Homer Loves Flanders
The Simpsons, season 5, episode 16. First aired March 17, 1994. 134 moments of about ten seconds each: open one for its frame, what happens and what's said.
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About the episode
Ned Flanders wins tickets to the big Springfield Atoms football game and invites a reluctant Homer, who enjoys himself so much that he latches onto Ned as his new best friend. Homer's constant, destructive presence slowly drives Ned to his breaking point, and when Ned finally snaps in front of the congregation at church, Homer is the one who stands up and defends him.
- Written by
- David Richardson
- Directed by
- Wes Archer
- Chalkboard gag
I am not delightfully saucy
- Couch gag
- Sliced Family
- Production code
- 1F14
The synopsis is our own. Credits and guest stars from Wikipedia and the Simpsons wiki.
Every moment
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Bart Simpson stands in a classroom before a chalkboard filled with rows of the words…
“The Simpsons”
0:00–0:12 -
Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, Maggie and Santa's Little Helper are at the Simpson home, starting with a pink car…
0:12–0:23 -
No characters appear in this title card sequence; a pink-framed retro television set with two dial knobs…
0:23–0:29 -
No regular Simpsons characters appear in this moment; it is a title sequence for the Eye on Springfield…
“Tonight on Eye on Springfield, just miles from your doorstep,”
0:29–0:38 -
Kent Brockman sits at a desk in front of an Eye on Springfield sign, holding a sheet of paper while on-screen…
“Tonight on Eye on Springfield, just miles from your doorstep,”
0:38–0:49 -
A row of uniformed soldiers in olive-green fatigues and helmets, with radios strapped to their backs, stands…
“What a more alarmist name would be, the Killbot Factory.”
0:49–0:52 -
An elderly man with neat white hair, a brown suit and dark tie sits in front of a blue backdrop…
“But first, Springfield has come down with a fever.”
0:52–1:04 -
Marge Simpson knits a purple scarf on the left while Homer sits in the middle of a brown couch in his white…
“Take two tickets and see the game Sunday morning.”
1:04–1:17 -
Marge Simpson sits on the brown couch beside Homer Simpson, who is bald and wears a white shirt and blue…
“Those aren't tickets to the game, Homer.”
1:17–1:21 -
Homer sits at a table in front of a window with a sailboat picture, holding a small red card and pointing…
“Free wig with every purchase of large wig.”
1:21–1:29 -
Homer watches from the lower left of a pink bathroom while a bald, heavyset man wearing a tall blue beehive…
“I love you, homie.”
1:29–1:38 -
A long, winding line of tiny stick-figure people in purple, pink, red and blue clothes walks…
1:38–1:45 -
Homer lies in an olive sleeping bag on a sidewalk beside a blue wall, while a standing man in a red top…
“I did it. Second in line, and all I had to do was miss eight days of work.”
1:45–1:52 -
Homer Simpson lies on a brown mat on a sidewalk in his white shirt and blue pants, rubbing his belly…
“I did it. Second in line, and all I had to do was miss eight days of work.”
1:52–1:59 -
Homer stands in a line behind a man in a red cap and rust-brown jacket, with a blonde woman and a dark-haired…
“Give me 30,000 tickets.”
1:59–2:13 -
Homer Simpson first sits slumped on a sidewalk with his legs stretched out in front of a blue wall…
“Woo-hoo-hoo!”
2:13–2:19 -
Homer Simpson sits behind the steering wheel of a car with brown upholstery, looking ahead with wide eyes
“That was Bobby McFerrin's new one. I'm worried.”
2:19–2:27 -
Homer Simpson sits behind the wheel of a car, gripping the steering wheel with both hands while his eyes dart…
“Need money. Okay, if you want two tickets to the Big Pigskin Classic...”
2:27–2:34 -
Homer drives a yellow sedan behind a blue convertible carrying a black-haired driver along a barbed-wire…
“Oh, stupid sheep.”
2:34–2:44 -
Homer Simpson sits at a purple control console in the nuclear plant control room, with a teal telephone…
“Still waiting for that caller.”
