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Reverend Timothy Lovejoy

Played by Harry Shearer

The Simpsons · 3,477 quotes

In 30 of the 3,477 quotes from The Simpsons
Most scenes with: Homer Simpson (11), Bart Simpson (7), Ned Flanders (6)

Scenes with Reverend Timothy Lovejoy 23

Homer, this is your physician, Dr. Julius Hibbert. Can you tell us what it's like in there?

Um, it's like, uh... did anyone see the movie Tron?

No.

No.

No.

No.

No.

No.

No.

No.

Lovejoy

No.

Yes. I no. I mean, no. No.

[Frink draws a strange diagram on the wall]

Well, where's my dad?

Well, it should be obvious to even the most dim-witted individual who holds an advanced degree in hyperbolic topology, n'gee, that Homer Simpson has stumbled into... [lights off] the third di-mension.

[switches the light on] Sorry.

[draws a square on the chalkboard] Here is an ordinary square.

Whoa, whoa! Slow down, egghead.

But suppose we extend the square beyond the two dimensions of our universe... along the hypothetical "Z" axis there.

EEveryone

[gasps]

This forms a three-dimensional object known as a cube, or a "Frinkahedron," in honor of its discoverer, n-gl'hey, n'hey.

[in echo voice] Help me! Are you helping me? Or are you going on and on?

Oh, right. And, of course, within we find the doomed individual.

Enough of your borax, Poindexter! A man's life is at stake. We need action!

[Wiggum takes out his gun and fires into the wall]

Take that, you lousy dimension!

[in echo's voice, disembodied] Help! I don't have much time.

That does it! I'm going in!

Bart! No!!

[Bart runs into the dimension, but Marge catches him and fails. He keeps running until he turns 3D too and looks around]

Cool man!

[the camera rotates and zooms out into a bird's-eye view of the green grid, Homer is nearing the edge of the green grid]

Oh, my God! I'm gonna be sucked into a black hole! I'm gonna be sucked into oblivion! And what's gonna become of me of the other side? I don't know!

I'll save you, Dad.

[Bart climbs onto the XYZ street sign]

I can't get any closer. You'll have to jump!

Piece of cake, son.

[runs into a hole, breaks into pieces]

Crap, crap, crap, crap, crap, crap, crap, crap, crap, crap, crap, crap--

Aaaaaaaaah!

[the world exploses as Bart gets pulled back]

Bart! What happened?

Well, we hit a little snag when the universe sort of collapsed on itself. But dad seemed cautiously optimistic!

[in echo's voice] Craaaap!

Oh, Homie.

Lovejoy

Be strong, Marge. I'm sure he's gone to a better place.

We're the sauce on your steak

We're the cheese in your cake

We put the spring in Springfield

S1Showgirl 1

We're the lace on the nightgown

S2Showgirl 2

The point after touchdown

BSBelle/Showgirls

Yes, we put the spring in Springfield

We're that little extra spice that makes existence extra-nice

A giddy little thrill at a reasonable price

Lovejoy

Our only major quarrel's with your total lack of morals

S3Showgirl 3

Our skimpy costumes ain't so bad

S3Showgirls 3/4

They seem to entertain your dad!

Reverend Lovejoy

Mmm, yes, I remember Satan's Little Helper...littering the rectory with his dirt, biting me in the apse.

[yells angrily] He unholied the holy water!

That's him, all right. I'll be happy to take him off your hands.

Reverend

Oh, I'm afraid that's impossible, Bart. He's no longer among us.

[gasps in terror] You didn't crucify him?

Reverend

[hearty laugh] No, he's safely with one of our parishioners. I'll give you his address if you like.

And then buy something or get out! [Rev. Lovejoy gives her an angry look.] Angel.

Lovejoy

And the very same goes for Ezekiel, which brings us back to our starting point, The Nine Tenets of Constancy.

[yawns and hits his head on the back of the bench] DAMN IT!!! [the churchgoers gasp]

Lovejoy

[sternly clears throat] I seem to have lost my place, so I'll start over.

Oh, for the love of crumb cake!

Reverend Lovejoy

[regaling his congregation of his fight with the monkeys at the zoo] Baboons to the left of me. Baboons to the right. The speeding locomotive tore through a sea of inhuman fangs. A pair of the great apes rose up at me but -- bam, bam! -- I sent them flying like two hairy footballs. A third came screaming at me! [imitates hissing baboon] [quietly resolved] ...and that's when I got mad.

Now, that's religion!

[Homer wins the children's nuclear power plant model contest, and everyone cheers. For Grimes, this is the last straw...]

I can't stand it any longer! This whole plant is insane! Insane, I tell you! [snaps mentally] DAAGH! AAGH! [He runs out into the corridor] I can be lazy too! [yanks off his tie, and moons one of the employees] Look at me! Hi, I'm a worthless employee, just like Homer Simpson! Give me a promotion! [He pulls up his pants and waddles away, cross-eyed, like a penguin. He enters the break room and grabs two donuts from a donut box] Ooh, I eat like a slob, but nobody minds! [Homer, Smithers and several other employees watch as Grimes scoffs down nearly all the donuts in the box, then runs into the men's bathroom. From the bathroom] I'm peeing on the seat! Give me a raise! [comes out of the bathroom and waves his hands in Homer's face] Now I'm returning to work without washing my hands! But it doesn't matter, because I'm Homer Simpson! [He runs into Homer's work station and spins around in the chair] I don't need to do my work, 'cause someone else will do it for me! [puts his feet up, and smacks himself on the forehead] D'oh, d'oh, d'oh!

[looking worried] Hey, you okay, Grimey?

