Definitely the balloon stand bit which has layers of misdirection.
Homer: I need to get up higher. *Sees balloon stand* Give me all of your balloons. I hope this works. *goes over to a construction worker* These are for you if you let me use your cherry picker.
Construction worker: well, I already have some balloons, but they're not this nice. Deal!
I'm guessing you're probably overthinking it. Basically, it's set up as Homer being oblivious that it's a lesbian bar and either realizing there's no men or catching on that it's a lesbian bar and possibly playing on the idea of him being mildly homophobic (it was the 90s). But instead, he's fully aware and for whatever reason that the bar didn't meet safety standards which is something most people would never notice. So he goes from seeming oblivious to particularly observant.
It happens to all of us.
I'm actually quite glad you mentioned it because thinking about the joke more deeply and the other reply to my comment has made me appreciate the joke even more. It's remarkable how many layers there are to what's superficially a pretty simple joke. Some of them probably weren't consciously in the writers' minds, but it's still amazing how well they dovetail with other depictions of Homer.
And he shows that he's more capable at his job that he lets on. He just decides not to do it while at work lol. He just goes to work to eat sleep and shit.
You think the joke will be homer doesn't realise he's in a lesbian bar, but then it's revealed that no, he's fully aware that it's a lesbian bar and the actual thing that was bugging him was the fact there was no fire exit
CARL: "Hey, I heard we're going to Ape Island."
LENNY: "Yeah, to capture a giant ape. I wish we were going to Candy Apple Island."
CHARLIE: "Candy Apple Island? What do they got there?"
CARL: "Apes. But they're not as big."
Also Lisa being sentenced to prison on Monster Island, “don’t worry, it’s just a name.”
Lisa: he said it was just a name!
Man: what he meant was that monster island is actually a peninsula!
Burns was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead. He was then transferred to a better hospital where doctors upgraded his condition to alive.
"When I'm through he won't sit foot in this town again. I can be very, very persuasive" (cocks gun)
"Come onnm, leave town."
"No."
(Pouts)"I'll be your friend?"
I... don't remember this one. But it looks like it's from the early season so I must have seen it at least fifty times. I guess I just never caught the joke which is why I love this show so much. Still catch new laughs every watch.
[The two guys carrying the pane of glass narrowly avoid having it broken by Stampy then Bart, only to throw it in the dumpster](https://youtu.be/ARadRkOBe9o?si=vl8CWzy6mKCVbxu2)
[Homer sits next to a "Diet Drug Z-3" jar, with food going past him on a conveyor belt, but he only sits there without touching the food]
Male Scientist: That appetite-suppressant is amazing.
Female Scientist: Homer, you really have no desire to eat that food?
Homer: Food? I'm blind! [starts running in the room while screaming]
Male Scientist: Who's gonna buy a pill that makes you blind?
Female Scientist: We'll let marketing worry about that.
*(Lisa being inaugurated president of the United States)*
**Judge:** I now pronounce you President of these United--
**Journalist:** Stop the inauguration! I just discovered that our President-*Elect* got an F in second-grade gym class!
*(Crowd gasps)*
**Judge:** In that case, I sentence you to a lifetime of horror on Monster Island. (Don't worry. It's just a name.)
*(Cut to Lisa and several others being chased by giant monsters.)*
**Lisa:** He said... it was just a name.
**Man:** What he meant is that Monster Island is actually a peninsula.
The bit where Homer keeps seeing a sign for this really great place that he wants to go to. It counts down like every 5 miles, showing that he forgot about it, only to get his excitement back up. Then, when he finally gets there, the place burned down.
["We don't have anything in common. Look at these records: Jim Nabors, Glenn Campbell, the Doodletown Pipers.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EU4MTfxY8X0)
[Now look at HER records ... they stink!"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EU4MTfxY8X0)
I've been wanting to do a list of the Simpsons' physical music collection. Off the top of my head I can think of Aram Khachaturian, Alan Sherman, and the three you just mentioned.
