With a show as darling and long - lasting asThe Simpsons , fan are naturally hold up to let their imaginations consort uncivilised with the huge amount of selective information they are given . The follow theories were made by fans and explicate some of the show ’s more incomprehensible view — and some do it more convincingly than others …
1. Homer is in a coma.
In the 1993 episode " So It ’s arrive to This : A Simpsons Clip Show , " Homer is crushed by a peddle auto and falls into a coma . Everything is ok again at the final stage of the episode , but a late buff theory argues that Homer never in reality woke up from the coma . The original post-horse , Redditor /u / Hardtopickaname , cites a shift in the show ’s tone of voice after this episode . Before the episode , patch usually centered around mundane events like " Bart betray on an I.Q. trial " and " Lisa has a crunch on her teacher , " but after the instalment plots bulge out to get more surreal and outlandish . Even more compelling , an earlier sequence , " Homer The Heretic , " cease with the follow substitution between Homer and God :
Homer : God , I got ta necessitate you something . What ’s the meaning of life?God : Homer , I ca n’t tell you that . Homer : C’mon!God : You ’ll discover out when you expire . Homer : I ca n’t wait that long!God : You ca n’t wait six months ?
" So It ’s Come to This : A Simpsons Clip Show " ( April 1 , 1993 ) aired six months after " Homer the religious outcast " ( October 8 , 1992 ) . Producer Al Jean hasdismissed the hypothesis .
2. All the Simpsons are geniuses.
Afan theory fromReddithypothesizes that every member of the Simpsons is a genius , but only Lisa take to squeeze it . Marge was demo to be an fantabulous student , but ultimately chose Homer and a family over a calling . In the installment " HOMR , " Homer became a star after having a wax crayon absent from his brain , but pick out to have the wax crayon re - stick in to obviate being ostracized by his friend . Even Bart is a brainiac ( he ’s shown a instinctive aptitude for languages and complex scheme ) , but chose a life of debauchery , because , like Homer , he find it more satisfying . Lisa pick out to embrace her intelligence , while all the other Simpsons select happiness .
3. Homer is still collecting royalties from The Be Sharps.
How are the Simpsons able-bodied to give a large home , two nice cars , and hundreds of adventures and trips on Homer ’s salary ? Atheory fromRedditpostulates that Homer still receive royalties from The Be Sharps , his Beatles - esque barbershop quartette from the episode " Homer ’s Barbershop Quartet . " This hypothesis is supported by the fact that the other member of the striation ( Barney , Apu , and Principal Skinner ) also have unexplained wealthiness . Barney has a bar tab so high that only NASA can reckon it , Apu drives a prissy athletics railroad car , and Principal Skinner lives in a nice house in an affluent expanse .
4. Maude Flanders is a sociopath.
According to a fan theory that first appeared on theNo Homersfansite , Maude Flanders was a sociopath . The poster , Diversity Pumpkin , head to several scenes that intimate Maude hated Ned and need to wipe out her husband before her death in season 11 . On several occasion — be it during a bear attack , close at hand comet , or rooftop danger — Maude either will Ned for all in or showed no concern for him . After she elapse away , the imprint on her bed is facing aside from Ned , meaning that she spent every night facing away from her husband .
5. There are multiple Molemen.
OverThe Simpsons ' long run , Hans Moleman suffers duplicate fatal wound as a hightail it joke . A possibility , originallyposted by the Redditor /u / arin3 , suggests that each of the these Molemen is actually a dissimilar person . A commenter elaborate on this theory , writing , " They are a race of human - mole hybrid that live under Springfield . In their gradual attempts to take over the world they are taking up jobs one by one in Springfield . Luckily though , Homer ’s shenanigans kills them off as fast as they can come to the airfoil . " The theory is further support by the time of year 11 episode " Hello Gudder , Hello Fadder , " where Homer encounters arace of underground Molemen .
6. The Simpsons live in Springfield, Maine.
In what state do the Simpsons live ? This is one of the longest running play mysteries of the show , but one dedicated internet detective believe they have found the correct answer . Using clues from the show and the process of elimination , the theory narrows down the Simpsons ' home state to Maine . you could say thefull explanation here .
7. Springfield exists outside time and space.
Another fan possibility argues that Springfield is n’t in any state , but in reality exists outside of sentence and quad . know as the " Tesseract Theory , " it states that Springfield exists within a tesseract and is always interchange location . harmonize to the bill poster , " This allows it to be much self-aggrandizing than the space it takes up ( West Springfield is three times the sizing of Texas ) as well as break location as needed . The town has been observed to shift its location anywhere in the lower 48 states . " This also explains why landmarks like the Murderhorn can be in one episode and be abstracted the next , and why the characters never get on .
