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Character Analysis

Harry Shearer

Smithers

Played by Harry Shearer

163 jokes across 66 episodes of The Simpsons

WAR

69.4

Total Jokes

163

Avg Craft

7.2

Avg Impact

6.8

Comedy Style

Character Comedy

Smithers delivers 163 scored jokes across 66 episodes of The Simpsons, averaging 7.2 on craft and 6.8 on impact for a career WAR of 69.4. Their comedy leans toward character comedy. The highest-scoring line is below.

Funniest Smithers Lines

All Jokes — 163 total

S1E03

That's Homer Simpson, sir. He used to work here in the plant, but we fired him for gross incompetence.

7.16.5
S1E04

Fire that man, Smithers. I don't want him or his unpleasant family to ruin my picnic. / He'll be gone by the tug-of-war, sir.

7.47.5
S1E04

I have never seen such an obvious attempt to curry my favor. / Fabulous observation, sir. Just fabulous.

8.28.0
S1E08

I love you, Smithers. The feeling is more than mutual, sir

7.06.8
S1E08

The feeling is more than mutual, sir

6.35.5
S1E10

He's a love machine, sir.

5.96.2
S2E02

Accidents decreased by the number Simpson is known to have caused.

7.97.7
S2E02

$1000. Dimoxinil. To keep brain from freezing.

7.57.5
S2E04

Approximately $56 million. / 56 million?! / Don't hit me, sir

7.17.0
S2E04

I hardly see what destroying our meager possessions will accomplish

7.16.5
S2E05

Spit on this for me, Smithers. One hawker coming up, sir.

6.76.3
S2E05

What a lame-o! I could hear the air being torn, sir. Oh, shut up!

6.36.0
S2E18

Should I leave too, sir? Of course not, Smithers. You're like a doctor.

6.96.7
S2E18

He's not just my boss. He's my best friend.

7.37.2
S2E22

I'm B-positive. Damn this gutter blood! Smithers, don't feel so bad. After all, that kidney you donated to me really hit the spot.

7.87.7
S2E22

I'm sorry. But I just couldn't hurt Homer. He saved you. I see.

6.56.0
S3E01

Why is that man in pink?! That's Homer Simpson-- a boob from Sector 7-G.

6.87.0
S3E05

T.G.I.M., sir

7.87.0
S3E05

Who the devil is Hercules? My Yorkshire terrier. He's tiny. You know, it's a joke.

6.86.0
S3E05

Actually, he was hired under 'Project Bootstrap.' Thank you, President Ford.

7.06.5
S3E05

There may never be another time to say... I love you, sir. Oh, hot dog. Thank you for making my last few moments socially awkward.

8.08.2
S3E05

I guess there's nothing left... but to kiss my sorry ass good-bye. May I, sir?

7.98.3
S3E07

The man in the bag. I think he's alive. Oh. Bad corpse. Stop scaring Smithers. Satisfied?

7.67.5
S3E08

I didn't do anything funny, sir. / Shut up.

6.86.2
S3E11

You looken sharpen todayen, mein herr.

6.66.0
S3E11

He was good to his mother. Yes, but I couldn't understand a word that man said. 'Mr. Burns...hound dog.' Stop it. You're killing me, sir.

7.06.5
S3E11

Ooh, the Germans are mad at me. I'm so scared. Ooh, the Germans! Stop it. Stop that. The Germans are coming after me. Stop the pretending you are scared game. They're so big. Stop it, Mr. Burns. Protect me from the Germans! Stop it! Get out! This is my office now!

7.47.3
S3E17

No, sir. Who would you like killed?

8.18.3
S3E17

Honus Wagner, Cap Anson... Mordecai Brown-- Uh, sir... I'm afraid all those players have retired... and, uh, passed on. In fact, your right fielder has been dead for 130 years.

7.77.2
S3E17

Hey, sorry. I thought you were a deer.

6.55.8
S3E17

Homer Simpson, sir.

7.06.7
S3E19

Dogs are idiots. If I came into your house... and started sniffing at your crotch... and slobbering all over your face... what would you say? If you did it, sir? Exactly. You'd be fit to be tied.

6.15.5
S3E19

He's been here since the late '60s. I'll never forget the day he bagged his first hippie. That young man didn't think it was too groovy.

7.27.0
S4E05

I think women and seamen don't mix. We know what you think.

7.06.8
S4E07

Closer. Closer. Closer, damnit! Ow! Too close.

6.76.2
S4E11

That's right. Keep eating. Little do you know you're drawing ever closer to the poisoned doughnut. [Chuckling] There is a poisoned one-- isn't there, Smithers? Uh, no, sir. I discussed this with our lawyers. They consider it murder. Damn their oily hides!

