History Awesome / TheSimpsons

--> '''Red Banner:''' ...Yes, I will!

* From the otherwise SurpriseCreepy couch gag in "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS17E5MargesSonPoisoning Marge's Son Poisoning]]" and "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS17E22MargeAndHomerTurnACouplePlay Marge and Homer Turn a Couple Play]]"--the couches and other sitting furniture have come to life and are revolting against humanity. Everyone in Springfield is freaking the heck out...except Moe, who chugs down a beer and fearlessly guns down the stools and booths in his tavern.

* "The Springfield Connection" takes Marge's ActionMom potential to its fullest, ''opening'' when she [[MamaBear chases down a criminal who swindled Homer]] and ends up knocking him out with a trash can lid. From there she joins Springfield's police force and learns to shoot and fight, cumulating in effortlessly [[DistressedDude saving Homer]] from [[ItMakesSenseInContext a hostage situation in Bart's treehouse]] using knowledge she's picked up as a mom (her awareness of the secret entrance and her "sixth sense" for shoddy fabric). ''AND'' yelling at her kids to go to bed when they try to cheer her out the window!
-->'''Marge:''' Don't make me come up there!
-->''(the kids groan angrily and Bart turns the light off)''

-->''(the kids groan angrily and switch the light off)''

* There's also the time when Mr. Burns tries to rob her and she shoots him with his own gun ("[[Recap/TheSimpsonsWhoShotMrBurns Who Shot Mr. Burns, Part Two]]")[[note]]even though it was an accident on Mr. Burns's part, [[TooDumbToLive since he didn't put the safety on the gun or get a holster that actually held the gun in]][[/note]]

* Skinner got another one in "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsWhoShotMrBurns Who Shot Mr. Burns?]]" First of all, he gives Mr. Burns a [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech "Reason You Suck" Speech]] when Mr. Burns attempts to trick him into giving the oil well ownership over to him. Needless to say, Mr. Burns' PaperThinDisguise was discovered immediately.

* Burns, a sickly, frail, elderly man, somehow [[NoOneCouldSurviveThat surviving]] '''getting shot in the chest''' in "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsWhoShotMrBurns Who Shot Mr. Burns: Part One]]". And in part two, his completely [[DissonantSerenity unperturbed reaction]] to Homer holding a gun to his head as he's bedridden in the hospital:

* In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsWhoShotMrBurns Who Shot Mr. Burns: Part One]]", Smithers, usually an ever-loyal yes man, finally draws the line at his boss's scheming and cruelty, even refusing by FirstNameBasis to take part in his madness. After Burns fires him for it, he gives him quite a DeathGlare before storming out.

* In "Bart Star" in season 9, Lisa demands a place in the football team. Ned wishes her welcome and points out that they already have several girls on the team. Lisa loses interest and tries to get the moral high ground by shaming them for using balls she assumes are made of pigskin. Ned points out that the balls are synthetic and Janey adds that some of the money paid for the balls is going to charity, [[BreakTheHaughty Lisa is then left in tears]]. While Lisa is generally well-meaning, she can be HolierThanThou at times, so it's delicious when she gets put in her place.

-->'''Burns:''' [[DirtyCoward Don't kill me!]]
-->'''Grandpa:''' I ain't gonna kill you. That'd be cowardly -- ''Monty-Burns'' cowardly. ''I just wanna watch you squirm!''

