Flanders taxes

[@spacepluto]

Marge is awfully calm for someone who's watching her husband not realize his taxes werent done, and then committing tax fraud right in front of her

[@emberfist8347]

She has lived with Homer for so long this is normal.

[@derossetmyers47]

@@emberfist8347 Yeah, she's probably used to his bullshit by now.

[@Winteramen]

If he can't hear you, it's not illegal

[@springerworks002]

Tax is fruad, so there is no way of doing taxes without committing fruad.

[@dannygjk]

She just wants Homer to get his taxes done on time even if he cheats on his taxes so be it. 😂

[@reymicroc]

Flanders' diligence for taxes makes me feel interested

[@gnarlynicholasreviews]

Makes me want to get my shit together.

[@truefailure6359]

If only we could all have our shit together like Flanders

[@olipuss402]

I did my taxes on midnight last year lmao

[@amoral_minority]

Flanders is a psychopath

[@rhyssanders9122]

Well, I definitely do have some interest building up on things, so to speak

[@jolo8224]

“I paid my taxes over a year ago” is such a brilliant line

[@develynseether4426]

I've never filed my taxes

[@rtozier2011]

@@develynseether4426 Quiet, you don't know how big this Internet is! It goes all the way to the president!

[@Carl_McMelvin]

No, it’s not.

[@rtozier2011]

@@Carl_McMelvin Disregard

[@jaystrickland4151]

I say that every year.

[@SammyBone]

I love that Otto continues to wait on line after he finds out it’s NOT for Metallica.

[@a_donut]

He’s like an NPC in a video game where they just go back to what they were doing

[@rosecitystud1908]

He was convinced everyone else was wrong

[@a_donut]

@@rosecitystud1908 Otto: Man...am I so out of touch? Nah, it’s the taxpayers who are wrong.

[@tcorourke2007]

Perhaps it would have been even funnier if Brockman had posed that question.

[@dakotastein9499]

That's a pothead for you.. But a better question...is why snake was there.

[@Distanc3]

“Because I’m an idiot. Happy?” Best line ever.

[@Scarfy397]

You can feel the workplace tension in that line. Kent knows what he's doing by interviewing Krusty.

[@Red-Hood]

Lol

[@JamesTrifolium]

At this point, everything said in the Simpsons before 2010 is the best line ever.

[@tcorourke2007]

No. Mildly funny at best. However: "I paid my taxes over a year ago" is one for the ages.

[@tambert3897]

Most people during tax season

[@EGLEWRRR]

I must say that every so often, I revisit this video. There's something very calming and satisfying about watching Ned Flanders do his taxes properly and well in advance, and serves as a constant pleasant reminder for me not to procrastinate.

[@bencousins7311]

straight facts

[@Cookieboy70]

I watch it every January and it immediately puts me in a tax preparation mood.

[@themachoechidnaugandarandy7583]

I always do my taxes as soon as possible. But I am always told to do it like 1 month before the deadline.

[@johnblack8655]

Oke-ily doke-ily!!!

[@gorginhanson]

But he was in a big rush anyhow

[@ralphintheshadowrealm7002]

Dr. Frink being able to feel math seems like a superpower in a hero for the Justice League’s D-tier squad

[@AriShinato]

Hey I bet even the justice league needs an accountant

[@tcorourke2007]

Yet he's still filing his taxes at 11PM on April 15.

[@manlymcstud8588]

more of a suicide squad member....

[@nicbentulan]

@@tcorourke2007 OMG!!!!

[@tcorourke2007]

@@nicbentulan IF you like that, here's another one: The Sea Captain is not a pirate...

[@felixfarside1210]

Yeah, I kind of ended up like Ned. Get the taxes done as early as possible so I don't have to think about them. God forbid I end up in last minute panic.

[@reservoir4798]

Hope I do when I end up doin taxes

[@123RADIOactive]

@Muddobber McCrablice dad...!!! 😕😕😕😕😕

[@0ZeldaFreak]

Good thing that I don't need to do taxes. Well for 2020 I needed to do taxes and I did them for 2019 at the same time (when I'm not required to do them, I can wait 3 years to do them). Also it's pretty easy when your income is straight forward, at least here in germany. Just entering some data from your paper or auto fill them, remembering how many days I drove to the office and how far it is. Then including extra expenses where you get more money back and then send it. With the software I buy it's pretty easy and I always got more back then I paid for the software. I don't need to leave my house for that. The only thing where I need to wait is until my boss did the papers and gave it to me.

[@tcorourke2007]

Wake up at 12:01AM January 1st or your slacking!

[@kayzeaza]

Yeah I do them in the beginning of February every year now

[@bluelightstudios6191]

as a kid, I always thought flanders was lame, but as an adult I both envy and respect his attitude to things and work ethic. they hurt him so bad in the later seasons.

[@FSquid]

Also, he has a huge cock

[@maelkew3337]

what they do to flanders now i havent seen the Sampsons in a very long time

[@sudanemamimikiki1527]

​@@maelkew3337 Flanderization. It's a trope named after ned. used when a character has a singular trait exaggerated out of proportion to a point they no longer even resemble their original characterization anymore

[@maelkew3337]

@@sudanemamimikiki1527 thanks for the info

[@ashland6562]

@@sudanemamimikiki1527so every character now?

[@latenightlogic]

‘No, just mailing out death certificates for holiday related fatalities’ - one of the great underrated lines of the show.

[@waeb]

"...heh heh."

