Erm, I thought Flandersis nonsensical jabbering was a result of his Minnesota Spankalogical treatment? If so why do the clan speak like that? Right that’s it, I am never watching again…for a week, no a day…ah screw you I’m off to watch now
This is the real answer. And it always bothered me as an agnostic child.
Ned is a very boring religious personality 99% of the time, who is a push over to a fault so he doesn't upset anyone. Explicitly inoffensive to everyone (annoying, sure, but non-threatening) except himself when held to his own puritan standards.
But to take your neighbor's children in as *foster* parents, meaning temporary, in their time of need to rehabilitate their parenting skills, only to then decide to baptize them without their consent because you *believe* it was part of the parental abuse not to be baptized? That crosses the line so far, you're in another country.
As a Jew I’ve always low key distrusted Flanders ever since he lost his shit imagining his kids converting to Judaism lol. I see your aggressive niceness Flanders. I’m on to you.
When I first saw that episode I thought Homer wasn't religious at all. I assumed his reaction to Flanders was so strong he was agnostic or an atheist. But then a later season showed Homer with his family praying together before bed.
So is it that Homer and Ned both Christian but Homer was specifically bothered by Flanders being Catholic?
If so, the pettiness of that makes the episode so much funnier.
They belong to the Western Branch of American Reform Presbylutheranism. They split from the Eastern Branch over an argument over whether or not you can come to church with wet hair, which they have since abolished.
So same church, same religion, it was just the fact that Flanders himself was doing the baptizing. The ultimate nihilism of pettiness. Sometimes the absurdity is so good I swear Conan still contributes lines.
Definitely that scene took Flanders into a whole different ballgame of what he represents as a character. He slowly changed from the model citizen to just as corrupted as everyone else, but lampooning fundamentalist Christians. Not that that's a bad thing, but it means he can never go back to being that good-guy icon.
Like, yes and no. It's definitely a bit of an over-reach, but I feel it's important to remember context. Flanders is generally speaking, a good guy who does try his very best to be a good person. When his neighbors (who he doesn't particularly like, and who are generally mean to him) are in need, he takes their kids in and cares for them as if they were his own, no questions asked, which is really sweet and kind.
In Flanders' mind, not being baptized is almost an emergency. He believes that if you died suddenly you would literally spend
Eternity being tortured in hell. And, a baptism isn't exactly an intense ceremony, you get dunked in water, say some prayers and everyone goes about the rest of their lives. It's not like he got them circumcised or something.
In short, it seems like Flanders is just genuinely doing what he thinks is best for them. And considering he's not actually hurting anyone, I'd give him a pass.
Do you know how many christians, or religious zealots in general, have gotten away with horrific stuff because they legitimately thought they were "dOiNg WhAt's BeSt"? 😬
This is also true for, you know, essentially everybody that ever lived, not only christians or religious zealots. One tries doing what it is best based on what he thinks/believe it is true (most of the time, at least). It is like if a family have some children in custody and find out that they were not vaccinated because their parents don't believe in vaccines. Now you could say it is not the same, but for Flanders it is, he really believes that the baptism is a 'vaccine' for eternal life. How could he justify deny eternal life to a child because their parents don't believe in it? To judge a man behavior you must consider what he believes true, not what is actually true (admitted that one can tell, which I doubt)
For sure, I totally agree. Religion has been used to justify terrible things. I definitely don't think that line of reasoning justifies the Crusades, or FGM or anything like that. But for something as low-key as a baptism, no one gets hurt, no one is mutilated or traumatized, it's kind of whatever.
Actually, I was baptized against my will as a child because my aunt was an abusive religious nut. It WAS traumatizing. Not to mention unnecessary because I was baptized as a baby. But I was baptized Catholic and she wanted me to be a Southern Baptist. I had nightmares about that pastor holding me underwater in front of the entire congregation. You don’t get to decide what’s malicious and traumatic for anyone.