[getting up] I'm better than okay - I'm Homer Simpson!

[chuckles] You wish.

[noticing Mr. Burns] Oh, hi, Mr. Burns. I'm the worst worker in the world. Time to go home to my mansion and eat my lobster! [He notices some dangerous-looking wires on the wall] What's this? [reads sign] "Extremely High Voltage". Well, I don't need safety gloves, because I'm Homer Simp--

[He grabs the wires and electrocutes himself; everyone winces. Frank Grimes' funeral is underway]

Reverend Lovejoy

Frank Grimes, or Grimey as he liked to be called, taught us that a man can triumph over adversity. And even though Frank's agonizing struggle through life was tragically cut short...

[drooling and muttering in his sleep] Change the channel, Marge!

[All the mourners and Reverend Lovejoy laugh]

That's our Homer!

[Everyone continues to laugh as Frank's coffin is lowered into the ground]

[Rev. Lovejoy tries to knock out Homer, but fails.]

Rev. Lovejoy

Oh, the devil's given him superhuman strength.

[Snatches the bat from Reverend.] Gimme that, you noodle-armed choir boy!

[Willie tries to knock out Homer, but fails as well.]

Rev. Lovejoy

Well that didn't do it, Mr. Kilt.

WWiggum

All right, you kids, come down now. We promise we won't kill ya.

Speak for yourself! Bart, get down here! I'm gonna spank you back to the Stone Age!

You can't make us come down!

You adults are always giving orders!

Well, you kids are always disobeying them!

Well, adults treat kids like children!

Kids treat adults like cash machines!

[Song starts]

KKids

Adults!

AAdults

Kids!

KKids

Adults!

AAdults

Kids!

KKids

Adults!

Rev. Lovejoy

Kids! You've had your fun, now we've had our fill!

Yeah! You're only here because Marge forgot her pill!

[embarrassed] Hmm...

WWiggum

Kids! You're all just scandalizing, vandalizing punks! [catches Nelson spray-painting "Oink" on his backside]

Channel-hopping, Ritalin-popping monkeys! [But please don't quit the fan-club!]

Kids! I can nag and nag till my hair turns blue!

Kids! You bum my smokes and don't say thank you!

RTRod and Todd

Why can't you be like we are? [they get hit with tomatoes]

AAdults

Oh, what a bunch of brats!

We oughta drown you just like cats! [Snowball II jumps out of his sack]

Adults! You run our lives like you're Colonel Klink!

Adults! You strut around like your farts don't stink!

Adults! You're such a drooling, snoring, boozing, boring bunch! Surly, meanie, three-martini lunchers!

I just ate a thumbtack!

Adults! They're always telling us to--

[grabs Milhouse with his cane] Shut your traps!

Eh... we're all fed up with all of you whippersnaps! [Milhouse screams and runs]

OFOld Folks

We're trying to get some sleep here! It's almost 6:15! What's the matter with...

AAdults

Don't you treat us like...

KKids

Can't you just lay off...

OFOld Folks

We're sick of all of you...

EEveryone

KIDS...TO...DAY!

[Song ends]

We're gonna teach all you rugrats a lesson!

Oh yeah? Pfft! What can you old people do to us?

Yeah, you old fogies!

Buzz off, you old buzzards!

[The adults and kids all angry throw taunts and insults at the old folks]

You're wrinkly, somebody should iron you.

Reverend Lovejoy

In many ways, Maude Flanders was a supporting player in our lives. She didn't grab our attention with memorable catchphrases or comical accents.

SMThe Sea Captain/Captain McCallister

Yargh.

Professor Frink (sobbing): Oh glay-vin! Why glay-vin?

Reverend Lovejoy

But, whether you noticed her or not, Maude was always there...and we thought she always would be.

Now let's welcome Springfield's original God couple, Reverend Lovejoy and Ned Flanders.

Thank you so much.

(singing) The Camptown Ladies sing this song

BBoth

Do-dah, do-dah

Lovejoy

(singing) Homer Simpson's breath is strong, oh the do-dah--

Hey, hey, now hold on there. The nice people wanna hear the real words.

Lovejoy

But Ned, I was singing the real words.

Oh, lets just take it from the top. (sings) The Camptown Ladies sing this song

BBoth

Do-dah do-dah

Lovejoy

The Camptown racetrack's five miles long

Thats better.

Lovejoy

Homer's breath smells bad

Oh, those are not the words!

S13 Gump Roast
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[Reverend Lovejoy is forced to leave the Church]

Lovejoy

It's okay, the Flanders have offered to put me up.

And, Reverend, you'll be bunking with me.

[Lovejoy shudders]

Rev. Lovejoy

Bless you all for sacrificing your Saturday afternoon to help us clean up skid row.

When God came for Sunday I said nothing. Now he comes for Saturday.

Homer Simpson, it's one thing to moan and groan on the bus, but in front of these unfortunates, well... [scoffs] that just curls my 'stache! [his mustache curls a bit]

Hey, Flanders, why don't you take some advice from your Bible and zip it?

Oh, where does the Bible say "zip it"!?

It's the first thing the burning bush said to Moses! [a homeless man approaches Homer]

HMHomeless Man

Thank you for teaching us Scripture. [hugs Homer while he shows his tongue to Ned] Thank you.

She's completely cooked. Unlike the children she brought to the potluck.

RLRev. Lovejoy

Oh, Helen is a bitter as the lemonade she brought to the potluck. What a terrible potluck that was.

Why wasn't this a town hall event? I like to see them balance on the stools.

S29 The Old Blue Mayor She Ain't What She Used to Be
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