Simpsons Jokes that We Don't Get

Number Two · Mar 24, 2003

I never understood where "Meh" came from. I know what it means, but who said it?

eddie · Mar 24, 2003

It's just a funnier way of saying "Ehhh..."

HomertheMoe · Mar 24, 2003

I didn't understand something in Viva Ned Flanders. It shows two very strange looking characters driving back from Las Vegas. I have a the Simpsons guide that says these are characters from a certain artist, but I want more information on them.

mr. broom · Mar 25, 2003

This has been asked several times. It's Hunter S. Thompson and his friend/lawyer from "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas". Watch the film for more info, or better yet, read the book.

Yvan Eht Nioj · Mar 25, 2003

Something I don't get ... in "Bart the Lover", Homer says "Bart's teacher is named Krabapple? But I've been calling her Crandall!"

Is there something I should know about with Crandall? What's the story with that?

deshem · Mar 25, 2003

Nope, it's just stupid Homer being embarrassed by his stupidity..

eddie · Mar 25, 2003

Also, it wasn't "Bart the Lover" it was "Grade School Confidential."

Mayor Quimby · Mar 25, 2003

The whole song in the beginning of "Lisa's Sax" somehting about thosewere the days.

Andy · Mar 25, 2003

If you're asking where it comes from, the entire first scene is a direct parody of the opening sequence to All in the Family.

George Cauldron · Mar 26, 2003

After Grampa receives his phone call in The Front, he yells happily "I did the Iggy...." Am I alone in not getting the joke?

Abman51 · Mar 26, 2003

George Cauldron said:
After Grampa receives his phone call in The Front, he yells happily "I did the Iggy...." Am I alone in not getting the joke?

He was just pretending he did, and in a haste to get the money, even riksed pronouncing it wrong.

grimey67 · Mar 26, 2003

In the one where Homer and bart get rabies, Lisa says "Mom I told Bart and Dad they had rabies," and then Marge says "Hanson's disease you know all that cream soda." What the heck does this mean I am so confused whenever I see that

mr. broom · Mar 27, 2003

Not rabies. She told them they had leprosy, which is known in modern times as Hansen's disease. Hansen's is also a brand name of cream soda. Marge must have thought Lisa had forgotten what the more "proper" name was and gave her that as a way to remember it, being more concerned about it than the fact that she made Homer and Bart think they were lepers.

Hobson · Mar 27, 2003

Forgive me if these jokes have already been explained.

In "Realty Bites", why is Lenny so ashamed when Marge and Hutz (God rest his soul) knock over his house? Why doesn't he want anyone to "tell people how I live"?

In "Gump Roast" why does it say Tomorrow: Milhouse Roast on the sign below the announcement of Homer's roast?

What's with all the various items between the Simpson's floors? (Bars of Gold, FBI bugs, etc.)?

Why does Burns not want Homer to hurt Carl in "Homer vs. Dignity"?

Is the shotgun that Maggie had from "Pappa's Got a Brand New Badge" the same on that Homer left in the crib in "Mom and Pop Art"? If so, why didn't Maggie use it to fight the racoon in "Little Girl in the Big Ten"?

Finally, are they trying to make Maggie out to be a potential psycho?

Abman51 · Mar 27, 2003

In "Realty Bites", why is Lenny so ashamed when Marge and Hutz (God rest his soul) knock over his house? Why doesn't he want anyone to "tell people how I live"?

Did you see his house in that scene, he was ashamed of other people knowing his living conditions. Notice Lenny's house is very differant from "Secrets of a Succesful Marriage."

In "Gump Roast" why does it say Tomorrow: Milhouse Roast on the sign below the announcement of Homer's roast?

Well they are going to roast Milhouse tommorow. Should be easy pickings.

What's with all the various items between the Simpson's floors? (Bars of Gold, FBI bugs, etc.)?

Just a small joke, to make things interesting.

Why does Burns not want Homer to hurt Carl in "Homer vs. Dignity"?

Actually is was Lenny, not Carl. Homer says that Lenny is a war hero.

Is the shotgun that Maggie had from "Pappa's Got a Brand New Badge" the same on that Homer left in the crib in "Mom and Pop Art"? If so, why didn't Maggie use it to fight the racoon in "Little Girl in the Big Ten"?

My my you are picky. ;-/

Finally, are they trying to make Maggie out to be a potential psycho?

My personal opinion is that the writers are trying to show that gun violence effects kids, or perhaps gun access is very easy.

FrankysteinMark II · Mar 27, 2003

In "Realty Bites", why is Lenny so ashamed when Marge and Hutz (God rest his soul) knock over his house? Why doesn't he want anyone to "tell people how I live"?

