After finding a sketchbook belonging to his late wife Maude, Ned Flanders opens a Bible-themed amusement park to honor her memory.
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“Im Goin To Praiseland” ranks #259 of 552 The Simpsons episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 78.9 — Elite. The episode packs 78 scored jokes at 3.7 per minute, averaging 6.9 on craft and 6.6 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
Ned: Oh, uh, could you sleep on my side? I'm trying to preserve Maude's indentation.
Ned Cringe/Discomfort Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Principal Skinner: It was a golden elementary school with a teacher's lounge that stretched as far as the eye could see. And no one was ever tardy.
Homer · Ned · Homer: Why don't you just stay at Ned's place? My place? What would the neighbors think? We're the neighbors, and we don't think.
Snake: What's that, floating mask? Y-You want me to shoot everyone? Nah, I'm just screwin' with ya. It's a miracle.
Snake Dark/Subversive Misdirection ★ Rewatch Church worker · Customer: Unitarian ice cream - There's nothing here. - Exactly.
All Jokes — 78 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Homer Physical/Slapstick Running Gag Lisa: Ice cream at church? I'm intrigued, yet suspicious.
Lisa Character Comedy Observational ★ Rewatch Church worker: Blessed Virgin Berry, Command-mint, Bible Gum
Church worker · Customer: Unitarian ice cream - There's nothing here. - Exactly.
Bart: One Tower of Babel and build it to heaven. To heaven! Oh.
Bart Character Comedy Absurdist Professor Frink: I've created the first intra-bovine ice-cream maker. It makes use of all four stomachs.
Homer: I'll have the darkety kind.
Homer Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun Bart: [Moos] [Groans] Ivan Reitman!
Bart Absurdist Observational ★ Rewatch Dr. Hibbert: Give me 50 c.c.'s of hot fudge stat!
Announcer: They call her the Christian Madonna... RachelJordan!
Ned: [Stammering] I didn't have a crush on her.
Ned Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Homer: He can't admit he likes her till he's sure she likes him back. And there's only one way to find out.
Homer Setup/Punchline Absurdist Bart · Kids: Does Rachel like Ned? It says I have cooties. Flanders has cooties! Flanders has cooties!
Lisa: That was great. I can't believe she found a rhyme for Hezekiah.
Lisa Observational Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Ned · Rachel: We both like plain vanilla with nothin' on it. Actually, all the toppings were gone.
Ned: Ants are crawling in my mouth, and I don't care.
Ned Absurdist Cringe/Discomfort Rachel: All you do is change 'Jesus' to 'baby.'
Rachel Observational Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Homer · Ned · Homer: Oh, she wants to have coffee sometime! I can hear her, Homer! He can hear you, Rachel!
Homer · Ned · Homer: Why don't you just stay at Ned's place? My place? What would the neighbors think? We're the neighbors, and we don't think.
Ned: Now, wait just a Maude-gone minute here!
Ned Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Rachel: Well, you've certainly got a theme going.
Rachel Visual Gag Deadpan/Understatement Ned: Oh, uh, could you sleep on my side? I'm trying to preserve Maude's indentation.
Ned Cringe/Discomfort Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Ned: How about that? It says 'Maude.' [Sniffs] Mmm, I love chenille. Don't you?
Ned Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Ned: Mmm, well, good night, Maude. I mean, Maude. I mean, Rachel! I mean, Maude. Oop!
Ned Escalation Cringe/Discomfort Rachel: [Gasps, Shrieks] Oh, my God! You're trying to make me look like your dead wife!
Rachel Cringe/Discomfort Reaction Beat Ned: No, no! L-l- I know this is, uh, a tad unseemly. But if you just let me even out the back-
Ned Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Bart · Marge · Ned: We can take whatever we want, right? Don't listen to him. You just have a good time at the eye doctor. Always do!
Homer: Yeah, a lifetime of memories. [Grunts] Sure. Of course I do. But life goes on. Ashes to ashes. Turn, turn, turn. Long live rock, and so forth.
Homer Character Comedy Absurdist Marge · Homer: Don't throw this away. It's Rod's first tooth. You're right. We could use this for witchcraft.
Homer: Wow. Three pairs of shoes. Someone had a fetish.
Homer Observational Character Comedy Homer: I know how to speed things up. [Whining, Grinding] Her pillow's stuck.
Homer Physical/Slapstick Visual Gag Homer: I know how to speed things up. [starts wood chipper]
Homer Visual Gag Absurdist ★ Rewatch Ned · Homer: What's that? Some kind of sorting machine? Kinda.
Ned Homer Deadpan/Understatement Visual Gag ★ Rewatch Homer · Marge · Homer: Now for the awkward part. We gotta talk about money. You said we were doing this out of friendship. What? That doesn't sound like me.
Lisa · Rod/Todd: Maude designed a Christian amusement park. Oh, it must've been her final dream.
Ned · Todd: But to build an amusement park, you need lots of money and manpower and turnstiles. But Mommy wanted it.
Ned Todd Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Marge · Ned: They've been out of business ever since that kid got his head cut off. That sounds perfect.
