...Not to mention adding that he'd better not "risk" it, implying he thinks it possible the government could find out AND nail him for tax purposes for enjoying the smell. These 212 seconds contain about 100 grade-A jokes.
@@SpikeTheWolf Let me see if i can explain it. Ned bought the ink to use in his store, so he can put it down in his taxes as a business expense. By doing so, he's essentially saying to the government, "look, i had to spend some money to run my business, which reduces my net profit, so i don't need to pay as much in taxes." That's perfectly fine. But, if Ned were to claim that something was a business expense when in reality it wasn't, like a car that he bought for his wife, that would be fraudulent and would get him in trouble with the IRS. Ned says that he enjoys the smell of cash register ink, so even thought he bought it for his business, he believes it could be considered a personal expense, which would mean he doesn't get to claim it as a business expense. He says "better not risk it" and files the ink as a personal expense instead, because he believes it's better to pay slightly more in taxes than to get in trouble with the IRS. The joke is that of course the ink is a business expense, but Ned doesn't want to take the chance in case the fact that he enjoys the smell classifies the ink as a personal expense. Hope that clears it up
I must say that every so often, I revisit this video. There's something very calming and satisfying about watching Ned Flanders do his taxes properly and well in advance, and serves as a constant pleasant reminder for me not to procrastinate.
I heard from my dad, who’s an accountant, that the only people who can pay taxes that early are business owners. Which makes sense since Ned owns a business.
@@andrewshouse9840 someone I know wasn’t allowed to apply for a home loan because they had a bad debit history- they hadn’t paid a 38 cent thing and had to pay that off first then they finally accepted the home loan
Technically the IRS is illegal. As the following points show: 1) The power of the purse, meaning ANYTHING dealing with fiance goes to CONGRESS only. 2) The Fourth amendment says no UNWARRANTED search OR seizure. Meaning they cannot take ANYTHING from you without YOU committing a crime/ the having a warrant. 3) Only The House can make bills/laws involving money. It starts in the House of Representatives to the Senate to be signed, revised, and/or sent back if not passed to the President. Did you also know the US Constitution states it is not only you right, but responsibility to overturn any tyrannical government? Meaning ANY violation of your rights by the government, especially if done to a large extent like now, lets those wanting to stop it can seek to take those out of power by force is a legit option.
@UCNE6pYI7GwD8tqJ1TCBQhbw holy shit shut the fuck up. Even if that was correct, which it isn't, it doesn't matter. And even if it did matter, which it doesn't, nobody cares. And even if they did care, which they don't, it's a god damn clip from the Simpsons! Nobody is here for tax advice or whatever the fuck you think you're spewing.
I like that at 1:05 and 1:18 you can see Dr. Hibbert standing in line at the post office showing that he also decided to wait until the last minute despite the advice Flanders gave him. Also I think it's a pretty safe guess to say that Kent decided to go to another accountant during the next tax season.
As a new wife, the whole exchange of "I put that on your to do pile a month ago" to which husband replies in a terrified and high voice "I have a to do pile!?" just hits different now
I always imagined IRS employees beign like Employee: "ah good old Ned Flanders, always delighted to get his taxes and mints. Let's channel his taxes to the last person of the year, to that awfull Homer Simpson."
Government when I make money: I am once again asking for your financial support Government when I buy something: I am once again asking for your financial support Government when I die: *I am once again asking for your financial support* Well, at least there's representation this time around. The amount of different "underrated lines" being commented about in these comments, of a 3 and a half minute clip, it must be noted, goes to show just how densely packed classic Simpsons episodes were with jokes. Specific scenes in episodes would be re-written dozens of times and it really shows, the writers clearly wanted as many good jokes per minute as possible.
"Business Gifts? Here you go, keep using nuclear power!" - Me, probably America is the land of opportunity.... _everybody can become a taxpayer._ People like them wouldn't have to worry about taxes if they simply moved to the DPRK. We've been a tax haven since the seventies when my grandpa abolished taxes in 1974. Tax Abolition Day is observed on April 1st. Did we mention we also have universal healthcare?
@@veronikamajerova4564 I gotta wait for my tax slips before I can file them. They only come as early as February every year. I live in Canada btw so I dont think the tax experience is the same in my country as in the USA.
"Lisa's a clergyman, Maggie is seven people and Bart was wounded in Vietnam" I love how Homer is so bad at counting that he says they have 9 children and yet by quickly saying Maggie is seven people and then counting Lisa and Bart his twisted maths wind up adding up lol
0:03 Look, it's great to acknowledge how Ned Flanders does his taxes so early. However, can we appreciate how he's able to have his glasses just fling up when he's rubbing his eyes?
