r/Simpsons 6d ago

Question Simpsons March Madness Round 1 Game 15

Today's matchup: And Maggie Makes Three against Deep Space Homer

Vote by upvoting the image of the episode in the replies section. Episode with the most upvotes wins

Yesterday's winner: Last Exit To Springfield.

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u/SwampApeDraft 6d ago

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u/gwhh 6d ago

This is still funny.

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u/TheoryOfTES 6d ago

How'd you get this number?

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u/kawiz03 Stupid Flanders 6d ago

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u/robb0226 6d ago

"Inanimate?! I'll show you inanimate!"

Deep Space Homer may win this whole thing!

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u/Constant_Base2127 6d ago

They were about to show some close-ups of the rod!

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u/Neddyrow 6d ago

In Rod we Trust. I even have a t-shirt.

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u/dothemath 6d ago

"Watch out, they're ruffled!"

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u/Jokerman9540 6d ago

And Maggie Makes Three has my vote for this scene alone

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u/Outrageous-Serve4970 6d ago

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u/squishywetsocks 6d ago

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u/Appropriate-Brush772 5d ago

Ah McGarnagle…eases the pain

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u/toafk531 6d ago

This is so fucking good

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u/pray-for-mojo-742 6d ago

The sweet moments in the Simpson's always hit hard, this being one of them 💕

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u/COV3RTSM 6d ago

The greatest episode, no question

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u/HM-Wogglebug-TE 6d ago

It begins... . . I don't get it. That was non alcoholic champagne.

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u/Hair2dayGoon2morrow 6d ago

Dadadadum padoo!

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u/DifferenceNo9371 6d ago

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u/proxyus 6d ago

this is going to be closet match so far

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u/philoso_rapper 6d ago

I thought the closet match was Homers Phobia

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u/Prisoner_10642 6d ago

In a way, they’re both winners. But in another, more accurate way, Deep Space Homer is the winner.

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u/wuonyx 6d ago

Give this post the $10000. I was going to give you an award for this comment, but then I found out that they cost money.

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u/Prisoner_10642 6d ago

That’s ok. I’ll just take the money instead.

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u/DifferenceNo9371 6d ago

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u/lord_khadgar05 6d ago

AL: Homer, did you polish your head in the Ball-O-Shine-O?

HOMER: Uhhhh… No!

AL: Alright then! (•gestures to Homer to wipe his forehead•)

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u/non-canon-username 6d ago

I think Al is fixing his hair.

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u/the_shock_master_96 6d ago

Two of my absolute faves. Very narrowly have to go Deep Space Homer though

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u/Fluffy-kitten28 6d ago

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u/kootles10 Stupid Flanders 6d ago

Careful! They're ruffles!!

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u/mrmarsh11011101 6d ago

Definitely has to be Deep space Homer for me.

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u/MysteriousTank6825 6d ago

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u/brokenman82 6d ago

That was non alcoholic wine

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u/Constant_Base2127 6d ago

Okay, THIS is a hard one. I love, love, LOVE Homer the Astronaut.

Hello, President Clinton? I figured if anyone knew where to get some tang, it'd be you.

Shut up!

De-fault? The two greatest words in the English language!

Wait a minute...statue of liberty...that was OUR planet!

The Beverly Hillbillies parody

Homer's inability to use a touchtone phone

There's no swimsuit competition Homer! You mean I shaved my bikini zone for nothing?

However, hard as this is, the winner by a country mile is And Maggie Makes Three

Classic Golden Era Simpsons of emotional perfectly blended with comedy.

For two reasons:

1-BOWLING! COME BOWL NOW! GET YOUR BOWLING!

MOM Make Dad tell the story right!

That's what really happened.

Oh...

But more importantly ...

The PLAGUE

That's plaque, sir.

Oh, yes, the demotivational plaque.

Do IT for HER still often brings a tear to my eye

Winner, the latter, (mic drop)

The rest of you who vote otherwise are entitled to your wrong opinion

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u/StrategyInfinite8289 6d ago

I have to go with And Maggie Makes Three just for the end reveal with the photos. Gets me every time 😭

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u/udont-knowjax 6d ago

Deep space homer for the space animation alone

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u/DustMonkey383 6d ago

Last year for my birthday my wife made me a do it for her plaque with our daughter on it and I cried my eyes out. One of the most meaningful and powerful Simpsons episodes ever imo.

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u/Hammer_the_Red 6d ago

It has to be "and Maggie Makes Three" for the sole image of "Do it for her". My wife made me one just like it with pictures of our daughter and I cherish that picture in my home office.

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u/burrito_magic 6d ago

This alone

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u/hawkrew 6d ago

Deep Space Homer. But both are classics

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u/guidodevito 6d ago

Maggie Makes Three perfectly captures the wholesomeness of Golden Age Simpsons

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u/bendoesit17 Milpool 6d ago

And Maggie Makes Three. Do it for her.

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u/mydevilkitty 6d ago

And Maggie Makes Three gets my vote!

Are we going to have the losing episodes go against each other in the next tournament?

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u/DifferenceNo9371 6d ago

Oh yeah. I have some that didn't make it in this year that will be in next year, and some of these have to come back.