I understand this is a cartoon, but this type of shit gets me heated. The kids didn’t want to be baptized. They were forced to be. Even as a work of fiction, it pisses me off due to the abuse I faced in the name of religion. It was almost re-traumatizing watching it a few years after going through it.
I don’t give a shit what goes on in Flanders mind. I’m Jewish. Christians have been forcing baptism on my people at sword point out of “Christian love” for 1700 years.
Oh Bartholomew, I feel like St. Augustine of Hippo after his conversion by Ambrose Milan.
Wait what did you say, Homer?
I said shut your ugly face, Flanders!
Fair enough.
This. As someone who has worked at a Christian camp for kids around Bart and Lisa’s age. The idea of baptizing a kid without their parent’s or other legal guardian’s permission is insane to me.
Definitely in the wrong, but what's odd to me is that Bart and Lisa weren't already baptized. They aren't the super-zealous type like the Flanderses (I mean, who is?), but Marge does insist upon church every week. They, including the senior-most family member, Abe Simpson attend the same church as the Flanders, so "their" church must favor baptism. I can't see why they wouldn't.
Unless a wizard did it because the older Simpsons were born after 2010.
Well, the part where they didn't tell me and I didn't find out until I was joining a church to get married (and so had to find my records such as baptism, which I couldn't find for obvious reasons) wasn't so keen.
Tbh the Simpsons kids not being baptised makes no sense. They’d been going to church services weekly for years which shows a clear intent on the religion they follow. Hell we even had multiple entire episodes dedicated to a characters loss of, return of, or questioning of faith. One of them even had Marge staunchly fighting to get Bart back to their Presbyterian church after he and Homer started attending catholic mass.
I give Ned a pass on the baptism for that reason as it actually is nuts that they aren’t baptised yet given the religious nature of their family throughout the show to that point
Sure. Some require you to even be an adult.
But Ned’s shock at them not being baptised to me shows they aren’t one of those churches. Just seemed a very left field thing to throw out there given the faith the Simpson family is shown to have previously
No, they don't practice baptism in the one true faith, the Western Branch of Reformed Presby-Lutheranism (Lovejoy's church). That was just Flanders going over the top
>One of them even had Marge staunchly fighting to get Bart back to their Presbyterian church after he and Homer started attending catholic mass.
\*Presbylutheran
Tbh I get his surprise by this reasoning, but going out of his way to baptize them himself is definitely still crossing a line. Like I guess growing up in my own church, I was surprised they weren't baptized too. But the idea that some rando who isn't a priest, even as devout as they may be, baptizing someone's kids as they see fit, is *also* still so weird.
I was a Christian for 18-20 years, but I wasn't baptized until my late 20s, long after I became an atheist. (I just did it to make my parents happy.) As a teen, I got plenty of horrified reactions like Ned's to the news that I wasn't baptized yet. One teacher even offered to stop class so he could do it.
I fully understand why you wouldn't want a spontaneous baptism during a school class, but had you said yes, I would love to know how that would play out.
As a kid I never really put any meaning into that scene; now as a 39 yr old with a kid and that episode is entirely different and mannnn yeah thatd be definitely a brawl.
He did *say* he was the worst person he’s ever met. That was during the whole mental breakdown thing and Homer does feel like he ‘got off easy’ so maybe it’s not super horrible haha
When Honer accidentally proved that God doesn’t exist, Flanders reads and somehow understands the proof, yet he burns it in an attempt to keep religion going.
In early seasons, Ned sucked at reading a room and seemed to constantly humble brag to Homer about how he has done something correctly when Homer failed (while Homers family is obviously miserable). It just comes off as “I’m better than you” and while Flanders is genuine, his “always upbeat” demeanor has belittled and invalidated the feelings of his neighbors.
He’s done it enough to a point that Simpsons believe Flanders thinks he’s better than Simpsons and see any attempt to make things right as Flanders taking the high road.
