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D'oh!
"'''D'oh!'" () is the most famous catchphrase used by the fictional character Homer Simpson, from The Simpsons'', an animated sitcom. It is an exclamation typically used after Homer injures himself, realizes that he has done something foolish, or when something bad has happened or is about to happen to him. All his prominent blood relations—son Bart, daughters Lisa and Maggie, his father, his mother and half-brother—have also been heard to use it themselves in similar circumstances. On a few occasions, Homer's wife Marge and characters outside the family such as Mr. Burns and Sideshow Bob have
Acme Corporation
fictional company
redshirt
stock character; an expendable character who dies soon after being introduced

The Simpsons opening sequence
opening sequence of American animated television series The Simpsons
running gag
literary device that takes the form of an amusing joke or a comical reference and appears repeatedly throughout a work of literature or other form of storytelling
P. D. Q. Bach
fictitious composer invented by musical satirist Peter Schickele
Mexican jumping bean
seed pods inhabited by a moth larva, known for "jumping" when heated
The Spanish Inquisition
Monty Python sketch
Beam me up, Scotty
quotation from Star Trek
George P. Burdell
fictitious student officially enrolled at Georgia Tech in 1927 as a practical joke