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This Online Thread Has People Sharing Their Favorite Visual Gags From The Simpsons, And Here Are 40 Of Everyone’s Favorites
The Simpsons have influenced an entire generation like no other sitcom. According to Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane, the show basically reinvented the wheel by creating a medium of its own. Hence, the show is now the longest running TV series in history, airing for the first time before I was born.
And yet, viewers, many of whom can quote the lines from the show by heart, still find little details that make them burst out laughing, year after year after year. So when Twitter user @Manuclearbomb asked people “What’s your favorite visual gag from The Simpsons?” it hit close to home for many Simpsons aficionados who wasted no time in sharing their own personal favorites.
Below we selected some of the most iconic, unusual and interesting visual gags from The Simpsons you either find hilarious or will be surprised you have not noticed before! Scroll down, upvote your favorite ones, and if you’re still hungry for more Simpsons goodness, be sure to check out our previous The Simpsons feature about its most wholesome moments.
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Andy Acceber 3 years ago
How timely. Just this week, there was an NPR headline that asked, "Has Tucker Carlson created the most racist show in the history of cable news?" The interview explains that the answer is pretty much 'yes' according to study that analyzed over 400 episodes of his show. https://www.npr.org/2022/05/12/1098488908/has-tucker-carlson-created-the-most-racist-show-in-the-history-of-cable-news
Anna Lessens 3 years ago
This is what happens when all the popular kids from school DON'T go to therapy
Randolph Croft 3 years ago
Except with Cucker Tarleson and Ingraham, they actually are racist.
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Sian Edwards 3 years ago
I wonder how many of us were able to instantly quote this?
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ᴀʟᴇxᴏᴛʟ_ᴛʜᴇɢʀᴇᴀᴛ 3 years ago
It would be funnier if they put stones in the pots. That’s what I thought stoner meant. They like rocks and stones.
JessG 3 years ago
But it's a possessive noun, hence the apostrophe; "Stoner's",which tells you it's talking about a person, so putting stones there wouldn't make sense, unless they put "stoned pots palace"...
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Previously, Bored Panda spoke to Aaron Demeter, The Simpsons connoisseur and the creator of the iconic Putting Challenge game, about what exactly made the longest-running primetime scripted series on TV an icon of an entire generation. According to Demeter, the success of The Simpsons is partly due to “certain timelessness to the humor and writing of the early Simpsons seasons that I think has helped keep the show alive for so many people through so many different formats.”
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Fat Harry 3 years ago
Easily the best one here. I suspect many people don't get it!
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Scagsy 3 years ago
If, like me, you are laughing at this one, then you are a real degenerate. Pull yourself together. rofl
ComfyPanda 3 years ago
I will if you will Scagsy!!! ROFL (pull myself together that is)
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Your Favorite Buzz Boi 3 years ago
sneed's feed&seed, formerly chuck's f@ck and s@ck
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Mindghost 3 years ago (edited)
Sneeds feed & seed. Formerly "chucks fCHuck & sCHuck" now take the big written CH away
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At its peak, The Simpsons had such a massive reach that it became an important piece of media. Years later, the sitcom still captures our imagination and brings a sense of nostalgia. According to Demeter, “people first interacted with it when they were young and are now creating their own media, whether this is through memes, music, writing, etc.” Aaron believes that it’s through The Simpsons that an entire generation got inspired and informed on their own creativity.
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T. D. Bostick 3 years ago
I still don't get it. Could you explain a little harder?
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ComfyPanda 3 years ago
I read somewhere...probably here on BP...that if a cow or cattle stop in the middle of a busy road the cars will stop and wait for the cattle to move.
JessG 3 years ago
If a cow wanders *anywhere* that it normally doesn't belong, I.e. shop, temple, home etc.- it won't be shood away
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Hannah Hudson-Lee 3 years ago
I have flown Air India a couple of times. Best dang in-flight meals I ever had.
