When Bart fails to turn in his homework, Mrs. Krabappel sends a letter home about Bart's behaviour. Despite Bart's best efforts to intercept it, Homer reads the letter, and he and Marge visit Principal Skinner for a parent-teacher conference. Furious, Homer punishes him, but Marge takes a more sympathetic approach. When Bart realizes he can pit Homer and Marge against each other to his benefit, his scheming reaches new heights.
WAR
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Wins Above Replacement
“Postcards From The Wedge” ranks #201 of 552 The Simpsons episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 80.1 — Elite. The episode packs 57 scored jokes at 3.3 per minute, averaging 7.0 on craft and 6.7 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
Lisa: You'll need to know fractions to make that explosion!
Lisa Setup/Punchline Observational Marge · Homer: Congratulations. You're officially a sociopath. Hey, at least I'm on a path.
Bart: Hey, hey, I would end all life on this planet just to get out of doing fractions.
Bart Escalation Dark/Subversive Homer: Once again, sleeping at work has saved my marriage.
Homer Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy Homer: Too late, Marge. I already used a prayer block on your prayer.
Homer Absurdist Character Comedy All Jokes — 57 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Educational Film Narrator: These two men might as well be kissing.
Educational Film Narrator: Looks like that robot arm needs a little adjustment.
Teacher: Well, that concludes... I don't really know what that was.
Teacher Meta/Self-Referential Deadpan/Understatement Martin: Mine features indigenous Hopi songs. * And a hie na ho na hey. *
Martin Character Comedy Observational Martin: a brilliant little boy receives an 'A' for his amazing presentation.
Martin Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Bart: I can build one of those things from the crap in my desk.
Bart Character Comedy Escalation Teacher: Bart Simpson, you've had three months to do this project. You started 30 seconds ago.
Teacher Setup/Punchline Observational Teacher · Bart: Thank you. Thank you. I'm not complimenting you.
Bart · Teacher: Ha-ha. You're old. I saw it on video in the '80s. Outdated medium. I stand by my ha-ha.
Teacher · Bart: Hah. I wasn't born yesterday. Hah. Tell me about it.
Bart: Sixth-graders? No!!! I'm sure it's a training bra. PG-13. I have an unwanted boner.
Bart Cringe/Discomfort Escalation Mail Carrier: Ay, there's no better feeling on earth.
Lisa · Bart: Whatever happened to 'Hi'? Hi. Now what are you up to?
Milhouse · Bart: Whatever happened to 'Hi'? Hi. Now what are you up to?
Marge: Just close your eyes and think of Milhouse.
Marge Dark/Subversive Wordplay/Pun Bart · Marge: How did you...? I don't want to talk about it.
Bart: I tried really hard to stop you from finding out. Does that help?
Bart Character Comedy Absurdist Homer: synonyms, mean-the-sames, define-a-likes, word twins
Homer Wordplay/Pun Escalation ★ Rewatch Homer: I want him to be Korean by the time he's done.
Homer Dark/Subversive Observational Homer: Oh, my. A child who doesn't enjoy school? Hello? Hollywood? You want to buy the movie rights to this incredible story? A million dollars? Deal. Oh, now I have to write it.
Homer Escalation Character Comedy Homer: Wow, how does this show stay so fresh?
Homer Meta/Self-Referential Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Homer: Until your homework is done, the only place your butt is safe from my foot is in that chair.
Homer Character Comedy Observational Bart · Lisa: Hey, Lis, Mom and Dad just told me two different things. How is that possible?
Lisa: Well, sometimes people who agree on most things have one issue that they disagree strongly about. In politics, it's called a wedge issue, like illegal immigration or gay marriage.
Lisa Observational Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Lisa: In politics, it's called a wedge issue, like illegal immigration or gay marriage.
Lisa Observational Meta/Self-Referential Bart: Can I play them against each other so I don't have to do any homework at all?
Bart Character Comedy Dark/Subversive Bart: Hey, hey, I would end all life on this planet just to get out of doing fractions.
Bart Escalation Dark/Subversive Bart: End... all... life... on... this... planet!
Bart Escalation Character Comedy Callback Lisa: You'll need to know fractions to make that explosion!
Lisa Setup/Punchline Observational Homer: Too late, Marge. I already used a prayer block on your prayer.
Homer Absurdist Character Comedy Bart: Smooth move, Mom, tricking Dad into having lunch at the one place that doesn't serve beer.
Bart Observational Character Comedy Moe: By express, I mean that you express your anger and hatred.
Moe Wordplay/Pun Dark/Subversive Homer: Well, how could I ever hit the hamper if you don't let me practice?
Homer Absurdist Character Comedy Marge · Homer: Congratulations. You're officially a sociopath. Hey, at least I'm on a path.
Homer: You can't sex fire me, I sex quit.
Homer Wordplay/Pun Escalation Ned: You know, maybe I should use a towel marked 'BDD': big diddily deal.
Ned Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun Homer: Let me say to you all, I'm pretty sure this is not a dream.
Homer Meta/Self-Referential Absurdist Patty/Selma: Compromise has no place in a marriage. Stick to your guns.
Homer: Once again, sleeping at work has saved my marriage.
Homer Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy Patty/Selma: That pacifier's the last true friend you'll have.
Homer: He's the reason we had to get married.
Homer Dark/Subversive Observational Homer: Bart? Bart who? I'm being cute. It's working.
Homer Meta/Self-Referential Character Comedy Homer · Bart: From now on, you're on your own. Really? Okay.
Skinner: Their tiny tongues are like knives.
Skinner Observational Escalation ★ Rewatch Skinner: I once waited an hour and a half for a haircut.
Skinner Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy Milhouse: With no Sir Topham Hatt to tell us what we can and can't do.
Bart: Which flavor do I save: the Radical Red or the Blueberry Blast? Oh, curse this Squishee's choice.
Bart Wordplay/Pun Escalation Bart: Oh, curse this Squishee's choice.
Bart Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Homer: It reminds me of watching pictures download on our old dial-up modem. Remember that day we brought it home, and it was all... eeee... ooo... eee... ooo.
Homer: Don't know, don't care.
Homer Character Comedy Reaction Beat Milhouse: Bart, at the end of the day, if your parents aren't p.o.'d, you haven't really pranked.
Skinner: Destroy the school, eh?
Skinner Reaction Beat Character Comedy Homer: We should both take a role in vacation planning.
Homer Character Comedy Absurdist Homer: Oh, there's a nickel.
Homer Character Comedy Misdirection Bart · Homer: Ah, you guys are the meanest parents ever. Thank you.
Lisa: Leave it to you to misspell a word you see first thing every morning.
Lisa Observational Setup/Punchline Top Episodes — The Simpsons
