Mr. Burns is instantly smitten when Marge takes a job at the nuclear power plant.
Marge's workplace arc hits 66 jokes on character comedy, but 75 score suggests execution falters against ambition.
Directed by Jeffrey Lynch · Written by Bill Oakley, Josh Weinstein
WAR
43.2
Wins Above Replacement
“Marge Gets A Job” ranks #187 of 226 The Simpsons episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 75.0 — Great. The episode packs 66 scored jokes at 3.4 per minute, averaging 7.0 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
Well, I won't sleep in the same bed with a woman who thinks I'm lazy. I'm gonna go right downstairs, unfold the couch, unroll the sleeping ba-- Eh, good night.
Homer Character Comedy Escalation Last week some Jehovah's Witnesses came to the door and I wouldn't let them leave. They snuck away when I went in the kitchen to get more lemonade.
Marge Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm There was no wolf. I faked the whole thing. I'm just gonna lie on the floor now. Please don't let me swallow my tongue.
Bart Callback Escalation Callback Hello, I'm Troy McClure. You might remember me from such instructional videos as Mothballing Your Battleship and Dig Your Own Grave and Save.
You mean like Child Labor Day?
All Jokes — 66 analyzed
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Homer Physical/Slapstick Running Gag Homer, that's dishwashing liquid! Yeah, but what Are ya gonna do?
Howdy-do, neighbor! Good pipe weather. Thought I'd fire up the briar. Can't talk. Busy. Okilly-dokilly-do.
Did you notice how slanted he looked? All part of God's great plan.
'The Half-Assed Approach to Foundation Repair'
Homer Visual Gag Wordplay/Pun ★ Rewatch Hello, I'm Troy McClure. You might remember me from such instructional videos as Mothballing Your Battleship and Dig Your Own Grave and Save.
Do you have extruded polyvinyl foam insulation? No. Good.
Wait a minute! Now parge the lath. Ohh!
Let's see. 'Foundation Repair'. Ah, here we are-- D'oh!
Homer Visual Gag Running Gag Callback This is one story that's not on the level!
Meet Cue Ball, the man with no hair! Huh? He's hideous!
We only have 500 in the bank, and that leaves... eighty-hundred we need.
Homer Character Comedy Absurdist Then I could follow my dream-- living in the woods and keeping a journal of my thoughts.
Homer Character Comedy Absurdist March 15th. I wish I brought a TV. Oh, God, how I miss TV.
Homer Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Callback It was the most beautiful, most expensive train ever built-- the Spruce Caboose. Some people said it was too big to stay on the tracks. They were right.
Boring!
Bart Character Comedy Reaction Beat Mr. Jack Marley. - Boring!
Oh, 'Me, me, me. I need all the attention just because it's my party,' eh?
Please don't make me retire. My job is the only thing that keeps me alive. I never married, and my dog is dead.
Forget it, Marge. We already live together. We shouldn't work together. As the Bible says... 'Thou shalt not horn in on thy husband's... racket.'
Homer Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Where does the Bible say 'racket'?
Marge Setup/Punchline Reaction Beat Callback Chauffeur. Seamstress. Curator of large mammals?
Lisa, shh! Someone might be listening.
'Worked for the Carter Administration'? Well, you voted for him... twice!
Let me be the first to say-- [Speaking Foreign Language] What? Welcome aboard. I guess my Swahili's not as good as yours.
And that's good! But here's the bad part. Uh-- Uh-- Ooh! Look at that headline! 'Canada To Hold Referendum.' Sorry, Marge. Can't talk now.
Homer Misdirection Character Comedy Last week some Jehovah's Witnesses came to the door and I wouldn't let them leave. They snuck away when I went in the kitchen to get more lemonade.
Marge Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm You'll be just like Marie and Pierre Curie. What did they do? They discovered radium. Then they both died of radiation poisoning.
Cool.
Bart Reaction Beat Dark/Subversive Now, Marge, just remember-- If something goes wrong at the plant, blame the guy who can't speak English. Ah, Tibor, how many times Have you saved my butt?
Do you have dropsy? The grippe? Scrofula? The vapors? Jungle rot? Dandy fever? Poor man's gout? Housemaid's knee? Climatic poopow? The staggers? Dum-dum fever?
Grampa Escalation Wordplay/Pun ★ Rewatch According to your résumé, you invented this machine.
Lenny Callback Irony/Sarcasm Callback Bart, have you ever read 'The Boy Who Cried Wolf'? I'm halfway through it! I swear!
Marge, Marge, Marge... let's file this under 'R'... for arrivederci.
Homer Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Don't worry, baby. The tube'll know what to do.
Homer Absurdist Character Comedy Good news, boy. I found a pharmacy that carries leeches! Well, it wasn't exactly a pharmacy. More of a bait shop.
Grampa Misdirection Character Comedy Oral thermometer, my eye! Think warm thoughts, boy, 'cause this is mighty cold.
Grampa Visual Gag Cringe/Discomfort Enchantress! That woman-- She's so captivating. Smithers, my heart's pounding like a jackhammer.
Closer. Closer. Closer, damnit! Ow! Too close.
I am the angel of death. The time of purification is at hand. Oh, who cares.
Carl Dark/Subversive Deadpan/Understatement You mean like Child Labor Day?
You can't take our doughnuts! Right. Anyone else want to be a hero?
My ovaries!
Bart Absurdist Character Comedy Boy cries 'wolf,' has a few laughs. I forget how it ends.
Bart Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy Callback Are you kidding? I work like a Japanese beaver.
Homer Absurdist Character Comedy Well, I won't sleep in the same bed with a woman who thinks I'm lazy. I'm gonna go right downstairs, unfold the couch, unroll the sleeping ba-- Eh, good night.
Homer Character Comedy Escalation You know that dream where you're in bed, and they fly in through the window? [Moaning]
Oh, that's right. He's dead. And rather pungent.
Mr. Burns Dark/Subversive Deadpan/Understatement These spurs are killing me. Ey-y-y. Sit on it. Lenny, '50s day is next Wednesday.
I've got some washers in my truck. I'll give you one. Marge, get my gun.
Well, I'm not sure I'm over it. Shove it, witch. [Barking]
Bart Character Comedy Escalation Tourette's syndrome. [Barking]
Bart Dark/Subversive Character Comedy That's our secret word for the day!
She must think you're after her eggs. I only ate one!
'Ivanhoe is the story of a Russian farmer and his tool.'
Bart Character Comedy Absurdist You... have a husband? Yes. I can picture him now-- rugged good looks, sweater knotted about his shoulders... curly locks shining in the sun like spun gold!
The senile old fool.
Homer Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy You don't have to sue me to get my pants off. [Purrs]
Hey, wolfie, putdown that hors d'oeuvre. It's time for the main course!
Willie Character Comedy Escalation Hey, wolfie, put down that hors d'oeuvre. It's time for the main course!
There was no wolf. I faked the whole thing. I'm just gonna lie on the floor now. Please don't let me swallow my tongue.
Bart Callback Escalation Callback I was wrestling wolves back when you were at your mother's teat.
Willie Character Comedy Absurdist Care to join me in a belt of scotch? It's 9:30 in the morning. Yeah, but I haven't slept in days.
Hey! It's full of shredded newspapers.
Gotcha. Marge, we're gettin' some drive-through; then we're doing it twice.
Homer Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Get help, luv. Call Interpol, get me a hacksaw, anything.
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