"8:45? Here I am yapping away like it's 8:35." I... get it. Like, a 10 minute difference is huge when trying to get ready for the day. Also, the way Otto just didn't even know it was the line for taxes implies that he, of all people, also got his done early. Also also, they finished the 9 kids joke they just made. "Maggie is 7 people." I feel like a lot of shows would just let that one hang in the aether
"And let's not forget the folks who just don't feel like working God bless them" 🤣😭 It's so true... Ugh that's the most annoyingly accurate sentence I ever heard a cartoon say
It is honestly infuriating. We bust our asses 30 to 40 hrs a week and they get to play around all day watching us work and calling us wagecucks. I say we do to them what the French did to the rich.
@@melinaconrow1371 It wouldn't matter if they did, fam. They're nothing more than lazy keyboard warriors so you can just block them. Only problem is UA-cam deleting comments so I'm surprised mine went through lmao.
Now you might think Ned is a complete square for filling his taxes on January 1st, but he's actually really smart in doing them ASAP if only to avoid the chaos later on
Even Al capone got hit pretty badly from taxes & Ned Flanders hates waiting in line at the post office that's why he did his taxes earliest as possible
Don`t wanna come off as smug but I can totally feel like Flanders in this one : as soon as I gotten my W2 forms this year , I went straight ahead to finish them as early as possible and because I filled so soon , I got my taxes way before everyone else did ( or at least the folks around me ) . It felt good to take care of business . Always do your taxes as soon as you`re are able to and dont wait till last minute . Sorry for coming off as cocky
In the Spanish (Mexico) dub of the show, the voice actor for Krusty skipped the ? Of the line “Because I’m an idiot, happy?” So it sounded like a statement, so it ended up being “Because I’m a happy idiot”
Love how watches suddenly appear on the wrists of characters who don’t usually wear them in this series just when they conveniently need to check them time!
I like how Kent Brockman admitted on live television that he entrusted his accountant to take care of his taxes, and the accountant still did it at the last minute. Can he use a recording of the implied confession of his accountant to protect himself?
Maude reminding Ned that the post office will be opening (not closing) is one of the funniest details. Like he has to be the absolute first person in for the year or he'll be late.
as a kid, I always thought flanders was lame, but as an adult I both envy and respect his attitude to things and work ethic. they hurt him so bad in the later seasons.
@@maelkew3337 Flanderization. It's a trope named after ned. used when a character has a singular trait exaggerated out of proportion to a point they no longer even resemble their original characterization anymore
whyd you have to go and make things so complicated? i see the way youre acting like youre somebody else. gets me frustrated. simply admit that i am the funniest and greatest and sm*rtest and coolest and strongest yout*ber of all time! admit it, dear sr
That Flanders believes that his tax money goes to people who "just don't feel like working", but actually doesn't mind, tells you everything about his character.
@@illuminatiaqi6130 I initially took that line as "Ah who cares, they can do what they want," but honestly, I could just as easily see it as the classic stereotypical passive-aggressive "nice" person who smiles to your face but judges you behind your back.
@@HellqueenRoz Ned probably has some repressed anger toward them but he’s also a genuinely nice person most of the time. I think it’s probably a bit of both, leaning towards being charitable.
Yeah, I kind of ended up like Ned. Get the taxes done as early as possible so I don't have to think about them. God forbid I end up in last minute panic.
Good thing that I don't need to do taxes. Well for 2020 I needed to do taxes and I did them for 2019 at the same time (when I'm not required to do them, I can wait 3 years to do them). Also it's pretty easy when your income is straight forward, at least here in germany. Just entering some data from your paper or auto fill them, remembering how many days I drove to the office and how far it is. Then including extra expenses where you get more money back and then send it. With the software I buy it's pretty easy and I always got more back then I paid for the software. I don't need to leave my house for that. The only thing where I need to wait is until my boss did the papers and gave it to me.
I love classic Ned's character because he wasn't JUST a figure of fun. Despite how ridiculous it looks for him to be doing taxes that early, they still do show that everyone else suffered by leaving it to the last minute. The contrast between him and Homer only works when he is actually an intelligent, upstanding citizen and not just the weird caricature he is now
You can't make Ned a compelling and interesting guy when you as a writer have nothing but contempt for his religious belief structure that makes him so.
