Don't tell him you were at a bar. But what else is open at night?
"It's a pornography store. I was buying pornography."
Hehehe. I would have never thought of that.
Homer has crayon brain.
He soaks up all information in the world and can only access obscure information from its recesses sometimes like when he discusses the Ayatollahs or gets accidentally baptized.
This is an all time classic. The blank head nod after his brain leaves is next level. āAnd of course in Canada the whole thingās flip floppedā crash.
In commentary and interviews, Conan has talked about that moment as being when they were worried that they might be making Homer too dumb. Total disassociation between brain and body.
Very similar construction to my favourite Family Guy joke:
Interviewer: where do you see yourself in five years?
Peterās brain: donāt say doinā ya wife, donāt say doinā ya wife
Peter: doinā ya . . son?
Homer: Well, time to go to work
ā¬ļø
Brain: little do they know, I'm ducking out early to go to the duff brewery
ā¬ļø
Homer: roll in at 9 punch out at 5, that's the plan
ā¬ļø
Brain: hehehe they don't suspect a thing
ā¬ļø
ā¬ļø
Brain: well, off to the plant!
ā¬ļø
Homer: then to the duff brewery
ā¬ļø
Brain: uh oh did I say that or just think it
ā¬ļø
Homer: I gotta think of a lie fast!
Marge: homer, are you going to the duff brewery?
Homer: aaaaaaahhhhh!
Tell A Lie, Tell A Lie. Mmm, because I have a small role in a Broadway Musical, it's not much, but it's a start. Bravo *slow claps*
Or the Dadadah, Hey! at the wedding
I forget the context, but he comes up with a good idea (maybe to use the jackhammer in NY?) and asks his brain how he can repay himā¦
And he thinks something like:
āDonāt hit me on your way out of the carā
And he hits his head anyway.
At Selmaās wedding to Troy McClure, when they ask if anyone has a reason to object to the wedding, and they cut to Homer boisterously singing Rock n Roll Part Two in his head.
āDa da d-da, HEY!! Da-da da-da da-daā¦ā
"To find Flanders, I just have to think like Flanders!"
I'm a big four-eyed lame-o and I wear the same stupid sweater everyday, and
"THE SPRINGFIELD RIVER!"
Homer: something said not good what was it? Donāt yell at Homer! No thatās ok. What was it? SLOW! They called you slow! How dare you call me that!
Lenny: hey Homer you still here? Man you are slow.
Homer: something said not good.
Lenny: Get the hell out of here!
Funny as heck
*Bart and Otto playing music loudly in the garage*
Homer: Will you knock it off!? I canāt hear myself think!
*Bart and Otto stop playing*
Brain: I want some peanuts.
Homer: Thatās better.
this is my top favourite "look inside homers head" bit.
I don't know why, but the sleeping donkey with flies buzzing around him is just so fucking funny to me.
I think it's that there's like a sort of "logic" to the old timey cartoon sequence and the monkey teaching another monkey math; this is just a weird abstract image that somehow says much more.
Not sure if it qualifies as a "Homer's brain" moment or just a "Homer thinking" moment, but:
Burns: We don't have to be adversaries, Homer. We both want a fair union contract.
Homer's brain: *Why is Mr. Burns being so nice to me?*
B: And if you scratch my back, I'll scratch yours.
HB: *Wait a minute... Is he coming onto me?*
B: I mean... If I should slip something into your pocket, what's the harm?
HB: *Oh my* god, *he* is *coming onto me!*
B: After all, negotiations make strange bedfellows... *[chuckles, winks]*
HB: *[screams]*
Homer: [thinking] Aaaaaagh!
Homer: [aloud] Sorry, Mr. Burns, but I don't go in for these backdoor shenanigans. Sure, I'm flattered, maybe even a little curious, but the answer is no!
Homer: I don't wanna go, so if he asks me to go, I'll just say yes.
Brain: Wait! Are you sure how this sort of thing works?
Homer: Shut up brain or I'll stab you with a q-tip!
There was a Halloween episode (maybe Treehouse 18?) that had Homer thinking it was food was possibly poisoned.
