Homer's long-lost half-brother is the CEO of a car company that's wildly successful... until he hires Homer to help design a car for the average man.
Homer's long-lost brother arrives, diluting focus across 67 jokes that never quite land together.
Directed by Wes Archer · Written by Jeff Martin
WAR
16.1
Wins Above Replacement
“Oh Brother Where Art Thou” ranks #212 of 226 The Simpsons episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 71.6 — Solid. The episode packs 67 scored jokes at 4.3 per minute, averaging 6.6 on craft and 5.9 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
I'm sure you'd resent my pity, so I'll hope you're one of the statistically small number of single 40-year-olds who find their fair prince.
Lisa Dark/Subversive Observational ★ Rewatch Patty chose celibacy but Selma simply had it thrust upon her.
Marge Wordplay/Pun Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Homer Sexual. Wait one second, let me check. Homer Sexual! Come on, one of you guys has got to be Homer Sexual!
Isn't it nice we hate the same things?
These pants come off at night just like everybody else's.
All Jokes — 67 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ I can still taste the sauce. And get this: It's all-you-can-eat! This is like some beautiful dream!
Marge, I've got five words to say to you. Greasy Joe's Bottomless BBQ Pit.
Homer Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy ★ Rewatch You promised you'd only have six servings of pork a week.
Marge Character Comedy Observational ★ Rewatch I'm only human.
Homer Irony/Sarcasm Deadpan/Understatement Hey, alley cats. Save it for the honeymoon!
Patty Character Comedy Observational ★ Rewatch F. L. No, I'm sorry. That's a 'C,' isn't it?
Homer Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch If that was a car, you'd be dead now.
Hello, Selma. Hello, Stanley.
Is this seat taken? Yes! Hey, beat it!
Poor Brandy.
Lisa Reaction Beat Visual Gag ★ Rewatch I'm sure you'd resent my pity, so I'll hope you're one of the statistically small number of single 40-year-olds who find their fair prince.
Lisa Dark/Subversive Observational ★ Rewatch I'll tell you one thing, Greasy Joe is sorry he ever met me!
Homer Character Comedy Callback No, that's just my sister-in-law.
Homer Reaction Beat Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch I'll get right to it. I'm getting older and uglier. Please, Marge, help me find a man before it's too late.
Selma Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Wait, which one's Selma?
Homer Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Patty chose celibacy but Selma simply had it thrust upon her.
Marge Wordplay/Pun Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Why should she have a better husband than you?
Homer Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Excellent.
Bart Character Comedy Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Vandalism fans, hold on to your hats. He'll never get away with it. He just goes too far.
The sheer contempt makes me wish I could use the board of education.
The sheer contempt makes me wish I could use the board of education.
Homer Sexual. Wait one second, let me check. Homer Sexual! Come on, one of you guys has got to be Homer Sexual!
Don't look at me!
Barney Reaction Beat Character Comedy ★ Rewatch You little punk! If I get ahold of you... I'll rip your face off! You'll do what, young man?
Sorry, Principal Skinner. It's a bad connection, I think.
Only to my job. But if you weren't, you'd tend to go for a girl?
These pants come off at night just like everybody else's.
This dinner wouldn't be a plan to set me up with some... unmarried relation, would it? Because I can--
Skinner Character Comedy Misdirection Be still, my foolish heart.
Here we go. Boy meets beast.
Homer Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Hey, tubs, I'm Patty!
Patty Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch D'oh! Wrong one.
Homer Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Nothing more to tell, really. The Nile smells and the horseflies are huge.
Patty Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement Marvelous. Just marvelous.
Marvelous. Just marvelous. Well, Selma hated Egypt too. A camel spit on her.
Your first date in 25 years is more important than playing cards.
Selma Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Here you go. Smoke them in good health.
Apu Irony/Sarcasm Observational ★ Rewatch You haven't seen the last of Willie!
You don't want to show up for your big date looking like Yosemite Sam.
You don't want to show up for your big date looking like Yosemite Sam.
Selma Visual Gag Observational ★ Rewatch Achingly beautiful.
Selma Irony/Sarcasm Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Food tastes better when you're revolving.
Little Jimmy Pearson. Class of '71, right? Get this woman a glass of water! And tuck in your shirt. Nearly 30 and still working as a busboy! Standardized testing never lies.
Two minutes younger. Skin like a china doll. Bosoms till Tuesday.
Selma Character Comedy Observational ★ Rewatch Oh, yes. Plenty of fish. We just don't have any bait.
Homer Character Comedy ★ Rewatch I can't forget what happened to that poor dingo. What could've done it? It was probably just a wallaby. Now come on.
Oh, that was the worst movie I've ever seen. Not as bad as the service at the revolving restaurant.
Isn't it nice we hate the same things?
Thursday, I'm going food shopping. You can come if you like. Until then.
Patty Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Oh, I wish I could make a P.A. announcement to the whole world. Attention! Seymour Skinner is in love!
Oh, I wish I could make a P.A. announcement to the whole world. Attention! Seymour Skinner is in love!
That's cool. Skinner's gonna kill you! Skinner? He works for me now.
Patty. I hate to pull you away from your exercise... but I wanted you to be first to know. I plan to ask your aunt to marry me.
Your funeral.
Bart Dark/Subversive Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Like my wife's ugly sister. Wheel her in, Homer. I'm not picky.
My sister's not going out with Barney Gumble! She's no prize pig herself, you know!
Can the sweet talk! You're right. It's time to end my girlish dreams... and grab hold of the next train out of the station.
Is that Selma? Ring-a-ding-ding!
Barney Character Comedy Visual Gag ★ Rewatch It takes a ripe piece of cheese to catch the mouse.
Selma Character Comedy ★ Rewatch It's time to give away my love like cheap wine.
Selma Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Jeezum Crow! Look at the size of that rock! The second most precious jewel here.
It's not that I don't love you. You love me! Yes. Yes, but--
It's kind of a Catch-22.
Patty Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Oh, Springfield Elementary, I will have you back again! After all, tomorrow is another school day!
Oh, Springfield Elementary, I will have you back again! After all, tomorrow is another school day!
We decided we loved each other enough never to see each other again.
Patty Character Comedy ★ Rewatch I told you you'd be back!
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