When Marge discovers Homer has remortgaged the house to help Moe's bar, she takes over as landlady. Little does Homer know, Moe and Marge are a match made in pub heaven.
WAR
24.9
Wins Above Replacement
“Mommie Beerest” ranks #521 of 552 The Simpsons episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 70.1 — Solid. The episode packs 56 scored jokes at 2.9 per minute, averaging 6.6 on craft and 6.3 on impact, with Moe landing the most laughs. Every joke is ranked below with its individual craft and impact scores.
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Top Jokes
Moe: And they've blocked my number.
Moe Escalation Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Moe: Nor a wife, a friend, a chum, a casual acquaintance, a pen pal, a parrot, a meaningful conversation, a brief hug or eye contact.
Moe Escalation Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Homer: What do I have to do to enjoy a Sunday brunch with my secret other family?
Homer Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Moe: Uh, well, ya see, trash day ain't 'til Wednesday, so...
Moe Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Moe: Hey, hold the phone. An English pub-- that just might work. In song... My bar could be British Instead of arm-pittish, so why don't we all... Eh, screw it.
Moe Meta/Self-Referential Character Comedy All Jokes — 56 analyzed
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Homer Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Homer · Server: A roll, sir? - Screw you.
Character at buffet: I win. Thinner... thinner... too thin. Better luck next time, 'Tommy-- Virginia Beach.'
Bart · Lisa: You ate meat. You ate meat. You ate fruit. You ate fruit.
Bart Lisa Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Homer: What do I have to do to enjoy a Sunday brunch with my secret other family?
Homer Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Homer: And the worst part is, this is brunch, so you've ruined two meals.
Homer Observational Escalation Homer: I'll see you all at lupper.
Homer Wordplay/Pun Absurdist Homer: Why did I ever have kids? I could have written symphonies, or been Shakespeare.
Homer Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Moe · Health Inspector: Oh, who are you, the health inspector? Yes.
Health Inspector: But then where would I go to get away from my wife?
Health Inspector: Lenny, you don't have to hide that rat. Off you go, little fella.
Health Inspector · Moe: My pop would buy me a malted for every tooth of Moe's I knocked out. That time you blinded me, he gave you a bike.
Moe: That sure was a good-soundin' bike...
Moe Character Comedy Reaction Beat Barflies: Oh my God, he's dead. Okay, which one of you guys parked in front of the hydrant?
Barfly: Uh, look, I didn't see nothin' here, okay? Just a bunch of innocent guys, sitting around, none of them dead.
Barfly Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Moe: Uh, well, ya see, trash day ain't 'til Wednesday, so...
Moe Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Health Inspector: Chicken skins in soap dispenser... cigarette butts in the air... toilet on the roof...
Barfly: 'M' is for Moe, the owner of Moe's. 'O' is for the 'O' in the middle of Moe's.
Barfly Character Comedy Absurdist Barfly: 'E' is for acceptance. The feeling I always got here at Moe's.
Barfly Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Barney: I can't go to a gay bar-- I'm too fat.
Barney Character Comedy Absurdist Moe · Homer: No one's ever trusted me before-- except for that one guy who shouldn't have. That was me. Oh, yeah.
Moe Homer Callback Character Comedy Callback Homer: Marge! How dare you open a letter addressed to both of us!
Homer Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Homer: That's because I hate her.
Homer Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy Moe: Nor a wife, a friend, a chum, a casual acquaintance, a pen pal, a parrot, a meaningful conversation, a brief hug or eye contact.
Moe Escalation Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Moe: And they've blocked my number.
Moe Escalation Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Homer: How many cigars are they allowed to have? Bart sleeps in the microwave, right?
Homer Character Comedy Escalation Homer: How many magic beans should I sell the baby for? Three? That's me, jerk-ass Homer.
Homer Escalation Character Comedy Marge: Well... as fabulous as your regulars are, a remodel might bring in a higher class of lush.
Marge Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy Moe: And I ain't changin' it for any dame, skirt, Susie-Q or face-macer.
Moe Character Comedy Escalation Moe: Hey, hold the phone. An English pub-- that just might work. In song... My bar could be British Instead of arm-pittish, so why don't we all... Eh, screw it.
Moe Meta/Self-Referential Character Comedy Barney: My first credit card. Wow, the numbers are all bumpy-like.
Barney Character Comedy Observational Food Critic: Marge Simpson and Moe Szyslak, here's a mash note to your bangers-- I wish you could live in me forever.
Bart · Homer: Just what are you inferring? I'm not inferring anything. You infer. I imply. Whew, that's a relief.
Moe: Ah, yes, Detroit-style. Very nice.
Moe Observational Character Comedy Marge: You and I are... marriage friends.
Marge Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement Movie Trailer: Cards! 52 jokers playing the game of their lives.
Movie Characters: Hey, Jack, you got any twos? You can't handle the twos!
Moe · Homer: Oh, Marge told me. We share everything. You do?
Homer: Can I learn it at a happy place?
Homer Character Comedy Misdirection Barney: Ooh, get her a Life Magazine from the week she was born. I'll always treasure mine.
Barney Character Comedy Observational Crowd · Child: Cuckold! Cuckold! Cuckold! What's a cuckold?
Flight Attendant: Safety instructions are two dollars. If you require wheelchair assistance, you picked the wrong airline.
Moe: Oh, I'm just excited because they're showing an episode of Boy Meets World on this flight. Oh no, wait. That's only on flights from Europe. We just get that little plane.
Moe Character Comedy Escalation Police Chief: Simpson, you were going a hundred in a 25 zone, and you're not gonna flirt your way outta this one.
Chief Wiggum · Lou: Really? Well, why didn't you say so? Let's roll! You didn't work this hard to save my marriage.
Moe: Time for some shuba-duba in Aruba.
Moe Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun Moe: That sounds like Homer. No it isn't. I don't hear nothin'. You're crazy. Get outta here. Will you marry me?
Moe Escalation Cringe/Discomfort Homer · Marge: Homer! How'd you get in here? Toilet hole.
Moe · Homer · Marge: What's her favorite food? Ice? Wrong! It's buttered noodles. He's right.
Moe: At least I had a couple of sips from your Coke when you went to the bathroom.
Moe Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Moe: At least I had a couple of sips from your Coke when you went to the bathroom.
Moe Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Marge · Homer: You're my Homie-womie-romie-domie. And you're my Margie-wargie-bargie fargie-gargie-margie-targie-largie.
Moe: I may have dodged a bullet here.
Moe Reaction Beat Irony/Sarcasm Moe Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Homer · Moe: Listen, I got to tell you, I chew in my sleep. Yeah, well, I sweat blood.
Marge · Bart · Lisa: Who's watching the kids? Are you sure Mom and Dad want us to enter a European balloon race? Sure. Why not?
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