6.96.5
S4E11

Mr. Burns, I think he's dead. Oh, dear. Send a ham to his widow. Mmm. Ham. No, wait. He's alive. Oh, good. Cancel the ham. D'oh!

8.17.8
S4E12

Well, sir, where shall we dump this batch? The playground? No. All those bald children are arousing suspicion. To the park!

8.18.0
S4E12

I think it's full, sir. That's ridiculous! The last tree held nine drums.

7.36.8
S4E12

Yes, that will do. Anyway... I-I say we invest that money back in the nuclear plant. I like the way Snrub thinks.

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S4E17

Actually, sir, he thwarted your campaign for governor... you ran over his son, he saved the plant from meltdown... and his wife painted you in the nude-- Eh, doesn't ring a bell.

7.67.5
S4E22

Look, Smithers! Garbo is coming! Uh, yes, sir.

7.06.2
S5E03

No, I'm afraid he couldn't 'bee' here.

5.54.8
S5E03

For the love of God, sir! There are two seats! I like to put my feet up.

8.08.2
S5E03

Well, I have the feeling you'll be... dropping the charges. The painters moved your desk, sir.

7.57.5
S5E03

You must find the jade monkey... before the next full moon. Actually, sir, we found the jade monkey.

7.67.3
S5E04

I won't get what I really want. - No one does.

6.35.8
S5E04

I'll get him started on some snappy Sinbad-esque material.

6.35.8
S5E04

Have the Rolling Stones killed. Oh, sir, those aren't-- Do as I say!

8.18.3
S5E04

I have some sad news to report. A small puppy, not unlike Lassie, was just run over in the parking lot. Now it's time for the comedy stylings of Homer Simpson!

7.17.3
S5E04

the only existing nude photo of Mark Twain; and that rare first draft of the Constitution with the word 'suckers' in it.

7.07.2
S5E04

Smithers, I'm home! What? Already? Yes. Is it my imagination, or is TV getting worse?

6.96.3
S5E04

From now on I'm only going to be good and kind to everyone! I'm sorry, sir. I don't have a pencil. Ah, don't worry. I'm sure I'll remember it.

7.77.5
S5E05

Ah, fresh victims for my ever-growing army of the undead. Sir, you have to let go of the button. Oh, son of a bit--

7.26.8
S5E09

Smithers, where does that tube go? I'm not sure, sir. It was here when we moved in.

7.57.0
S5E10

Sir, you haven't slept since the casino opened five days ago. - I've discovered the perfect business. People swarm in, empty their pockets and scuttle off!

7.26.3
S5E10

Smithers, I've designed a new plane. I call it the Spruce Moose, and it will carry 200 passengers from New York's Idlewild Airport to the Belgian Congo in 17 minutes! - That's quite a nice model, sir. - Model?

7.66.8
S5E10

Smithers, I don't want that unpredictable lunatic working in my casino. / Fine. We'll transfer him to the nuclear plant, sir.

7.88.0
S5E10

Fine. We'll transfer him to the nuclear plant, sir. - Oh, my beloved plant. How I miss her. Bah! To hell with this! Get my razor! Draw a bath! And get these Kleenex boxes off my feet!

6.86.0
S5E10

And, uh, the jars of urine? - Oh, we'll hang on to those.

6.86.2
S5E10

And, uh, the jars of urine? - Oh, we'll hang on to those.

7.37.5
S5E10

Now, to the plant! We'll take the Spruce Moose! Hop in! - But, sir-- - I said hop in.

7.36.8
S5E14

Hello, Malibu Stacy collectors. I'll see you at StacyCon '94, at the San Diego Airport Hilton.

7.37.0
S5E14

Do we sell French... fries? I-- Why, it's Homer Simpson's daughter.

7.16.3
S5E14

You're quite good... at turning... me on. Um, you probably should ignore that.

7.06.7
S5E18

Careful, Smithers! That sponge has corners, you know. I'll go find a spherical one.

7.67.2
S5E18

Oh, my God! Mr. Burns is dead! [Sobbing] Why do the good always die so young?

6.97.0
S5E18

When I pass on, you shall be buried alive with me. Oh. Goody.

8.18.0
S5E18

Oh, look. A bird has become petrified and lost its sense of direction. I think it's a rock, sir. We'll see what the lab has to say about that.

7.26.8
S5E18

Mr. Burns throws peas at Smithers. Ow! That was a big one!

6.36.0
S5E21

Whoop-dee-do, sir. / Yes, whoop-dee-do. Whoop-dee-do to the world! Whoop-dee-do, Mr. Florist. Whoop-dee-do, Mr. Physical Trainer. Whoop-dee-do, Mr. President.

7.16.8
S5E21

I... sent it to you on your birthday.