@@michaelcallistoIndeed. Predisposition and bias are the reason more and more media is increasingly becoming more like mouthpieces for particular beliefs instead of simply portraying life and beauty as it is. People like to point out the hypocrisy of religious people as "proof" the belief system is useless, while ignoring all the positive things it produces. Almost all of the best citizens I have known are all religious people. I am sure that if enough statistical studies were to be made about this, they would reflect the good impact Christianity has on people.
@@DOSRetroGamer you do. he has hot wife and live good, pretty rich and morally good, not 100% as him, but you surely want to be more like him than homer. of course i'm not gonna count the shit low hit porpaganda made to him by made his 2 son gay.
This scared the shit out of me as a kid. I remember worrying that I’d fuck up my taxes as an adult and end up in jail. Didn’t realize back then you could hire people to do your taxes.
Does everybody in the US need to file a tax report? Here in Germany you have the right to do so (and many people do because you can get good amount of money back) and at a certain income its mandatory (or if you have a more complex income situtation then it its mandatoy too, like earning money with renting out stuff or just working besides a normal day job in in general)
And the unions for people you hire to do it lobby like crazy for the system to never improve so you'd have to keep paying them for doing this shit for you until the inevitable collapse of the country. Legal corruption is fun!
@@MizantropMan Here in Germany we have good tax software, the software just asks you questions and guides you through the whole thing. You dont really need an professional you can do everything yourself, except if you have a medium sized business (or bigger, or a complex construct) then you may should get a professional (also its his fault then if he fucks up and so its usually good invested money, and also the amount you spent on the guy is tax deduactable (correct word?) so if you make revenue, litteraly free)
He makes the income and has the most important information. She could try to get copies of all his wages, expenses, and paperwork, but that still requires Homer to do things. In conclusion, because it's funny.
Ned not putting in the ink as a business expense because he personally enjoys the smell is just brilliant.
...Not to mention adding that he'd better not "risk" it, implying he thinks it possible the government could find out AND nail him for tax purposes for enjoying the smell.
These 212 seconds contain about 100 grade-A jokes.
Lies again? Serie A Leader Income Tax
I don't get the joke. I'm sorry me not smart.
@@SpikeTheWolf Let me see if i can explain it. Ned bought the ink to use in his store, so he can put it down in his taxes as a business expense. By doing so, he's essentially saying to the government, "look, i had to spend some money to run my business, which reduces my net profit, so i don't need to pay as much in taxes." That's perfectly fine. But, if Ned were to claim that something was a business expense when in reality it wasn't, like a car that he bought for his wife, that would be fraudulent and would get him in trouble with the IRS. Ned says that he enjoys the smell of cash register ink, so even thought he bought it for his business, he believes it could be considered a personal expense, which would mean he doesn't get to claim it as a business expense. He says "better not risk it" and files the ink as a personal expense instead, because he believes it's better to pay slightly more in taxes than to get in trouble with the IRS.
The joke is that of course the ink is a business expense, but Ned doesn't want to take the chance in case the fact that he enjoys the smell classifies the ink as a personal expense.
Hope that clears it up
Well, he better not risk it
‘No, just mailing out death certificates for holiday related fatalities’ - one of the great underrated lines of the show.
"...heh heh."
Dr Hibberts laugh really seals every line he says 😂
gang of ppl really die on new years lol
And then at 1:25 Dr. Hibbert is thinking back to that day and realizing he should have followed Ned’s advice…
17 year's later.
OHHHHH i get it. LMAO
I must say that every so often, I revisit this video. There's something very calming and satisfying about watching Ned Flanders do his taxes properly and well in advance, and serves as a constant pleasant reminder for me not to procrastinate.
straight facts
I watch it every January and it immediately puts me in a tax preparation mood.
I always do my taxes as soon as possible. But I am always told to do it like 1 month before the deadline.
Oke-ily doke-ily!!!
But he was in a big rush anyhow
I have always loved the sound effect when you hear someone run and drive off off screen with that peelout sound it makes everytime they do that lol
And how quickly they accelerate lmao
@@prettypointlessvideo It was so quick you didn't even hear the engine turn over 🤣
That and the sound of running and the front door opening and closing
Or the footsteps and the airplane lol
This.
“It’s literally the 11th hour, 10pm” I love old simpsons writing.
Not to be the guy thats not fun at parties - isnt that technically true?
@@Garfie489 Yeah. It’s exactly like centuries. Like the 1900s are called the 20th century.
