Homer bowls a perfect 300 game, then concludes that the greatest accomplishment of his life is behind him. He reconnects with the world by bonding with baby Maggie.
WAR
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Wins Above Replacement
“Hello Gutter Hello Fadder” ranks #510 of 552 The Simpsons episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 71.0 — Solid. The episode packs 51 scored jokes at 2.6 per minute, averaging 6.8 on craft and 6.4 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 · Lisa: They did it to Jesus, and now they're doing it to me. Are you comparing yourself to our Lord? Well in bowling ability
Homer Lisa Setup/Punchline Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Teller: He'll do it. I'm not the first Teller.
Teller Dark/Subversive Escalation ★ Rewatch Ron Howard · Homer: Why do you think I stopped acting and became a director? I don't know. 'Cause you weren't cute anymore?
Krusty: We knew it contained spider eggs... but the hantavirus- well, that really came out of left field.
Krusty Dark/Subversive Escalation Ron Howard's daughter: Daddy, we're missing the Fantastapotamus. She only sings twice a day.
All Jokes — 51 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Homer Physical/Slapstick ★ Rewatch Homer: Need more snooze. [Muttering]
Homer: Oh, I'm 26 hours late for work. No time for Maggie.
Homer Absurdist Character Comedy Homer: This would be a lot easier without all these people.
Homer Irony/Sarcasm Observational ★ Rewatch Road Rage Driver: How'd you like a Details magazine up the wazoo?
Homer: Oh, sure. Single me out.
Homer Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy Police Officer: Okay. You just bought yourself a 3-17: pointing out police stupidity. Or is that a 3-14? Nah, nah. 3-14 is a dog, uh- No. Or is that a 3-15? You're in trouble, pal!
Homer: Big ugly nose. Bald. Liver spot. Liver spot.
Homer Irony/Sarcasm Visual Gag ★ Rewatch Homer: No! I can't get in trouble if I can't see you!
Homer Absurdist Character Comedy Mr. Burns: I knew I had those installed for a reason.
Homer: Yeah. And even a teaspoon could cause a fatal tumor.
Homer Dark/Subversive Deadpan/Understatement Homer · Marge: The cooling tank just blew, and they're taking Lenny to the hospital. Oh, no! Not Lenny! Not Lenny!
Homer · Bowling Alley Worker: Are 'Poo' and 'Ass' taken? Yeah. Damn! Could my life get any worse?
Unknown bowler: Even for a bowler, you're fat.
Carl: Ah, actually, I'd say you're having a severe psychotic episode.
Carl Deadpan/Understatement Setup/Punchline Homer: Hey, if that's psychotic, then why am I takin' these?
Homer Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Carl: Will you at least call it a 'banana split,' you dumb wad?
Carl Escalation Wordplay/Pun Lenny: Hey, spare me your gutter mouth!
Krusty: We knew it contained spider eggs... but the hantavirus- well, that really came out of left field.
Krusty Dark/Subversive Escalation Kent Brockman: This could be the greatest individual achievement in the history of Springfield. Which proves just how pitiful this town is.
Homer: Why won't they come over? I'm so lonely.
Homer Reaction Beat Character Comedy Grandpa: This is as fast as I can move.
Grandpa Physical/Slapstick Character Comedy Homer: In your face, to-do list!
Homer Absurdist Character Comedy Homer: But there was someone else with me on that alley. I'm talkin' about the big man- Carl!
Homer Misdirection Character Comedy Teacher: Mr. Simpson bowled a perfect game... without the aid of steroids, crack, angel dust... or the other narcotics that are synonymous with pro bowling.
Milhouse · Homer: Will you be my dad? [Chuckling] You've got a father. He's just a dud.
Homer: Pumpkin face? Headgear? Chicken pox? Smelly? Lazy eye? Spikyhead?
Homer Escalation Character Comedy Ron Howard: There's a stairway, dumb-ass!
Homer: Well, that- Uh, well, wait. Uh, do I read from the sheet labeled 'jokes' or 'answers'?
Homer Meta/Self-Referential Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Homer · Ron Howard: Flavor of the month? Me? Yeah, Homer. You can't just ride one accomplishment forever.
Ron Howard · Homer: Why do you think I stopped acting and became a director? I don't know. 'Cause you weren't cute anymore?
Homer: Hello, everybody! Did somebody say 'A perfect game'?
Homer Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Homer · Teller: Hey, I thought you never talked. Uh, I didn't mean to. Huh. It just slipped out.
Teller: He'll do it. I'm not the first Teller.
Teller Dark/Subversive Escalation ★ Rewatch Kent Brockman: Are you as bored as I am with the antics of this warmed-over Fred Flintstone? I say it's time to put this one-trick pony out to stud.
Homer · Lisa: They did it to Jesus, and now they're doing it to me. Are you comparing yourself to our Lord? Well in bowling ability
Homer Lisa Setup/Punchline Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Moe: As your life partner, I'm very worried.
Moe Character Comedy Absurdist Moe: A shred of what? Sorry. I was counting the cocktail radishes. Now, where was I? Uh, two, three- three radishes. Three big radishes.
Moe Escalation Character Comedy Bystander: Yeah, less chat, more splat, pal!
Homer: Ooh! Morlocks. C.H.U.D.'s. Mole people! There is no escape from the fortress of the moles!
Homer Escalation Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Homer: Not anymore, Ron. Now I'm looking for something to dedicate my life to. Something noble, but easy.
Homer Setup/Punchline Character Comedy Ron Howard: Well, it's a different zoo containing animals you've never heard of.
Ron Howard's daughter: Daddy, we're missing the Fantastapotamus. She only sings twice a day.
Ron Howard · Homer: Usually when you say that, you give the money back. I do what now?
Bart: Over the years, I've learned to find father figures wherever I can. Construction workers, the Internet and Nelson here.
Bart Escalation Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Homer: Hi, Maggie. I'm Homie-Womie, the Teletubbie. And I'm all man, in case you heard otherwise.
Homer Character Comedy Absurdist Homer: See, Maggie? The ocean is just like a bathtub. Except instead of rubber duckies... it has barracudas and moray eels.
Homer Setup/Punchline Escalation Homer: I know. If I sink to the bottom, I can run to the shore.
Homer Absurdist Character Comedy Homer: Maggie, call Aquaman!
Homer Absurdist Character Comedy Homer · Doctor: Actually, that was before I went in the ocean. I don't want to pry into your personal life- Then don't!
Homer: But you stepped over the line just a little bit... so I'll have to give you a five. And that gives you a final score of... 295.
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