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Character Analysis

Harry Shearer

Dr. Hibbert

Played by Harry Shearer

78 jokes across 35 episodes of The Simpsons

WAR

26.9

Total Jokes

78

Avg Craft

7.0

Avg Impact

6.8

Comedy Style

Character Comedy

Dr. Hibbert delivers 78 scored jokes across 35 episodes of The Simpsons, averaging 7.0 on craft and 6.8 on impact for a career WAR of 26.9. Their comedy leans toward character comedy. The highest-scoring line is below.

Funniest Dr. Hibbert Lines

All Jokes — 78 total

S2E10

We've got a nasty bump on our head. Quit it! And a tiny broken toe. Quit it!

6.45.8
S2E14

Not that I'm angry, but how did you get my home number?

6.45.5
S2E14

Well, Mrs. Simpson... I'd like to rely on your diagnosis, but it'd be derelict of me to do so.

6.56.0
S2E14

Before you know it, you'll be back among your polygons... and your Euclidian algorithms.

6.76.5
S2E20

Homer... these ice cubes are made from highly toxic chemicals. A real fly is more sanitary. The look on your face. It's priceless!

7.67.5
S2E20

Not those peanuts. The ones at the bottom. Thanks for inviting me. I had a great time. I apologize for my husband. If you want him to live, roll him onto his stomach.

6.86.7
S2E20

Remember, I said 'if.'

8.18.2
S3E17

No. By tomorrow... you'll barely be able to breathe. Oh... man.

6.26.0
S3E17

Good Lord! Gigantism!

7.68.0
S3E17

Good Lord! Gigantism!

6.87.5
S3E19

I love animals. I spend my life saving them, and they can't thank me. The parrots can, but--

6.35.8
S3E19

We saved your gamecock... but he'll never fight again. That's what you think. He'll fight and he'll win.

6.66.2
S3E19

It's times like this... I'm glad I flunked out of dental school.

6.65.8
S4E01

There's only one known cure-- a 'wowwipop.' [Chuckling] Don't patronize me, Doctor.

6.66.3
S4E10

She has the reflexes of a young Mary Lou Retton.

6.35.8
S4E11

Mr. Simpson, I'm afraid you've just had a mild heart attack. But I'm out of the woods now, right? I mean, whatever doesn't kill me can only make me stronger. Oh, no. Quite the opposite. It's made you weak as a kitten.

7.46.8
S4E11

Look! Hey, come on. Quit it. Coochy coochy coo! Stop. Please stop. Oh, you swing like a girl. Come on, now. Please have mercy. Got your nose. Not funny.

6.76.8
S4E11

How 'bout this little bee? [Buzzing] No! Oh! Remember your hippopotamus oath.

7.16.8
S4E11

Well, we can't fix his heart... but we can tell you exactly how damaged it is. What an age we live in!

7.36.5
S4E11

Now, Homer, this is a new body fat analysis test. I start you jiggling and measure how long it takes to stop. Whoo-hoo! Look at that blubber fly! Yes. Nurse, cancel my 1:00.

6.86.0
S4E11

Say it in English, Doc. You're going to need open-heart surgery. Spare me your medical mumbo jumbo. We're going to cut you open and tinker with your ticker. Could you dumb it down a shade?

7.87.8
S4E11

This procedure will cost you upwards of... $30,000. [Homer gasps, cries out, thud] I'm afraid it's now 40,000.

7.77.7
S5E08

This man's appendix is about to burst. Luckily, I have my trusty pocketknife.

6.56.0
S5E13

Homer's illness was either caused by ingesting spoiled food... or [Chuckles] some sort of voodoo curse.

7.47.2
S5E13

Hey, we've just been working the eyes.

7.46.8
S5E13

Well, you are a very lucky man, Apu. You see, the bullet ricocheted off another bullet that was lodged in your chest from a previous robbery.

7.37.3
S5E20

Well, only one in two million people has... what we call the 'evil gene.' Hitler had it. Walt Disney had it. And Freddy Quimby has it.

7.67.8
S6E01

I'm sorry, that leg's gonna have to come off.

6.26.5
S6E01

Did I say leg? I meant that wet bathing suit.

6.76.8
S6E13

Well, you know, a healthy baby can bring upwards of $60,000. What?! Of course, that was just a test. Had you reacted differently, why, you'd be in jail right now. Simply a test.

7.67.8
S6E22

This boy's appendix is inflamed and about to burst... which will make it easier to find once I get in there.

7.57.2
S6E22

A jagged, metal cereal O.

6.66.3
S6E22

Dr. Hibbert, can I have my appendix out? / Why not. Follow me, kids. / Nurse, prep these children.

7.17.3
S6E22

He used to laugh at the most inappropriate times. / I've got an older brother that I'll never see. / He's a jazz musician or some such. Oh, well. Bye-bye.

7.57.3
S7E01

Hi, everybody! - Ho... mer Simp... son.

6.15.7
S7E05

I've got the prescription for you, Doctor. Another hot beef injection.