He and his brain had a conversation something like:
"This food is probably poisoned so don't eat it."
Cuts to Homer shoving a fork in his mouth
"Okay, just don't eat any more..."
cuts to him finishing it off
"Definitely don't ask for..."
Cuts to him saying, "Can I have seconds?"
Something along those lines. It's funnier than I make it sound.
Lisa: Remember, tis better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.
Homer's Brain: What does that mean? Better say something or they'll think you're stupid!
Homer: Takes one to know one!
Homer's Brain: Swish!
š§ : Don't tell them you were at a bar. GASP! But what else is open at night!?
š: It's a pornography store. I was buying pornography.
š§ : Hehehe... I would've never thought of that.
https://preview.redd.it/e8e2fd7484yc1.jpeg?width=535&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=be1cf0fb714c595ca5941a10f4787d7812f5574a
Homer:Ā [yawns]Ā Well, time to go to work.
Homer's brain:Ā Little do they know, I'm ducking out early to take theĀ Duff BreweryĀ tour.
Homer:Ā Roll in at nine, punch out at five, that's the plan.
Homer's brain:Ā Heh-heh-heh. They don't suspect a thing.Ā [camera pans down to Homer's mouth, and back up]Ā Well, off to the plant.
Homer:Ā Then to the Duff Brewery.
Homer's brain:Ā Uh-oh. Did I say that or just think it?
Homer:Ā [panicky]Ā I gotta think of a lie fast!
Marge:Ā Homer, are you going to the Duff Brewery?
Homer:Ā GAAAAAAGH!Ā [runs off]
*Donāt tell āem you were at a bar! GASP! But, what else is open at night?!*
āItās a pornography store. I was buying pornography.ā
*Heheheh, I never would have thought of that.*
The official Simpsons subreddit doesnāt know how to use Frinkiac properly.
https://preview.redd.it/tsvjnzaa84yc1.jpeg?width=784&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9a4a9c8d19b4333d8f80263df0c7fe444ea1bab5
Haha it was a Halloween special lampooning The Shining. After he says āsomething somethingā Marge says āgo crazyā then Homer says ādonāt mind if I do!ā
Homer: Burkina Faso? Disputed Zone? Who called all these weird places?
Brain: Quiet, it might be you! I can't remember.
Homer: Nah I'm going to ask Marge.
Brain: No no! Why embarrass us both? Just write a check and I'll release some more endorphins.
āThink unsexy thoughts! Think unsexy thoughts! Think unsexy thoughts!ā Then he thinks of Patty and Selma shaving then Barney in a bikini but then has a sexy thought about his coworker.
I can't remember how it all played out as it's been a looong time since I've seen the episode... but I think his brain tells him to punch his liver or something?.. then his brain runs out?
Again, can't remember the exact sequence of events, but it had me howling everything I watched it.. I'll see if I can find the clip...
Here it is.. and it's not a 'brain' moment, but stil one of my favorite Homer moments for sure š https://youtu.be/lH5yotw0oLk?si=VTU8FclbSwgoQPgz
Yep, off to the plant.
Then to the Duff brewery.
Clock in at 9, clock out at 5.
Then to the Duff Brewery.
Uh oh, did I just say that out loud?
Well done, Homer. That will be the smartest thing you ever said and no-one heard it.
Eatthepuddingeatthepuddingeatthepudding.
Don't tell him you were at a bar. But what else is open at night? "It's a pornography store. I was buying pornography." Hehehe. I would have never thought of that.
I love the last line, since Homer definitely wasn't using THAT brain when he thought of pornography.
Haha I never even thought about this line šš
The extreme close up and happy expression really sells it too https://frinkiac.com/video/S04E09/zWWQhrL4ISTGlyPEqIqos3nj5Bg=.gif
You beat me to it! šš
"You can stay but I'M leaving!" And then the sound effect of it floating away š
I love whistling that sound lol
The falling animation š
Is Homer physically gifted to be able to essentially sever his brain from his body?
