A snowstorm traps the students of Springfield Elementary inside, with them overthrowing Principal Skinner when he uses his Army skills to control them. Meanwhile, Homer tries to rescue the children–using Flanders' car.
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“Skinners Sense Of Snow” ranks #115 of 552 The Simpsons episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 82.5 — Elite. The episode packs 88 scored jokes at 4.5 per minute, averaging 7.0 on craft and 6.7 on impact, with Principal Skinner landing the most laughs. Every joke is ranked below with its individual craft and impact scores.
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Top Jokes
Principal Skinner: What would Superintendent Chalmers do? Skinner! Eh, that's no help.
Lisa: 'Lisa is an outstanding student with a slight tendency toward know-it-all-ism'? That's not even a word!
Lisa Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy Principal Skinner: Not Huck Finn! I spent hours crossing out the sass-back!
Principal Skinner: my Cal Ripken-like streak of school 'openage'
Principal Skinner: If I were a billionaire, why would I be living with my mother?
All Jokes — 88 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Sports commentator: I'm more worried about Al's jacket. How many stations can you get on that thing?
Sports commentator: All right. Listen. I am sick of your jokes about the wardrobe! You people can dress yourselves!
Marge: The Cirque de Purée. We've had tickets since Septembre.
Marge Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Homer: Oh! I missed one of Jerry's zingers. Now I'll never catch up.
Homer Character Comedy Observational Homer: Oh, yeah. That's way better than fun and excitement.
Homer Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy Marge: As French Canadians, they don't believe in refunds... or exploiting animals for entertainment.
Marge Observational Deadpan/Understatement Homer: Oh! I wanted to see 'em fire a gorilla out of a cannon.
Homer Character Comedy Absurdist French Canadian performer: Enjoy the show. For one day, we shall die.
French Canadian performer: I cannot get the lid off my jar of rainbows!
Homer: Just smash it open!
Homer Character Comedy Misdirection French Canadian performer: Oh, you can do it if your heart is pure- or... purée.
Bart: They always pick the guy with the wires.
Bart Meta/Self-Referential Observational Marge: Watching those women is giving me ideas.
Marge Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Sideshow Mel: Mesdames et messieurs, it appears the Cloud Goddess is ripe with rain babies.
Homer: Oh, no, you don't! I paid full price for this freak show!
Homer Character Comedy Escalation Radio announcer: and then melting in the summer.
Sea Captain: Arr! Help. I was tied here by teenage pirates.
Radio announcer: And it's open season on savings at Springfield Menswear, which is closed.
Homer: Lenny says we've got the day off! Yippee!
Homer Character Comedy Visual Gag Homer: Oh, why does that always happen?
Homer Visual Gag Character Comedy Chief Wiggum · Lou: Uh, hey, Lou, could you shake out the last few drops for me? Yeah, no problem, Chief. Seems like a waste of coffee, though.
Principal Skinner: But you've kept intact my Cal Ripken-like streak of school 'openage.'
Principal Skinner: my Cal Ripken-like streak of school 'openage'
Teachers: Caucus, caucus, caucus. Caucus, caucus, caucus.
Principal Skinner: But we'll have the last laugh on those Johnny-come-not-lies.
Nelson: Ha-ha! Next time get a DVD!
Nelson Irony/Sarcasm Misdirection Kent Brockman: Albinos virtually invisible
Kent Brockman: Sold off to billionaire Montgomery Burns... in a veritable orgasm of poor planning.
Superintendent Chalmers · Principal Skinner: This is terrible! How will the kids get home? I don't know. Internet?
Üter: I'm doing a puzzle with Grandmama, and she'll finish without me.
Üter Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Nelson: I can cut a trail through the snow. I'm part Eskimo.
Nelson Character Comedy Absurdist Principal Skinner: I don't care if you're Kristi Yamaguchi. No one leaves the building.
Principal Skinner: I don't care if they're kissing Kristi Yamaguchi. You're not going home!
Principal Skinner: I don't care if they're kissing Kristi Yamaguchi. You're not going home!
Homer: My car, your roof. It's only fair.
Homer Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement Ned Flanders: Sure, you did. 'Mr. Plow.' You're wearing the jacket right now.
Homer: I think I know my own life, Ned.
