And maybe most of you already noticed it and i'm just being forgetful... but here's a freeze frame of a scene i watched randomly while testing out a codec. The episode is "Old Yeller Belly" from Season 14 i think.

Notice how in the list of "best family members" that Homer has, Lisa is above Bart. I think that it's sweet, although reasonable after all (Homer would prefer the less troublemaker ).

I think Maggie is lower, because Homer frequently forgets who Maggie is, as you may have noticed every now and then in episodes. Homer probably made most of the list, then was too lazy to go find an eraser and fix it.

The dog comes in 2nd place I see. Good to see Homer has his priorities right! 

Since you take it so hard, i'll explain...
the dog is in second place because of a joke about the episode's plot, in fact as you can clearly see, the dog was (before the plot taken place) last in the list.

Oh brother... please, not this discussion again. All of us know that some people here take the Simpsons more seriously than others, and there's absolutely no point in both sides arguing with each other.

Serge, the dog thing was simply done as a joke pertaining to the episode I'm sure (as Marco pointed out), and besides, it's Homer.

Gary and Marco, you and I both know how Serge feels about Lisa, and the Simpsons in general as a family. If you really think this is a problem, then you have PMs and chat to berate him in, but not this thread.

It's completely unnecessary and pointless... this has been covered already in other threads, never with pretty results. So before anyone else replies, please keep in mind the tone of your words.

Thanks people, George especially... I don't think Marco said anything offensive though
Gary, okay, my reaction was aggressive, but since when you're Homer's executor? I could expect a sentence like that from anyone but a person who spent so much time on a forum like LTS. Yes, I treat Simpsons as something real sometimes. No, it's not just a "freaking cartoon", it's definitely better than some WB shit. And let's close it here. If you want to comment more about my craziness/stupidity, do that via PM please.

Its cute that, even in Homers very primitive mind, he recognised that Lisa is probably less of a headache than Bart, even with the Saxophone in the equation. But in any case, putting your family into heirachy can be seen as cruel. But this is Homer, I'm pretty sure he loves his family equaly depending on the circumstance, like most of us.
(Though, having 'Vegas Wife' on the list, beggers belief )

And, my opinion is, its a cartoon that has been going for so long, characters become predictable with emotions and actions, which mentaly makes them more human. I prefer it that way.