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* You know The Simpsons are famous when they make a [[TheCameo cameo appearance]] on ''Series/SesameStreet'' of all shows! [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maYnqbdo2jw See at 2:41]]
* How does FXX celebrate the fact that the show now has syndication rights that extend to cable television and Internet streaming? By having a ''12-day marathon of'' '''all the episodes[[note]]at the time, there were 552 total[[/note]] (including the movie) non-stop.'''
** To make it more awesome, the marathon put FXX's ratings over the top and because of it, the show now airs in reruns for four-to-six hours a night almost every day (for anyone who missed some episodes, as there were a lot of episodes that aired late at night or during hours when people would be at work or starting school).
** And they've done twice more: first in honor of the show reaching 600 episodes and another on the show's 30th anniversary.
* Seeing ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' for one last time in [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS26E6Simpsorama "Simpsorama"]].
* In October 2019, the show was syndicated ''again'', this time on {{Creator/Freeform}}, which is owned by {{Creator/Disney}}.
* The fact that the show has remained the #1 trending show on [[{{Creator/DisneyPlus}} Disney+]] since day 1 is amazing in its own right, even when ''Series/TheMandalorian'' and ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}'' came out and overtook them, they gradually climbed back up to the top, That's right, not even one of the most popular musicals of the decade and FREAKING ''Franchise/StarWars'' could stop them!
* Creator/NancyCartwright once told a story about how she managed to get a Buckingham Palace beefeater to react simply by saying, "I'm Bart Simpson, who the hell are you?"
* What's cooler than doing a parody of Manga/DeathNote? Getting Creator/DRMovie, one of the studios who worked on the original Manga/DeathNote to animate it!
* Hell, just the fact that this show has managed to be the longest-running primetime television show. When a show manages to stay on the air for ''34 years'' with 34 seasons, 740 episodes ''and'' a BigDamnMovie, that should tell you how successful this show is.
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** Edna's relationship with Bart in general is Awesome, as she's one of the only people in the entire world who is able to stand up to his EnfantTerrible ways. Babysitters, psychiatrists, and other teachers have broken within ''minutes'' of Bart's antics and pranks, but Edna not only puts up with every single trick, she gives as good as she gets and can even get through to him on occasion, as "Bart Gets an F" shows. It's clear that Bart views Edna as a WorthyOpponent, and the feeling is mutual (something confirmed by Mrs. Krabappel's voice actress Marcia Wallace, who once commented that she played Edna as being genuinely fond of Bart and actually [[FriendlyEnemy enjoying his antagonism]]). In "Special Edna" Bart nominates her for a teaching award based on the fact that she's never given up on him, which she wins handily, Bart [[TheDreaded being a borderline urban legend]] in elementary school circles. "Left Behind" sees Bart encouraging Ned's attempts to teach by remarking in all sincerity that he has the potential to be ''almost'' as good a teacher as Edna, clearly the highest compliment he can pay.

** Edna's relationship with Bart in general is Awesome, as she's one of the only people in the entire world who is able to stand up to his EnfantTerrible ways. Babysitters, psychiatrists, and other teachers have broken within ''minutes'' of Bart's antics and pranks, but Edna not only puts up with every single trick, she gives as good as she gets and can even get through to him on occasion, as "Bart Gets an F" shows. It's clear that Bart views Edna as a WorthyOpponent, and the feeling is mutual (something confirmed by Mrs. Krabappel's voice actress Marcia Wallace, who once commented that she played Edna as being genuinely fond of Bart and actually [[FriendlyEnemy enjoying his antagonism]]). In "Special Edna" Bart nominates her for a teaching award based on the fact that she's never given up on him, which she wins handily, Bart [[TheDreaded being a borderline urban legend]] in elementary school circles. "Left Behind" sees Bart encouraging Ned's attempts to teach by remarking that he may one day be ''almost'' as good a teacher as Edna, clearly the highest compliment he can pay.

** Edna's relationship with Bart in general is Awesome, as she's one of the only people in the entire world who is able to stand up to his EnfantTerrible ways. Babysitters, psychiatrists, and other teachers have broken within ''minutes'' of Bart's antics and pranks, but Edna not only puts up with every single trick, she gives as good as she gets and can even get through to him on occasion, as "Bart Gets an F" shows. It's clear that Bart views Edna as a WorthyOpponent, and the feeling is mutual (something confirmed by Mrs. Krabappel's voice actress Marcia Wallace, who once commented that she played Edna as being genuinely fond of Bart and actually [[FriendlyEnemy enjoying his antagonism]]).

** He also ends his tirade by calling out Bart for cowardly following what the other bullies think when he's in public:

* In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS4E12MargeVsTheMonorail Marge vs. the Monorail]]", as the malfunctioning monorail rockets through Springfield, Homer realizes that it needs to be anchored with something to stop. He [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments briefly considers using Bart for the task]], but he soon settles for the bolted letter M from the monorail's side. After removing it and tying it to a strong rope, he tosses the M outside of the train until it catches something. The makeshift anchor causes some structural damage, even tearing into the already ravaged Main Street, but it finally hooks onto a giant donut statue atop a restaurant, successfully stopping the train. It's a rare moment where Homer uses his quick wits to save the day, resolving one of the series' most intense climaxes with clumsy, but effective style.

