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Milhouse Van Houten’s Most Milhouse Lines, Ranked
In honor of retiring voice actor Pamela Hayden, let’s revisit all the times Bart’s little wiener friend brought pathetic pathos to The Simpsons.
It’s always wild to hear Hayden, Yeardley Smith (Lisa), and Nancy Cartwright (Bart) play adult versions of their little-kid characters. You’ll notice a lot of these lines start with the word “but,” because Milhouse is always on the defensive, always making a counterargument for his right to be happy, to be loved, to even exist. Like “It’s so thick,” the “jiminy jillikers” scene has entered my personal lexicon, pulled out any time there is an enthusiasm gap between me and the world.
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