[@monsieurcondottiero2685]

Dr Hibberts laugh really seals every line he says 😂

[@adreamingwolf]

gang of ppl really die on new years lol

[@HocusPocusAlimagocus]

And then at 1:25 Dr. Hibbert is thinking back to that day and realizing he should have followed Ned’s advice…

[@toxicwar]

17 year's later. OHHHHH i get it. LMAO

[@Deahtnote95]

"If I dont hear you, its not illegal" catches me every time haha

[@Tumbleflop]

Underrated line

[@AxxLAfriku]

whyd you have to go and make things so complicated? i see the way youre acting like youre somebody else. gets me frustrated. simply admit that i am the funniest and greatest and sm*rtest and coolest and strongest yout*ber of all time! admit it, dear sr

[@rock3tcatU233]

It's actually true.

[@jcrowley1985]

Hilary and her email

[@51OAKLANDER510]

@@AxxLAfriku do you want me to repeat that?

[@Andyp12]

Ned not putting in the ink as a business expense because he personally enjoys the smell is just brilliant.

[@coolidgedollar2154]

...Not to mention adding that he'd better not "risk" it, implying he thinks it possible the government could find out AND nail him for tax purposes for enjoying the smell. These 212 seconds contain about 100 grade-A jokes.

[@NazriB]

Lies again? Serie A Leader Income Tax

[@SpikeTheWolf]

I don't get the joke. I'm sorry me not smart.

[@dannysh4418]

@@SpikeTheWolf Let me see if i can explain it. Ned bought the ink to use in his store, so he can put it down in his taxes as a business expense. By doing so, he's essentially saying to the government, "look, i had to spend some money to run my business, which reduces my net profit, so i don't need to pay as much in taxes." That's perfectly fine. But, if Ned were to claim that something was a business expense when in reality it wasn't, like a car that he bought for his wife, that would be fraudulent and would get him in trouble with the IRS. Ned says that he enjoys the smell of cash register ink, so even thought he bought it for his business, he believes it could be considered a personal expense, which would mean he doesn't get to claim it as a business expense. He says "better not risk it" and files the ink as a personal expense instead, because he believes it's better to pay slightly more in taxes than to get in trouble with the IRS. The joke is that of course the ink is a business expense, but Ned doesn't want to take the chance in case the fact that he enjoys the smell classifies the ink as a personal expense. Hope that clears it up

[@Lucky-ih9gf]

Well, he better not risk it

[@Jacob-qr8pl]

Otto also filed his taxes early and mistakenly found himself at the post office while trying to enjoy his evening.

[@Kaiimei]

I think it may just be he's so high he doesn't think about taxes, ever.

[@AxxLAfriku]

I am so unpretty 😭 When I go to the bank, they turn the cameras off. At least I am a big star on KZbin. So don't feel too bad for me, dear jac

[@dominicbofficial]

@@AxxLAfriku We do not care.

[@ceu160193]

@@AxxLAfriku You should rob the bank then, no evidence will be found.

[@Nantosuelta]

I get the feeling Otto doesn't pay taxes

[@williambrennan104]

That Flanders believes that his tax money goes to people who "just don't feel like working", but actually doesn't mind, tells you everything about his character.

[@illuminatiaqi6130]

No he clearly hates them. Best line in simpsons

[@HellqueenRoz]

@@illuminatiaqi6130 I initially took that line as "Ah who cares, they can do what they want," but honestly, I could just as easily see it as the classic stereotypical passive-aggressive "nice" person who smiles to your face but judges you behind your back.

[@MegaMinecraft901]

@@HellqueenRoz Ned probably has some repressed anger toward them but he’s also a genuinely nice person most of the time. I think it’s probably a bit of both, leaning towards being charitable.

[@dogboy0912]

It does my heart good to con some Class A suckaroonies.

[@thekramer1097]

@@HellqueenRoz He volunteers with the homeless so no, I don't think that's the case

[@rosePetrichor]

I love classic Ned's character because he wasn't JUST a figure of fun. Despite how ridiculous it looks for him to be doing taxes that early, they still do show that everyone else suffered by leaving it to the last minute. The contrast between him and Homer only works when he is actually an intelligent, upstanding citizen and not just the weird caricature he is now

[@dwaugh2215]

true, Ned does it the first day of the year, home does it the very last minute

[@D0NU75]

I mean "Flanderization" is a trope for a reason. Good ol' innocent but lazy Homer and positive, hard-working Ned aren't going to be a thing ever again

[@cybersaiyan9596]

@@D0NU75 you could even call it ned flanderization.

[@michaelcallisto]

You can't make Ned a compelling and interesting guy when you as a writer have nothing but contempt for his religious belief structure that makes him so.

[@JavierGomezX]

​@@michaelcallistoIndeed. Predisposition and bias are the reason more and more media is increasingly becoming more like mouthpieces for particular beliefs instead of simply portraying life and beauty as it is. People like to point out the hypocrisy of religious people as "proof" the belief system is useless, while ignoring all the positive things it produces. Almost all of the best citizens I have known are all religious people. I am sure that if enough statistical studies were to be made about this, they would reflect the good impact Christianity has on people.

[@fearthesting66]

I have always loved the sound effect when you hear someone run and drive off off screen with that peelout sound it makes everytime they do that lol

[@prettypointlessvideo]

And how quickly they accelerate lmao

[@Nghilifa]

@@prettypointlessvideo It was so quick you didn't even hear the engine turn over 🤣

[@requiem19]

That and the sound of running and the front door opening and closing

[@chapel66]

Or the footsteps and the airplane lol

[@cassied9327]

This.

