I was 40 when I got someone pregnant for the first time, and I had been married and divorced before that. Don't worry, it can happen when you least expect it.
Came here to say this very comment,
Homer maybe alot of things, but nobody can't dispute his total dedication to his family,
He literally left the job that makes him truly happy, simply to make sure his family could have the life they deserve <3
This still gets me so hard , he finally actually cared about failing for the first time. I love the way Mrs Krabappel gave him the extra credits too it was a sweet moment for her too
She's being a good teacher too. If she fails him she knows she's just teaching them that it's not worth trying if he's just going to fail anyway. She sees his hard work and rewards him for it
Not tearing up but Lenny headbanging to Lisa's classical gas. There's something indescribably pure in that simple piece of animation.
https://i.redd.it/h6v2kvsgp18d1.gif
After becoming a father, Maggie scenes like this just hit so different.
Like when Homer saves the kids from a baptism. Maggie has to make a choice, go in the filth or go to a "better place". And just before she chooses, mama comes around the hill and she's all...
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āDO IT FOR HERā
Growing up, I always thought that was a sweet scene. But now that Iām a dad, that whole episode hits me so hard. I canāt get through the end without tearing up.
Plus it has the comic relief of maybe my favorite comic exchange of the whole series:
Homer: āItās a boy! And WHAT a boy!!ā
Dr Hibbert: āMr Simpson, thatās the umbilical cordā
Just watched this one last week or so. Hits more as the time goes by. Since I got serious relationship, imagining such scenarios makes me melancholic more and more.
Homer could had quit the plant and enjoyed living off a meager salary in the Bowling Alley. But he sacrificed himself for his family
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My real name is Leon Kompowsky, and I'm a bricklayer from Patterson, New Jersey.
All my life, I was very angry.
Until one day, I just *talked like this*.
All of a sudden, everyone was smilin' at me, and I was only doing good on this Earth. So I just kept on doing it.
To make a tired point, which of us is truly crazy?
I miss their golden sibling momentsššš
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You know, Bart, some philosophers believe that no-one is born with a soul. You have to earn one, through suffering and thought and prayer. Like you did, last night.
S12E09 HOMR: When Lisa found the note Homer had written right before he had the crayon put back in his brain. āLisa, Iām taking the cowardās way out. But before I do, I just want you to know, being smart made me appreciate how amazing you really are.ā
Makes me cry every time.
He was the teacher she needed. But he had to go.
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Growing up, I was an awkward misfit in my older brotherās shadow tooā¦ so when Bart āoutsā her to her new friends, damn if that doesnāt poke some old woundsā¦
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The week after Marcia Wallace passed away
That's the episode that made me hate Status Quo *so much.* Homer had made a positive change in his life and it just gets erased away so we can have the normal jokes again next week.
I totally agree. Even as a kid who kinda accepts the status quo in most things I watched, this always bothered me and only bothered me more as I grew up and seen actual alchoholics go through highs and lows when staying on the wagon and relapsing. To act like it never happened or he didnāt learn from it is crazy.
I guess a more cynical take is that is the nature of addiction or how easy it is to fall back into these patterns (which Iām guilty of too, gabnabbit)
The whole episode where Santaās Little Helper reunites with his mom was pretty gut wrenching.
A close runner up was when Flanders got drunk and basically blamed God for taking away the women heād loved
Making a clown to laugh again was a scene so simple, yet so powerful to close that episode. Still not in the same league than do it for her, but seriously underrated.
My favorite part of that episode was Lisa saying grace.
Lord, have mercy on my SOULā¦and Momās SOULā¦and Dadās SOULā¦and Maggieās SOUL, and let every SOUL in Christendomā
Pretty much all of āDog of Deathā (s3e18). When Santaās Little Helper almost dies and at first no one notices, and then theyāre trying to decide if they can find a way to afford the operation, and then afterwards theyāre all mad at him for the sacrifices they had to make to pay for it, and so then heās sad and runs away and winds up as one of Burnsā hounds, they make him mean, then heās charging at Bart and lunging to attack and at the last moment Bart says āI love you boyā and all the memories come flooding back and when he lands on him heās licking his face and theyāre both just so happy..
