AA Meeting

[@AverageGamerGuyPlays]

I love that anytime a character needs to show how horrified they are by something, a large window conveniently appears.

[@Gojiro7]

well that or just something convent for them to jump through or off of

[@Milesco]

Windows are not always necessary. Characters in similar situations sometimes just run through the wall. (Typically leaving a character-shaped hole in said wall.)

[@davidjones3165]

If only all of life's problems could be solved so easily

[@markfryer9880]

@@davidjones3165 Yeah, unless you are the one to have to patch said hole in the wall.

[@Bloombaby99]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@LaVeyCharkusVeros]

In Ned's defense, Ann Landers *is* a boring old biddy.

[@TheeDeadCreator]

theres no defending what he said. hes a monster

[@InhumanFan98]

*Loud Audable ghasp!*

[@realTexans2024]

Thought he said Ed landers and was referring to his mustache

[@mynamejeff4642]

@@InhumanFan98 ned?

[@francisphillips53]

LOL..

[@gabbidurham]

Congrats to Ned Flanders for ten years sobriety!

[@Kara_Kay_Eschel]

Nearly 11 years. Probably the next AA meeting would have been 11 years.

[@dartmada9733]

Getting drunk once does not make you an alcoholic

[@jeffkaczmarek3577]

@@dartmada9733 Yes, but the only 100% sure way to never become an alcoholic is to never have a drink in your lifetime.

[@Jagar_Tharn]

@@jeffkaczmarek3577 But how can you be sure you will never have a drink you might need to, to survive post apocalyptic world you find a cache of beers you haven't had any calories in days you're getting drunk, son so the only way to be sure is to jump off a cliff and smash your brains

[@dartmada9733]

@@jeffkaczmarek3577 it's just Flanders being overdramatic and a hypochondriac

[@liamdickson90]

I love how hans moleman stands up, but the view still pans downward cos he's so short

[@conbry6388]

I also only just noticed that detail while watching this, despite seeing this episode hundreds of times.

[@lester3917]

Great eye, it’s hillarious

[@Mike-os3pt]

I also watched the video.

[@fffgr1]

I noticed the same thing 😂😂

[@sb-di3of]

@@lester3917 "great eye" bro its on screen for a whole second

[@eldritchinterface7481]

Love the fact that Flanders visibly turned up that hard to bed after a shot of Schnapps, what an animal.

[@potsdam28]

And of course in the early days he drank beer regularly hard to imagine now

[@pickeljarsforhillary102]

He even has a bar with tap in his basement.

[@Hero_of_Legend]

@@pickeljarsforhillary102 Some people just can't handle the hard liquors.

[@4862cjc]

@@pickeljarsforhillary102 “If you mean ROOT beer, then I am guil-diddly-ty!”

[@c.s.804]

@@potsdam28 it was mostly head

[@LabRat1210]

I'm surprised Maude didn't leave him. He was a real monster.

[@mmjahink]

Well in a sense, she did leave him

[@incandesantlite]

He was "more animal than man"

[@errbud]

Stockholm syndrome is no joke

[@cjmhall]

She knew he had a temper when she married him.

[@icebear6598]

@@mmjahink r/technicallythetruth

[@rockoperajon]

Haha, the “camera” having to pan down to get Hans Moleman into frame is a great touch! Never noticed it until now.

[@SuperDuckman24]

It cracks me up every time for some reason, Classic old Simpsons humor

[@kerryhirsch9705]

zucker brothers

[@generalpurpose772]

“My name is Otto, I lo-ove to get blotto”

[@premesupreme713]

😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@KH4444444444N]

Why in the fuck is he even in AA at all. Doesn't seem like he has a problem.

[@davidblakeman7165]

Otto should be at N.A.

[@andrewsmith3257]

Otto looks like he smokes pot lol

[@fredrydmusic1]

Homer's scream at the end of this clip when he jumps out of the window made me laugh so hard. 😂😂😂

[@jamesbondmd3]

Lmfaoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[@theusher2893]

It's classic Homer

[@herbsuperb6034]

Yeah. That's a Simpsons classic. So many of those on this show. Seasons 3-11 or thereabouts were absolute solid gold television. Such a great show to grow up with. Gat dang, I miss the 90s.

