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D’oh! The Simpsons have Air Quality Problems

Posted by Ian Cull on March 31, 2016

With each passing year, the general public becomes more and more aware of indoor air quality (IAQ) issues. I thought it was because of my educational outreach efforts. Come to find out… people are more aware because of The Simpsons!

I found over 20 indoor air quality related quotes from Simpsons episodes using the new website Frinkiac.com. You type in a term such as “asbestos”, and it will search the entire catalog of episodes and then show you relevant screen shots.

Don’t worry, I’ve gone through all the trouble of wasting an entire workday to find all the indoor air quality related Simpson quotes. I should mention it was the most glorious day of my working life.

(This one I missed, but Michael Pinto alerted me to it!)

UPDATE 1: Another great one found…

Leave a comment below to let me know which was your favorite! Also… help me out by linking to this post!

6 thoughts on “D’oh! The Simpsons have Air Quality Problems”

Love reading your website, so much good info.
I think I will have my employees write on chalk board ” I am not certified to remove asbestos”
slapping their hands just not working.

fumes sucked into airvent
Meet the candidate
one hour photo booth fumes
lousy mildew

Sadly, I remember most of these! Good stuff!

Great job Ian, and thanks for the motivation. I will now be telling my wife that I must binge watch “Workaholics” to obtain my relevant IAQ CECs.

Great compilation Ian! – i hope the Simpsons is only the beginning of the general public’s education on IEQ

I like the tar fumes are making me dizzy. As well as I am not certified to remove asbestos.

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