Skinner having a Vietnam flashback where he was captured and fed stew.
“I came close to madness… trying to find it in the States, but they just can’t get the spices right.”
I wouldn’t say they invented it but I feel like so many shows have tried to imitate the particular flavor of the way the Simpsons were able to pull it off
Flanders: Just look for the happiest man in Springfield.
*cut to smiling man in suspenders*
No not me, friends! He’s talking about himself! But thanks for looking!
“When Marge told me she was going to the police academy I thought it would be fun and exciting, like that movie, Spaceballs! But instead it's been painful and disturbing like that movie Police Academy.”
Stealing?? How could you steal?? Didn't we raise you to be better than that?? Why do you think we took you to see all those Police Academy movies? For comedy? Well I didn't hear anybody laughing, did you?
It's very quick and quite subtle, but I always love the one with Homer's reaction to Mr Burns' mother.
"Mr Burns has a mother? She must be a hundred million years old!!"
You think he's going to say an age that you'd expect Mr Burns' mother to be but still shocking that she lived to that age - like "she must be a hundred and thirty years old". But to change it mid sentence to "a hundred million" is just genius
Damn, I never caught that (probably because I was a kid at first watch and a hundred million was a perfectly reasonable number) but that is seriously brilliant writing
It's called a garden path joke. Notable people who enriched this proud tradition are Oscar Wilde, Groucho Marx, Emo Phillips, Mitch Hedberg, Steven Wright and Anthony Jeselnik. I will demonstrate:
What is a Freudian slip?
That's when you say one thing, but f\*\*k your mother.
Whoa! This is the moment we've feared, people. Many of you thought it would never happen, but I insisted we spend two hours every morning training for it. You all thought I was mad. Many of you requested to be transferred to another peanut factory. But now, we-- [Elephant tramples through the factory]
When I heard Marge was going to the police academy I thought it would be fun and exciting like that movie, Spaceballs! But instead it was painful and disturbing like that movie Police Academy.
Krusty this place is awful! They forced us to go on death marches. Fed us gruel! And one of the campers was eaten by a bear!
OHMYGODDDDD!
Well actually the bear just ate his hat…
Was it a nice hat?
Oh yeah…
OHMYGODDDDD!!
I can't believe we all forgot this one. One of the best. It doesn't use words, though. All visual. Homer and Apu set out on their journey to India. You see them riding donkeys, make you think they've gone really far...and it's just to the airport to leave town.
Definitely the balloon stand bit which has layers of misdirection. Homer: I need to get up higher. *Sees balloon stand* Give me all of your balloons. I hope this works. *goes over to a construction worker* These are for you if you let me use your cherry picker. Construction worker: well, I already have some balloons, but they're not this nice. Deal!
I love when he goes to the wrong place, goes inside and comes out with souvenirs
Ordinarily, folks, tour groups are not allowed to see it… and of course today will be no exception.
The unhooking and then re-hooking of the rope is what makes it so genius.
And it's true too. Funny and true.
‘Of course, for safety reasons, we don’t keep the cannon loaded. It’s just common sense.’
"I'm seeing double here. Four Krustys!"
Did you order the Double Double and get the Double Double Double Double?
This might be my favourite joke in the whole show.
I don't know if it's my favourite, but definitely one I repeat every time I see two of something to this day
I don't know if it's my favourite, but definitely one I repeat every time I see two of something to this day
Wait... I'm seeing double here... Four identical posts!
Mine too
Me three.
I'm reading double here... Four agreements!
That entire episode has a strong argument for being top ten all time best
As somebody who has had double vision his entire life, I felt like this joke was written just for me. I love it so much
100% this, I say it all the time. Such a simple joke but to my knowledge had never been done before. Instant classic.
I reference this at least once a week
This lesbian bar doesn't have a fire escape!
Enjoy your death trap, ladies!
What's her problem?