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Rosa Visger 3 years ago
But not for the pun most people think. Most people use a large-headed toothbrush, but you’re supposed to use a small-headed toothbrush.
Load More Replies... Richard Fieldhouse 3 years ago
But don't worry: the dental hygienist will advise at only $400 a session over 58 sessions.
blobby_grrl 3 years ago
still waiting for the one day i get it right. hope it comes with a lollypop...
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Kar Red Roses 3 years ago
In my city we have The Clogfather. His logo is the marionette rack and strings but it’s made of plumbers tools
Neill Powell 3 years ago
This should be in every city. Fox should drop the licensing on it and offer that image for free
To this day, Demeter remembers some of The Simpsons' most touching moments. One is the "'Do it for her' moment that ends 'And Maggie Makes Three'” and “Lisa getting to play the Sax with Bleeding Gums Murphy one last time in 'Round Springfield.'”
Demeter told us that the first one is ”an incredibly heartwarming moment that really shows Homer’s love for his family and how much it helps him make it through his days at the power plant,” said Aaron. Meanwhile, the second one always gets Aaron because he used to play saxophone when little. "I always tear up a little when Homer makes the decision to purchase a saxophone for Lisa instead of an air conditioner,” he said.
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Felix Feline 3 years ago
I was at the supermarket, and asked what were the differences between an array of similar products, though some were much higher priced than others. Manager: There are no differences. They all come from the same vat and then stick different company logos on them.
WoodenLion 3 years ago
i have seen a label double the price of an item. i worked at the factory.
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Raven Sheridan 3 years ago
The gas leak is probably the only thing making the ballet tolerable.
juice 3 years ago
they know there's a gas leak, but are still letting the ballet happen before they fix it
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BlahBlahBlackSheepah 3 years ago
The donner party were us folks going west, got stuck in winter, and turned to canabalism
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The show's cultural impact is also unquestionable; just think of the infinite amount of catchphrases and one-liners that created a shared cultural knowledge among fans all over the world. Moreover, The Simpsons' success as a prime-time animated show led directly to the creation of other sitcoms like Family Guy, American Dad, and Futurama. It also influenced an explosion of witty animated shows aimed at adult audiences, challenging the myth that animation lacked substance and depth and so was meant for kids.
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Elwood Schwartz 3 years ago (edited)
It's really not surprising. Every preacher I have met, save one, has been pretty slimy. *Edit: not counting priests. They have all been reputable in my experience.
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blobby_grrl 3 years ago
too close to reality to be funny. but its still funny. meh. oof a doof doof.
Roxy Eastland 3 years ago
If they'd tried putting the dog in into dogma they might have been more successful
Deni Castro 3 years ago
They think it's fun to annoy people who don't believe in the same thing as they do.
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Most importantly, the show convinced America (and the world) that animation could be for adults and still be commercially profitable at primetime. As a result, the door was opened for many of its imitators, from Beavis & Butthead to South Park. It also marked a new era which set the tone for a new kind of self-aware, hyper-referential form of comedy that has influenced everything from The Office to The Daily Show.
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Katie Lutesinger 3 years ago
I knew a guy who was a complete and utter disaster area, and he never knew that his profile picture in my contacts like was the "Technical Difficulties" sign from the top right.
Katie Lutesinger 3 years ago
It's somewhere on this list, too - just in a separate entry.
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ᴀʟᴇxᴏᴛʟ_ᴛʜᴇɢʀᴇᴀᴛ 3 years ago
Yup. I see so many guys donating their perms. So amazing. I wish I could but you know, women can only donate Mohawks
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Nimues Child 3 years ago
LOL! A new "milk" product called Malk just arrived in my local grocery store! The people around us couldn't understand why my wife & I were laughing so hard at it!
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Katie Lutesinger 3 years ago
It's the episode where Abe Simpson develops a crush on Marge's mother and Homer complains that if they get married it means his and Marge's children will become freaks "with five fingers and no overbites!" He then sees them in his imagination looking like this and screams in horror.
