Lisa's science fair project is overshadowed by Bart's mechanical baby seal; Homer's new assistant ends up stealing his job.
WAR
40.7
Wins Above Replacement
“Replaceable You” ranks #370 of 552 The Simpsons episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 76.0 — Great. The episode packs 74 scored jokes at 4.7 per minute, averaging 6.7 on craft and 6.4 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
Bart: I'll be President of Hell by then.
Bart Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Martin: And at science fairs, the 'aw's get the 'A's.
Martin Wordplay/Pun Observational ★ Rewatch Homer: My job is the reason I get the checks every week.
Homer Observational Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Bart: How is it 'accidentally' when this is the fifth time?
Bart Setup/Punchline Escalation Martin: The breast joke! I-I served it up. Why won't he love me?!
Martin Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch All Jokes — 74 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Homer Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Bart · Lisa: Oh, did you pick that big scab off your knee?
Lisa: My science fair project proves that an asteroid will strike the earth on July 15, 9789.
Bart: I'll be President of Hell by then.
Bart Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Bart: A fisteroid hitting the planet Nerd!
Bart Wordplay/Pun Cringe/Discomfort Milhouse: My dog and I accidentally touched tongues.
Bart: How is it 'accidentally' when this is the fifth time?
Bart Setup/Punchline Escalation Bart: That was preventative. This is morning-after.
Bart Wordplay/Pun Setup/Punchline Bart: Good ideas don't grow on trees. Hmm. Or do they?
Bart Misdirection Visual Gag Bart: Not really. I was trying to bounce it off your left testie.
Bart Setup/Punchline Cringe/Discomfort Martin: 'Testis,' my friend.
Martin Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun Martin: To be a mathlete! Without the 'M.'
Martin Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Martin: Fly, orb, and find thy hoop!
Martin Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Homer: A woman of stature!
Homer Character Comedy Misdirection Roz: I'm just a gal from Ohio who never wants to call her daddy again and say, 'I need to borrow money.'
Roz Character Comedy Observational Homer: So your dad has money to lend?
Homer Misdirection Character Comedy Roz: Just leave a little at the bottom, so someone else has to make the next pot. The burning smell will let them know.
Roz Dark/Subversive Observational Mr. Burns: Oh, Simpson, you do know how to whip my buggy.
Roz: That sucker soaks up flattery like a Twinkie soaks up gravy.
Roz Observational Wordplay/Pun ★ Rewatch Roz: Your giggle's like strawberry wine.
Roz Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Roz: And your snort's like a summer breeze.
Roz Escalation Setup/Punchline Robot/toy: Thy will be done, Lord Vader.
Bart: Hey, what if we make some kind of robopet?
Bart Visual Gag Misdirection ★ Rewatch Bart: Where? Is it Nelson?
Bart Misdirection Character Comedy Martin: Research shows it's impossible to gaze at a baby seal and say anything but... Aw...
Martin Setup/Punchline Observational Martin: And at science fairs, the 'aw's get the 'A's.
Martin Wordplay/Pun Observational ★ Rewatch Martin: Heavens to Asimov!
Martin Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Homer · Marge: Get my seal club! The big one! They're all pretty big.
Bart: So the soft fur, big eyes, and gentle motion are designed to make it one hell of a pet, with none of the poop.
Bart Setup/Punchline Observational Judge: Unfortunately, due to budget cuts, we could not afford our third place ribbon.
Judge Observational Dark/Subversive Judge: They're all the same, Gloomhilda.
Judge Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Judge: I carried you in my belly for four and a half months. When you fell out on the bus, that's when my job ended.
Judge Dark/Subversive Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Homer: You must've baked a mighty fine pie.
Homer Misdirection Character Comedy Lisa Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Homer: Look at poor old Jasper over there.
Homer Setup/Punchline Visual Gag Homer: He lost his wife, his kids don't call. Soon he'll just be bones and beard.
Homer Dark/Subversive Observational Homer: Soon he'll just be bones and beard.
Homer Dark/Subversive Escalation Homer: Why would a Homer Humiliator do this to me?
Homer Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy Callback Homer: Life imitates Flart. It says that on the poster. I thought of it first.
Homer Absurdist Character Comedy Homer: Guess what happens when a mop is replaced with an octopus. I'll give you a clue. It's funny!
Homer Setup/Punchline Absurdist Homer · Mr. Burns: Someone snitched? W-W-What are you going to do to me? You're demoted. Up, or down? Down! Don't tell my wife.
Martin: I love when you're sleeping and at peace.
Martin Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Unknown visitor: Unless you got any heroin. You got any heroin?
Moe: You're at Moe's tavern-- lady-free since '83.
Moe Character Comedy Observational Roz · Patrons: This is a gentleman's club! Yeah! So, what you boys drinkin'? I'm buyin'.
Homer: My job is the reason I get the checks every week.
Homer Observational Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Homer: Not in physical size, but...
Homer Character Comedy Observational Howard Jr.: If we don't have a frickin' funeral soon, people, you can say good-bye to Howard's Flowers!
Unknown: Hard to believe two ten-year-old kids built this. And I heard one of them did all the work.
Unknown: And I heard one of them did all the work.
Homer: Since I got demoted, I have to show my I.D., but the picture was taken so long ago, I put on a lot of weight, so I have to stretch out my face and say, 'I used to look like this.'
Homer Observational Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Homer · Roz: Can one of the hundred be making the list? Also, no.
Professor Frink: I-I'll have to climb your Grand Tetons another night.
Martin: The breast joke! I-I served it up. Why won't he love me?!
Martin Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Homer: She's the most evil person to come out of Ohio since LeBron.
Homer: She's the most evil person to come out of Ohio since LeBron.
Homer Observational Setup/Punchline Homer: But at least he thought long and hard before screwing everybody over, in public, for no reason.
Homer Irony/Sarcasm Escalation Homer: Are you aware that 'stones' means man junk?
Homer Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Homer: Are you aware that 'stones' means man junk?
Homer Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Homer: What the-- I've been using that around the boys.
Homer Escalation Character Comedy Roz: I can't stand to be touched! Never tell anyone!
Roz Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Homer: Hail Flanders! Mightier than Jesus!
Homer Character Comedy Dark/Subversive Professor Frink: I hereby call to order this meeting of the North American Man-Bot Love Association. I'll say this one more time: we really should change that name.
Unknown: I'll say this one more time: we really should change that name.
Professor Frink: as long as 'Man-Bot Love' is in there somewhere.
Chief Wiggum: Oh, it's always busy when I call.
Roz: Who told you? I won't say, but his initials are S.F. Stupid Flanders!
Roz Setup/Punchline Character Comedy Roz · Homer: I underestimated you. I don't know what that middle word means.
Roz · Homer: I underestimated you. I don't know what that middle word means.
Jasper: Rub the butter around you. Need more butter! And not the unsalted.
Jasper Absurdist Character Comedy Robot: Mr. J., if I don't get my green card, they're gonna turn me back into a washing machine.
Robot Absurdist Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Robot: If I don't get my green card, they're gonna turn me back into a washing machine.
Robot Absurdist Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Unknown: 'Cause there's no stronger force than a senior citizen holding onto a freebie.
Unknown Observational Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Top Episodes — The Simpsons