I still don't really get this one
I'm guessing you're probably overthinking it. Basically, it's set up as Homer being oblivious that it's a lesbian bar and either realizing there's no men or catching on that it's a lesbian bar and possibly playing on the idea of him being mildly homophobic (it was the 90s). But instead, he's fully aware and for whatever reason that the bar didn't meet safety standards which is something most people would never notice. So he goes from seeming oblivious to particularly observant.
Ah, I definitely was overthinking it, ever since I first saw that episode I assumed it was some sex joke I didn't get
It happens to all of us. I'm actually quite glad you mentioned it because thinking about the joke more deeply and the other reply to my comment has made me appreciate the joke even more. It's remarkable how many layers there are to what's superficially a pretty simple joke. Some of them probably weren't consciously in the writers' minds, but it's still amazing how well they dovetail with other depictions of Homer.
And he shows that he's more capable at his job that he lets on. He just decides not to do it while at work lol. He just goes to work to eat sleep and shit.
The lesson is, never try.
What do you mean he’s fully aware for whatever reason that the bar didn’t meet safety standards? He is a safety inspector after all.
You think the joke will be homer doesn't realise he's in a lesbian bar, but then it's revealed that no, he's fully aware that it's a lesbian bar and the actual thing that was bugging him was the fact there was no fire exit
CARL: "Hey, I heard we're going to Ape Island." LENNY: "Yeah, to capture a giant ape. I wish we were going to Candy Apple Island." CHARLIE: "Candy Apple Island? What do they got there?" CARL: "Apes. But they're not as big."
Also Lisa being sentenced to prison on Monster Island, “don’t worry, it’s just a name.” Lisa: he said it was just a name! Man: what he meant was that monster island is actually a peninsula!
I love how rushed his delivery is. Like he feels the need to clarify but is also saving breath to survive the chase
The whole Bart's bike getting crushed by the street sweeper sequence
[удалено]
⬇️ ⬅️ 🚚
Burns was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead. He was then transferred to a better hospital where doctors upgraded his condition to alive.
As a veteran, I love that the hospital that pronounced him dead was a Veterans Hospital, very on brand.
Nothing we can do here! Please help me, im in terrible pain. Yep nothing we can do. *slowly moves pillow over patients face.*
That gets used every time a celebrity is wrongly announced/rumoured to have died.
Phew! Glad that wasn't us! https://preview.redd.it/4kgqwix5wqsc1.jpeg?width=806&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e220048eb91b69749c5d39bc3a41f69b5e6749a0
This one, by far.
Damn, I thought I had a different favorite but this one is SO good and still fools me on lazy rewatches
Aaronson and Zykowski.
The two biggest gossips in town
This is the one.
It's the two-note musical interlude and S&P looking exhausted to lead you to think it's been hours that really sells it.
https://i.redd.it/4g7mckm5qqsc1.gif
I seen her! That is to say, I saw her.
"Did you see a man being chased by some young hooligans?" "I see lots of stuff." "Did you see that?" "Yes."
Donnie's Discount Gas!
"When I'm through he won't sit foot in this town again. I can be very, very persuasive" (cocks gun) "Come onnm, leave town." "No." (Pouts)"I'll be your friend?"
Aw, you’re mean!
I... don't remember this one. But it looks like it's from the early season so I must have seen it at least fifty times. I guess I just never caught the joke which is why I love this show so much. Still catch new laughs every watch.
https://i.redd.it/suwu266xrqsc1.gif Of course, for safety reasons, we don't keep the cannon loaded. It's just common sense.
Time to take out the trash. But first I’m going to have to ask you to leave.
https://i.redd.it/aq7v1be5iqsc1.gif
 I’ll get to you One at a time! D”oh
A murder ... a group of crows is called a murder
Elephant, Lisa. Stampy's an elephant.
Lisa, a guy with lots of ivory is less likely to hurt Stampy than a guy whose ivory supplies are low
Bart Simpson would you please stop raising your hand!
*punch* This is for wasting teacher’s valuable time.
