*''It doesn't matter how you feel inside, you know''*

See this is a real moment. Marge is told the bad advice her mother was told which was psychologically abusive. Then she realizes how bad it was and apologizes to Lisa. It’s one of those classic simpsons moments with heart that has been missing for a long time.

This scene is such a beautiful "breaking the cycle" thing. Marge forces herself to smile because that's what her mother told her to do, but Marge loves Lisa too much to see her going through the same, and how she's just gonna drive backwards and snatch Lisa into the car when she sees people mistreating her! And "Now I feel like smilling" is so fucking sweet I love this.

Who camed here from tik tok "I want you to SMILE but i DONT feel like SMILING"

I love how Marge didn't even realize how damaging that advice was until she saw how it affected Lisa. She really loves her daughter.

"But I don't feel like smiling..."

"I'll do the smiling for both of us" This sentence is so heartwarming. It feels good that someone accept you as you are

I truly miss this serious side of the simpsons. So deeply meaningful with a good message. I love how marge rushes to get lisa back.😊💯

1:29 Always be yourself, if you want to be sad, be sad, we'll ride it out with you Probably the greatest line ever from the Simpsons about unconditional love, and what every person feeling sad should know

Wow I just cried... Marge is such a great mom 😭😭

I just realised Lisa was the most depressed Simpson from the Simpsons family.

What Marge says reminds me a lot of my own mom, and it eats me alive every time I think about. Take care of the ones you love and those who love you

I wish my mom was like marge😭😭

Marge is a good mother because she’s not afraid to admit her mistakes. She understands she is responsible for the messages she sends to her children.

That's such a beautiful sentiment to share with someone who could be depressed and not wanna smile. A lot of people instantly say don't frown or don't cry, even though it's coming from a good meaning place that's the first thing we say. Marge is saying it's ok to not feel happy, and that if that's how you truly feel in that moment that's ok. You ride through the storm and those that love and care about you will understand and ride it out alongside you. What a beautiful message to convey.

This might be my personal favorite moment in any Simpsons episode. At least, on an emotional level. I have bipolar disorder and I'm on the autism spectrum. One of the more relatable things in this scene is I, like other people with forms of autism, can have difficulty smiling or feigning happiness. So sometimes I would pretend to, like Lisa does. But I've never really been good at pretending anything and most of the time it's so hard to hide the stuff my conditions and life cause me to deal with. Throughout my life there were people, including myself, that wanted me to not be different or ill and to pretend to smile and to bury all those differences, emotions, frustrations, and suffering. But it was my mom who encouraged me to be who I was and the one who backed me up and supported me through good days and bad. So this scene, especially the end of it, hits pretty hard for me. It makes me cry. But it also makes me...smile.

this is one of if not marges best scene for her character. she is unconditional love at the end of the day

B A D F E E L I N G S

"I'll do the smiling for both of us" I wish😔

It's really a strong moment because it's not just Lisa learning, it's Marge too. She gives the advice she knows, and then sees how it works out, and takes it back- admitting she was wrong and changing because she sees her daughter going through the same shit she went through and realises it won't stop until she makes it stop. She's not too old to learn and change, and she can help the next generation do better than hers.

Back when the Simpsons had heart. These earlier seasons were masterpieces. Marge is a complete badass in these earlier seasons. She literally drag Lisa in the damn car. You can't mess with a mother's children. ;D

One thing about Marge she learns quickly in this case realizing her first advice wasn't exactly good (understatement) but the second time around not only was it good it was heartwarming 💕

I always find myself returning to this clip. When I was a kid I never really understood this episode, or where any of the conflict stemmed from. Years later, after going through my own battles with depression, this became one of my longtime favourite moments, conveying the method of masking and how unhelpful it is. It's ok not to be ok. Be yourself, never sacrifice who you are to chase the illusion of normalcy

I was watching this episode for the first time today. I cried with this scene.

Marge is the best mother ever

Marge: Now lisa, lisent to me. This is important. I want you to smile today. Lisa: But i dont feel like smiling. Marge: Well it doesn't matter how you feel inside, you know? It's what shows up on the surface that counts. That's was my mother taught to me. Take all your bad feelings and push them down, all the way down, past your knees until you are almost walking on them. And then, you'll fit in, and you'll be invited to parties, and boys will like you, and happiness will follow.

Oh Marge, I wish I had a mom like you.

This scene is very powerful. For all the crass it got for Bart mouthing off and being sassy, this show really had so much to say on the social commentary of its day. Still does.

One of my favourite emotional Simpsons moments. To touch on this subject matter, in a cartoon, in its very first season says a lot. Very profound and extremely relatable to many of us who struggle. The entire last 15 years of the Simpsons haven’t come close to moments like this (except maybe ‘Barthood’). With what the show has become now people forget how amazing the 90’s seasons truly were.

I cried when this came on the other day. I don't remeber seeing it before. But I think so many sad people want to simply hear that someone will stand by them. And maybe that is enough.

Season 1 is so serious. Its was much more of a drama than a comedy. The characters were as grounded as King of the Hill characters, maybe more honestly

It's so important to validate the emotions of your children. Happy or sad we just need our folks to have our back.