12 a.m. would be the next day, so 11 p.m. is the 12th and 10 p.m. is the 11th
@@MeesterTweester stop being smart
If 12pm is considered the first hour, 1pm would be the second. 10 pm is the 11th hour lol
I heard from my dad, who’s an accountant, that the only people who can pay taxes that early are business owners. Which makes sense since Ned owns a business.
As a regular person i don't even get the info till like late February. Then i hope that April 15 is a friday so i really have until April 18
Business owners have to file tax returns every 3 months
“Because I’m an idiot. Happy?” Best line ever.
You can feel the workplace tension in that line. Kent knows what he's doing by interviewing Krusty.
Lol
At this point, everything said in the Simpsons before 2010 is the best line ever.
No. Mildly funny at best.
However: "I paid my taxes over a year ago" is one for the ages.
Most people during tax season
Took me years to notice that Flanders was able to file so early because he didn't need to wait for a W2.
He must have also owned his house outright and had no investments. No waiting for 1098 or 1099s
@@thecyclist01 No investments i can see. I can also see him just not taking the mortgage deduction.
"Bart was wounded in Vietnam"
"Cool!"
That's statement's weird. Because Bart was born some time in the 1980's. But the Vietnam War ended in 1975
@@jimhuffman9434 It would have been even weirder if Maggie was wounded in Vietnam.
@@jimhuffman9434 That's the joke
1:48 This was the funniest part. Definitely not a joke. You will feel the wrath of the IRS with compound interest if you mess up, lol.
They came after me for $4 once. I thought "didn't it cost more to mail me than to write it off?"
@@andrewshouse9840 someone I know wasn’t allowed to apply for a home loan because they had a bad debit history- they hadn’t paid a 38 cent thing and had to pay that off first then they finally accepted the home loan
Technically the IRS is illegal. As the following points show:
1) The power of the purse, meaning ANYTHING dealing with fiance goes to CONGRESS only.
2) The Fourth amendment says no UNWARRANTED search OR seizure. Meaning they cannot take ANYTHING from you without YOU committing a crime/ the having a warrant.
3) Only The House can make bills/laws involving money. It starts in the House of Representatives to the Senate to be signed, revised, and/or sent back if not passed to the President.
Did you also know the US Constitution states it is not only you right, but responsibility to overturn any tyrannical government? Meaning ANY violation of your rights by the government, especially if done to a large extent like now, lets those wanting to stop it can seek to take those out of power by force is a legit option.
@UCNE6pYI7GwD8tqJ1TCBQhbw holy shit shut the fuck up. Even if that was correct, which it isn't, it doesn't matter. And even if it did matter, which it doesn't, nobody cares. And even if they did care, which they don't, it's a god damn clip from the Simpsons! Nobody is here for tax advice or whatever the fuck you think you're spewing.
@@donellebullock7404 Those institutions have the power to delegate those jobs to others, so no it is not illegal.
The context of his repressed anger makes this even better
I love how most of the characters are salary workers, but everyone is talking about "paying taxes" not simply filing them.
Given how mess up a lot of their finances are, I guess it sort of makes sense.
All except Flanders, the captain, snake, and partially Frink
2:35 Can't blame Homer for not seeing the invisible "To-Do Pile"
I like that at 1:05 and 1:18 you can see Dr. Hibbert standing in line at the post office showing that he also decided to wait until the last minute despite the advice Flanders gave him. Also I think it's a pretty safe guess to say that Kent decided to go to another accountant during the next tax season.
The amount of excellent jokes in such a short piece. The Simpsons was amazing, let it rest in peace.
It's still technically running as of 2022, if you count what they air now as The Simpsons. I'll have to come back here when it finally ends.
Very original never seen 10 comments on every simpsons video like that
@@bubbythebear6891he's talkimg about the OG Simpsons which were the golden age. After 2002, the Simpsons went to crap
I am once again here for my biannual viewing of this classic. See you all back here January 1st!
"The folks who just don't feel like working, God bless 'em" lol
It's currently tax day of 2024, and i'm glad I paid my taxes over a year ago, LOL.
If anyone deserves an audit it's Flanders...no honest person does their taxes that early
Most tax forms aren't even out yet that early so how's he doing them properly?
@@razorburn645 Quick maths
And no SANE person refuses to discount a legitimate business expense "because they enjoy the smell".
@@samuelholmes3696 If that were the case, I'd be losing a lot on paint.