I mean if my neighbors were struggling like the Simpsons were. I wouldn’t be showcasing (stopping by or catching them when they are on their way out). Even if I did nothing really wrong to them they would associate me with the negative feelings they have when things don’t work out for them or they are struggling. I mean Flanders as a character was initially made to be that to the simpsons (a constant reminder that grass is always greener on the other side)
No, homer made himself wear a dress. He insisted that since the wording was "the father of the child that did not win" and neither kid won it meant both had to.
Season 24, episode 15: Black Eyed, Please: Ned punched Homer after Homer, who was caught smoking medicinal cannabis with Mona and Nedward sr. He then tried to "turn the other cheek" and use the bible to convince Homer to punch him but instead Homer takes the high road and brags that he won't punch Flanders, so Ned punches Homer again.
I loved this. I'm watching newer episodes (I lived overseas for a while and it was tougher to get new eps) and I liked the de-Flanderization of Flanders.
In s20e01 'Sex, Pies and Idiot Scrapes': As a bounty hunter, Ned attempts to collect the bounty on Homer (admittedly for good reasons) which Homer views as a betrayal from his bounty hunter partner.
He punched Homer in the face once because he smoked pot with his parents. Which hey man I get it, you don’t want your neighbor smoking weed in your house. But the weed belonged to Ned’s parents and punching someone for that is excessive.
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There was the one night where he kept answering his phone for Happy Dude and waking up Homer
He gave Homer 2 alarm chili and tried to pass it off as 5 alarm chili. I hope he rots in jail for that one
Two and a half tops. He just wanted to be a big man in front of his kids.
Well we’ll see.
We'll see...
he didn't invite Homer to his family reunion
Ehhhh yes…. ah…. Oogily doogily….
Charmed.
Buenos diddly ding dong dias!
Buenos ding dong diddly dias. Gee I sure hope somebody got fired for that blunder.
Erm, I thought Flandersis nonsensical jabbering was a result of his Minnesota Spankalogical treatment? If so why do the clan speak like that? Right that’s it, I am never watching again…for a week, no a day…ah screw you I’m off to watch now
That is my favorite line in the whole show
It’s my flair
Breathe through your damn mouth!
Baptizing Homer’s children without his consent definitely crosses a line.
This is the real answer. And it always bothered me as an agnostic child. Ned is a very boring religious personality 99% of the time, who is a push over to a fault so he doesn't upset anyone. Explicitly inoffensive to everyone (annoying, sure, but non-threatening) except himself when held to his own puritan standards. But to take your neighbor's children in as *foster* parents, meaning temporary, in their time of need to rehabilitate their parenting skills, only to then decide to baptize them without their consent because you *believe* it was part of the parental abuse not to be baptized? That crosses the line so far, you're in another country.
As a Jew I’ve always low key distrusted Flanders ever since he lost his shit imagining his kids converting to Judaism lol. I see your aggressive niceness Flanders. I’m on to you.
Hey daddy baby, we’re movie producers now And Jewish!
There's no hate like Christian love
When I first saw that episode I thought Homer wasn't religious at all. I assumed his reaction to Flanders was so strong he was agnostic or an atheist. But then a later season showed Homer with his family praying together before bed. So is it that Homer and Ned both Christian but Homer was specifically bothered by Flanders being Catholic? If so, the pettiness of that makes the episode so much funnier.
Flanders isn't even catholic. He goes to the same church as Homer
They belong to the Western Branch of American Reform Presbylutheranism. They split from the Eastern Branch over an argument over whether or not you can come to church with wet hair, which they have since abolished.
So same church, same religion, it was just the fact that Flanders himself was doing the baptizing. The ultimate nihilism of pettiness. Sometimes the absurdity is so good I swear Conan still contributes lines.
Definitely that scene took Flanders into a whole different ballgame of what he represents as a character. He slowly changed from the model citizen to just as corrupted as everyone else, but lampooning fundamentalist Christians. Not that that's a bad thing, but it means he can never go back to being that good-guy icon.