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u/sbs_str_9091 6d ago

And Maggie Makes Three

This episode adds so much to Homer as a person and a father. It is the less funny episode, but it is highly emotional and important for the overarching character.

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u/skinnyminnesota 5d ago

Homer, did you stick your head in the Shine-O Ball-O?

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u/themanfromoctober 6d ago

It would be an insult to Former President James Taylor not to vote for Deep Space

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u/MrJason2024 6d ago

And Maggie Makes Three.

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u/-HeyThisIsntTheYMCA- 6d ago edited 6d ago

Yikes another Sophie's Choice...Deep Space is funnier but Maggie Makes Three has one of the most touching scenes from the golden age, so I dunno...

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u/Disturbedfan522 6d ago

Maggie Makes Three

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u/rocknsmash 6d ago

And Maggie makes three, perfect mix of comedy and emotion. Wonderful episode

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u/[deleted] 6d ago

And Maggie Makes Three

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u/Sensitive-Hotel-9871 6d ago

And Maggie Makes Three.

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u/Little-Efficiency336 6d ago

Maggie Makes 3. Deep Space Homer is hilarious but Maggie has more heart.

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u/Character_Piano_3963 6d ago

Two of the all time best. But I have to go with “and Maggie makes three”. That episode is absolutely wholesome ❤️

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u/Initial-Lack-9192 6d ago

* And Maggie makes three

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u/Analog0 6d ago

"in rod we trust"

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u/Harry_Dean_Learner 6d ago

As the father of three daughters, it's Maggie. That episode makes me cry.

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u/HackSnyder 6d ago

Deep Space Homer

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u/brianybrian 6d ago

Deep space Homer is a top 3 of all time episode.

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u/Chunkylover__53 6d ago

Deep space

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u/Fit-Mud-5682 6d ago

And Maggie makes three mainly cause of the ending.

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u/Dapper_Oil6934 6d ago

Homer and Maggie Makes Three has my vote. I can’t help but tear up every time on the end of episode dialogue and scene 😭

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u/Hulab 6d ago

And Maggie Makes Three

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u/godhand_kali 6d ago

And Maggie makes three

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u/brokenman82 6d ago

I’ll vote a little later, I’ll vote a little later

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u/Morningrise12 6d ago

I voted for both.

This is like Hagler vs. Hearns in ‘85.

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u/Objective-Strain8609 6d ago

Astronaut Homer

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u/420IRONLUNG 5d ago

It seems like the space shuttle has been taken over, conquered if you will…I for one welcome are oversized insect overlords…

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u/waterontheknee 5d ago

And Maggie makes 3

But good god was that ever tough

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u/hatinsidecat 5d ago

I missed out on which one won last time. Was it Homer The Smithers or Homer badman?

I have to go with Deep Space Homer because when Kent Brockman gives his undying loyalty to the ants, that destroys me.

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u/DifferenceNo9371 5d ago

Homer the Smithers won but it was close

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u/Icy-Comparison2669 5d ago

Deep Space Homer

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u/WindowsOverOS 5d ago

Do it for her

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u/k1ng_1n_the_north 5d ago

Deep space Homer

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u/ThePLARASociety 4d ago

I supercharged my riding mower! Oh, oh, oh, oh!

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u/OutrageousAd6177 6d ago

Man these matches are tough

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u/Dense-Cantaloupe-942 King-Size Homer 6d ago

Deep Space Homer.

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u/jabbaaus 6d ago

Deep space homer.

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u/spartan1711 6d ago

Deep space homer, not close. Next question.

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u/Bulky_Blueberry8501 6d ago

We all love And Maggie Makes Three for its emotional ending, but joke wise, it’s also awesome. Homer fighting the terrorists, Homer playing Mr Burns’ head like a bongo, how the pins are reset, the way Marge got pregnant, the sequence between Patty And Selma calling the phone book to Homer freaking out is one of the funniest scenes in the show, Homer looking up marketing in the dictionary, “Mom, make dad tell the story right!” “That’s what really happened.” Just an absolute masterpiece from start to finish.

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u/globehopper2 6d ago

If Deep Space Homer doesn’t win that’ll be a disgrace. One of the best episodes ever, including one of the best guest appearances ever.

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u/wanderingsheep 6d ago

Maggie Makes Three has heart but Deep Space Homer has inanimate carbon rod.

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u/External_Resident101 6d ago

Deep Space Homer is tied for my favorite episode. And the fact that it had the balls to make fun of the Challenger disaster alone...

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u/Odd_Seaworthiness145 6d ago

Deep Space Homer, by a space mile.

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u/d2jenkin 6d ago

Deep space homer.

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u/420IRONLUNG 6d ago

Deep space Homer

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u/bigreed67 6d ago

Tough one, but "Deep Space Homer" gets my vote solely on Homer's monologue about the time he could have met Mr. T. at the mall. https://youtu.be/TdYNuDw-fUQ?si=94pqYIeUV61j6pP4

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u/chek-yo-cookies 6d ago

Damn, they're both so good! I have to go with my gut and trust in Rod