[@localdisk6430]

xD

[@tricko8000]

@@herbsuperb6034 3-8* Season 9 was already dogshit lol

[@doomfeast1102]

And Ned stayed sober, not one drink for years... until that fateful night in Las Vegas and a white wine spritzer. He ordered a drink, but he got a marriage on the rocks.

[@brianwhittig4206]

Spritzer.... Spritzer... Spritzer...

[@CoralCopperHead]

As a child, Homer's reaction was hilarious. As an adult, Homer's reaction is distressingly relatable.

[@blaster915]

Not gonna lie. Homer's reaction to never touching a beer again is pretty accurate 🤣

[@herbsuperb6034]

Ugh....beer....of all the things one could get addicted to. Blech.

[@blaster915]

@@herbsuperb6034 beer and a cigarette. Now that is just 😚❤️ Perfect night

[@herbsuperb6034]

@@blaster915 I can sort of get on board with the cigarette. The beer will ruin it, as it ruins most things.

[@blaster915]

@@herbsuperb6034 guess you gotta find the right one for it 🤷🏻‍♂️ I'm more of an amber lover. Something a bit dark with a kick ^^

[@herbsuperb6034]

@@blaster915 Mmmm......Spotted Cow!!!!!

[@patrick_do]

I didn't get it when I was younger. Now that I'm going through recovery this is hilarious.

[@AuGrrr]

The simpsons predicted you

[@timesnewlogan2032]

Hope it’s going well!

[@Donuthan]

Good luck man, how are you doing now?

[@odod2898]

You want a beer. You want a glass of wine. You want a whiskey.

[@jamesboyle6134]

Best of luck.

[@rmkw4291]

I like Homer in his green jacket. Something you don't see too often now like Bart's lucky red hat.

[@syckles]

Wait.. There is his lucky red hat.. My boy is a box!! Damn you!!! A BOOOOOOXXXX!!!!!!

[@Bloombaby99]

Fun Fact: Ned Flanders is not an alcoholic: He just showed up because Reverend Lovejoy stopped taking his calls.

[@elyastoohey6621]

Haha. But seriously Ned is an addict. He’s addicted to making a martyr of himself. It happens a lot at AA meetings. They’re quite cult like, and a lot of their rituals are practised by cults, including standing up, and basically admitting your “sins” to the group.

[@kael2450]

Reverend Lovejoy: "Damn Flanders"

[@smokesletsgo2374]

What now did he swallow a paper clip?

[@Me-wx1mt]

“We’ve tried nothing and we’re all out of ideas!” -Ned Flander’s mom

[@dragonlord316]

0:18 God Flanders why do you have to be so savage?! 😂

[@UltraGalaxyify]

He was more animal than man!

[@metaloverlord7465]

Never underestimate how fast a man can move when in the grip of sheer panic.

[@zyxwut321]

What's frightening is I once actually knew a guy like Hans. Met him at an AA meeting years ago (I have 10+ years clean) and he was 29 years old, had advanced liver failure (5% liver function and on the transplant list), severe "wet brain" (brain damage), shuffle walked with a walker, spoke with slurred speech, his wrinkled skin was yellow with jaundice, and he literally looked to be in his 50s or 60s. Before he came in, he'd been working as a bartender at a Florida beach and had drunk at least a liter of vodka a day for 6 years straight. He died at 32 living at home with his mom.

[@pvtjhon]

I'm 31 living with my parents, this is pretty funny. Sucks for the dude though, great story. I don't know if you play warhammer, I was playing a match in a Gamesworkshop store YEARS ago and this guy was playing a chaos army with nurgle marines, and the guy had some kind of medical condition where he had large open sores on his face, like someone cut him with a razer just then, no blood or anything, he just had a scraggily beard because obviously he couldnt shave with these open sores. But they were clean, etc... its just... he was playing a chaos army! It was brilliant. I never commented on his scars because its not needed, I dont wanna bring that up. but anyway, its funny that this guy looked like a nurgle cultist with his medical condition, and hes playing with some nurgle troops. Fucking love warhammer. bringing peeps together. Ive been to AA sort of meetings but it was just a bunch of boring crack heads. :P

[@CaptPoco]

@@pvtjhon It's crazy how sometimes you meet fantasy characters in real life. At my local gaming store, there's a 70ish year old dude who drinks whiskey and smokes pipes all day, and his voice sounds EXACTLY like Deckard Cain from Diablo. "Stay ahwhile and listen."