[@samalvey8168]

"OK, Marge, if anyone asks you require 24-hour nursing care, Lisa's a clergyman, Maggie is seven people and Bart was wounded in Vietnam!"

[@ARedMagicMarker]

Cool!

[@basicpigeonbee]

The joke gets funnier every year we get further from Vietnam

[@tOSdude]

What I like is Homer had to estimate that they had 9 kids, but immediately did the math to figure out how many people maggie needed to be.

[@00_buck_00]

“If I don’t hear you, it’s not illegal!” -Homer Simpson

[@samtheman264]

@@tOSdude I like that he's smart enough to figure out how to maximize tax return that quickly

[@davidschaftenaar6530]

I love how even though he's as early as he could possibly be, he still RUNS to the postbox.

[@theshlauf]

And he adds on a whole sheet of stamps, just to make sure he has sufficient postage.

[@sdd1018]

He’s going for an any% World record

[@NyQuilDonut]

​@@sdd1018I want this to be a real challenge now.

[@matthewh8005]

“It’s literally the 11th hour, 10pm” I love old simpsons writing.

[@Garfie489]

Not to be the guy thats not fun at parties - isnt that technically true?

[@ruslans2006]

@@Garfie489 Yeah. It’s exactly like centuries. Like the 1900s are called the 20th century.

[@MeesterTweester]

12 a.m. would be the next day, so 11 p.m. is the 12th and 10 p.m. is the 11th

[@churchether]

@@MeesterTweester stop being smart

[@XKloosyvv]

If 12pm is considered the first hour, 1pm would be the second. 10 pm is the 11th hour lol

[@xandercrews4729]

This scared the shit out of me as a kid. I remember worrying that I’d fuck up my taxes as an adult and end up in jail. Didn’t realize back then you could hire people to do your taxes.

[@thomaschitham3487]

Unless the people you hire is like this guy: 2:14 - 2:28.

[@martinquetzal5346]

Dude, that still scared the shit out of me at 27.

[@foty8679]

Does everybody in the US need to file a tax report? Here in Germany you have the right to do so (and many people do because you can get good amount of money back) and at a certain income its mandatory (or if you have a more complex income situtation then it its mandatoy too, like earning money with renting out stuff or just working besides a normal day job in in general)

[@MizantropMan]

And the unions for people you hire to do it lobby like crazy for the system to never improve so you'd have to keep paying them for doing this shit for you until the inevitable collapse of the country. Legal corruption is fun!

[@foty8679]

@@MizantropMan Here in Germany we have good tax software, the software just asks you questions and guides you through the whole thing. You dont really need an professional you can do everything yourself, except if you have a medium sized business (or bigger, or a complex construct) then you may should get a professional (also its his fault then if he fucks up and so its usually good invested money, and also the amount you spent on the guy is tax deduactable (correct word?) so if you make revenue, litteraly free)

[@recursor9469]

"Until you're willing to file jointly." Skinner thought about that for a moment.

[@tjokolat]

"Is that a new green sweater?"

[@truefailure6359]

“Did you see a scary picture in your picture book?” To Homer, words must be the scariest pictures of all.

[@dans.7002]

Like the boogeyman or Boogeymen in the house?

[@PeanutButterBean]

@@dans.7002 exactly

[@nicbentulan]

OMG!!!!

[@theoneandonly7019]

No, he views Lisa as a child who'd read a picture book. That's the joke.

[@darkense666]

Hahahaha when he said that to her I almost cry laughing 😂 talking to her like that knowing how smart and independent she is

[@m.a.packer5450]

I once memorized this entire episode for a final class project (we had to memorize a 20 minute speech, and I asked the teacher if it could be a script. She said yes, and I read the script of this episode every day for a week).

[@conhunter7024]

How did it go?

[@ts9937]

My condolences

[@cl8804]

yurafag

[@treman722]

"It's literally the 11th hour, 10 PM." I love how in classic Simpsons it was impossible to go more than 5 seconds without a joke. They were just on another level.

[@tweer64]

The best part is that it's technically correct.

[@ajk]

@@tweer64 The best kind of correct lol

[@F88689]

I don't get it

[@lukefreeman828]

@@F88689”11th hour” is an expression similar to “last minute”. It’s funny here because it’s the 11th hour (as it’s about to close)… but the “literally” part complicates it (in a funny way) because 10pm obviously isn’t the 11th hour (which literally would be 11).

[@scene2428]

​@lukefreeman828 When we talk about the 12 hours from Noon to Midnight, 10pm is the start of the 11th hour, just FYI. 12:00pm -> 12:59pm = 1st hour 1:00pm -> 1:59pm = 2nd hour 2:00pm -> 2:59pm = 3rd hour Etc... 10:00pm -> 10:59pm = 11th hour 11:00pm -> 11:59pm = 12th hour 00:00am (midnight) occurs immediately after the 12th hour finishes, and is the start of the 1st hour of the next cycle (midnight to noon). 00:00am -> 00:59am = 1st hour 1:00am -> 1:59am = 2nd hour Etc...

[@christianzafiroglu6705]

“Because I’m an idiot. Happy?” is my answer to every “Why?” question my wife asks me. Saves a lot of heartache.

[@CesarACastillo]

Even when ure right?

[@fumanchu4785]

@@CesarACastillo Especially then!

[@themonsterunderyourbed9408]

I hope you say it sarcastically and not sincerely.

[@christianzafiroglu6705]

@@themonsterunderyourbed9408 Kind of depends on the situation. What can I say? She isn’t always wrong.

[@madman2u]

Divorced yet?

