Principal Skinner is getting fed up with Bart's pranks, so he informs Bart that he is not the best prankster after all. A former student named Andy Hamilton is hailed as the best prankster, and Bart sets out on a mission to track Andy down. However, when Bart finds out that Andy is a 19-year-old still in his pranking days, they become fast friends.
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“Pranks And Greens” ranks #473 of 552 The Simpsons episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 73.0 — Solid. The episode packs 50 scored jokes at 2.9 per minute, averaging 6.7 on craft and 6.5 on impact, with Andy landing the most laughs. Every joke is ranked below with its individual craft and impact scores.
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Top Jokes
Bart · Lisa: Dad, Lisa's making me see things from both sides again!
Bart Lisa Character Comedy Meta/Self-Referential ★ Rewatch Louie: Eh, he's about 20 seasons too late
Louie Meta/Self-Referential Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Andy: It's a real snake. Don't worry. It's defanged. Although he can still rub poison on you with his gums.
Andy Escalation Misdirection Krusty: Whoa! Ex-wife! Former writing partner! Bookie! Dog I abandoned! A.A. sponsor! Love child!
Krusty Escalation Character Comedy ★ Rewatch All Jokes — 50 analyzed
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Various Observational Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Singer: Two special Ralphs
Singer Character Comedy Dark/Subversive Skinner: That is a rebuilt Yugoslavian engine. There isn't even a Yugoslavia anymore!
Skinner Observational Absurdist ★ Rewatch Skinner: Rent? Rent to own. Just 35 more payments, and it's halfway mine.
Skinner Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Skinner · Bart: He? It's a she?! Just kidding. It's a guy.
Milhouse: Wow! Imagine his sidekick.
Milhouse: Man, if he lost that giant inhaler he'd really be in trouble with his parents.
Milhouse Visual Gag Character Comedy ★ Rewatch TV show: Poop in the tub / I'm not gonna poop in the tub
TV show Absurdist Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Health-conscious mother: Hydroxeos?! Marge, how could you?!
Health-conscious mother: I would sooner pour the polluted water of the Ganges down their gullets
Lisa · Bart: Look at Skinner... And here he is after the gap
Lisa Bart Visual Gag Setup/Punchline ★ Rewatch Bart: A prank that changed Skinner from cool to tool
Willie: I haven't changed! I've always been Swim Teacher Willie and I always will be!
Willie Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Bart: Well, I'd be a pretty lousy brother if I didn't.
Willie: I shaved and waxed the boys myself
Willie Cringe/Discomfort Dark/Subversive Young Skinner · Student: Yo, Skin-Man. Little help? / Right back at you, Jason. Stay in school. I will!
Skinner: Shut this pool down, Groundskeeper Willie
Skinner Character Comedy Callback ★ Rewatch Callback Willie: Never tell me where you learned his name. Or I'll kill whoever told you.
Willie Irony/Sarcasm Absurdist ★ Rewatch Homer · Marge: Don't worry, my sweets! I'll put out the fire! / That topping is a petroleum by-product!
Lisa: I once followed Santa home from the department store and what I saw wasn't pretty.
Andy · Bart: Crazy Glue! / Eh, needs a topper. / Look, somebody had left glue loosener just lying around!
Andy Bart Setup/Punchline Escalation ★ Rewatch Andy: It's a real snake... It's defanged. Although he can still rub poison on you with his gums.
Andy Escalation Misdirection ★ Rewatch Andy: It's a real snake. Don't worry. It's defanged. Although he can still rub poison on you with his gums.
Andy Escalation Misdirection Andy: Some chick missed her own wedding!
Andy Escalation Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Bart: How could someone so much like me be a loser?
Bart Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Bart · Lisa: Dad, Lisa's making me see things from both sides again!
Bart Lisa Character Comedy Meta/Self-Referential ★ Rewatch Bart: And when his mom gets home from work she makes him whatever sandwich he wants.
Bart Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Homer: I don't see any standees for chips, standees for soda. I don't see any standees at all!
Homer Character Comedy Escalation ★ Rewatch Health store employee: This store doesn't use plastic bags because they end up in the ocean and upset jellyfish mating rituals.
Homer: Stupid horny jellyfish, neutering our dudes
Homer Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Cashier · Marge: $830 for health food / Without preservatives, this food won't last a day
Marge: Well I guess they can go either way.
Marge Visual Gag Deadpan/Understatement Andy: I told you, okay? I'll pay you back when I get my allowance. I mean not this one, but the one after next.
Andy Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Krusty: For you, kid, anything. Anything at all. Although I won't read screen plays. That's for your protection.
Krusty Character Comedy Escalation Krusty: Whoa! Ex-wife! Former writing partner! Bookie! Dog I abandoned! A.A. sponsor! Love child!
Krusty Escalation Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Andy: I tried, man. But he was like, 'Do this thing!' And I'm like, 'Why, dude?' And he's like, 'I'm your boss!' And I'm like, 'I quit.'
Andy Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Andy: An ice cube with a fly in it. If that was in your drink you'd be like, 'I'm not drinking that!'
Andy Absurdist Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch TV show: Flush, flush, fish fish, fish, flush
TV show Absurdist Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Health mother · Marge: Don't you know that non-stick pans are made with P.F.O.A.s? / There is only one thing more dangerous than P.F.O.A.s... Plastics made with B.P.A.
Health mother · Marge: Seven! Good lord! They've been sucking seven!
Andy: And I promise you, I will not leave this job unless I flake, or it becomes bogus.
Andy Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Andy: Psych! Psych! We have a deal.
Andy Callback Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Homer · Marge: You found the precious! / I've eaten your transfats, your red dye number 2
Marge: Did you know that Lard Glug contains neither lard, nor glug?
Marge Observational Wordplay/Pun Homer: Did you know that Lard Glug contains neither lard, nor glug?
Homer Absurdist Wordplay/Pun ★ Rewatch Louie: Eh, he's about 20 seasons too late
Louie Meta/Self-Referential Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Krusty: I wanted warm water, not worm water!
Krusty Wordplay/Pun Callback ★ Rewatch Callback Andy: Looks like I just bought some property on Boner Way
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