Our solution on 'The Simpsons' is to do jokes that people who have an education, or some frame of reference, can get. And for the ones who don't, it doesn't matter, because we have Homer banging his head and saying, 'D'oh!'

I'm better than dirt. Well, most kinds of dirt, not that fancy store-bought dirt... I can't compete with that stuff.

Weaseling out of things is important to learn. It's what separates us from the animals... except the weasel.

But we all had an agreement to let each other get away with everything! That's Capitalism!

Do my worst, eh? Smithers, release the robotic Richard Simmons." --Mr. Burns

Everybody doesn't have to get every joke. People really appreciate not being condescended to.

My standard comment is, If you don't want your kids to be like Bart Simpson, don't act like Homer Simpson.