Top 20 Hilarious Homer Simpson Moments
#20: Action Hero Escape
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“Homer Badman” Who knew attending a candy convention would be so dramatic. After not so subtly stealing the gummi Venus de Milo Homer and Marge have to hastily make a break for it. Now this must be one valuable gummi as pretty much everyone stops what they’re doing to give chase. Things take an unexpectedly hilarious turn when, just before exiting, Homer kicks a Buzz Cola out of a vending machine and mixes it with pop rocks to create an impromptu explosive device. The sequence ends with Homer slow-mo diving out of the way of the explosion. It’s utterly over-the-top and ridiculous but we love it.
#19: Pulling Himself Out of a Tar Pit
“Bart Gets an Elephant” With no way of taking care of Bart’s elephant, Stampy, Homer decides to sell him to an ivory dealer. Obviously, not an ideal setup, Bart decides to run off with Stampy. The rest of the family go out looking for the pair and everyone ends up at the Springfield Tar Pits. Homer accidentally ends up in the tar pit and when the others scramble to pull him out, he insists he can do it himself. His calm demeanor while trying to pull himself out of a dangerous situation only to completely fail just heightens the comedy of the scene. Thankfully, Stampy is there to rescue him.
#18: Posing as Mr. Burns’ Mother
“Homer the Smithers” Waylon Smithers didn’t think there’d be any harm by having Homer replace him as Mr. Burns’ assistant. He turned out to be wrong as during his time away Mr. Burns learned to be self reliant thanks to Homer and was fired. To get his job back Smithers has Homer transfer a call from Mr. Burns’ estranged mother so he can jump in and save the day. Homer accidentally disconnects the call and has to pose as the Burns matriarch. His impersonation has us laughing every time as his voice sounds nowhere near someone who is 122 years old but he also doesn’t know Mr. Burns first name.
#17: Finding His Exact Double
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“Fear of Flying” After Homer’s prank is poorly received by his friends, he’s banned from Moe’s Tavern. He tries to find a new place to hang out and drink with no luck. Soon we see a character who suspiciously looks like Homer in disguise trying to sneak back into Moe’s. Moe, Barney and others don’t buy the disguise and violently toss the man out. What’s brilliant about this bit is that it’s not actually Homer, as he comes across his double laying on the sidewalk. He doesn’t dwell on this fact too long, though, as he’s distracted by a dog with a puffy tail. If we came across a copy of ourselves we’d have more questions but that’s just us.
#16: Robbing the Kwik-E-Mart
“The Cartridge Family” Marge is concerned about her family's safety following a city-wide riot. To quell her fears Homer buys a handgun. She’s less than impressed and is completely against having any weapons in the house. Homer insists on keeping the weapon and proceeds to bring it everywhere with him. He walks into the Kwik-E-Mart with it and Apu believes it’s a robbery. Homer fantasizes what his life would be like if he robbed the Kwik-E-Mart. It apparently involves him becoming a senator and involves Marge go-go dancing while sitting in a rocking chair. Not only is the absurdity of his daydream funny, but when he decides to go through with it, he’s already driving away.
#15: Causing a Lie Detector to Explode
“The Springfield Files” Homer’s paranormal sightings attract the attention of the FBI. Although, it’s nothing to be concerned about as it’s Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully from “The X-Files” who arrive in Springfield to investigate further. They present Homer with a lineup of candidate aliens but none are what he saw. Scully then attempts to administer a lie detector test to Homer and after explaining the procedure she confirms if he understands. He says yes and the machine blows up. The way Homer confidently responded but blatantly didn’t understand what Scully said makes this such a memorable gag.
#14: Meeting George Harrison
“Homer’s Barbershop Quartet” Meeting a big name celebrity is bound to get anyone excited. At a Grammy afterparty Homer encounters former Beatle, George Harrison. Naturally he’s in shock but in an excellent subversion of our expectations, Homer’s awe isn’t with meeting Harrison but rather he wants to know where Harrison got his brownie. Once he points out there’s a table full of them, Homer proceeds to gorge himself. Harrison took the encounter in stride as he comments that Homer is a nice fellow.
#13: Using a Pelican to Make Cement
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“Missionary: Impossible” In order to get out of trouble for scamming PBS, Homer is sent to Micronesia to do missionary work. Of course, he’s the least qualified person to take on such work. He decides that the people of the community he’s watching over need to have fun. He has them begin a new construction project. While overseeing the work he notes that pelicans can be used as cement mixers, using the logic that on “The Flintstones” various animals were used to perform various work related tasks. Here, that doesn’t play out as the pelican simply falls over and dies. It’s a bit dark but extremely funny.
#12: Boogeymen in the House
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#11: Using Reverse Psychology
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“Saturdays of Thunder” Homer isn’t always the most involved parent with his kids and after taking a short quiz about parenting he realizes there’s a lot he doesn’t know about Bart. In an effort to strengthen his relationship with his son, he wants to assist Bart in building a soapbox derby racer but Bart insists he doesn’t need help. Homer reads in a book that using reverse psychology will get Bart to accept his help. In a conversation held with his brain, Homer thinks it’s too complicated. Homer’s brain tells him not to use reverse psychology prompting Homer to use it. The moment is a wonderfully humorous way to demonstrate the technique. It not only works on Homer but it also works on Bart.