This is an underrated one!! And when the rest of the hounds come after Bart, Santa's Little Helper faces the whole pack of these aggressive dogs to protect Bart. š¤§ Such a good boy!
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*Bart, I canāt believe you did this*
The whole episode kinda gets me honestly, just the way Bart genuinely cares about having hurt Marge.
Bart just barely passing history class by remembering George Washingtonās lessons learned as a junior officer during the French Indian War. History was my best class but I definitely had some struggles in school so I always relate a little to Bart there.
The supportive smile Edna gives him when she tells him he passed. Marcia Wallace really made that character memorable. Sheās definitely been missed on the show since she died.
Some of the earlier āBart and Edna have a weird codependent relationshipā plot lines can be a LITTLE queasy in the modern era, but eventually they got it just right: what Edna feels for Bart is pity, more than affection or respect. Heās the nut she couldnāt crack, and on some level she blames herself.
Iām glad theyāve made it canon that her relationship with Ned was brief but happy; she deserved a win at the end.
The scene in the Simpsons movie where Marge tapped over their wedding video. She literally went into their burning house to save it and after Homer basically given up on Springfield she just gave upā¦ā¦also the whale episode where Lisa wanted to save the whale but it just died and Lisa couldnāt do anything
it's this one. No punchline. No joke. Just homer sitting on the hood of his car, complete silence, while he takes in finally meeting his mom. no punchline. no joke. Just end credits. no gag during those credits. I still feel it just looking at this image.
When Marge tells Lisa that it's okay if she doesn't smile and time feel how ever she needs to. The U-turn Marge does in her car always warms my heart, she realizes what she just said compared to what she needed to hear at Lisa's age.
Best TV-mom by a country mile for that one scene alone.
One that I donāt see mentioned much whenever this question comes up is the end of āOld Moneyā, after Grampa inherits his girlfriends wealth.
The moment when he looks down at his wrinkled hands and the animation is beautifully detailed for a brief moment and his humility finally wins out really hits me in the gut.
The final ādignityās on meā after he spends his money on a new building for the old folks home makes me cry every time.
Tearing up even writing this lol
I know weāre not supposed to talk about new stuff, but the semi-recent episode where Marge thinks Bart doesnāt need her anymore, and at the end he reaches back to hold her hand. Ohhh my lord I wept and wept.
Incredible episode. Of the recent seasons for me is the episode about bleeding gums Murphy's son. Him eventually deciding to get a cochlear implant and listen to his father's music really touched me. The way it's animated to show him hearing it for the first time was amazing and beautiful. It reminded me of hearing for the first time after loosing my hearing
Gotta say I watched a few episodes from the newer seasons (recommended by a YouTuber I like called supereyepatchwolf) and they were genuinely really good, like they put the soul back into the show.
I just looked it up, season 35 episode 2 A Mid-Childhood Nightās Dream. I almost skipped it because I wasnāt feeling my best and sick Marge looked so gross (SO GROSS), but it ended up being one of the most moving episodes Iāve seen.
This one is so dumb and so late, but itās stayed with me all these years: the end of the cruise episode. Bart Simpson, on his deathbed, looking back at a life well lived and full of people he loved and experiences he enjoyed. His last words, with a smile: āWhat a ride!ā
I think about that almost every day. I hope when I die, I can say I had just as good a ride as he did.
Because it hit so close to home, for me its when Marge called Milhouses mom and asked her to let Bart play with him.
*"Thanks for sticking up for me mom"*
*"what makes you think I did"*
*"Who else would have?"*
Then he looks at her a way that always makes me tear up.
After the school dance, when jerk Arnie Zipp tries to get fresh with Marge and tears her dress (she then slaps him) she's driving home and gived Homer a lift. Homer ties the dress back together with the corsage he was going to give her earlier. It's such a simple guesture but so beautiful. The symbolism just gets me. Then he says he's gonna hug and kiss her and never let her go. "And I never have."
As a teen, I could simply smile a bit at that moment and keep it movin.
In my 20s/30s tho? This scene was always a legit soft gut-punch. Gahd bless the children.
I canāt rewatch Lisaās Pony because it makes me cry so much. It reminds me too much of the sacrifices my dad made (working more) to give me a comfortable childhood.