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chaotic_charlie (they/he) 3 years ago
yeah-homer is chaperoning bart and lisa's field trip to the newspaper building, and he prints out a newspaper from the day he was born
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ᴀʟᴇxᴏᴛʟ_ᴛʜᴇɢʀᴇᴀᴛ 3 years ago
That was in the past. Now it’s Local idiot. In my world, of course
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Francine Govan 3 years ago
"You're not ... not still holding on to the cans, are you?" "And your point IS????????"🤣
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ArodTheHorrible 3 years ago (edited)
Yep, just check out Broadway in Nashville and you'll see things you never would have believed
jennifer johnson 3 years ago
This is my state.. it's really nothing special so please tell all your rich friends to stop moving here and making it impossible for the rest of us to afford to live here.
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Katie Lutesinger 3 years ago
"Oops, better remove this Bar Association logo too." *rips it off and eats it*
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Katie Lutesinger 3 years ago
And later on in the episode you see "BROCKMAN FIRED" in the background.
BlahBlahBlackSheepah 3 years ago
That oughta hold the little sobs (a reference to when a kid show radio host Don Carney said it after addressing the US and not realizing he was still on air)
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Donkey boi 3 years ago (edited)
It's a fallacy that has been disproven countless times. The UK currently ranks 5th in the world for dental health. The US comparatively, is ranked 9th. Due to the cost of dental care in the US, the UK has has been better since the foundation of the NHS in 1948. EDIT: Just to clarify, 1) I'm not British 2) I'm not bothered by the 'joke', I'm just pointing out a fact. I like to educate on old "Jokes" that are just tired (and yes I'd do the same for you Yanks, Aussies) 3) Some cosmetic work is covered by the NHS if certain requirements are met (Braces are based on a score system called the IOTN scale, feel free to google it).
SS 3 years ago
But this is why the stereotype exists - the NHS doesn’t pay for cosmetic work. So British teeth are on average healthier but without cosmetic treatments for whitening and straightening, which Americans consider a core part of a dental plan.
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Anna Litical 3 years ago
I'm British. It's true. Although we ARE getting better with veneers now. Lol.
Richard 3 years ago
I find it hilarious that the Brits can't take a joke when its about them. Its not funny unless its about the US. FFS
AverageWeeb 🇬🇧 3 years ago
You said it. They don’t have an issue with stereotyping a much larger nation, but the second it’s about the UK it’s not longer funny.
Load More Replies... Nimues Child 3 years ago
Seth McFarlane has a similar thing about British teeth. It feels like an old stereotype that should be put to bed.
APL 3 years ago
I didn't mind the Family Guy one so much because at least it was balanced with *positive* stereotypes ("If you won't leave peacefully, then we'll use our superior linguistic skills to persuade you to leave!") But the Simpsons' writers have no grasp on who the British are at all. Remember the episode where Future Lisa brings home a British boyfriend? Homer rather sweetly runs the Union flag up his flagpole, but it hits the bug zapper and bursts into flames. The Brit boyfriend bursts into tears. What!? A real Brit would be desperately trying not to laugh.
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Time2Roll86🇺🇦 3 years ago
I remember this episode! Ralph Wiggum goes to the dentist, and then the dentist asks Ralph if he brushes his teeth, and then the dentist pulls out The Big Book of British Smiles, and Ralph starts crying and and says: “I don’t brush….I DONT BRUUUUSH!!!”
Cliff Anderson 3 years ago (edited)
That episode where Homer was inventing and modified a double barrel shotgun as a “makeup gun”? He goes to blast Marge in the face but she bats the muzzle aside and it creates a huge misshapen clown face 🤡 on the wall? Her retort of “Homer, you’ve got it set on whore!” is the funniest gag I’ve ever seen on TV.
