Remember us? Okay, sorry for falling offline halfway through our rundown of Simpsons episodes. Going back to this briefly, if only because we’re about to upgrade the BrokenTV computer to one that (hopefully) doesn’t slump into an electronic coma each time we ask it to do more than three things at once (yep: grr), here’s the rest of the rundown.
Admittedly, we’d hoped to write full details for each episode stating why they’re so great and why you’re wrong if you don’t agree with us, but there’s no time. So, here’s the rest of that list.
"Aurora Borealis? At this time of year? A this time of day? In this part of the country? Localised entirely within your kitchen?"
“"Well, you sure don't look 25, but your unlaminated, out-of-state driver's license is proof enough for me."”
"There's your giraffe, little girl." "I'm a boy!" "That's the spirit. Never give up."
"Now, here are some results from our phone-in poll: 95% of the people believe Homer Simpson is guilty. Of course, this is just a television poll which is not legally binding, unless proposition 304 passes. And we all pray it will."
"Those clowns in congress did it again. What a bunch of clowns."
"How does it keep up with the news like that?"
"Dear Mr. President. There are too many states nowadays. Please eliminate three. I am not a crackpot!"
“1-600-DOCTORB”
"Oh my God, Marge. A penalty shot with only four seconds left. It's your child versus mine! The winner will be showered with praise; the loser will be taunted and booed until my throat is sore!"
"Oh, Andy Capp. You wife-beating drunk."
"There's a $10,000 bill in it for you." "Oh yeah? Which president's on it?" "Uh... All of them. They're having a party. Jimmy Carter's passed out on the couch."
"Oh, my God, the 59th Street bridge!" "Maybe it just collapsed on its own." "We can't take that chance." "You always say that. I want to take a chance."
Yes, a season eight episode is the best of the lot. Why? Technically, it shouldn’t quite work – Homer acts out of character for much of the episode by suddenly being clever enough to evade capture, for one thing – but when it’s as brilliantly plotted, utterly packed with killer jokes, and sees Homer revert to dumb at all the right moments (“oh, nothing Marge, it must have been that bean I had for lunch”), it’s our favourite Simpsons episode ever.
Oh, and it ends with possibly the best closing line to any episode of anything ever.
"To alcohol! The cause of and solution to all of life's problems."
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Okay, there’s the vastly-delayed list. Disagree with any of it? Of COURSE you do – feel free to leave a comment detailing exactly why we’re wrong, and (PC upgrade permitting) we’ll explain our reasoning on why Last Exit To Springfield is so vastly overrated.
Yes it is.
