# Who is your favorite Springfield resident and what's your fave phrase? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 16, 2013, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-your-favorite-springfield-resident-and-whats-your-fave-phrase/647421 "2013-01-16T21:55:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![InternetLegend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/internetlegend/32/13154_2.png) [@InternetLegend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InternetLegend)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2013, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-your-favorite-springfield-resident-and-whats-your-fave-phrase/647421/61 "2013-01-20T19:43:54Z")
My favorite is Lisa, especially when her self-righteousness falters a little. As for favorite quote, there are way too many - our family uses them as shorthand. Today, I think it may be, “I have misplaced my pants.” ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2013, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-your-favorite-springfield-resident-and-whats-your-fave-phrase/647421/62 "2013-01-20T19:48:33Z")
Remember the episode back in the '90s where Marge gets arrested for shoplifting after Maggie puts something in her pocket? Nelson approached Bart on the playground: Nelson: HA-ha! Your mom’s a jailbird! Bart: So’s yours. Nelson: Oh yeah! Let’s play! Another favorite was a scene where Abe Simpson is walking down the street with his bearded friend, and they’re accosted by a young man asking for a handout. Abe yells something like, “Get a job, you bum!”, then starts ranting to his friend about how, “In our day, we WORKED for everything we got! These kids today just want everything handed to them!” Immediately after that speech, the two seniors turn into the Social Security office, where Abe starts banging his fist on the counter and shouting, “I’m old! Give me money!” ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2013, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-your-favorite-springfield-resident-and-whats-your-fave-phrase/647421/63 "2013-01-20T20:07:22Z")
the show does such a good job giving a character a personality type that can be played on. there can be elements of multiple characters that can be related to; nonfamily characters can be fairly stable like Frink, Skinner or Comic Book Guy family characters can be more dynamic. best quote In this house, we obey the laws of thermodynamics. ---
**Author:** ![pancakes3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ba9def/32.png) [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2013, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-your-favorite-springfield-resident-and-whats-your-fave-phrase/647421/64 "2013-01-20T21:23:45Z")
Another vote for lionel hutz. Greatest line? That’s a paddlin. ---
**Author:** ![Svejk\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@Svejk\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Svejk_1)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2013, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-your-favorite-springfield-resident-and-whats-your-fave-phrase/647421/65 "2013-01-21T00:41:58Z")
Side Show Bob Line: [“I’ll be eating _food_ tonight!”](http://www.lardlad.com/assets/quotes/season15/FABF04.shtml) (Old Gill.) ---
**Author:** ![Rich\_Mann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ce73a5/32.png) [@Rich\_Mann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rich_Mann)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2013, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-your-favorite-springfield-resident-and-whats-your-fave-phrase/647421/66 "2013-01-21T03:04:23Z")
Ralph, 🙂 I eated the purple berries 🙂 ☹ It tasted like burning ☹ Fat Tony, “I don’t get mad, I get stabby!” Homer, “Yes, Lisa. A wonderful, magical animal from Happy Land!” (The whole conversation, really) Favorite character is Professor Frink. Claiven noiven, indeed! ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2013, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-your-favorite-springfield-resident-and-whats-your-fave-phrase/647421/67 "2013-01-21T03:59:00Z")
Best character? Tough but I’ll go Moe. My fave lines are all lies. ["I believe it was a boaking accident.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqmdiiqIRA8) [Zeese are speedholes.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVV_COOey0E) By the many arms of Vishnu, I swear it is a lie. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stafford\_Cripps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stafford_cripps/32/7167_2.png) [@The\_Stafford\_Cripps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stafford_Cripps)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2013, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-your-favorite-springfield-resident-and-whats-your-fave-phrase/647421/68 "2013-01-21T10:18:28Z")
I’m not sure whether he actually lives in Springlfield, but my favourite character is Krusty, with all his backstories from the wars of showbiz. My favourite line is: "I ought replace it right now with a Chinese cartoon where robots turn into blingwads! But I’m a lazy, lazy man, Roger. So I’m gonna give you one more chance." ---
**Author:** ![Steener122](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Steener122](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steener122)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2013, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-your-favorite-springfield-resident-and-whats-your-fave-phrase/647421/69 "2013-01-23T09:54:56Z")
> [@Mr\_Downtown](#): > > Troy McClure > > "Five days??? But I’m mad _now."_ I’ve always loved that one too and the next part “If I had a gun, I’d shoot you!!” Employee: Well, you don’t. ---
**Author:** ![Mosier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ea924/32.png) [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2013, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-your-favorite-springfield-resident-and-whats-your-fave-phrase/647421/70 "2013-01-23T10:05:25Z")
Ralph: (crying, after being pepper sprayed) “Even my boogers are spicy!” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-your-favorite-springfield-resident-and-whats-your-fave-phrase/647421.md?page=3)