The Top ‘Simpsons’ Moments That Left Superfans Gasping for Breath

It’s not often that a simple animated sitcom can take your breath away, but then again, Homer Simpson has a pretty strong grip.

Of course, Homer swore off his long-standing practice of strangulation during the recent season of The Simpsons (before the producers awkwardly walked back his declaration), but that hasn’t stopped The Simpsons itself from rendering fans unable to breathe, even if most of those magical moments came from some episode that aired 30 years ago. In an age wherein most “comedy” TV shows can’t elicit much more than a sharp exhale through the nose from even their biggest fans, The Simpsons remains a rare laugh-out-loud series that still gives its fans fits on the umpteenth rewatch of “Mr. Plow.”

One Simpsons fan, writer and filmmaker Jesse Hawken, recently went mega-viral on Simpsons Twitter by challenging the show’s avid online following to list the Simpsons moments that can still make them laugh so hard the room goes fuzzy and their ribs ache. With nearly seven million views and thousands of responses worthy of respiratory difficulties, here are the top clips of the thread so far…