When Marge tries Homer's new high-tech glasses on, he learns she's seeing a marriage counselor; Bart refuses to buy Nelson a Valentine's Day card.
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“Specs And The City” ranks #349 of 552 The Simpsons episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 76.6 — Great. The episode packs 54 scored jokes at 3.0 per minute, averaging 6.9 on craft and 6.6 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
Nelson · Bart: Nelson threatening 'there's gonna be a heart in my hand, either paper or yours'
Bart: Bart's anti-valentine: 'Nelson, you frighten me so, The psycho-est bully I know, You're a sociopath in need of a bath, I'm sure you'll wind up on death row'
Bart Wordplay/Pun Dark/Subversive Nelson · Bart: Nelson saying 'You can really smell the fear on this. I rubbed it on Milhouse'
Marge: Marge explaining Jesus loves enemies so 'he gets to look his enemies in the eye and say It was me who sent you to Hell'
Marge Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Will Lyman: Will Lyman saying 'Many of history's monsters never received a valentine. Attila the Hun, Mao Tse-tung, and me, Will Lyman'
All Jokes — 54 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Homer: Homer's signature 'D'oh!' as he crashes into something
Homer Running Gag Physical/Slapstick Announcer: Super Bowl field described as 'frozen tundra imported at great expense from Alaska' - absurd over-the-top presentation
Homer: Power goes out right as the Super Bowl field goal is about to be resolved, Homer says 'D'oh!'
Homer Irony/Sarcasm Setup/Punchline Homer: Homer singing 'Glowing rods, glowing rods / It's making me / Weak and dizzy' to the tune of Silver Bells
Homer Wordplay/Pun Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Lenny: Lenny claiming he has an 'in' because 'The VP of Personnel is doing my girlfriend'
Lenny Character Comedy Observational Carl · Homer: Executive stress ball that says 'One more squeeze and you're fired' causing more stress
Burns: Burns saying 'Ho, ho, humbug. Santa Claus approaches to judge and punish'
Burns Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun Homer: Homer saying 'finally I'm not a slave to my stupid human eyeballs'
Homer Absurdist Character Comedy Lenny · Homer: Lenny saying 'I always thought it was Simp-sen' about the Simpson name in the opening credits
Lenny Homer Meta/Self-Referential Observational ★ Rewatch Homer · Lenny: Lenny pointing to the sky and Homer asking what that is, revealing he's never noticed the show's opening credits
Homer Lenny Meta/Self-Referential Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Burns · Smithers: Burns spending $26 million on surveillance to prevent $7,043 in office supply theft
Burns: Burns saying 'Beware, rabbits. I spy with my transplanted eyes'
Burns Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun Burns: Burns pressing employee buttons expecting them to die, then frustrated when nothing happens
Burns Dark/Subversive Physical/Slapstick Marge: Marge explaining Jesus loves enemies so 'he gets to look his enemies in the eye and say It was me who sent you to Hell'
Marge Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Narrator: Documentary narrator explaining Danny is unpopular 'due to rumors he sleeps in the raw with his ma and his pa'
Narrator: Narrator saying today's kids 'raised in a climate of video games and instant messaging, are fragile weirdos'
Will Lyman: Will Lyman saying 'Many of history's monsters never received a valentine. Attila the Hun, Mao Tse-tung, and me, Will Lyman'
Bart: Bart finding an old valentine with 'Bad movie, bad pun, even bad paper stock'
Bart Observational Character Comedy Homer: Homer watching videos of people in glasses not paying attention and getting hurt
Homer Irony/Sarcasm Visual Gag Homer: Homer rating videos 'Funny, funny, die, die, funny, funny but the guy died'
Homer Dark/Subversive Character Comedy Glasses narrator: Springfield City Hall built as movie set 'just a flat wall with nothing behind it for 30 years'
Homer · Glasses: Glasses suggesting soup kitchens when Homer asks for nicest restaurant he can afford
Homer: Homer asking when 'shut up' was invented after learning about the rearview mirror
Homer Character Comedy Misdirection Homer: Homer's reaction to seeing reality without glasses: 'Aah! Reality.'
Homer Character Comedy Observational Homer · Marge: Homer using glasses for virtual intimacy with avatar that looks like Marge
Marge: Marge saying 'wives don't make passes at husbands in those glasses'
Marge Wordplay/Pun Observational Homer: Homer asking glasses to take him 'two minutes back in time' to undo his mistake
Homer Absurdist Character Comedy Homer: Homer complaining 'Only five pancakes? You're trying to kill me'
Homer Character Comedy Escalation Lisa: Lisa saying 'So the rumors are true. Moms can want things'
Lisa Observational Character Comedy Student: Kid giving melted Hershey's Kiss saying 'My mom left it on the dashboard! My mom...!'
Lewis: 'A Transformer that transforms into a heart? I love it!' - Lewis's valentine gift
Lewis Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Bart: Ga'hoole reference: 'In Ga'hoole, we would break his frickin' knees'
Nelson · Bart: Nelson threatening 'there's gonna be a heart in my hand, either paper or yours'
Carl: Carl playing Muppet Chess with moves like 'Gonzo to Fozzie Seven' and 'Kermit-mate'
Carl Wordplay/Pun Absurdist Marge · Homer: Marge finding recipe card that Homer uses for 'cocktail ideas'
Burns: Burns watching employee activities: 'guy doing really easy crossword puzzle'
Burns Observational Character Comedy Homer · Marge: Homer discovering Marge lied about being out of ice cream while she feeds Maggie
Homer: Homer saying 'Oh, is she having an affair?' followed by 'Oh, why isn't she having an affair?!'
Homer Escalation Character Comedy Milhouse · Bart: Milhouse saying 'Well, if you keep throwing the word around, it means nothing' about being called a genius
Marge: Marge saying 'Homer was converting our dollars to yu-ros. Not the money, the sandwich'
Marge Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Homer: Homer defending pale ales: 'They're pale ales! Please!'
Homer Character Comedy Observational Homer: Homer shouting 'Marmaduke was horrible today!' proving Marge's point
Homer Callback Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Callback Moe: Moe saying 'Chicks do not like finding out they're being spied on. I speak from loooooong... experience'
Moe Character Comedy Dark/Subversive Moe: Moe explaining his ideas come from 'Pretty much all my friends are divorced guys'
Moe Observational Character Comedy Bart: Bart's anti-valentine: 'Nelson, you frighten me so, The psycho-est bully I know, You're a sociopath in need of a bath, I'm sure you'll wind up on death row'
Bart Wordplay/Pun Dark/Subversive Nelson · Bart: Nelson saying 'You can really smell the fear on this. I rubbed it on Milhouse'
Nelson · Bart: Nelson asking 'Why are you hugging yourself?' twice, confusing Bart
Bart · Nelson: Bart threatening to wedgie Nelson, then learning 'Nelson doesn't wear underwear. Always one step ahead'
Homer · Receptionist: Homer using fake names: 'Mr. Fakinami' / 'No, it's Fake Name' / 'I'll just call you Elias' / 'That's Alias'
Homer: Homer realizing 'Marge needs this. It lights her way through the dark path of marriage to me'
Homer · Marge: Homer's story about Helen Lovejoy's cake mix-up being completely anticlimactic
Ralph · Lisa: Ralph saying 'Plant it and you'll grow a new Ralph' about tooth in valentine
Lisa: Lisa saying 'I don't need a new Ralph. I like the old one'
Lisa Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement Ralph: Ralph immediately jumping to 'Well, better get ready for St. Patrick's!'
Ralph Absurdist Character Comedy Top Episodes — The Simpsons
