Character Analysis

Russi Taylor

Martin

Played by Russi Taylor

112 jokes across 47 episodes of The Simpsons

WAR

26.7

Total Jokes

112

Avg Craft

7.0

Avg Impact

6.6

Comedy Style

Character Comedy

Martin delivers 112 scored jokes across 47 episodes of The Simpsons, averaging 7.0 on craft and 6.6 on impact for a career WAR of 26.7. Their comedy leans toward character comedy. The highest-scoring line is below.

Funniest Martin Lines

All Jokes — 136 total

S1E02

Martin · Bart:Student reports Bart for vandalism while Bart is actively spray-painting

6.55.5
S1E02

Martin:May I go outside and read under a tree?

7.26.8
S2E01

Martin · Student:-Call me Papa. -Some ketchup for your buns, Papa?

7.26.8
S2E01

Martin:A blindfolded chimp with a pencil in his teeth has more chances than you.

7.57.7
S2E01

Martin:I'm sorry, Bart. I don't know the rules of your sport. I didn't want to interfere with a ball in play.

7.36.8
S2E01

Martin:They laugh at me? I'd always considered myself rather popular.

7.06.7
S2E01

Martin:My speed with numbers, my years as a hall monitor... my prize-winning dioramas, they mean nothing to them?

7.57.3
S2E01

Martin:No, this won't do at all. We have to clean up this room. And we'll need a fern. No room is complete without plant life.

6.86.0
S2E01

Martin:Mischief varies inversely with proximity to the authority figure.

7.67.0
S2E01

Martin:Mischief varies inversely with proximity to the authority figure.

7.77.3
S2E01

Martin:Pushing a boy into the girls' lavatory was such a thrill! The screams, the humiliation, the fact that it wasn't me!

7.87.7
S2E01

Martin:The old Martin no longer exists. Come on, fellows, to the arcade!

7.36.8
S2E19

Martin · Student · Martin:Asimov, Bester, Clarke-- / What about Bradbury? / I'm aware of his work.

6.75.8
S2E19

Martin · Student · Student 2:Thanks for your vote. / Voting's for geeks! / You got that right.

6.76.5
S2E21

Martin · Bart:I'd have thought an atomic bomb would kill him. -Now you know better.

7.06.5
S2E21

Milhouse · Martin:-It smells like my grandpa. -Turn the page, Bart.

6.66.2
S2E21

Martin · Bart:I'll take 1 to 3, Milhouse will have 4 to 6... and Bart will take 7 to 9. -Wait a minute, what about zero?

7.26.5
S2E21

Martin:In the event of a zero... possession will be determined by Rock, Scissor, Paper.

7.47.0
S2E21

Martin:We want it to last forever... so the last one alive can be buried with it.

7.26.8
S2E21

Bart · Martin:-What do you mean, the last one alive? -I meant years from now!

6.76.3
S2E21

Bart · Martin:-Tell him what we do with squealers. -It's worse than when you have to pee?

7.16.7
S2E21

Martin:If you hadn't tied me up, I could be saving the comic.

6.36.3
S2E21

Martin:I wanted Carl Yastrzemski with the big sideburns!

7.57.2
S2E21

Martin · Bart:-What's your point? -Nothing. It just ticks me off.

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S3E09

Martin:Careful, boys. It took me months to steal that bumper.

7.47.3
S3E09

Martin:Deploy, damn you! Deploy!

6.56.5
S3E09

Martin:Save your palliative clichés for the next poor sap, Doctor.

7.06.3
S3E09

Martin:That racer transformed me into the twisted creature... you see before you.

7.16.7
S3E09

Martin · Bart:What did I just tell you? Kill spectators.

6.96.7
S3E18

Martin · Other students:Systems analyst, systems analyst, systems analyst. Systems analyst.

6.15.8
S3E23

Martin:God, shmod-- I want my monkey man.

7.16.7
S3E23

Martin:No one has sat next to me since I successfully lobbied to have the school day extended by 20 minutes.

7.87.3
S3E23

Martin:Listen, Bart, there's such a thing as spending too much time together.

