Burns: “Someone up there must like me!”
Smithers: “Someone down here likes you too, sir.”
Burns: “Oh, shut up.”
Most of my favourites have already been listed here. One that’s gotten forgotten:
Smithers plays (ahem) Deep Throat on a Republican Conspiracy.
Lisa: “Why are you helping us?”
Smithers: Let’s just say that some of the republican party’s policies interfere with my choice of lifestyle
There was also some line about when Mr. Burns was looking for his teddy bear – and Smithers tries to be a replacement. Don’t want to butcher that line, though.
– Hamish (who knows far more about gay cartoon/comic characters than is healthy for any human being :D).
I actually think that was the one with the angel fossil that turned out to be a gimmick for the shopping mall. (Everyone thought the world was going to end at a certain time, but in reality the mall was opening.) Could be wrong though.
[singing]“Sold - separately. Why do I feel as if we’re sold, separately…?”[/singing]
Didn’t Burns say something along the lines of “Thank you for making my last moments on earth socially awkward” in the episode where Smithers confessed his love?
I saw somewhere that the writers consider Smithers to be Burnsexual. In other words, he only has the hots for Burns. There also was an episode which had Smithers in a flashback with what apparently was his wife or SO, confessing his attraction to Burns. The scene was obviously a riff on a movie, but I’m not sure which one. Might have been Making Love.
You’re referring to the scene where Smithers is in Streetcar Named Desire (in his fantasy) and admits his love for Burns. It was just a fantasy, though, as I recall. Not a realistic flashback.
Not to mention that Smithers was a black man in his first appearance. 
Why in the world is this even being debated? Nothing could be more obvious than the fact that Smithers is gay.
which was, for the record, an error during animation. one of the producer-thingy guys said something along the lines of ‘he’s always meant to have been the toadying white guy’.
please don’t make me dig up cites. it was at www.snpp.com somewhere.
It was during the nuclear meltewn of the plant. “Oh, hot dog. Thank you for making my last moments on earth socially awkward!” One of the best Smithers/gay references. I also love Smithers’ little grunt when he bumps into Burns during the episode in which the two were breaking into the Simpsons’ home.
From “The Simpsons’ 138th Episode Spectacular”:
Troy McClure: “Ambassador Henry Mwabwetumba of the Ivory Coast writes, ‘What is the real deal with Mr. Burns’ assistant Smithers? You know what I’m talking about.’ Ha ha ha, of course we do.”
(A bunch of Smithers clips, showing his love for Mr. Burns, plays)
Troy: “As you can see, the real deal with Waylon Smithers
is that he’s Mr. Burns’ assistant. He’s in his early 40s, is unmarried, and currently resides in Springfield. Thanks for
writing! We’ll be right back.”
How 'bout the slide show of variouuis Springfeild residents leaving Belle’s Burlesque house:
(Photo of Waylon the the screen)
BURNS: Waylon?
SMITHERS: My parents insisted I try it once, sir.
(This may not be a word for word quote, but you get the idea. (From Wiggum: Hey! You showed me twice!)
Drllman-- over 200 posts with a spelling mistake!
Oh, my…not that there’s anything to be said for anagrams, but Waylon Smithers is now my second-favorite anagrammable name (behind Spiro Agnew, of course).
Waylon Smithers —> wants him sorely
Thanks for that link, Bryan Ekers.
Well crap, what kind of Simpsons fan am I when I screw up all the quotes. BTW, I think a couple of you were right, it was probably the meltdown episode. Any one want to take a crack at correcting the quote in my sig? Bonus points for IDing the episode.
Close. The flashback to Smithers’ marriage is from Tennessee Williams, but it’s Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
When a tape of “Its Raining Men” flew into his car, he seemed quite pleased.
If thats not a give-a-way, I don’t know what is!
Stuffy, from “Brother from Another Series,” the quote from Cecil should read:
“I had no idea, for you see I have been on Mars for the last decade, in a cave, with my eyes shut and my fingers in my ears.”
Gald to help 
…make that “happy to help”
Thanks Max, good jog on the ID too!
Burns: Smithers, there’s a rocket in my pocket!
Smithers: You don’t have to tell me that, sir.