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[CantThinkUpName]

I know we have a worst episode thread and a best episode thread. But each episode, even the bad ones, except for the really bad ones, often have funny moments. Which, in the entire history of the show, do you think is the funniest. It can be a still, a line, a scene, even a running joke.

The first two that come to mind are:

* The full version of Foster Pussycat Kill Kill particularly because of the final line which was unfortunately cut in syndication (sadly, I can't find the full version on youtube).
* Homer's one man band in "Bart Gets Famous." "Buzz Off Giuseppe!"

[bitey]

That scene where Homer hits his head on the stove hood while making "chomping" motions toward a pie Marge just baked. It's in the episode where Bart and Lisa are playing peewee hockey.

Also, the scene in the Valentine's Day episode, where Homer runs upstairs to "get Marge's gift" and then they see him climbing down the drain pipe outside the kitchen window (and falling as the pipe breaks away from the house).

Homer and his sandwich, in the Duff Gardens episode (I can't remember the names of any of these episodes- sorry.)

[JTMacc99]

That scene where Homer hits his head on the stove hood ... Homer and his sandwich

Oh my God, bitey is my exact double! ... Hey, that dog has a puffy tail. Here puff! Here puff!

Anyway, what was I talking about? Oh yeah. I can't believe that with 19 years of episodes to choo-choo-choose from, we didn't even get past the first response without somebody taking mine as well as one of my honorable mentions (Two more feet, and I can fit it in the fridge!) Here's the scene from snpp.com. It never, ever fails to make me laugh out loud.

Bart: OK, but on my way, I'm going to be doing this: [windmills arms] If you get hit, it's your own fault.
Lisa: OK, then I'm going to start kicking air like this. [kicks] And if any part of you should fill that air, [kicks] it's _your_ own fault. [they walk towards each other, then start fighting]
Marge: Oh, I better go check that out. Now Homer, don't you eat this pie!
Homer: OK...[Marge leaves] All right, pie, I'm just going to do this. [chomps air] And if you get eaten, it's your own fault! [walks towards pie, chomping air, and hits head on range head] Ow! Oh, my -- aw, to hell with this. [grabs pie, eats it]

Edited by JTMacc99, May 7, 2007 @ 8:18 AM.

[Sarcastico]

The ep where Mr. Burns gets a thing for Marge when she's working at the plant: his encounter with Scalp Wax. Probably the funniest thing in the history of television (for me, of course).

[cjl]

"Sixty-four slices of American cheese...." ROWLP. "Sixty-three...."

Comes down to Homer and food a lot, doesn't it? The basics.

[CantThinkUpName]

"Sixty-four slices of American cheese...." ROWLP. "Sixty-three...."

Comes down to Homer and food a lot, doesn't it? The basics.

I can't believe I forgot that one. I laughed for 5 minutes straight after "I think I'm blind."

[JTMacc99]

Scalp Wax

His head made the most delightful sounds, both as it slipped off of his hand and as it bashed off the desk/table.

It looks like smashing one's head into something is another one of our basics.

[Louisa]

Gotta love Ralph's "Go banana!" line said so sincerely and the look on his face as he waits for it to roll.
It makes me smile just thinking about it!
I love the "God, if you don't want me to eat those waffles, give me... no sign whatsoever... *munch* sacrilicious *munch*" scene and the Lisa-Homer exchange about pig products and the wonderful magical animal they come from is pretty classic too. In fact any combination of Homer, food and a spiritual/moral issue (or no issue at all sometimes) is usually pretty funny to me.
And I find the Chuck's Seed & Feed visual gag very funny, but someone had to explain it to me before I did!

[Eegah]

My orthodontist father continually goes nuts over The Big Book of British Smiles. Of course, among the movies he has on while working on the kids is Finding Nemo, so we're a bit worried about him.

[theWoebegone]

"This had nothing to do with the bucket."

[Earl Camembert]

Three little words:

Gay. Steel. Mill.

(Although "I am gay" is an acceptable ethnic substitute.)

[flippant]

"Sixty-four slices of American cheese...." ROWLP. "Sixty-three...."

Comes down to Homer and food a lot, doesn't it? The basics.

