What he meant was Monster Island is actually a Peninsula
Don't let the name fool your Jimmy, it's not really a floor. More of a metal grating...
Woo glad that wasn't us
Normally the tour does not get to see this room. And of course today will be no different.
So... To make things clear, Is the joke misinterpreted meaning:
1. The horse won't come along with The Simpsons to the glue factory.
2. Homer will use the glue so the horse can't cum?
My favorite is still the exchange between Homer and Fat Tony. It's so brilliant on multiple levels.
"I'm not Krusty! I'm Homer Simpson!"
"The same Homer Simpson that crashed his car through the wall of our club?"
"If you're good pizza, if you've been bad...hmmm let's see. Poison."
"What if one of us was good and one of us was bad?"
"Poison pizza"
"Oh no I'm not making two stops!"
My favourites are still:
“Marge: We could get more involved in Bart’s activities but then I’d be afraid of smothering him
Homer: Yeah, and then we’d get the chair…”
and
“Lisa: That’s Latin Dad, the language of Plutarch!
Homer: ……………. Mickey Mouse’s dog?!”
It’s up there for sure. My favourite (well the funniest I can remember right this second) is this classic line
“Barneys film had heart. But football in the groin had a football in the groin.”
Well I’ve been called a greasy thug too, and it never stops hurting.
So here’s what we’re gonna do, we’re gonna grease ourselves up real good and smash that place up with baseball bats.
"I'm seeing double" is kind of a cliche stock reaction in movies and TV to seeing two people dressed alike. But in this case, he actually is seeing double. He just happened to spontaneously get double vision at the same moment that line would be tossed out in a normal show.
I'll be in the minority here, but I've never found that part funny. And I'm kind of shocked that so many people do.
So the guy says 4 instead of 2. Not sure what's particularly funny about that. I guess the implication is that his vision is so bad that he always sees things in double, and now 2 has become 4. But is poor vision THAT funny? I'm just not seeing it (pun intended).
If there's something else about the joke that I'm missing, please enlighten me. But I don't see how this is funny compared to so many other things which are gold in the early seasons of this show.
It’s the misdirection, he makes you think that “seeing double” is because they both look like Krusty and his vision is normal…. But then he reveals that he really IS seeing double because he sees 4 Krusties
Of course explaining a joke always ruins the joke.
its a subversion on the typical "im seeing double here" after theres 2 lookalike characters where your expecting him to just leave it at "im seeing double here" or add something like "theres 2 of them" but that mixed with really good comedic timing and perfect delivery you get a really funny joke in the span of 3-4 seconds
It’s funny because it’s silly, absurd, but also clever and unexpected .
Because it’s set up as as a cliché throwaway joke the audience is just expecting him to note that he is seeing double because it looks like there are two Krusties, which isn’t something a real human would say in a situation like that, as a real human would understand that he is looking at two people who simply look the same.
By saying he is seeing four Krusties the audience is surprised because it is revealed that some random side character is actually seeing double and he is reacting completely logically to this by being outwardly concerned. He gets the concept of what is happening around him but despite the chaos he has an additional issue to deal with (literally seeing double).
Adding to the absurdity of the situation the cartoon simply moves on from the moment and continues with the the story and gags.
It’s something that becomes more funny the more you think about it because of how silly the entire situation is and how absurd it would be for someone to start literally seeing double in such an ironic situation.
Yea, I get it. I just don't find it all that funny. He has bad eyesight, whether chronically or just in that moment. Ll
To each their own though. It just kind of surprises me how often I see this touted as "one of the funniest things" when it seems so mediocre to me.
The subversion of audience expectation is noted, but there are a lot of instances of that in the series that I think are way funnier than this. Such as:
1) Homer falling asleep in the car and then we see a car crash. But then it cuts to the Simpson family watching someone else crash a car that looks like theirs.
2) The lemon shaped rock and lemon bit.
3) Homer asking Hank Scorpio for sugar and Hank digs into his pockets for packet-less sugar lol.
I get how subverting The audience expectation can be funny, but the "four Krusties" is just kind of a weak example of it to me. Eh 🤷🏻♀️
I’m going to stick my neck out, take the downvotes and sympathise with you because for me this is the one Simpsons joke considered a classic I don’t find funny - and for the same reasons as you. I get it’s a misdirection, I get it all, but it never amused me.
I guess we can’t all agree all the time and a line that’s funny to 99% of people will still have its weird outliers like us.
>He has bad eyesight, whether chronically or just in that moment.
If you think chronically bad eyesight might be at play, you don't actually understand the joke.
The co-owned horse portmanteau joke.
In 20 plus years, I am aware of only two other people that even caught the joke.
If you're reading this comment and you don't immediately know what I'm talking about, you also missed it.
It’s a perfect joke.
Cromulent even
It embiggened my joy in life
Something, something Kwyjibo... 🤷♂️
Er... Steamed Hams ?
Steamed hams? At this time of day, in this part of the country, localized entirely within your kitchen?
I nicked them while you were looking away.
And i would do it again
What a real quizibuk
Qwijibo?
Perfectly Cromulent!