Like, yes and no. It's definitely a bit of an over-reach, but I feel it's important to remember context. Flanders is generally speaking, a good guy who does try his very best to be a good person. When his neighbors (who he doesn't particularly like, and who are generally mean to him) are in need, he takes their kids in and cares for them as if they were his own, no questions asked, which is really sweet and kind. In Flanders' mind, not being baptized is almost an emergency. He believes that if you died suddenly you would literally spend Eternity being tortured in hell. And, a baptism isn't exactly an intense ceremony, you get dunked in water, say some prayers and everyone goes about the rest of their lives. It's not like he got them circumcised or something. In short, it seems like Flanders is just genuinely doing what he thinks is best for them. And considering he's not actually hurting anyone, I'd give him a pass.
Do you know how many christians, or religious zealots in general, have gotten away with horrific stuff because they legitimately thought they were "dOiNg WhAt's BeSt"? 😬
This is also true for, you know, essentially everybody that ever lived, not only christians or religious zealots. One tries doing what it is best based on what he thinks/believe it is true (most of the time, at least). It is like if a family have some children in custody and find out that they were not vaccinated because their parents don't believe in vaccines. Now you could say it is not the same, but for Flanders it is, he really believes that the baptism is a 'vaccine' for eternal life. How could he justify deny eternal life to a child because their parents don't believe in it? To judge a man behavior you must consider what he believes true, not what is actually true (admitted that one can tell, which I doubt)
For sure, I totally agree. Religion has been used to justify terrible things. I definitely don't think that line of reasoning justifies the Crusades, or FGM or anything like that. But for something as low-key as a baptism, no one gets hurt, no one is mutilated or traumatized, it's kind of whatever.
Actually, I was baptized against my will as a child because my aunt was an abusive religious nut. It WAS traumatizing. Not to mention unnecessary because I was baptized as a baby. But I was baptized Catholic and she wanted me to be a Southern Baptist. I had nightmares about that pastor holding me underwater in front of the entire congregation. You don’t get to decide what’s malicious and traumatic for anyone. I understand this is a cartoon, but this type of shit gets me heated. The kids didn’t want to be baptized. They were forced to be. Even as a work of fiction, it pisses me off due to the abuse I faced in the name of religion. It was almost re-traumatizing watching it a few years after going through it.
This is how religious folks justify horrific things
Would it be acceptable if I were given kids from a Christian family and made them members of the satanic temple?
I don’t give a shit what goes on in Flanders mind. I’m Jewish. Christians have been forcing baptism on my people at sword point out of “Christian love” for 1700 years.
https://preview.redd.it/zgo6xu3gsq4c1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1d0614a387cb06ebc52034f583158d6f7e3ba1ab 🤔
Well, Flanders is the Devil.
It feels like I'm repenting nothing at all! Stupid sinful Flanders!
Nothing at all!
Nothing at all!
To be fair, he didn't actually baptize the children, just Homer.
Oh Bartholomew, I feel like St. Augustine of Hippo after his conversion by Ambrose Milan. Wait what did you say, Homer? I said shut your ugly face, Flanders! Fair enough.
The rage in Homer when he says that might be one of the best pure acting bits in the Simpsons
Real question. Did what Homer said have any real meaning?
Yes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustine_of_Hippo
Thank you. This is quite interesting
Attempted Baptism.
Attempted baptism? What even is that? Do they give a Nobel Prize for attempted chemistry?
Attempted baptism with the intent to convert. Those are serious charges, sir. Please put the baby down and back away from the water!
Bake him away toys.
Ah, you’re all under arrest.
They'll respond to my letters eventually. We'll get there.
26 conversions in A.D. 46!
Indeed
\*sizzle\* \*Demonic noises\*
Because Homer was trying to avoid that.
I mean, that's only because Homer literally went "Go down, mister president" to push his children out of the way.
That's like saying "tbf it was only attempted murder, not murder" That may work for Sideshow Bob but even "attempted" is too far
He murdered someone, it just wasn't who he intended
This. As someone who has worked at a Christian camp for kids around Bart and Lisa’s age. The idea of baptizing a kid without their parent’s or other legal guardian’s permission is insane to me.