[@pvtjhon]

@@CaptPoco hahahaa

[@rgkong8783]

@@pvtjhon When shall you move out and are you Dating?

[@pvtjhon]

@@rgkong8783 hahah exactly. Not any time soon, but dating, absolutely. As soon as covid cools down in a few more months ill feel cool going to bars and getting rejected. :P

[@queenratiganthefirst5442]

My name is Homer, and I'm only here because the court made me. At least he's honest.

[@runawaycat4594]

I think Ned should talk more about the time he and Homer got drunk in Vegas and got married the same night XD

[@JanetStarChild]

That happened way after this episode; like, several seasons apart.

[@Malkmusianful]

at that point, Ned got even more Flanderized and realized that maybe he's overreacting to the Ann Landers incident and then he married a hooker

[@LucianDevine]

@@JanetStarChild Now we just have to wait 10 years after that in canon time for him to get a new chip saying that that was his first and last white wine spritzer.

[@tomfitzpatrick7335]

What did you call me?🍺

[@runawaycat4594]

@@LucianDevine "It was my 1st...and last, white wine spritzer-spritzer-spritzer-spritzer!"

[@christophersuswal9544]

I never thought Flanders could out do himself after this Ann Landers bit.... then came the Vegas episode. The man just cannot hold his booze

[@Mikewee777]

If he never got drunk, I doubt that he would be able to breed.

[@worldwarwill1278]

I wonder how many people found this by accident while they were search for genuine information on AA meetings.

[@hernanjimenez668]

There is more comedy gold in this 48 sec video than in the last 10 seasons.

[@philbecker4676]

Ah yes, the obligatory "more jokes in (blank) seconds than in the last (blank) seasons, please give me likes for my original thought" comment! Sort your life out.

[@hernanjimenez668]

@@philbecker4676 Eat my shorts, man.

[@V00doo1Xim]

@@philbecker4676 ok boomer who supports Trump

[@tomwilliams6114]

I love the comedic timing the Simpsons had in the older episodes. Homer jumping out of a window after being told he wouldn’t drink beer again was genius but the best of all time was when he was taken by ambulance from Springfield Gorge and it crashes into a tree with him falling over the cliff in the stretcher lol!

[@supremevegetable9452]

I love how Otto is proud to be there.

[@lordsidious83]

The fact that Ned looks out of it after one blackberry schnapps is hilarious.

[@TheNewRobotMaster]

You have to drink frequently to build resistance. Age also plays a part. When I was younger, I could drink 12 beers before getting really drunk. Now it only takes me like 2 or 3 and I'm drunk as a skunk.

[@bezoticallyyours83]

Everyone has different tolerance levels.

[@lordsidious83]

@@bezoticallyyours83 true! But the fact that neds is so low it's funny.

[@mindriot91_96]

He only mentioned it was a drink of blackberry schnapps. He could've finished the whole bottle. After all, Ned does like blackberry.

[@bezoticallyyours83]

@@mindriot91_96 I like blackberry too. Just not in alcohol.

[@oblivion85]

I can’t believe I’m older than Moleman 😖 …I remember watching this episode when I was 7 when it aired back in 93’

[@The_Digital_Dolphin]

I was 7 too, but we didn't have Sky so saw it later

[@jaketoffen2454]

Haha I feel like jumping through the window at a meeting sometimes too

[@eleanorhogan8643]

Funny you should say that, I felt like jumping through the window during that poetry convention.

[@Aztesticals]

@@eleanorhogan8643 a family friend straight up killed himself at his meeting because the priest wouldn't stop telling him every week that being gay made God hate him and turn him into an alcoholic and he needed to go to his conversion camp. Straight up blew his brains out in front of the priest

[@eleanorhogan8643]

@@Aztesticals Another good reason why I hate priests, that priest has killed him, technically.

[@Liamthewaldo]

We all came here for Hans Moleman

[@tremorsfan]

I just noticed that the camera has to pan down to get to Hans. What a nice detail.

[@JeffreyGillespie]

The way "they" have to move the camera for Hans. Such detail.