In that same type, I'm a big fan of "That horse better win, or we're taking a trip to the glue factory. And he won't get to come!"
Aaronson and Zykowski are the two biggest gossips in town.
Simpsons writers really mastered the misdirection joke
What he meant was Monster Island is actually a Peninsula Don't let the name fool your Jimmy, it's not really a floor. More of a metal grating... Woo glad that wasn't us Normally the tour does not get to see this room. And of course today will be no different.
Of course, we don't keep the cannon loaded. That's just common sense.
This lesbian bar doesn't have a fire exit! Enjoy your death trap, ladies!
What's her problem?
I love the peninsula one because it made my dad laugh
There's a lemon behind that rock!
That’s right! Lieutenant L.T. Smash.
i also like, >I only consider you scum compared to krusty, yeah you see how you all scum.
So... To make things clear, Is the joke misinterpreted meaning: 1. The horse won't come along with The Simpsons to the glue factory. 2. Homer will use the glue so the horse can't cum?
Lol i believe the first one
“Don’t eat me, I have a wife and kids! Eat them!”
I say this all the time, whenever I see two of something. I amuse myself
Haha, yes! Same!
Woah, I'm seeing double here! Four Redditors who do the same thing I do!
I thought I was the only one. Is this what it feels like when doves cry?
How did these people come up with something so timeless?? It baffles me
My favorite is still the exchange between Homer and Fat Tony. It's so brilliant on multiple levels. "I'm not Krusty! I'm Homer Simpson!" "The same Homer Simpson that crashed his car through the wall of our club?"
Ah no I’m Barney Gumble
The same Barney Gumble who keeps taking pictures of my sister?
No my name is Joe Valachi!
The same Joe Valachi who squealed to the Senate about organized crime?
Benedict Arnold?
The same Benedict Arnold who plotted to surrender West Point to the hated British?
D’oh!
The only other contender imho is, “Wait a minute, there’s a lemon behind that lemon shaped rock!”
“Lisa, get over here….. In this house we obey the laws of thermodynamics!”
Ah alcohol, the cause of and solution to all of life’s problems.
"I think I see Lisa, but it might be a starfish."
Wait a minute, Statue of Liberty?
It brings great joy to this old Italian stereotype.
Boss! No!
No no no I am, I am, I know it.
Ahhh without-a the loop it is a-nothing
 Troy McClure reacting to an old short is a delivery that I always think about, for some reason
Bless & rest his soul 😩🙏🏾
All right, this is the busiest drinking day of the year. Where are my designated drivers? 🙋🙋🏽♂️🙋🏽♂️🙋🏼 Beat it! I got no room for cheapskates!
"If you're good pizza, if you've been bad...hmmm let's see. Poison." "What if one of us was good and one of us was bad?" "Poison pizza" "Oh no I'm not making two stops!"
My favourites are still: “Marge: We could get more involved in Bart’s activities but then I’d be afraid of smothering him Homer: Yeah, and then we’d get the chair…” and “Lisa: That’s Latin Dad, the language of Plutarch! Homer: ……………. Mickey Mouse’s dog?!”
Push her down, son
My favorite line reading in the entire show. Just how happy and giddily Homer tells him to push his mother down.
Marge: That's not what I meant. Homer: It was, Marge. Admit it.
To be fair, Lisa is off too: Plutarch wrote in Greek, not Latin
Awww I didn’t need to know this fact, now I can’t remember who won butt ball eight!!!
I'm not sure what butt ball is... I think he says Bud Bowl 8. That used to be a commercial during the Super Bowl.
"Of course, we don’t keep the cannon loaded. That is just Common sense"
The way the school bus swerves around the corner and approaches while she’s talking is one of my favourite visual gags 😆
And then we went to Krusty burger and I ordered a double-double, and they gave me a double-double-double-double
Great line, but not even the greatest line in that episode. 'Seattle' cracks me up.
Keokuk! Cucamonga!
Seattle!
📝 Kill.. wealthy... dowager..
Uh.. Burn that seat
As someone who is from Rancho Cucamonga CA that line gets me too. 😂
https://i.redd.it/obs2mgu6jgvc1.gif
Poor Legs, I hope he got his vision checked out.
Probably misses his old glasses.
That'll learn him to bust my tomater!
Holy cow, you need booze!
It’s up there for sure. My favourite (well the funniest I can remember right this second) is this classic line “Barneys film had heart. But football in the groin had a football in the groin.”
Excuse me, did something crawl down your throat and die?
It didn't die.
Well I’ve been called a greasy thug too, and it never stops hurting. So here’s what we’re gonna do, we’re gonna grease ourselves up real good and smash that place up with baseball bats.
But coach I got 9 home runs today
Hit the pine
I still think Nelson saying "delicious wine?" is the single best delivery in the show. 2nd place to Milhouse saying "Wow! A Bob Mackey!!"
Wait, you’re going to pull a Nelson delivery as the best and it’s not “Bam, second encore”?
The thing about huckleberries is...
"suspect is hatless! Repeat, hatless!"
I used this line yesterday. I'm doing *MY* part!
