Sure, there are plenty of great, wholesome dads on TV. You’ve got sweet corndogs like nearly 40 years.
Don’t @ me. Here are 15 quotes that prove that Homer Simpson is, indeed, TV’s most relatable dad.
“If something’s hard to do, then it’s not worth doing.”
“I want to share something with you, the three little sentences that will get you through life. Number One: ‘Cover for me.’ Number Two: ‘Oh, good idea, boss!’ Number Three: ‘It was like that when I got here.’
“I have three kids and no money. Why can’t I have no kids and three money?”
“Two wrongs make a right, Lisa.”
“Kids, you tried your best and you failed miserably. The lesson is: Never try.”
“I hope you learned your lesson, Lisa: Never help anyone.”
“It’s not easy to juggle a pregnant wife and a troubled child, but somehow I managed to fit in eight hours of TV a day.”
“Lisa, if you don’t like your job, you don’t strike. You just go in every day and do it really half-assed. That’s the American way!”
“Kids are the best. You can teach them to hate the things you hate, and they practically raise themselves, what, with the internet and all.”
“No matter how good you are at something, there’s always about a million people better than you.”
“Son, if you really want something in this life, you have to work for it. Now quiet! They’re about to announce the lottery numbers.”
“Trying is the first step towards failure.”
“Getting old is a terrible thing. The saddest day of my life was when I realized I could beat my dad at most things, and Bart experienced that at the age of four.”
“I believe that children are our future — unless we stop them now.”
“Marriage is like a coffin and each kid is another nail.”