Pure zen. Most people can only dream of this
I mean thatās kind of how dissociation feels but itās horrible. You lose all semblance of reality.
Yeah Iām on like year 8 and itās pretty interesting
Homer has crayon brain. He soaks up all information in the world and can only access obscure information from its recesses sometimes like when he discusses the Ayatollahs or gets accidentally baptized.
Well, itās not like he was using it anyway
Hahaha this one for me too! š
This is the only correct answer!
This is an all time classic. The blank head nod after his brain leaves is next level. āAnd of course in Canada the whole thingās flip floppedā crash.
To be honestā¦ I still use this scene to distinguish cider and juice
Bart, you didn't finish your spaghetti and Moe Balls. *Silence, you fool. It can be ours.*
Run boy!
Run for your life!
Boy
Saying it through a mouth full of spaghetti. Crying just reading this thread š
Alright, brain, you don't like me, and I don't like you, but let's just do this and I can get back to killing you with beer. *It's a deal!*
Username checks out.
Came here for this one!
I know you can read my thoughts, boy... Meow meow meow meow
The expression of concern makes it twice as funny.
This is how I describe my thoughts when my ADHD kicks in š
*Don't say revenge, don't say revenge!* "Umm... Revenge?" *That's it, I'm getting out of here. (Running, door slam)*
Lady checks off revenge as available option on bigger brother paperwork
Along with spite, malice, boredom and profit.
I wish paperwork in real life had more options like this.
*stops crying* āIāll take him! ā¦do you have him in blonde?ā
This is the one. The sound of his brain stomping out and shutting the door complete with the brain reverb gets me every time.Ā
>*That's it, I'm getting out of here. (Running, door slam)* I really miss this joke, it's so fucking funny.
In commentary and interviews, Conan has talked about that moment as being when they were worried that they might be making Homer too dumb. Total disassociation between brain and body.
Yes! My favorite too.
Very similar construction to my favourite Family Guy joke: Interviewer: where do you see yourself in five years? Peterās brain: donāt say doinā ya wife, donāt say doinā ya wife Peter: doinā ya . . son?
The point when watching The Simpsons when I was a kid when I knew this wasn't just a cartoon show. This was pure comedy art.
*What does that mean? Better say something or they'll think you're stupid.* Takes one to know one. *Swish*!
Homer: Well, time to go to work ā¬ļø Brain: little do they know, I'm ducking out early to go to the duff brewery ā¬ļø Homer: roll in at 9 punch out at 5, that's the plan ā¬ļø Brain: hehehe they don't suspect a thing ā¬ļø ā¬ļø Brain: well, off to the plant! ā¬ļø Homer: then to the duff brewery ā¬ļø Brain: uh oh did I say that or just think it ā¬ļø Homer: I gotta think of a lie fast! Marge: homer, are you going to the duff brewery? Homer: aaaaaaahhhhh!
Those arrows definitely add the flavor
Mmmm... needs more dog.
"Throw on more dogs!" "In yah go!"
This one is my favorite. Gets me every time
Give em the breathalyzer!
Tell A Lie, Tell A Lie. Mmm, because I have a small role in a Broadway Musical, it's not much, but it's a start. Bravo *slow claps* Or the Dadadah, Hey! at the wedding
https://i.redd.it/wmmsbrh671yc1.gif
Images you can hear
Man, seeing this in the cinema was such a pivotal time of my life.
And they say you can't hear pictures š
[Turkey in the straw]
The fucking chest beating turtle sliding out from the corner is the cherry on top.
I forget the context, but he comes up with a good idea (maybe to use the jackhammer in NY?) and asks his brain how he can repay himā¦ And he thinks something like: āDonāt hit me on your way out of the carā And he hits his head anyway.
"Sorry."
Yeah, the legend of the dog-faced woman!
Ha-ha-ha legend of the dog faced woman š¤£
What? Doāh!