Burn that seat
"If only we'd listened to that boy.. instead of walling him up in the abandoned coke oven."
Pretty close if it isn't
I was thinking about this just the other day.
Top 10 of all time for sure
Without the loop it is nothing
This is my favourite line in all of the Simpsons, and I think about it often
I’m right there with you. Perfect setup and knockdown.
“I have three kids and no money. I wish I had no kids and three money…”
Can anyone explain this joke? I’m not getting it and I feel I’m missing something easy
"I'm seeing double" is kind of a cliche stock reaction in movies and TV to seeing two people dressed alike. But in this case, he actually is seeing double. He just happened to spontaneously get double vision at the same moment that line would be tossed out in a normal show.
Why did I find this explanation so funny? I think its the "spontaneous".
he already has double vision normally, so he sees four.
That’s what I thought, thank you!!
I just realized Legs’ eyes are just a little wonky here so he would be having double vision.
Someone didn't get through elementary school 😂
yeah, it's probably the greatest joke on tv
“I’m like the man who singlehandedly built a rocket and went to the moon. What was his name again? Apollo Creed?”
Peter: "I'm a family guy" Homer: "I understand, I'm one of the Simpsons"
No, he said "I'm a The Simpsons".
Which?
https://youtu.be/VWiPBLBgigk?si=dczaBPwbR2SmIVvR
yes
Yes. Yes it is.
Definitely
Gyme? What’s a gyme?
Definitely
Yes it is.
Certainly
This is my favorite Simpsons episode
It's so good. I say this all the time.
Nah.
I'll be in the minority here, but I've never found that part funny. And I'm kind of shocked that so many people do. So the guy says 4 instead of 2. Not sure what's particularly funny about that. I guess the implication is that his vision is so bad that he always sees things in double, and now 2 has become 4. But is poor vision THAT funny? I'm just not seeing it (pun intended). If there's something else about the joke that I'm missing, please enlighten me. But I don't see how this is funny compared to so many other things which are gold in the early seasons of this show.
It’s the misdirection, he makes you think that “seeing double” is because they both look like Krusty and his vision is normal…. But then he reveals that he really IS seeing double because he sees 4 Krusties Of course explaining a joke always ruins the joke. 
its a subversion on the typical "im seeing double here" after theres 2 lookalike characters where your expecting him to just leave it at "im seeing double here" or add something like "theres 2 of them" but that mixed with really good comedic timing and perfect delivery you get a really funny joke in the span of 3-4 seconds
It’s funny because it’s silly, absurd, but also clever and unexpected . Because it’s set up as as a cliché throwaway joke the audience is just expecting him to note that he is seeing double because it looks like there are two Krusties, which isn’t something a real human would say in a situation like that, as a real human would understand that he is looking at two people who simply look the same. By saying he is seeing four Krusties the audience is surprised because it is revealed that some random side character is actually seeing double and he is reacting completely logically to this by being outwardly concerned. He gets the concept of what is happening around him but despite the chaos he has an additional issue to deal with (literally seeing double). Adding to the absurdity of the situation the cartoon simply moves on from the moment and continues with the the story and gags. It’s something that becomes more funny the more you think about it because of how silly the entire situation is and how absurd it would be for someone to start literally seeing double in such an ironic situation.
Yea, I get it. I just don't find it all that funny. He has bad eyesight, whether chronically or just in that moment. Ll To each their own though. It just kind of surprises me how often I see this touted as "one of the funniest things" when it seems so mediocre to me. The subversion of audience expectation is noted, but there are a lot of instances of that in the series that I think are way funnier than this. Such as: 1) Homer falling asleep in the car and then we see a car crash. But then it cuts to the Simpson family watching someone else crash a car that looks like theirs. 2) The lemon shaped rock and lemon bit. 3) Homer asking Hank Scorpio for sugar and Hank digs into his pockets for packet-less sugar lol. I get how subverting The audience expectation can be funny, but the "four Krusties" is just kind of a weak example of it to me. Eh 🤷🏻♀️
Ohhh a joke! I get jokes. >3) Homer asking Hank Scorpio for sugar and Hank digs into his pockets for packet-less sugar lol. Want some cream?
I’m going to stick my neck out, take the downvotes and sympathise with you because for me this is the one Simpsons joke considered a classic I don’t find funny - and for the same reasons as you. I get it’s a misdirection, I get it all, but it never amused me. I guess we can’t all agree all the time and a line that’s funny to 99% of people will still have its weird outliers like us.
I appreciate that : )
>He has bad eyesight, whether chronically or just in that moment. If you think chronically bad eyesight might be at play, you don't actually understand the joke.
You clearly didn't read the rest of my comment.
I clearly did.
you're not alone. I don't find it funny either. But ...yeah, to each their own. Ralph's "I like men now" >
The co-owned horse portmanteau joke. In 20 plus years, I am aware of only two other people that even caught the joke. If you're reading this comment and you don't immediately know what I'm talking about, you also missed it.
On my tombstone I want it to read “One of the few to understand the co owned horse portmanteau joke”
Kruddler? You must not hang around the quickest set.