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We could go on. But by now, you probably get the point and know exactly which show we're quoting. And if you didn't immediately recognize these popular phrases from The Simpsons, we have to wonder where you've been for the last 35 years.
No, that number isn't a typo. It's been more than three decades -- with the official anniversary being celebrated Dec. 17 -- since Fox's first family made their debut, becoming the fledgling network's first series to ever finish a season rated among the top 30. Since then, Matt Groening's creation has aired about 780 episodes (and counting) -- becoming the longest-running American sitcom and the longest-running American scripted primetime television series, both in terms of seasons and number of episodes.
Along the way, it's become a cultural phenomenon, earning 37 Emmys and a Peabody Award while spawning a hit feature film, several video games, a theme park ride at Universal Studios, and an unending debate over which season marked the beginning of the decline in quality that any show entering into its third decade would naturally experience. Not to mention it's had so many celebrity guests Groening has lost count.
"I actually sometimes meet a famous actor and say, 'Aw, you should do The Simpsons sometime,'" he told to USA Today in 2018 after the animated series reached 636 episodes. "And they say, "I already did.'"