2:44–2:53 -
Homer Simpson lies slumped face-down across the purple control console of the nuclear plant, his head resting…
“Oh, golly, if that doesn't put the shaz in Shazam.”
2:53–3:02 -
Homer Simpson sits at a purple control console in a nuclear plant control room beneath a radiation-symbol door
“I've got two tickets to paradise.”
3:02–3:11 -
Homer Simpson sits at a purple control console in the nuclear plant control room
3:11–3:21 -
Homer Simpson sits at a purple control console in the nuclear plant control room, with a radiation symbol…
“Excellent guitar riff.”
3:21–3:30 -
Homer sits on the brown couch between Bart and Lisa, in a red dress, with his hands gripping his head…
“Why am I such a loser?”
3:30–3:41 -
Lisa Simpson sits on a brown couch beside Homer Simpson, the bald, heavy man in a white shirt who is partly…
“What's so special about this game anyway?”
3:41–3:53 -
Homer Simpson sits on a brown couch in the living room with a pink wall, a window with a red planter…
“Yeah, they swore they'd get us back by spiking our water supply.”
3:53–4:01 -
Marge Simpson stands in the kitchen holding a glass of water and looking around as the walls, cabinets…
“The walls are melting again.”
4:01–4:14 -
Homer Simpson stands in the living room with its pink walls, red lamp, and staircase behind him
“God, if you really are God, you'll get me tickets to that game.”
4:14–4:25 -
Homer Simpson and Marge Simpson stand in a pink-walled room with a brown floor and a teal rug
“Why do you mock me, oh, Lord? Oh, my, that's not God.”
4:25–4:31 -
Homer Simpson and Marge Simpson appear in a pink living room with a framed painting, a green teapot on a side…
“I know I shouldn't eat thee, but...”
4:31–4:41 -
Homer bursts out of the front door of a blue-trimmed house at night under a full moon and hurries down…
“Homer?”
4:41–4:50 -
Homer stands at a blue front door gripping a raised pipe wrench with a wide-eyed, startled expression
“Y-No.”
4:50–4:59 -
Homer stands at left holding a metal pipe while Ned Flanders stands in a doorway on the right
“Well, get out the Crayolas and color me tickled pink.”
4:59–5:08 -
Homer and Ned Flanders ride together in a blue wagon through a used car lot beneath a Shelbyville sign…
“Duck! I can't let the boy see me with you!”
5:08–5:19 -
Carl and Lenny stand side by side against a blue wall beneath a red-and-white sign
“Hey, look, Homer's got one of those robot cars.”
5:19–5:28 -
Mr. Burns gestures with outstretched hands and a scowl in front of a red-and-white backdrop…
“Men, there's a little crippled boy sitting in the hospital who wants you to win this game.”
5:28–5:41 -
Ned Flanders and Homer in his white shirt and blue pants sit side by side in red theater seats, with other…
“Wow, these are amazing seats, huh, Homer?”
5:41–5:51 -
Homer hoists a striped beach ball overhead in the stadium stands while spectators watch and players…
“Hey, everybody.”
5:51–6:01 -
Homer Simpson sits beside Ned Flanders, who wears a moustache, glasses and a green sweater, in a row of red…
“What the hell happened to my dogs? I want answers.”
6:01–6:11 -
Ned Flanders and Homer sit side by side in red theater seats while Milhouse watches from behind them
“Well, I guess I should pay my share.”
6:11–6:24 -
Homer sits in a row of red seats beside Ned Flanders, who wears a green sweater and holds a tray of drinks…
“Nacho nacho man.”
6:24–6:37 -
Homer in his white shirt and Ned Flanders in his green sweater, with moustache and glasses, sit among a crowd…
“Blue 27 on three. If anyone can pull it off, it's Stan the boy, Taylor.”
6:37–6:47 -
Cartoon football players in red-and-white uniforms numbered 77, 63, 90 and 65 stand in a line facing a team…
“Stan, Stan, he's our boy. If he can't do it,”
6:47–6:58 -
A quarterback in a white red-trimmed jersey numbered 7 throws a football on a green field, while a player…
“We won!”
