Homer becomes a Good Samaritan after discovering the simple joys of helping people in need–which is put to the test when he goes on a hunger strike after the owner of the Springfield Isotopes attempts to discredit him when Homer stumbles on his plot to discreetly move the team to Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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“Hungry Hungry Homer” ranks #46 of 552 The Simpsons episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 85.6 — Elite. The episode packs 53 scored jokes at 2.8 per minute, averaging 7.2 on craft and 7.0 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: Homer's philosophical distinction about when he minds being called a liar
Homer Character Comedy Escalation ★ Rewatch Homer · Cesar Chavez/Romero: Cesar Chavez appearing as Cesar Romero due to Homer's ignorance
Duffman: Duffman's moral awakening: 'New feelings brewing in Duffman! What would Jesus do?'
Duffman Character Comedy Escalation ★ Rewatch Marge: Marge's observation: 'Homie, you couldn't keep up a hunger strike. You eat while you brush your teeth.'
Marge Character Comedy Setup/Punchline ★ Rewatch Homer: Homer gave directions 'even though I didn't know the way, 'cause that's the kind of guy I am this week'
Homer Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch All Jokes — 53 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Bart · Lisa · Homer: Bart and Lisa's synchronized 'Meh' response and spelling it out for Homer
Maggie · Homer: Maggie drives away in car, Homer gets dragged behind making 'Ow!' sounds
Lincoln robot: Abraham Lincoln animatronic malfunctioning mid-speech
Lisa: Lisa's robotic monotone voice: 'I am a robot. Do what I say' and washing machine variant
Lisa Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy Homer: Homer builds 'healthy apple' out of ham cubes
Homer Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy ★ Rewatch park guest: Guest screaming about leeches in block water
Homer · Lisa: Homer's defeatist life advice: 'Welcome to real life, Lisa. You can't fight city hall'
Homer Lisa Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Homer · Marge: Homer admits he tells his children this defeatist message constantly
Homer: Homer ironically announces 'The Simpsons are going to Blockoland!' as they leave
Homer Irony/Sarcasm Absurdist gift shop clerk: Gift shop clerk's philosophy: 'You can't fight the souvenir industry. We're too powerful'
Homer · gift shop clerk: Homer threatens violence then gives the clerk a music box souvenir
Homer · bullies · victim: Homer accidentally helps bullies beat up their victim's shirt fire
Homer · victim: Victim calls Homer an idiot for stopping fire assistance, Homer: 'My heart was in the right place, jerk!'
Homer · girl: Homer's negotiation: 'Please, ugly is such a smelly word'
Homer: Homer's sales pitch: 'Bart has inner beauty, like you'd find in a rodent'
Homer Setup/Punchline Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Homer · girl: Homer's brutal honesty to the girl about her flaws: braces, dresses like a kid, aging
Homer girl Escalation Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Homer · salon worker: Homer threatens to unscrew jar lids as intimidation tactic
Homer · salon owner: Homer's accidental business consulting about profit margins being 'razor thin'
Homer: Homer's humble response trailing off: 'The satisfaction of helping another human being is all the thanks l- et cetera'
Homer Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Homer: Homer's specific boast about giving wrong directions: 'that's the kind of guy I am this week'
Homer Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Homer: Homer gave directions 'even though I didn't know the way, 'cause that's the kind of guy I am this week'
Homer Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Homer · executive: Homer's geographic confusion about baseball office locations
executive · Homer: Executive's panicked response to Homer seeing wrong door and room contents
Homer: Homer discovers 'Albuquerque Isotopes' merchandise and evidence
Homer Setup/Punchline Visual Gag ★ Rewatch executive: Executive's terrible lying: 'It's not anything. It has no purpose.'
Homer: Homer's easy bribery: 'Well, okay. But you can't silence Homer Simpson!'
Homer Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Duffman: Duffman's entrance and corporate beer promotion
Duffman Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Homer · Marge: Homer's confused awakening and swing relationship: 'But I love the swing'
Duffman: 'Joel Duffman, The Newsly Times' - obvious fake journalist identity
Duffman Character Comedy Meta/Self-Referential ★ Rewatch Mr. Duff · reporter: Fake footage of Homer with 'pants on fire' as evidence he's a liar
Homer: Homer's philosophical distinction about when he minds being called a liar
Homer Character Comedy Escalation ★ Rewatch Marge: Marge's observation: 'Homie, you couldn't keep up a hunger strike. You eat while you brush your teeth.'
Marge Character Comedy Setup/Punchline ★ Rewatch Homer · Marge: Homer eating sausage while denying he can't stop eating
Homer: Homer's immediate hunger strike breakdown with crying and eating
Homer Physical/Slapstick Escalation Lisa · Homer: Lisa's gift of Mike Farrell's core beliefs book and Homer's reaction to hating Wayne Rogers
kid · father: Kid calling father 'Weekend Dad' and being corrected
Skinner · Edna · Homer: Seymour and Edna's food flirtation interrupted by Homer's desperation
Homer: Homer's hunger strike song with Jesus comparison disclaimer
Homer Meta/Self-Referential Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Dr. Hibbert: Dr. Hibbert's explanation: 'That's his stomach eating itself'
Duffman: Duffman's third-person corporate speak: 'Duffman is thrusting in the direction of the problem'
Duffman Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun ★ Rewatch Executive: Reference to 'busty woman who ran out on the field and farted at the ballplayers'
announcer: Stadium announcer's lie: 'He's on a hunger strike till the 'Topes win the pennant!'
Homer · announcer: Homer's weak correction being misheard as 'Go, 'Topes!'
vendors · Homer: Excessive food vendor announcements torturing starving Homer
Homer: Homer's body deterioration: 'I'm down to a B cup!'
Homer Physical/Slapstick Character Comedy ★ Rewatch executives: Baseball executives' casual attitude: 'Death is a part of baseball. Oh, yeah. The main part.'
executives: Using sprinklers to make unconscious Homer appear to move
Homer · Cesar Chavez/Romero: Cesar Chavez appearing as Cesar Romero due to Homer's ignorance
announcer · Pete: Replacement attraction: 'Paint-drinking Pete!'
Homer: Homer's weakened speech: 'Me so hungy'
Homer Physical/Slapstick Character Comedy Duffman: Duffman's moral awakening: 'New feelings brewing in Duffman! What would Jesus do?'
Duffman Character Comedy Escalation ★ Rewatch Homer: Homer's triumphant line: 'The truth never tasted so good!'
Homer Setup/Punchline Character Comedy ★ Rewatch mayor: Albuquerque mayor's confusion about football vs baseball: 'They'll play what I tell them to play'
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