The best Simpsons quotes of all time
The top 3 according to 213 votes from people: D'oh! · Ay, caramba! · Kids, you tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is, never try.. (Updated Jan 23, 2022.)
The lines from The Simpsons that ended up in everyday speech (and in the Oxford English Dictionary, in the case of «D'oh!»), with who says them and, where it's a single moment, the episode.
Top 20
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1
D'oh!
Homer's trademark grunt, added to the Oxford English Dictionary in 2001.
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2
Ay, caramba!
Bart's catchphrase, borrowed from Spanish.
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Kids, you tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is, never try.
Homer's parenting advice in «Burns' Heir» (1994).
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4
Mmm… donuts.
Homer, drooling.
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5
Ha-ha!
Nelson Muntz, pointing at someone else's misfortune.
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6
Excellent…
Mr. Burns, fingertips together.
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7
Well, Seymour, you are an odd fellow, but I must say, you steam a good ham.
Superintendent Chalmers in the «Steamed Hams» segment of «22 Short Films About Springfield» (1996).
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8
Me fail English? That's unpossible!
Ralph Wiggum in «Lisa on Ice» (1994).
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9
Eat my shorts!
Bart, defiant, from the early seasons.
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10
Hi, everybody! — Hi, Dr. Nick!
Dr. Nick Riviera's entrance, answered by everyone in the room.
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11
Shut up, brain, or I'll stab you with a Q-tip!
Homer, arguing with his own brain.
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12
To alcohol! The cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems.
Homer in «Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment» (1997).
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13
Worst. Episode. Ever.
Comic Book Guy, the ultimate fan critic.
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14
Won't somebody please think of the children?!
Helen Lovejoy, the reverend's wife, at every town meeting.
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15
Don't have a cow, man!
Bart, the slogan of the early-90s merchandising boom.
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16
Hi-diddly-ho, neighborino!
Ned Flanders greeting Homer.
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17
I'm learnding!
Ralph Wiggum, proud of his progress.
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18
I, for one, welcome our new insect overlords.
Kent Brockman in «Deep Space Homer» (1994), now an internet meme for any new overlord.
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19
Everything's coming up Milhouse!
Milhouse, for once in his life on a winning streak.
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20
Release the hounds.
Mr. Burns to Smithers, whenever there's an unwanted visitor.
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Comments (1)
So many Simpsons lines are part of everyday language now.