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20th anniversary, and guardian have picked their best 20 clips.

what's yours?

For me, it's 'Homer vs the Trampoline', although 'Homer the Heretic' is also awesome.

Homer spots an ad in the paper for a trampoline, or as he calls it, a 'trabapoleen', then a 'tramamperline'. Upon collection, he gets squirted with water by pressing the door bell and keeps doing it. comedy genius.

Laural and Hardy did that 80 years ago

One of the many fave bits is where Homer is hoovering the fat from Willys store (his retiremant fund) and the hoover actually hoovers Homers eye out.......gross but so good.

But there are so many good bits and classic lines, its s hame the writing has got poorer in the last couple of years.

One of the first one's when he tries to set a snare to catch a rabbit. He end's up catapulting it into the distance.

And "Operator, give me the number for 911"

My favourite episodes are....

You Only Move Twice

Hank Scorpio is the greatest one episode character.

El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer (The Mysterious Voyage of Homer)

"In your FACE space coyote!"

Most episodes between 1993-1998 are brilliant though.

BEST SIMPSONS LINE EVER:

Milhouses Dad gets sacked from the cracker factory after his divorce, The cracker factory wanted family people working there.

MILHOUSES DAD TO NOW FORMER BOSS "So that's it after 30 years good bye and good luck?"

NOW FORMER BOSS IN RESPONSE TO MILHOUSES DAD "I don't re-call saying good luck"

"Ooh, they have the internet on computers now!"


The Everybody hates Ned Flanders song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16ULF1L1tEs

The Monorail song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q44IDYpEeso

Best episode has gotta be the Flaming Moes one

They should stop it now anyway, it's been really shit for atleast 5 years.
Family Guy is where it's at nowadays :)

Favourite episode: Marge vs the Monorail.

Least favourite episode: the one with Tony Bliar in it.

The monorail one is ace! no trip to Alton Towers in complete without singing that song
Also the kingsize homer one where he gets really fat so he doesnt have to work
Also the one where noone wants to empty the bins so they end up living in rubbish?? Bart stapling stuff on the side of the bin so he doesnt have to empty it!

I bloody love the Simpsons 

Simpsons sing the blues in a classic album

Its the one scene gags like the above that I love the most. My favourite is when Homer has a heart attack and in the hospital the doctor tells him to stop eating shit. He doesn't and then it just cuts back to the ambulance taking him to hospital again. Or something like that.

I watched the movie again the other day and it was a lot funnier than the first time I watched it. Not sure watching it in HD improved it though, it made it all look a bit too clinical.

Marge: "You know the rules: he who tops it off, drops it off."
Homer: "But I can rebuild!"

Other favourites include the entire X-Files episode ("local man Homer Simpson, shown here with his tongue stuck to a lamp post…"), and Mr Burns busting Homer spray-painting the words 'MY NAME IS HOMER SIMPSON' on his office wall by exclaiming: "Who the devil are you?"

Homer:               My name is Mr. Burns and I have come to collect a letter.
Post office bloke: What is your first name Mr. Burns?
Homer:               I don't know.

Homer jumps the Springfield Gorge and misses hitting all the rocks and shit heading to the bottom the gorge, gets lifted by air ambulance and loaded into the back of a waiting ambulance before it speeds off hitting a tree, homer rolls out the back on the stretcher and plummets back into the gorge :D

Thats the one where Bart skateboards over the gorge isnt it??

The best episode is when Homer becomes a teacher.

The 'Thompsons' moment is also a good one.

My fav is the barbershop/Beatles episode. Too many great bits to pick one or two. I still think its funny as fuck.

Thats the very same one! :)

Genius.

Fucking outstanding, that has made my day.

When Homer bowls that perfect game and Karl gets his autograph at work is my favourite.
"Who do I make it out to?"
"Homer we've been friends for 10 years...."
Homer stares at him
"... Karl, it's Karl"
Homer scrawls on the paper
"Homer this just says my name, I wanted yours"
"Take it or leave it... [checks paper]... Karl"

Hahaha just typing that out made my day

I fucking love nelson

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClynhFKMs3c&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWA8HqwDhb8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iq2fiCgq6_U

Flaming Moes episode is one of my favourite too.