6:58–7:09 -
Homer and Ned Flanders embrace tightly in a row of red seats at a stadium, while a blonde woman in a pink…
“We won, Flanders! We won!”
7:09–7:17 -
Homer Simpson stands at the edge of a green football field beside a blue bench with a silver U-marked trash…
“Yeah... Losers! Losers! Kiss my big Springfield behind Shelbyville!”
7:17–7:28 -
Homer in a white shirt and Ned Flanders in a green sweater, with a small boy in a blue cap, lean…
“Hey!”
7:28–7:38 -
Ned Flanders and Homer sit side by side in rows of red stadium seats behind a blue barrier with a white banner
“Hey, would you sign a... You fat, stupid jerks!”
7:38–7:48 -
Ned Flanders stands at the left edge of a green sports field with white yard lines, beside a blue wall
“You know Stan Taylor? No, Ned Flanders saved me.”
7:48–8:01 -
Ned Flanders and Homer Simpson sit in red stadium seats beside a stranger in a red polo shirt, with a green…
“Ned, they gave me the game ball.”
8:01–8:12 -
Homer Simpson and Ned Flanders sit in red stadium seats behind a blue railing, while a stocky, unnamed man…
“Sure, anything for Nettie.”
8:12–8:17 -
Homer Simpson stands against a red brick-patterned backdrop clutching a brown football with white laces…
“Now I have four children.”
8:17–8:27 -
Ned Flanders and Homer Simpson sit in a blue station wagon in a parking lot, Ned gripping the steering wheel…
“Ooh, I guess it's time for me to duck again.”
8:27–8:38 -
A man with long dark hair in a green jacket and Carl stand talking in a parking lot while a small blue car…
“What did he say? I don't know. Something about being gay.”
8:38–8:49 -
Ned Flanders stands at a window looking into the living room, where Homer stands at the fireplace…
“Homer, that's our wedding photo.”
8:49–8:58 -
Homer Simpson stands inside a pink room behind a window pane, while Ned Flanders listens…
“I'll be there. And this time you can be the nacho man.”
8:58–9:04 -
Marge Simpson holds baby Maggie, who wears a blue bow and a pacifier, while Lisa in her red dress and pearl…
“Dad and Ned Flanders friends?”
9:04–9:16 -
Ned Flanders stands at the side of a green pool table in a bar, holding a cue, while Homer leans…
“Uh, be careful there, Homer. That is sort of a new table.”
9:16–9:27 -
Homer Simpson lies sprawled face-down over a green billiards table in a pool hall while Ned Flanders stands…
“Now you got a lawsuit on your hands.”
9:27–9:37 -
Two cartoon sheep with pink faces and purple hooves, along with a large grey-blue ram with curled gold horns…
“It's not fair. My brother Joseph has a sin to confess.”
9:37–9:51 -
Two curly red-haired boys sit on a green couch in a living room beneath a painting of the Last Supper…
“That's all well and good for sheep, but what are we to do?”
9:51–10:03 -
Homer Simpson sits on the couch in his white shirt, holding up a remote control with a worried grin…
“Hey, what gives? I thought you had a satellite dish.”
10:03–10:13 -
A woman with orange curly hair, a pink vest and a maroon skirt stands in a room with a pool table, a glass…
“Okay, boys, time for bed. Say goodnight.”
10:13–10:24 -
Homer Simpson and Ned Flanders first stand in the doorway of Moe's tavern, where Homer extends an arm…
“I want you to get to know my family.”
10:24–10:37 -
Homer sits at the left of a bar while Ned Flanders sits at the right and leans in
“Hey, I don't want no people in here with their evils of alcohol rap.”
10:37–10:44 -
Moe grips the front of a green-sweatered man with a moustache and glasses, Ned Flanders, in a bar…
“Wait a second. You're the man at the hospital who reads to sick children.”
