Top 10 TV Hangouts

2. Moe’s Tavern – The Simpsons

As far as dives go, Moe’s Tavern is about the dingiest there is, and the bartender doesn’t even really know how to serve anything other than beer and pickled eggs (along with anything else that happens to fall in). Moe’s Tavern has been with the series since the first episode, where the bar inexplicably featured a bigger, brighter interior, a livelier crowd, and saloon doors. Owned by the hideous but endearing former child star Moe Szyslak, Moe’s Tavern has served up as many hilarious moments as it has glasses of Duff. The location has served as the setting for many important moments in the show’s history, including playing host to the series’ first major guest stars to play themselves, Aerosmith. Moe has occasionally tried to revamp it to appeal to a wider range of customers beyond the regular five or so barflies that usually hang around, but all of them have failed to take hold. Variations have included Flaming Moe’s, which was basically just Moe’s with a catchier name and a signature drink, Uncle Moe’s Family Feed Bag, Moe’s attempt to make the bar a family-friendly Applebee’s knockoff, and the postmodern bar simply called “m,” complete with rabbits hanging from a string. No matter what, though, Moe’s can never escape what it is, and it has always reverted back to its dive roots. Perhaps that’s for the best. Moe doesn’t exactly have a whole lot of friends, and he can’t really afford to lose the few he manages to lure in. Lucky for him, they don’t seem to be going anywhere, either, making this a beautifully symbiotic relationship.