# It's official, I just realized what the funniest episode of The Simpsons is **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 9, 2005, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-i-just-realized-what-the-funniest-episode-of-the-simpsons-is/320838 "2005-09-09T16:31:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2005, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-i-just-realized-what-the-funniest-episode-of-the-simpsons-is/320838/41 "2005-11-14T16:01:35Z")
> [@Evil Captor](#): > > Marge (to Lisa): “I don’t think you should go down in the basement. Homer’s working on a very complicated project for the nuclear plant there.” > Homer: “Marge! Do we have any of those colored macaroni noodles?” Homer: Well, basically, all I did was take the old plant, and add these fins for better aerodynamics. And this racing stripe I feel is pretty snazzy. Burns: Agreed. We have a winner! ---
**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:** [November 14, 2005, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-i-just-realized-what-the-funniest-episode-of-the-simpsons-is/320838/42 "2005-11-14T16:03:48Z")
No love for The Stonecutters? “Now let’s all get drunk and play ping-pong!” ---
**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:** [November 14, 2005, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-i-just-realized-what-the-funniest-episode-of-the-simpsons-is/320838/43 "2005-11-14T16:04:01Z")
Frank Grimes: And now I’m peeing on the seat-and I’m going back to work without washing my hands! And it doesn’t matter-because I’m HOMER SIMPSON!!! Homer: Yeah, you wish! What about Homer’s Phobia? Moe: So, uh Bart, you ever been hunting?" Bart: Naw. Something about a bunch of men camped out alone in the woods with one another. Seems kinda gay. Homer: Now that young man is a very immature attitude! Bart: Dad, why did you bring me to a gay steelmill? Homer: I…don’t…know… ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2005, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-i-just-realized-what-the-funniest-episode-of-the-simpsons-is/320838/44 "2005-11-14T16:16:35Z")
I nominate 2 early episodes. Truck-o-saurus had both Truck-O-Saurus and the great scene of the still semi-intelligent Homer rescuing Bart from his stupid stunts by Leaping Springfield Gorge himself. Part way through the Jump, I’m going to make it, then the dragged out Fall down the cliff and the ambulance crash and additional fall. The Powerplant strike: Dental benefits cut: Lisa ends up in a torture device for braces Lisa in the sky with Diamonds scene. Burns hires the Thugs from the last strike. One of them is Abe: > [@](#): > > Back then we wore onions on our belts… Because it was the style of the day… And nickels had bumble bees on them… ---
**Author:** ![Dob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Dob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dob)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2005, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-i-just-realized-what-the-funniest-episode-of-the-simpsons-is/320838/45 "2005-11-14T16:22:27Z")
I dont know the name of the episode, but the scene that hooked me on the Simpson’s was when Homer visited a cider mill, and runs into Flanders. When Homer’s brain just leaves him and he collapses made me laugh so hard I cried. The expression on Homer’s face is just priceless. hell, im laughing now at it! Has there every been a better show than the Simpons? really ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2005, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-i-just-realized-what-the-funniest-episode-of-the-simpsons-is/320838/46 "2005-11-14T16:59:32Z")
Dob: > [@](#): > > Has there every been a better show than the Simpons? really Futurama was better. I would put $pringfield in my top five, but I think the funniest was Bart Gets an F. The Signing of the Declaration dream was priceless: Hey! It’s snowing! In July? Outside, everybody! John Hancock’s signed his name in the snow! Wonderful stuff. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2005, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-i-just-realized-what-the-funniest-episode-of-the-simpsons-is/320838/47 "2005-11-14T17:45:21Z")
> [@Dob](#): > > I dont know the name of the episode, but the scene that hooked me on the Simpson’s was when Homer visited a cider mill, and runs into Flanders. This was from the episode involving Mr. Burns’s son, Larry. I can never forget Flanders’s words of wisdom- if it’s sweet and yella, you got juice there, fella! If it’s clear and brown, you’re in cider town! (Of course, in Canada, the whole thing’s flip-flopped.) > [@](#): > > Has there every been a better show than the Simpons? really _The Simpsons_ was much better. _The Simpons_ is nothing but a cheap ripoff. ---
