Springfield is officially declared the World's Fattest Town after an attempt to break a world record lands everyone on top of a truck scale. Out of embarrassment and disgust, Marge goes on a crusade against the local sugar corporation. However, when sugar is banned, Homer, Bart, Mr. Burns and Apu start bootlegging sugar.
WAR
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Wins Above Replacement
“Sweets And Sour Marge” ranks #330 of 552 The Simpsons episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 76.9 — Great. The episode packs 65 scored jokes at 3.9 per minute, averaging 6.8 on craft and 6.5 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
Professor Frink: Out of curiosity, was it the hoyvin or the mayvin or was it the whole gahoyving thing that I do?
Comic Book Guy: Goodbye, cruel world. Hello, ironic twist!
Count Fudgula: but I had to quit when my fangs succumbed to gingivitis. Now all my victims have to be mashed up.
Marge · Homer: Why didn't you just turn off the oven? I was hoping we could do that together!
Gil: Oh, I've made too many enemies selling suckless vacuum cleaners and Rick James Bibles.
Gil Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch All Jokes — 65 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Homer: A library selling books? If I don't want them for free, why would I want to pay for them?
Homer Observational Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Comic Book Guy: The full Leonard Nimoy cycle, I Am Not Spock, then I Am Spock, and finally, I Am Also Scotty
Bart · Lisa: That's what we look like inside? It's disgusting! Oh. That lady swallowed a baby!
Lisa: Helen Fielding's giving them pigs Bridget Jones' diarrhea
Homer · Marge: She said tavern! I'm going to Moe's! I never agreed to that rule!
Moe: Most clothespins swallowed, inserted... Here we go. Clipped to face and neck. 116.
Moe Setup/Punchline Escalation Moe: No. The best book you've ever seen is Tom Clancy's Op-Center. That thing knows me better than I know myself.
Moe Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Moe: Francis of Assisi. Francis of Assisi.
Moe Observational Deadpan/Understatement Homer · Lisa: Do you think I could run a mile in three-and-a-half minutes? Only on Mars. The Simpsons are going to Mars! So pack your... Or maybe I'll think of something else.
Lisa · Homer: Only on Mars. / The Simpsons are going to Mars! So pack your... / Or maybe I'll think of something else.
Record official: Technically the cobra would get the record. He's the one playing.
Homer: Yeah. They're called Congress!
Homer Observational Setup/Punchline Official: Like that town that made the world's largest omelet. Denver? No, Spanish.
Homer · Groundskeeper Willie: Finally this town will have a real claim to fame. Aye. We can stop all the lies.
Mayor Quimby: I haven't seen this much flesh since Elke Sommer's hot tub party. Seriously, Elke's great. Always there for sick kids. Doing great things.
Comic Book Guy: All right, I'll make base camp here and try for the summit tomorrow.
Otto: Dude, you're touching my hand! Ewe!
Otto Character Comedy Physical/Slapstick Comic Book Guy: Goodbye, cruel world. Hello, ironic twist!
Otto · Unknown: I am so far from my car. Dude, you're lying on top of me! Dude?
Official: Springfield is the world's fattest town!
Official Irony/Sarcasm Misdirection ★ Rewatch Homer: Woo-hoo! In your face, Milwaukee!
Homer Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Mayor Quimby: This town will no longer be known as 'America's Sorrow.' Today I declare Springfield 'Fat City, USA!'
Carl: Now that everyone's so open about being fat, I can finally stop sucking in my gut.
Carl Observational Character Comedy Bart · Marge: Mom, we're out of Frosting Gobs. Here, have one of my fudge-stuffed toaster pies.
Homer: Yeah. You can't improve on nature.
Homer Visual Gag Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Homer · Apu: Sugar-free donuts! No, that is sugar with free donuts.
Homer Apu Wordplay/Pun Misdirection ★ Rewatch Barney · Apu: Is my carton of Pixy Stix in? No, it hasn't come in yet. Damn it! When they come in, you call me at this number.
