When Homer helps Bart build a soapbox racer, it does little for the car but a lot for their relationship.
Martin's soapbox car obsession drives 16 jokes—outpacing Homer-centric episodes by density.
Directed by Jim Reardon · Written by Ken Levine, David Isaacs
WAR
33.5
Wins Above Replacement
“Saturdays Of Thunder” ranks #482 of 552 The Simpsons episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 72.5 — Solid. The episode packs 67 scored jokes at 3.5 per minute, averaging 6.7 on craft and 6.3 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 · Bart: That sounds too complicated. Okay, don't use reverse psychology. All right, I will.
Homer Bart Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Nelson: Ha-ha, ha-ha-ha. Loser! Na-na, na-na-na
Nelson Character Comedy Misdirection Troy McClure: I'm actor Troy McClure. You might remember me from such TV series as... Buck Henderson, Union Buster... and Troy and Company's Summertime Smile Factory
Bart: As three-time derby champ Ronnie Beck says... 'Poorly guarded construction sites are a gold mine.'
Bart Dark/Subversive Character Comedy Martin: Careful, boys. It took me months to steal that bumper.
Martin Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback All Jokes — 67 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Homer Character Comedy Reaction Beat ★ Rewatch Troy McClure: I'm actor Troy McClure. You might remember me from such TV series as... Buck Henderson, Union Buster... and Troy and Company's Summertime Smile Factory
Dr. Nick · Crowd: Hi, everybody. Hi, Dr. Nick.
Dr. Nick: With one application of Spiffy... you'll think the body's still warm
Dr. Nick: With one application of Spiffy... you'll think the body's still warm.
Troy McClure: Quoth the raven-- What a shine!
Homer · Bart: If stuff starts flying just turn your head. Check.
Homer: Patty, Thelma, what a pleasant surprise!
Homer Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Patty · Selma: What do you know. He's wearing pants. I owe you lunch.
Patty · Selma: Ugly. / Ugly. Butch.
Homer: Expiration date, June 1989... uh, 2012, yeah.
Homer Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Homer: Shh! They'll hear you.
Homer Absurdist Character Comedy Homer: You can't weld with such a little flame. Stupid kid.
Homer Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm McBain partner: I got me a future. I'm two days away from retirement. My daughter's graduating from college. Little Suzie is growing up.
McBain Character Comedy Absurdist Video store clerk · Homer: You want to rent it, sir? Why? I just saw the best part.
Homer: Just grab something. All these movies are great.
Homer Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Patty: Maybe you should try it on Homer. He'll fail it.
Patty Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Henry Winkler: I don't always keep my cool like the Fonz... but my love for my kids has given me plenty of happy days.
Homer: Oh, great. You made me miss Joe Theisman.
Homer Character Comedy Observational Homer: Well, there's the fat kid with the thing. The little wiener who's always got his hands in his pockets.
Homer Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Homer Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Homer · Marge: Steve McQueen. That's your hero.
Homer · Marge: He's always chewing on that phone cord. He hasn't done that since he was two.
Homer: D'oh! That's a hobby.
Homer Character Comedy Reaction Beat Selma · Homer: You're also fat. / I'm also fat!
Homer · Patty: Oh, my God. I don't know jack about my boy. I'm a bad father. You're also fat. I'm also fat!
Dave (National Fatherhood Institute): Good Lord! A zero? Lana, cancel my 1:00.
Bart: As three-time derby champ Ronnie Beck says... 'Poorly guarded construction sites are a gold mine.'
Bart Dark/Subversive Character Comedy Lisa: Bart, I think they're finally hauling your dad away. Maybe it's for the best.
Lisa Dark/Subversive Deadpan/Understatement Homer: If he's as smart as he is funny, I'm sold.
Homer Observational Character Comedy Homer: That's easy for you to say... you preachy, egg-headed institute guy.
Homer Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Dave: That back and forther you witnessed didn't happen overnight. It took years of effort.
Dave Observational Deadpan/Understatement Dave · Homer: What boy? Your son.
Dave: Dear God! Not again!
Dave Reaction Beat Escalation Homer: I built a lot of things around the house-- the spice rack... the bird feeder... the Gymboree.
Homer: What was that? Ah, who cares?
Homer Visual Gag Character Comedy Homer reading: Cosby's first law of intergenerational perversity. No matter what you tell your child to do... he will always do the opposite.
Homer · Bart: That sounds too complicated. Okay, don't use reverse psychology. All right, I will.
Homer Bart Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Homer: Thank you, Bill Cosby. You've saved the Simpsons.
Homer Character Comedy Meta/Self-Referential Homer: that Bart is a little miracle-- his winning smile, his button nose, his fat little stomach...
Homer Character Comedy Escalation Homer: He reminds me of me before the weight of the world crushed my spirit.
Homer Dark/Subversive Character Comedy Homer: He's my son, and if he doesn't wanna wear one, you can't make him.
Homer Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Bart Character Comedy Reaction Beat Nelson: Whoa, talk about your pieces of crap.
Nelson Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Martin: Careful, boys. It took me months to steal that bumper.
Martin Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Callback Nelson: It took me months to steal that bumper.
Nelson Dark/Subversive Character Comedy Unknown victim · Nelson: Help! Help! What was that? You didn't hear nothing!
Bart: As three-time soap box derby champion Ronnie Beck says... 'Gravity is my copilot.'
Bart Wordplay/Pun Callback Callback Martin: Deploy, damn you! Deploy!
Martin Escalation Character Comedy Martin: Save your palliative clichés for the next poor sap, Doctor.
Martin Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun Martin: That racer transformed me into the twisted creature... you see before you.
Martin Dark/Subversive Character Comedy Bart: It's slow, it's ugly, it handles like a shopping cart.
Bart Character Comedy Observational Homer · Bart: When did I teach you that? I picked it up somewhere.
Homer: I'll just sit here in Li'l Lightnin' which the Simpsons built... and remember that for one brief shining moment... I had a son.
Homer Character Comedy Escalation Lisa: Maybe I'm being a little anal but barefoot season's coming up... and there's a world of rusty nails out there.
Lisa Character Comedy Observational Homer: This is how you get your kicks, isn't it, Lisa?
Homer Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Homer Character Comedy Escalation Lisa: But I guess I was wrong. You are a bad father.
Lisa Character Comedy Escalation Homer · Flanders: Shut up, Flanders. Flanders! / When should a boy start dating? / There are two schools of thought on the subject-- / Great! Thanks!
Homer: I'll curse that name till the day I die! Flanders! Flanders.
Homer Character Comedy Escalation Martin · Bart: What did I just tell you? Kill spectators.
Mayor Quimby: Check out the rack on the blond in the fourth row.
Nelson: The better man won, Simpson. You can really drive.
Nelson Character Comedy Misdirection Nelson: Ha-ha, ha-ha-ha. Loser! Na-na, na-na-na
Nelson Character Comedy Misdirection Marge: You know, there is such a thing as being a bad winner.
Marge Observational Character Comedy Bart: Mom, I never won before. I may never win again. Na-na, na-na-na
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