[@WilliamSchmidNetwork]

I heard from my dad, who’s an accountant, that the only people who can pay taxes that early are business owners. Which makes sense since Ned owns a business.

[@muskyoxes]

As a regular person i don't even get the info till like late February. Then i hope that April 15 is a friday so i really have until April 18

[@harveywallbanger3123]

Business owners have to file tax returns every 3 months

[@Oferdrincere]

@@harveywallbanger3123nope. It depends on how you set it up. You can pay sales taxes monthly, quarterly, semi annually yearly. BUT you pay normal taxes for yourself early just like everyone else. Don’t make shit up. Lol

[@CrazyMunky84]

I love how Snake is in line to file his taxes. Like the one crime that he won't commit is tax evasion lol!

[@DrButthugger]

Avoision

[@Z_MIB]

That's how they got Al Capone

[@vojtechspinler6363]

He is not THAT criminal lol.

[@lyinarbaeldeth2456]

Not even the Joker crosses the IRS.

[@smokesletsgo2374]

Avoision*

[@llarmstrong783]

I think we all wish we were Ned, but were more like Homer. Edit: thanks for all the likes, and I meant in terms of doing taxes not in general lol

[@DOSRetroGamer]

I totally don't wish to be Ned.

[@amoral_minority]

*we're

[@TheHuskyK9]

Nah, that’s just y’all. Best way to handle stuff is handling it early so you don’t have to worry about it later

[@dagan8659]

@@DOSRetroGamer you do. he has hot wife and live good, pretty rich and morally good, not 100% as him, but you surely want to be more like him than homer. of course i'm not gonna count the shit low hit porpaganda made to him by made his 2 son gay.

[@vanguard6498]

@@dagan8659 also ned is RIPPED

[@homerthompson8730]

"Listen up people, the harder you push the faster we all get out of here..." oh that Wiggum.

[@IN-tm8mw]

Took me years to notice that Flanders was able to file so early because he didn't need to wait for a W2.

[@thecyclist01]

He must have also owned his house outright and had no investments. No waiting for 1098 or 1099s

[@aredub1847]

@@thecyclist01 No investments i can see. I can also see him just not taking the mortgage deduction.

[@massimom6560]

When I was young I always though Flanders was a sucker, but then you grow up and realise he's actually a top bloke.

[@MrNote-lz7lh]

Top bloke sucker maybe.

[@legion999]

Except for the bible stuff

[@VOTENATIONALALLIANCE]

@@legion999 Especially for the Bible stuff……

[@4horsemenoftheapocalypse58]

@@legion999 what do u have against the bible, not upset just generally curious?

[@dschafar6679]

Notice: He's also muscular

[@NeatChill]

The irony is: Homer hasn't got time to count 3 children in front of him. But he has got enough time to figure out if he has 9 children he needs to count lisa and bart as 2 people and maggie as 7. Stunning comedy!

[@jimhuffman9434]

Homer mathematics at it's finest

[@kazoolordhd6591]

if lisa counts as a dependent then marge would aswell so he would have 10 dependents

[@jimhuffman9434]

@@kazoolordhd6591 Don't give Homer any ideas!

[@johnkramer5886]

@@jimhuffman9434 Hello

[@JanetStarChild]

Nothing ironic about that.

[@andyofyork]

"Just mailing out death certificates for holiday-related fatalities." What a great line

[@sitcomchristian6886]

It's also true. More people die around the holidays. I used to work for a union and I processed burial benefits for members. I got so many requests in the winter months. It was pretty sad, tbh.

[@anthonybanchero3072]

He waited until April 15th on his taxes too. He’s in the line at 1:27 .

[@potato1341]

"No, no, I felt that! You didn't carry the one you foolish person" Love him or hate him, Frink might've just saved Lenny a visit to federal prison (or getting recruited by the FBI to be a rat)

[@moonman239]

Nah, he'd just get a call from the IRS. They REALLY don't like sending people to prison over mistakes on a tax form.

[@potato1341]

@@moonman239 fair enough, I forget Homer tried to commit straight up tax fraud in this episode.

[@Doc_Fun]

@@moonman239 you might get audited though, which is the second-least fun thing the irs can do to you.

[@TheUndyingCrystal]

@@Doc_Fun better lube up, daddy IRS has its pants off

[@virgilherring581]

They don't audit over a math error, they just send you a letter saying what the number was supposed to be a few weeks after they pay you what your refund would be if it was done correctly, or the letter and a bill for the correct amount if you owe them.

[@ajchovanec]

I love how Homer's "to do" pile isn't there at 2:35 but then magically appears at 2:56.

[@komodosp]

Boy I really hope somebody got fired for that blunder!

[@ajchovanec]

@@komodosp A wizard did it.

[@andykishore]

And Homer's watch only appears for one scene as well.

[@MrMi1994]

@@andykishore he didn’t even use the watch 🤔 Also, it’s not the time Kent Brockman said it is

[@thef0urth326]

Eh, continuity is for chumps

[@jaymartin8273]

One thing I loved about this episode was the fact that despite cramming his crumpled up returns into the envelope, they only ended up in the 'audit' pile by mistake, so Homer very possibly might have gotten away with it :=)

[@fitybux4664]

1:48 This was the funniest part. Definitely not a joke. You will feel the wrath of the IRS with compound interest if you mess up, lol.

[@andrewshouse9840]

They came after me for $4 once. I thought "didn't it cost more to mail me than to write it off?"

