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Genre: Animation
This long-running animated comedy focuses on the eponymous family in the town of Springfield in an unnamed U.S. state. The head of the Simpson family, Homer, is not a typical family man. A nuclear-plant employee, he does his best to lead his family … more »



Principal Skinner:
Superintendent, I hope you're ready for mouth-watering hamburgers.

Superintendant Chalmers:
I thought we were having steamed clams.

Principal Skinner:
Oh, no, I said, "steamed hams." That's what I call hamburgers.

Superintendant Chalmers:
You call hamburgers steamed hams.

Principal Skinner:
Yes, it's a regional dialect.

Superintendant Chalmers:
Uh-huh. What region?

Principal Skinner:
Uh, upstate New York.

Superintendant Chalmers:
Really. Well, I'm from Utica and I never heard anyone use the phrase, "steamed hams."

Principal Skinner:
Oh, not in Utica, no; it's an Albany expression.

Superintendant Chalmers:
I see.

[Chalmers takes a bite of the "steamed ham"]

Superintendant Chalmers:
You know, these hamburgers are quite similar to the ones they have at Krusty Burger.

Principal Skinner:
Oh, no, patented Skinner Burgers. Old family recipe.

Superintendant Chalmers:
For steamed hams.

Principal Skinner:
Yes

Superintendant Chalmers:
Yes, and you call them steamed hams despite the fact that they are obviously grilled.

[shows Skinner the grill marks]

Principal Skinner:
Uh... you know... one thing I sh -... 'scuse me for one second.

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