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Principal Skinner quotes from The Simpsons

Played by Harry Shearer · 66 quotes · page 3 of 5

Principal Skinner

Played by Harry Shearer

The Simpsons · 3,477 quotes

In 66 of the 3,477 quotes from The Simpsons
Most scenes with: Bart Simpson (16), Homer Simpson (11), Lisa Simpson (11)

Scenes with Principal Skinner 58

I'll keep it short and sweet. Family, religion, friendship. These are the three demons you must slay if you wish to succeed in business. When opportunity knocks, you don't wanna be driving to the maternity hospital or sitting in some phoney-baloney church, or [finger quotes] "synagogue". Questions?

[somewhat long pause, finally Skinner raises his hand]

Principal Skinner

Well, uh, I'm gonna take advantage of this rare opportunity even if you children aren't interested. Which do you think is more important? Hard work, or stick-to-itiveness?

Are there any real questions?

Yes. Does your plant have a recycling program?

"Re-cy-cling"? [He turns his mental dictionary to "R", and searches but doesn't find "recycle" anywhere] I'm afraid I'm not familiar with that term, you adorable little ragamuffin.

You never heard of recycling? It means to reuse things to conserve our natural resources.

Oh, so Mother Nature needs a favor?! Well, maybe she should have thought of that when she was besetting us with droughts and floods and poison monkeys! Nature started the fight for survival, and now she wants to quit because she's losing?! Well, I say, hard cheese.

But natural's not the enemy.

Principal Skinner, remember when I didn't sue when I found that scorpion in my applesauce? Well, I'm calling in a favor.

Principal Skinner

I knew this day would come. [voice over intercom] Attention: all honor students will be rewarded with a trip to an archaeological dig. Conversely, all detention students will be punished with a trip to an archaeological dig.

[Nelson is crushing Wendell's nose with chopsticks.]

Ow, I can't breathe! Please stop him!

SSkinner

I'd like to, but I'm afraid he has diplomatic immunity.

Point of order, if we want to learn anything, we must respect--

Point of "odor," Lisa stinks.

[children laugh]

STSherri/Terri

Hey, leave her alone.

You leave her alone.

[children are all shouting at each other]

[singing] O, Canada

{Principal Skinner restores order by banging his shoe on the desk}

PSPrincipal Skinner

Order, order! Do you kids want to be like the real U.N., or do you just want to squabble and waste time?

Principal Skinner

Kids, this is Robbie the Automaton.

RARobbie the Automaton

Greetings, Earth children.

Where are you from?

RARobbie the Automaton

[pause] Earth.

Principal Skinner

Young man, the school dress code specifically forbids the wearing of earrings unless you're of gypsy extraction.

Well, uh, I'm a gypsy.

Principal Skinner

Oh, really? Prove it.

Uh, I want to suck your blood!

Principal Skinner

Nuh-uh, that's a vampire. But, uh, they're also covered. Carry on.

Principal Skinner

Lisa, Channel Six is launching a children's news program, and they've asked me to select an outstanding student to be anchor child.

[Gasps] Oh my god! Today's top story, little girl on cloud nine as dream comes true.

Principal Skinner

Lisa, I've selected you to be that child anchor.

I know, I already jumped to that conclusion.

Principal Skinner

Alright, if you're so smart, tell me who I selected to be lunch room monitor?

Me?

Principal Skinner

[beat] Take your sash and go.

Hey Bart, what's your favorite thing about teachers conference day?

Hmm, well, I guess that we don't have to go to school.

Wow, mine too!

The world is completely different on a weekday morning. Banks are open, old people are walking the streets with impunity. And look, Barney's not even drunk yet.

Morning, boys, can't stop to chat, time is money.

Morning, Barney.

You know what makes it even sweeter? While we're out having fun and walking around like crazy, those teachers are cooped up in school like morons.

[Camera cuts to the teachers]

Principal Skinner

Hmm, here we go again.

[All the teachers are on a rollercoaster, having fun]

[About the Bolivian tree lizard]

Principal Skinner

It's a vicious oviraptor. It feasts on bird eggs and lays its own eggs in the nest. The unsuspecting mother bird cares for them until the babies hatch, and... devour her too.

[laughs] What a chump!

Principal Skinner

It's already wiped out the dodo, the cuckoo, and the nene, and it has nasty plans for the booby, the titmouse, the woodcock, and the titpecker.

Hear ye, hear ye! The intergalactic jester proclaims this conformity factory closed!

[Kids cheer and burst out of the school]

Principal Skinner

15 years of loyal service and this is how they tell me? A jester with an invisible proclamation?

Hey, Chalmers, where are you from?

Well, I was born in Queens, went to Ball State, then made the move to Intercourse, Pennsylvania. Uh, why do you ask?

[Bart is about to say something when Skinner quickly puts his hand over his mouth]

PSPrincipal Skinner

Uh, don't worry, sir. I'll teach these children some respect for their town. I'm assigning each of you 20 hours of community service.

[the children walk offstage, groaning and moaning]

Intercourse?

What if we refuse?

SSkinner

You won't pass to the next grade!

I fail to see the threat.

CChalmers

SKINNER! Good idea. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm off to my vacation at Lake Titicaca. Try to make a joke out of that, Mr. Smart Guy.

[Bart looks at Skinner, and Skinner waves his hands "no"]

[At the Civil War reenactment, Dr. Hibbert's horse takes off.])

For me, the war is over!

Principal Skinner

Oh, this battle is rife with inaccuracy. Hey you dead people, stop playing cards. And Stonewall Jackson, stop roller blading!

DSDisco Stu (as Stonewall Jackson)

The South will boogie again!

Principal Skinner

[on the phone] Y'ello? Mother? [sighs] I'll be right there. [to Edna] Now she wants to get out of the tub.

You've got to stop putting your mother ahead of me! We have a date!

Principal Skinner

I'll be back in three hours. [suggestive] Maybe less. [normal] But almost certainly more.

[Skinner leaves, and Edna starts sobbing]

He's a wiener, Mrs. K. Just say the word, and his desk is full of boogers.

That's sweet of you.

S14 Special Edna
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