While calling Animal Control over a badger taking residence in Santa's Little Helper's doghouse, Homer discovers that Springfield has two different area codes–and ends up leading a revolt that splits the town in two.
WAR
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Wins Above Replacement
“A Tale Of Two Springfields” ranks #534 of 552 The Simpsons episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 69.1 — Mixed. The episode packs 51 scored jokes at 2.4 per minute, averaging 6.8 on craft and 6.2 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
Lenny · Carl: Don't forget the leaflets they dropped from the space shuttle. And the two weeks we all spent at area code camp.
Homer · Bart: Oh, yeah? They think they're better than us, huh? Bart, c'mere a minute! - You c'mere a minute! - Oh, yeah?
Phoney McRingring · Homer: Are you stupider than a monkey? - How big of a monkey?
Homer · Bart: Oh, yeah? They think they're better than us, huh? Bart, c'mere a minute! - You c'mere a minute! - Oh, yeah?
Bart · Todd: Can we borrow your woodpecker? - I guess so. But we need him back by 6:00. It's his birthday.
Bart Todd Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch All Jokes — 51 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Homer Physical/Slapstick Character Comedy Bart · Homer: [Whoopee Cushion Farts] - [Whimpers] - [Laughs]
Homer: Whoa, a badger! Sorry, man. You can't crash here.
Homer Absurdist Character Comedy Bart · Lisa: Then what's this? - That says 'corn,' Bart.
Bart · Todd: Can we borrow your woodpecker? - I guess so. But we need him back by 6:00. It's his birthday.
Bart Todd Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Homer: Badger, my ass. It's probably Milhouse.
Homer Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Homer: It's a badger, all right, or possibly a griffin.
Homer Absurdist Character Comedy Lisa · Homer: How did the badger do that without ripping your shirt? - What am I, a tailor?
Homer: 939? What the hell is that? Oh, my life is ruined!
Homer Character Comedy Escalation Carl: The six is closer to the three, so you got convenience there. But the nine has less to do with Satan, which is a plus in this religious world of ours.
Carl Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Lenny · Carl: Don't forget the leaflets they dropped from the space shuttle. And the two weeks we all spent at area code camp.
Carl · Homer: Joan Collins must be in town. - Joan Collins? That girl sleeps with everybody!
Homer: I've been a fan of the Who since the very beginning when they were the Hillbilly Bugger Boys!
Homer Character Comedy Absurdist Phoney McRingring: Hi. I'm Phoney McRingring, mascot and president of the telephone company.
Lisa · Homer: It's a movie, Dad. - Quiet, honey. Daddy's asking the man a question.
Phoney McRingring · Homer: Are you stupider than a monkey? - How big of a monkey?
Homer · Phone Company Representative: I accuse the phone company of making that film on purpose! - Well, of course we did.
Moe: Homer's right! We're gettin' the Joan Collins special!
Moe Callback Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Homer: Fellow 939'ers, I say we break off and form our own city!
Homer: Now we just sit back and wait for an N.F.L. Franchise.
Homer Observational Character Comedy Cardinals Representative · Homer: I represent the Arizona Cardinals. - Keep walking.
Cardinals Rep · Homer: Say, I couldn't help but overhear. I represent the Arizona Cardinals. - Keep walking.
Moe: Good decision there, Homer. You showed a lot of poise.
Moe Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy Homer: I reluctantly accept this highly-paid, glamorous job.
Homer Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy Homer · Quimby: We have a better town bird. - Oh, yeah? What is it? - The bluebird. - Damn it.
Homer: Sweetie, you know your mother and I only stay together for the sake of my political career.
Homer Dark/Subversive Irony/Sarcasm Homer: Sweetie, you know your mother and I only stay together for the sake of my political career.
Homer Dark/Subversive Character Comedy Bart · Nelson: Give it back! That's my novelty flying disk. / You're in Olde Springfield now!
Kid: Hey, his pants are in our park too! - Get him!
Apu: Oh, no worries there. That's Henderson's toilet paper!
Apu Absurdist Character Comedy Homer: Hey, the TV man is talking about us.
Homer Character Comedy Observational Homer · Bart: Oh, yeah? They think they're better than us, huh? Bart, c'mere a minute! - You c'mere a minute! - Oh, yeah?
Homer · Bart: Oh, yeah? They think they're better than us, huh? Bart, c'mere a minute! - You c'mere a minute! - Oh, yeah?
Doctor · Gambling voices: Oh, no. You can't do heart surgery in the dark! - Sounds like a wager to me. - I'll take a piece of that.
Professor Frink: Oh! Oh! Sweet glayvin! Oh, good God! Hey, wait, wait, wait! Ow! Oh! Oh! Sir Isaac's legs are hurting!
Homer: Those rich, snobby Indians.
Homer Character Comedy Absurdist Homer · Moe: There's nothing like revenge for getting back at people. - I don't know. Vengeance is good.
Homer · Moe: There's nothing like revenge for getting back at people. - I don't know. Vengeance is good.
Moe: Because of you, we're all takin' golden showers!
Moe Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Homer · Lenny: We should call the guys they used. / [Homer calling Berlin Wall builders gets wrong area code]
Homer: And then a wave of disease should help to- Hey! Stop streaming over the wall!
Homer Dark/Subversive Character Comedy Homer: They couldn't take one lousy famine.
Homer Character Comedy Dark/Subversive Roger Daltrey · Homer: What the hell are you doing? - Duh! Trashing the hotel room.
Pete Townshend · The Who: But we have a handshake agreement with a concert promoter... and that's a sacred bond. - [All] Sacred bond.
Roger Daltrey: Keith Partridge? Who huddle!
Grampa Simpson: I opened for the Who at Woodstock. I came out in a Beatle wig with a ukulele. Hendrix said he almost plotzed. His exact words.
Pete Townshend: That fat, dumb and bald guy sure plays some real hardball.
Marge: Look, Lisa. Daddy's in the Who. Ooh!
Marge Character Comedy Visual Gag Homer: Oh, come on. It plays itself! # Pac-Man fever # # Doo-doo-doo-doo # # It's a-driving me crazy #
Homer Character Comedy Observational Pete Townshend: Well, I'll be chuggered. That's the sticky wicket? Why not just buy telephones with auto ring-up? Or as you Yanks call it, 'speed dial.'
Homer: My experiment? You're the one who came up with this whole idea-
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