I've realized that I can usually find a Simpson's quote/moment to apply to ANY situation. This little gem came in handy at a recent barbeque around some Costco sized stacks of American Cheese...mmmmmm

[Mr Deltoid]

For me, the moment in Summer of 4'2" when Homer comes out, sees the car covered in shells, slaps both hands to his head, and yells, "Sweet merciful crap! My car!" is one of the funniest things ever (as is Marge's line as she unpacks Homer's grocery bag full of panty shields, liquor, and porno mags: "I don't know what you have planned tonight, but count me out.").

[Mr Deltoid]

For me, the moment in Summer of 4'2" when Homer comes out, sees the car covered in shells, slaps both hands to his head, and yells, "Sweet merciful crap! My car!" is one of the funniest things ever (as is Marge's line as she unpacks Homer's grocery bag full of panty shields, liquor, and porno mags: "I don't know what you have planned tonight, but count me out.").

[Joe Normal]

I have to agree with you Mr Deltoid:

"Um, let me have one of those porno magazines... a large box of condoms... a bottle of Old Harper... a couple of those panty shields...andsomeillegalfireworks... and one of those disposable enemas. Ah, make it two."

Pure genius. I learned from the commentaries that this was a replication of a scene from American Graffiti, where an underage character is attempting to buy alcohol (The Old Harper Homer requests, in fact) by trying to sneak it in while requesting a bunch of inconspicuous items. Homer doing the exact opposite was just insanely funny, as well as the followup scene with Marge.

The sandwich flashback gag in the Duff Gardens episode was also an early favorite of mine, especially after the flashback where Homer looks at the sandwich in disgust and says:

"This is all your fault!! But how can I stay mad at you?"

I remember almost needing to go the hospital after the episode opening in the Apple Ciderhouse, when Homer runs into Flanders who breaks into a meandering explanation about the difference between apple cider and apple juice. Homer's brain declares "You can stay, but I'm outta here", and floats off. Homer in full catatonic attentivness, collapses as his knees give way. And Flander's just keeps on going.

[Joe Normal]

I have to agree with you Mr Deltoid:

"Um, let me have one of those porno magazines... a large box of condoms... a bottle of Old Harper... a couple of those panty shields...andsomeillegalfireworks... and one of those disposable enemas. Ah, make it two."

Pure genius. I learned from the commentaries that this was a replication of a scene from American Graffiti, where an underage character is attempting to buy alcohol (The Old Harper Homer requests, in fact) by trying to sneak it in while requesting a bunch of inconspicuous items. Homer doing the exact opposite was just insanely funny, as well as the followup scene with Marge.

The sandwich flashback gag in the Duff Gardens episode was also an early favorite of mine, especially after the flashback where Homer looks at the sandwich in disgust and says:

"This is all your fault!! But how can I stay mad at you?"

I remember almost needing to go the hospital after the episode opening in the Apple Ciderhouse, when Homer runs into Flanders who breaks into a meandering explanation about the difference between apple cider and apple juice. Homer's brain declares "You can stay, but I'm outta here", and floats off. Homer in full catatonic attentivness, collapses as his knees give way. And Flander's just keeps on going.

[striker]

Got to put in my votes for the 64 slices of American cheese and the big sandwich. It makes me laugh even harder that the sandwich was based on something that happened to Al Jean.

[Canary M Burns]

Hmmmm funniest moments ever, there are quite a few :)
I love the scenes that revolve around:

"Oh, Save Me, Jebus"

"Is it about my cube?"

"Oh this is the worse pain ever" "Stupid Sexy Flanders"

[McKay]

"Um, let me have one of those porno magazines... a large box of condoms... a bottle of Old Harper... a couple of those panty shields...andsomeillegalfireworks... and one of those disposable enemas. Ah, make it two."

Oh, definitely.

Ralph with the leprechaun is a true classic. And S-M-R-T! makes me laugh harder now that I know it wasn't intention on Dan C's part.

And pretty much every moment of Homer as a missionary. "Ohgodohgodohgod!"

[Kel Varnsen]

I think for me ones that are up there include the whole America-Australia thing at the gates to the embassy as well as the Mystery Date Scene in summer of 4ft2.

[McKay]

Oh, back to Summer of 4 ft 2:
"Best wishes, Milhouse."

Gets me every. Single. Time.

[7LeafClover]

"Must. Kill. Moe. Wheeeee! Must. Kill. Moe. Wheee!"

So stupid but I'm almost laughing as I type it. I love Homer.

[InvaderNorbert]

Definately every version of "Man Getting Hit By Football" by far, especially George C. Scott's Oscar-winning version.

