-on-the-simpsons/168612/32 "2003-04-14T19:40:52Z")
And last night: “I didn’t think it was possible, but looking at him makes me even _more_ lesbian!” ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-gay-action-on-the-simpsons/168612/33 "2003-04-14T19:41:48Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Little Nemo \* > \*\*“The Simpsons” has always been a source for humor about homosexuality. But can anyone recall any lesbian references from the show? \*\* From this particular episode, sure. When Homer was dancing at the club and removing his shirt, a butch woman said to her companion “I didn’t think it was possible, but that’s making me _more_ lesbian.” Previously, Aunt Patty had a similar reaction when glimpsing a naked Homer: “Well, there goes there the last lingering thread of my heterosexuality.” ---
**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-gay-action-on-the-simpsons/168612/34 "2003-04-14T19:41:52Z")
Last night, the butch lesbian watching Homer dance: “I didn’t think it possible, but now I’m even more of a lesbian” Or words to that effect, I didn’t tape it. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-gay-action-on-the-simpsons/168612/35 "2003-04-14T19:49:47Z")
Lesbian triple-post! ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-gay-action-on-the-simpsons/168612/36 "2003-04-14T19:55:22Z")
This episode had some laughs but, overall, it was it bit lackluster. Homer’s reason for leaving Marge seemed overly contrived and, again, the writers went out of their way to make Homer act like a whiny, absurdly overly-sensitive, petty jerk. (He’s upset about a critical note Marge wrote before they were married? Let it go.) Marge, meanwhile, had the patience of an army of saints which made Homer’s behavior all the more galling. (Although I did like it at the end when she blew up at him in the medieval-themed restaurant.) Anyway, I’m going on too long about this ep. I better quit before I sound like CBG. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-gay-action-on-the-simpsons/168612/37 "2003-04-14T19:58:33Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Little Nemo \* > \*\*“The Simpsons” has always been a source for humor about homosexuality. But can anyone recall any lesbian references from the show? \*\* From the ep where Homer gets thrown out of Moe’s and is trying to find a new hangout: Homer: Hey, wait a minute! This lesbian bar doesn’t have a fire exit! Enjoy your deathtrap, ladies! \ Random lesbian: What’s her problem? As for last night’s episode, all I can remember about it is shirtless Homer dancing in a gay disco. \ That’s blocked out everything else in the show. Makes me think **Joe Cool** had a point about that whole “abomination” thing. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-gay-action-on-the-simpsons/168612/38 "2003-04-14T20:06:36Z")
Another lesbian reference: Homer’s looking for a bar to replace Moe’s so he visits one that’s peculiar–not because it’s a lesbian bar but because it doesn’t have a fire exit. He then leaves in a huff ("What’s her problem?) ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-gay-action-on-the-simpsons/168612/39 "2003-04-14T20:43:56Z")
There was a gay kiss on “King of the Hill”-Dale’s dad is gay-but you could only see it reflected in Dale’s sunglasses, and all you could see was the back of their heads. And of course, Dale thinks that John Redcorn is gay. That’s pretty funny! Yeah, last night was pretty funny. BTW, what’s the deal with Lenny and Carl? ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-gay-action-on-the-simpsons/168612/40 "2003-04-14T20:49:42Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Weirddave \* > **Last night, the butch lesbian watching Homer dance: > "I didn’t think it possible, but now I’m even more of a lesbian"** Lesbian? This isn’t my army reunion. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-gay-action-on-the-simpsons/168612.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-gay-action-on-the-simpsons/168612.md?page=3)