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“Ten . . . nine . . . eight . . . eight . . . eight . . . eight . . .” – Springfield New Year’s Crowd “Oh, will this horrible year never end?” – Homer Simpson

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“Sir, why did you wait until the last minute to pay your taxes?” – Kent Brockman “Because I’m an idiot! Happy?” – Krusty the Klown Happy 20th Anniversary to “The Trouble with Trillions”! Original airdate 5 April 1998.

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“I’m not the thief, the government is. Every year you make hard working Joes like my reporter friend here pay income taxes, and for what? Aid to ungrateful foreigners, do nothing nuclear missiles, tomb polish for some unknown soldier!” – C.M. Burns

Behind Us Forever: Havana Wild Weekend

“Oh, you’re gonna love it in Cuba, Marge. There’s shredded pork everywhere.” – Homer Simpson In a world where up has become down and black has become white, I suppose there’s some comfort to be taken in the fact that Zombie Simpsons remains as incoherent and forgettable as ever. In this season’s second travel episode, the family goes to Cuba to get Grampa medical care, or something. That story line gets dropped very quickly in favor of a series of disconnected Cuban references and something about the CIA. This episode also features an unusual amount of “look a character just…

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“Daddy, what do taxes pay for?” – Todd Flanders “Oh, why everything! Policemen, trees, sunshine, and let’s not forget the folks who just don’t feel like working, God bless ’em.” – Ned Flanders

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“There you go, rat boy.” – Bart Simpson “Does this make me look fat?” – Homer Simpson “No, it makes you look like a tool of government oppression.” – Lisa Simpson “But not fat?” – Homer Simpson

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“Let’s see, cash register ink, well, that’s a business expense isn’t it?  But then, I do enjoy the smell of the stuff, don’t I?  Better not risk it.” – Ned Flanders

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“So, Lenny, let’s say you pull a thorn out of the Pope’s butt and he grants you one wish.  What’ll it be?” – Moe “Only one, huh?  Well, I’ve always wondered what it would feel like to wear something that’s been ironed.” – Lenny “Whew, that’d be sweet.  What about you, Moe?” – Carl “Gee, I was gonna say a night with Joey Heatherton, but an ironed shirt?  Damn, that’s tempting.” – Moe

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“We believe Burns still has that bill hidden somewhere in his house.  But all we’ve ascertained from satellite photos is that it’s not on the roof.” – Agent Johnson

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“Mr. Simpson, this government computer can process over nine tax returns per day.  Did you really think you could fool it?” – IRS Agent “No, sir.  I’m really sorry, sir.  An older boy told me to do it.” – Homer Simpson

Crazy Noises: The Trouble with Trillions

  “Some of us took our receipts and pay stubs to our accountants months ago.  And, at the risk of sounding a little smug-” – Kent Brockman “Oh, help!  Does anyone have a calculator.” – Myron the Accountant “Myron?” – Kent Brockman There’s no new Zombie Simpsons until September at the earliest (October? fingers crossed!), so we’re going to spend the summer overthinking Season 9.  Why Season 9?  Because we did Season 8 last summer, and Season 9 was when the show started becoming more Zombie than Simpsons.  Since we’re too lazy to do audio and too ugly to do…