One of the best running gags in The Simpsons are Bart's prank calls to Moe's Tavern. But which are the best Bart Simpson prank call names of all time?
One of the longest-running gags on The Simpsons involves Bart Simpson's prank calls. Bart's favorite target seems to be Moe's Tavern, where he fools Moe into yelling profane names and phrases across the bar. Bart has been engaging in these antics since the very first season of The Simpsons, and they have yet to lose their charm.
It's hard to imagine Moe is oblivious to Bart's prank every time, but the calls usually end with an exacerbated Moe threatening to hurt the young Simpson. Bart gets a few solid cackles from the exchange, and in typical fashion, goes about his day.
Updated Nov. 17, 2021 by Patrick Mocella: With more than 30 seasons and no end in sight, The Simpsons is an American cultural institution. Even after all these years, Bart Simpson's prank call names when he harasses Moe's Tavern earn some of the show's biggest laughs. They're usually juvenile plays on words, but they still made for hilarious television, just as they have for decades now.
14 Homer Sexual
While Homer Simpson somehow gets the attention of a ton of women throughout the series, it would be a stretch to say that any of these women could be labeled as "Homer sexual." Still, it was enough to trick Moe when Bart used his own father's name as a pun in one of his classic prank calls.
In the season 2 episode "Principal Charming," Bart calls Moe's Tavern from Principal Skinner's office, but instead of asking for Homer Simpson, he asks for "Homer Sexual." Moe falls for the pun as always, and the patrons of Moe's Tavern have a nice laugh. What may be funnier than anything is that Moe thought there was more than one possible Homer in his bar at the same time.
13 Ollie Tabooger
In the season 13 episode "Homer The Moe," beer-lover Homer Simpson actually takes over as the man in charge of Moe's Tavern while Moe visits his alma mater to rediscover his passion for bar tending. This leads to Homer finally being on the receiving end of one of Bart's prank phone calls. Unfortunately for Bart, Homer is somehow even stupider than Moe.
Rather than just blindly call the name Ollie Tabooger as Bart says, Homer has trouble following the joke and asks Bart numerous questions before his son simply abandons the gag and hangs up the phone.
12 Lee Key Bum
While the Family Guy/The Simpsons crossover fell way short of its potential, it wasn't without its bright spots. One of these was Stewie growing attached to Bart and wanting to emulate his new idol. Showing off his coolness, Bart pulls off another prank call to Moe's Tavern.
In the Family Guy season 13 premier "The Simpsons Guy," Bart's chosen prank call name is Lee Key Bum, which gets a huge laugh out of Stewie. Stewie follows up with a much more "Family Guy" joke that doesn't land well at all, but Moe asking his customers to check the stools for a "leaky bum" is still a great line.
11 Oliver Klozoff
This is the second prank call Bart dials in during season 1's episode "Some Enchanted Evening." With Lisa and Maggie as his audience, Bart offers up "a little pre-dinner entertainment" as the phone rings.
Using his standard setup, Bart asks Moe, "Is Oliver there?" When Moe inquires about a name, Bart gives him a zinger instead: "Oliver Klozoff." Moe is clueless as he shouts from behind the bar that he wants "all of her clothes off."
10 Seymour Butz
In season 2's "One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish," Bart calls for the whereabouts of Seymour Butz at Moe's Tavern. In this case, Moe catches onto the prank after screaming, "see more butts" across the bar a few times.
Moe really lets Bart have it as all of the bar patrons laugh in his face. He lets the hoaxer knows he means business, saying, "When I get my hands on you, I'm gonna pull out your eyeballs with a corkscrew!"
9 Bea O'Problem
In "Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk" from season 3, Bart really gets Moe good. With his father and the rest of Moe's regulars hanging out around the bar, Bart calls Moe to ask for "Mrs. O'Problem, first name Bea."
Moe is humiliated after asking his patrons, "Do I have a B.O. problem here?" He tells Bart, "I'm going to paint my house with your brains!" When Bart hangs up, his mom Marge tells him to go to Moe's to find his father, leaving the jester with his own nervous body odor issues as he anticipates what Moe might do to him.
8 Al Coholic
In the same episode in which he phones for Oliver Klozoff, Bart pulls the most classic prank-the-bartender line out of his sleeve. Bart seeks to figure out if there's a man named Al Coholic at the bar.
