Ha Ha!

Ha Ha!

Catchphrase Information Character: Nelson Muntz First heard: "Bart the General"

Ha Ha! is Nelson's catchphrase and distinctive laugh. Nelson says the laugh with the emphasis on the first "Ha," so it sounds like "HA-ha!"

Nelson usually uses the laugh when something bad happens to another character. Sometimes, after he uses the laugh, he says why he is laughing at the person. For example, he says, "Ha ha! Your dad's not handy!" to Bart after his ten-speed bike (which Homer had assembled) fell apart while Bart was riding it.

Sometimes Nelson laughs for so long at a time that his voice gets really tired and croaky.

Nelson seems to think that using the laugh gets him off the hook if he happens to cause something bad to happen to another person. For example, Nelson pranked Bart into falling out of a tree and used the laugh after Bart hit the ground. It turned out that Bart had broken his leg. When Milhouse pointed out that Bart was really hurt, Nelson protested, "I said 'Ha-ha'!"

Variations

Reversed

When Nelson laughs at Homer while he (Homer) is having a chili-pepper-induced hallucination, Homer hears the laugh with the emphasis reversed: "Ha-HA!"

Four "Ha"s

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When Nelson appears as a young Beethoven, his laugh has four "Ha"s and he sings it so that it sounds like the opening notes of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony: "Ha-ha-ha-haaaaaaa, ha-ha-ha-haaaaaaa!"

Question

Sometimes Nelson will start the laugh, and then partway through realize that the joke is actually on him, and the laugh comes out sounding like a question: "Ha-HA?"

Battle Cry

Nelson uses his laugh as a battle cry when he helps Bart and Lisa defend their box fort from a horde of American Shipping Services delivery people.

Canadian

The Canadian Nelson says "Hoo Hoo!"

Irish

The Irish Nelson says "Har Har!"

See-Saw

When Bart jumps on the see-saw and the rubbish bag on the other side lands on him, Nelson says "See-Saw" in the same sort of way as "Ha Ha!.

Facebook

Nelson trips up Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in a roller-skating rink. Zuckerberg falls and hurts himself and updates his status on Facebook to "is in intense pain". Nelson replies, posting "Haw Haw!"

Uses by Other Characters

• Mrs. Muntz has been known to use the laugh.
• Nelson laughs at a tall man driving a Volkswagen, who turns the tables on him. The man makes Nelson walk down the street with his pants pulled down around his ankles, while everyone in Springfield laughs at him.

Appearances

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Episode – "Bart the General" Episode – "Marge in Chains" Episode – "Bart Gets Famous" Episode – "El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer (The Mysterious Voyage of Homer)" (variation) Episode – "22 Short Films About Springfield" Episode – "Saturdays of Thunder" Episode – "Marge Simpson in: "Screaming Yellow Honkers"" Episode – "The Parent Rap" Episode – "Rome-Old and Julie-Eh" (variation) Episode – "Simpson Tide" Episode – "Margical History Tour" (variation) – The Simpsons Movie Episode – "In the Name of the Grandfather" (variation) Episode – "Boy Meets Curl" (variation) Episode – "Postcards from the Wedge" Episode – "Moe Letter Blues" (opening sequence) Episode – "Loan-a Lisa"