Homer Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Principal Skinner: If you don't eat your relish, you're not getting any mayonnaise.
Nelson: Screw this. The rest of you can stay here like dorks, but I'm going home.
Nelson Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Principal Skinner: Well, I hope you've all learned something from Nelson's 'headstrongedness.'
Principal Skinner: What would Superintendent Chalmers do? Skinner! Eh, that's no help.
Sergeant Skinner: Nope. Too dangerous. We're all gonna sit tight and reminisce about candy bars
Skinner/Sergeant: Get back to the candy bar!
Principal Skinner: That elephant ate my entire platoon.
Martin: Actually there are. Five, 10, 15, 20- Uh, can you two share a hook?
Martin Character Comedy Misdirection Homer · Marge: I think we hit something. I hope it's Flanders.
Homer: I'm just kidding! Hey, you're all right.
Homer Character Comedy Reaction Beat Principal Skinner: use this bucket next to Bart's head.
Ned Flanders: Yeah. As a tribute to Princess Di. And Dodi. Because these days, princesses-
Principal Skinner: Is that some sort of plush novelty? Well, here's a scouring pad. It's just as good.
Principal Skinner: Well, here's a scouring pad. It's just as good
Student: It's cold and hurt-y.
Student Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun Principal Skinner: I know it looks like the path to freedom. But one collapse, and presto- you've got a snow casket.
Principal Skinner: Defying orders, eh? Well, I see you Scotsmen are thrifty with courage too.
Groundskeeper Willie: That's the last time you'll slap your Willie around.
Bart: You want the pee bucket on your head?
Bart Cringe/Discomfort Escalation Principal Skinner: I'm writing all your names on the detention list in my mind.
Homer: I always knew I would die caked in something.
Homer Dark/Subversive Character Comedy Homer: Wait. Let's just leave it on... till we forget our troubles
Homer Dark/Subversive Character Comedy Martin: I can't write this. It's a grammatical nightmare.
Martin Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Principal Skinner: After all the times I've done it... my wrist sounds like a cement mixer.
Principal Skinner: I told you no one can climb a rope. It's physically impossible
Principal Skinner: What part of didi mau don't you understand?
Nelson: Quiet, Principal Spinner!
Nelson Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun Bart: 'Underachiever and proud of it.' How old is this thing?
Bart Meta/Self-Referential Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Bart: Underachiever and proud of it.' How old is this thing?
Bart Meta/Self-Referential Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Lisa: 'Lisa is an outstanding student with a slight tendency toward know-it-all-ism'? That's not even a word!
Lisa Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy Students: Twenty-five thousand dollars a year! Whoa! He's a millionaire!
Nelson: Let's see. He's 40 years old, times 25 grand. Whoa! He's a millionaire!
Nelson Character Comedy Escalation Milhouse: Plus, in the summer, he paints houses! He's a billionaire!
Principal Skinner: If I were a billionaire, why would I be living with my mother?
Principal Skinner: Godspeed, Nibbles. Godspeed.
Principal Skinner: If you get me out of this, there's a hall monitor position coming open in the spring.
Groundskeeper Willie · Principal Skinner: I spit on your monitors! I know. That's why the position's available.
Willie: I spit on your monitors!
Willie Character Comedy Escalation Marge · Homer: Homer, wake up! The car's filling with- I know. Ranch dressing.
Ned Flanders: Just like the one that saved Ezekiel!
Ned Flanders: Just like the one that saved Ezekiel!
Homer · Marge: You're the camel! Hey, this car's got cruise control.
Ned Flanders: It's happening. My horoscope was right!
Principal Skinner: Not Huck Finn! I spent hours crossing out the sass-back!
Homer · Ned: Do you have air bags? No! The church opposes them for some reason!
Ned Flanders: No! The church opposes them for some reason!
Principal Skinner: You did it, Nibbles! Now, chew through my ball sack.
Principal Skinner · Superintendent Chalmers: There is, sir. Ah! Then I'm happy.
Bart: if there's one thing I'm good at... it's pretending things didn't happen.
Bart Character Comedy Meta/Self-Referential ★ Rewatch Marge: Boy, that salt really ate through the car.
Marge Observational Callback Callback Homer: Ignore her, Effendi. We have each other
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