After hearing that Skinner is getting cold feet about their wedding, Edna leaves Skinner at the altar and, after sending back one marriage gift, hooks up with Comic Book Guy. Meanwhile, Homer and Marge have an argument about if their marriage is still solid or not.
WAR
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Wins Above Replacement
“My Big Fat Geek Wedding” ranks #169 of 552 The Simpsons episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 81.0 — Elite. The episode packs 64 scored jokes at 3.1 per minute, averaging 7.0 on craft and 6.8 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
Comic Book Guy: She is near-mint and comes from a very limited edition-- females who will talk to me.
Edna · Comic Book Guy: It's like I'm dc comics, and you're marvel. / I understand completely.
Edna · Skinner: Happy 50th anniversary, seymour. / I was thinking it might be time to combine our cd collections. / I don't know, edna. I'm not quite ready to take that plunge.
Groundskeeper Willie: oh, my god! I've shredded a child! Again!
Comic Book Guy: We were thinking of having children, but that would have severely drained my power crystals.
All Jokes — 64 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Homer: Homer reading 'Recipes to think about in bed' - visual gag of inappropriate reading material
Homer Visual Gag Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Homer · Marge: I'm going to sleep on the couch. / she sure loves that couch.
Groundskeeper Willie: oh, my god! I've shredded a child! Again!
Groundskeeper Willie: venezuela, here I come!
Principal Skinner: Dodge-rock, volley-brick and base-game
Student · Principal Skinner: I want to play dodge-rock! / You're out.
Principal Skinner: We'll be honeymooning at lake shelbyville lodge, cabin 32, room three. And we do not wish to be disturbed.
Student: You finally hooked the skinfish.
Student Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Edna Krabappel: It looks good... but I'm not going to celebrate till he's gaffed, gutted and hanging in my trophy room.
Bartender: sex with an alligator, screaming orgasms and virgin screaming orgasms
Homer · Grandpa Simpson: I'm glad I sent the kids to grampa's to protect their innocent minds. / ..And here's some more germans we killed. That flame-thrower really toasted their waffles.
Bart · Grandpa Simpson: grampa, how do you sleep at night? / They drug us.
Homer · Moe: It'S... another pair of edible panties! / now, that's sexual.
Homer Moe Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement Principal Skinner: Would you please return my pants and/or underpants so I can go home?
Barney: We're your buddies. Now, come on, homer's kids' principal, have a beer.
Barney Character Comedy Absurdist Principal Skinner: I can't-- I might be called upon to give directions later.
Homer: You were asked to chug-a-lug, and a-lug you shall chug!
Homer Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Principal Skinner · Homer: Am I a good principal? / You're the best we could get with the funds at our disposal.
Duffman: delivering these ice-cold lady duffs has made me hot. Really hot.
Duffman: 30 bucks an hour-- oh, yeah!
Ned Flanders: sorry to bother you, but we got an anonymous tip about loud music and a strip-da-didilly-dipper.
Chief Wiggum: hey, ladies, ladies, I-I really am a cop.
Chief Wiggum · Eddie · Lou: Uh, eddie, lou, how about a little backup here? / Hmm, hmm, like what you see, ladies?
Homer · Barney: you know, I wish I had an exciting life, like that class picture photographer. / Oh! How many women has he had in that van? / Two that I know of.
Principal Skinner · Party guests: No. Absolutely no friction dancing. / Oh, come on, you killjoy! Wussy. Grinch.
Homer · Marge: Now you'll have someone who'll rub your back... without being asked. / Aah, not this again.
Homer Marge Callback Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Principal Skinner: I picked one that seemed far away, and it zoomed up like a june bug flying at my windshield.
Skinner · Homer: I could never lie to you guys. / Marge, guess what? Skinner wants to bail on his wedding.
Marge · Homer: Homer, you're still talking to me. / Oh, man, it's just awkward. I'm out of here.
Homer: Hey, you're the one always bugging me to screw up our marriage. Spice up! Spice up!
Homer Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy Marge · Duffman: Right, naked duffman? / Oh, uh... oh, yeah!
Bart · Comic Book Guy: Cowabunga one to fat load. / This is fat load. I'd like to request a new code name. / Denied.
Otto: That cloud looks awesome. That rock looks awesome. My hands look awesome.
Otto Escalation Character Comedy Edna · Skinner: Happy 50th anniversary, seymour. / I was thinking it might be time to combine our cd collections. / I don't know, edna. I'm not quite ready to take that plunge.
Principal Skinner: As I once said at the battle of khe sanh, 'I surrender.'
Edna · Reverend: I do. / no, you say that part later. I'm sorry, seymour.
Bart · Comic Book Guy: we got a runner. Snipers, take your shot. / I can't do it. That dress is a vera wang.
Homer · Marge: is this corn oil? / Canola.
Wedding guests: He drove her to it you know. She was only doing it for the appliances. He's a she. She's a he. They're both, both.
Principal Skinner: I spent $15 on those dance lessons, might as well use them. Forward, side, together. Back, side, together.
Nelson: Eh, bro's before ho'S.
Nelson Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Marge: Oh, passion's for teens and immigrants.
Marge Observational Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Marge: Well, it'S... in my case... hmm...
Marge Awkward Silence Reaction Beat Homer · Skinner: Wait a minute. I thought you didn't want to get married. / That was before I missed her smell, her warmth, her beautiful, beautiful penmanship.
Skinner · Edna: every second without you is like a million kicks in the crotch. / Oh, that's so lovely.
Edna · Homer: There's no ring on that finger. / Uh-oh. Oh, why did I take it off? Oh, right. To see if I could skip it across lake michigan.
Edna Homer Setup/Punchline Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Homer · Marge: Which are you saying is dead? Our marriage or our batteries? Let's just say in an emergency, I wouldn't count on either one.
Homer Marge Setup/Punchline Escalation ★ Rewatch Callback Comic Book Guy: Well, I was married once... in an online fantasy game. We were thinking of having children, but that would have severely drained my power crystals.
Comic Book Guy: We were thinking of having children, but that would have severely drained my power crystals.
Comic Book Guy: We've made it to my car and you haven't left. A new record.
Edna · Comic Book Guy: Oh, I love your black tinted windows. / Actually, they're trash bags. Now, could you give me a pushing start?
Skinner: uh-plee-ee-ee-eease settle for seymour / so plee-ee-ee-eease come back to the dork
Comic Book Guy: My beloved is napping blissfully in the many folds of my spider-man t-shirt.
Comic Book Guy: She is near-mint and comes from a very limited edition-- females who will talk to me.
Homer: A fat, bald guy like you... you could have anyone.
Homer Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy Marge · Homer: I wish you'd devote this much time and attention to our relationship. / Don't worry, marge. We'll get something to eat.
Homer: wow, the creator of futurama!
Homer Meta/Self-Referential Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Comic Book Guy · Edna: I would kill the children of a thousand planets just to see you smile. / that is the most romantic thing I've ever heard, which is kind of sad if you think about it.
Comic Book Guy · Skinner: Why are you dressed like catwoman? / You... oh, they told me it was catman!
Convention attendee · Another attendee: Should we aid our brother in his blood feud ? / No. My mom worked really hard on this costume.
Edna · Comic Book Guy: It's like I'm dc comics, and you're marvel. / I understand completely.
Comic Book Guy's mother: You look like a malaysian transsexual.
Homer · Marge: Marge, you just agreed to raise the kids klingon! / D-ohh!
Homer · Marge: Marge, you just agreed to raise the kids klingon! D-ohh!
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