7.16.5
S4E01

Martin · Martin's Mother:Spare me your euphemisms. It's fat camp for Daddy's chubby little secret! You promised you wouldn't make a scene.

7.37.3
S5E05

Nelson · Martin:Hey, where's your diaper, baby? Thank goodness he's drawn attention away from my shirt.

6.86.0
S5E09

Martin:It's 'photosynthesis'! Damn your feeble brain!

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S5E13

Martin · Apu:How much is your penny candy? - Surprisingly expensive.

7.57.2
S5E18

Martin · Burns:I have nothing to offer you but my love. I specifically said 'no geeks.' But my mom says I'm cool.

6.66.7
S5E19

Martin:Greetings, fellow geode-ologist.

5.84.7
S5E19

Bart · Student · Martin:What has four legs and ticks? - A walking clock? - A walking clock! I'd wager he has some variety of walking clock in that box.

6.66.0
S5E19

Martin:My raisin roundies!

6.25.7
S6E01

Martin:Take your best shot. I'm wearing 17 layers.

7.37.2
S6E08

Martin:I could've been equipment manager, but no!

6.76.3
S6E08

Martin:Don't make me run! I'm full of chocolate!

7.17.0
S6E08

Martin:I hardly ever let Mother fight for me anymore.

7.26.8
S6E24

Martin:Spring forth, burly protector, and save me.

7.26.5
S6E24

Martin:You leave that to the baron and me.

6.86.0
S7E06

Martin:I am the Wondrous Wizard of Latin! I am a dervish of declension and a conjurer of conjugation... with a million hit points and maximum charisma!

7.56.8
S7E20

Martin:We could go rent a carpet shampooer.

7.57.7
S7E20

Bart · Martin:We're not going to a grammar rodeo. - That was just an alibi, Milton. - Martin.

6.76.3
S7E20

Bart · Martin:We're not going to a grammar rodeo. That was just an alibi, Milton. Martin.

6.76.8
S7E20

Martin · Al Gore doll:I must have spent our last $10 on this Al Gore doll. - You are hearing me talk.

6.77.0
S7E20

Martin:This never would've happened if we'd gone to Macon, Georgia. I'm just sayin', is all.

7.06.5
S7E25

Martin:The leatheroleum covers were worth the extra money! Oh! You can smell the benzene! Oh, when the kids see these layouts and fonts... you're going to be the most popular girl in school!

7.16.7
S8E19

Martin · Krabappel:Mrs. Krabappel, I also have an announcement to make! / Can't it wait till I retire?

7.37.0
S8E19

Martin:I want one and all to join me in celebrating the anniversary of my portentous birth!

6.86.3
S8E19

Martin:Uh, yes. Let me just say this about that

6.15.2
S8E19

Nelson · Martin:Hey, Houdini! Why don't you saw Martin in half? Oh, I'm not the kind of magician who does tricks. I'm a mathemagician!

6.86.3
S8E19

Martin · Milhouse:Now, prepare to marvel at the mysteries of the universe as I make this remainder disappear. But seven goes into 28 four times. Uh- This is a magic seven!

7.57.2
S8E19

Martin:I told you we should've served cake instead of oysters!

7.57.7
S8E19

Martin · Edna Krabappel:More tea, Edna? What kind of little boy has a tea set? I think we both know the answer to that. A lucky boy!

7.16.8
S8E19

Martin · Bart:you must promise not to fall in love with me. [Students laugh] Now Martin's scoring off me. Oh, that is it!

7.06.5
S9E14

Martin:We all know this is Milhouse's fault.

6.76.3
S10E01

Martin · Student:The thing about huckleberries is... once you've had fresh, you'll never go back to canned. Uh- Uh- So anyway, I kicked the guy's ass.

7.36.7
S10E20

Martin:All right, gang. Shirts and skins. Let's hustle. - [ Gunshot ] [ Tires Screeching ]

7.87.8
S12E08

Martin:Actually there are. Five, 10, 15, 20- Uh, can you two share a hook?

7.47.3
S12E08

Martin:I can't write this. It's a grammatical nightmare.