[@brissydiggin5209]

@@andrewshouse9840 someone I know wasn’t allowed to apply for a home loan because they had a bad debit history- they hadn’t paid a 38 cent thing and had to pay that off first then they finally accepted the home loan

[@donellebullock7404]

Technically the IRS is illegal. As the following points show: 1) The power of the purse, meaning ANYTHING dealing with fiance goes to CONGRESS only. 2) The Fourth amendment says no UNWARRANTED search OR seizure. Meaning they cannot take ANYTHING from you without YOU committing a crime/ the having a warrant. 3) Only The House can make bills/laws involving money. It starts in the House of Representatives to the Senate to be signed, revised, and/or sent back if not passed to the President. Did you also know the US Constitution states it is not only you right, but responsibility to overturn any tyrannical government? Meaning ANY violation of your rights by the government, especially if done to a large extent like now, lets those wanting to stop it can seek to take those out of power by force is a legit option.

[@JaredConnell]

@UCNE6pYI7GwD8tqJ1TCBQhbw holy shit shut the fuck up. Even if that was correct, which it isn't, it doesn't matter. And even if it did matter, which it doesn't, nobody cares. And even if they did care, which they don't, it's a god damn clip from the Simpsons! Nobody is here for tax advice or whatever the fuck you think you're spewing.

[@TheShadowOfZama]

@@donellebullock7404 Those institutions have the power to delegate those jobs to others, so no it is not illegal.

[@dissonanceparadiddle]

Since Ned's a business owner it's not the worst idea to get it done early

[@johnmartinez7440]

Aren't business owners the only one who do their own taxes? And would normally hire a bookkeeper/accountant anyway?

[@dissonanceparadiddle]

@@johnmartinez7440 I get the sense that Ned really likes doing his taxes. Although he stand to be a bit less prudent on what he's unwilling to declare a tax write-off

[@princessmarlena1359]

Best to make hay while the sun shines.

[@MrV902]

@@johnmartinez7440 Not in America.

[@carultch]

@@johnmartinez7440 I get the sense that Ned is a sole proprietor.

[@jackiechan9689]

1:56 “It’s *literally* the eleventh hour - 10:00 PM” lmao I never caught that before, hilarious

[@ricktwisty5636]

Flanders is that one kid who always went straight home and finished the book report the day it was assigned instead of waiting until 10 pm the night before it was due.

[@nicholasvinen]

You mean 8:45am just before the class it was due for?

[@StylusPanda]

And he’s probably the one partying while everyone does all nighters

[@lizmorganjake]

And Homer was the kid who forgot about the report until that morning.

[@EricAKATheBelgianGuy]

I did something similar for a college French class. It was a 19th century poetry class, and I had to do a fifteen-minute presentation on a poem of my choice. Because mine was so lengthy, I got an earlier start that I usually would (not the exact same day it was assigned, but very early on). Some of it was because I wanted to cover as many of my bases as possible, some of it was because I genuinely liked the class.

[@abhirao8582]

"Bart was wounded in Vietnam" "Cool!"

[@jimhuffman9434]

That's statement's weird. Because Bart was born some time in the 1980's. But the Vietnam War ended in 1975

[@takerdust]

@@jimhuffman9434 It would have been even weirder if Maggie was wounded in Vietnam.

[@shakes.dontknowwhatyergettin]

@@jimhuffman9434 That's the joke

[@jonathanbarr9764]

I like that at 1:05 and 1:18 you can see Dr. Hibbert standing in line at the post office showing that he also decided to wait until the last minute despite the advice Flanders gave him. Also I think it's a pretty safe guess to say that Kent decided to go to another accountant during the next tax season.

[@msthecommentator2863]

Growing up is realizing that Ned is the most responsible person on the show for getting his taxes done so early.

[@stephenwright8824]

But you can't go inside the Post Office on the first of January bc it's a Federal holiday. Writers' mistake?

[@ceu160193]

@@stephenwright8824 It's not explicitly mentioned, that he made his taxes on January 1st. Also "holiday-related fatalities" bit confirms, that by the time Ned did his taxes, holiday is already over.

[@sonniepronounceds-au-ni9287]

To be fair, most people can't start their taxes exactly on January 1 and file it on January 2 when the Post Office opens like Ned. Most people have to wait on their employer to mail their W2 first. But, yeah, most people don't really have an excuse to not get it done by February. Personally, I file and pay in March. It's late enough to procrastinate but still early enough to not have to worry about it.

[@CodesTheOtaku]

⁠@@sonniepronounceds-au-ni9287 Ned can do so because he’s the employer and business owner in question. Of course, that means he has to do all the number crunching himself.

[@GV213]

​@@stephenwright8824 yes you can. The main room is closed. But the room where you get the po box has a mail slip

[@Solid_Hank]

"If I don't hear you, it's not illegal!" Lmfao

[@matt13r1]

If I don't see it, it's not illegal!

[@gorginhanson]

so basically people who say "fake news" to everything

[@cartertheunstoppablefaxmac902]

Brockman’s accountant turning up is such a perfectly timed comic moment

[@seededsoul]

2:33 this is clearly a text-only novel...it is so impressive how many good jokes they pack into the old ones!

[@jamiemiller1482]

To be fair why the hell did Marge put Homer in charge of taxes anyways?!?

[@roguishpaladin]

Even in the 80s and 90s there was still a bias toward seeing the father as the "head of household" and thus responsible for it.

[@hotaru8309]

He makes the income and has the most important information. She could try to get copies of all his wages, expenses, and paperwork, but that still requires Homer to do things. In conclusion, because it's funny.

[@Supperdude9]

@@hotaru8309 ...that is true. He does have the initial income information. He gets the W2's, the tax stuff, all to him. All in his name.