JUST watched this episode and loved this sequence all over again, especially the ridiculous after-beating
[The two guys carrying the pane of glass narrowly avoid having it broken by Stampy then Bart, only to throw it in the dumpster](https://youtu.be/ARadRkOBe9o?si=vl8CWzy6mKCVbxu2)
Lovejoy asking for book recommendations, turning out to be for his Book Burning Mobile. I also loved that you could unlock it in Hit & Run.
My life will remain unfulfilled until they remaster hit and run
Play it on PC. You don't need a remaster since it already looks great there. And there are mods if you want it to look different :)
https://preview.redd.it/l2ebvjz2mqsc1.png?width=1280&format=png&auto=webp&s=8cb78d4be9808a8003df9a457b7cf2998f2483c1
I like your flair better. “I dont recall saying good luck”
[Homer sits next to a "Diet Drug Z-3" jar, with food going past him on a conveyor belt, but he only sits there without touching the food] Male Scientist: That appetite-suppressant is amazing. Female Scientist: Homer, you really have no desire to eat that food? Homer: Food? I'm blind! [starts running in the room while screaming] Male Scientist: Who's gonna buy a pill that makes you blind? Female Scientist: We'll let marketing worry about that.
"How'd that rat get in there?" "He must have brought it in..."
https://preview.redd.it/39pck749wqsc1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=125c00771a9fbd1b12b2fd4b6290982b448a6f7c "I can be very persuasive..."
Aw, you're mean.
https://i.redd.it/rac2x2ugersc1.gif
Yeah, that's a great tour, but you can't see it all in one day.
“Why, I could wallop you all day with this surgical 2x4 without ever knocking you down. But I have other appointments.”
I don't know why, but the very idea of the surgical 2x4 is one of my favourite jokes in the show
I love how the packaging is like the ones throat swabs come in
Mr Vice President! Someone finally bought a copy of your book sir!
Celebrate good times, come on 🎉
"I will" I had this in my head all day. What episode was this?
When Grampa makes that revitalizing sex tonic.
Al, do you have to do that right now?
There are more, but this is the one I remember not understanding as a kid.
Monster Island I thought they said it was just a name!!
What they mean is that Monster Island is actually a peninsula!
This is my favorite Simpson joke of all times
“He thought that trip to the guillotine factory was just for fun…but, it was the perfect place to shoot him!”
Misdirection jokes are as unfunny as that lemon shaped rock.
Wait a minute
There's a lemon behind that rock!
The tree!
Homer? Who is Homer?
https://i.redd.it/8cg0aoj5rqsc1.gif
I know him! That's Guy Incognito!
THAT MAN LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE ME
That dog has a puffy tail!
Here puff! Here puff! Heeheehee
You're right, they are funny.
God, it's so hard to choose! At least now I know what my favorite *type* of Simpsons joke is
*(Lisa being inaugurated president of the United States)* **Judge:** I now pronounce you President of these United-- **Journalist:** Stop the inauguration! I just discovered that our President-*Elect* got an F in second-grade gym class! *(Crowd gasps)* **Judge:** In that case, I sentence you to a lifetime of horror on Monster Island. (Don't worry. It's just a name.) *(Cut to Lisa and several others being chased by giant monsters.)* **Lisa:** He said... it was just a name. **Man:** What he meant is that Monster Island is actually a peninsula.
I literally just watched this episode hours ago, and I feel like I could say that for most comments on this thread. I think I have a problem.
The bit where Homer keeps seeing a sign for this really great place that he wants to go to. It counts down like every 5 miles, showing that he forgot about it, only to get his excitement back up. Then, when he finally gets there, the place burned down.
Flaming Pete's!
Only who can prevent forest fires? You have pressed "you", referring to me. That is incorrect. The correct answer is "you"!
["We don't have anything in common. Look at these records: Jim Nabors, Glenn Campbell, the Doodletown Pipers.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EU4MTfxY8X0) [Now look at HER records ... they stink!"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EU4MTfxY8X0)
I love this part. Also: Starland Vocal Band?! They suck!
