A little story about how Bart saves France after blowing up Principal Skinner's mom with a cherry bomb.
Season 1's densest episode hits 81 with rapid-fire character comedy and irony.
Directed by Wes Archer, Milton Gray · Written by John Swartzwelder, Jon Vitti, George Meyer
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Wins Above Replacement
“The Crepes Of Wrath” ranks #82 of 226 The Simpsons episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 81.8 — Elite. The episode packs 55 scored jokes at 2.9 per minute, averaging 7.1 on craft and 6.9 on impact, with Homer landing the most laughs. Every joke is ranked below with its individual craft and impact scores.
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Top Jokes
I think it behooves us all to consider... deportation.
Good-bye, Adil. I'll send you those civil defense plans you wanted.
Homer Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Maybe Adil has a point about the machinery of capitalism being oiled with the blood of the workers.
Homer Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Your paper-thin commitment to your children sends shivers down my spine.
Lisa Character Comedy Observational Escape is impossible.
Cesar Dark/Subversive Deadpan/Understatement All Jokes — 55 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Homer gets stuck under a toy that keeps repeating 'I like to play with you' while his back is injured
Clumsy Homer.
Bart Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy Everything's always my fault. If he'd just watch out where he was going.
Bart Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy Mother, please don't call me Spanky on school grounds.
So long, sucker.
Bart Misdirection Character Comedy Now hold it right there, you little-- Mother?
Make sure it's squished flat and crunchy on the outside... And maybe some of those little wieners that come in a can?
Homer Character Comedy Observational ★ Rewatch Hello, Principal Skinner. I'd get up, but the boy crippled me.
Homer Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Callback I think it behooves us all to consider... deportation.
Deportation? You mean kick Bart out of the county?
Marge Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Hear him out, Marge.
Homer Character Comedy Reaction Beat ★ Rewatch Sounds great. Although, a kid can't learn much in just three months.
Homer Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy Yeah, but what about Bart?
Homer Character Comedy Callback ★ Rewatch You mean all white with pink eyes?
Homer Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch The life of a frog. That's the life for me.
Bart Callback Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Callback He makes me crazy 12 months a year. At least you get the summer off.
Homer Observational Character Comedy Yes, baby! Way to go!
Homer Character Comedy Reaction Beat ★ Rewatch Don't mess up France the way you messed up your room.
Homer Character Comedy Callback ★ Rewatch Callback Eww. What a dump.
Bart Visual Gag Irony/Sarcasm You gotta be kiddin'. The lek.
Homer Character Comedy Reaction Beat Political what?
Homer Character Comedy Reaction Beat Escape is impossible.
Cesar Dark/Subversive Deadpan/Understatement Affectionate little Albanian, isn't he?
Homer Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy ★ Rewatch In this way, and only in this way, can we hope to better understand our backward neighbours throughout the world.
Although I have only been in your county a few days, I have already found Americans to be most... trusting.
Adil Irony/Sarcasm Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Although, officially, I am required to hate you, I want you to know I do not feel it in my heart.
Adil Dark/Subversive Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch How can you defend a country where 5% of the people control 95% of the wealth?
Adil Observational Dark/Subversive Maybe Adil has a point about the machinery of capitalism being oiled with the blood of the workers.
Homer Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch No, no, Mrs. Simpson. You have been oppressed enough for today.
Adil Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm We've always blamed ourselves, but I guess it's pretty clear which cylinder wasn't firing.
Homer Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Your paper-thin commitment to your children sends shivers down my spine.
Lisa Character Comedy Observational And if she doesn't, we can always exchange her.
Homer Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Can I have something to go with my turnip?
Bart Visual Gag Cringe/Discomfort Quiet! When you work like a man, we will feed you like one.
Cesar Dark/Subversive Character Comedy Aw! You called me Dad.
Homer Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort None of my biological kids ever wanted to see me at work.
Homer Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch See these? American doughnuts. Glazed, powdered and raspberry-filled. Now how's that for freedom of choice?
Homer Observational Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Hey, Lenny. Does this place have one of those plutonium isolation deals?
Homer Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Yeah, over in sector 12... Third floor, by the candy machines.
Ungrateful swine! We give you food, we give you shelter, and this is how you repay us! You little shutterbug.
Cesar Escalation Wordplay/Pun Bunch of creeps! I hate France!
Bart Character Comedy Escalation Do not worry. This is France. It is customary for children to take a little wine now and then.
But you gotta help me. These two guys I'm staying with, they work me day and night. They don't feed me.
Here I've listened to nothing but French for the past... Sacré bleu! Where is me mama?
Bart Callback ★ Rewatch Callback I bet he could build a nuclear power plant if he wanted to.
Homer Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy ★ Rewatch All right. Well, the name of his county starts with the letter 'A.'
Au revoir, suckers.
Adil Callback Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Sometimes I think I am getting too old for this game.
Good-bye, Adil. I'll send you those civil defense plans you wanted.
Homer Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch So, basically, I met one nice French person.
Bart Deadpan/Understatement Callback Callback Sorry, Marge. Some wise guy stuck a cork in the bottle.
Homer Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch You hear that, Marge? My boy speaks French.
Homer Character Comedy Callback ★ Rewatch Callback Top Episodes — The Simpsons
