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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“The Crepes Of Wrath” ranks #140 of 552 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
Principal Skinner: I think it behooves us all to consider... deportation.
Homer: Good-bye, Adil. I'll send you those civil defense plans you wanted.
Homer Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Homer: Maybe Adil has a point about the machinery of capitalism being oiled with the blood of the workers.
Homer Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Lisa: Your paper-thin commitment to your children sends shivers down my spine.
Lisa Character Comedy Observational Cesar: Escape is impossible.
Cesar Dark/Subversive Deadpan/Understatement All Jokes — 55 analyzed
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Bart Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy Bart: Everything's always my fault. If he'd just watch out where he was going.
Bart Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy Principal Skinner · Skinner's Mother: Mother, please don't call me Spanky on school grounds.
Skinner's Mother: Bye, Spanky.
Bart Misdirection Character Comedy Principal Skinner: Now hold it right there, you little-- Mother?
Homer: 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 Homer: Hello, Principal Skinner. I'd get up, but the boy crippled me.
Homer Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Callback Principal Skinner: I think it behooves us all to consider... deportation.
Marge: Deportation? You mean kick Bart out of the county?
Marge Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Homer: Hear him out, Marge.
Homer Character Comedy Reaction Beat ★ Rewatch Homer: Sounds great. Although, a kid can't learn much in just three months.
Homer Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy Homer: Yeah, but what about Bart?
Homer Character Comedy Callback ★ Rewatch Homer: You mean all white with pink eyes?
Homer Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Bart: The life of a frog. That's the life for me.
Bart Callback Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Callback Homer: He makes me crazy 12 months a year. At least you get the summer off.
Homer Observational Character Comedy Homer: Yes, baby! Way to go!
Homer Character Comedy Reaction Beat ★ Rewatch Homer: Don't mess up France the way you messed up your room.
Homer Character Comedy Callback ★ Rewatch Callback Bart Visual Gag Irony/Sarcasm Homer: You gotta be kiddin'. The lek.
Homer Character Comedy Reaction Beat Homer Character Comedy Reaction Beat Cesar: Escape is impossible.
Cesar Dark/Subversive Deadpan/Understatement Homer: Affectionate little Albanian, isn't he?
Homer Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Principal Skinner: In this way, and only in this way, can we hope to better understand our backward neighbours throughout the world.
Adil: 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 Adil: 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 Adil: How can you defend a country where 5% of the people control 95% of the wealth?
Adil Observational Dark/Subversive Homer: Maybe Adil has a point about the machinery of capitalism being oiled with the blood of the workers.
Homer Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Adil: No, no, Mrs. Simpson. You have been oppressed enough for today.
Adil Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Homer: We've always blamed ourselves, but I guess it's pretty clear which cylinder wasn't firing.
Homer Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Lisa: Your paper-thin commitment to your children sends shivers down my spine.
Lisa Character Comedy Observational Homer: And if she doesn't, we can always exchange her.
Homer Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Bart: Can I have something to go with my turnip?
Bart Visual Gag Cringe/Discomfort Cesar: Quiet! When you work like a man, we will feed you like one.
Cesar Dark/Subversive Character Comedy Homer: Aw! You called me Dad.
Homer Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Homer: None of my biological kids ever wanted to see me at work.
Homer Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Homer: See these? American doughnuts. Glazed, powdered and raspberry-filled. Now how's that for freedom of choice?
Homer Observational Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Homer: Hey, Lenny. Does this place have one of those plutonium isolation deals?
Homer Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Lenny: Yeah, over in sector 12... Third floor, by the candy machines.
Cesar: Ungrateful swine! We give you food, we give you shelter, and this is how you repay us! You little shutterbug.
Cesar Escalation Wordplay/Pun Bart: Bunch of creeps! I hate France!
Bart Character Comedy Escalation Cesar: Do not worry. This is France. It is customary for children to take a little wine now and then.
Bart: But you gotta help me. These two guys I'm staying with, they work me day and night. They don't feed me.
Bart: Here I've listened to nothing but French for the past... Sacré bleu! Where is me mama?
Bart Callback ★ Rewatch Callback Homer: I bet he could build a nuclear power plant if he wanted to.
Homer Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy ★ Rewatch FBI Agent: All right. Well, the name of his county starts with the letter 'A.'
Homer · FBI Agent: Adil? The Sparrow!
Adil Callback Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Adil: Sometimes I think I am getting too old for this game.
Homer: Good-bye, Adil. I'll send you those civil defense plans you wanted.
Homer Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Bart: So, basically, I met one nice French person.
Bart Deadpan/Understatement Callback Callback Homer: Sorry, Marge. Some wise guy stuck a cork in the bottle.
Homer Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Homer: You hear that, Marge? My boy speaks French.
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