When Lisa becomes the target of a female bully, Lisa discovers a scientific reason as to why bullies pick on nerds. Meanwhile, Homer goes into the baby-proofing business, which is threatening the businesses of pediatricians and greeting card salesmen.
WAR
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Wins Above Replacement
“Bye Bye Nerdy” ranks #453 of 552 The Simpsons episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 73.9 — Solid. The episode packs 53 scored jokes at 2.8 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 · Marge · Poison delivery: Baby could order poison. Oh, that's ridiculous. [Phone rings] Poison Delivery Service. A gift basket of poisons is on its way.
Science fair moderator: Pi is exactly three!
Homer: Please, skin your knees. Put dice up your nose. Let cats sleep on your face!
Homer Dark/Subversive Escalation Baby-proofer: Your baby is dead.
Homer: I always pictured the kids dying in the living room.
Homer Dark/Subversive Character Comedy All Jokes — 53 analyzed
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Itchy · Scratchy: Pink daggers! Green hatchets! Yellow ice picks! And Stabby-Oh's are part of this nutritious breakfast.
Marge: But thanks to Stabby-Oh's, most of me is still in bed.
Marge Dark/Subversive Visual Gag Homer: That ad campaign may have crossed a line. Ah, what can you do? Sex sells.
Homer Absurdist Character Comedy Bart · Marge: But I gotta spit. You can spit on the bus.
Bart · Lisa: Aw, darn. Looks like we'll have to stay home today.
Marge: I'm not racing! It's me, Marge Simpson. No. You eat my dust! Hoo-hoo!
Marge Character Comedy Escalation Milhouse: Whoa! It's like Speed 2... only with a bus instead of a boat.
Milhouse Observational Meta/Self-Referential Marge: I won. Don't take that away from me.
Marge Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort School kids: Red hair? What's she trying to pull? Those shoes look Canadian. She'll never fit in.
Bart: One Hour Dry Cleaner? Man, that's fast.
Bart Reaction Beat Character Comedy Baby-proofer: Your baby is dead.
Baby-proofer: Sorry about that. But the truth is... your baby, Maggie Simpson, is dead!
Homer · Marge: That's a pretty big caboose for a baby. Homer, don't be-Wow, that is huge.
Homer: I always pictured the kids dying in the living room.
Homer Dark/Subversive Character Comedy Baby-proofer: That's the price of the clipboard. Here's your estimate.
School kid: Yeah! She thinks she's Babe: Pig in the City.
Nelson: Not as long as I keep taking these.
Nelson Dark/Subversive Character Comedy Lisa · Marge: Well, lots of people like jazz fusion. Okay. That's in the maybe file.
Lisa: They're not dolls. They're aspiration figures.
Lisa Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun Homer · Marge: She's not afraid of bunnies. She will be.
Milhouse · Lisa · Ralph: I like jazz. Milhouse? She got you too? Yeah, but it's not so bad. I'm standing on Ralph.
Ralph: We're a totem pole.
Ralph Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy Marge · Homer: How are you supposed to dial? Reach into these holes. I use a carrot.
Homer · Marge · Poison delivery: Baby could order poison. Oh, that's ridiculous. [Phone rings] Poison Delivery Service. A gift basket of poisons is on its way.
Nelson · Jimbo · Dolph: Oh, this is so funny. We were just talking about moving into protection.
Bully · Lisa: You sure this was done by hand? Yeah. She's a real purist.
Bullies: 'She'? Sorry. We don't do girls. They bite and kick and scratch. And sometimes we fall in love.
Jimbo: She? Sorry. We don't do girls. They bite and kick and scratch. And sometimes we fall in love.
Jimbo Character Comedy Escalation Nelson: Did you know it predates agriculture?
Nelson Character Comedy Observational Martin: That's like asking the square root of a million. No one will ever know.
Martin Character Comedy Absurdist Homer · Apu: No more Shiva-related pokings. Yeah. And, you know, down the line... you might want to switch to a nice, round Buddha.
Apu · Homer: But we are Hindu. So am I, but I don't get all huffy about it.
Willie: 'Tis a mighty puddle of puke.
Willie Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun Willie: Aye. Willie's a stinkin' liar.
Willie Character Comedy Meta/Self-Referential Willie: Oh, my God. That roll of towels is nearing the end! Ach! It's on double red stripe!
Willie Character Comedy Escalation Principal Skinner: Thank you, Drederick Tatum. That was truly a K.O. 'Knockout Oration.'
Drederick Tatum: You really don't want that. Trust me.
Professor Frink · Nelson: Nelson, what are you doing? I don't know. I can't help myself.
TV host · Audience: Men. Boo! Canceled.
Homer: You can dance You can dance Everybody look at your pants
Homer Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Baby business owner: Look at this baby. Not a scratch on him. And I got boat payments. The dream is over. Shut her down, boys.
Homer: Please, skin your knees. Put dice up your nose. Let cats sleep on your face!
Homer Dark/Subversive Escalation Announcer · Lisa: That's quite an act to follow, Lisa. I know. And the crowd is so distinguished. The inventor of the walkie-talkie is out there. Where? Third row, near the aisle. Ooh. You're right. And that's not his wife.
Science fair moderator: Pi is exactly three!
Scientists: She's just a little girl. In the larval stage. Silly. Let's not listen.
Lisa · Homer: I call it 'Poindextrose.' Whoo-hoo! Simpsons rule! Sorry.
Scientist: Are you mad, Frink? Put down that science pole!
Lisa · Homer: Actually, it's just ordinary salad dressing. So that's where that went.
Judge · Lisa: A gift certificate from JCPenney? Yes. You'll love their slacks.
Lisa · Homer: No, Dad. Didn't you listen to anything I said? Just to get some attention.
Homer · Francine: Don't worry. She'll punch herself out. Suck fist, Dr. Dork!
Bystanders: Someone's gonna sleep well tonight. What a cutie. Look at her pound that nerd.
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