as we all know the show has hit the skids, but watching through the dvds reminded me of how many great little "throw away" moments there are in the shows glory years. those little moments that always crack you up.

one of my favorites is in the Itchy and Scratchy Land episode. The kids ask Marge if they can please go to I&SL for vacation and Marge says, "no, I already have our vacation picked out. we are going to the bird sanctuary." the kids react by having this look:



cracks me up every time.

owen wrote:as we all know the show has hit the skids

Really?

There are millions
but i always think of Lisa when she got her German verb wheel in the post

[LISA] Ich esse, er isst, wir essen
[HOMER] When? When? Ich bin hungrig

or pretty much anything with Moe* or Ralph Wiggum

*especially attached to the lie detector in Who shot Mr Burns ptII

Pretty much anytime Troy McClure is on I laugh out loud, namely at the titles of past features he's been in.

There's a lot of great, subtle and/or slow-paced comedy in the second season that seemed to start fading shorty after. I miss it.

owen wrote:one of my favorites is in the Itchy and Scratchy Land episode.

"Give some of these...and some of these....and some of these....and some of these."

"Thank you, doctor..."

"...oh...I'm not a doctor."

The Simpsons took a skid for a couple of years, but they seem to be back in the upswing.

"Who is it Smithers? He looks like some kind of free thinking anarchist."
"I'll call security sir."

i didnt even give you my coat!

Maybe it's just the beer talking Marge, but you've got a butt that won't quit. They've got these big chewy pretzels (gibberish) 5 dollars? Get outta here. (Written on Beer Festival postcard)

The Lisa psychedelic dream / ether segment during the Dental Plan episode.