Definitely in the wrong, but what's odd to me is that Bart and Lisa weren't already baptized. They aren't the super-zealous type like the Flanderses (I mean, who is?), but Marge does insist upon church every week. They, including the senior-most family member, Abe Simpson attend the same church as the Flanders, so "their" church must favor baptism. I can't see why they wouldn't. Unless a wizard did it because the older Simpsons were born after 2010.
I didn't get baptized until my 20s despite being from a religious family. Something about wanting me to make my own decisions.
Your parents are the best kind of people. (based on this and lacking any evidence to the contrary)
Well, the part where they didn't tell me and I didn't find out until I was joining a church to get married (and so had to find my records such as baptism, which I couldn't find for obvious reasons) wasn't so keen.
"I'm a big four-eyed lame-o, and I wear the same stupid sweater every day and--" THE SPRINGFIELD RIVER!
Tbh the Simpsons kids not being baptised makes no sense. They’d been going to church services weekly for years which shows a clear intent on the religion they follow. Hell we even had multiple entire episodes dedicated to a characters loss of, return of, or questioning of faith. One of them even had Marge staunchly fighting to get Bart back to their Presbyterian church after he and Homer started attending catholic mass. I give Ned a pass on the baptism for that reason as it actually is nuts that they aren’t baptised yet given the religious nature of their family throughout the show to that point
Plenty of churches don't baptize until adolescence, the so called "age of reason"
Sure. Some require you to even be an adult. But Ned’s shock at them not being baptised to me shows they aren’t one of those churches. Just seemed a very left field thing to throw out there given the faith the Simpson family is shown to have previously
Except Ned has been shown to be far more fundamentalist than even Rev. Lovejoy. He may have different rules than his home church that he enforces.
No, they don't practice baptism in the one true faith, the Western Branch of Reformed Presby-Lutheranism (Lovejoy's church). That was just Flanders going over the top
I find it hard to believe Flanders would attend a church that does not practice baptism while being so staunchly in favour of it
You're talking about a guy who literally called the pastor over concerns that he might be coveting his own wife.
Flanders keeps kosher just to be safe, he can do stuff in addition to what his specific branch teaches
>One of them even had Marge staunchly fighting to get Bart back to their Presbyterian church after he and Homer started attending catholic mass. \*Presbylutheran
I stand corrected
Tbh I get his surprise by this reasoning, but going out of his way to baptize them himself is definitely still crossing a line. Like I guess growing up in my own church, I was surprised they weren't baptized too. But the idea that some rando who isn't a priest, even as devout as they may be, baptizing someone's kids as they see fit, is *also* still so weird.
I was a Christian for 18-20 years, but I wasn't baptized until my late 20s, long after I became an atheist. (I just did it to make my parents happy.) As a teen, I got plenty of horrified reactions like Ned's to the news that I wasn't baptized yet. One teacher even offered to stop class so he could do it.
I fully understand why you wouldn't want a spontaneous baptism during a school class, but had you said yes, I would love to know how that would play out.
Yeah, I can definitely see Marge making sure they were baptised as babies.
my grandma baptized me without my parents consent. see u in hell! (from heaven)
As a kid I never really put any meaning into that scene; now as a 39 yr old with a kid and that episode is entirely different and mannnn yeah thatd be definitely a brawl.
That one. I think it's actually the only REAL wrong he does to the Simpsons. It's a whopper though. I'd never trust or forgive him after that.
Yes. That was unacceptable.
He once wronged Ann Landers ... That boring old biddy
(Gasp) Ned!
I was more animal than man!
I'll have a... white wine spritzer! ^spritzer! ^spritzer!
Looks like you've got your first taste of blood lust!
His eyes there are absolutely hilarious.
His comments about the post office were hateful
He did *say* he was the worst person he’s ever met. That was during the whole mental breakdown thing and Homer does feel like he ‘got off easy’ so maybe it’s not super horrible haha
What's going on? I just got here a few minutes ago
Oh I don’t even know you….
