Bart feels guilty after he wins the annual "last day of school" race around Springfield Elementary School, with help from Nelson, who beats up the frontrunner, Milhouse. Meanwhile, Homer tries to bring back 4th of July fireworks after they are canceled due to budget cuts.
WAR
9.2
Wins Above Replacement
“The Yellow Badge Of Cowardge” ranks #551 of 552 The Simpsons episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 66.0 — Mixed. The episode packs 39 scored jokes at 2.1 per minute, averaging 6.6 on craft and 5.9 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
Homer: The fourth of July is the one day a year when our city puts on her high heels and tube top and leans into america's car window.
Homer Observational Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Lisa: Lisa's narrator comparison: 'like he did with every multiple choice question he ever saw, Bart chose B'
Lisa Character Comedy Observational ★ Rewatch Homer: That's a prison road crew. I did that last summer. I'm not allowed back.
Homer Dark/Subversive Escalation ★ Rewatch Young Homer · Giuseppe: Are you god? No, no. But I shoot rockets into his a-face.
Milhouse: The best day of my life just turned into every other day of my life.
Milhouse Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch All Jokes — 39 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Homer: D'oh! (Homer's signature frustrated exclamation)
Homer Character Comedy Callback Lisa: My brother is about to meet fear... And as usual... He won't pass.
Lisa Character Comedy Setup/Punchline ★ Rewatch Bart: Found my summer hobby! Banging pots together!
Bart Absurdist Character Comedy Homer: That's a prison road crew. I did that last summer. I'm not allowed back.
Homer Dark/Subversive Escalation ★ Rewatch Homer: Needs more numerators.
Homer Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Marge: The fire department has to raise money by delivering pizza.
Marge Observational Absurdist ★ Rewatch Homer: The fourth of July is the one day a year when our city puts on her high heels and tube top and leans into america's car window.
Homer Observational Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Unknown parent: He actually has three legs. You lay off my son tripod! He won fair and square, just like my twins wheel and barrow.
Ralph: I like the play-doh that comes out the back.
Ralph Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Chalmers: Previous winners include Sideshow Mel, Señora Bumblebee Man and Olympian Edwin Moses.
Milhouse: Milhouse revealing his 'dummy tummy' training secret
Milhouse: Breaking that tape cured your asthma. (deep voice): Marvelous! Ha-ha-ha!
Milhouse Physical/Slapstick Character Comedy Fat Tony: Milhouse?! That's a thousand-to-one odds.
Willie: I ain't makin' book no more. I lost the deed to my shack!
Willie Character Comedy Escalation Chalmers: Gun in the school! What the...? Just, just go.
Milhouse: Did you come to give me a cup of water?
Milhouse Cringe/Discomfort Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Milhouse: The best day of my life just turned into every other day of my life.
Milhouse Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Lisa: Lisa's narrator comparison: 'like he did with every multiple choice question he ever saw, Bart chose B'
Lisa Character Comedy Observational ★ Rewatch Lisa · Marge: Lisa! Bath time! Mom! I'm narrating! The water's gonna get cold! Fine.
Lisa Marge Meta/Self-Referential Reaction Beat ★ Rewatch Dr. Hibbert: Now I've got to look at some severe cases of ice cream headache. (theme from M*A*S*H* playing)
Homer: Eh, I've had my problems with sparklers. Fun! Fun! Fun! (screams)
Homer Physical/Slapstick Character Comedy Young Homer · Giuseppe: Are you god? No, no. But I shoot rockets into his a-face.
Giuseppe: Well, I am younger than Sylvester Stallone. I will do it!
Milhouse · Bart: Will you marry me? Meow, meow, maybe. Why would a kitten marry a crocodile? Wouldn't it eat her? Suspension of disbelief.
Milhouse · Bart: Milhouse only being able to handle baby show 'Cassidy the Crocodile' after his beating
Cletus: Crystal meth? Then what the heck did I sell to them Colombian drug lords?
Cletus Dark/Subversive Escalation Bart: Rather than try to figure out what happened, Milhouse had the courage to move on. To me, that's a hero.
Bart Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Lisa: Lisa narrating 'Bart knew the worst thing to do was pile lie upon lie. And that's exactly what he did.'
Lisa Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy Crowd · Tattoo artist: Stop the tattoo! Uh, I could make it a bag of groceries. All right, make sure there's some French bread sticking out.
Grampa: Well, join the club. Anyone who makes it to old age has got to be part-coward.
Grampa Character Comedy Observational ★ Rewatch Grampa: After Korea, I was drowning in boobies.
Grampa Dark/Subversive Character Comedy Nelson: This is an angry sleepover. I'm only doing it 'cause it was on the books.
Nelson Character Comedy Absurdist Giuseppe: Wrong holiday, Charlie Brown.
Giuseppe: Giuseppe's 'Wrong holiday, Charlie Brown' response to 'Sometimes When We Touch'
Giuseppe Observational Meta/Self-Referential Giuseppe · Homer: Actually, July 2 is when congress declared independence, the date that-a should be celebrated. Hey, super mario. Don't you tell me about america!
Carl: I was just tweeting a picture of what I thought was my last meal. Hot dog and french fries!
Carl Observational Character Comedy Crowd member: 'Quit explaining everything, let him talk' to the over-narrating announcer
Bart · Maggie: Look, Maggie, I undid my deed. So I'm just gonna take your feather and say good night. Oh, where are these coming from?
Homer · Giuseppe: One more year, tops. I live-a longer than you. I take a senior spin class. Always I'm increasing the tension.
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