“Selma and I couldn’t be more excited about seeing our baby sister for Christmas Eve.” – Patty Bouvier
“Homer and I are looking forward to your visit, too.” – Marge Simpson
“Somehow I doubt that Homer’s excited.  Of all the men you could’ve married, I don’t know why you picked one who’s always so rude rt. . .” – Patty Bouvier

To go along with my new found love of quoting episodes on the day they came out, how about a look at some of those jokes that just can’t be quoted?  Being the first episode and all, the sign gags are far below what would become the average, but “slightly irregular” Christmas trees always brings a smile to my face:

And, really, who doesn’t give tattoos as gifts?:

Even in Season 1, the show was well ahead of its time: