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14. Radioactive Man (season 7)





Instead of accidentally becoming famous like in the last episode on this list, this time Bart actively seeks fame by auditioning for the role of "Fall-out Boy" in the new Radioactive Man movie. He was perfect for the role, except he was deemed too short by the director, so Milhouse (who didn't want it in the first place) gets the role. While Bart embraced his fame as the "I didn't do it Boy" at least for a little while, Milhouse regrets it from the beginning. It also shows how fame can tear apart a friendship when Bart gets extremely jealous of Milhouse. This ep features one of the most famous Simpsons lines of all time, when Raineir Wolfcastle exclaims, "The goggles, they do nothing!". I also must mention that the band Fall-out Boy got their name from this episode, and it's a disgrace and an insult to the Simpsons to have one of the shittiest bands in existence reference such a great character.

Quotes:

Man 1: I don't see why Rainier Wolfcastle should be the star.
I think we should bring back Dirk Richter. Kids will
want to see the original Radioactive Man.
Assistant: I keep telling you, he's 73 years old and he's dead.
Man 1: Granted, but --


Assistant: Wow! Look at that ad!
[a small box with "Flim Springfield" in it]
All right, this place must be hot. They don't need a big
ad, or even correct spelling.

Man: Cut! Oh my God! He's killed the original Alfalfa.
Moe: Yeah. Luckily, Alfalfa was an orphan owned
by the studio.

Coach: Up and atom!
Rainier: Up and at them!
Coach: Up and atom!
Rainier: Up and at them!
Coach: [annoyed] Up and atom!
Rainier: [louder] Up and at them!
Coach: [covers his eyes] Better

Wiggum: OK, we can all stop worrying now. These dogs never fail.
Kirk: But...will they just find Milhouse, or will they find him and
kill him?
Wiggum: Well, they'll -- when they find him, they'll, um -- [mumbles
something incomprehensible]
Kirk: Uh, excuse me: you didn't answer me. You just trailed off.
Wiggum: Yeah...yeah, I did kind of trail off, there, didn't I? Heh.

Bart: Have you seen Milhouse?
Comic Book Guy: No, now go away: we're racing for the title of the champion of
the universe.

Thailandsurvivor wrote:

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I don't even remember Bart Gets Famous...hmm. Is it on youtube or anything?

I have no idea where you could find it, but trying to hunt it down would totally be worth it.

*waiting to see if my favo episode shows up and embed hulu clips of it either way*

Doesn't hulu only have clips of recent episodes? If that's the case then I don't think it'll make my list, because I don't have any episodes on it past season 9 . I don't want to get your hopes up or keep you waiting.

13. Homer's Enemy (season 8)




I know that some people wanted this episode to be #1 and it might annoy you that it's ranked this low, but let me explain. The one problem I had about this episode is that it was extremely dark, especially the inevitable death of Frank Grimes. That's not to say it wasn't funny; it's still the Simpsons in its prime and contains a ton of laughs. But the darkness throws something off about the tone of the main storyline, where Grimes represents everything logical and reasonable but at the same time is the anti-Homer, and represents the opposite of what makes Homer such a lovable oaf. So although Grimey is always "right", he's not a sympathetic character in that he opposes what makes the Simpsons so funny.

I'm gonna stop trying to analyze the episode because I'm not making sense and it's starting to sound like I dislike it. The contrast between Homer and Grimes is great, and the subplot where Bart buys a factory and hires Milhouse is just as good. My favorite part is probably the framed picture Homer has of Lenny that says "Homer, Have a cool summer - Lenny"

quotes:

Grimes: God, he eats like a pig.
Lenny: I dunno. Pigs tend to chew. I'd say he eats more like a
duck.
Grimes: Well, some kind of farm animal anyway. And earlier today, I
saw him asleep inside a radiation suit. Can you imagine that
he, he was hanging from a coat hook.
Lenny: He had three beers at lunch. That would make anybody sleepy.
Grimey: I've never seen him do any work around here ... what, what is
his job?
Lenny: Safety inspector.
Grimes: That irresponsible oaf? A man who by all rights should have
been killed dozens of times by now?
Lenny: Three hundred and sixteen times by my count.
Grimes: That's the man who's in charge of our safety. It, it boggles
the mind.
Carl: It's best not to think about it.

Bart: Milhouse, how could you let this happen? You were supposed
to be the night watchman.
Milhouse: I was watching. I saw the whole thing. First it started
falling over, then it fell over.

Carl: Way to go, Homer!
Lenny: You're number one, Homer!
Grimes: But it, it was contest for children!
Lenny: Yeah. And Homer beat their brains out!

Homer: [in sleep] Change the channel, Marge.
Lenny: That's our Homer!

12. Krusty Gets Kancelled (season 4)





Featuring the often used plot of Bart and Lisa teaming up to help out Krusty, this episode is an absolute classic. It even features Eastern Europe's favorite cat and mouse team, Worker and Parasite. A strength of this episode is that it featured a shit-load of guest stars, and it was back in the era where the writers actually used guest stars well. Sideshow Luke Perry as Krusty's half brother is amazing, and that People magazine cover that Krusty imagines is still one of the funniest images I've ever seen in my life.

quotes:

Krusty: I've had plenty of guys come after me, and I've buried them all.
Sea Captain. Joey Bishop.
Pennycandy: Don't forget the Special Olympics.
Krusty: [wistfully] Oh, yeah... I slaughtered the Special Olympics!

Krusty: "Is this the call back from that porno film?"

Krusty the Clown: But you gotta come back, Mel! We're a team!
Sideshow Mel: No, Krusty, you always treated me rather shabbily. On our last show, you poured liquid nitrogen down my pants, and cracked my buttocks with a hammer!

Bart: Hey Moe, look over there.
Moe: What? What am I looking at?
Moe: I'm gonna stop looking here in a second. What, is *that* it?
Homer: Hey Moe, can I look too?
Moe: Sure, but it'll cost ya.
Homer: My wallet's in the car.
Moe: He is so stupid. And now, back to the wall...

Chief Wiggum: Don't snap my undies.