Shame they went down the 'guest star' or  'the Simpsons are going to.....' route for the last 5 years. Mind you, finding original stuff after 15 years must have been hard. I'm amazed they come up with all the new opening credit stuff (blackboard writing, couch).

Too many favourite quotes:

Homer: "Sport Sport Sport Sport Sport Sport Sport Sport Sport - Marge, Bart will ride in the front seat today because he is good at sports"


Homer: "That's it! You people have stood in my way long enough. I'm going to clown college"


Moe: "Uh, I was just thinking what a good parking job I did with it."
Chief Wiggum: "Oh yeah! Hey, that is nice! Hey, Lou! Lou, check out that
              park job in 7A!"
         Lou: "W'hoo-hoo.. that's sweet"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXCzyMPU_x0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xqghpm4gXf4

"To start, press any key. Where's the 'Any' key?"

And Dave's favourite...

Marge: "Homer, the plant called. They said if you don't show up tomorrow don't bother showing up on Monday."
Homer: "Woo-hoo! Four-day weekend!"

People old Phil Hartman. Lionel Hutz was/is my favourite character... The episode Marge in Chains being a fine example of his brilliance....

Hutz: Now don't you worry, Mrs. Simpson, I - uh-oh. We've drawn Judge Snyder.

Marge: Is that bad?

Hutz: Well, he's kind of had it in for me, since I accidently ran over his dog. Actually, replace 'accidently' with 'repeatedly', and replace 'dog' with 'son'.

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Hutz: Now Mr. Nahasapeemapetilon, if that is your real name. Have you ever forgotten anything?

Apu: No. In fact I can recite pi to 40,000 places. And the last digit is 1.

Homer: Mmm... pie.

Hutz: Well if you never forget anything. Tell me this. What color tie am I wearing? [turns around]

Apu: You are wearing a red and white club tie in a half-windsor knot.

Hutz: Oh, I am, am I? Is that what you think? Well if that's what you think, I have something to tell you [ugh]. Something which may shock and discredit you [ugh]. And that thing is as follows (as he finally undoes the whole tie). I'm not wearing a tie at all. (jury gasps)

Apu: If I am wrong about that. Maybe I am wrong about Mrs. Simpson.

Hutz: No further questions. (Hutz raises his arm and the tie is sticking out of his sleeve)

Genius.

"We're here, we're queer, we don't want anymore bears!"

Homer:
 "Marge, don't discourage the boy! Weaseling out of things is important to learn. It's what separates us from the animals! Except the weasel"

Grampa Simpson:
"My Homer is not a communist. He may be a liar, a pig, an idiot, a communist, but he is not a porn star!"

At the dinner table.

Homer:  That's it, I'm going to clown college.

Bart:     I don't think that any of us expected that

Homer: Marge, I'm sorry

Marge: You don't even know why you're apologising

Homer: Yes I do. It's because I'm hungry and my clothes are smelly.

I recall getting to within one episode of seeing them all, I was about 14 and my brother also only had one left to watch.  This one was due on TV ona  Tuesday night and I had an invite to Cairos nappy night - my brother said to record it with no exceptions, dick head here went to nappy night and the VCR didnt work.  My brother battered me with a pool cue over that...at least I got my fingers wet.

I love the Simpsons! Too many to choose from but flaming Moes is up there

My Favourite was the Chilli Fest episode but my favourite saying was/is

Mmmmmmmmmgh floor pie.

"Floor pie" was a classic.

Bart joins the scouts and Ned Flanders was the scout leader. Before bart could use a pen knife he hd to read the manual "Don't do what johhny don't does"

Hmmmmmmmmmmmm Floor pie.

anything with Edna Crabapple.  Even yellow and 4 fingers. she's hot and those curves

Otto. That's one palindrome you won't be hearing for a while

The Simpsons is great, but they really should stop while they're ahead before it goes tits up.

My fav song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipKwNbD1M1Y

well, I can see what I'll be singing along to when im bored at work tomorrow

see my lofas former gophas.

I'm just impressed that a bunch of Asians in the Far East have been painting every cell by hand for the last twenty years.

And that 2D cartoons rock...

Mr Burns: Homer!  You're late, bald and stupid!

Marge: "Homer, have you been drinking?"
Homer: "No, well, 10 beers."