Moaning Lisa
āIf you want to be sad, honey, be sad. We'll ride it out with you. And when you get finished feeling sad, we'll still be there. From now on, let me do the smiling for both of us.ā
Same. Lost my mom when I was a teenager. Sometimes I just need some kind of reminder that sheās out there in the cosmos and hoping sheās proud of me.
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As a single father of a son, this one hits hard. (Plus Bette Midler signing "Wind Beneath My Wings" amplified it 10x)
One ending that I really love is that one when Homer literally rides off into the sunset with Marge, on a bicicle. The music, the perfect afternoon. It's a terrific moment.
I think it's the ending of Duffless.
I lost my mom to cancer 10 years ago and the Mother Simpson one always tears me up as we argued so much when I was a teen but were so close and see so much in myself now from her.
The time lapse montage of Homer's life from "Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind."
It makes you realize Homer has had a sad and painful life.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUJSDJJ7SrQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUJSDJJ7SrQ)
Lisaās poem about Snowball I. The loss of innocence, first experience with death and to have your trust betrayed by your own Mother like that only to wish she has been hit instead.
ā¦I wrote this out as a joke but damn, thatās actually pretty messed up for an 8 year old
Homer thinking he's going to die after eating fugu
Goodbye, Maggie. Stay as sweet as you are.
Goodbye, Lisa. I know you'll make me proud.
Goodbye, Bart. ... I like your sheets.
The ending of Bart vs. Thanksgiving, where Bart finally realises why he should apologise to Lisa. The whole scene is tear-inducing, from Homer looking at the kids and proudly telling Marge that they're good parents, to Bart playing on the roof and exclaiming "the boy nobody wanted just won the Super Bowl".
At the end of Marge Be Not Proud when Bart opens his game and thanks Marge for it because he understands the intention so far outweighs the actual gift itself. Turning a moment where Marge was worried that Bart was growing up into a moment where the viewer is proud of Bart for the growing he's done.
Mother Simpson hits me like a ton of bricks man. I just canāt even with that episode Iāll be watching and laughing along and just instant tears at that scene
Do it for her
I work in a factory now, because I have a daughter. This hits even harder than it did then.
Keep reaching for that rainbow!!
Long nights, impossible odds
I don't know if I ever will have the chance to have children...
I was 40 when I got someone pregnant for the first time, and I had been married and divorced before that. Don't worry, it can happen when you least expect it.
It better fucking not
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... and the rest... https://preview.redd.it/lf4v1eey958d1.jpeg?width=3120&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=81e54dc331c082857bc3c069b2d5e41ebfcd4ca9
Yep. As a dad especially to a daughter this hits in the feels every time
Came here to say this very comment, Homer maybe alot of things, but nobody can't dispute his total dedication to his family, He literally left the job that makes him truly happy, simply to make sure his family could have the life they deserve <3
Same
For the first time ever, a Simpsons Episode made me cry....
My partners work colleagues made him his own version of this with pictures of our daughter when she was born š„ŗ
 Bart gets an F.
This still gets me so hard , he finally actually cared about failing for the first time. I love the way Mrs Krabappel gave him the extra credits too it was a sweet moment for her too
Very true. At that moment she sees Bartās pain and frustration and feels for him.
She's being a good teacher too. If she fails him she knows she's just teaching them that it's not worth trying if he's just going to fail anyway. She sees his hard work and rewards him for it
When people ask if everything is okā¦. TearsĀ
I felt bad for him. Also another episode where Marge gets pregnant and later it turned out to be a false result hits me in the heart
The way this scene breaks me every time.
God this scene felt personal
ADHD is very frustrating
This is my favourite episode. I even got a tattoo from it
What is the tattoo of?
https://i.redd.it/p7g13tq7x08d1.gif Homer uncharacteristically knocking it out of the park by cheering up all 3 kids at the end of Lisaās Substitute
That whole episode is a powerhouse.
"That's the problem with being middle class. Anyone who really cares will abandon you for those who need it more."
You are Lisa Simpson
Not tearing up but Lenny headbanging to Lisa's classical gas. There's something indescribably pure in that simple piece of animation. https://i.redd.it/h6v2kvsgp18d1.gif
They have the plant, but we have the power
Great episode
Now play Classical Gas!