Lothar Ohr 3 years ago
Joe Rogan had a guy on saying how better cooking leads to worse teeth since the you dont need to chew the whole day. Makes me think about these jokes
Lathrop L. d S T 3 years ago
I read 'Joe Rogan'...and auto-noped out of reading the rest.
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Do_You_Think_I_Give_A_Tortilla 3 years ago
He’s wearing at baseball glove
Load More Replies... Katie Lutesinger 3 years ago
Or that he has a really overactive imagination, which would be in character. :p
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Rosa Visger 3 years ago
Well, I suppose you see yourself as being possessed! (Note the red eyes)
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ThePanInPanda 3 years ago
The Christmas Hobgoblins is probably one of my favorite Simpsons scenes due to how ridiculous it is.
Katie Lutesinger 3 years ago
"This couldn't have less to do with Christmas! ...and I think that's a stage hand."
foofoofloofy 3 years ago
"I am you and you are youuuuuuuuuu! Oh, you and me! Together we can beeeeeeeeeee!"
Do_You_Think_I_Give_A_Tortilla 3 years ago
This reminds of that meme were the guy walks in with a cake but everything is on fire and everything is crazy
Elizabeth Smith 3 years ago
The gremlin is pleased at helping Little Bo Peep find her sheep once again. Her husband, like me right now, isn't too sure about the situation.
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ThePanInPanda 3 years ago
This is one of the dumbest jokes that always makes me chuckle. I love Itchy and Scratchy.
Do_You_Think_I_Give_A_Tortilla 3 years ago
What? Oh no I’m in trouble! I can’t handle another lawsuit
T. D. Bostick 3 years ago
He was doing fine until he read this (his heart having been removed a while back).
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ThePanInPanda 3 years ago
And then he goes for the snack table, and they bring out the 'Ben control!' Love that scene.
Moo Moo Futch 3 years ago
The tranq dart. "No Ben No" *shoots dart* as he falls in to screaming audience.
Load More Replies... Katie Lutesinger 3 years ago
"Or had any contact with him, but..." *sobs*
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Malaki Williams 3 years ago (edited)
oh yeah and one of the test dummies were an actual person in the crash test im pretty sure the episode was MR. Plow
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foofoofloofy 3 years ago
"That's IT! You people have held me back for too long! I'm going to CLOWN COLLEGE!"
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Katie Lutesinger 3 years ago
"I'm a white male aged 18 to 49 - EVERYONE listens to me! No matter how dumb my suggestions are!"
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Katie Lutesinger 3 years ago
I love how it's so heavy that when he throws it in the bin it immediately squashes all the other garbage that's in there right to the bottom.
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Katie Lutesinger 3 years ago
"I am in flavour country". (Yes, I know that's from a different episode. It still fits. :p ).
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Stephanie A Mutti 3 years ago
"For the kids whose parents gave them no help". Whenever I see my kid's work at school in comparison to other kids'.
Katie Lutesinger 3 years ago
I can't believe it took me this long to realise "Florida" is spelled wrong.
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Mark LaHoud 3 years ago
Poor D*ck Cavett. Poor, poor D*ck. D*ck must be sick of being called D*ck. D*ck should change it to something not D*ck. Everyone makes fun of D*ck. (I'm talking to you BP)
DUN DUN 3 years ago
I wonder how the child- I mean I wonder what their child would look like too
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chaotic_charlie (they/he) 3 years ago
i can hear the voice in my head while reading this XD
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Stephanie A Mutti 3 years ago
My favorite is when Krusty is forced to show old soviet cartoons of "worker and parasite"
Romenriel 3 years ago (edited)
I actually used to watch Well, Just You Wait! which is a Soviet cartoon and it's actually pretty good. I am a little bit peeved at The Simpsons for misrepresenting it, lol.
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What do you think ?
Katie Lutesinger 3 years ago
I love how I know so many quotes from golden age Simpsons off the top of my head. It's a completely useless resource but it's a lot of fun.
