25 Things We All Learned From Watching The Simpsons

For a show that was initially considered immoral and a bad influence by plenty of parents back in the 1990s, The Simpsons really has given us a lot of great advice over the years. Of course, I suppose it’s not ALL good…

1. Don’t lie to your mother:

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2. How to succeed in business:

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3. It’s not a good idea to just sit and watch TV all day:

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4. Smoking is not sexy:

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5. Always drink plenty of Malk:

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6. No one wants to see your 500-photo vacation slideshow:

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7. Arranged marriages can work:

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8. Sometimes, it’s okay to brag about your accomplishments:

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9. Alcohol is both the problem and the solution:

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10. Sex sells:

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11. Listen to your parents’ advice, but don’t follow it blindly:

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12. Smarch has lousy weather:

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13. Do not touch Willie:

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14. Ignorance is bliss:

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15. Don’t over think it, the simplest solution is often the right one:

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16. How to say Grace:

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17. ‘Embiggens’ is a perfectly cromulent word:

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18. Always know where the ‘ANY’ key is on a keyboard:

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19. Your parents had a completely different life before you came along:

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20. Yoko Ono ruins everything:

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21. Never turn your back on your sugar pile, not even for a second:

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22. ‘Die’ means ‘The’ in German:

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23. Don’t take things at face value:

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24. No matter how much you want to, you can’t turn back time:

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25. At the end of the day, it’s nice to come home to the people you love:

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…And by that last one, I mean The Simpsons. Not my family.

(okay, them too)

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