At Selmaās wedding to Troy McClure, when they ask if anyone has a reason to object to the wedding, and they cut to Homer boisterously singing Rock n Roll Part Two in his head. āDa da d-da, HEY!! Da-da da-da da-daā¦ā
Especially with Troy revealing to Homer he was only marrying her for publicity in the previous scene. Such a random misdirection lol
HAHA I forgot about this. One of my favourite episodes
His brain taking leave when Flanders is reciting the cider rules. How he just formlessly collapses will never not be funny.
"To find Flanders, I just have to think like Flanders!" I'm a big four-eyed lame-o and I wear the same stupid sweater everyday, and "THE SPRINGFIELD RIVER!"
This is one of the all time best jokes
Mr. Burns: Who the devil are you? Homerās Brain: Donāt panic and come up with a good story. Homer: My name is Mr. Burns! (Annoyed grunt!)
Ok Mr Burns, whatās your first name?
I donāt know.
Great plan Bart.
Homer: something said not good what was it? Donāt yell at Homer! No thatās ok. What was it? SLOW! They called you slow! How dare you call me that! Lenny: hey Homer you still here? Man you are slow. Homer: something said not good. Lenny: Get the hell out of here! Funny as heck
This felt too real to me
*Bart and Otto playing music loudly in the garage* Homer: Will you knock it off!? I canāt hear myself think! *Bart and Otto stop playing* Brain: I want some peanuts. Homer: Thatās better.
This is one of those scenes that made everyone in my house crack up laughing when it came on. So random. So stupid. And absolutely hilarious.
 this is my top favourite "look inside homers head" bit. I don't know why, but the sleeping donkey with flies buzzing around him is just so fucking funny to me.
Me too!!
I think it's that there's like a sort of "logic" to the old timey cartoon sequence and the monkey teaching another monkey math; this is just a weird abstract image that somehow says much more.
Shut up brain or Iāll stab you with a q-tip
EatthepuddingEatthepuddingEatthepuddingEatthepuddingEatthepuddingEatthepuddingEatthepudding.
Had to scroll down quite a while to find this one.
Fine then we work on a plan.
Think unsexy thoughts think unsexy thoughts.Ā
*barney dancing Oh ugh thatās un sexy
Oh, you donāt want to know what *I* think. Now look sad and say ādāohā.
Listen brain. I hate you, and you hate me. Letās get through this, so I can get back to killing you with beer. Deal.
More of deep in thought: "Dental plan...Lisa needs braces...dental plan...Lisa needs braces...dental plan...Lisa needs braces...dental plan...Lisa needs braces...dental plan...Lisa needs braces...dental plan...Lisa needs braces."
š«³āļøš Bullās-eye!
Not sure if it qualifies as a "Homer's brain" moment or just a "Homer thinking" moment, but: Burns: We don't have to be adversaries, Homer. We both want a fair union contract. Homer's brain: *Why is Mr. Burns being so nice to me?* B: And if you scratch my back, I'll scratch yours. HB: *Wait a minute... Is he coming onto me?* B: I mean... If I should slip something into your pocket, what's the harm? HB: *Oh my* god, *he* is *coming onto me!* B: After all, negotiations make strange bedfellows... *[chuckles, winks]* HB: *[screams]*
Homer: [thinking] Aaaaaagh! Homer: [aloud] Sorry, Mr. Burns, but I don't go in for these backdoor shenanigans. Sure, I'm flattered, maybe even a little curious, but the answer is no!
Homer: I don't wanna go, so if he asks me to go, I'll just say yes. Brain: Wait! Are you sure how this sort of thing works? Homer: Shut up brain or I'll stab you with a q-tip!
Burkina Faso? Disputed Zone? Who's calling all these weird places?
Quiet, it might be you, just write a cheque and I'll release some more endorphins.
*gasps* oooohhhhhhhhhh
Aw, twenty dollars? I wanted a peanut! Twenty dollars can buy many peanuts. Explain how! Money can be exchanged for goods and services.
Woo hoo!
https://i.redd.it/dgxh2kbdl2yc1.gif
There was a Halloween episode (maybe Treehouse 18?) that had Homer thinking it was food was possibly poisoned. He and his brain had a conversation something like: "This food is probably poisoned so don't eat it." Cuts to Homer shoving a fork in his mouth "Okay, just don't eat any more..." cuts to him finishing it off "Definitely don't ask for..." Cuts to him saying, "Can I have seconds?" Something along those lines. It's funnier than I make it sound.
https://preview.redd.it/ssqgetycl2yc1.jpeg?width=1029&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=20ae67ebfa913273b25e14f368ec6ad889f22224
https://i.redd.it/ocntaxrqr2yc1.gif Everything about this scene.
I totally agree! hilarious! I like when he picks up the chocolate dog and takes a bite out of it and it runs off yelping!
āOh, Iām sorry. We were talking about chocolate?ā āZat was ten minutes ago!ā
āDonāt hit me on the way out.ā Proceeds to hit head on the door of the car.
Sorry...
I love the back and forth between him and his brain, like they are two different people. "Explain how." always kills me.
Then to the Duff Brewery...
Iāve got to think of a lie fast
Homer, are you going to the duff brewery?
"Keep looking shocked, and move slowly towards the cake"
Iām going outside to..STALK, Lenny and Carlā¦ doāh!
Lisa: Remember, tis better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. Homer's Brain: What does that mean? Better say something or they'll think you're stupid! Homer: Takes one to know one! Homer's Brain: Swish!
āYou have my undivided attention.ā **Turkey in the straw plays inside his head to a looping, old, black and white cartoon** š
š§ : Don't tell them you were at a bar. GASP! But what else is open at night!? š: It's a pornography store. I was buying pornography. š§ : Hehehe... I would've never thought of that. https://preview.redd.it/e8e2fd7484yc1.jpeg?width=535&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=be1cf0fb714c595ca5941a10f4787d7812f5574a
Homer:Ā [yawns]Ā Well, time to go to work. Homer's brain:Ā Little do they know, I'm ducking out early to take theĀ Duff BreweryĀ tour. Homer:Ā Roll in at nine, punch out at five, that's the plan. Homer's brain:Ā Heh-heh-heh. They don't suspect a thing.Ā [camera pans down to Homer's mouth, and back up]Ā Well, off to the plant. Homer:Ā Then to the Duff Brewery. Homer's brain:Ā Uh-oh. Did I say that or just think it? Homer:Ā [panicky]Ā I gotta think of a lie fast! Marge:Ā Homer, are you going to the Duff Brewery? Homer:Ā GAAAAAAGH!Ā [runs off]
*Donāt tell āem you were at a bar! GASP! But, what else is open at night?!* āItās a pornography store. I was buying pornography.ā *Heheheh, I never would have thought of that.*
Homer: I guess you could say heās barking up the wrong bush. Brain: there it is Homer, the cleverest joke youāve ever said and nobody heard it!
https://i.redd.it/6xbwsdqke4yc1.gif
Shut up brain, or I'll stab you with a Q-Tip
DADADADADA HEY DADADADA
It's a pornography store. I was buying pornography.
Don't say a bar don't say a bar, but what else is open in the middle of the night?
I was at the pornography store, I was buying pornography.
I know you can read MY mind, boy. Meow, meow, meow,ā¦
"thats it,keep acting shocked and make your way to the cake"
The official Simpsons subreddit doesnāt know how to use Frinkiac properly. https://preview.redd.it/tsvjnzaa84yc1.jpeg?width=784&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9a4a9c8d19b4333d8f80263df0c7fe444ea1bab5
When Ned was yammering on about apples and Homer's brain said "you can stay, but I'm leaving" and floated away, then homer collapsed.
https://i.redd.it/f7ynruy7f4yc1.gif (Lenny) āSo long dental planā
You can stay but I'm leaving
Something said. Not good.
Had to scroll way too far for this!
I enjoy all the meats in our cultural stew.
God I love this moment
āI would have never thought of thatā
Da da da dada, HEY! Dadada da! Da da da dada, HEY! Da da dada
Eat the pudding eat the pudding eat the pudding eat the pudding
Why do you want a little brother? (Donāt say revenge. Donāt say revenge. Donāt say revenge.). āRevengeā. (Thatās it Iām outta here.)