Homer: "Say you believe me, Marge."
Marge: "I don't believe you, Homer."
Homer: "You do? Oh that's great."
Marge: "No, Homer, I said I don't believe you. You're just hearing what you want to hear."
Homer: "Thanks, I'd love an omlette right about now."

"Homer are you the beer Baron"

"I'm not going to lie to you Marge" (Walks out)

Homer spills wet concrete all over bbq pit building kit.

Homer: "ok homer just calm down and read the instructions... Doh! English side ruined! Must read French instructions.... Le Grill?!!! WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?!"

I love the one where they go to the plant company party thing at Mr Burns house it's really old!!

Funniest Simposons moment for me....

The episode where there was a meteor heading for Springfield or whatever the place is called.

The residents have two options to survive the impact, they have a single missile which can be fired to blow up meteor OR a bridge over the canyon out of the town.

The decide on the missile first. Missile is fired, shoots up, misses the meteor, arcs back down and blows up the bridge.

D'oh.

hahah, quality.

Quimby: Are those morons getting dumber or just louder?
Assistant: [Takes a moment to check his clipboard] Dumber, sir.
Quimby: They want the bear patrol but they won't pay taxes for it. This is a situation that calls for real leadership. [Opens the door to his office to confront the angry mob.]

People, your taxes are high because of illegal immigrants!

Moe Szyslak: Immigants! I knew it was them! Even when it was the bears, I knew it was them.

And whoever said Hank Scorpio was the best one-off character:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wn5dnvjT4Xk

this is genius.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWVj3ypAObg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dbDJzDV1CM

Do you remember when I went on that wine making course and I forgot how to drive..

Homer: Books are useless! I only ever read one book, “To Kill A Mockingbird,” and it gave me absolutely no insight on how to kill mockingbirds! Sure it taught me not to judge a man by the color of his skin?but what good does *that* do me?

Billy Corgan: "Billy Corgan, Smashing Pumpkins".
Homer: "Homer Simpson, smiling politely."

Homer's Mum: "how many roads must a man walk down, before you can call him a man?"
Homer: "seven".
Lisa: "no Dad, its a rhetorical question"
Homer: "rhetorical eh?... Eight!"

Homer going through the Neapolitan ice cream cartons in the fridge:

No chocolate. DOH!
No chocolate. DOH!
No chocolate. DOH!
MARGE, we need some more vanilla, strawberry and chocolate ice cream.

Bart gets a label maker for his Birthday (The Timmy down the well episode).

Bart is sticking labels saying "Property of Bart Simpson" on everything, including beer in the fridge. Homer goes to the fridge and says "Awww, there's only one beer left and it's Barts"

Cool, look what I found.

http://www.angelfire.com/tv2/homerjs2/soundspg1.html

Purple's a fruit 8)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-TZ8Z5S9rI&feature=related

Three moments I love:

1) The Flintstones Parody at the start of Marge & The Monorail, where Homer drives gleefully into a Chestnut Tree.

2) Homer is looking to collect on the insurance after crashing the family car and being questioned by an agent

Insurance Agent: Agent: Now, before I give you the check, one more question. This place "Moe's" you left just before the accident. This is a business of some kind?
Homer [thinks] Don't tell him you were at a bar! Gasp! But what else is open at night?
Homer [aloud] It's a pornography store. I was buying pornography
Homer [thinks] Heh heh heh. I would'a never thought of that.

3) The Electric Car of the Future..

At the end of a 'Sideshow Bob' episode where Bob is being led away by teh cops:

Bart: 'Take him away boys'

Wiggum: 'Hey, I give the orders around here, bake him away toys! meh, just do what the kid said!'

Genius episode!

Frank Grimes is my favourite one-off character,the only person to realise Homer is a fucking idiot.

Mr. Burns: (to Homer) Could you explain your model, young man?
Grimes: (from audience) What's to explain? He's an idiot!
Lenny: Pipe down!
Homer: Well basically, I just copied the plant we have now.
Mr. Burns: Hmmm.
Homer: Then, I added some fins to lower wind resistance. And this racing stripe here I feel is pretty sharp.
Mr. Burns: Agreed. First prize. (gives Homer a blue ribbon)
Grimes: What?!
Carl: Way to go, Homer!
Lenny: You're number one, Homer!
Grimes: But it, it was a contest for children!!
Lenny: Yeah! And Homer beat their brains out!
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