10:44–10:56 -
Marge Simpson kneels in orange shirt and blue jeans by pink rose bushes in the front yard, holding a trowel…
“Honey, I'm so glad you helped. Can't talk.”
10:56–11:08 -
Ned Flanders and Homer in a white shirt appear at a window with purple curtains, where Homer peers…
“And let's not forget the humane but determined boys over at the slaughterhouse.”
11:08–11:19 -
Ned Flanders sits at a dining table on the left, and Marge sits on the right, while Homer stands…
“Oh, I'd love to chitty-chack, but tonight's the night I do my charity work.”
11:19–11:30 -
Homer and Ned Flanders sit at a dinner table while a woman with frizzy red hair and a pink top watches
“Hey, just so you don't have to suffer alone, I'm coming with you.”
11:30–11:42 -
Homer stands in a diner in his white shirt and blue pants while a thin, grey-haired man in a black suit…
“Oh, you poor unfortunate man.”
11:42–11:54 -
Ned Flanders stands behind a teal counter holding a blue tray while a stack of plates sits beside him
“Come on.”
11:54–12:05 -
Homer scowls beside Grampa, who holds a cigarette, in a cafeteria with benches and a hook rack…
“Oh, for some reason, Moe's always clothes on Wednesdays.”
12:05–12:17 -
Ned Flanders serves soup from a large blue urn at a counter lit by a blue lamp, with a stack of bowls…
“Come on, come on, just give them the slop and let's get out of here.”
12:17–12:30 -
A thin, unnamed man in a maroon fedora and teal coat with a red tie, carrying a round white device…
“Wow, look at that enthusiasm.”
12:30–12:38 -
Homer Simpson sits in a brown armchair reading a newspaper in the pink living room, while Marge sits…
“Homie, I'm very proud of you. But don't you think you're spending too much time with Ned?”
12:38–12:49 -
Homer and Marge stand in the pink living room beside a red lamp and a potted plant, with a framed Lisa…
“In fact, you wanted to bash his head in with a pipe.”
12:49–12:58 -
Homer, Marge, Lisa and Bart stand and perch in the pink family living room, with Homer in a white shirt…
“Flanders are a bunch of geeks, man. The Flanderuses are not geeks!”
12:58–13:11 -
Lisa and Bart sit side by side on a dark red couch in a pink room, Lisa with her pearl necklace and orange…
“No way, Jose. This way. Don't worry, Bart.”
13:11–13:13 -
Lisa and Bart sit side by side on a dark red couch against a pink wall
“No way, Jose. This way. Don't worry, Bart.”
13:13–13:27 -
Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie with Ned Flanders are packed into a blue station wagon…
“Don't worry.”
13:27–13:36 -
Ned Flanders drives a station wagon with Homer in the front passenger seat, while Marge with her tall blue…
“Well, well, well, well, well, well, well, well, well, well, well.”
13:36–13:46 -
Homer Simpson appears at a lakeside boat ramp in Lake Springfield, first seen waving with an ice cream cone…
“No, no, keep going.”
13:46–13:56 -
Homer sits at the wheel of a white-and-blue speedboat on a trailer as it is launched down a concrete ramp…
“Right there. Let her go.”
13:56–14:06 -
Marge Simpson and Lisa Simpson stand at a wooden picnic table in a forest clearing
“There.”
14:06–14:19 -
Marge Simpson and Lisa Simpson stand at a picnic table beside a woman with a big brown hairdo and blue…
“No sugar.”
14:19–14:25 -
Bart stands on the left of a forest clearing of pine trees and holds up a thin stick-like candy while two…
“Oh, it's okay.”
14:25–14:38 -
Homer stands at a picnic table in a pine forest, with Marge, Bart, Lisa, Ned Flanders in his green sweater…
“I'd like to propose a toast to the coming together of the Simpsons and the Flanders.”
14:38–14:50 -
Homer Simpson and Ned Flanders are outdoors at a picnic among tall evergreen trees
“If this were a more perfect world, we'd all be known as the Flimpsons.”
