Moe becomes depressed and decides to return to bartending school so he can re-evaluate himself. He meets an old teacher, who suggests that Moe try improving his bar, which might make him happier. Moe takes the advice, and turns his bar into a trendy nightclub, which does not sit well with his regular customers Homer, Lenny, Carl, and Barney.
WAR
19.5
Wins Above Replacement
“Homer The Moe” ranks #537 of 552 The Simpsons episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 69.0 — Mixed. The episode packs 59 scored jokes at 3.2 per minute, averaging 6.5 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
Moe: It's like my dad always said, 'eventually everybody gets shot.'
Moe Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Homer: It's not about spite. It's about petty revenge and getting back at that traitor, moe!
Homer Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun ★ Rewatch Moe: And I've read the entire sweet valley high series.
Moe Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Homer · Bart: What are you doing? / Digging. Why? / To make a hole. / A hole for what? / More digging.
Marge · Homer: Do you really think the Turkey's just gonna climb onto the plate? / I would.
All Jokes — 59 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Homer: Oh, that south. You never know what he'll do next.
Homer Character Comedy Observational ★ Rewatch Homer: He's like an unfunny version of me.
Homer Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Homer: Probably digging for drugs.
Homer Dark/Subversive Character Comedy Homer · Bart: What are you doing? / Digging. Why? / To make a hole. / A hole for what? / More digging.
Homer · Bart: So, I guess you wouldn't mind if I was to dig a hole of my own? / Go for it. Maybe I Will. / What's stopping you? Very little.
Homer · Marge: I'm having chest pains. / Where's the defibrillator? Clear! / This thing pays for itself.
Bart: My dad's always yelling that whitey's keeping him down.
Bart Dark/Subversive Character Comedy Bart: If it happens, it happens.
Bart Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy Chinese person: Those inscrutable Americans. What are they up to now?
Barfly · Homer · Other barfly: We all know you're the great humungus! / Well, I'm just saying... / Oh, you're always 'just saying.'
Homer: Well, I just naturally assumed.
Homer Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement Moe: And I've read the entire sweet valley high series.
Moe Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Moe Visual Gag Character Comedy Barney · Homer: And calling us 'dumbasses.' / Which we're so not.
Homer Reaction Beat Cringe/Discomfort Moe · Homer: I ain't smiled for real since I nailed that rat with the ice pick. / Remember that? That was an amazing throw.
Homer · Barney: What do you call it? Human feeling. / Yeah. Maybe you should... What's the expression? / Go back there. / What's the word I'm searching for? Uh... / Yeah.
Carl Character Comedy Absurdist Moe: Look, I don't want to start a tinkling contest here. / Or do I?
Moe Wordplay/Pun Escalation Moe: Oh, don't look so proud. That was wind-assisted.
Moe Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Homer: No, moe. You've got it all wrong. People buy beer from you.
Homer Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Patron · Homer: Hey, what happened to the music? / Don't worry. You got to hit it just right, like fonzie. / Eh! / Oh! Whoa! / Hemorrhage-amundo!
Moe: None. A Cosmopolitan is made with cranberry juice.
Professor: Moe szyslak, you old glasswipe.
Bart · Homer: Yeah. I'd like to speak to a Mr. Tabooger. First name Ollie. / Ooh! Bart! My first prank call. What do I do? / Just ask if anyone knows Ollie tabooger. / I don't get it. / Yell out, 'I'll eat a booger.' / What's the gag? / Oh, forget it!
Bart Homer Meta/Self-Referential Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Moe: When I first saw the movie ironweed, I thought, you know, this is for me.
Moe Character Comedy Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Moe · Professor: Is 'crap-hole' one word? / Yes, if it's hyphenated. / Then I'll stick with crap-hole.
Moe: Do you have a cure for cancer? Because that would be great!
Moe Dark/Subversive Character Comedy Moe: Hey, don't you want to take your shoes off before you go swimming? / Professor? / Oh.
Moe Dark/Subversive Cringe/Discomfort Homer Character Comedy Misdirection Formico · Homer: I am formico, the Dean of design. / Hi, formico. / Uh-uh-uh. My name must never be spoken. / Sorry. He seems Nice.
Homer: Cecil is a girl's name.
Homer Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Lenny · Moe · Homer: This place looks like it's from the not-too-distant future. / Yeah. You like it, homer? / Um... the rabbits are cute. / That one ain't moving.
Moe · Homer: It's po-mo. / Postmodern. / Yeah, all right. Weird for the sake of weird.
Moe Homer Observational Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Moe: We don't serve duff no more. We got a Malaysian beer that's better than duff. It's made out of soy sauce.
Moe Absurdist Character Comedy Lenny: I'm trapped. This is creative design run amok.
Lenny Observational Character Comedy Russian model · Moe: After chernobyl, my penis is falling off. / And 'penis' is Russian for...
Moe: Hey! Nobody calls moe St. cool a phony!
Moe Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Moe: You'd be having a great time if you'd stayed in your dark spot.
Moe Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Homer: It's not about spite. It's about petty revenge and getting back at that traitor, moe!
Homer Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun ★ Rewatch Homer: Father, give me legs.
Homer Physical/Slapstick Character Comedy Homer: Father, give me legs.
Homer Physical/Slapstick Absurdist Moe · Patron: Oh, you got one of them cell phones, huh? / Yeah. No cord at all on those.
Hipster patron: Unless you're being ironic, turn that off now.
Homer: I won't drink at moe's! Because moe's a big jerk and a she-male, too!
Homer Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Patron · Homer: how did you get r. E.M. To play in your garage? / I told them it was a benefit. They think they're saving the rain forest! / Suckers!
Homer: I told them it was a benefit. They think they're saving the rain forest! Suckers!
Homer Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Homer: Bar? I see no bar. This is a hunting club.
Homer Character Comedy Misdirection Michael Stipe: That's not the r. E.M. Way.
Michael Stipe · Other REM member: That's not the r. E.M. Way. / You're right. / Let's recycle those shards and get out of here.
Lisa · Homer: It's not fair, dad. Why should an animal die just because you and moe are fighting? / It's the law. My hands are tied.
Homer Deadpan/Understatement Absurdist ★ Rewatch Lisa · Homer: Do you really think the Turkey's just gonna climb onto the plate? / I would.
Marge · Homer: Do you really think the Turkey's just gonna climb onto the plate? / I would.
Homer: Turkeys, the only animal smarter than man.
Homer Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Moe · Homer · Bart: My leg! Oh, geez! / Got that cat right in the leg. / Dad, you shot moe! / Oh, no! This time I really am gonna faint!
Moe: It's like my dad always said, 'eventually everybody gets shot.'
Moe Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Homer: All right, I'm sorry. But I Will not save the rain forest!
Homer Character Comedy Escalation REM member · Bart: Tofu and gluten. / I'm thankful I ate before I came.
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