7.06.5
S12E16

Martin:That's like asking the square root of a million. No one will ever know.

7.06.3
S13E18

Martin:'Argh! I'm angry.' That's like something my dad would say.

6.76.2
S13E20

Martin:You're like my mommy after a box of wine.

6.76.8
S13E20

Jimbo · Martin:Give me your lunch money! But it's after lunch. It's just an expression. Like 'kick your butt' could involve no kicking whatsoever.

6.96.8
S13E20

Martin:Once he's gone, they'll kill us!

6.25.7
S14E17

Martin:When you leave home in the morning, you may be kissing your dolls goodbye for the last time

7.37.0
S14E17

Martin:My sash says 'Ultraman'

6.76.0
S14E19

Bart · Martin · Nelson · Database · Milhouse:Teacher hit me with a ruler / I cracked her in the bean / With a frozen Jimmy Dean / And she ain't my teacher no more / Because she's dead

7.27.5
S14E19

Martin:These Batpants have been shredded by the Riddler. No, just your ass. That's what I call my ass.

6.76.0
S14E19

Martin:If I understand the female mind, and I do, they're plotting against us.

6.45.7
S14E19

Martin:No one told me there'd be pulling.

6.86.3
S15E03

Martin:I got the idea from an episode of Saved by the Bell. It was always on too late for me.

6.65.7
S15E03

Martin:I should've known. The same thing happened on Saved by the Bell.

6.05.3
S15E03

Martin · Skinner:I'll have that milk now. Easy there. That's whole milk. I'm a private citizen now! I can drink what I like!

7.67.2
S15E03

Martin:You won't have Martin Prince to kick around anymore!

6.25.8
S15E13

Lisa · Martin:Hey, why do they call them 'field trips'? We never go to a field. / Oh, untrue. Last Thursday, we visited a battlefield.

6.46.0
S15E13

Martin:I'm bem-barrassed for you. The following 'ha-ha' is not from amusement but an expression of contempt. Ha-ha!

7.26.7
S15E20

Bart · Milhouse · Martin:Because I'm 'it.' Now whoever finishes first gets lemonade. BOTH: Yay! For me.

7.16.5
S15E20

Girl · Milhouse · Martin:You guys need your cootie shots. (BOTH CRYING OUT IN PAIN) Well, I hate this job, but I love the health plan.

6.46.2
S16E02

Bart · Martin:I'm throwin' a little sip 'n' quip at the Playdude Treehouse Saturday night at the top of the ladder. Be there or be square. I want to be a triangle. You're not invited.

6.76.3
S16E03

Martin:I drew him with Canadian Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent. Their relationship was frosty at best.

7.46.8
S16E05

Martin · CHUM robot:Childlike Humanoid Urban Muchacho -- Or... CHUM! / Don't hold my hand. It's creepy.

7.06.7
S16E21

Martin:I shall pattern my reign on Enguerrand VII, Sire de Coucy!

7.26.7
S17E04

Milhouse · Martin:I do not want change either. I can get horses mud. Girls will love! And I'm Jared from the subway ads. I have just a little overweight, and ambiguous sexuality.

6.56.8
S17E17

Comic Book Guy · Martin:We didn't have any ground beef. Yeah, but you did have slim jims, a cheese grater and rubber bands to hold it all together.

7.16.3
S17E17

Comic Book Guy · Martin:We didn't have any ground beef. Yeah, but you did have slim jims, a cheese grater and rubber bands to hold it all together.

6.76.3
S18E01

Martin:One of my bus mates has purloined my French horn.

6.55.7
S18E08

Martin:Individually, we are weak like a single twig. But as a bundle, we form a mighty faggot.

7.47.5
S18E08

Martin:I've set up a trust. It bypasses the inheritance tax. Only till 2008. Look into it!

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S18E11

Martin:This is the turning point in the eternal battle of brain v. brawn.

6.35.5
S18E18

Martin:By my calculations, we're only one strike away from victory. Numbers are fun.

6.15.3
S18E21

Martin:This is as boring as mainstream cinema.

6.56.0
S18E21

Martin:This is as boring as mainstream cinema.