[@cracknoir8397]

Love Homer's reaction to you'll never touch a beer again Hahahaha

[@WREDog]

Ned you should never apologize for telling the truth.

[@spartan868]

That hans moleman part has to be one of my favorite simpsons lines

[@Milesco]

I like the way Hans is so short that the camera has to pan down to get him into the frame. 😁

[@friendlyenemy2314]

I cannot fathom how such a god fearing man could be so evil, he has yet to redeem himself from such a wicked deed

[@phajthoj]

the camera panning down on Hans Moleman cause he's short is a nice comical touch

[@somebuddyX]

I laughed at Homer jumping through the glass window and then remember I sleepwalked right though my bedroom window, so it could happen.

[@PhoeniksStorm]

So this is from the episode Duffless from Season 4. It aired in February 18 1993. Ned said he hadn't had a drink in 4000 days. Which means he didn't have a drink since 8 march 1982. No drink in 11 years

[@justinsjourney3224]

The Simpsons was so good at creating characters. They defined their characters so well that you could basically dump a few of them into almost any scene and I imagine a lot of the material would write itself. Full respect to the writers by the way! I know that's a little bit of an oversimplification.

[@BmanTheChamp]

0:46 You know the door was open, Chief Break Every Thing!

[@ndingo]

0:31 My name is Hans drinking has ruined my life IM 31 YEARS OLD😂😂😂

[@indioloco]

On his driver's license his birthday is August 2 1921 marking today 100 years old.

[@TheMrPeteChannel]

Back when hans was black and 31. Now he's old & white

[@WayneJonPeters]

@@TheMrPeteChannel yellow* Probably jaundice.

[@andrewsmith3257]

That part killed me LOL

[@Mikewee777]

@@TheMrPeteChannel black does not crack.

[@kangarooMonkee]

I love how when Mole man gets up the camera has to move down, like there was a guy behind it expecting him to be taller.

[@89horizon]

Homer had pretty much the same exact reaction when he accidentally said out loud that he was going to the Duff Brewery and Marge questioned him about it xD

[@AdamZimmerman-c6i]

0:19 I love how horrified Maude is 😂

[@Momo_Kawashima]

"Homer with our help you'll never touch a beer again" *blessed scream* We must love this bit

[@MarMaxGaming]

Lol at 31 years old, extra hilarious! Such classic, great Simpsons

[@danielmarkin1962]

It's funny that everyone at this "anonymous" meeting know each other, seeing as how it's a small city.

[@Randy-ry9ss]

Ned has a beer keg in his rumpus room.

[@melkhiordarkfell4354]

Damn Ned, they should lock you up for that.

[@DavidRagan3134]

I love the implication that Ned hasn't aged in 10 years lol He looks the same in the drunken flashback.

[@eaubert1]

I love how the camera had to readjust for Hans Moleman!

[@metalngames509]

It's funny because we see Ned drinking beer on a few occasions. Lol

[@dairymilkbaraddict90]

It could be non alcoholic

[@adey88splace]

"AAAAAHHHHh!!!" Jumps out of window.

[@Bloombaby99]

Everyone is talking about Hans Moleman's height but did anybody peep his alcoholic shakes? He could barely stand. 😂😂😂😂

[@Malkmusianful]

Ned Flanders gets slightly buzzed once, calls Ann Landers a bore, and is like "oh crap I'm dependent on alcohol"

[@SomeUsernameSomeoneElseTookIt]

"That's the joke."

[@Malkmusianful]

@@SomeUsernameSomeoneElseTookIt just let me make the stupid observation, i know it's a joke

[@SomeUsernameSomeoneElseTookIt]

@@Malkmusianful "That's the joke."

[@Demonizer5134]

That's the entire fucking point. Why the need to spell it out? We get the joke asshole.

[@philbecker4676]

@@Demonizer5134 There's pricks like him in every Simpsons comment section.

[@jarvisreddick6325]

I love when animation can't afford new sets so Ned and Maude have a picture of Rod and Todd who shouldn't be born yet

[@FPFV]

Fun fact: You came because this popped up in your recommended.

[@joshuabessire9169]

Springfield Pane Glass Windows must make a killing between this, the PTA disbanding, and Bart's megaphone stacking.