#10: Indiana Jones Spoof
“Bart’s Friend Falls in Love” On a regular basis, “The Simpsons” will poke fun at popular movies with hysterical results. This episode opens with one of the show’s absolute best parodies. Bart assumes the role of Indiana Jones, attempting to escape with Homer’s jar of change. It’s Homer who steals the scene, however, as he chases Bart down the stairs, only to trip and fall, essentially becoming a human boulder. Wearing nothing but his tighty whities, Homer continues to pursue Bart, and even ruins his garage door in the process. We also get to witness his fantastic ape impression as he watches Bart escape with his money.
#9: Dental Plan
“Last Exit to Springfield” To his credit, Homer almost always acts in his family’s best interests. Sometimes it just takes him a while to leap into action. Ecstatic about receiving a free keg of beer at work in exchange for surrendering the company dental plan, Homer lines up, only to hear Marge’s voice in his head, reminding him that Lisa needs braces. As Homer ponders about the connection between the dental plan and Lisa, the guys drop a pencil in his butt crack. Regaining his train of thought, Homer finally realizes that he needs the dental plan, setting the stage for one of the best episodes in the entire series.
#8: Stealing Moe’s Car
“Dumbbell Indemnity” If you’re planning to commit insurance fraud, it may not be the best decision to give Homer Simpson an important role in your scheme. That is exactly the mistake Moe makes. All Homer has to do is park Moe’s car on the train tracks, but naturally he gets distracted by a drive-in movie. Missing the train, Homer improvises, and attempts to drive the car off a cliff. His effort to jump out of the car fails in hilarious fashion. Homer somehow survives the crash, but immediately emerges from the water to several police guns pointed at him. The cat burglar outfit doesn’t exactly help his case.
#7: Stupid, Sexy Flanders!
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“Little Big Mom” One of the best recurring gags on the show is Homer’s hatred of his neighbor, Ned Flanders, and this is easily one of the funniest moments between the two. Hitting the slopes, Homer runs into his arch frenemy, who’s wearing an outfit that leaves little to the imagination. This causes Homer to lose control on his skis. Going down a steep mountain, he attempts to remember the advice his ski instructor gave him. Unfortunately, he can only remember his encounter with Flanders and his sculpted bottom in that tight ski jumpsuit.
#6: BBQ Pit Rage
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“Mom and Pop Art” To say Homer has never been an expert at building things is an understatement. In this classic scene that displays Homer’s anger and stupidity, he attempts to build a barbecue pit. Things get off to a rocky start when he immediately spills all of his supplies into wet cement, and it only goes downhill from there. The show tries to fool the viewer for a second, as Homer stares at a beautiful constructed pit. Honestly, though, did anyone really fall for that? We immediately see that Homer’s pit is a downright disaster, sending him into a hilarious fit of rage.
#5: It’s a Geo!
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“Homer Loves Flanders” We return to the Flanders-Homer rivalry for this classic moment. Unlike their usual encounters, however, this time Homer is actually desperate to hang out with Flanders, and it’s Neddy trying to avoid his neighbor. Flanders attempts to escape an offer for a quick nine at the Pitch 'n' Putt, despite the limitations of his car. In a hilarious spoof of “Terminator 2,” Homer chases the car down and latches on using his golf clubs. Flanders is eventually able to shake him off the car, but even this doesn’t deter Homer, who simply chalks it up to a misunderstanding.
#4: King-Size Homer Saves the Day
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“King-Size Homer” Only Homer Simpson would gain even more weight in order to claim disability and work from home. That’s the main storyline in this episode, as Homer gets out of the plant’s new exercise program by putting on almost 60 extra pounds. Naturally, Homer neglects his responsibilities, and his reliance on a drinking bird to cover for him results in a near nuclear meltdown. Homer attempts to save the town and hilarity ensues as he hijacks an ice cream truck and drives to the plant. Ironically, Homer’s weight increase actually saves the day, as he falls into the tube and blocks the gas with his body, earning him a medal.
#3: Space Chips
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“Deep Space Homer” If our last entry proved anything, it’s that Homer loves his food. In this episode, Homer somehow finds himself in space with Buzz Aldrin and Race Banyon. Unable to simply enjoy the majestic view on its own, Homer reveals that he smuggled a bag of potato chips on board. Due to the lack of gravity, they immediately spread around the spacecraft, threatening to clog the instruments. Ever the hero, Homer releases his seatbelt and floats around, eating them one by one, with the music echoing Stanley Kubrick’s iconic film, “2001: A Space Odyssey.” Of course this only creates more problems, as Homer crashes into an ant colony.
#2: The Land of Chocolate
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“Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk” After Mr. Burns sells the power plant to German investors, they immediately evaluate all of the employees, including Homer. During the interview, the Germans remind Homer that they are from the Land of Chocolate, immediately sending him into a dreamlike sequence where everything is made out of chocolate. He prances around with chocolate bunnies, chows down on chocolate raindrops, and even takes a bite out of a chocolate dog. What makes this scene even funnier is how excited Homer gets when he sees a sign for a store selling half-priced chocolate, despite the fact that he could just eat the whole town for free. Unfortunately for Homer, the sequence distracts him for ten minutes, costing him his job.
#1: Falling Into Springfield Gorge
“Bart the Daredevil” This scene sums up Homer Simpson to a tee: a caring father who loves his son, even if he doesn’t always show it. After finding out Bart’s plan to jump Springfield Gorge on a skateboard, Homer does everything he can to stop him, eventually convincing his son not to make the jump. Unfortunately, Homer’s happiness is short-lived, as he realizes he is actually on Bart’s skateboard heading towards the gorge. Despite his momentary belief that he may actually make it, Homer ultimately falls into the gorge. Of course things don’t end there, as the gurney carrying Homer into the ambulance rolls out and sends him back down the gorge a second time.