Marge Ned Dark/Subversive Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Rich Texan: And what the hell good are you? Beat it, you hippie! But l- You're right. That was harsh.
Rich Texan: Ah, you are so full of it! God's grace, that is. It's really sickening... there aren't more people like you.
Homer · Ned · Homer: Try a little vitamin 'G'! [Gasps] Are you nuts? Relax. It's a controlled burn. Uh-oh.
Ned · Homer: Darn teenagers with their beer bottles. Uh, yeah. Teenagers. Huh!
Ned: But I'm not complaining, 'cause I work for a sweet, sweet boss. You're our foreman, Maude.
Ned Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Callback Homer: She's still bossing you around from beyond the grave? Can they do that?
Homer Absurdist Character Comedy Wiggum · Lou: Some Chinese people claimed they were celebrating New Year's in February. [Laughs] Oh, yeah. Those guys and their crazy scams.
Lisa · Groundskeeper Willie: Do I detect a hint of cinnamon? Oh, I'll never tell.
Mayor Quimby: It is with great pride that I dedicate this new school, sports arena or attraction.
Comic Book Guy: I hope you enjoy hearing them all. Number one. 'Blessed is the man who does not walk in the council of the wicked.'
Kid · Ned: What do you hit 'em with? There's no mallet. You can stop Satan with your faith.
Kid Ned Observational Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Game operator · Snake · Operator · Snake: There's no mallet. You can stop Satan with your faith. My face? You callin' me ugly? No, no, no, no. I think you're beautiful. Oh, that's it!
Lisa · Vendor: Oh, are there two of every flavor? Nope. They're all the same- plain.
Bart · Lisa: [Feminine Voice] I'm Maude. God is super! Can I sit in the car? Let's both sit in the car. Bye-bye.
Bart · Lisa: Can I sit in the car? Let's both sit in the car.
Carl: Any religion that embraces carob is, uh, not for Carl Carlson.
Carl Observational Character Comedy Ned: Oh, Maude, I turned your dream of a Christian amusement park into a bemusement park. It is! It's a bemusement park!
Ned Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Crowd: It's a miracle! It's almost like she's alive again.
Crowd Visual Gag Setup/Punchline Snake: What's that, floating mask? Y-You want me to shoot everyone? Nah, I'm just screwin' with ya. It's a miracle.
Snake Dark/Subversive Misdirection ★ Rewatch Moe: I've never been so close to rubbing my eyes in disbelief. Oh, what the heck! Huh? Huh?
Moe Character Comedy Physical/Slapstick Kent Brockman: Well, looks like our phenomenon is actually a phenome-not!
Principal Skinner: It was a golden elementary school with a teacher's lounge that stretched as far as the eye could see. And no one was ever tardy.
Skinner · Agnes: And no one was ever tardy. Was I there? No! It was heaven- my vision of heaven.
Homer: Yeah, folks. The power of Christ compels you to give Ned an extra 10 bucks.
Homer Observational Character Comedy Orphan: [Whimpering] Three is not enough. [Coughing, Gagging]
Orphan Dark/Subversive Visual Gag ★ Rewatch Disco Stu: Maude, it's Disco Stu. Lay some heaven on me, foxy dead chick.
Frank Sinatra: For me, this is hell. You dig, pally?
Professor Frink · Spock: My chair! It's... got a mind of its own! Help me, Mr. Spock! Shazbot! My captain is in peril.
Star Trek character: You saved the captain's life. I want to make out with you. And so do Catwoman and Agent 99.
Ned: That's like explaining how an airplane flies.
Ned Character Comedy Observational Homer · Ned · Lisa: You better stick your head in and see what's goin' on. Good idea. No, Dad! I think there's a leak in the line!
Ned: Oh, no! This isn't a divine miracle. Everyone's just gettin' goofy from the gas.
Ned Setup/Punchline Character Comedy Ned: That- How could that be worse? Okay, permanent brain damage or just temporary?
Ned Escalation Character Comedy Homer: 'Could' get hurt. 'Could.' There's a chance they won't.
Homer Character Comedy Dark/Subversive Homer · Ned: Orphans lighting candles over a leaking gas line. Lighting candles?
Crowd: Adults attacking orphans? I don't think Maude Flanders would approve of that. Absolutely not!
Crowd Irony/Sarcasm Dark/Subversive Reporter: Adults attacking orphans? I don't think Maude Flanders would approve of that.
Reporter Observational Deadpan/Understatement Homer · Crowd: Yeah. This place is more like 'Crazyland.' Instead of 'Praiseland.' I see. It's a play on words.
Moe · Comic Book Guy: Yeah. This place is more like 'Crazyland.' Instead of 'Praiseland.' I see. It's a play on words.
Homer · Rachel: Not! [Laughing] Hey, your hair's grown back real nice. It's a wig. And let's never speak of it again.
Ned · Rachel: Hey, your hair's grown back real nice. It's a wig. And let's never speak of it again.
Ned Rachel Cringe/Discomfort Callback ★ Rewatch Callback Top Episodes — The Simpsons