**Author:** ![Iggins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Iggins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggins)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2005, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-i-just-realized-what-the-funniest-episode-of-the-simpsons-is/320838/48 "2005-11-14T20:52:19Z")
Though it seems to be a point of divison between Simpson’s fans, I love this episode: A Star is Burns There are so many great one liners in this one… Rainier: My new movie is me, standing in front of a brick wall for 90 minutes. It cost 80 million dollars to make. Jay Sherman: how do you sleep at night? Rainier: on top of a pile of money, with many beautiful women. ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2005, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-i-just-realized-what-the-funniest-episode-of-the-simpsons-is/320838/49 "2005-11-14T21:35:07Z")
> [@Iggins](#): > > Though it seems to be a point of divison between Simpson’s fans, I love this episode: > > A Star is Burns > > There are so many great one liners in this one… > > Rainier: My new movie is me, standing in front of a brick wall for 90 minutes. It cost 80 million dollars to make. > Jay Sherman: how do you sleep at night? > Rainier: on top of a pile of money, with many beautiful women. “On closer inspection, these are loafers.” ---
**Author:** ![Dob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Dob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dob)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2005, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-i-just-realized-what-the-funniest-episode-of-the-simpsons-is/320838/50 "2005-11-14T21:42:52Z")
> [@](#): > > The Simpons is nothing but a cheap ripoff. ha! took me 5 whole minutes to figure out what you were saying!! loooong day… ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2005, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-i-just-realized-what-the-funniest-episode-of-the-simpsons-is/320838/51 "2005-11-14T21:50:12Z")
> [@Dob](#): > > I dont know the name of the episode, but the scene that hooked me on the Simpson’s was when Homer visited a cider mill, and runs into Flanders. > > When Homer’s brain just leaves him and he collapses made me laugh so hard I cried. The expression on Homer’s face is just priceless. hell, im laughing now at it! Yeah, that just killed me. “If it’s clear and yella’, you’ve got juice there, fella! If it’s tangy and brown, you’re in cider town. Now, there’s two exceptions and it gets kinda tricky here…” It’s from _Burns, Baby Burns_. ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2005, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-i-just-realized-what-the-funniest-episode-of-the-simpsons-is/320838/52 "2005-11-14T22:59:30Z")
Iggins: > [@](#): > > A Star is Burns > > There are so many great one liners in this one… Not to mention it has a football to the groin. ---
**Author:** ![Odinoneeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/97f17d/32.png) [@Odinoneeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odinoneeye)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2005, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-i-just-realized-what-the-funniest-episode-of-the-simpsons-is/320838/53 "2005-11-14T23:02:50Z")
> [@Iggins](#): > > Though it seems to be a point of divison between Simpson’s fans, I love this episode: > > A Star is Burns > > There are so many great one liners in this one… > > Rainier: My new movie is me, standing in front of a brick wall for 90 minutes. It cost 80 million dollars to make. > Jay Sherman: how do you sleep at night? > Rainier: on top of a pile of money, with many beautiful women. Burns:There are a lot of similarities between myself and Oscar Schindler. We both made weapons for the nazis, but mine worked damn it! ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2005, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-i-just-realized-what-the-funniest-episode-of-the-simpsons-is/320838/54 "2005-11-14T23:13:34Z")
> [@Odinoneeye](#): > > Burns:There are a lot of similarities between myself and Oscar Schindler. We both made weapons for the nazis, but mine worked damn it! “Are you saying ‘boo’ or ‘Boo-urns’?” “BOOO!!!” “I was saying ‘Boo-urns’…” ---