7.97.8
S5E22

Smithers' romantic fantasy about Mr. Burns

7.27.5
S6E05

Hey, Mr. Smithers! Well, you might as well give me a ride home now.

6.86.5
S6E05

Sideshow Bob's ultra-conservative views... conflict with my choice of lifestyle.

7.26.8
S6E06

...and five John Denver Christmas specials.

7.78.0
S6E13

As punishment for your desertion... it's company policy to give you the plague. Sir, that's the 'plaque.' Yes, the special de-motivational plaque...

7.57.2
S6E18

Smithers, are they booing me? No. They're saying, 'Boo-urns, Boo-urns.'

8.39.0
S6E19

Oh, Mr. Burns, we'll thaw you out the second they discover the cure for 17 stab wounds in the back. How we doing, boys? / Well, we're up to 15.

6.66.3
S6E20

Honestly, sir, you don't put the effort into your schemes that you used to.

7.77.3
S6E20

I really like the vest.

7.97.5
S6E25

Sorry, sir. This was all I could find. Take that. And that.

7.06.7
S6E25

There's candy right here. Why don't we eat this instead of stealing.

7.36.7
S6E25

Only the sour quince log, sir. Dispose of it.

6.55.8
S6E25

Owls will deafen us with incessant hooting. The sundial will be useless.

8.07.5
S6E25

No. No, Monty, I won't. Not until you step back from the brink of insanity.

7.77.5
S6E25

Oh, dear God. It's not that bad. I mean... I never miss Pardon My Zinger.

7.57.0
S7E01

Sir, you weren't shot. It was all a dream. That's right. The year is 1965. And you and I are undercover detectives on the hot-rod circuit. Now let's burn rubber, baby!

6.56.2
S7E01

This isn't a rival company you're battling with. It's a school. People won't stand for it. - Pish-posh. It will be like taking candy from a baby. Say, that sounds like a 'larf.'

6.35.5
S7E01

Kent, I- I feel about as low as Madonna... when she found out she missed Tailhook. - I'm gonna say ouch for Madonna.

5.34.3
S7E01

Dead or alive. - Holy cow! Me first! Me first!

6.26.0
S7E05

You know, Smithers, I think I'll donate a million dollars to the local orphanage... when pigs fly. - That's a good one. Hey- Hey-

7.98.5
S7E05

Will you be donating that million dollars now, sir? - No. I'd still prefer not.

7.87.8
S7E10

If I came into your house and started sniffing at your crotch... and slobbering all over your face, what would you say? - Mmm. If you did it, sir?

8.08.2
S7E10

His ass is gonna blow!

6.96.8
S7E10

The one who shot me was- Waylon Smithers! - No-o! Wait a minute. Yes.

7.27.0
S7E10

I'm giving you a five percent pay cut. - Ohh!

8.18.2
S7E12

Sir, that's a check for your boweling. - Oh, yes. That's very important.

7.47.0
S7E12

Yes, sir. Remember that month you didn't do it? - Yes, that was unpleasant for all concerned.

7.37.0
S7E12

Look at them, Smithers, enjoying their embezzlement. - I have a much uglier word for it, sir: misappropriation.

7.77.2
S7E14

Homer Simpson, sir. One of the fork-and-spoon operators from Sector 7G.

7.26.2
S7E14

Except for that one in '74 when you let Richard Nixon win. That was very kind of you, sir.

7.46.8
S7E14

Unlikely, sir. They-They spell and pronounce their name differently.

7.26.2
S7E14

Uh, there are no other balls. Just these, uh, reptile eggs! Oh, step away! They're endangered.

7.26.8
S7E14

Bull hockey! I don't care about joining this stupid club. But does your wife?

7.36.8
S7E14

I pickled the figs myself.

6.96.2
S7E17

Could we keep it in first gear for a couple laps?

6.35.7
S7E17

I failed you, and I'll never forgive myself. Never! Never! Never!

7.06.8
S7E17

I've alphabetized your breakfast.

7.37.2
S7E17

I've laminated today's newspaper.

7.26.8
S7E17

Oh! I can't even grovel properly. I'm a buffoon.

6.15.0
S7E17

I don't deserve to live on your planet anymore!

6.66.2
S7E17

714 names? Better be more specific. Lazy. Clumsy. Dimwitted. Monstrously ugly.

6.36.0
S7E17

Nuts to this. I'll just go get Homer Simpson.

6.66.0
S7E17

it's just 2,800 small jobs.

7.07.0
S7E17

moistening his eyeballs... assisting with his chewing and swallowing... lying to Congress

7.77.3
S7E17

She has limited capacities. All she can do is dial and yell.

6.86.2
S7E17

He never forgave her for having that affair with President Taft.