@@razorburn645 he’s self employed, so he should have all of his paperwork available
On top of that, you can fill out a 4852 in lieu of a W2 & 1099-r
As a new wife, the whole exchange of "I put that on your to do pile a month ago" to which husband replies in a terrified and high voice "I have a to do pile!?" just hits different now
I love how frink calls out Lenny
0:54 such an underrated gag haha
I always imagined IRS employees beign like
Employee: "ah good old Ned Flanders, always delighted to get his taxes and mints. Let's channel his taxes to the last person of the year, to that awfull Homer Simpson."
Yup, the IRS: always paying it forward, aren’t they?
Government when I make money: I am once again asking for your financial support
Government when I buy something: I am once again asking for your financial support
Government when I die: *I am once again asking for your financial support*
Well, at least there's representation this time around. The amount of different "underrated lines" being commented about in these comments, of a 3 and a half minute clip, it must be noted, goes to show just how densely packed classic Simpsons episodes were with jokes. Specific scenes in episodes would be re-written dozens of times and it really shows, the writers clearly wanted as many good jokes per minute as possible.
"8:45?!? Here I am yapping away like it's 8:35!"
I use riffs of that stupid line all the time. I love it.
2:11
When my mom asks why my grades are bad
"Business Gifts? Here you go, keep using nuclear power!" - Me, probably
America is the land of opportunity.... _everybody can become a taxpayer._ People like them wouldn't have to worry about taxes if they simply moved to the DPRK. We've been a tax haven since the seventies when my grandpa abolished taxes in 1974. Tax Abolition Day is observed on April 1st. Did we mention we also have universal healthcare?
0:06 "Oh! January 1st. Better get going on those taxes..." That's how I feel every new year. Except, I CAN"T do my taxes that soon. 😑
What??? You mean you DON´T start working on your taxes as soon as the clock hit midnight January first?
@@veronikamajerova4564 I gotta wait for my tax slips before I can file them. They only come as early as February every year. I live in Canada btw so I dont think the tax experience is the same in my country as in the USA.
February?! Ours dont come until April if you're lucky. And you can't even fill them on paper.
2:09 krusty has been all of us at one point
"It's the literally the 11th hour, 10 PM." That is such an excellent little joke they snuck in there.
That wasn't a joke. The 12th hour is 11pm-12am
wow u dum
"Because im an idiot, happy!?"
most relatable line in the simpsons
Tfw you realise a 10 year old, an 8 year old and a baby are all up past 10pm
“Sometimes I wonder why I Bother plundering at all!” This. This is perfection incarnate.
I love how Lionel hutz and Snake jailbird are lining up to pay their taxes
"Lisa's a clergyman, Maggie is seven people and Bart was wounded in Vietnam" I love how Homer is so bad at counting that he says they have 9 children and yet by quickly saying Maggie is seven people and then counting Lisa and Bart his twisted maths wind up adding up lol
Here I am 25 years later and I still think about this every year. As a result, tax time is January, not April.
Damn, this show was at the top of its game in the early 90's. What a fall from grace.
"It's literally the 11th hour, 10PM"
Never caught that joke before.
12 is the first hour, 1 the second, 2 the third... up to 10 the 11th
Flanders is such a nice guy man. I wish more people had is positive and diligent attitude!
This is adulthood people.
0:03 Look, it's great to acknowledge how Ned Flanders does his taxes so early. However, can we appreciate how he's able to have his glasses just fling up when he's rubbing his eyes?
“Alright people listen up, the harder you push, the faster we will all get out of here”.
Flanders in bed while new year's eve fireworks are going off is gold!
I'm impressed that Homer was able to realize that Maggie would have to be 7 people so that his other two children would make 9 total
Happy New Year everyone
One of the rare times we see unlikely characters interact such as Dr. Frink and Lenny,
"Sir"
Like Krusty isn't a coworker at the same network as well as a public recognizable face.
What a professional.
"Alright people listen up! The harder you push, the faster we will all get outta here!" *Looks all satisfied with himself*
funny how Lisa (an 8-year old) seems to know more about taxes than her 38-year old father
“Until you’re willing to file jointly, back of the line Seymour” -Edna Crabapple-.
I think that we all can relate to Krusty lol.
Honestly flanders would be a delightful neighbor
Least Homer was consistent with his Math, he originally said 9 kids and said Maggie is 7 people
As someone who lives in the UK this is such an alien concepts
Filing taxes early increases your chance of getting audited.