6.05.2
S7E07

My God! That's monstrous. I've never heard of anything so negligen- I'll have no part of it. Can you recommend a doctor who will?

7.37.3
S7E15

telling you... would violate the patient-doctor privilege... just as if I were to tell you that Jasper here has five seconds to live. - What'd he say? - He said I'm next.

7.27.0
S8E01

I believe they prefer to be called 'conjoined twins.' / And hillbillies prefer to be called 'sons of the soil,' but it ain't gonna happen.

7.57.3
S8E01

Too crazy for Boys Town, too much of a boy for Crazy Town.

7.87.7
S8E01

We chained Hugo up in the attic like an animal and fed him a bucket of fish heads once a week. It saved our marriage.

7.68.0
S8E01

Hugo's scar is on the wrong side. He couldn't have been the evil, left twin. That means the evil twin is and always has been... Bart.

8.28.8
S8E01

Oh, don't look so shocked. W-Well, chalk this one up to carelessness on my part.

7.27.0
S8E03

Why, I could wallop you all day with this surgical 2-by-4 without ever knocking you down. But I have other appointments.

7.17.3
S8E06

It's good for keeping down the urges.

6.96.5
S8E09

His ears if we're lucky!

7.06.5
S8E10

Is the alien carbon-based or silicon-based? - Uh, the second one. 'Zilliphone.'

7.26.8
S8E13

This thing has me buffaloed. [Laughs]

6.46.2
S8E17

I only wish my Volvo mechanic were as reliable. [Laughing] Good night, Lisa.

5.74.8
S8E17

Yes, that is a concern, but it's so hard to find a sitter... and I've got judo tonight.

7.06.8
S8E17

Yes, that is a concern, but it's so hard to find a sitter... and I've got judo tonight.

7.17.0
S8E25

How wedded are you to the Bart you know?

7.16.3
S9E06

Well, your cholesterol level is lethally high, Homer... but I'm more concerned about your gravy level.

7.27.2
S9E06

[Laughing] Well, you're a little confused. Oh, confused, would we?

6.35.3
S9E08

from the looks of it, I'd say this fellow died from causes unknown

6.46.0
S9E08

Speaking from a strictly medical point of view, that ain't right

7.47.2
S9E20

Getting your taxes out of the way? No. Just mailing out death certificates... for holiday-related fatalities.

7.57.0
S10E08

This man's kidneys have exploded. There's nothing left. Oh, no! Yeah, that's what happens when you get older. It's one of those natural things. Beautiful in its way.

7.88.2
S10E08

Excuse me, Doctor. I think I know a little something about medicine. Homer, with all due respect, this X-ray reveals a textbook kidney blowout.

6.76.7
S10E08

So you're saying I don't need a new muffler? I don't feel so good. Maybe I oughta eat something. Oh, I'm afraid your eating days are over. [Laughing]

7.57.5
S10E08

How long do I have to live, Doc? [Laughs] I'm amazed you're alive now. Oh, I blame myself for this. We all blame you.

7.57.7
S10E08

Well, you could give him a kidney. A kidney? Okay, fine. I said fine. What is it about the word 'sure' you don't understand?

7.57.5
S10E08

Hmm, I'll take the left one. It's good and springy. Though the right one's not without its charms.

7.47.7
S10E08

We gotta get rid of that window.

6.76.7
S10E08

Larry Hagman took it. He's got five of them now. And three hearts. We didn't want to give them to him, but he overpowered us.

7.57.8
S10E08

While we were setting your broken bones and putting your blood back in... we helped ourselves to a kidney and gave it to your father.

7.37.7
S10E08

Yes. You've shortened your life significantly... so someone else can have a slight extension of theirs.

7.78.0
S10E11

Oh, uh, sorry to disturb you, Dr. Hibbert. [Deep Voice] Not at all, officer. [Laughing]

6.96.7
S10E12

Ow! - [All] Yea! As a doctor, I'd say he's had enough. But as a football fan- [Cheer Building Up] [Screams]

7.67.3
S10E16

You know, before I learned to chuckle mindlessly, I was headed for an early grave myself.

7.87.5
S10E17

You know, I wouldn't have thought so before I bought 12% percent of this restaurant... but now I feel a balanced diet can include the occasional eating contest.

6.56.2
S10E17

We have the latest Heimlich machine. [Gagging]

6.16.2
S10E17

This man is dead. Looks to me like beef poisoning. - Probably from some other restaurant.

6.86.5
S10E22

They've gotten rid of the English literature section and replaced it with a make-your-own-sundae bar

6.06.0
S10E22

Would a nerd wear such an irreverent sweatshirt?

6.36.3
S10E22

Oh, only one person in a million would find that funny. - Yes, we call that the Dennis Miller ratio

7.07.3
S10E22

So now, we just have the red and yellow lights

6.26.5
S10E22

Why not both? Then everybody's happy. - Oh, yeah. Everyone's real happy then!

5.35.5