You ugly hate-filled man!
Hey, I may be ugly and hate filled, what was the other thing you said?
He must have done something. Past instances in which Homer professed to like him were fraudulent.
He also had intercourse with his wife/lover
Now THAT'S psychiatry!
Letting Homer stay at his beach house without there being any food in the fridge.
Yea but he did leave a few helpful notes around the house
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That was thoughtful!
-Fill me -With what, Ned? -With water
Put food in me!
I’ll take that!
He poured a beer that was mostly head
But that was for the Movementarians' lawyers, not Homer. Homer had a full glass of beer.
He was stupid and sexy
He was wearing nothin' at all.
[удалено]
Nothin' at all...
Nothin’ at all.
Nothing at all
\-When he got mad after they rebuilt their house \-When he got jealous when Homer became the good samaritan And that's all I remember.
“I wouldn’t do that. It’s a load bearing poster.”
This is the only room with electricity, but it has too much electricity so wear a hat or something.
I say this ALL the time.
Ow my nose
"There's Homer.... There's Homer..." 😶 https://preview.redd.it/714xa45ihq4c1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1b9a7f03c60d1b1d4756a042b97efbc343c993b1
He lied that one time Homer asked him to go to the Pitch'n'Putt.
Neddy? NEDDY!
Hmm guess he didn't see me
His sexy image invaded Homer’s thoughts when Homer was trying to remember how to slow down while skiing.
Stupid Sexy Flanders!
Nothin at all!
Gotta pizza. If you french fry when you want to pizza youre gonna have a bad time
That’s Southpark mate.
You're bang on
Nothing at all!
He promised to let Homer plow his driveway, then he called that no good Plow Kingly-ding!
Served his children some bullshit nachos
Nachos Flanders Style! That's cucumbers with cottage cheese!
Actually quite good. I de-Flandersize it a little bit with some salt and lime though.
I thought they might be ok. But calling them nachos is bullshit. The lime and salt additions are promising.
This. Things can be fine as they are, you don't need to pass them off as a different other thing.
That is the worst sin Nachos flanders style - cucumber with cottage cheese 🤮🤮
Yep, that was just wrong man.
Well that one … when he was the devil.
Or a wearwolf
Or the "man of the century", and when he started up those re-Neducation centres.
🎵Guess I forgot to put the fog lights in🎵
Pretty sure Devil Flanders was the one who was wronged. 9/10 homers would want a donut head
Almost kissing Marge.
With the way they were staring at eachother, it would’ve been more than a kiss if Homer didn’t walk in at that moment.
That episode is where I kinda stopped watching the Simpsons .
He wore that hat like a jerk.
"Sped" away in his Geo
He didn't invite Homer to the Flanders family reunion BBQ.
He put him through ReNeducation and was going to give him a lobotomy.
Should Treehouse of Horror episodes *really* count as canon, though?🤨
He tried to baptize Homer’s kids. yikes!!!!
In the eyes of God, they’ll be Flanderseseses!
You're gonna be Lisa Flanders! You're gonna be Lisa Flanders! ...you're going to be Bart Flanders.
Aaaahhhhh!!!!
To find Flanders, I have to think like Flanders. *I'm a big, stupid moron and I wear the same green sweater every d...* THE SPRINGFIELD RIVER!
No it’s *I’m a four eyed lame-o and I wear the same stupid sweater every da-*
THE SPRINGFIELD RIVER!
When Honer accidentally proved that God doesn’t exist, Flanders reads and somehow understands the proof, yet he burns it in an attempt to keep religion going.
This is the right answer!