Did you see his house in that scene, he was ashamed of other people knowing his living conditions. Notice Lenny's house is very differant from "Secrets of a Succesful Marriage."

Is the shotgun that Maggie had from "Pappa's Got a Brand New Badge" the same on that Homer left in the crib in "Mom and Pop Art"? If so, why didn't Maggie use it to fight the racoon in "Little Girl in the Big Ten"?

My my you are picky.

In regard to the first one, we also see Lenny's apartment in Helter Shelter.

And for the other one, In "Poppa's Got a Brand New Badge", Maggie use a rifle, not the shotgun put in her crib in "pop art".

Miss Springfield · Mar 28, 2003

Homer VS Dignity: Yeah I think it was Carl who he told Homer off about throwing stuff at. But there is the 'Not Lenny!' joke it's just funny because Mr Burns wants Homer to do low things to people for money, but in an ironic way the second Homer tries to do anything Burns or someone else tells him off and he screws up.

Abman51 · Mar 28, 2003

From THOH XII

Krusty: "I've heard of the the wailing wall but this is ridicolous."
CBG: "I'm so sick of that joke."

What's that about?
(And don't bother looking for the capsule at SNPP.COM because they haven't made it yet.)

Citizen Kang · Mar 28, 2003

The Wailing Wall is a place in Jerusalem where people go to pray...

http://www.olivebranch.com/isreal/jesurwall.htm

But Krusty takes the literal sense of the word cause all the souls were wailing. And it's a joke Krusty probably used a million times...

Abman51 · Mar 28, 2003

Citizen Kang said:
The Wailing Wall is a place in Jerusalem where people go to pray...

http://www.olivebranch.com/isreal/jesurwall.htm

But Krusty takes the literal sense of the word cause all the souls were wailing. And it's a joke Krusty probably used a million times...

I knew what 'wall' he was referring to. So I guess CBG watches the Krusty show then.......or people who think like Krusty.

Dances In Underwear · Mar 31, 2003

In Deep Space Homer, is the FOX Satellite hitting Homer a parody/reference or a joke, or just a scene about Space to go along with the episode?

And if this has already been asked, then I appologise, but I'm not going to go through 40 pages looking for the answer.

Miss Springfield · Mar 31, 2003

2001 a space oddessy is the parody, I am told.

George Cauldron · Mar 31, 2003

Screamapillar said:
In Deep Space Homer, is the FOX Satellite hitting Homer a parody/reference or a joke, or just a scene about Space to go along with the episode?

And if this has already been asked, then I appologise, but I'm not going to go through 40 pages looking for the answer.

Yeah, it's from 2001: A Space Odyssey. In the beginning, a monkey throws a bone into the air, you see it spinning upwards, just like Bart's pen. Then it jump-cuts to a satellite, like in the episode Deep Space Homer. The baby Homer parodies a little baby in the bubble seen at the end of the film, although I never understood what that bit meant.

kolchak · Mar 31, 2003

The "space" baby at the end of 2001 is the next step of human evolution. At the beginning of the movie, the Black Monolith "helped" the apes evolve into man.....At the end, the humans are evolving into something superior.

SomeOne · Apr 10, 2003

In Lisa's Substitute, at the end, Lisa gets handed a note saying 'You Are Lisa Simpson'. What does that actually mean? It's probably just a stupid question... but anyway, i need to know.

Wavy Gravy · Apr 10, 2003

It means that she is who she is - someone special and unique. Mr. Bergstrom understood that and wanted to let her know.

MaxpowerAK79 · Apr 11, 2003

I have a question:

IN Bart vs. Australia, Evan Connover, the Undersecretary of the ....whatever...tries to get Homer and Marge to let Bart go to jail in Australia for a few years. He says to them
"are you sure, the prison train is sailing?"
What the hell does that mean? or is it just funny sounding, and that's the joke? Cause I say that alot and it cracks me up.

SomeOne · Apr 11, 2003

MaxpowerAK79 said:
I have a question:

IN Bart vs. Australia, Evan Connover, the Undersecretary of the ....whatever...tries to get Homer and Marge to let Bart go to jail in Australia for a few years. He says to them
"are you sure, the prison train is sailing?"
What the hell does that mean? or is it just funny sounding, and that's the joke? Cause I say that alot and it cracks me up.

I think it's just an expression meaning 'The chances of going to prison are going... sure you don't want to send him to prison?'

Rowdy Roddy Peeper · Apr 11, 2003

In 'Itchy And Scratchy Land' Marge orders 'Baby Guts' which is veal, and the waiter goes 'You disgust me', what was up with that if Bart and Home ordered wierdly named food?

Gummi de Milo · Apr 11, 2003

It's what Marge ordered. Veal is made of a calf bred in captivity to keep the meat tender.

It's not an entirely "PC" thing to order.

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