Homer jumps into a brawl during a holiday ice-skating show. To escape the melee, Marge takes the family Christmas shopping, where a chance encounter with Gil leads to bad luck for Gil and the Simpson clan.
WAR
28.5
Wins Above Replacement
“Kill Gil Volumes I Amp Ii” ranks #450 of 552 The Simpsons episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 74.0 — Great. The episode packs 50 scored jokes at 3.0 per minute, averaging 6.7 on craft and 6.5 on impact, with Gil landing the most laughs. Every joke is ranked below with its individual craft and impact scores.
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Top Jokes
Gil: your life can go to Hell pretty quick
Gil Character Comedy Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Homer: Marge, I have no idea what you were just thinking about. Why would you think I did?
Homer Meta/Self-Referential Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Gil: I can't live in this!
Gil Character Comedy Visual Gag Mr. Burns: I'll take one in 'wife' size and three in 'mistress' size
Mr. Burns Character Comedy Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Gil: Could you swing by my ex-wife's place? I want her to see me riding in a car
Gil Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch All Jokes — 50 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Krusty performers: Laugh it up with Christ and Krusty / We got hired 'cause we are busty
Gil: Real nice laughing at an old man's pain
Gil Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Krusty: second-tier costume characters. Like Ribwich Rib-it!
Krusty Observational Wordplay/Pun Krusty: right off the plane from his dad's funeral, Sideshow Mel!
Krusty Dark/Subversive Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Krusty Misdirection Observational ★ Rewatch Comic Book Guy: twinkly in the lutz
Comic Book Guy: Made-up girlfriend, made-up city
Homer: if I had paid for those skating lessons, that could've been you
Homer Character Comedy Observational Bart: Nothin' slows down the baby boomers
Bart Observational Irony/Sarcasm Gil Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Basketball player: Tell it to the Utah Jazz, snowflake
Mr. Burns: I'll take one in 'wife' size and three in 'mistress' size
Mr. Burns Character Comedy Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Mr. Burns · Smithers: I need your advice picking out a gift for a very dear friend... A single fellow, a bit quiet, but one with a warm, loyal heart
Mr. Burns · Smithers: Hello, Phillip. What are you doing here? Oh-ho. Never you mind, Mr. Nosey
Lisa · Bart · Homer: Dad, he's not the real Santa. We can't afford that stuff. Shut up. Shut up. Shut up!
Lisa · Gil: Peace on earth? What? No! I-I mean, that's a given
Lisa Gil Character Comedy Misdirection ★ Rewatch Mr. Costington: Gil! March your fake bootfronts over here!
Gil: I couldn't walk very fast, though I'd learn if that's what it takes
Gil Character Comedy Absurdist ★ Rewatch Gil: Taking back that doll would break a little girl's heart on Christmas Eve. I made a lot of mistakes in my life, but I would never do that
Gil Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Gil: Could you swing by my ex-wife's place? I want her to see me riding in a car
Gil Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Homer · Gil: You're getting a cab, old man. In fact, I believe I see it now. / But I don't see a cab
Gil: Jazzin' around the Christmas tree / It's a skit skat holiday
Gil Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Gil: I figured since you invited me to stay, I might as well go down to the bus locker and get my stuff
Gil Character Comedy Visual Gag ★ Rewatch Gil: They're always running!
Gil Observational Character Comedy Homer: Christian Charity? What does a porn star have to do with this?
Homer Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Gil: A spider bite, or as I like to call it, a 'Christmas kiss'
Gil Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun ★ Rewatch Gil: You're gonna put me out on Christmas day, huh? Well, that's all right
Gil Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Gil: I just hope that weird priest with the runny eye ain't serving soup
Gil Character Comedy Visual Gag Gil: That desert air's gonna give the ol' one-two to my bronchitis
Gil Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun Gil: your life can go to Hell pretty quick
Gil Character Comedy Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Homer: That's why you have three kids
Homer Character Comedy Dark/Subversive Patty · Selma · Young Marge: Marjorie, we need you to hide our cigarettes in your dollhouse. / No! / Mom? Gramma? Aunt Larina? Anybody?
Homer: Marge, I have no idea what you were just thinking about. Why would you think I did?
Homer Meta/Self-Referential Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Homer: Those legs go on forever. Oh, wait, they stop right there
Homer Character Comedy Observational Gil: As long as I got a cup of coffee and a tomorrow on the calendar, ol' Gil's comin' back
Gil Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Gil: I'm seeing the whole butcher shop
Gil Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun Nelson: Oh, mini quesadillas! Zesty!
Nelson Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Marge: uses my leg razor to peel his carrots
Marge Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Marge: That Photoshopping freak!
Marge Observational Character Comedy Homer: Don't worry. I make six of those a year
Homer Character Comedy Absurdist Homer · Marge: Hey, Marge, you want a thousand dollars? No! I mean, yes! Too late
Arizona resident: I'll have you know I'm 32
Homer: And to think he and I once shared a shower
Homer Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Homer: And to think he and I once shared a shower
Homer Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Homer: we're not buying anything for more than 1.2, but if I scratch my nose, that means we can go to 1.5
Homer Character Comedy Observational Real estate agent: He's talking at a Century 22 level
Gil: watch ol' Gil take her from furious to curious
Gil Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun ★ Rewatch Real estate customers: Why, he's as pathetic as we are
Gil: I can't live in this!
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