00:46 I’ve seen steamed hams so many times I recognise the sound effect from before skinner says “oh egads”
"8:45? Here I am yapping away like it's 8:35."
I... get it. Like, a 10 minute difference is huge when trying to get ready for the day.
Also, the way Otto just didn't even know it was the line for taxes implies that he, of all people, also got his done early.
Also also, they finished the 9 kids joke they just made. "Maggie is 7 people." I feel like a lot of shows would just let that one hang in the aether
"And let's not forget the folks who just don't feel like working God bless them"
🤣😭 It's so true... Ugh that's the most annoyingly accurate sentence I ever heard a cartoon say
It is honestly infuriating. We bust our asses 30 to 40 hrs a week and they get to play around all day watching us work and calling us wagecucks. I say we do to them what the French did to the rich.
@@ventexovakon2178 Wow I'm surprised u agree 😅 I didn't wanna say that cause I didn't want ppl 2 come after me lol
@@melinaconrow1371 It wouldn't matter if they did, fam. They're nothing more than lazy keyboard warriors so you can just block them. Only problem is UA-cam deleting comments so I'm surprised mine went through lmao.
@@ventexovakon2178 based bro
@@ventexovakon2178 that's true lol... or just delete the comment 😂... anyone e who hates it is 1 of them 🤷♀️
Now you might think Ned is a complete square for filling his taxes on January 1st, but he's actually really smart in doing them ASAP if only to avoid the chaos later on
Thank goodness for PAYE. No work and an automatic tax rebate. Thanks, HMRC.
Literally this is how I started my 2022 minus the taxes
today is april 15 and this was in my reccommended
I love how these jokes are still funny, even though e-filing taxes has made going to the post office to mail your taxes obsolete.
Imagine this as virtual traffic at 11:59 pm on April 14th on the IRS website, and suddenly it's probably entirely correct again.
Even Al capone got hit pretty badly from taxes & Ned Flanders hates waiting in line at the post office that's why he did his taxes earliest as possible
Wow, I suddenly remembered I watched this as a child. Perhaps this is where I got the idea to get my taxes done ASAP lol!
Don`t wanna come off as smug but I can totally feel like Flanders in this one : as soon as I gotten my W2 forms this year , I went straight ahead to finish them as early as possible and because I filled so soon , I got my taxes way before everyone else did ( or at least the folks around me ) . It felt good to take care of business . Always do your taxes as soon as you`re are able to and dont wait till last minute . Sorry for coming off as cocky
In the Spanish (Mexico) dub of the show, the voice actor for Krusty skipped the ? Of the line “Because I’m an idiot, happy?” So it sounded like a statement, so it ended up being “Because I’m a happy idiot”
Love how watches suddenly appear on the wrists of characters who don’t usually wear them in this series just when they conveniently need to check them time!
The power of haste: you being able to screech your car's tires only half a second you walked out of the door XD
"if I don't hear you, it's not illegal!"
Dear God that line is gonna get someone in trouble some day
1:35 This joke becomes more relevant with age
Thanks UA-cam algorithm for reminding me to do my taxes...
I like how he gives them mints just to be nice
Homer managed to do the math right (7+1+1 = 9) but managed to screw up the headcount
One of my all time favorite jokes “I HAVE A TO DO PILE??? 😦”
"Because I'm an idiot, happy??" 😂
I like how Kent Brockman admitted on live television that he entrusted his accountant to take care of his taxes, and the accountant still did it at the last minute. Can he use a recording of the implied confession of his accountant to protect himself?
Anyone noticed Flanders shutting the door in front of Dr. Hibbert at 0:52? Its like he doesn't care at all!
Now I know the boat painting was a gift from Marge to Homer.
Learn something new everyday.
"You see, i went ahead and...year-wise, I was counting forward from the last previous...d'oh!"
“If I don’t hear you it’s not illegal “ 😂
Marge is awfully calm for someone who's watching her husband not realize his taxes werent done, and then committing tax fraud right in front of her
She has lived with Homer for so long this is normal.
@@emberfist8347 Yeah, she's probably used to his bullshit by now.
If he can't hear you, it's not illegal
Tax is fruad, so there is no way of doing taxes without committing fruad.
She just wants Homer to get his taxes done on time even if he cheats on his taxes so be it. 😂
Dr. Frink being able to feel math seems like a superpower in a hero for the Justice League’s D-tier squad
Hey I bet even the justice league needs an accountant
Yet he's still filing his taxes at 11PM on April 15.
more of a suicide squad member....
