Homer becomes a fortune cookie writer for a Chinatown restaurant. Mr. Burns reads one of Homer's fortunes, which says that the reader will find love before Flag Day is over. Burns goes searching for love and meets Gloria, a meter maid, and asks her out. Gloria reluctantly agrees, and Burns recruits Homer to help him look young and hip to his new girlfriend.
WAR
40.8
Wins Above Replacement
“A Hunka Hunka Burns In Love” ranks #374 of 552 The Simpsons episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 75.9 — Great. The episode packs 71 scored jokes at 4.1 per minute, averaging 6.7 on craft and 6.4 on impact, with Mr. Burns landing the most laughs. Every joke is ranked below with its individual craft and impact scores.
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Top Jokes
Snake: I don't like bothering people at home.
Snake Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Mr. Burns: Damn that Pennybags! Between him and Scrooge McDuck, all the best ankle is taken!
Mr. Burns Character Comedy Observational ★ Rewatch Homer: He ran his own casino, stole the Loch Ness monster, got shot by a baby, and blotted out the sun!
Homer Callback Escalation ★ Rewatch Callback Homer: Your store is being robbed, Apu.
Homer Misdirection Meta/Self-Referential ★ Rewatch Mr. Burns: Well, I've never dated anyone with their original hair and teeth.
Mr. Burns Setup/Punchline Character Comedy ★ Rewatch All Jokes — 71 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Homer: I love Chinatown, although I wish they'd stop picking on Tibet Town.
Homer Observational Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Bart: People buy them when they're small and cute. Then they flush them down the toilet. Uh, yeah. I'll have the shark butt with butt sauce.
Bart Setup/Punchline Absurdist Waiter: Would you like that with the fragrant bee bellies or the cat noses?
Waiter: Is there any way we can enhance your dining experience by hurting an animal?
Waiter Dark/Subversive Setup/Punchline ★ Rewatch Homer: Geese can be troublesome.
Homer Observational Deadpan/Understatement Homer: A guy outside told me that.
Homer Escalation Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Marge: Every house has a bathroom.
Marge Absurdist Deadpan/Understatement Homer: You will be aroused by a shampoo commercial.
Homer Setup/Punchline Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Old Chinese Man: I should be in New York writing riddles on Popsicle sticks!
Old Chinese Man: Let a frown be your umbrella. They change it to smile. A frown is a much better umbrella than a smile!
Homer: The price of stamps will climb ever higher.
Homer Observational Deadpan/Understatement Chinese Restaurant Owner: Please! Yung Mee was a hack compared to this guy!
Homer: You will invent a humorous toilet lid.
Homer Absurdist Character Comedy Homer: Your store is being robbed, Apu.
Homer Misdirection Meta/Self-Referential ★ Rewatch Barney: That fortune really nailed me, and my winning ways.
Barney Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy Sea Captain: Yarr! I'll enjoy that.
Mr. Burns: Ooh! Me sorry! Me no speaky Chiny!
Mr. Burns: General Gao, you're a bloodthirsty fool, but your chicken is delectable.
Mr. Burns Character Comedy Observational ★ Rewatch Smithers: That was my thumb.
Smithers: Well, it's just you and me here, sir.
Smithers Reaction Beat Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Mr. Burns: No time for jokes, Smithers. Come along. We're going womanizing.
Mr. Burns Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Burns: So I foreclosed on her mortgage and took her cats.
Burns Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Gloria: I've gone five minutes without saying, 'Well, I never!'
Gloria Character Comedy Meta/Self-Referential Mr. Burns: Damn that Pennybags! Between him and Scrooge McDuck, all the best ankle is taken!
Mr. Burns Character Comedy Observational ★ Rewatch Mr. Burns: I'd always be second place to some kitten stuck in a tree.
Mr. Burns: This has been the worst Flag Day ever.
Mr. Burns Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy Mr. Burns: Now, see here, Flatfoot!
Mr. Burns: You can lift my wiper any day.
Mr. Burns: O frabjous day! She said yes!
Mr. Burns Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun ★ Rewatch Smithers: He'll pick you up at 7:00. Wear a petticoat.
