A stressed Marge vacations alone, leaving Bart and Lisa with Patty and Selma, and Maggie with Homer--until she leaves in search of Marge.
Homer's spa breakdown generates steady character comedy, but 64 jokes in 22 minutes barely exceeds Season 3 average.
Directed by Mark Kirkland · Written by David M. Stern
WAR
26.9
Wins Above Replacement
“Homer Alone” ranks #197 of 226 The Simpsons episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 74.2 — Great. The episode packs 64 scored jokes at 4.3 per minute, averaging 6.7 on craft and 6.2 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
D'oh!
Homer Character Comedy Callback ★ Rewatch Callback You might remember me from such films as... Today We Kill, Tomorrow We Die, and Gladys, the Groovy Mule.
Noooo!!
Marge Escalation Reaction Beat Well, good. The dog didn't run away.
Homer Misdirection Character Comedy All Jokes — 64 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ I am not cleaning that. Mmm, who am I kidding?
Marge Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Now, Maggie... when you grow up... you can suck your pacifier all you want.
Marge Absurdist Character Comedy Overwhelming morning chaos with multiple demands
One at a time!
Marge Reaction Beat Escalation Bart, your hat's behind the toilet.
Marge Visual Gag Character Comedy A bottle cap got lodged in the finger hole.
Homer Character Comedy Absurdist Ohh, alley balls?
Homer Character Comedy Reaction Beat Well, I'll be damned.
Homer Reaction Beat Irony/Sarcasm It's a nervous twitch, and I'm sensitive about it... if you don't mind.
Lisa Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement Get... out!
Marge Escalation Reaction Beat Krusty brand duck sausage pizza
I haven't flushed a ball in years.
Nick Absurdist Misdirection Feels like there's a rat in my brain!
Marge Absurdist Character Comedy Your wife is dead... She just walked through a plate glass window. There's blood everywhere.
Noooo!!
Marge Escalation Reaction Beat And look out at 14th and Elm. I just dropped my bagel.
I got a body in the trunk.
Driver Dark/Subversive Escalation You've gotten chocolate all over everything.
Not getting enough of the good stuff?
D'oh!
Homer Character Comedy Callback ★ Rewatch Callback Don't put your lips on it.
How about, 'Yes, it's me'?
Later tonight, I think you and I should, uh... snuggle?
Homer Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort She'll be cracking rocks by the end of the week.
Quimby, don't write checks your butt can't cash.
They're like seals-- toss 'em a fish... and watch 'em slap their fins together.
They're like seals-- toss 'em a fish and watch 'em slap their fins together.
Remember, you can't spell Relaxo without relax.
What?! You mean we're getting a divorce?
Homer Character Comedy Misdirection We've got six months of maternity leave we'll never use anyway.
Wish I'd thought of that.
Homer Reaction Beat Visual Gag He'll probably trade her... for a beer and a nudie magazine.
Patty Character Comedy Setup/Punchline See? Got her on the first bounce.
Homer Physical/Slapstick Character Comedy See? Got her on the first bounce.
Homer Physical/Slapstick Character Comedy Don't!
Marge Reaction Beat Escalation You haven't touched your tongue sandwiches.
You think you know fear? Well, I've seen them naked.
Bart Escalation Character Comedy You might remember me from such films as... Today We Kill, Tomorrow We Die, and Gladys, the Groovy Mule.
That can't be good for me. It tastes too good.
Oh, Gregory... where have you been all my life?
Marge Character Comedy Reaction Beat Mmm. Strained peas. [To Tune Of 'Rule Brittania'] # Shakespeare's fried chicken #
Homer Absurdist Character Comedy D'oh! Let go!
Homer Physical/Slapstick Character Comedy D'oh! Let go!
Homer Character Comedy Physical/Slapstick ★ Rewatch Callback Oh, it's me.
Barney Character Comedy Reaction Beat Ay, caramba.!
Bart Character Comedy Callback ★ Rewatch I said it before, and I'll say it again. Ay, caramba.!
Bart Character Comedy Meta/Self-Referential Aw, Bart... that's a blackhead gun!
Lisa Setup/Punchline Cringe/Discomfort Richard Dean Anderson will be in my dreams tonight.
You want a bad night? Try sleeping... on one of these.
Barney Character Comedy Setup/Punchline I make them with two kinds of cheese.
Barney Character Comedy Misdirection The sooner I get her out... the sooner we can have omelets.
Barney Character Comedy Escalation Callback I can't even put a bag over my head.
Let's get out of here, Thelma. Okay, Louise.
Come on, kids. It's time to rub Aunt Patty's feet.
Lube job while you wait? Don't touch me.
Well, good. The dog didn't run away.
Homer Misdirection Character Comedy Please, don't jump. I know you're going through some tough times...
Maggie was very young. It's not like we got so attached to her.
Homer Dark/Subversive Character Comedy Just don't do it again, you big lug.
I think I speak... for everyone in this bed... when I say you have nothing to worry about.
Bart Character Comedy Visual Gag Top Episodes — The Simpsons
