The Simpsons: 10 Throwaway Lines That Would Have Made Great Episodes

The Simpsons is one of the longest running television programs in history. With 25 years worth of content, it's no surprise that Springfield is one of the most densely populated fictional towns with dozens upon dozens of characters, both major and minor. Sure, we've followed the adventures of our main yellow family for a quarter century and along the way we've caught many stories from their friends and neighbors. But the fact is we have only really scratched the surface of these characters lives. Throughout all 25 seasons, we have heard numerous minor tidbits about The Simpson family and their many supporting characters. Small details, worked into conversations and then suddenly forgotten. For example how did Marge€™s father die? How many of you even knew he was dead? His death was mentioned so quickly and casually, one wonders if they actually missed a few episodes. Well you didn't. Marge's father only ever appeared in flashbacks were he worked as a steward during Marge's childhood. Years later he appears just before Marge's high school prom. He was never seen again after that night when Marge decided she loved Homer (Coincidence?). After many years of ignoring the character, the writers decided to just kill him off. But why make an episode of it? It was much quicker and easier to just mention it in passing, thus answering why we never see him, and also giving us all a brief chuckle that a major tragedy in a main characters life was just glossed over as if it was nothing. This is not uncommon, as the show is actually full of insightful lines that come and go without much attention. Major revelations or fascinating insights into the lives of Springfield residents have been glossed over so inconspicuously, we sometimes wish we could see them further explored in an episode. Here are just a few examples of fascinating and hilarious events that we hear about, but never actually get to see.