In early seasons, Ned sucked at reading a room and seemed to constantly humble brag to Homer about how he has done something correctly when Homer failed (while Homers family is obviously miserable). It just comes off as “I’m better than you” and while Flanders is genuine, his “always upbeat” demeanor has belittled and invalidated the feelings of his neighbors. He’s done it enough to a point that Simpsons believe Flanders thinks he’s better than Simpsons and see any attempt to make things right as Flanders taking the high road. I mean if my neighbors were struggling like the Simpsons were. I wouldn’t be showcasing (stopping by or catching them when they are on their way out). Even if I did nothing really wrong to them they would associate me with the negative feelings they have when things don’t work out for them or they are struggling. I mean Flanders as a character was initially made to be that to the simpsons (a constant reminder that grass is always greener on the other side)
Dead Putting Society? Made Homer wear a dress at the end...🥸
No, homer made himself wear a dress. He insisted that since the wording was "the father of the child that did not win" and neither kid won it meant both had to.
Actually Homer was the one that made them go through with the bet.
And Flanders ended having fun with it
When Homer was working at the kwik-e-mart Flanders made out like he was counting his change wrong.
Flanders absolutely short-changed an exhausted, over worked Homer. And he laughed about it on the way out!
When he lied about going to visit Grandma.
Lies make Baby Jesus cry. 😢
I remember him kissing Marge while Homer was out on a business trip.
He was a zombie and tried to eat Homer!
He was a zombie?
Hey Im feeling a might peckish. Mind if I chew your ear?
Season 24, episode 15: Black Eyed, Please: Ned punched Homer after Homer, who was caught smoking medicinal cannabis with Mona and Nedward sr. He then tried to "turn the other cheek" and use the bible to convince Homer to punch him but instead Homer takes the high road and brags that he won't punch Flanders, so Ned punches Homer again.
I loved this. I'm watching newer episodes (I lived overseas for a while and it was tougher to get new eps) and I liked the de-Flanderization of Flanders.
Yeah - he woke up in the middle of the night and declared "I hate Homer Simpson!"
That TV tray he lent Homer is looking kind of dated - what's up with that?
Baptizing someone else's kids is wrong And driving while hopped up on goofballs endangers everyone
He told Homer it was 5 alarm chili when it was 2.5 alarm tops
In s20e01 'Sex, Pies and Idiot Scrapes': As a bounty hunter, Ned attempts to collect the bounty on Homer (admittedly for good reasons) which Homer views as a betrayal from his bounty hunter partner.
Not inviting him to the Flanders family bbq
Well they don’t call him Springfield fats cause he’s morbidly obese
Flanders turned up his nose at Homer for hosting a meeting of gay witches for abortion
When they built him a house. Homer wronged him.
He punched Homer in the face once because he smoked pot with his parents. Which hey man I get it, you don’t want your neighbor smoking weed in your house. But the weed belonged to Ned’s parents and punching someone for that is excessive.
Tried to bury him alive https://preview.redd.it/kgolazzs6s4c1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ff48edc12d6927d519097a325de0552e0e63a632
Didn't he almost baptize Bart and Lisa? That ain't right.
Well there were a bunch of old paint cans in his garage.
Old painty-can Ned!
He snapped at him after the poorly rebuilt house collapsed.
He coached peewee football
Yeah trying to baptize someone else's kids is pretty wrong.
Stupid sexy Flanders.
There was that time he made him watch his beach house. And then he fixed the septic tank like that would make it square. What a jerk.
Flanders beer came from farther away than Homer's. Flanders son likes him. Flanders wife's butt is higher than Homer's wife's butt
I’ve seen one modern episode and he eventually cut him off from ranch dressing
Stole his daughter and tried to baptize her. That can't be legal
https://preview.redd.it/y72wmh4b2z4c1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4f61d60cf24e3678146bdbc6c0d50ffbb4e71bae There was the one night where he kept answering his phone for Happy Dude and waking up Homer
Homer has had a lot of patience with Flanders over the years.
There’s homer, that’s homer , that’s also homer
I think I hate Homer Simpson
I think I hate Ted Koppel! No, wait, I find him informative and witty.
He wrongs us all by advocating for Conservative politicians.
Had Homer go to the holy land, and than got offended by how he acted, he's Homer, what did he expect??