Mr. Krupt is the school’s new gym teacher and introduces Bart and the kids to “BOMBARDMENT!” Bart’s attempt to get back at the new gym teacher results in the destruction of Groundskeeper Willie’s shack and the family takes him in. Lisa decides to make Willie the focus of her science fair project and tries to turn him into a “proper gentleman” with surprising results. Meanwhile, Homer has ruined his last pair of blue pants and attempts to generate interest in them so the manufacturer will start making them again.
WAR
52.9
Wins Above Replacement
“My Fair Laddy” ranks #176 of 552 The Simpsons episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 80.9 — Elite. The episode packs 56 scored jokes at 3.6 per minute, averaging 7.2 on craft and 6.7 on impact, with Willie landing the most laughs. Every joke is ranked below with its individual craft and impact scores.
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Top Jokes
Willie's father · Doctor: Would you like to cut the cord? Let him cut it himself, it's time he learned life ain't one big party!
Willie: Me grandfather used to get sent down into the mines to make sure it was safe for the canaries.
Willie Dark/Subversive Absurdist ★ Rewatch Willie's father: You were born trash, and you'll be lucky if you grow up to be garbage!
Commercial narrator: Big blue pants. When you no longer care if you're attractive to women.
Kearney: Eighty days... ample time to circum navigate the globe, booger breath. You, sir, have a wager!
Kearney Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch All Jokes — 56 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Ms. Pommelhorst: I'm taking a leave of absence. I will return in the fall as Mr. Pommelhorst, your new shop teacher.
Principal Skinner: We're telling you children now, so you can adjust and not make jokes.
Student: Looks like there'll be some new wood in shop class!
Principal Skinner: Precisely the type of wordplay I seek to discourage.
Student Callback Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Callback Coach Krupt: Bombardment, deal with it. Bombardment, life's a bitch, son. Bombardment! Walk it off. Bombardment! Bombardment!
Coach Krupt Running Gag Physical/Slapstick ★ Rewatch Callback Marge: Well, tell your regular bully. He won't like it one bit.
Marge Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Homer: Marge, I ripped my pants, the only pants that understand my complex heinie.
Homer Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Homer: Normal wear and tear.
Homer Visual Gag Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Homer: I paid for 50 laps, and I'm going to take them!
Homer Character Comedy Escalation Homer: I'll have to go to every store in the pants district to find another pair like these.
Coach Krupt: You cry like a little girl, Amy. Come on now; those were just baby teeth.
Lisa: 'Bombardment! Bombardment! How do you like bombardment?' I'll show him.
Lisa Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Lisa: Why did I put this in here? My saxophone!
Lisa Physical/Slapstick Character Comedy Coach Krupt · Milhouse: But my doctor says no more bombardment. Well, here's a second opinion.
Nelson · Coach Krupt: Do your worst; I'm drunk. Well, welcome to A.A.: Always attacking.
Student · Coach Krupt: Bart's got an ice ball. What is your major malfunction, Simpson?
Willie: Me shack, it's ruined! You red rubber home wrecker!
Willie Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun Willie: Don't be tantalizing me with tales of ravines and rusted-out cars. I'll only be getting me heart broke.
Willie Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Bart · Willie: I got to go. I finished nailing this board. Yeah, you're out of nails.
Willie: I don't need your charity, not as long as I've got a pan over me head.
Willie Visual Gag Character Comedy Lisa: That's not a pan, it's a colander.
Willie: It's a sculpture made of children's lost retainers.
Willie Dark/Subversive Absurdist Marge: It's lovely. I like this part in here, the way it, it goes.
Marge Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Willie: Me grandfather used to get sent down into the mines to make sure it was safe for the canaries.
Willie Dark/Subversive Absurdist ★ Rewatch Willie Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy Willie: To have me shack rebuilt get my rotten teeth all drill't something on underneath me kilt wouldn't it be adequate?
Willie Character Comedy Dark/Subversive Willie: I'm too far off the ground! Lisa, come up here and help me down!
Willie Physical/Slapstick Character Comedy Commercial narrator: Big blue pants. When you no longer care if you're attractive to women.
Willie: I'll kill ya! I'll kill ya for what ya done to me!
Willie Character Comedy Escalation Willie's father: You were born trash, and you'll be lucky if you grow up to be garbage!
Willie's father · Doctor: Would you like to cut the cord? Let him cut it himself, it's time he learned life ain't one big party!
Homer: That's as unlikely as Kearney going around the world in 80 days.
Kearney: Eighty days... ample time to circum navigate the globe, booger breath. You, sir, have a wager!
Kearney Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Dolph Physical/Slapstick Callback Callback Homer: It's called 'headvertising.' It creates brand awareness without relying on traditional media.
Homer Wordplay/Pun Absurdist Homer: It's not supposed to.
Homer Escalation Character Comedy Willie: I'm not very cultured. I don't even have a last name!
Willie Character Comedy Absurdist Willie Visual Gag Character Comedy Moe: Meanwhile, I been paying for that billboard outside for a year now, and it's not yieldin' nothin'!
Moe Character Comedy Observational Selma: I have the strangest feeling I've met him before.
Selma Irony/Sarcasm Setup/Punchline Patty: And you may meet him again, as your new father!
Patty Escalation Character Comedy Willie: If you ask me, the royal shakespeare company's latest season was much ado about nothing.
Willie Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Lisa: Well, mother, aren't you glad you didn't get more intimate with him?
Lisa Dark/Subversive Character Comedy Groundskeeper replacement: For goodness sakes! How did I get up here?!
Tough customer: What's the 'd' for? Dimwit?
Tough customer: I don't need your charity titters. Now, say hello to my girlfriend, Charity Titters.
Bumblebee Man: Ay! El hombre invisible lleva pantalones azules!
Coach Krupt: These rolls are stale! Bombardment! Bring me some more! Bombardment! And, some iced tea for the lady, please. Bombardment!
Barfly: If I had your voice, I'd talk-sing everything.
Barfly Meta/Self-Referential Observational Perverted customer: Dessert tray, that's a great gag. Can I use it? I'm taking it anyway!
Willie: Heaven, I'm in heaven...
Willie Character Comedy Callback Willie: I liked it the way it was!
Willie Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Top Episodes — The Simpsons
