When Marge learns Ned and Edna got married, she offers to throw them a reception; Edna changes some rules to help Ned's kids become more socially acceptable.
WAR
58.5
Wins Above Replacement
“Ned N Ednas Blend Agenda” ranks #129 of 552 The Simpsons episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 82.1 — Elite. The episode packs 56 scored jokes at 2.8 per minute, averaging 7.2 on craft and 6.9 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
Director: You understand why God would have forsaken him.
Director Dark/Subversive Observational ★ Rewatch Todd: Comparative religious studies.
Todd Setup/Punchline Character Comedy Bart: I'm keeping a dolphin in my bathtub!
Bart Absurdist Escalation ★ Rewatch Homer: And he was tragically killed while still in his 30s... D'oh! ...after an all-night dinner. Woo-hoo! I'm your Jesus! Me!
Homer Character Comedy Misdirection ★ Rewatch Ned: But-but-but... Jesus didn't stammer! His voice hit the back of the theater!
Ned Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy ★ Rewatch All Jokes — 56 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Director: the Nathan Lane of the New Testament, Jesus Christ
Director: not the I Once Had Three Shows on Broadway Simultaneously But I Blew All My Money on Coke and Now Here I Am Play
Director Escalation Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Milhouse: Hi. My name is Milhouse Van Houten, and I am auditioning for the role of Child Who Points.
Milhouse Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Milhouse: I prepared right!
Milhouse Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Homer: Man Who Buys Ticket, But Doesn't Show Up
Homer Character Comedy Meta/Self-Referential ★ Rewatch Bart: Krusty vs. the F.D.A. Game Six of the 2011 World Series. Hitler mashups! And Lenny's story about Cancun.
Lenny · Carl: That thing's hilarious. Not so hilarious for me. I nearly lost a toe.
Carl · Lenny: That's what you get for having a monkey give you a foot massage. My bucket list is my business.
Ned: Credits include Jesus in the Passion Play last year, Jesus in the Passion Play the year before that, Jesus, Jesus, a kindly hobo who turns out to be-- you guessed it-- Saint Peter
Ned Character Comedy Escalation ★ Rewatch Director: I'm so bored I'm ready to introduce myself to my two assistants here.
Director Observational Deadpan/Understatement Ned: But-but-but... Jesus didn't stammer! His voice hit the back of the theater!
Ned Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Ned: Just like me on Twitter!
Homer: And he was tragically killed while still in his 30s... D'oh! ...after an all-night dinner. Woo-hoo! I'm your Jesus! Me!
Homer Character Comedy Misdirection ★ Rewatch Director: You understand why God would have forsaken him.
Director Dark/Subversive Observational ★ Rewatch Ned: I guess this is just my cross to bear.
Ned Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Homer Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Lisa: It's like wearing a Florida State jersey to a Florida game.
Lisa Observational Setup/Punchline Homer: Does Jesus have a big part in this thing? He's in every scene. What? Why do I succeed at everything I audition for?
Homer Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Pontius Pilate: You can probably plead this down to crucifixion.
Homer · Pontius Pilate: Thou sayest it. He's good.
Professor Frink: Wow, I'm so moved I renounce science, with the facts, and the peer reviews, and the hypotheses tested by evidence.
Homer: I'll take you with me, old man!
Homer Character Comedy Escalation Homer: They cannot judge me. Only my father can judge me. I'll take you with me, old man!
Homer Character Comedy Misdirection Audience member: Looks like someone didn't follow the underwear rule!
Thief on cross: All right! It pays to network at these things.
Homer: Out of my way, stupid Flanders! Ow!
Homer Character Comedy Physical/Slapstick Ned: ♪ Who's to say This didn't happen Who's to say ♪ And curtain!
Ned Character Comedy Escalation ★ Rewatch Lisa · Homer: You remember when you said if Flanders got remarried you'd eat your hat? Uh-oh.
Homer: Ooh, licorice! Mmm, historically inaccurate.
Homer Character Comedy Observational Ned: No, but I'm sure Newt Gingrich wouldn't steer us wrong.
Ned Irony/Sarcasm Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Barney · Marge · Homer: Another good man bites the dust. Homer! I'm talking about this guy! I mean, I envy Flanders, once again enjoying the joys of marriage.
Edna · News anchor: 'Cause everyone in this town makes such a big heckabaloo out of everything. Nedding bells are ringing. See what happens when Teachy met Preachy
Seymour: I tied them together with used dental floss, as per your memo!
Seymour Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Rod/Todd · Edna: And thank you for 'cigarette mommy.' Oh, honey, please don't call me that. Okay, 'do-over mommy.'
Bart · Marge: Which one? 'Homer' or 'fat ass'? They're both bad, and I suspect you know it!
Rod/Todd · Edna: Only God can make words. Right, right. Yahtzee? Dice are Satan's bones.
Edna · Bart: Thank God, a real kid. I don't. I'm just bored watching worms drown.
Rod/Todd: Skipping is cool! Especially when you're holding hands with your brother.
Rod/Todd Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Helen Lovejoy: Snippy? How can you say that in those shoes?
Ned · LGBT meeting attendees: The left-gifted bidextrous and transhanded community. 'Ourcissors, Ourselves.' Death to Righties. We have to live among them. To live among them is to die.
Edna: Look, I'm a chalk jockey, too, so don't slap ketchup on bread and tell me it's Pizza Friday.
Edna Character Comedy Observational ★ Rewatch Edna: Now I can bring a latte and leave the cup on the desk. Ha!
Edna Character Comedy Observational Private School Teacher: Well, I'll be a monkey's unrelated creature.
Ned: Well, first of all, I think talking dogs are the spawn of the devil.
Ned Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Todd: Comparative religious studies.
Todd Setup/Punchline Character Comedy Parking Attendants: Why are you parking yourself? Why are you parking yourself? We haven't taken in one car all day.
Sea Captain: I'm married to the sea, and I'm seeing two of the Great Lakes on the side. I won't say which ones, but it's eerie how superior they are.
Rod · Todd: Mine's a sassy princess who speaks her mind. Mine's a duck with no pants.
Rod/Todd: Yeah, chillax, Daddy.
Moe: Four acts... blasphemy.
Moe Meta/Self-Referential Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Ned: Yesterday I gave in to the one thing I vowed I would never have in my marriage: strong feeling.
Ned Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Homer: Because his avatar is Darth Maul, the second-coolest Darth. And what he says is true because it's in all caps.
Homer Character Comedy Observational ★ Rewatch Bart: I'm keeping a dolphin in my bathtub!
Bart Absurdist Escalation ★ Rewatch Edna: They're as happy as a ribbon in a Bible.
Edna Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Ned: ♪ Hens love roosters, geese love ganders Everyone else loves Ned Flanders ♪
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