WHY HOMER'S THE WORLD'S BEST DAD

The Mirror (U.K.) ^ | 02/05/2002 | Emma Hibbs

[francisandbeans]

I am probably the biggest Simpsons fan on FreeRepublic

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I demand satisfaction!

[Portnoy]

Best...Article...Ever.

I quickly passed this one on....

[francisandbeans]

I hate to say it (because I AM the biggest Simpsons fan here) but South Park has been much better than the most recent sludge coming out of Camp Simpson. One day they (simpsons) will answer my prayers and hire Gary Larson as a writer.

[hchutch]

Why do Bozell and Bennett make such a big deal out of South Park and The Simpsons?

[francisandbeans]

It's hard to sit down, yet alone watch television when your head is that far up your posterior.

[kidd]

Very funny! (get Eurass back to Eurasia - LOL)

[stylin19a]

The Wisdom of Homer Simpson

"Now son, you don't want to drink beer. That's for daddies, and kids with fake IDs."

"Marge, it takes two to lie: One to lie and one to listen."

"Maybe, just once, someone will call me 'sir' without adding, "you're making a scene."

"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."

"If you really want something in life you have to work for it. Now quiet, they're about to announce the lottery numbers."

"Don't let Krusty's death get you down, boy. People die all the time, just like that. Why, you could wake up dead tomorrow. Well, good night."

"Son, when you participate in sporting events, it's not whether you win or lose: it's how drunk you get."

"Lisa, if you don't like your job, you don't strike. You just go in every day and do it really half-assed. That's the American way."

"I want to share something with you -- the three sentences that will get you through life.
Number one, 'Cover for me.'
Number two, 'Oh, good idea, boss.'
Number three, 'It was like that when I got here.'"

[Xenalyte]

My top-five list goes back and forth every few minutes, but two stand out: the one about Homer becoming morbidly obese to go on disability, and the one where Homer goes to clown college.

And let's not forget "22 Short Films About Springfield."

[stainlessbanner]

A true display of the socratic method....

[francisandbeans]

From the Thomas Edision episode (from memory)where Homer converts a shotgun into a make up applicator:

Homer: Presenting the make up gun! For the busy working woman who has only 3/5ths of a second to get ready.

*****BLAM****** (Marge's face gets covered in makeup)

Marge: Homer you have it set on 'whore'.

Lisa: Dad, women won't like being shot in the face.

Homer: Women will like what I tell them to like. Now Marge, try to close your nostrils.

*******BLAM****** (Marge pushes the gun aside and makeup gets all over the wall.

Homer: Awww.....Now I've gotta get my cold cream gun.

[ben richards]

Yes, I bought the first season as a Christmas present to myself. My favorite exchange:

Marge and Homer are in the bathroom, consoling Bart, who has been beaten up by the school bully

Marge : Why don't you tell the principal, Bart?

Homer : What!! And violate the code of the schoolyard? I'd rather Bart die!

[francisandbeans]

2-5 vary for me...but the Thomas Edison episode is still the best for me.

By the way, what is it like looking like a celebrity?

Have you ever met her?

Does she really say :"Where's the Beef?" or was that just a tag line?

[aomagrat]

i love the 'halloween specials'

Foolish Humans! Your superior intellect is no match for our puny weapons!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!

[Hegewisch Dupa]

Nobody puts the "Gay Steel Mill/John Waters" episode on the best list?

[francisandbeans]

Definitely top 10...probably has reached number 2 on a couple of occasisions.

You didn't catch any "gays", did you?

[Rube23]

Marge: Homey, you can't punish the kid's fornot doing yoiur work. Homer: I don't see why not. They're my kids. I own them.

[HamiltonJay]

Homer is a great character as are all the simpsons.. they are comedic and funny and poke fun at pop culture at every turn... and in the process have become a pop culture icon. Sure they have their stinker episodes, but in general a show good for a laugh or two, and a show that never takes itself too seriously. There are no sacred cows,

it mocks religion

Apu : "Do not offer my god a peanut sir!"

Gay Republican's

Lisa: "Gay President in 2084?"
Gay Republican Guy: "Hey, we're realistic" Bill Clinton

Marge: "That's a pretty lousy lesson"
Clinton: "Let's face it, I'm a pretty lousy president"

etc... etc

The Simpsons are not reality, they are amusement. Its hard to believe 13 years or so ago they were believe to be the antichrist by some radical right wing religious organizations.... I'll take Homer over pop music anyday. Sorry Britany, but I don't care how young and in shape you are, when the mellons don't move at all.. they didn't come from a natural vine.

[Phantom Lord]

I agree to the duel, sir. I choose pistols at dawn.

[Phantom Lord]

[Phantom Lord]

Why do Bozell and Bennett make such a big deal out of South Park and The Simpsons?

More so, why do they spout off on the shows when they readily admit that they have never watched a single episode.