Sawyer Kidder 3 years ago
Lucky! My parents won’t let me watch the Simpsons! (Please kidnap me and binge watch it with me…)
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David Kastle 3 years ago
Lunch lady Doris standing over a 50 gallon drum of assorted horse parts - which has a label that reads "now with more testicles"
Andy Frobig 3 years ago
Also when she's at Lamp Krusty ladling out Krusty Brand Imitation Gruel and says "4 out of 5 orphans can't tell the difference."
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Neon Otter 3 years ago
One of my favourites is one of Bart's report cards. His grades were... F U F U F U
Daniel Atkins 3 years ago (edited)
there was the Merry widow was it a life insurance ad where the woman in the neon sign danced on the dead husband. There was one where the sign said the event for today and tomorrow was "entertain yourself damn it"
Katie Lutesinger 3 years ago
Reminds me of that other bit where a cemetery comes with a bonus "grieving widow" - an actress paid to sob over your grave while wailing your name. Then when the time is up she moves to the next tombstone, checks the name on it, and switches to "Oh *William*! sob!"
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Stannous Flouride 3 years ago
Where Homer buys his gun:
(for years when I needed to refer a customer to the store with a similar name I called it this. Most people didn't notice) Bloodbath-...b98d1c.jpg 
Katie Lutesinger 3 years ago
I love how he's hopping up and down desperate for the shop to open, and then it turns out he actually just needs to use the bathroom. XD
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Katie Lutesinger 3 years ago
"I don't care what you say, Seymour - I can still taste the newspaper!"
Load More Replies... Moo Moo Futch 3 years ago
This is my kind of list. I love the old simpsons. I laugh so much at them even now. So much bad taste humour..
AnnaBanana 3 years ago
I'm thrilled that there are more people than just me who spend half their life with the Simpsons on TV!
Katie Lutesinger 3 years ago
I love how I know so many quotes from golden age Simpsons off the top of my head. It's a completely useless resource but it's a lot of fun.
Sawyer Kidder 3 years ago
Lucky! My parents won’t let me watch the Simpsons! (Please kidnap me and binge watch it with me…)
Load More Replies... David Kastle 3 years ago
Lunch lady Doris standing over a 50 gallon drum of assorted horse parts - which has a label that reads "now with more testicles"
Andy Frobig 3 years ago
Also when she's at Lamp Krusty ladling out Krusty Brand Imitation Gruel and says "4 out of 5 orphans can't tell the difference."
Load More Replies... Neon Otter 3 years ago
One of my favourites is one of Bart's report cards. His grades were... F U F U F U
Daniel Atkins 3 years ago (edited)
there was the Merry widow was it a life insurance ad where the woman in the neon sign danced on the dead husband. There was one where the sign said the event for today and tomorrow was "entertain yourself damn it"
Katie Lutesinger 3 years ago
Reminds me of that other bit where a cemetery comes with a bonus "grieving widow" - an actress paid to sob over your grave while wailing your name. Then when the time is up she moves to the next tombstone, checks the name on it, and switches to "Oh *William*! sob!"
Load More Replies... Stannous Flouride 3 years ago
Where Homer buys his gun:
(for years when I needed to refer a customer to the store with a similar name I called it this. Most people didn't notice) Bloodbath-...b98d1c.jpg
Katie Lutesinger 3 years ago
I love how he's hopping up and down desperate for the shop to open, and then it turns out he actually just needs to use the bathroom. XD
Load More Replies... Katie Lutesinger 3 years ago
"I don't care what you say, Seymour - I can still taste the newspaper!"
Load More Replies... Moo Moo Futch 3 years ago
This is my kind of list. I love the old simpsons. I laugh so much at them even now. So much bad taste humour..
AnnaBanana 3 years ago
I'm thrilled that there are more people than just me who spend half their life with the Simpsons on TV!
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