For almost three decades, the American animated series The Simpsons has been on the screens. And although much has changed over the years, the audience’s love for him continues to be the same. This is largely due to the main character of the project, Homer Jay Simpson, a typical American, an alcoholic, and a couch potato. Let's find out a little about him and the best phrases uttered by him.
America’s last true lover
Before you consider the most interesting quotes and phrases of Homer Simpson, it is worth learning a little about this hero.
The exact date of his birth is unknown, but according to the plot he is always 38–39 years old. He is bald, rude, lazy, has problems with being overweight and addicted to alcohol. Also, Homer is a xenophobe and misanthrope, who is not averse to profit from someone else's good.
He loves his family (wife Marge, son of Bart, and daughters of Maggie and Lisa), but does not seek to be in their company and prefers to spend his free time with his colleagues, patrons of the bar - Lenny, Karl, Barney and Mo.
Favorite phrase, which is the visiting card of this character, is “Dow”, a Homeric analogue that replaces “Damn”, “Damn” and the like.
Next to the Simpsons is a family of devout Christians - the Flanders. Despite the fact that they are always kind to Homer and his family, even to the detriment of himself, the man hates them and always tries to do disgusting things. Although periodically remorse attacks him.
As for work, Homer was lucky enough to become a safety inspector at a local nuclear power plant. Naturally, there he does nothing and often himself becomes the source of numerous accidents.
Regarding the moral values ​​of this hero, it changes, depending on what the creators of the series want to criticize this time. One thing remains unchanged: despite his stupidity, greed, laziness and callousness, Homer loves his family and tries to save his family at all costs. So, although this animated series was accused of all mortal sins, it nevertheless promotes family values, which is rare on television today.
Homer Simpson 's most interesting quotes about religion
The image of Homer shows all the most typical features of Americans. In particular, their formal attitude towards religion. As in our country, they all consider themselves believing Christians (regardless of denominations) and traditionally go to local churches for services on weekends and holidays. Many quotes of Homer Simpson are devoted to ridicule of this.
- “I hate going here. Why can't I pray to God on my deathbed? ”
- "Sometimes I think that God mocks me as he mocked Moses in the wilderness."
- “And imagine, baby Jesus grew up and became ... Jesus. Who would have thought".
Despite the fact that Homer sued the church, skipped services, went to hell, where there are no donuts and to paradise, where there is everything except his family and Moe's tavern, he prays in moments of weakness. True, it does this in a special way:
- "I'm not a religious person, but if you are up there, save me, Superman!"
- “Good English God, let me go. In exchange, I will speak with a local accent and absorb the metric system with every cubic millimeter of my soul ... oh I can’t, what the hell. ”
- "Lord, thank you for this sex and enjoy your viewing."
There were periods in his life when he himself considered himself a deity:
- “- I am God, I know everything! - And when is mom's birthday? “Uhhh ...”
Or turned into a hero of the ancient epic:
- “- Odysseus (Homer), thank the gods by sacrificing an animal. - To hell with sacrificing animals - barbarism. Better slaves kill the wounded. ”
Friendship and Family Phrases
Although this hero is a loving father and husband, it is difficult to call him particularly caring. This is evidenced by the numerous funny quotes and phrases of Homer Simpson:
- “Aliens do not eat me, please. I have a wife and children. Better eat them. ”
- “Children are happiness. They can be taught to hate that which you hate yourself. ”
- “Children are our future, so they need to be stopped right now.”
- “Son, when you beg friends, it’s called a freebie.”
- "Two are needed for a lie, Marge - one is lying, the other is listening."
- "I came up with, we will arrange the wedding of Lisa at Mo ... We will appoint on Monday morning - there will be fewer drunkards."
- "Do not worry, we will catch or crush him, trying to catch him."
- "I was the husband of this woman for several days, purely formal, and beer will soon erase these memories ..."
- “Homer, how nice of you to invite our friend Bart’s Muslim family to visit us.” “Marge, you’ll talk to them, and I will silently listen and condemn ...” “Dad, don’t be afraid of them because they have a different religion and culture, and their surname is Bin Laden.”