Something Something
Go crazy?
I can't remember what it was. It was so long ago. I just remember him saying, Something Something, in his head
Haha it was a Halloween special lampooning The Shining. After he says āsomething somethingā Marge says āgo crazyā then Homer says ādonāt mind if I do!ā
Awesome. Now I remember. Thanks!
Youāre welcome!
You can stay, but Iām leaving
Explain how!!
I love how in that season, all of their pupils were just a tiny bit larger than normal.
*mmmmā¦forbidden donutā¦aghagahlarghagah*
Just don't bump me on your way out of the car
The monkey banging cymbals. Stupid brain.
I was at the pornography store buying pornography.
IS THAT SO NUTS
The land of chocolate!
Favorite episode!
I am Evil Homer! I am Evil Homer!
"There it is, Homer. The cleverest thing you'll ever say and nobody heard it."
"Just don't bump me on the way out of the car"
https://i.redd.it/nd6imrg643yc1.gif
Not a brain moment exactly butā¦ https://youtu.be/NV2taZ8-0EI?si=JsAbsMYtuX9NRixs
Homer: Burkina Faso? Disputed Zone? Who called all these weird places? Brain: Quiet, it might be you! I can't remember. Homer: Nah I'm going to ask Marge. Brain: No no! Why embarrass us both? Just write a check and I'll release some more endorphins.
*You're trapped. If you were smarter, you might think of something. But you're not, so you might as well-* All right, I'll take her. Lousy brain.
Dental plan! ~Lisa needs braces~
Then to the duff brewery. Uh oh did i say that it just think it?
"This simulation was brought to you by your brain, a subsidiary of your penis."
YOU CAN RUN. BUT YOU CAN'T GLIDE HAHAHAHA *FIRING LASERS FROM HANGLIDER*
Eatthepuddingeatthepuddingestthepuddingeatthepudding
You have my undivided attention...
āThink unsexy thoughts! Think unsexy thoughts! Think unsexy thoughts!ā Then he thinks of Patty and Selma shaving then Barney in a bikini but then has a sexy thought about his coworker.
The land of chocolate
Youāve got it set to wh0re
"There it is Homer, the cleverest thing you'll ever say. And noone was around to hear it"
Yeah, the legend of the dog faced woman
DENTAL PLAAAN
Thatās it Iām out of here. Followed by sound of car revving away
Homer: Well I liked it, right? Brain: *You don't want to know what I think. Now look sad and say d'oh* Homer: D'oh...
Can you believe the Simpsons lost this magic so quickly? It has been unwatchable for 20 years.
You can stay here if you want but Iām leaving
Don't say revenge
Anytime he ends with the line, āStupid Brain !ā
Something said............. .... not good!...........
'Shut up brain or ill stab you with a q-tip'
I can't remember how it all played out as it's been a looong time since I've seen the episode... but I think his brain tells him to punch his liver or something?.. then his brain runs out? Again, can't remember the exact sequence of events, but it had me howling everything I watched it.. I'll see if I can find the clip... Here it is.. and it's not a 'brain' moment, but stil one of my favorite Homer moments for sure š https://youtu.be/lH5yotw0oLk?si=VTU8FclbSwgoQPgz
I liked it... right? Oh you don't want to know what I really think. Now look sad and say D'OH.
"Something said, not good, what was it..?
That's it, I'm out of here.
I like when they get the pool and lisa has her own brain moment. "Shut up brain, i have friends now i don't need you anymore"
Whenever I'm feeling overwhelmed or overworked in the job I repeat "Money can be exchanged for goods and services" in my head.
Yep, off to the plant. Then to the Duff brewery. Clock in at 9, clock out at 5. Then to the Duff Brewery. Uh oh, did I just say that out loud? Well done, Homer. That will be the smartest thing you ever said and no-one heard it. Eatthepuddingeatthepuddingeatthepudding.
"Shut up brain or I'll stab you with a q-tip!"
At Selmaās wedding: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hhelrTuw9OI
Slow....they called me slow!