7.37.2
S7E17

Do we need all those 'mayhems'? We do.

6.76.2
S7E17

I'll wager dollars to doughnuts... he still can't handle a call from his mother.

5.85.0
S7E17

Mrs. Burns is 122 years old, so try to sound more desiccated.

6.86.3
S7E17

I've got Bobo, hot from the dryer. Careful not to burn yourself on his eye.

7.06.3
S7E21

They cause me to, uh, die.

7.77.2
S7E22

perhaps if we wait, nature will assassinate him for us.

6.86.2
S7E22

It's been an honor to serve you, sir.

7.06.8
S7E24

Mr. Burns on Ticketmaster: 'Nobody's going to pay a hundred-percent service charge.' 'Well, it's a policy that ensures a healthy mix of the rich and the ignorant, sir'

7.37.2
S8E02

Can't a man walk down the street without being offered a job?

6.96.3
S8E04

Honestly, Smithers, I don't know why Harvard even bothers to show up. They barely even won. Their cheating was even more rampant than last year, sir.

6.76.0
S8E04

Oh, this may take a while, Smithers. Why don't you get drunk and stumble around comically for my amusement? I'll be a one-man conga line.

7.57.2
S8E04

I'll be a one-man conga line.

7.37.0
S8E04

Well, I hate to break it to you, Larry... but if Mr. Burns ever wants to see a stranger... he will observe him through a powerful telescope.

7.37.0
S8E05

My parents insisted I give it a try, sir.

7.57.7
S8E10

Something gay, no doubt? - What? What? You know, lighthearted, fancy-free. Mothers, lock up your daughters. Smithers is on the town.

6.96.3
S8E10

It's not a monster. It's Mr. Burns. - Oh, it's Mr. Burns. Kill it! Kill it!

8.18.7
S8E10

The most rewarding part was when he gave me my money.

7.26.8
S8E12

Chinese checkers or domestic, sir?

6.65.7
S8E12

This stopwatch only goes up to 15 minutes.

7.06.8
S8E12

Not bloody likely.

6.35.7
S8E12

Perfect. That's just perfect!

5.85.3
S8E12

Oh, great. It's the Bobbsey Twins.

6.25.3
S8E12

That moose is on fire! Fine. Good. I don't care anymore.

6.86.8
S8E13

What's this strange sensation in my chest? I think your heart's beating again.

8.48.5
S8E21

How dare you question Mr. Burns? - I'll handle it, Smithers. Shut up, little girl.

6.56.3
S8E21

Actually, sir, it's considerably less than that.

7.26.8
S8E21

Well, sir, it happened 25 years before I was born. - Oh, that's your excuse for everything.

7.87.7
S8E21

This place has got old man stink. - Don't listen to him, sir. You've got an enchanting musk.

6.96.5
S8E21

Don't listen to him, sir. You've got an enchanting musk.

7.36.5
S9E08

Smithers, use the amnesia ray. You mean, the revolver, sir? Precisely.

8.48.2
S9E11

I really like the vest. I gathered, yeah.

6.96.5
S9E13

He's as rich and wicked as I, but he seems to enjoy tax-exempt status. Actually, sir, with our creative bookkeeping and corporate loopholes, we only pay three dollars a year. [Gasps] You're right. We're getting screwed.

8.08.0
S9E13

We'll use this special 'K.' I believe that's already a breakfast cereal, sir. And people worship it? In a way.

7.57.2
S9E18

Smithers, there's a rocket in my pocket. - You don't have to tell me, sir.

7.36.5
S9E19

It's my first day. / Since I've never seen you before, maybe it is your first day. / That's Homer Simpson. And he's been working here for 10 years.

7.17.0
S9E20

Uh, that really was more of a burgundy.

7.06.7
S9E20

And it has 'freedom' written all over it. Sir, that's Cuba.

7.27.5
S9E21

Smithers- [Sniffles] You think maybe my power plant killed those ducks? - There's no maybe about it, sir.

8.07.7
S9E23

How's my kite doing, Smithers? Oh, it's, uh, soaring majestically, sir.

6.55.3
S9E23

You're it. We'll see about that. After him, Smithers. Aaah! You're not it!

6.96.3
S10E06

Well, it's their loss, sir.

7.06.2
S10E06

Would you like me to drain Simpson while he's passed out, sir?

7.67.3
S10E10

They're managing your chain of nursing homes, sir.

7.77.3
S10E19

Smithers, I think I'm in love! - Hah! - With this sculpture.

7.06.3
S10E21

Books and cocoa in the same store? What's next, a talking banana? Uh, I don't see one, sir. No, of course not. The very notion of a talking banana is absurd. Still-

7.77.5