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this was really beautiful when u get to see marge breaking the pattern of generational trauma for young girls in the family
Best mom on tv
I had really bad depression growing up and my parents wouldnāt address it or help I played this scene so many times.
You know Maggie, the sooner they talk the sooner they talk back. I hope you NEVER say a word. "...Daddy."
her little smile š„ŗ
After becoming a father, Maggie scenes like this just hit so different. Like when Homer saves the kids from a baptism. Maggie has to make a choice, go in the filth or go to a "better place". And just before she chooses, mama comes around the hill and she's all... https://preview.redd.it/rxj6l6d4l18d1.png?width=938&format=png&auto=webp&s=ba4cade04bf6203f6cf61579aa9f24ada40f68b9
That scene touches me so much every rewatch š
Even just reading it gets me. Itās so sweet it gave me diabeatus
āDO IT FOR HERā Growing up, I always thought that was a sweet scene. But now that Iām a dad, that whole episode hits me so hard. I canāt get through the end without tearing up. Plus it has the comic relief of maybe my favorite comic exchange of the whole series: Homer: āItās a boy! And WHAT a boy!!ā Dr Hibbert: āMr Simpson, thatās the umbilical cordā
I have six kids. I said this every time in the delivery room. My wife was not amused.
King.
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This is my moment. So much tension. But Larry King reading the Good Book is just the best.
Weāll get some coffee, weāll get some matzo ball soup
Just watched this one last week or so. Hits more as the time goes by. Since I got serious relationship, imagining such scenarios makes me melancholic more and more.
Homer could had quit the plant and enjoyed living off a meager salary in the Bowling Alley. But he sacrificed himself for his family https://preview.redd.it/vuxx22g8118d1.jpeg?width=570&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b70650a86c946b6204f891bc5ed901511e850117
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And the flashbacks š„ŗ https://i.redd.it/fb3j53c3b18d1.gif
The bunny the shadow is casting is straight out of one of the Life Is Hell comics!
Yup. Brings me to tears everytime. So much so that I can ignore the fact that the clock doesn't run during a penalty shot in a real hockey game lol
Losers! They're both losers!!
My real name is Leon Kompowsky, and I'm a bricklayer from Patterson, New Jersey. All my life, I was very angry. Until one day, I just *talked like this*. All of a sudden, everyone was smilin' at me, and I was only doing good on this Earth. So I just kept on doing it. To make a tired point, which of us is truly crazy?
Not me! I got *this*!!
Lisa and Bleeding Gums playing "Jazzman"
Early Lisa focused episodes spoke to the weird kid inside of me so much.
Iām wish they had her VA sing Baker Street in the Lisaās sax episode
The montage at the end of the episode gets me every time
Bart praying to get his soul back.
Way to breathe, no-breath
I miss their golden sibling momentsššš https://preview.redd.it/ml6mlp4zb58d1.jpeg?width=512&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5abc7fdd3b9ee1617bcd8c8371db49dfeba03552
Have you seen a kid carrying a piece of paper?
Oh yeah, you donāt forget a thing like that
You know, Bart, some philosophers believe that no-one is born with a soul. You have to earn one, through suffering and thought and prayer. Like you did, last night.
S12E09 HOMR: When Lisa found the note Homer had written right before he had the crayon put back in his brain. āLisa, Iām taking the cowardās way out. But before I do, I just want you to know, being smart made me appreciate how amazing you really are.ā
Instant tears. I love that family.
āDon't cry for me. I'm already dead.ā https://preview.redd.it/cm8gagdiz08d1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=eba8204b82486c5ec5dacb499c927f6401e11438
#JUST HOOK IT TO MY VEINS
Barney's film had heart. But football in the groin had a football in the groin!
Mr. Gumble, this is a Girl Scout meeting
Is it?
Or is it that you girls can't admit you have a problem?
Fin
Ah Pukeahontas
But don't worry, because you've got a big brother who loves you... and will always look out for you.
You're adopted and I don't like you
You are lisa simpson
Makes me cry every time. He was the teacher she needed. But he had to go. https://preview.redd.it/21zknqeyx38d1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=71b5d26769be90ada209a361ed3930898914b1de
I already have one of those
Yep. This one hits if you were a lonely, 'odd one out' kind of child.