"Is there an alcoholic here?" Moe checks before realizing what's going on. "I hope you do find that punk someday, Moe," an oblivious Homer chirps from his bar stool.
7 Tess T. Culls
When Bart gets stuck in an underground bunker during season 29's episode "Gone Boy," he eventually finds a phone. Instead of finding help, Bart uses the opportunity to prank call Moe's Tavern.
While his typical brand of juvenile humor, Bart wonders if there's someone by the name of Tess T. Culls having a beer. After shouting the word "testicles" in the bar a couple of times, Moe insists, "Aw, come on. I know you're hanging around here somewhere." While Bart has a good laugh, the ancient phone catches on fire before he's able to actually call someone to save him.
6 Hugh Jass
In season 3 episode "Flaming Moe's," arguably the best Moe episode of The Simpsons, Moe steals Homer's recipe for a very potent and very popular cocktail. The success of the Flaming Moe makes Moe's Tavern the No. 1 spot in Springfield, which of course prompts Bart to ring up his favorite bartender for a gag.
It doesn't go as planned, though. When Bart asks for Hugh Jass, it turns out there's actually a patron with that name in the bar. "Look, I'll level with you, mister. This is a prank call that sort of backfired, and I'd like to bail out right now," Bart confesses before hanging up.
5 I'm A Stupid Moron With An Ugly Face And A Big Butt And My Butt Smells And I Like To Kiss My Own Butt
In "Treehouse of Horror II," one of the best "Treehouse of Horror" episodes of The Simpsons, Bart uses psionic powers to make everyone in Springfield do his bidding. There's no need for him to develop gag names anymore when he calls into Moe's.
Instead of his usual punny prank call name, Bart gets Moe to call nonsensically for someone named "I'm A Stupid Moron With An Ugly Face And A Big Butt And My Butt Smells And I Like To Kiss My Own Butt." If Moe doesn't repeat the line, Bart is liable to turn him into some kind of grotesque creature. It's not much a joke name, but it's even more hilarious in its absurdity.
4 Mike Rotch
It doesn't get much funnier, from the perspective of 10-year-old Bart, than making jokes that reference body parts or bodily functions. In season 2's "Blood Feud" episode, Bart gets Moe with one of the oldest bawdy pranks in the books.
"Is Mike there? Last name, Rotch," Bart asks, luring Moe right into his "my crotch" trap. Lisa is there to laugh right along with her big brother as Moe threatens to do unconscionable things to the boy if he ever figures out his identity.
3 Jacques Strap
Bart's second-ever prank call name is one of the best. In the episode "Moaning Lisa," young Bart's ritual is solidified when he calls the bar and requests to speak with Jacques Strap.
As it goes with Moe, the bartender doesn't get it at first, telling his patrons he's "looking for a jock strap." When reality washes over him, the enraged bartender flings empty, violent rhetoric at his prank caller. "Where's your sense of humor, man?" Bart questions before hanging up.
2 Amanda Huginkiss
Unlike most of the calls on this list, Bart uses this crank call in "New Kid On The Block" from season 4, the all-time best season of The Simpsons, as a way to embarrass Jimbo Jones in front of his girlfriend (and Bart's crush/babysitter), Ruth Powers.
Thus, he calls Moe's Tavern asking for a customer named "Amanda Huginkiss." After calling the name out a few times, Moe laments, "Why can't I find a man to hug and kiss?" Barney retorts, "Maybe your standards are too high." Moe, as per usual, threatens Bart with violence once he realizes he's been had: "You little S.O.B. If I find out who you are, I'm gonna shove a sausage down your throat and stick starving dogs in your butt!"
1 I.P. Freely
Bart Simpsons prank call name is now a beloved running gag, and it all started with the third episode of The Simpsons. Bart calls Moe's Tavern and asks to speak to I.P. Freely. Bart's use of this choice homophone ("I pee freely") works out just as he planned, and an exacerbated Moe promises to exact revenge the next chance he gets.
When Homer delivers the "you'll get that punk someday" line he's known for, Moe responds with, "He's tough to catch. He keeps changing his name." From this scene, one of the most iconic quips from the show was born, making it an instant classic.
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