@@tcorourke2007 OMG!!!!
@@nicbentulan IF you like that, here's another one:
The Sea Captain is not a pirate...
I love that Otto continues to wait on line after he finds out it’s NOT for Metallica.
He’s like an NPC in a video game where they just go back to what they were doing
He was convinced everyone else was wrong
@@rosecitystud1908
Otto: Man...am I so out of touch? Nah, it’s the taxpayers who are wrong.
Perhaps it would have been even funnier if Brockman had posed that question.
That's a pothead for you..
But a better question...is why snake was there.
“I paid my taxes over a year ago” is such a brilliant line
I've never filed my taxes
@@develynseether4426 Quiet, you don't know how big this Internet is! It goes all the way to the president!
No, it’s not.
@@Carl_McMelvin Disregard
I say that every year.
Flanders' diligence for taxes makes me feel interested
Makes me want to get my shit together.
If only we could all have our shit together like Flanders
I did my taxes on midnight last year lmao
Flanders is a psychopath
Well, I definitely do have some interest building up on things, so to speak
Maude reminding Ned that the post office will be opening (not closing) is one of the funniest details. Like he has to be the absolute first person in for the year or he'll be late.
Or like the line will be unbearable
There Flanders is yapping away like it’s 8:35
@@davefuller84 At least he didn't forget the mints.
Well, he's got to beat the rush!
Maude, eh?
Otto also filed his taxes early and mistakenly found himself at the post office while trying to enjoy his evening.
I think it may just be he's so high he doesn't think about taxes, ever.
I am so unpretty 😭 When I go to the bank, they turn the cameras off. At least I am a big star on UA-cam. So don't feel too bad for me, dear jac
@@AxxLAfriku We do not care.
@@AxxLAfriku You should rob the bank then, no evidence will be found.
I get the feeling Otto doesn't pay taxes
as a kid, I always thought flanders was lame, but as an
adult I both envy and respect his attitude to things and work ethic.
they hurt him so bad in the later seasons.
Also, he has a huge cock
what they do to flanders now i havent seen the Sampsons in a very long time
@@maelkew3337
Flanderization. It's a trope named after ned. used when a character has a singular trait exaggerated out of proportion to a point they no longer even resemble their original characterization anymore
@@sudanemamimikiki1527 thanks for the info
@@sudanemamimikiki1527so every character now?
"If I dont hear you, its not illegal" catches me every time haha
Underrated line
whyd you have to go and make things so complicated? i see the way youre acting like youre somebody else. gets me frustrated. simply admit that i am the funniest and greatest and sm*rtest and coolest and strongest yout*ber of all time! admit it, dear sr
It's actually true.
Hilary and her email
@@AxxLAfriku do you want me to repeat that?
I love how even though he's as early as he could possibly be, he still RUNS to the postbox.
And he adds on a whole sheet of stamps, just to make sure he has sufficient postage.
He’s going for an any% World record
@@sdd1018I want this to be a real challenge now.
That Flanders believes that his tax money goes to people who "just don't feel like working", but actually doesn't mind, tells you everything about his character.
No he clearly hates them.
Best line in simpsons
@@illuminatiaqi6130 I initially took that line as "Ah who cares, they can do what they want," but honestly, I could just as easily see it as the classic stereotypical passive-aggressive "nice" person who smiles to your face but judges you behind your back.
@@HellqueenRoz Ned probably has some repressed anger toward them but he’s also a genuinely nice person most of the time. I think it’s probably a bit of both, leaning towards being charitable.
It does my heart good to con some Class A suckaroonies.
@@HellqueenRoz He volunteers with the homeless so no, I don't think that's the case
Yeah, I kind of ended up like Ned. Get the taxes done as early as possible so I don't have to think about them. God forbid I end up in last minute panic.
Hope I do when I end up doin taxes
@Muddobber McCrablice dad...!!! 😕😕😕😕😕
Good thing that I don't need to do taxes. Well for 2020 I needed to do taxes and I did them for 2019 at the same time (when I'm not required to do them, I can wait 3 years to do them). Also it's pretty easy when your income is straight forward, at least here in germany. Just entering some data from your paper or auto fill them, remembering how many days I drove to the office and how far it is. Then including extra expenses where you get more money back and then send it. With the software I buy it's pretty easy and I always got more back then I paid for the software.
I don't need to leave my house for that. The only thing where I need to wait is until my boss did the papers and gave it to me.
