Ned's wife Maude is inadvertently killed by a T-shirt accident at an auto race. Homer and his family try to help Ned cope.
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50.4
Wins Above Replacement
“Alone Again Natura Diddily” ranks #235 of 552 The Simpsons episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 79.2 — Elite. The episode packs 53 scored jokes at 2.3 per minute, averaging 7.0 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
Homer: I'm the one who parked in the ambulance zone, preventing any possible resuscitation.
Homer Escalation Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Homer Misdirection Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Rod Flanders: No, you just winged him and made him a Unitarian.
Ned Flanders: I'm just a 'Q' without a 'U'.
Bart Dark/Subversive Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Callback All Jokes — 53 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Homer: D'oh! [Screams] - Homer's classic exclamation followed by screaming
Homer Running Gag Physical/Slapstick Bart: Aw, how come bears can crap in the woods and I can't?
Bart Observational Character Comedy Homer: Like a raisin covered in chocolate. Or a monkey in a cowboy suit.
Homer Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Parrot · Homer: Show us your boobs. Show us your boobs. [Homer] You better do what he says, Marge.
Lisa: Why do jerks think everyone wants to see their stupid name?
Lisa Observational Character Comedy Lisa · Clay Babcock: You're on fire! Yeah, I have won a lot of races.
Clay Babcock: Oh, sure, if you want to drive the 'traditional' way.
Ned Flanders: Hi-diddly-ho, pedal-to-the-metal-o-philes.
Ned Flanders: I like the fresh air and looking at the poor people in the infield.
Cletus: Now, honey, they's my parents too.
Cletus Dark/Subversive Character Comedy Ned Flanders: Abso-not-ly, hot Roddy.
Race car drivers: Move your damn butt. Bite me.
Homer: Be patient, Son. A watched car never crashes.
Homer Wordplay/Pun Observational Bart Irony/Sarcasm Callback Ned Flanders: Hmm. A Ford urinating on a Chevrolet.
Ned Flanders · Homer: Don't you usually laugh at everything? Yes. Yes, I do.
Child · Homer: Mommy has bosoms like that. Yeah, I wish.
Ned Flanders · Maude Flanders: I'll get some hot dogs. No foot-longs. I know. They make you uncomfortable.
Homer: That's a damn lie, and you know it! Gimme a shirt!
Homer Escalation Character Comedy Homer Misdirection Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Homer · Marge: This is eating up a lot of time. Maybe just a pat on the butt. Yeah, that works.
Willie · Sea Captain · Professor Frink: Aye. Yarr. Oh, glavin! Why, glavin?
Kirk Van Houten · Luann Van Houten: Yeah. Lots of storybooks have witches. Shut up, Kirk!
Bart Dark/Subversive Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Callback Apu: The boys at headquarters will not like it, but I'm getting pretty sick of them and their Bombay attitude!
Apu Character Comedy Observational Moe: Oh, I really mean it though. I mean, if it was you that died, I would've been on her so fast!
Moe Dark/Subversive Cringe/Discomfort Ned Flanders: Send me to Maude. That's it. Here I come, baby. Oh, yeah!
Rod Flanders · Todd Flanders · Bart: Is it love? Kindness? Ooh, tough room.
Rod Flanders: No, you just winged him and made him a Unitarian.
Homer · Ned Flanders: But the sprinkler is gone. It's time to let go. I just bought that.
Ned Flanders: I can't believe my last words to Maude were, 'No foot-longs.'
Homer: I'm the one who parked in the ambulance zone, preventing any possible resuscitation.
Homer Escalation Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Lisa · Homer: Do you even have a job anymore? I think it's pretty obvious that I don't!
Lisa Homer Character Comedy Meta/Self-Referential Lisa · Homer: Dad, there are other wipes besides star wipes. / Why eat hamburger when you can have steak?
Homer: Why eat hamburger when you can have steak?
Homer Character Comedy Absurdist Homer: Why eat hamburger when you can have steak?
Homer Character Comedy Observational ★ Rewatch Homer (narrator): Single women of Springfield, your prayers have been 'Flanswered.'
Homer: So that's why you maced me.
Homer on video: Oh, I would date Ned in a second if I was a woman or gay. He looks like a cuddler, that Ned. I-I like that. I like to be held. I like to be pampered.
Homer: I like to be held. I like to be pampered.
Homer Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Ned Flanders: I'm just a 'Q' without a 'U'.
Homer · Ned Flanders: John Wayne, Tupac Shakur, Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock Holmes is a character. He sure is.
Dating video woman: Damn, I've just been indicted. Looks like we're gonna have to reschedule. How's your July? Mine's terrible. Let's talk in August.
Dating video woman: 'Cause him's a commitment dog, isn't him?
Ned Flanders · Homer: I'm about as exciting as a baked potato. You're darn right you are! And you've got lots of other great qualities too!
Ned Flanders: Well, I've had it!
Ned Flanders: No, I'm not kiddin'! I am gonna sit right here and miss church. You just watch.
Ned Flanders: Oh, my gosh. Some dropouts must have overpowered the reverend.
Rachel Jordan · Congregation: This is a love song about a dude I met in a sleazy motel. - A dude named God. - Oh.
Homer · Marge: So? She's good-lookin'. Shut up. You shut up.
Rachel Jordan: So when your soul has gone astray / Just let God be your triple A / He'll tow you to salvation / And he'll overhaul your heart
Homer: I toileth not on ye Sabbath, woman! A pox on thee!
Homer Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun Ned Flanders: And I'm here every week, rain or shine.
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