There's also the scene where Bart dreams he's obese. "I wash myself with a rag on a stick!" amd then we come back to reality where Bart teases Lisa with the imaginary stick.

Another one of my all-time favorites is also a Homer moment: "BARTDOYOUWANNASEEMYNEWCHAINSAWANDHOCKEYMASK?!" I also love the fact that entire scene was pitched by Conan O'Brien.

[InvaderNorbert]

Ack! double post

Edited by InvaderNorbert, May 8, 2007 @ 3:35 PM.

[JTMacc99]

A couple more honorable mentions:

Skinner: [faking a yawn] Well, that was wonderful. Good time was had by all. I'm pooped.
Chalmers: Yes, I guess I should be -- [notes entire kitchen is on fire] Good Lord, what is happening in there?
Skinner: Aurora Borealis?
Chalmers: Aurora Borealis? At this time of year? A this time of day? In this part of the country? Localized entirely within your kitchen?
Skinner: Yes.
Chalmers: May I see it?
Skinner: Oh, erm... No.



Bart: Uh, yes, I'm looking for a friend of mine. Last name Jass. First name Hugh.
Moe: Uh, hold on, I'll check. [calling] Hugh Jass! Somebody check the men's room for a Hugh Jass!
Hugh: I'm Hugh Jass.
Moe: Telephone. [hands over the receiver]


Bart: You are fully bonded and licensed by the city, aren't you, Mr. Plow?''
Homer: [out of the corner of his mouth] Shut up, boy.
(that one get's my award for best "shut up, boy" ever.)


Agent: Hello, Mr. Thompson! [stomps on Homer's foot a few times]
Homer: [to other agent in his loud whisper voice] "I think he's talking to you."

[Yogurt Baron]

The ironing is delicious: in expressing that he had the same funniest moment as bitey, JTMacc99 paraphrases MY choice for the funniest scene ever.

Oh my God, this man is my exact double! ... Hey, that dog has a puffy tail. Here puff! Here puff!

The sheer goofiness of "Don Incognito"'s very existence...Homer's short attention span...Dan's brilliant delivery (the emphasis on "THAT dog..."? Genius.) Does it get any better?

Second-favourite: Bart breaks the chair over Homer's back in "A Milhouse Divided" (to me, the funniest bit-for-bit episode ever by such a wide margin that it makes the other episodes look like a pile of puke). What could have been a dumb, slapsticky moment becomes genius because of the setup---the glint of admiration in Bart's eye for Pyro, and the cheerful assumption that Homer would be just as capable of performing this "pretty standard stunt". It's not only hilarious, it's a moment of heartfelt father-son bonding!

[McKay]

"Must. Kill. Moe. Wheeeee! Must. Kill. Moe. Wheee!"

Oh my god, how could I have forgotten that?! I manage to find a surprising lot of ways to work that into my daily life and I always, always giggle at it.

Homer: "I don't wanna look like a weirdo...I'll take a muumuu." And, of course, Homer wearing the muumuu and the hat...I would give any amount of money to have a cel of that. Or the action figure.

"That dog has a puffy tail!" gets a lot of use in my life - my neighbor has four Bichon Frises.

Sideshow Bob singing the entire score of the HMS Pinafore is brilliant, too. And, of course, the rakes. My god, the rakes.

Edited by McKay, May 8, 2007 @ 4:20 PM.

[bitey]

Just thought of another one...

The scene in the casino episode, where Marge is in the grips of the neon-clawed monster ("I call him Gamblor!"), and Homer has to make Lisa's Florida costume for the school pageant. I love it when he's attempting to use the sewing machine ("owowowowowowow!") and I love how the costume's so bad that Skinner assumes Lisa had no parental help whatsoever in making it.

And then there's Ralph as well. "I'm Idaho!"

[flippant]

I like when Homer is trying to find the kids when Ned took them to get baptized.
"To find Flanders, I have to think like Flanders! I'm a four eyed lamo and I wear the same stupid sweater everyday... THE SPRINGFIELD RIVER!!!" (paraphrasing of course :))

Also the part where Homer gets burned by the holy water gets me every time.
I SAID SHUT YOUR UGLY FACE FLANDERS!!!

[IBM62]

In the "Lisa's Saxaphone" episode, when Homer and Marge are singing about Bart's bad first day of school and they need something to rhyme with "such a shame what school can do" so all of a sudden Apu shows up and sings: "for no reason here's Apuuuuuuuu!" That was awesome.