40 Bad Simpsons Tattoos That’ll Make You Yell “D’oh!”

John Summers • Contributor

Apr 13, 2025 10:00 PM EDT

Look, I don't have any tattoos. Never wanted one, never seriously considered it—so maybe I'm not the authority here. But even as a lifelong ink-free citizen, I have one question for the folks in this post: What in the Hans Moleman is going on?!

Tattoos are permanent. As in, forever-ever. So when you choose to get a Simpsons tattoo, you're committing to placing one of the most iconic animated designs in TV history on your body. This show has had 35+ years to perfect its look, and somehow… somehow, you ended up with a Homer that looks like a microwaved potato, or a Marge that's halfway between beehive queen and Eldritch horror.

Don't get me wrong—some of these are funny. Very funny. But is it lifetime-of-awkward-laughter funny? "Ha-ha" like Nelson, or "ha-ha" like nervous breakdown? Hard to say. All I know is, these tattoos are a wild ride through the Springfield multiverse where the only rule is: artistic accuracy is entirely optional.

Here are 40 Simpsons tattoos that probably had good intentions… but somewhere along the way, things got very yellow, very wobbly, and very weird.