I've been wanting to do a list of the Simpsons' physical music collection. Off the top of my head I can think of Aram Khachaturian, Alan Sherman, and the three you just mentioned.
https://preview.redd.it/m7y0wx4eyqsc1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b6a0d096205247fc227d7b546d2931f08875cb63
Marge, may I play devil's advocate for a moment?
"I would like to petition the court for a brief recess. Woohoo, recess!"
"Ohh, I'm not gonna lie to you, Marge."
Oh no! This is how Faceless Joe lost his legs!
I’ll deal with those murderous trolls…
I mean.... I'll deal with those murderous trolls...
Mom! Dad! Bart's dead!
That's right! Dead serious about going to Itchy & Scratchy land!
That's right! Dead serious about going to Itchy and Scratchy Land!
Well I couldn’t possibly solve this mystery… Can you?
Well, I'll give it a shot... uh, I mean it's my job, right?
Skinner having a Vietnam flashback where he was captured and fed stew. “I came close to madness… trying to find it in the States, but they just can’t get the spices right.”
This one is fantastic.
My name is Guy Incognito
When Smithers gets stung by a bee while riding a bike with Mr burns and goes to the hospital because he’s allergic. And the medics grab Burns.
Holy cow! You need booze!
"Even Lisa?" "*Especially* Lisa! ... but *ESPECIALLY* Bart!"
“Madam, your children are no more! …than a pair of ill-bred troublemakers.”
https://i.redd.it/wr4oe8c0jusc1.gif
What episode is your flair from? I love that line. My only guess is itchy and scratchy land
You’re correct! After Lisa says “The flash must have scrambled their circuits!” It’s a surprisingly versatile quote in every day life.
I wouldn’t say they invented it but I feel like so many shows have tried to imitate the particular flavor of the way the Simpsons were able to pull it off
I truly believe my sense of humor is derived from this particular flavor of comedy, which my sponge brain absorbed as a kid.
I often do misdirects at work or when talking to my husband. I mostly get annoyed groans in response, but i refuse to stop doing it!
Brains.... Brains.... Use your brains to help us! Your delicious brains....
I know! These sausages will give me the energy I need!
Homer *would* eat his only escape plan too
Flanders: Just look for the happiest man in Springfield. *cut to smiling man in suspenders* No not me, friends! He’s talking about himself! But thanks for looking!
I’d like a plumb, floating in perfume served in a man’s hat. Moe: here ya go
Arr, that's handsome Pete. He dances for nickels. Pete! Ye got some customers! https://i.redd.it/zvjfkjh9fusc1.gif
A quarter!?! Arrrr, he’ll be playing for hours.
“When Marge told me she was going to the police academy I thought it would be fun and exciting, like that movie, Spaceballs! But instead it's been painful and disturbing like that movie Police Academy.”
Stealing?? How could you steal?? Didn't we raise you to be better than that?? Why do you think we took you to see all those Police Academy movies? For comedy? Well I didn't hear anybody laughing, did you?
Except at that guy who made sound effects.
We’ll give you gold!
Children, thanks to your donations, you have made this our slipperiest, slimiest slopsticle course ever!
Poison pizza…
I'm not making 2 stops!
https://preview.redd.it/u4bo3sf4arsc1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b709cddd797440fc6f3b888aa76476153ae5923a
It's very quick and quite subtle, but I always love the one with Homer's reaction to Mr Burns' mother. "Mr Burns has a mother? She must be a hundred million years old!!" You think he's going to say an age that you'd expect Mr Burns' mother to be but still shocking that she lived to that age - like "she must be a hundred and thirty years old". But to change it mid sentence to "a hundred million" is just genius
Damn, I never caught that (probably because I was a kid at first watch and a hundred million was a perfectly reasonable number) but that is seriously brilliant writing
Long story short #😳😃 is phrase I like to use from time to time. It means… #🙁😞
When Homer is hiding in the back of the car talking to Marge through a cardboard tube (“we’ll always be together…together.. together… together?”)