With regard to his relationship with his neighbor Flanders, one of the core phrases that Homer inserts inadvertently and out of place is: "Dumb Flanders." Although in moments of insight, he begins to appreciate him and even tries to make friends, but 95% of the time this character is for him a source of free things and products that can be "borrowed" and then not returned.
- “Even if you take something from a neighbor for a while, it’s still better to do it under cover of night.”
Homer Simpson's Best Quotes About Alcohol
A favorite pastime for the protagonist is the tavern Mo. Besides her, he is not averse to drinking beer at home, lying in a hammock or on the couch in front of the TV. Although throughout the series he repeatedly tried to give up alcohol - it did not work. Therefore, a lot of funny quotes by Homer Simpson are devoted specifically to the green snake.
- “- You have a dangerous level of alcohol in your blood. “The only dangerous level is 0!”
- “Let's drink for alcohol - the cause and solution of all our problems!”.
- “- Where does one person have so many enemies from? “I am a sociable person and ... a drinker.”
Phrases about yourself and laziness
Another of the favorite activities of this hero is to be lazy and wallow at the TV. Therefore, a lot of witty quotes by Homer Simpson relate to this topic:
- "It was not easy to tear between a pregnant wife and a restless child, but I still managed to watch TV for 8 hours a day."
- “It's always better to watch the process than to do something yourself.”
- “Yes, you descended to animal life: you only do what you mate, eat and sleep ... How will you join?”
- “Sometimes I lie in bed and think that nothing will make me get up. And then I feel how it is getting wet beneath me, and I understand that I was mistaken. ”
- “- You did not pay your heating bill!” “I was hoping for global warming ...”
- “- Son, you must find that bear and take revenge on him like a man. “And can people do as usual: to spoil his living environment until he bald and becomes impotent?”
- “I’ll leave this life the way I came - dirty, screaming and torn from my beloved woman.”
Homer about the American lifestyle
In addition to the above features of the character of the protagonist of the series, he is also characterized by the so-called pseudo-patriotism. Thus, many quotes by Homer Simpson show that he loves his country, but too superficially, not knowing either its history or the characteristics of culture. At the same time, scriptwriters often put cruel satire and self-irony in his mouth.
- “We Americans love queens. In particular beauty queens. But this woman (about Elizabeth I) is a liar. You say that she is great, although in fact she is small and puny ... Glory to America, our Beatles are 100 times cooler than your Rolling Stones. ”
- “Your Majesty, like many Americans, I acted like a clown. But we Americans are the children of England, although we do not visit her as often as we should, and are not as licky as our half-brother Canada (who, by the way, never had a girlfriend) ... But I ask you to find everything in with its diamonds inlaid heart a little compassion ... ".
- “You do not like your work, but you do not go on strike. You go to work and do it somehow - this is the American way. ”
Statements on other topics
In addition to the above quotes from Homer Simpson, he is inclined to speculate on other issues. For example, ironic over a TV show:
- “There should be no cruelty in games. They must have greed and great prizes, like unfinished catamarans. ”
Or tell the truth about creating a cult around so-called stars:
- “I believe that celebrities owe us. If they don’t want people to rummage through their garbage and find out which of them is blue - there is nothing to do creativity ... Understand that you belong to the public for life, and after death you will be put into advertising and forced to dance with a vacuum cleaner. ”
Sometimes Homer is even able to try to explain something to the child, for example, about the characteristics of female physiology:
- “- Dad, what is menopause? “This is when the stork bringing the children was shot by drunk hunters.”
Instead of an afterword
Judging by the reviews on the numerous forums dedicated to The Simpsons, it is precisely Homer’s quotes and phrases that are considered the most favorite not only among fans of the animated series, but also casual visitors.
In fairness, it is worth recalling that other heroes of this project often simply shine with wit. What is the phrase of Homer’s father: “This is what makes America great: endless series, about fantastic investigations”, said in one of the latest episodes of the 29th season.
So if someone else has not watched this project, it is time to correct this omission. Indeed, this spectacle is truly entertaining, and most importantly - instructive, despite the seeming frivolity.