7.06.3
S18E21

Martin · Nelson:Skip, skip, skip to my Lou... Top of the morning, Nelson. And to you, Martin.

6.25.5
S18E21

Martin:All here, from Asimov to Zarathustra.

7.46.7
S19E14

Martin · Bart:You can brush, and I can blow! / Well, I agree you blow. / A lot of people blow, but no one blows like you.

6.46.2
S19E14

Martin · Bart:It could be one of the major homos! / You're one of the major...

5.65.0
S19E14

Martin:To quote Mark Twain, 'rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated.'

7.17.3
S19E14

Martin:For years I've worn underwear with a wedgie-accommodating waistband. On that fateful day, these mighty whiteys saved my life.

7.97.7
S19E14

Martin:I spent an hour fashioning an escape raft and three days crafting this modesty skirt.

8.38.0
S19E17

Martin:Indeed, it has the most finger loss of any youth organization.

7.78.0
S20E09

Martin:Total chaos. We're two minutes away from a roll call vote on the nonbinding resolution, and no Azerbaijan!

7.06.8
S20E09

Martin:To the extent you can trust the word of a Belgian, yes!

7.06.7
S20E13

Martin:No. I'm not a smart nerd. I'm just a weak nerd.

7.46.7
S21E08

Martin · Nelson:Mush, nerds, mush! I'm part of a team!

7.37.2
S21E09

Martin:This isn't Larry. It's just cotton balls on toilet paper rolls.

6.56.2
S21E14

Martin:Mine features indigenous Hopi songs. * And a hie na ho na hey. *

5.64.7
S21E14

Martin:a brilliant little boy receives an 'A' for his amazing presentation.

6.86.0
S22E02

Martin · Nelson:Uh, this epoxy you've been using is water soluble, which means it's not weather-resistant. Dumb it down for me. Um... bike... sticky... water go bye-bye?

6.97.0
S22E03

Martin:Conflicted, conflicted, conflicted.

6.45.8
S22E03

Martin:Conflict resolved. Conflict resolved. Conflict resolved.

6.15.3
S22E05

Martin · Kids:A new bully has risen. / Simpson! Boombaye!

6.36.0
S22E10

Martin · Fourth Graders:I deem this victory Pyrrhic! ALL Pyrrhic! Pyrrhic! Your response is puerile! ALL Puerile! Puerile!

7.16.0
S22E18

Martin · Lisa · Bart:I can see why they call you The Great Simpsina. / My friends call me Lisa. / She has no friends.

7.37.2
S22E22

Bart · Martin:No one cancels my free play! / It's okay. Thanks for making me part of the revolution.

6.96.3
S23E04

Martin:'Testis,' my friend.

7.26.3
S23E04

Martin:To be a mathlete! Without the 'M.'

7.26.7
S23E04

Martin:Fly, orb, and find thy hoop!

7.46.8
S23E04

Martin:Research shows it's impossible to gaze at a baby seal and say anything but... Aw...

7.16.2
S23E04

Martin:And at science fairs, the 'aw's get the 'A's.

7.97.0
S23E04

Martin:Heavens to Asimov!

7.66.5
S23E04

Martin:I love when you're sleeping and at peace.

6.66.7
S23E04

Martin:The breast joke! I-I served it up. Why won't he love me?!

7.57.3
S23E20

Martin:At the risk of inflaming Sister Fate, this bully-free period has been an Arcadian idyll!

6.86.3
S23E20

Martin · Lisa:This is a happy ending? / Well, he's tough on nerds, but easy on the eyes.

6.86.5
S24E10

Martin:All my extra credit points are like frequent flyer miles on a bankrupt airline.

8.17.3
S24E19

Bart · Martin:You mean my sister? She's your sister? The plot thickens. Clueless little Lisa doesn't suspect a thing.

6.76.2
S24E20

Bullies · Martin:We put two of those guys up there just for using a big word. 'Caché' is not a big word.

6.86.3
S25E12

Martin:Two languages, and somehow no one will talk to you. Gi estas vera. Mi tre soleca.

7.87.0