Lisa: Ew! Mom, this whole thing is really creepy. Are you sure you
won't talk to Dad?
Marge: Mmm, I'd like to, honey, but I'm not sure how. Your father can
be surprisingly sensitive. {Remember when I giggled at his
Sherlock Holmes hat? He sulked for a week and then closed his
detective agency.}
Lisa: Well, maybe you'll have to hurt his feelings. The longer he
lives likes this, the harder it'll be to go back.
Marge: [realizes] You're right. Maybe if I use my least nagging tone of
voice...[tries]
Homer? [tries again]
Homer! [tries again]
Homer...that's it. That's the one. All right, send him on in.
-- Marge finds her center, "King-Size Homer"
won't talk to Dad?
Marge: Mmm, I'd like to, honey, but I'm not sure how. Your father can
be surprisingly sensitive. {Remember when I giggled at his
Sherlock Holmes hat? He sulked for a week and then closed his
detective agency.}
Lisa: Well, maybe you'll have to hurt his feelings. The longer he
lives likes this, the harder it'll be to go back.
Marge: [realizes] You're right. Maybe if I use my least nagging tone of
voice...[tries]
Homer? [tries again]
Homer! [tries again]
Homer...that's it. That's the one. All right, send him on in.
-- Marge finds her center, "King-Size Homer"
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Lisa: Bleeding Gums was my hero and I never got to tell him how I felt.
Homer: Oh, I'm sure he knew, and I'm sure that wherever... - Marge: Homer [knocks again] Homer, why aren't you at work?
Homer: The car won't start. I don't feel very good... - Marge: Homer, I really don't like you telling personal secrets in your
class.
Homer: Marge, I didn't tell 'em personal stuff. Marge... - his hat tumble-dries to a stop]}
Homer: {[putting it on] Mmm,
I _can_ feel three kinds of softness. } Lisa: {Dad... - Lisa: I like him! He's smart, he's sensitive, he's clearly not
obsessed with his physical appearance -
Homer: [walking by] My ears are burning. Lisa: Uh... - Lisa: Hi, Mom.
Marge: Lisa! Hello. How are you doing in England?
Remember, an elevator is called a "lift", a... - Bart: Wow, Mom, I never pictured you as any kind of authority figure
before.
Homer: Marge, I want you to take care of yourself out...
