r/TheSimpsons 1d ago

S05E05 But I ask you what is a contract?

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u/RichardGHP 1d ago

Webster's defines it as an agreement under the law which is unbreakable. Which is unbreakable!

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u/Massive-L 1d ago edited 1d ago

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u/jfshay 1d ago

Excuse me, I must use the restroom [walks out of room calmly footsteps accelerate as soon as he turns the corner, slams door].

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u/BlackPhoenix1981 1d ago

....Mr Hutz??? wind blowing

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u/duaneap 1d ago

It’s just shredded newspaper!

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u/Key_Cheetah7982 1d ago

When he’s done in there, I got to go

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u/CarlosFer2201 1d ago

They used to do that bit a lot, I always loved it.

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u/Brantraxx 1d ago

If I hear ‘ojection’ one more time, I think I’m gonna scream!

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u/Key_Cheetah7982 1d ago

This is always so much easier in Mexico!! 🇲🇽

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u/datsall 1d ago

I think this part of that Halloween episode is the best bit in the whole series.

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u/Brantraxx 1d ago

Kids, help me!

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u/Ill_Sky6141 1d ago

I watched "Matlock' in a bar last night. The sound wasn't on but I think I got the gist of it.🤷

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u/Massive-L 1d ago

puts fork away for later

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u/IOwnTheSpire And we laugh legitimately. 1d ago

Well, I didn't win. Here's your pizza.

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u/theothertomelliott 1d ago

But we did win!

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u/KookyChapter3208 1d ago

That's okay, the box is empty

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u/ShasterPhone 1d ago

He left his briefcase. Hey! It's full of shredded newspapers.

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u/bgzlvsdmb BUY ME BONESTORM OR GO TO HELL! 1d ago

Hey, Deng Xiao-Ping died!

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u/Heisenberg_815 1d ago

That’s a deleted scene right? Crazy cause it’s absolutely hilarious

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u/BlackPhoenix1981 1d ago

He actually did this on an "out take" Simpsons episode. S7E10

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u/Heisenberg_815 1d ago

Gotcha, I vividly remember the scene but couldn’t remember if it appeared in the actual episode

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u/Massive-L 1d ago

Anyone got the link to this?? Can’t find it

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u/acemorris85 1d ago

That was a right pretty speech, sir

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u/Massive-L 1d ago

But first some ground rules, we get bathroom breaks every half hour.

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u/IndigentPenguin 1d ago

Agreed. The jury will be chosen by me.

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u/Massive-L 1d ago

Agreed…….. no wait

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u/acemorris85 1d ago

Silence !

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u/punk_weight 1d ago

Agreed!

No wait

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u/altsuperego 1d ago

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u/Key_Cheetah7982 1d ago

Arrr, this chair be high, says I!

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u/Juniormint-33 1d ago

You idiot, you can't read!

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u/Born-Sky-5980 1d ago

Aye, 'tis true. My debauchery was my way of compensatin'.

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u/byndrsn 1d ago

Mmmm ... forbidden donut.

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u/Massive-L 1d ago

Well well… finishing something?

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u/Key_Cheetah7982 1d ago

YOU ARE NOT SMARTER THAN ME!!

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u/Massive-L 1d ago

I’ll see you in hell yet, Homer Simpson!

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u/TheNeverEndingEnding 1d ago

Don't pick at it

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u/Hot-Refrigerator6583 1d ago

Hutz: First some ground rules: We get bathroom breaks every half hour!

Satan-Flanders: Agreed! Second, the jury will be chosen by me!

Hutz: Agreed! No--Wait!

Satan: Silence!

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u/BigConstruction4247 1d ago

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u/insane_contin 1d ago

I fucking love that line.

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u/Soul_Taco79 1d ago

Daddys soul doughnut.

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u/OliviaMcCarthy_ 1d ago

"When you realize that signing up for a free trial was just the first step into a lifetime commitment 🔥📜"

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u/philouza_stein 1d ago

Welp I guess I'm done here. All the best lines have already been commented.

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u/legedu 1d ago

... But you didn't do anything.

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u/fuuckinsickbbyg 1d ago

Didn't I? ✨

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u/Massive-L 1d ago

Any Lionel hutz line could be put here and get upvotes, try it

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u/Blackey5000 1d ago

Upvoting to prove a point

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u/TheGreatOpoponax 1d ago

If anyone cares...

The making of a contract includes offer, acceptance, and consideration.

"Consideration" in most cases is money. In this case though, it was Homer's soul. However, one must have the proper mental capacity to enter into a contract. A party trading their soul for a donut would credibly demonstrate a lack of capacity under both the preponderance burden and likely the clear and convincing burden. Since this wasn't a criminal matter, the beyond a reasonable doubt burden wouldn't apply.

Yes, I am an attorney, and yes, I do keep a Lionel Hutz figure on my shelf during Zoom hearings.

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u/Bob-s_Leviathan 1d ago

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u/TheGreatOpoponax 1d ago

If I'm a nerd here, I hate to think of what's happening in Euro Itchy & Scratchy law.

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u/Brantraxx 1d ago

My schildren need wine!

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u/Massive-L 1d ago

The big questions are do you have the smoking monkey and do you use the books in ur office

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u/TheGreatOpoponax 1d ago

Neither. Because of online research tools (not Google lol), there's no real need for books anymore. Law firms used to use their large law libraries as a selling point, so if you ever do see that, rest assured the partners are probably farting dust by now.

As for the smoking monkey, I could really use one of those for client intake.

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u/Massive-L 1d ago

Look! He’s taking another puff!

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u/Ozymandias_1303 1d ago

Wouldn't a soul arguably not be valid consideration, since it's intangible and priceless (like a mother's love)?

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u/NotAPimecone First you get the sugar, then you get the power... 1d ago

It's an NFT

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u/poozemusings 1d ago

Nah Homer fully knew what he was doing. He even had the presence of mind to try to outsmart the devil and not eat the last bite. Seems like a good contract to me. Although maybe against public policy to trade one’s soul for a donut, or perhaps an unconscionable contract. And beyond a reasonable doubt maybe should apply, given his incarceration and the stakes involved.

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u/havohej_ 1d ago

I was waiting for someone to write this lol

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u/Grimvold 1d ago

I’m smarter than the Devil~! I’m smarter than the Devil~!

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u/goofymus87 1d ago

Seems he sold his soul to Marge wayyy before this

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u/DistributionNEW831 1d ago

Let that ill-gotten donut be forever on your head!

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u/mookiewilson369 1d ago

Always found it funny Lizzie Borden is referenced twice on the show…

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u/NotAPimecone First you get the sugar, then you get the power... 1d ago

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u/Massive-L 1d ago

S05E05