14:50–15:02 -
Ned Flanders stands in a pine forest holding a glass, then Lisa and Marge appear at a picnic table where Lisa…
“My entire family is very touched and... BOOT F bullet!”
15:02–15:12 -
Ned Flanders and Maud Flanders stand at a picnic table smeared with orange and green goo, and Ned holds…
“What you doing? We're heading back.”
15:12–15:23 -
Homer Simpson and Ned Flanders stand together outdoors beside a red camper van and a tan van under a blue sky
“Oh, I don't know. Too late!”
15:23–15:35 -
Homer Simpson sits in a white boat with blue trim perched on a wrecked, rusted car in a dirt lot, throwing…
“Your car.”
15:35–15:48 -
Ned Flanders climbs a blue spiral staircase carrying a grey briefcase, seen first…
15:48–16:00 -
Ned Flanders, in a green sweater and glasses, lines up a scoped rifle from an elevated blue structure…
“Here's Homer.”
16:00–16:10 -
Ned Flanders lies in a bed with a purple blanket while a woman with curly auburn hair and red lipstick…
“What's the matter, Ned?”
16:10–16:18 -
Homer Simpson and Marge Simpson lie in a bed with blue sheets and a dark wooden headboard, Marge…
“Marge, I think I hate Ted Koppel.”
16:18–16:28 -
Homer lies open-mouthed in a dark bedroom beside Marge, who lies wide-eyed in a red hair net, and the scene…
“Off the rim! Oh!”
16:28–16:38 -
Ned Flanders stands in a driveway holding a basketball in front of a brick house with a red garage door…
“Ah...”
16:38–16:50 -
Homer Simpson stands in a grassy yard beside a green hedge, then ducks down and hides in the bushes…
“Oh, okay.”
16:50–17:00 -
Ned Flanders stands on a grassy green background holding a red basketball, flanked on the left…
“Sometimes to keep from hurting someone's feelings,”
17:00–17:11 -
Homer Simpson stands on the front step of the Simpson house holding golf clubs, then turns to face the viewer…
“Nettie!”
17:11–17:21 -
Homer Simpson stands holding a golf club against a blue sky with clouds and green bushes, then raises…
“Nettie? Nettie!”
17:21–17:34 -
Homer leans out the window of a red car, pointing ahead while two curly-haired women with reddish hair sit…
“Hmm,”
17:34–17:46 -
Ned Flanders sits at the wheel of a red car in the first frame, with a woman with orange hair beside him…
“I guess he didn't see me. We did it! We got rid of...”
17:46–17:59 -
Ned Flanders gestures with raised hands while Chief Wiggum stands beside him on a sidewalk next to a red car…
“Ned Flanders. I never would have imagined.”
17:59–18:13 -
Chief Wiggum grips Ned Flanders then pushes Flanders' head down into the back seat
“Yeah, where's your messiah now, Flanders?”
18:13–18:22 -
Ned Flanders stands on a sidewalk holding hands with a woman with big curly auburn hair and a pink jacket…
“I can't do it, Maude. I can't face their accusing eyes.”
18:22–18:33 -
Ned Flanders stands beside a woman with curly red hair, first with his eyes open and wide, then with his eyes…
“There he is, Ned Flanders. The fallen one.”
18:33–18:46 -
Ned Flanders stands at a doorway with a woman with a reddish curly hairdo and two curly-haired boys in blue…
“No.”
18:46–18:59 -
A dark-haired preacher in a white robe stands at a wooden lectern before colorful stained-glass windows…
“I'd like to publicly congratulate Homer Simpson on his recent charity work.”
18:59–19:09 -
Homer Simpson and Ned Flanders, who has a moustache, glasses and a green sweater, sit in a front pew…
“That's beautiful.”
19:09–19:21 -
In a church with colorful stained-glass windows, Homer sits in a blue suit with his hands clasped and eyes…
“Stop it! Breathe through your damn mouth!”
19:21–19:34 -
Homer sits in a blue suit in a church pew while Ned Flanders stands on the red-carpeted aisle…
“Stop it! Breathe through your damn mouth!”