**Author:** ![carterba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85e7bf/32.png) [@carterba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carterba)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2005, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-i-just-realized-what-the-funniest-episode-of-the-simpsons-is/320838/55 "2005-11-14T23:26:01Z")
> [@jrfranchi](#): > > The Powerplant strike: > Dental benefits cut: Lisa ends up in a torture device for braces > Lisa in the sky with Diamonds scene. > Burns hires the Thugs from the last strike. One of them is Abe: “Dental plan!” “Lisa needs braces!” “Dental plan!” “Lisa needs braces!” “Dental plan!” “Lisa needs braces!” “Dental plan!” “Lisa needs braces!” One of my favorites. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2005, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-i-just-realized-what-the-funniest-episode-of-the-simpsons-is/320838/56 "2005-11-14T23:34:29Z")
I’m partial to **Homer and Apu** for all the following reasons: (a) Best guest appearance ever: James Woods (b) Best Sign Ever: Master knows all, except combination to safe © Great song: Who needs te Kwik-E-Mart? (d) Smart Homer? - “You can’t seel that! Karma can only be portioned by the cosmos” “He’s got me there” (e) Barney’s Shady Past? - “It’s happening again!” (f) The world’s first convenience store - 'This isn’t very convenient." (g) Homer gets great wisdom - “Are you really the head of the Kwik-E-Mart?” “Really?” “You?” “Thank you, come again” (h) And many, many more ---
**Author:** ![St.Urho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8e7dd6/32.png) [@St.Urho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/St.Urho)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2005, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-i-just-realized-what-the-funniest-episode-of-the-simpsons-is/320838/57 "2005-11-14T23:50:55Z")
You’re all wrong. The best episode ever was the Beer Baron episode. Rex Banner: Are you the Beer Baron? Flanders: If you mean root beer, I’m guilty as char-diddly-arged! Banner: Keep an eye on him, he’s on something. Banner: Are you the Beer Baron? Comic Book Guy: Yes, but only by night. By day, I’m a mild-mannerd reporter for a major metropolitan newspaper. Banner: Don’t crack wise with me, tubby. CBG: Tubby?! Oh yes, I see. Homer (with a beer keg on his head): I’m the prime minister of Ireland! Quimby: You can’t seriously want to ban alcohol. It tastes great, makes women appear more attractive, and makes a person virtually invulnerable to criticism. I could go on and on… ---
**Author:** ![iamthewalrus\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/258eb7/32.png) [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2005, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-i-just-realized-what-the-funniest-episode-of-the-simpsons-is/320838/58 "2005-11-15T00:01:47Z")
To alcohol: The cause of, and solution to, all of life’s problems. Going out. Not back, avenge deaths. Marge: Homer! Where are you going? Homer: Marge, I’m not going to lie to you. \ Bye! ---
**Author:** ![vl\_mungo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bc8723/32.png) [@vl\_mungo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vl_mungo)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2005, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-i-just-realized-what-the-funniest-episode-of-the-simpsons-is/320838/59 "2005-11-15T02:02:40Z")
> [@BurnMeUp](#): > > Don’t forget the scene wherte homer tells Lisa they just need to improvise to make food and takes a frozen pie shell, fills it with cloves and pours Tom Collins mix over the top. He takes a bite, pauses and says “let’s go get your mother”. The full quote… Lisa: There’s nothing to eat for breakfast. Homer: You gotta improvise, Lisa: cloves, Tom Collins mix, frozen pie crust Lisa: Maybe mom just doesn’t realize we missed her. We could go down to the casino and let her know… Homer: Oh, come on, Lisa, there’s no reason to – [takes a bite] – let’s go see Mom. The quavering repulsion in Homer’s tone of voice when he says “let’s go see Mom” is the capper. [sound file](http://download.lardlad.com/sounds/season5/casino9.mp3) ---
**Author:** ![Odinoneeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/97f17d/32.png) [@Odinoneeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odinoneeye)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2005, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-i-just-realized-what-the-funniest-episode-of-the-simpsons-is/320838/60 "2005-11-15T02:51:32Z")
What about Hank Scorpio? Marge: I’m so bored, I’ve started drinking a glass of wine a day. I know you’re suppoed to drink a glass and a half, but I just can’t drink that much. The whole James Bond sequence. and of course… Scorpio: Hey Homer, if you could kill a couple of people on the way out, it would really help me. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-i-just-realized-what-the-funniest-episode-of-the-simpsons-is/320838.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-i-just-realized-what-the-funniest-episode-of-the-simpsons-is/320838.md?page=4)