[@b.m.933]

Idk why it never occurred to Homer to have Lisa do his taxes.

[@leonardogutierrez8147]

@@Supperdude9 doesn't Marge controll the family spending s,though to be fair Homers inpulse purchases are astounding

[@YusiDJordan]

"And let's not forget the folks just don't feel like working, God bless 'em!" I love Flanders.

[@marcusmckanbackman]

2:35 Can't blame Homer for not seeing the invisible "To-Do Pile"

[@sanguiniusonvacation1803]

The context of his repressed anger makes this even better

[@MrEOM41]

01:43 “Oh no I felt that... you didn’t carry the 1, you foolish person” 😅😂 my favorite part

[@DigiByteGlobalCommunity]

"It's LITERALLY the 11th hour - 10 PM" Kent Brockman

[@seededsoul]

Yes. The 11th hour begins at 10PM. The twelfth hour begins at 11PM.

[@ruslans2006]

@@seededsoul Just like centuries

[@Buttington_Headerson]

@@ruslans2006 just like... everything

[@adamtaurusragnathebloodedg8407]

The 13th hour is the Dark Hour that is between 12 and 1 AM

[@isaiahdaniels5643]

@@adamtaurusragnathebloodedg8407 While I like your imagination, no.

[@chtholly8084]

Gotta love good ol' fashioned cartoon logic. It takes Ned from midnight until a little before 8:45 just to find his tax folder and sit down at the kitchen table, but then he actually completes all his forms in pretty much under 10 seconds.

[@thaanonymous776]

He got out of bed to start his taxes after being woken up by the New Years fireworks.

[@reillymcwriting]

What I think it was is Ned was doing his taxes, almost finished the ones for the Leftorium and was on the fence about counting the ink as a business or personal expense, so he took care of the personal taxes, then went back to the ink, counting it as a personal expense, then finishing up.

[@D0NU75]

@@reillymcwriting nevertheless it is still a fun pararell to homer who pretty much does the same, figures out his taxes in less than 10 seconds and then makes a run for it.

[@kstanni87]

@@reillymcwritingNed had a lot of counting to do with both being a store owner and family taxes separately. That's why he went early to bed and had long 8 hours of calmly estimate his tax work.

[@jamescampbell6724]

I was guessing he did his usual morning routine early before doing the taxes.

[@WyattBrown377]

I am once again here for my biannual viewing of this classic. See you all back here January 1st!

[@davidtran2026]

I like how the To-Do pile just magically appears when Marge brought it up to Homer

[@D3Mp5]

At my previous employer we used to call that "shop blindness". It's a phenomenon where you become completely unaware of something that needs attention because it is there everyday and your brain phases it out. When somebody then mentions it to you it becomes blindingly obvious and you wonder how you ever missed it.

[@darylchua2168]

The ship captain guy holding a treasure chest as payment is an underrated joke.

[@NorthernWisconsinandStuff]

Why do I bother plundering at all?

[@josynaemikohler6572]

Upstanding citizen. Commits crimes, but still pays taxes on the gains of such crimes.

[@TailsTheTwoTailedFox]

It’s January 1st Neddy better get doing on those taxes

[@stutteringcris468]

Flanders legit inspired me to do my taxes early as possible every year!

[@danielrogers7098]

Yeah but unfortunately companies make you wait for W2s

[@nsr60ster85]

Especially if you have a refund coming.

[@blackhat1018]

Ah, the good ol' days when Ned Flanders was genuinely the only good and responsible person in Springfield before he reduced to nothing but an over the top bible thumper.

[@BriarPatchNyra]

Well they can’t virtue signal if they don’t make him an over the top bible thumper

[@jaydenslaptop]

@@BriarPatchNyra 100%

[@AluminumFusion22]

The thing that made old-school Simpsons wholesome was how despite his annoyances with the straight-laced Flanders family, Homer does admire Ned to an extent. He may not always tolerate his overly saccharine nature but he does acknowledge that Ned and his family are good people who want to spread kindness. Every character in the old Simpsons episode was likable in their own way.

[@snnnaaaaaakeeeee4470]

@@AluminumFusion22 Unfortunately it feels like the writers became too focused on keeping up with other newer adult cartoon shows like Family Guy and South Park in their later years. They forgot what made The Simpsons stand out.

[@potsdam28]

Tv tropes even named the term after him Flanderization

[@JaredConnell]

I paid my taxes over a year ago!! I use that joke every single year on April 15th 🤣🤣🤣

[@TheWorldsStage]

You cut off the best line. "You had some real talent, kid."

[@mediapark101]

Then the look between Bart & Lisa.

[@suspense_comix3237]

“Taxes?! Isn’t this the line for Metallica?” Dumbledore asked calmly.

[@ARedMagicMarker]

I love how smug Kent's own accountant is in that line with Kent's equally late taxes. XD 1:00 And I know that should have been a cheery whistle, but since it's muted, it looked like Ned is doing a silent, "wow" to Dr. Hibert's errand.

[@meetwheatpodcast9078]

wow

[@ARedMagicMarker]

@@meetwheatpodcast9078 :o THAT'S GUUUUUD.

[@Toraryuko]

Missed that point all the way up till now. :O (Our dubbers also missed it. So that might be the reason. :D)

[@dancepiglover]

It almost looks like he’s whistling. But yeah, no sound.