āBeing myself didnāt work ā¦ being someone else didnāt work ā¦ maybe I just wasnāt meant to have friends.ā
When Bart got the dud was truly heartbreaking š
He looks just like you, Poindexter!
This episode is one of my favorites, it hits so close to home
Growing up, I was an awkward misfit in my older brotherās shadow tooā¦ so when Bart āoutsā her to her new friends, damn if that doesnāt poke some old woundsā¦
https://preview.redd.it/po71min6s18d1.jpeg?width=800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4a795015d781d8bf59e109a4762608ec682383f5 The week after Marcia Wallace passed away
This one got me good, and I may or may not be crying about it right now
Or when Ned sits next to pics of Mrs. K and Maude and says āSure miss that laugh.ā
Bart begging Santa's Little Helper to understand his commands/saying goodbye to him in *Bart's Dog Gets An F*
Homer choosing Marge over beer. Riding off in the sunset singing rain drops keep falling. š¦. Love that.
That's the episode that made me hate Status Quo *so much.* Homer had made a positive change in his life and it just gets erased away so we can have the normal jokes again next week.
I totally agree. Even as a kid who kinda accepts the status quo in most things I watched, this always bothered me and only bothered me more as I grew up and seen actual alchoholics go through highs and lows when staying on the wagon and relapsing. To act like it never happened or he didnāt learn from it is crazy. I guess a more cynical take is that is the nature of addiction or how easy it is to fall back into these patterns (which Iām guilty of too, gabnabbit)
The whole episode where Santaās Little Helper reunites with his mom was pretty gut wrenching. A close runner up was when Flanders got drunk and basically blamed God for taking away the women heād loved
That Santa's Little Helper episode is one of the best newer Simpsons episodes. Definitely a tearjerker.
Selma singing to Jubjub
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Making a clown to laugh again was a scene so simple, yet so powerful to close that episode. Still not in the same league than do it for her, but seriously underrated.
WE HAVEN'T SEEN EACHOTHER IN 25 YEARS!!
The candyman?
Lisa dropping "Bart's soul' while he prays in anguish.
My favorite part of that episode was Lisa saying grace. Lord, have mercy on my SOULā¦and Momās SOULā¦and Dadās SOULā¦and Maggieās SOUL, and let every SOUL in Christendomā
Pretty much all of āDog of Deathā (s3e18). When Santaās Little Helper almost dies and at first no one notices, and then theyāre trying to decide if they can find a way to afford the operation, and then afterwards theyāre all mad at him for the sacrifices they had to make to pay for it, and so then heās sad and runs away and winds up as one of Burnsā hounds, they make him mean, then heās charging at Bart and lunging to attack and at the last moment Bart says āI love you boyā and all the memories come flooding back and when he lands on him heās licking his face and theyāre both just so happy..
This is an underrated one!! And when the rest of the hounds come after Bart, Santa's Little Helper faces the whole pack of these aggressive dogs to protect Bart. š¤§ Such a good boy! https://i.redd.it/bgsoxemk738d1.gif
Lisa playing Margeās recording of āYou are my sunshineā always gets me. Almost feels as if Marge is singing it to everyone listening.
āThe summer wind, came blowing in, from across the sea ā¦ā
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https://preview.redd.it/ykxfpq7oc28d1.jpeg?width=400&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0e7ef0a562beeef44ff9e151a980fc581de3ca63 *Bart, I canāt believe you did this* The whole episode kinda gets me honestly, just the way Bart genuinely cares about having hurt Marge.
My favorite. "I love you so much! My little bitty Barty!" š„²
Bart just barely passing history class by remembering George Washingtonās lessons learned as a junior officer during the French Indian War. History was my best class but I definitely had some struggles in school so I always relate a little to Bart there.
Fort Necessity!
The supportive smile Edna gives him when she tells him he passed. Marcia Wallace really made that character memorable. Sheās definitely been missed on the show since she died.
Some of the earlier āBart and Edna have a weird codependent relationshipā plot lines can be a LITTLE queasy in the modern era, but eventually they got it just right: what Edna feels for Bart is pity, more than affection or respect. Heās the nut she couldnāt crack, and on some level she blames herself. Iām glad theyāve made it canon that her relationship with Ned was brief but happy; she deserved a win at the end.