Marge · Lisa · Marge: I can't stand to see a man single. Some people enjoy being alone, Mom. No. Everyone should be paired up.
Mr. Burns: Well, I've never dated anyone with their original hair and teeth.
Mr. Burns Setup/Punchline Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Gloria: You're a nice guy, Monty. You're always laughing and tenting your fingers.
Gloria Character Comedy Observational ★ Rewatch Gloria: I really feel safe with you. It's like going out with my brother.
Gloria Cringe/Discomfort Irony/Sarcasm Mr. Burns: like piloting motor coaches and collecting dog waste.
Mr. Burns: It's not important how old you are on parchment. It's how old you feel in the humors.
Mr. Burns Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun ★ Rewatch Mr. Burns: Play along, chubsy. There's a pie in it for you.
Homer: He ran his own casino, stole the Loch Ness monster, got shot by a baby, and blotted out the sun!
Homer Callback Escalation ★ Rewatch Callback Homer: These would stop Joan Collins herself!
Homer Visual Gag Character Comedy Mr. Burns: Yes. That's totally voluntary.
Mr. Burns Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Mr. Burns: You mean Young Man Burns.
Mr. Burns: I'm going to make such love to you that you'll forget all about Rudolph Valentino.
Mr. Burns Character Comedy Setup/Punchline ★ Rewatch Mr. Burns: It was made from the pockets of the pocket fox, an animal that only existed for three weeks in the 16th century.
Mr. Burns: Clean out your desk. You're gone.
Homer: Did you hear that? That 'excellent' was excellent.
Homer Meta/Self-Referential Observational ★ Rewatch Mr. Burns: We have to... Expel some urine!
Mr. Burns: My biological clock is ticking. I could be dead again soon.
Mr. Burns Character Comedy Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Callback Mr. Burns: I think you'll find that red ball more 'engaging.'
Mr. Burns Setup/Punchline Wordplay/Pun ★ Rewatch Mr. Burns: Spectacular! Now we must celebrate. I'll get some Champagne-iola!
Snake: I told the guard that I was going out for a pack of cigarettes. Then I totally stabbed him.
Snake Dark/Subversive Character Comedy Snake: Then I totally stabbed him.
Snake Dark/Subversive Character Comedy Snake: The cops were chasing us. I needed to lighten the load. And, um, protect you.
Snake Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Mr. Burns: Let go of her, or I'll scream!
Mr. Burns: Callooh! Callay! We're in luck! They had a magnum at the shoe counter.
Gloria: Homer just comes along on our dates and carries us to the bedroom.
Gloria Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Snake: You're dating that old trilobite? Gross!
Mr. Burns: He was my sexually-virile best friend
Mr. Burns Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch News Anchor: Well, according to our audience insta-poll, 46% say you're too old, and 37% say she's a skank.
Snake: I think his name was Gustafson.
Snake Dark/Subversive Deadpan/Understatement Gloria: You know what would be surprising? A foot massage.
Gloria Character Comedy Misdirection Lou: Hey! Hey, I want that lawyer what wears the cowboy hat.
Lou Character Comedy Absurdist Lou: That's a sweet shot. He's tied to a chair.
Lou Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy Chief Wiggum: Well, we have an officer sneaking around the house, Kent, so unless they have a television in there or can hear my loud talking...
Snake: I don't like bothering people at home.
Snake Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Chief Wiggum: She's completely hairless, like those cats.
Burns: I don't care if she's Miss Hairless America! I'm spoken for.
Burns Character Comedy Callback ★ Rewatch Chief Wiggum: You? No offense, but you're a decrepit monkey skeleton.
News Reporter: Channel 6 is hot, hot, hot!
Homer: What about the wiener? A guy on TV lifted a can of paint with his.
Homer Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Snake · Homer · Snake · Homer · Snake: You mean a Vandyke? No, a Vandyke has a moustache, doesn't it? I think it can. Are you talking about a soul patch? No! Wait. Maybe.
Homer · Snake: You mean a Vandyke? No, a Vandyke has a moustache, doesn't it? I think it can. Are you talking about a soul patch?
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