Apu: everything in this store, from the honey-glazed cauliflower to the Choco-Blasted Baby Aspirin
Garth Motherloving: Hey, Marge. I'm not up on the current slang, but do the kids still say, 'Get the hell out of my office'?
Garth Motherloving: While we're at it, why don't I just change my name back to Hitler?
Marge · Garth Motherloving: But we're on hiatus. Everyone's everywhere. Note to Marge. Get out!
Marge: If you looked up meanie-beanie-fo-feanie in the dictionary, you'd see his picture.
Marge Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun ★ Rewatch Bart · Marge: Were there Oompa Loompas? There was one in a cage, but he wasn't moving.
Bart Marge Dark/Subversive Misdirection ★ Rewatch Homer: Oh, yeah! Like Erin Brockovich. The prostitute with the heart of gold.
Homer Misdirection Character Comedy Lisa: Today's law schools are churning out 2.1 lawyers for every person in America
Lisa Observational Absurdist Lawyer crowd: Pick me! Pick me! Me so litigious! Pick me! I just passed the bar, see?
Gil: Oh, I've made too many enemies selling suckless vacuum cleaners and Rick James Bibles.
Gil Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Chief Wiggum · Ralph: Sugar's made my Ralphie hyperactive. I'm happy and angry!
Chief Wiggum · Ralph: Sugar's made my Ralphie hyperactive. / I'm happy and angry!
Cletus: Figure them sugar folk owe me for what they done to my cousin, Dia-Betty.
Cletus Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Comic Book Guy: I'm trying to slim down so I can fit into Momma's coffin. That's my reward.
Disco Stu: Disco Stu got hooked on the white stuff back in the 70s.
Disco Stu Misdirection Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Homer: If it isn't the woman who's too busy saving the world to save her own marriage.
Homer Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Marge · Homer: Why didn't you just turn off the oven? I was hoping we could do that together!
Professor Frink: Out of curiosity, was it the hoyvin or the mayvin or was it the whole gahoyving thing that I do?
Professor Frink: Candy was just a sugar delivery system. We thought we were God.
Garth Motherloving · Lawyer · Judge: I'll kill you while you sleep. Objection! I'll allow it.
Count Fudgula: but I had to quit when my fangs succumbed to gingivitis. Now all my victims have to be mashed up.
Judge: Sir, this is a house of justice, not a sugar shack.
Judge Wordplay/Pun Deadpan/Understatement Kent Brockman · Marge: Thank you, Erin Choco-snitch! That was a group effort. Well, good work, Blue-hair-in-Brocko-witch. Okay, that was mine.
Chief Wiggum · Lou: Even this promotional Johnny Depp from the movie Chocolat? We melted for him. Now he's gonna do likewise.
Chief Wiggum: It's not even singed. Even the fire doesn't want them.
Groundskeeper Willie: They're not riding the white horse anymore.
Dr. Hibbert · Homer: Mr. Simpson, you're licking blood and VapoRub. Part of me knew that.
Count Fudgula: I'm a monster! Don't look at me!
Homer · Moe: Oh, you mean Tennessee? No, the island of San Glucose.
Marge: Dessert's on! I steamed some limes!
Marge Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Moe · Homer: I think he's grossed out by some seaweed. Ew! I touched it! Over.
Moe Homer Character Comedy Physical/Slapstick Moe · Homer: Has everyone keistered their personal supply? 'Cause I sure haven't.
Moe Homer Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Moe · Barney: No! I'm having one. Remember what I told you about running away from your troubles? Yeah. Let's do it!
Moe Barney Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Sea Captain: This sugar shark is delicious. Ow! Hey, he bit me back!
Judge: Indeed, Marge. And now that I think of it, I wildly exceeded my authority, and I declare the sugar ban over!
Judge Character Comedy Absurdist Homer: No, Marge. I love when you do that. You're a regular Caring-a-lot-ovich.
Homer Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun ★ Rewatch Callback Sea Captain: Hey, I found some pearls. No, wait. They're just my teeth. Well, I can still make a necklace out of them.
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