Ned Flanders' head injury gives him the power to predict others' deaths, Bart and Lisa play detective when a string of Victorian-era prostitutes are murdered by Jack the Ripper, and the Simpsons go on a fantastic voyage inside Mr. Burns' body to save Maggie.
WAR
58.3
Wins Above Replacement
“Treehouse Of Horror Xv” ranks #69 of 552 The Simpsons episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 84.2 — Elite. The episode packs 63 scored jokes at 3.8 per minute, averaging 7.0 on craft and 6.9 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
Homer Irony/Sarcasm Callback Callback Mr. Burns: And, uh, while you're in there, grab as much cancer as you can.
Lisa: In this neighborhood, who hasn't?
Lisa Deadpan/Understatement Dark/Subversive Milhouse: Some bullies threw my shoes over a telephone wire... with me in them!
Homer: Hmm, I wonder if I could blow up Heaven?
Homer Character Comedy Escalation All Jokes — 63 analyzed
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Kang Absurdist Visual Gag ★ Rewatch Kodos · Kang: Am I the only one here who's in horrible pain? / You're the only one who won't shut up about it.
Kodos Kang Setup/Punchline Deadpan/Understatement Kodos Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Marge · Homer: Homer, what are you doing? / Trying to get a Frisbee off the roof.
Ned: Concussion... diddily... Hemorrhage... Doodily... Injury... Bodily...
Ned Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun ★ Rewatch Dr. Hibbert: Ned, you nearly died... of a brain tumor. Thank goodness that bowling ball knocked it out of your head.
Homer · Ned: Hey, while you're there, can you get my Frisbee off the ledge? / All right, but I swear to God, this is the very last time.
Homer: Just because you foresaw Dr. Hibbert's death... doesn't mean you can see into the future. It was just a sinister co-inky-dink.
Homer Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun Milhouse: Some bullies threw my shoes over a telephone wire... with me in them!
Homer: What the Family Circus?
Homer Wordplay/Pun Meta/Self-Referential Homer Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Homer: So, what'd I die of? Too much happiness? Naked girl avalanche?
Homer Character Comedy Absurdist Lisa: In this neighborhood, who hasn't?
Lisa Deadpan/Understatement Dark/Subversive Lisa Dark/Subversive Deadpan/Understatement Homer: Well, sometimes there's three.
Homer Character Comedy Observational Ned · Homer: Quit whacking my barrel! / Never!
Homer · Homer: Today is Lenny's birthday, and they're having ice cream cake. / But ice cream cake!
Lenny: Yeah, well, you know, you got to take the bitter with the sweet.
Lenny Deadpan/Understatement Irony/Sarcasm Homer · Ned · Homer: Press... destruct button. / Don't do it! Don't do it! You'll kill everyone! / Do it... do it! Kill everyone!
Homer: Sure is taking me a long time to reach this button.
Homer Meta/Self-Referential Observational ★ Rewatch Homer: Everything's coming up Homer.
Homer Character Comedy Callback Callback Marge: Yeah, well, the joke's on you, smart guy. The garage made it to Heaven, too.
Marge Irony/Sarcasm Absurdist Homer: Hmm, I wonder if I could blow up Heaven?
Homer Character Comedy Escalation Homer: You're not the boss of me.
Homer Character Comedy Callback Bart · Dr. Bartley: What's this? A doorknob. Good show.
Chief Inspector: Lock him up till we find someone darker, boys.
Apu: We British sure eat crap.
Selma: All kettles and biscuits.
Selma Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun Cockney girl: Cor, blimey, skip to me loo.
Ralph · Chief Inspector: I shall never grow up. / Uh, in jail you will.
Comic Book Guy: You may examine my curios, but do not touch my oddities. Use your judgment with my gewgaws.
Missionary: I just told the natives they were having sex the wrong way.
Simon: I'm alive. I'm gonna go to America. I'll be in pictures. You'll see.
Simon Observational Meta/Self-Referential Lisa/Eliza: Burns? The evil industrialist who makes coal out of babies?
Barney: Whoa, whoa, heads up there, buddy. A rat's gnawin' off your toe.
Barney Observational Deadpan/Understatement Mr. Burns: Then I sold them all for opium. Oh, how I wish I had them back... to sell for more opium!
Homer Character Comedy Absurdist Chief Wiggum · Ralph: It's the only way I can get Ralphie to go to sleep. / I can make opi-ohs!
Lisa: It was five minutes ago, you twit.
Lisa Deadpan/Understatement Irony/Sarcasm Comic Book Guy: And I've never known the pleasures of a woman... or a proper eating apple.
Inspector · Lisa: Hey, lots of people like eel pie. / Yeah? Well, how many of them have muttonchops?
Chief Inspector · Lou: Why can't you be more like Eddie? He never says a word against me. / That's 'cause you cut out his tongue.
Inspector: I wanted to come up with a case even you couldn't solve.
Chief Inspector: Remember me for my police work and not the murders!
Professor Frink: This comically large capsule has lifetime supplies of niacin, thiamin and riboflavin-glavin.
Marge: Shrink ray? Oh, there's always something else to buy.
Marge Observational Character Comedy Professor Frink: Now, now don't worry, my dear woman. She will be rocked gently to sleep by the stomach acid.
Mr. Burns: And, uh, while you're in there, grab as much cancer as you can.
Homer: Screw you, doc! I fly from the gut.
Homer Character Comedy Observational Homer: Screw you, doc! I fly from the gut.
Homer Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun Homer: Has science ever kissed a woman? or won the Super Bowl? or put a man on the moon?
Homer Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Homer Irony/Sarcasm Callback Callback Professor Frink: Oh, boy, are they retro! It's a fun design by R. Crumb, who was friends with Harvey Pekar.
Homer: Marge, that's what turns a mediocre voyage... into a fantastic voyage!
Homer Meta/Self-Referential Character Comedy Homer: There's a whole rack of 'em over there. I only ate two.
Homer Character Comedy Escalation Bart Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy Mr. Burns: Well, that hurt like hell.
Homer: Oh, my God! This is the worst Halloween Horror we've ever faced.
Homer Meta/Self-Referential Escalation ★ Rewatch Homer: Boy, when God closes a door, He opens a window.
Homer Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Marge: Cut me some slack. I'm a widow.
Marge Dark/Subversive Deadpan/Understatement Marge: Cut me some slack. I'm a widow.
Marge Dark/Subversive Character Comedy Homer: I say when we're full! You don't wanna piss off a man who can kick you in the crotch... from the inside!
Homer Character Comedy Escalation Mr. Burns: Cheer up, my chubby inner child. I've got a feeling everything's going to work out fine because...
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