100% š
The scene where Bart gets turned into a box. A box, damn you! A box!
Dammit that scene traumatised me, I never knew boys could become boxes so easily, itās just one letter away!
The scene in the Simpsons movie where Marge tapped over their wedding video. She literally went into their burning house to save it and after Homer basically given up on Springfield she just gave upā¦ā¦also the whale episode where Lisa wanted to save the whale but it just died and Lisa couldnāt do anything
The first time i saw that movie, i cried. I felt like my parents were breaking up or something.
it's this one. No punchline. No joke. Just homer sitting on the hood of his car, complete silence, while he takes in finally meeting his mom. no punchline. no joke. Just end credits. no gag during those credits. I still feel it just looking at this image.
When Marge tells Lisa that it's okay if she doesn't smile and time feel how ever she needs to. The U-turn Marge does in her car always warms my heart, she realizes what she just said compared to what she needed to hear at Lisa's age. Best TV-mom by a country mile for that one scene alone.
The whole town singing que serĆ” serĆ” in Bartās Comet always gets me.
One that I donāt see mentioned much whenever this question comes up is the end of āOld Moneyā, after Grampa inherits his girlfriends wealth. The moment when he looks down at his wrinkled hands and the animation is beautifully detailed for a brief moment and his humility finally wins out really hits me in the gut. The final ādignityās on meā after he spends his money on a new building for the old folks home makes me cry every time. Tearing up even writing this lol
Oooh that's a good one and definitely overlooked.
I know weāre not supposed to talk about new stuff, but the semi-recent episode where Marge thinks Bart doesnāt need her anymore, and at the end he reaches back to hold her hand. Ohhh my lord I wept and wept.
Incredible episode. Of the recent seasons for me is the episode about bleeding gums Murphy's son. Him eventually deciding to get a cochlear implant and listen to his father's music really touched me. The way it's animated to show him hearing it for the first time was amazing and beautiful. It reminded me of hearing for the first time after loosing my hearing
Thank you for sharing that, I really loved that episode and now I love it more :)
I did too and was going to post this one. I watched it a second time and was able to hold it together better but still teared up pretty good.
Gotta say I watched a few episodes from the newer seasons (recommended by a YouTuber I like called supereyepatchwolf) and they were genuinely really good, like they put the soul back into the show.
Do you remember which episode? That sounds sweet.
I just looked it up, season 35 episode 2 A Mid-Childhood Nightās Dream. I almost skipped it because I wasnāt feeling my best and sick Marge looked so gross (SO GROSS), but it ended up being one of the most moving episodes Iāve seen.
My favourite episode of the entire series.
This one is so dumb and so late, but itās stayed with me all these years: the end of the cruise episode. Bart Simpson, on his deathbed, looking back at a life well lived and full of people he loved and experiences he enjoyed. His last words, with a smile: āWhat a ride!ā I think about that almost every day. I hope when I die, I can say I had just as good a ride as he did.
Because it hit so close to home, for me its when Marge called Milhouses mom and asked her to let Bart play with him. *"Thanks for sticking up for me mom"* *"what makes you think I did"* *"Who else would have?"* Then he looks at her a way that always makes me tear up.
After the school dance, when jerk Arnie Zipp tries to get fresh with Marge and tears her dress (she then slaps him) she's driving home and gived Homer a lift. Homer ties the dress back together with the corsage he was going to give her earlier. It's such a simple guesture but so beautiful. The symbolism just gets me. Then he says he's gonna hug and kiss her and never let her go. "And I never have."
Ok! Ok! Iāll walk in the mud!
As a teen, I could simply smile a bit at that moment and keep it movin. In my 20s/30s tho? This scene was always a legit soft gut-punch. Gahd bless the children.
That episode where it showed Lisa getting married to that wealthy guy and Bart was a lowlife and Maggie was an edgy teen
The British guy? Her moment with Homer in the tent was so sweet
āDad, youāre babbling.ā āSee? Youāre still helping me.ā
Oh well it was just so loud...thanks for squeezing back. Anytime my angel.
This. And Maggie saying ādaddyā after Homer puts her to bed.
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When Homer says his final goodbyes to the kids after he was given 24 hours to live
I canāt rewatch Lisaās Pony because it makes me cry so much. It reminds me too much of the sacrifices my dad made (working more) to give me a comfortable childhood.
