The Simpsons catchphrases
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De catchphrases in de serie zijn wereldberoemd; "D'oh"; Homers uiting van teleurstelling of frustratie haalde Webster's New World Dictionary, "ieiejieíéw" als er iets smerigs gebeurt, en "duh" als iemand iets zegt wat al bekend was. Barts citaten als "Eat my shorts", "Smell you later" en "Aye Caramba" zijn eveneens wereldwijd bekend. Ook "taatáá" als afscheidswoord is afkomstig uit The Simpsons, hoewel Hannibal Lecter, gespeeld door Anthony Hopkins in Red Dragon (2002), het gebruik ervan ook een 'kick' gaf. Ook het sinister uitgesproken 'Excellent', waarbij de vingertoppen van beide handen worden samengebracht (een gewoonte van Mr. Burns) is een begrip dat ook buiten de serie leeft, net als de 'Hah-hah' van Nelson Muntz.
The Simpsons has perhaps most entered the public consciousness in the form of the numerous catchphrases that are repeated by characters of the show. Homer, when frustrated or making an obvious blunder, shouts out the famous catch phrase "D'oh!", which has achieved such mainstream usage as to be featured in the Oxford English Dictionary TV Land had it on their list over the 100 greatest catchphrases on TV. Bart's trademark "¡Ay, caramba!," "Don't have a cow, man!," "Get bent," and "Eat my shorts" were also featured on t-shirts in the early days of the show's run.
In the episode "Alone Again, Natura-Diddily", Reverend Lovejoy makes reference to the fact the characters have numerous catchphrases. While mourning Maude Flanders's death, he states: "In many ways, Maude Flanders was a supporting player in our lives. She didn't grab our attention with memorable catchphrases, or comical accents." At the same time, the Sea Captain, Professor Frink, and others looked disappointed and saying their various catchphrases such as "Yarr.." and "Glavin!". Also, in "Bart Gets Famous", Bart becomes a celebrity by saying the phrase "I didn't do it" , but loses his celebrity status after it is no longer funny. Lisa tells him it's better to not be known as "a one-dimensional character with a silly catchphrase", which is followed by many other characters saying their respective catchphrases.
Many main characters have catchphrases that serve to illuminate the nature of the speaker's character. This is sometimes shown explicitly, as the characters' thoughts are broadcast for the audience to hear. Homer Simpson's "Mmmm... [name of object]" shows his weakness for pleasure, while Marge Simpson's disapproving groan displays her innate uncertainty and nervous nature. Bart Simpson's "Eat my shorts!" displays his obvious form of immaturity.
Numerous catchphrases and sounds also exist for other characters, including
- Homer Simpson "D'oh!"
- Marge Simpson "Distinctive Hmmm sound"
- Bart Simpson "Aye Curumba" "Don't have a cow man"
- Maggie Simpson "Distinctive Dummy sucking sound"
- Apu Nahasapeemapetilon's "Thank you, come again!" when someone is leaving the Kwik-E-Mart.
- Barney Gumble's belch
- Ned Flanders's nonsense words.
- Comic Book Guy would commonly say "Worst (noun) Ever!".
- Disco Stu would often say "Disco Stu" emphasis on "Stu", then pause, then say something by referring to himself in third person. It will also habitually rhyme with U.
- Dr. Julius Hibbert's jovial laughs, often in the most inappropriate situations.
- Dr. Nick Riviera always announces his entrances with "Hi, everybody!" to which everybody in the room responds "Hi, Dr. Nick!". In The Simpsons Movie however, he is crushed by a huge piece of glass and weakly says "Bye everybody!" and presumably dies.
- Duff Man would often say "Duff Man", then pause, then say something by referring to himself in third person. His other catchphrase is "Oh yeah!".
- Edna Krabappel's loud laugh has been the equivalent of a catchphrase: "Ha!"
- Helen Lovejoy's "Think of the children! Oh, won't somebody please think of the children!" is another catchphrase normally said in inappropriate situations. On one occasion Moe Szyslak used the catchphrase.
- Krusty the Klown often starts his TV shows with a cry of "Hey-hey, kids!" and a distinctive laugh.
- Mr. Burns's "Excellent..." [whilst tapping the ends of his fingers together], or "Release the hounds", "A-hoy-hoy!" As well as "Smithers, who is that man? (referring to Homer Simpson; Mr. Burns rarely is shown to remember Homer's name.)
- Nelson Muntz's "Ha-ha!" directed towards those with misfortunes (and sometimes just for the sake of doing it). On one occasion he says it a half note off key, realizes his mistake and corrects himself with another, accurate ha ha.
- Professor Frink's monotonous gibberish, "Mm Glavin!"
- Superintendent Chalmers shouts "SKINNER!" when he's frustrated with Seymour Skinner or whenever he is referring to him such as when Skinner was dying, Chalmers exclaims, "SKINNER! I wish we'd been closer."
- The Sea Captain's stereo-typical "sea captain" catchphrase, "Yarr!"
- Troy McClure always introduces himself with the phrase "Hi, I'm Troy McClure, you may remember me from such (film/commercial/self-help video/etc) as (insert cheesy-sounding titles) and (another cheesy-sounding title)".
- Yes Guy would always bellow "Yesssssssssss?!" out loud.
- Waylon Smithers would often remind Mr. Burns of Homer's name by saying, "That's Homer Simpson sir, one of your (drones, boobs, stiffs, organ banks, chair moisteners, etc) from Sector 7-G."