Wake up at 12:01AM January 1st or your slacking!
Yeah I do them in the beginning of February every year now
"OK, Marge, if anyone asks you require 24-hour nursing care, Lisa's a clergyman, Maggie is seven people and Bart was wounded in Vietnam!"
Cool!
The joke gets funnier every year we get further from Vietnam
What I like is Homer had to estimate that they had 9 kids, but immediately did the math to figure out how many people maggie needed to be.
“If I don’t hear you, it’s not illegal!”
-Homer Simpson
@@tOSdude I like that he's smart enough to figure out how to maximize tax return that quickly
“Did you see a scary picture in your picture book?”
To Homer, words must be the scariest pictures of all.
Like the boogeyman or Boogeymen in the house?
@@dans.7002 exactly
OMG!!!!
No, he views Lisa as a child who'd read a picture book. That's the joke.
Hahahaha when he said that to her I almost cry laughing 😂 talking to her like that knowing how smart and independent she is
I love classic Ned's character because he wasn't JUST a figure of fun. Despite how ridiculous it looks for him to be doing taxes that early, they still do show that everyone else suffered by leaving it to the last minute. The contrast between him and Homer only works when he is actually an intelligent, upstanding citizen and not just the weird caricature he is now
true, Ned does it the first day of the year, home does it the very last minute
I mean "Flanderization" is a trope for a reason. Good ol' innocent but lazy Homer and positive, hard-working Ned aren't going to be a thing ever again
@@D0NU75 you could even call it ned flanderization.
You can't make Ned a compelling and interesting guy when you as a writer have nothing but contempt for his religious belief structure that makes him so.
@@michaelcallistoIndeed. Predisposition and bias are the reason more and more media is increasingly becoming more like mouthpieces for particular beliefs instead of simply portraying life and beauty as it is.
People like to point out the hypocrisy of religious people as "proof" the belief system is useless, while ignoring all the positive things it produces. Almost all of the best citizens I have known are all religious people. I am sure that if enough statistical studies were to be made about this, they would reflect the good impact Christianity has on people.
I think we all wish we were Ned, but were more like Homer. Edit: thanks for all the likes, and I meant in terms of doing taxes not in general lol
I totally don't wish to be Ned.
*we're
Nah, that’s just y’all. Best way to handle stuff is handling it early so you don’t have to worry about it later
@@DOSRetroGamer you do. he has hot wife and live good, pretty rich and morally good, not 100% as him, but you surely want to be more like him than homer. of course i'm not gonna count the shit low hit porpaganda made to him by made his 2 son gay.
@@dagan8659 also ned is RIPPED
This scared the shit out of me as a kid. I remember worrying that I’d fuck up my taxes as an adult and end up in jail. Didn’t realize back then you could hire people to do your taxes.
Unless the people you hire is like this guy: 2:14 - 2:28.
Dude, that still scared the shit out of me at 27.
Does everybody in the US need to file a tax report? Here in Germany you have the right to do so (and many people do because you can get good amount of money back) and at a certain income its mandatory (or if you have a more complex income situtation then it its mandatoy too, like earning money with renting out stuff or just working besides a normal day job in in general)
And the unions for people you hire to do it lobby like crazy for the system to never improve so you'd have to keep paying them for doing this shit for you until the inevitable collapse of the country.
Legal corruption is fun!
@@MizantropMan Here in Germany we have good tax software, the software just asks you questions and guides you through the whole thing.
You dont really need an professional you can do everything yourself, except if you have a medium sized business (or bigger, or a complex construct) then you may should get a professional (also its his fault then if he fucks up and so its usually good invested money, and also the amount you spent on the guy is tax deduactable (correct word?) so if you make revenue, litteraly free)
"Until you're willing to file jointly."
Skinner thought about that for a moment.
"Is that a new green sweater?"
To be fair why the hell did Marge put Homer in charge of taxes anyways?!?
Even in the 80s and 90s there was still a bias toward seeing the father as the "head of household" and thus responsible for it.
He makes the income and has the most important information.
She could try to get copies of all his wages, expenses, and paperwork, but that still requires Homer to do things.
In conclusion, because it's funny.
@@hotaru8309 ...that is true. He does have the initial income information. He gets the W2's, the tax stuff, all to him. All in his name.
Idk why it never occurred to Homer to have Lisa do his taxes.
@@Supperdude9 doesn't Marge controll the family spending s,though to be fair Homers inpulse purchases are astounding