I think in daily newspapers, the way comic strips are treated, it's as if newspaper publishers are going out of their way to kill the medium. They're printing the comics so small that most strips are just talking heads, and if you look back at the glory days of comic strips, you can see that they were showcases for some of the best pop art ever to come out.

I grew up completely overwhelmed by TV, and part of the reason why I have gone into television is as a way to justify to myself all those wasted hours of watching TV as a kid. I can now look back and say, 'Oh, that was research.'

Homer no function beer well without.

I don't mind sharing the blame if she'll just admit she started it.

If people only knew how much I secretly hated them, they'd love me for holding it in.

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

Anxiety and hostility seem to be a great part of good and bad humor. Examining humor too closely does seem to destroy it.