What's the Best Simpson's Quote of All Time?

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The thread discusses memorable quotes from "The Simpsons," inviting participants to share their favorite lines from the show. The scope includes humorous, philosophical, and absurd quotes that reflect the show's unique style and characters.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants share quotes from various characters, such as Homer, Bart, and Flanders, highlighting their comedic value and cultural impact.
  • One participant mentions a quote from Abe Simpson regarding the number of states, noting its humorous absurdity.
  • Another participant shares a quote from Homer about alcohol being both a cause and solution to life's problems, reflecting the show's satirical take on serious issues.
  • Several quotes emphasize the show's playful language and character interactions, such as Homer’s misunderstanding of English and Bart's humorous take on mathematics.
  • Some participants express personal connections to quotes, such as Ralph's awkwardness around Lisa, which resonates with their own experiences.
  • Links to video clips are provided by participants to illustrate their favorite quotes, enhancing the discussion with multimedia references.

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Participants generally share a love for the quotes, but there is no consensus on which quote is the best, as different quotes resonate with different individuals.

Contextual Notes

Some quotes are referenced without context, and certain participants express unfamiliarity with specific episodes or quotes, indicating a varied level of engagement with the series.

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Fans of "The Simpsons," those interested in television humor, and individuals looking for memorable quotes for social interactions may find this discussion engaging.

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Ok, I have two (kinda cheating)

"Dear Mr. President, there are too many states nowadays. Please, eliminate three. P.S. I am not a crackpot." -Abe Simpson

"Remember the time when he ate my goldfish? And you lied and said I never had goldfish. Then why'd I have the bowl, Bart? Why'd I have the bowl?" -Milhouse
 
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Sorry, I can resist as I think of more and am just laughing to myself

"Man, I'm too drunk to drive. Wait a minute, I'm drunk, I shouldn't listen to myself" -Homer

"I didn't think it was physically possible, but this both sucks and blows" -Bart
 
Marge offering British English to American English translations to Lisa:

"...and botulism is called steak and kidney pie."
 
"Your theory of a donut shaped universe is intriguing, Homer. I may have to steal it". -- Stephen Hawking
 
Here’s to alcohol, the cause of — and solution to — all life’s problems. -Homer
 
Homer to Marge, reading the label on the bottle of pills he found and decided to try.

"But Marge, you don't know, maybe I'm not getting enough e-stro-gen"
 
Pretty much anything grampa Simpson says here, like "My story begins in nineteen-dickety-two. We had to say 'dickety' because the Kaiser had stolen our word 'twenty'."
 
In America
You don't like your job, you don't strike. You go in every day and do it really half-assed. ...
 
Homer: [shows into the mirror] Hi, Mr. Burns! You want your coffee now?
Burns: Uh, no. I'm making it myself! [takes a coffeepot, rattles it] Hear that? The percolations are imminent! No need to come in. Cease your ingress!

Homer walks in later, to see Burns surrounded by coffee, sacks and beans spilled almost everywhere.

Burns: Stay back Homer, approach no further, coffee's already made. I stomped the beans myself.
Homer: Uh, well, can I at least drive you home, Mr. Burns? It's 5:00.
Burns: No! I thought, uh, I thought I'd chauffeur myself this evening. Yes, that's what I thought. How difficult could it be? I'm sure the manual will indicate which lever is the velocitator and which is the deceleratrix, hmm?

(from "Homer The Smithers")
 
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Homer: Kids, there's three ways to do things; the right way, the wrong way and the Max Power way!
Bart: Isn't that the wrong way?
Homer: Yeah, but faster!
 
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Flanders
'I've done everything the Bible says to do, even the stuff that contradicts the other stuff!'

I didn't actually see this one, but the internet just told me about it:

Homer
'Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true!'
 
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Homer muses to himself while watching The Three Stooges:

"Moe is their leader."
 
  • #13
'To Start Press Any Key'. Where's the ANY key?
- Homer
 
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"So y = r cubed over 3. And if you determine the rate of change in this curve correctly, I think you'll be pleasantly surprised. ... Don't you get it, Bart? Differential dy = 3 r squared dr over 3, or r squared dr, or r dr r." - Bart's teacher at the Enriched Learning Center for Gifted Children

Lisa: I'm studying for the Math Fair. If I win I'll bring home a protractor.
Homer: Too bad we don't live on a farm.
 
  • #15
"They have internet on computers now?"

Useless trivia: did you know I have never watched a single episode of Simpsons?
 
  • #16
It is not a quote per se, but I love the episode where Homer makes a grill for Lisa...or at least tries to.
Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnN8k9JRihs&feature=related
I die laughing everytime...my favorite lines are:
"Le grill, what the hell is that?"
"Why is life so hard?!? Why must I fail at every attempt at masonry?"
and
his battle cry at the end with the umbrella :)
 
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Me flunk English? That's unpossible!
 
  • #18
PaneityDeity said:
"Le grill, what the hell is that?"
There's a restaurant I drive by on occasion called Grille 26 and I always think of that Simpsons quote when I see their logo.
 
  • #19
Homer: "You don’t win friends with salad"
 
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Scenes in The Simpsons episode "Treehouse of Horror V":

"Damn it, Smithers, this isn't rocket science; it's brain surgery!"

http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg329/scaled.php?server=329&filename=simpsonsbrainsurgery1qk.jpg&res=landing

"Eh, close enough.". I just love that scene. You just have to watch it... :)

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feathermoon said:
Flanders
'I've done everything the Bible says to do, even the stuff that contradicts the other stuff!'

Homer
'Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true!'

Both are quotes a bunch of the world lives by... LOVE THEM BOTH! lol :D
 
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"Hmm. Your ideas are intriguing to me and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter." - Homer
 
  • #22
Ralph - Walking home with Lisa whom he has a crush on

"So...do you like ...stuff?"
 
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nitsuj said:
Ralph - Walking home with Lisa whom he has a crush on

"So...do you like ...stuff?"

LOL! I love that one. I think I still feel that way around a woman I'm REALLY attracted to! :-p It reminds me of some of Bill Cosby's lines in his old routines. :)
 
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"Then we figured out we could just park them in front of the TV. That’s how I was raised and I turned out TV." -Homer
 
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Captain Tenille: "Ah, Simpson, you're like the son I never had."

Homer: "And you're like the father I never visit."

The whole specious argument - magic rock thing.

"Me fail English? That's unpossible!"

"Eat around the banana, dad. It's just empty vitamins."

"The human wang is a beautiful thing!"

(Of Flander's wife): "...the wife has a thing for me, but she hides it behind a mask of low- key hostility".
 
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"Warning: may result in loss of scalp and penis" - Voiceover for hair restorer advert

"I'm going to the back seat of my car with the woman I love and I won't be back for ten minutes!" - Homer

and a video because I can't work our how to type what Sideshow Bob says

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmNObROcBOo
 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVwCYJj4THQ
 
  • #28
Homer, advising his son Bart:
"Don't try, son. If you don't try, you can't fail!"
 
  • #29
Sideshow Bob Roberts, in addition to being the greatest Simpson's episode ever written, gave us the series' greatest quote (from Sideshow Bob's mayoral campaign attack ad)...

Mayor Quimby supports revolving door prisons.
Mayor Quimby even released Sideshow Bob, a man twice convicted of attempted murder.
Can you trust a man like Mayor Quimby? Vote Sideshow Bob for mayor.
 

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