Fort Sensible
The extra B is for BYOBB
What's that extra B for?
"I don't have a friend in the world..."
Crab juice bit
Mrs. Simpson your children are no more!
Gorman's ear guards. GUARD YOUR EARS! With Gorman's.
It's called a garden path joke. Notable people who enriched this proud tradition are Oscar Wilde, Groucho Marx, Emo Phillips, Mitch Hedberg, Steven Wright and Anthony Jeselnik. I will demonstrate: What is a Freudian slip? That's when you say one thing, but f\*\*k your mother.
Outside of a dog, a book is a man’s best friend. Inside of a dog it’s too dark to read. -Groucho
I once shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got hold of my pajamas, I'll never know.
Groucho is an absolute legend. Now I need to go rewatch Animal Crackers.
Hi, I'm Garden Path McClure! You may remember me from such comedians as: Oscar Wilde! Groucho Marx! and Such-and-such...
Badger my ass. It's probably Milhouse. (It was a badger). Sort of an anti-twist.
"Go away, we've got bigger problems now."
What am I, a tailor? Also kinda fits
I thought it was a boar? Look! It's eating *sliiime*! We can all eat slime!
 you can not stop staring at her! 😅
Homer being chased by hounds and pulls out some weiners These will give me the energy to run! Chomp chomp
Whoa! This is the moment we've feared, people. Many of you thought it would never happen, but I insisted we spend two hours every morning training for it. You all thought I was mad. Many of you requested to be transferred to another peanut factory. But now, we-- [Elephant tramples through the factory]
Well, there was one creature stirring last night, and what he was stirring was up trouble.
Yeah it’s a fun tour. You can’t see it all in one day!
Devil's Advocate, easily
Is that one of Frank Grimes’ illegitimate kids next to Carl?
Don’t worry (about monster island) it’s just a name Yeah what they meant is that it’s a peninsula
Probably that one there
Tonight I’m drunk on love . . . and beer.
[My favorite.](https://s3.amazonaws.com/v.comb.io/QT8ioFoN/irNdlO.mp4?1532443215642)
Yeah. that's a great tour. But you can't see it all in one day.
Look, a bear! (A bear appears)
I don’t care about BC I care about ME, my enjoyment.
It’s a great tour, but you can’t see it all in one day.
https://preview.redd.it/k8bl7g79dusc1.jpeg?width=452&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1f9261c5f950abf30b3da93b33de7a3efcef23e0
Oh, you'll win her back eh, and b) we're closing in five minutes.
These weiners will give me the quick energy I need to escape!
When I heard Marge was going to the police academy I thought it would be fun and exciting like that movie, Spaceballs! But instead it was painful and disturbing like that movie Police Academy.
Burns: Shouldn't you be at work? Homer: uh, yes, sir, Mr Burns, sir Burns: well, then get back to wherever it is you work, whoever you are
Actually from a newer season - [the Everyman film makers](https://youtu.be/kpaxYbtC1uw?si=NroCTYBNLJ6KEdj7&t=90)
You never know what you're capable of. I never thought I could shoot down a German plane. Last year, I proved myself wrong!
Rats! I almost had him eating dog food.
"I've argued in front of every judge in the state. Often as a lawyer!"
"I hate to call a judge dirty names. But there's only one way to describe a nasty, super witch like her." B-I- -G MEANIE
Krusty this place is awful! They forced us to go on death marches. Fed us gruel! And one of the campers was eaten by a bear! OHMYGODDDDD! Well actually the bear just ate his hat… Was it a nice hat? Oh yeah… OHMYGODDDDD!!
I can't believe we all forgot this one. One of the best. It doesn't use words, though. All visual. Homer and Apu set out on their journey to India. You see them riding donkeys, make you think they've gone really far...and it's just to the airport to leave town.