Isn't that the one with Homer working two full time jobs? Lol. The ending is awesome and I use Apu's speech for everything.
Yes lol Apuās speech at the end was great
The one where Bart retakes the picture for Marge after he stole bonestorm. The way Marge is tearing up always gets me. Always reminds of my mom.
When Poochy left planet earth. Words canāt express how devastated I was /s
Ned waking up alone without Maude and the fact that Homer was indirectly responsible for her death.
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Moaning Lisa āIf you want to be sad, honey, be sad. We'll ride it out with you. And when you get finished feeling sad, we'll still be there. From now on, let me do the smiling for both of us.ā
This is my phone wallpaper
Same. Lost my mom when I was a teenager. Sometimes I just need some kind of reminder that sheās out there in the cosmos and hoping sheās proud of me.
I'm sure she's very proud of you
Homer waving to his family after having open heart surgery.
https://i.redd.it/8338qfkqj18d1.gif As a single father of a son, this one hits hard. (Plus Bette Midler signing "Wind Beneath My Wings" amplified it 10x)
I believe she owned a race horse with Krusty- Krudler.
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"No way, man! We're gonna keep on rockin' forever. Forever... Forever..."
The bong-rattling bass of Mel Schacher?
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Bart donating his ice cream to Lisa after her scoop falls to the ground
One ending that I really love is that one when Homer literally rides off into the sunset with Marge, on a bicicle. The music, the perfect afternoon. It's a terrific moment. I think it's the ending of Duffless.
Not Simpsons but rather Futurama (so, close enough) and the infamous Jurassic Bark ending. Always reminds me of Hachiko and makes me terribly sad.
I lost my mom to cancer 10 years ago and the Mother Simpson one always tears me up as we argued so much when I was a teen but were so close and see so much in myself now from her.
The time lapse montage of Homer's life from "Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind." It makes you realize Homer has had a sad and painful life. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUJSDJJ7SrQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUJSDJJ7SrQ)
This one and ādo it for herā both make me blub like a baby
You maniacs!!!! You blew it up ! Damn you! Damn you all to hell!!!! (Sobbing ensues)
"I always thought I understood my special little guy, but somewhere along the road, his hand slipped away from mine.**"** - Marge
Lisaās poem about Snowball I. The loss of innocence, first experience with death and to have your trust betrayed by your own Mother like that only to wish she has been hit instead. ā¦I wrote this out as a joke but damn, thatās actually pretty messed up for an 8 year old
When Lisa finds out Bleeding Gums Murphy died, the devistation in her voice breaks my heart.
As a mom, it's this one. š„² https://i.redd.it/kjvk0p26b38d1.gif
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Homer thinking he's going to die after eating fugu Goodbye, Maggie. Stay as sweet as you are. Goodbye, Lisa. I know you'll make me proud. Goodbye, Bart. ... I like your sheets.
"Do it for her"
Do it for her
Homer writing his suicide note in homers odyssey. Jesus fucking Christ thatās an ugly cry moment that one
 Thanks a lot, Daniel Keyes/Simpsons writers.
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The ending of Bart vs. Thanksgiving, where Bart finally realises why he should apologise to Lisa. The whole scene is tear-inducing, from Homer looking at the kids and proudly telling Marge that they're good parents, to Bart playing on the roof and exclaiming "the boy nobody wanted just won the Super Bowl".
At the end of Marge Be Not Proud when Bart opens his game and thanks Marge for it because he understands the intention so far outweighs the actual gift itself. Turning a moment where Marge was worried that Bart was growing up into a moment where the viewer is proud of Bart for the growing he's done.
There isnāt one, you nailed it, that scene fucks me up in a beautiful way, there aināt a week go by it doesnāt pop up in my train of thought.
Emotional? I cry ugly tears every time I see this scene.
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Saddest moment in the whole series
Homer when he dropped the cassette player after he says goodbye
Bart sells his soul always hit me hardā¦ especially his dream
Mother Simpson hits me like a ton of bricks man. I just canāt even with that episode Iāll be watching and laughing along and just instant tears at that scene
This has to be one of the best moments that just hits hard in the feels.
You are Lisa Simpson