* From the otherwise SurpriseCreepy couch gag in "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS17E5MargesSonPoisoning Marge's Son Poisoning]]"--the couches and other sitting furniture have come to life and are revolting against humanity. Everyone in Springfield is freaking the heck out...except Moe, who chugs down a beer and fearlessly guns down the stools and booths in his tavern.

-->'''Nelson:''' (looking at Bart's Junior Campers uniform) "Hey, look! It's Sgt. Dork! Ha-ha!"
-->'''Bart:''' "Enjoy your test."
-->'''Nelson:''' "Ha-ha--" (cue OhCrap face)
** Bart and Milhouse's truly ''epic'' bender while they're [[DrunkOnMilk rushing on the all-syrup Slushie]], which includes adventures such as both of them playing TWO arcade games at once in the VIP section of the Noiseland Arcade while a butler serves them drinks, chewing a ton of bubblegum and blowing a huge bubble that covers them when it pops, visiting a late-night skateboard park where Milhouse tears it up at the ramps while Bart marvels over a deluxe skateboard, and going to a showing of ''Theatre/{{Cats}}'' where Bart takes the opportunity to shoot a spitwad at the actors. All to the tune of ''Springfield, Springfield'', a parody of the iconic ''New York, New York'' from ''Film/OnTheTown''.

-->Poor sucker. It's amazing what some guys will do for a pretty face! Not me, though. [sly] [[TheDogBitesBack Wait till she sees the second-rate job I do on these stairs]].

* In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS1E5BartTheGeneral Bart the General]]", he rallies together every kid who has ever been bullied by Nelson and forms an army that successfully takes him down.
-->'''Bart''': Nelson, I'm afraid I'm going to have to teach you a lesson.''
-->'''Nelson''': [[TemptingFate Oh yeah? You and what army?]]''
-->'''Bart''': This one.
-->Bart's troops emerge from their hiding places, water balloons poised.

** When Nelson threatens Lisa to get to Milhouse, Bart immediately jumps to his sister's defense. "Hey, man. Leave my sister alone".
** He dives down to the sunken bus to retrieve a the cooler full of snacks, using Milhouse's inhaler for oxygen. All without breaking a sweat.

-->[winds up; Bart moves out of the way just in time]

* In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS7E4BartSellsHisSoul Bart Sells His Soul]]", the prank he set up with the church. One commenter notes that he had to transcribe In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida for Organ, be the one to hand out the sheet music at the front of the church, and somehow convince Lovejoy to have the song be the first Hymm to be played that day. It was a well-done prank for him.

--->'''Homer:''' [[IResembleThatRemark Where is he learning this violence???]]

* In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS7E2122ShortFilmsAboutSpringfield 22 Short Films About Springfield]]" (or if you prefer, “[[MemeticMutation Steamed Hams]] but it’s the full episode”), successfully convincing Chalmers of some of the most outrageous lies in fiction, such as that the fire in the kitchen is actually Aurora Borealis. Not to mention running to Krusty Burger and back in record time before Chalmers noticed he was gone.

* "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS24E14GorgeousGrampa Gorgeous Grandpa]]", after realizing ''"Gorgeous Godfrey"'' is a bad influence on Bart. He changes to ''"Honest Abe"''. Burns disapproves, even insulting Bart, so Abe beats him up in the ring. Letting Bart be the one to pin him. It's both heartwarming and awesome to see Abe standing up for his grandson.

With the series being the longest-running scripted primetime television series on television, you can expect a whole lot of awesome moments to be showcased in all its glory.

-->'''Burns:''' [[EvilIsPetty I only gave him four cents for that nickel!]] Monty Burns wins a...''([[OhCrap GAHHHHHHH!]])''

-->'''Burns:''' [[EvilIsPetty I only gave him four cents for that nickel!]] Monty Burns wins a...''([[OhCrap Realization]])''

* Most of his screentime in "24 Minutes," a SeriousBusiness spoof of ''Series/{{24}}'' in which he plays a prominent role due to Skinner RecruitingTheCriminal, qualifies. Special mention should go to him pulling a successful JackBaurInterrogationTechnique on ''[[BullyingADragon Nelson]]''.