[@Mikewee777]

"Testing"

[@LordDavid04]

Why is it when anyone panics, they go through the window? There is a door you know!

[@The.Badger.]

I feel you, Homer!!

[@merrimac290]

Wow, I didn't know Ned had such a dark side and I'm equally surprised that Maude decided to stay married to him after this.

[@SaturnTubes]

Scene retcons the fact that Ned is a highly skilled bartender capable of making delicious cocktails with deceptively high amounts of alcohol

[@duckduckguse]

early season flanders and post season 3 flanders are basically two different characters

[@theswapmeetflea]

Reverend Lovejoy - I CAST THEE OUT!!!

[@negan_the_savior7865]

Been drinking myself to bed literally almost for 3 months and just like Hans I'm 31 but this new year I'm quitting cold turkey...

[@Cynicallyskeptic]

I reacted the way Homer did when someone said “No Opioids”

[@ruantengyi]

0:45 That should be a GIF of homer screaming and jumping into a window!

[@treasuretrails]

My addiction enabling mother lets me get drunk on beer 4 days a week! I am so blessed ima never stop!

[@tengyang3581]

Well Shit I hope I look that good at 31.

[@FlameAdder]

Ah, that classic Simpsons anti-continuity. Consistency only gets in the way of humor.

[@dreadmez]

As a 31 year old.. I totally can relate to Hans Moleman 👴

[@-timothe-]

#metoo

[@michaelayala5394]

LOL @ the camera panning down to show how short hans moleman is

[@andybray9791]

The prohibition Simpsons episode was in a time, where ppl still drank alcohol on a wide scale. But now in the 21st century onwards alcohol free drinks, meat free meat etc is quite popular

[@tedrossi1514]

Ned has a bar in his basement with German beer on tap.

[@davek7706]

Ok but Simpsons stans know Ned had a bar in his basement with beer on tap when he and Homer were friends for an episode.

[@gobblox38]

Ned fell off the wagon.

[@CT-pi2gl]

Ned really turned his life around. He once had a PhD in Mixology.

[@peateargriffin7593]

I love that the meeting consists of pretty much everyone on the show. Not at all but you know what I mean

[@jackson4162]

Imagine how lame you have to be for Ned to call you boring

[@dennishbergkamp]

More laughs in a 47 second clip than in the last twenty years combined.

[@michelerich1590]

when the camera pans down for hans 🤣

[@donwells2144]

Not sure from previous comments, just noticed after many times watching that Carl is in the meeting

[@Rockhound6165]

"Ann Landers is a boring old biddy." LOL

[@alphaghoul]

Comes back “Oh yeah, Ned would you recommend blackberry shnops?"

[@terryfolderson-is5qo]

"My name is Hans...and drinking has ruined my life. *i'm 31 years old!* " XD

[@39zack]

Ned been in the group for almost 11 years and still going :O

[@brianwhittig4206]

My name is hans 🤣😆 Id have to say that I'd react the same way Homer did lol

[@Dane_Youssef]

When I was a kid, I wondered what that "coin" in Ned's hand was.

[@heartysquid]

Blackberry schnapps sounds really good.

[@badysparta]

Why did I read the title as "anti-aircraft meeting"...?

[@maxand.1462]

American Airlines meeting

[@bcrunch4232]

Drunk Ned looks sinister.

[@ivantheterrible2594]

Lovejoy: Come on Homer, feel free to share. There's no judgement here! Homer: The other day I was so desperate for a beer I snuck into a football game and ate some dirt under the bleaches. Lovejoy: I CAST THEE OUT!

[@purpleglitterladette]

Fkn hell I'm 31 next year let's hope I don't end up like Hans lol

[@Gigantic1000]

Good lord Moleman!

[@Joker-yw9hl]

Lol I forgot how much of a legend Homer is

[@GLrebirth]

Ned, that was almost 11 years ago

[@billycasagrand6168]

Otto has the best answers

[@thaddeust.thirdiii736]

I’m definitely Homer

[@tron3entertainment]

"Barney, this is a 5 minute chip. Eh, it's worth a Pabst." - Moe / The Simpsons

[@alejandroquesada]

l'd like to get myself some of that 'court' that Homer is talking about.

[@chtholly8084]

I dunno why, but every time this clip appears in a compilation video it's always sped up.