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Everything's coming up Milhouse!
— The Simpsons • 1989
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
Milhouse is the show's patron saint of bad luck, so the joke is that his idea of a win is dry trouser cuffs in a flooded street. The line has since become the standard internet cheer for a tiny victory in the middle of a disaster, and fans reach for it when Milhouse finally gets anything right. Its pull is how little he is celebrating.
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In context
Spoilers for The SimpsonsShow the scene
The line comes from "Mom and Pop Art" (season 10, first aired 11 April 1999), written by Al Jean, not from "Lisa's Date with Density". Homer's art project ends with him flooding Springfield, in imitation of the artist Christo, and the whole town wakes up wading through water. Milhouse, standing in the street, notes that his feet are soaked but his trouser cuffs are bone dry, and decides that this counts as a triumph: "Everything's coming up Milhouse!" It is a tiny win presented as a victory lap, and he repeats it in later episodes.
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- Simpsons Wiki: Mom and Pop Art, quotesMilhouse's line after the floodReference checked
- Simpsons Wiki: Mom and Pop Artinfobox and plot summaryReference checked
- Simpsons Wiki: Memes and idiomsentry "Everything's coming up Milhouse"Reference checked
- Simpsons Wiki: Milhouse Van Houtenlater-episode note on Lisa and Holding Hands PeakReference checked
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