Its tragic how accurate this is old family values, especially on women (but men to in a different way) were just as fake and a pure facade and unlealthy. we are still feeling the culture lag of this even today.

When im upset, i quote Marge and it just hits me so hard

Wow...this is actually *so* much more impactful when it's not just some pictures in a "feel-good" meme

Heard the first part, felt that. Heard the second part, felt that too. Two sides. Non exclusive yet vastly different attitudes.

1:19 his pants changed red!

The first season of The Simpsons was the most phenomenal cartoon to ever come out of the US.

Omg right at the begging mare has white pearls and a orange dress like Lisa’s

If you fake you’re smile and you being happy in the end once you’ve had enough and you can take it anymore you’ll start crying it has happened to me where I keep pretending that I’m happy but I’m not whenever you can’t take anything anymore at all you just start crying my mom said to never hide your feelings and if you’re sad it’s OK to be sad 💕

Marge is such a great mother. She reminds me of my own mom

Nothing touches this era of The Simpsons best show of all time

This mom is the best-

This makes me cry every time I love this part so much

Simpsonwave

Pathos in the Simpsons was absolute gold. They should have had much more touching moments to balance out the comedy and then it wouldn't have gone stupid.

Bad feelings 🥺🥺*i am crying, I miss that people who died* 🥺🥺🥺😭😭😢

Best Marge moment of the entire series! The golden age of the series was absolutely great at shining a light on a lot of the toxicity kids grew up with back in the day!

Marge is awesome

Back when the show had heart

And this is how my traumas start. I never have a Marge in my life

I never like to smile Bc I’m really self conscious about my teeth

Always be yourself

That smile tho.

This happens to me!❤️💕💜 sometimes I need to cry and then I will smile just wait

Mom: I want you to smile today Me: i dont feel like smiling. Mom: well it doesn’t matter what you feel inside you know? It’s what shows up on the surface that counts. That’s what my mom taught me. take all your bad feelings and push them down. Alllllll the way down. Past your knee almost where your walking on them.”

What kind of child says come to my house and do my homework

awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

I cried because when you love someone then you lose someone 😭😭😭😢😢😢😪😪😪

can I use this for a song I'm making Thank you so much for making this!!

Lisa and Marge moments are so rare. This was so wholesome

So Good!!!! Parents take notes

“𝖇𝖚𝖙 𝖎 𝖉𝖔𝖓’𝖙 𝖋𝖊𝖊𝖑 𝖑𝖎𝖐𝖊 𝖘𝖒𝖎𝖑𝖎𝖓𝖌” 💔✨

*BUT I DON'T FEEL LIKE SMILING* 😥

This works

This is actually a proven psychological trick, tho. I got therapy through the VA that would’ve cost a me fortune otherwise. Forcing a joker-level smile actually CAN help you improve your mood. Your face communicates to your mind via your muscles. It makes me laugh when I do it because I know I look ridiculous, but it does work when I need to fight off those darkest of thoughts… This scene has a good message, but don’t knock the power that smiling can have as an emotional parachute 😊

I still don’t feel like smiling

I came here because I heard "I want you to *SMILE* , but I dont feel like smiling" in a lofi

Currently crying hard. This scene is just perfect.

Bluey has Pixar level emotions but early Simpsons and especially Futurama is no slouch either.

If you smile because you were ordered to by someone or something else even though you do not feel it, then it is not real happiness.

Ambition

Someone’s cutting onions around me I guess

*i missed that people who died*

I don’t feel like smiling💔

Homer and Bart just randomly showed up at the end 💀😂

Here from Tik Tok...

I'm surprised I can't find a Lofi/Chillmix song with Marges speech in it. *edit* Nevermind, after reading the comments, I found something that has a little bit of her speech, but not the best part.

this: exists wolf alice: it’s free real estate

Des make me happy

Every guy who ever told a random woman whom didn't know what she was going through "smile sweetheart" should watch this.

R E L A X

Aaaw ❤️

Lisa is me when I know that michael May not be alive and all the romours I heard of him faking his death are not probably true

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Sad :(

Awww🥺

I never knew this was the series premiere. Wow!

who's here from the bootleg boy's "bad feelings" video i think it's just me still, although i don't really like the show myself, this truly is a quite adorable and touching scene

Marge’s hair -

If my Mom would be like Marge ... then she would not say Stop Crying Crybaby....

When you’re sad we’ll ride it out with you

1:18 come here you were leaving my poor little lamb come on

Why’d this make me sad

YES

Anyone know if this has already been sampled in lofi? If not I am about to use it

depressed people; brain; now listen to me this is important i want you to smile today feelings; but i don't feel like smiling brain; it doesn't matter how you feel inside you know, it's what shows up on a surface that counts, that's what society thought us, take all your bad felling and push them down all the way down past your knees until you're almost walking on them and when you're alone you can show your real felling and cry feelings; okey i'll smile 🙂

I feel like all humans were created to feel sad. “Happiness” is just a memory. A fake one. It makes me seem like I’m trying too hard. Trying too hard to be a normal happy human.

Mom: if you would trade me for someone who would it be Me: marge

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