19:34–19:45 -
Grampa stands in a row of wooden seats while Mr. Burns sits at the left and Marge's tall blue beehive shows…
“Well, Ned Flanders is just jealous. Oh, the guy's hepped up on goofballs.”
19:45–19:55 -
Ned Flanders stands in a church-like hall beside Homer in a blue suit and green tie, and a thin man…
“Stop it! Stop it!”
19:55–20:03 -
Homer Simpson stands center-frame in a room with stained-glass arched windows, flanked by Milhouse with blue…
“How dare you talk about Ned Flanders like that.”
20:03–20:10 -
Homer stands in a room with arched stained-glass windows, flanked by Ned Flanders in a green suit…
“Maybe even more so than me.”
20:10–20:17 -
Homer Simpson stands beside Ned Flanders, who has a moustache, glasses and a green sweater over a pink shirt…
“But this man has turned every cheek on his body.”
20:17–20:30 -
Milhouse stands at the left of a row of men, next to a grey-haired man in a red bow tie and a purple jacket…
“Um.”
20:30–20:42 -
Ned Flanders stands beside Homer in a church, where a crowd of parishioners sits and stands in front…
“We were wrong to doubt him. Hey, that guy's right!”
20:42–20:56 -
Homer Simpson and Ned Flanders stand together in a church beside a stained-glass window and a blue banner…
“Thank you so much, Homer.”
20:56–21:06 -
Homer Simpson and Ned Flanders stand in front of a stained-glass window and a blue banner with a white dove
“Now, how about that game at the pitch and putt?”
21:06–21:12 -
Bart and Lisa sit side by side on a red-carpeted pew in front of a wooden wall and stained-glass window
“I don't get it, Lise. You said everything would be back to normal,”
21:12–21:25 -
Homer Simpson stands in the family living room with its pink walls, a purple upright piano, and a brick…
“Guess what, everyone?”
21:25–21:37 -
Ned Flanders peers through a purple-framed window at the street, then turns and waves while Homer stands…
“Hi, diddly-ho, neighbor. Get lost, Flanders.”
21:37–21:45 -
No regular characters are visible; the scene shows only the exterior of a large, dark-blue Victorian mansion…
“See?”
21:45–21:55 -
The scene is a black title card sequence of credits against a plain black background
21:55–22:06 -
No Simpsons characters appear in this moment; it is a black title card sequence in the end credits
22:06–22:16 -
No Simpsons characters appear in this moment; it is a black title card sequence with no people on screen
“We'll be right back.”
22:16–22:26 -
No Simpsons characters appear; the scene is a black screen with yellow credit text that changes over time
“We'll be right back.”
22:26–22:36 -
No Simpsons characters appear in this moment; it is a black end-credits sequence with yellow lettering
“Shh.”
22:36–22:46 -
Silhouetted audience members sit in rows of seats in a dark movie theater, with one large, bushy-haired…
“Shh.”
22:46–22:56
Who's in it
Bart Simpson, Homer Simpson, Lisa Simpson, Marge Simpson, Maggie Simpson, Moe Szyslak, Milhouse Van Houten, Grampa Simpson, Principal Skinner, Ned Flanders, Barney Gumble, Chief Wiggum, Lenny Leonard, Carl Carlson, Dr. Hibbert, Mr. Burns, Kent Brockman, Otto Mann, Jasper Beardsley, Patty Bouvier, Reverend Lovejoy, Selma Bouvier, Todd Flanders, Maude Flanders, Rod Flanders, Mayor Quimby, Kirk Van Houten, Larry Dalrymple, Luann Van Houten, Helen Lovejoy, Sam, Agnes Skinner, Superintendent Chalmers, Just Stamp the Ticket Man, Dave Shutton, Mayor Quimby's Bodyguards, Marty, God, Blinky, Bill, Ronald Reagan, Hot Dog Vendor, Priest, Referee, Reporter, Stan Taylor, Ticket Buyer, Ticket Clerk
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