Marge goes online for the first time and becomes obsessed with a role-playing game that Bart and many of their neighbors are playing. Meanwhile, Lisa develops her own obsession--for soccer--and Homer becomes a referee.
WAR
59.5
Wins Above Replacement
“Marge Gamer” ranks #157 of 552 The Simpsons episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 81.4 — Elite. The episode packs 64 scored jokes at 3.6 per minute, averaging 7.1 on craft and 6.7 on impact, with Marge landing the most laughs. Every joke is ranked below with its individual craft and impact scores.
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Top Jokes
Cletus: Sir, I have sired a dum-dum, a mush-head, a what's-it, a dog boy, and something with a human face and fish body, what we called Kevin, but my young'uns is not dirty players
Cletus Character Comedy Escalation ★ Rewatch Lisa: You're like Christopher Columbus. You discovered something millions of people knew about before you
Lisa Setup/Punchline Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Homer: When I put on these shorts, I'm not your father anymore, and judging by how tight they are, I'm never going to be anyone else's, either
Homer Setup/Punchline Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Helen Lovejoy · Reverend Lovejoy: You are so blind, even Jesus couldn't heal you! / Helen, please. Don't drop the J bomb
Marge: I thought all the swords and severed heads were kind of gory, so I redecorated using the Hello Kitty expansion pack
Marge Character Comedy Visual Gag ★ Rewatch All Jokes — 64 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Principal Skinner: we've had to sell the science department skeleton and replace it with this Halloween costume
Principal Skinner: and your $1,500 deposits will not be refunded
Unknown parent: Ooh, Papa John's!
Homer: Did you know that Hezbollah owns Little Dolly Snack Cakes?
Homer Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Marge: Fine, I'll log onto Wahoo or Yippy or A-O-K or Pooka-dooka, whatever it's called
Marge Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun ★ Rewatch Unknown parent: I pay my taxes, I expect my orange drink!
Marge: I never have to look out the window again
Marge Character Comedy Observational ★ Rewatch Marge: Kids, get in the car! We're going to Pennsylvania!
Marge Escalation Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Homer: And all this time, I thought 'Googling yourself' meant the other thing
Homer Wordplay/Pun Dark/Subversive Marge · Homer: Everyone can see you! Get inside! / Never! / Just put on a towel! / Why don't I just put on a dress?
Homer: Not naked, I haven't
Homer Character Comedy Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Lisa: You're like Christopher Columbus. You discovered something millions of people knew about before you
Lisa Setup/Punchline Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Marge: The only thing that changes is the banner ad
Marge Observational Deadpan/Understatement Game terms: Credit card information may be sold to Korean gangsters
Marge: Look at those bazooms. Who designed this character? Probably a man
Marge Observational ★ Rewatch Marge: Body type: Olive Oyl
Marge Visual Gag Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Marge: it's like a renaissance fair, but without all the chubby couples
Marge Observational Setup/Punchline ★ Rewatch Marge · Game NPC: maybe I should run this by my husband first / Things are more fun if you just answer 'yes'
Marge · Game NPC: Hither me forth on mine arduous quest / Once again, just 'yes'
Bart · Lisa · Marge: We just got up. It's 7:00 a.m. / Actually, it's Saturday / I played a day and a night
Snake: The prison guards think I'm getting my online law degree
Snake Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Mrs. Krabappel: This game is a great way to meet eligible men who can afford a computer. Or have access to one at the school library
Mrs. Krabappel: It's amazing how you can be a turkey in every reality
Moe: I'm playing this while I'm on the can
Moe Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Marge · Moe: You're a troll. / What? No. My character's supposed to look like me. Why does everyone keep thinking I'm a troll?!
Marge Moe Setup/Punchline Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Unknown player: He once beat me to death with my own life bar
Unknown player: He was a good man. A good, moist man
Marge: My son is an evil knight! The most successful evil knight in all the Earthland Realms! Not bad
Marge Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Milhouse · Bart: I'm not a lady, it's a spell, a spell you said you'd reverse. / Yeah, yeah, it's on my list
Marge · Milhouse: Why Milhouse, don't you look pretty! / It's a spell! / And thank you
Bart · Marge: How would you like it if I suddenly started going shopping with you? / I'd like that very much
Bart Marge Setup/Punchline Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Goblin NPC: In the presence of a lady, a goblin must remove his hat and ears
Bart · Marge: You're making me look bad in front of my minions! / If they think less of you because of me, then they're not really your minions
Bart Marge Character Comedy Setup/Punchline ★ Rewatch Marge: Here, let me enchant your pants
Marge Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun ★ Rewatch Homer: In my day, girls were worried about their boobs
Homer Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Homer: Love counts for nothing! Business contacts are more important than love!
Homer Character Comedy Meta/Self-Referential ★ Rewatch Homer: I always called it 'human foosball'
Homer Observational Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Former referee: Being a ref is a thankless job... the parents hate ya... the only upside is the kids share their snack with you
Homer: I got fired from Foot Locker. Kicks just keep getting harder to find...
Homer Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun ★ Rewatch Homer · Child · Homer: The American flag not good enough for ya? / That was my father. / I'm your father now
Homer: Until I swallowed the whistle
Homer Physical/Slapstick Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Lisa · Homer: You don't even know the rules! / - Hilarious joke? - Sadly, no
Marge: I was about to go to the Pottery Barn site to get design ideas
Marge Character Comedy Observational ★ Rewatch Moe: I'm in the tub right now
Moe Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Callback Homer: I almost saw a goal! But there were so many ads for Spanish cell phones
Homer Observational Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Helen Lovejoy · Reverend Lovejoy: You are so blind, even Jesus couldn't heal you! / Helen, please. Don't drop the J bomb
Homer: Lisa gets a penalty kick, and every other kid has to pay her a dollar
Homer Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Cletus: Sir, I have sired a dum-dum, a mush-head, a what's-it, a dog boy, and something with a human face and fish body, what we called Kevin, but my young'uns is not dirty players
Cletus Character Comedy Escalation ★ Rewatch Cletus: That's hill-William to you, sir
Cletus Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Cletus Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun ★ Rewatch Homer: When I put on these shorts, I'm not your father anymore, and judging by how tight they are, I'm never going to be anyone else's, either
Homer Setup/Punchline Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Ronaldo: Another family broken up by Ronaldo
Ronaldo Character Comedy Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Marge: I thought all the swords and severed heads were kind of gory, so I redecorated using the Hello Kitty expansion pack
Marge Character Comedy Visual Gag ★ Rewatch Marge: I was killed by my own son
Marge Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Bart: A game I used to enjoy before you mommed all over it
Bart Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun ★ Rewatch Homer · Bart: Son, I'll never understand women if I live to be 40. / Big if
Homer Bart Setup/Punchline Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Homer · Bart: He, Moe, you give good advice. / Yeah. What have you done with the real Moe?
Homer Bart Setup/Punchline Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Documentary narrator: 22 years later, this riot is still going on
Documentary narrator: a statue of the Virgin Mary came alive... and beat the holy snot out of everyone
Homer: Now I'm paying for crap like American Masters
Homer Character Comedy Observational ★ Rewatch Lisa: Those places are pretty terrible
Lisa Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Unknown player · Another player · First player: If you kill me, I'll egg your houses in real life! / It's still worth it / I live in a loft!
Bart: Whatever. I'm gonna go play outside
Bart Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Marge: Why am I paying $14.95 a month for this?
Marge Character Comedy Observational ★ Rewatch Top Episodes — The Simpsons