[@jordanvakili1268]

The people who don’t feel like working god bless em. What a great guy

[@iratepirate3896]

"It's literally the 11th hour... 10pm" - such an underrated hilarious line

[@DARK_AMBIGUOUS]

2:12 Krusty’s tie is purple and then in the next scene it turns blue

[@andrewdowner822]

Taxed the ink lol

[@AcoolT5]

What are we, to believe this is some magic tie or something? Boy I really hope someone got fired for that blunder!

[@davidjones3165]

A wizard did it.

[@fightclub6291]

There’s continuity errors ….in cartoons?? That’s crazy to me

[@andykishore]

Animation error. I just noticed that.

[@aquawatermelonsrevived2070]

Flanders is legendary. He went straight from his kitchen to the post office at 0:46.

[@britneysprsfan1forever415]

Ned Flanders is the type of person that we should all strive to be like, but most of us aren't lol.....😀

[@SamuelBlack84]

In reality, your taxes become null and void due to the incorrect placing of a comna

[@arnbrandy]

The amount of excellent jokes in such a short piece. The Simpsons was amazing, let it rest in peace.

[@bubbythebear6891]

It's still technically running as of 2022, if you count what they air now as The Simpsons. I'll have to come back here when it finally ends.

[@kumardickshit1530]

Very original never seen 10 comments on every simpsons video like that

[@justisolated5621]

​@@bubbythebear6891he's talkimg about the OG Simpsons which were the golden age. After 2002, the Simpsons went to crap

[@trenvert123]

I love how most of the characters are salary workers, but everyone is talking about "paying taxes" not simply filing them.

[@rosesweetcharlotte]

Given how mess up a lot of their finances are, I guess it sort of makes sense.

[@jaysmith1408]

All except Flanders, the captain, snake, and partially Frink

[@user-yo8ab1ys9e]

_And let's not forget the folks who just don't feel like working, God bless them._ I love the way Ned says this line.

[@M_W_L_F]

1:06 Dr Hibbert should have listened to Ned.

[@codered6938]

“Hibbert” dumb a

[@Fieldy6686]

There are SOOOO many classic lines from classic characters in these 3 mins it is quite unbelievable

[@godfather6942]

2024 taxes here we come!

[@jaydencollins4384]

For real that’s why I’m watching this lmao

[@Eclipton]

Got mine done.

[@everyoneash]

If anyone deserves an audit it's Flanders...no honest person does their taxes that early

[@razorburn645]

Most tax forms aren't even out yet that early so how's he doing them properly?

[@eliassaari2454]

@@razorburn645 Quick maths

[@samuelholmes3696]

And no SANE person refuses to discount a legitimate business expense "because they enjoy the smell".

[@notsure1969]

@@samuelholmes3696 If that were the case, I'd be losing a lot on paint.

[@leblanc3536]

@@razorburn645 he’s self employed, so he should have all of his paperwork available On top of that, you can fill out a 4852 in lieu of a W2 & 1099-r

[@WyattBrown377]

Well it's January 1st, time for my biannual viewing of this classic. See you all back here April 15!

[@erenjaeger3537]

He might be Springfield’s most prominent crook but Snake pays his taxes 😂

[@caydes]

He's smart enough not to miss with irs

[@hb3393]

Anyone who's ever worked at a budget accountants knows how accurate this is 😂

[@TheRealTHD]

I ended up like Ned here, I do mine ideally by end of Feb if I can manage it. Fortunately it's much easier now than it was in the 90s.

[@YxngFresco]

All those jokes crammed into three and a half minutes. The Simpsons were unstoppable at this point.

[@wisildur]

When I was a kid i was anxious about the fact Doctor Hibbert didn't already do his taxes. lol

[@shinobix4925]

We finally know the lore behind that boat painting

[@bubastis6306]

1:24 Dr. Hibbert doesn’t look to pleased about doing his taxes

[@martincurran6432]

In the UK the taxes are taken out of workers' salary before they get paid so the UK doesn't have this

[@JHimminy]

We (the US) have that too, but we also have more Kafka built into our system.

[@grease_monkey6078]

unless you are self employed you have to apply for self assessment

[@jheychode]

Yeah well maybe that's why British humor sucks, except the pythons

[@martincurran6432]

@@jheychode wtf that got to do with this?

[@Skelig]

@@jheychode Read: I'm extremely simple and can't understand British humour

[@rickysmyth]

1:33 Refering to the Letter of Marque where pirate captains could avoid being arrested if they only plundered enemy ships and gave a cut to the government. Of course, they wouldn't have been happy having to give away a percentage of the money/goods. Its like getting a official licence to steal from people as long as they are foreigners and your government doesn't like them.

[@GmodAdict]

I come back to watch this particular scene every now and again...like whenever I'm doing my taxes...

[@garymacdonald6184]

I love how Snake is in the line

[@benjaminoechsli1941]

Even criminals fear the IRS.

[@EllRiver]

File your ill-gotten gains with the IRS. Don't even like Copone.

[@leblanc3536]

IRS don’t care if you’re a crook, just if you’re a tax cheat

[@kurosakikun96]

"I may be crazy enough to fight Batman, but the IRS? Nooooo thank you" - The Joker, even criminals pay their dues

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

Government when I make money: I am once again asking for your financial support Government when I buy something: I am once again asking for your financial support Government when I die: *I am once again asking for your financial support* Well, at least there's representation this time around. The amount of different "underrated lines" being commented about in these comments, of a 3 and a half minute clip, it must be noted, goes to show just how densely packed classic Simpsons episodes were with jokes. Specific scenes in episodes would be re-written dozens of times and it really shows, the writers clearly wanted as many good jokes per minute as possible.

[@JazzyJay729]

“If I don’t hear you, it’s not illegal.” I live by that statement daily.

[@hatchmaster_5745]

Flanders is such a nice guy, I love him

[@Film-Roller]

I watch this every year around tax season. It has unintentionally become a personal tradition and I’m not complaining.

[@sorenman1]

Nowadays you get the FBI all over you if you were to send candy in the mail to the IRS as a thank you for taking time to do their work

[@manuelenrique9220]

I love Flanders' honesty.

[@BioYuGi]

This is one of Marge's dumbest moments. She saw the size of Homer's massive to-do list, and put one of the most important tasks one has to do in their adult life on top of it, and somehow assumed he'd be getting to it.

[@BabyFawnLegs]

Well, Homer paid their taxes on time the year before, so maybe this is somehow the first time he's forgotten to do it.

[@ZootWorld1]

@mm43501 I'm honestly surprised Lisa wasn't the one doing the taxes.

[@ameliakyle7054]

it raises a lot of questions given Homer had to be told Taxes is a yearly thing

[@emberfist8347]

@@ameliakyle7054 He mentioned he was counting ahead so he probably messed up sometime and accidentally filed twice or something.

[@thevideoclub8562]

It's a TV show about the American family turned on its head. It attacked everyone- including the working mom who was supposed to provide for her husband and also work and also bla bla bla... it was a satire on the whole concept of family.

[@MaxOakland]

“I paid my taxes over a year ago” is one of my favorite Simpsons lines ever

[@Glitchtrapsacrade]

I love how frink calls out Lenny

[@milkwater1204]

"The folks who just don't feel like working, God bless 'em" lol

[@Isharne]

I saw this as a kid and dreaded my first tax report, but I didn’t know that our system in Sweden was different. In Sweden it’s more more simplified and is pretty much the IRS-equivalent sending out forms with some info already typed in asking “Is this correct?”, not requiring any extensive knowledge or assistance from an accountant to turn in properly. And if you haven’t made any profit from stocks or sales of property, you just confirm and send it back and pay the back tax or wait for the tax returns. When the time came however, they had made it even more simple by sending it electronically and you do the same thing but with less paper work! Also, you can get your tax returns earlier and since it’s secured by a electronic ID that you set up through your bank, it’s safe

[@coolidgedollar2154]

There have been efforts for decades to make American taxes so simple that all the info can fit on a sheet "the size of a notecard", but something (probably accounting services lobbying? and the sheer business/trade volume of the U.S.) always held it back. Now it's become pretty much a moot issue because cheap tax software has simplified the process itself considerably, but it's going to remain a huge problem for millions of people.

[@jordoruiz0001]

Sweden is the Ned Flanders of the world. I would say America is the Krusty

[@rosesweetcharlotte]

In the US, we now have cheap software. It usually doesn't even take me an hour to fill it out and get the taxes sent away. If you have a business or more complicated returns, then you can hire someone to do it for you. Really, the only people who turn taxes into this big of a pain anymore are idiots

[@coolidgedollar2154]

@@rosesweetcharlotte It is quite easy. It's just a shame that the reason it can't be even easier is that TurboTax, H&R Block, etc. lobby against reform in order to protect their business model. (Imagine hiring a doctor to treat the same disease that he is infecting you with each and every time.) I think it's worth a shot anyway, not to help the "idiots", but just to finally kick those tax service executives in the dick.

[@None-Trick_Pony]

In the US, wealthy people and entities hire expensive lawyers to fill in tax forms in a way that's not technically illegal, but is full of lies and mischaracterization in order to minimize taxes paid and maximize returns. If the US gave them the forms containing the proper information, they wouldn't be able to do that. So they lobby. There's a reason the middle class pays almost all taxes in the US.

[@ma-moomoo]

This such an amazing sequence. Every second is funny and doesn't miss. I've watched it like 100 times.

[@SBRS47]

What about from 0:00 to 0:01? That part isn't particularly funny

[@WasatchWind]

Just did my taxes for the first time without a parent helping me, and while I'm peeved that turbotax pulled a switcheroo and told me I needed to pay up, gosh this was way easier compared to the awful hell doing taxes by hand must've been.

[@sitcomchristian6886]

Use Credit Karma next time. They have never charged me for anything, ever. This year they integrated with CashApp for taxes, which I was a little worried about, but everything went smoothly and I didn't have to share my refund!

[@bebe8090]

If your only source of income is a regular hourly or salary job and you don't itemize, filling it all out by hand isn't really that bad. For this last year the only numbers I had to fill in were gross income, standard deduction, taxable income, tax I owed, tax I paid, and tax I still had left to pay or overpaid. Two of these come off the W2 form, standard deduction is right on the tax form, tax owed comes from a chart in the tax handbook, and taxable income and tax still owed are obtained just by subtracting the other values. I think it seems more difficult than it is because it is intimidating to know that if you make a mistake the IRS can come after you. Thank you friend.

[@bebe8090]

Ned's would actually be a lot more difficult because he itemized, and he would have to keep track of his finances himself rather than just getting his income off of a W2 form. But he managed to be the first one to send it in. I think that is another subtle layer to the joke.

[@harveywallbanger3123]

Yeah, 100% of the tax prep companies do that. It's revolting but they know they have you by the short hairs and it's easier to pay them then waste all the time you spent entering data. Last year HR Block Free falsely reported my return as sent when they actually hadn't due to some internal issue on their part. It was a huge deal. Good news is the IRS is rolling out their own self-service application. It'll probably suck but at least it'll be free and straight from (and to) the horse's mouth.