We celebrate the 20th anniversary of The Simpsons the only way we know howwith a roundup of our favorite tech moments.

There's nothing like the anniversary of a pop culture phenomenon to make you feel old. It's hard to believe, but this week marks 20 years of The Simpsons. America's favorite animated family (sorry, Griffins) debuted on Sunday, December 17, 1989 with the now-classic Christmas special, "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire."

As a staff infused with pop culture nerds, it's impossible to encapsulate all of the ways in which The Simpsons has affected us over the years, so we've opted to celebrate the event the only way we know how: with a tech roundup. We asked members of our staff to pull together their favorite techy Simpson moments from the past two decades. Here's what they sent.

10. Moment: The Simpsons Buy an Ultrahouse

Episode: "Treehouse of Horror XII" November 6, 2001

Moment: A salesbot convinces Marge to buy a new house that requires no human maintenance. The Simpsons buy the house, which quickly falls in love with Marge and attempts to murder Homer. D'oh, indeed.

9. Moment: Bart Battles Marge in Earthland Realms

Episode: "Marge Gamer" April 22, 2007

What Happened: Marge gets addicted to a World of Warcraft-esque MMORPG called Earthland Realms, only to encounter a town populated by virtual versions of Simpsons characters being terrorized by the Shadow Knight. Marge ventures to the Shadow Knight's castle and discovers that the knight is really Bart.

8. Moment: Homer Launches a Website

Episode: "The Computer Wore Menace Shoes" December 3, 2000

What Happened: After missing out on valuable information due to a lack of e-mail access, Homer mortgages his house for a fifth time in order to buy an expensive new computer. He then launches his own Web page under the pseudonym "Mister X," a name adopted in order to avoid litigation over the copyrighted material he's stolen. No one actually visits Homer's site, so he quickly transforms it into a resource for Springfield gossip. Move over, Perez.

7. Moment: Lisa Visits Steve Mobs's Underwater Mapple Fortress

Episode: "Mypods and Boomsticks" November 30, 2008

What Happened: Lisa buys a MyPod on a trip to the newly-opened Mapple Store in the Springfield Mall. Unable to pay for all of the music she's downloaded to her new MP3 player, she takes a trip to Steve Mobs's underwater glass cube office via a USB-shaped submarine to ask the Mapple founder if she can get a reduced payment plan.

Classic Quote: Steve Mobs, "I know our posters say, think differently, but our real slogan is no refunds."

6. Moment: Homer Installs a Cell Tower in Lisa Room.

Episode: "Make Room for Lisa" February 28, 1999

What Happened: Over the years, Homer and Lisa have shared a very special paternal relationship, which has largely revolved around him doing awful things to her. While visiting a traveling Smithsonian exhibit, Homer accidentally covers the Bill of Rights in chocolate finger prints, accidentally licking off the cruel and unusual punishment portion in an attempt to cover his tracks. To pay back the $10,000 in damages, Homer agrees to install an OmniTouch cell tower on the roof of the family's house. It's Lisa's bedroom, naturally, which is turned into the control room. 

5. Moment: Homer Infects the World with a Computer Virus

Episode: "Treehouse of Horror X" October 31, 1999

Moment: The Springfield Nuclear Power Plant is completely prepared for Y2K, save for one computer in sector 7G. Homer's computer spreads a virus around the globe, which leads to mass hysteriaplanes fall from the sky and people run screaming from the local McDonald's whose burger count has just dropped to zero. Chaos ensues and mankind's "best & brightest" are launched into space to populate Mars.

4. Moment: Homer's Brother Creates a Baby Translator

Episode: "Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes" August 27, 1992

Moment: Homer's brother Herb, voice by Danny DeVito, shows up at the Simpsons', asking for a loan. Homer reluctantly gives him the $2,000 he was awarded for winning the "First Annual Montgomery Burns Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Excellence." Herb, now destitute, invests the money in a new invention, a baby translator. The invention pays off, and Herb buys gifts for the Simpson family, including a massage chair for Homer and an NRA membership for Bart.

Classic Quote: Homer, "Why did this have to happen now during prime time, when TV's brightest stars come out to shine?"

3. Moment: Homer Founds an Internet Company

Episode: "Das Bus" February 15, 1998

What Happened: Ned Flanders first demonstrated his skills as an entrepreneur, with the launch of the Leftorium, back in the early 90s. Seven years later, the Simpsons' overly cheerful neighbor rode the first dot-com boom, launching his own Internet business, Flancrest Enterprises. Homer, naturally, wanted a piece of that action, launching Compu-Global-Hyper-Mega-Net, only to be bought by Bill Gates, whose goons later popped by 742 Evergreen Terrace to snap all of Homer's pencils.

Classic Quote: Homer, "Oh, they have the Internet on computers now!"

2. Moment: Homer Becomes an Astronaut

Episode: "Deep Space Homer" February 24, 1994

What Happened: In one of the all-time classic Simpsons episodes, Homer calls NASA, complaining about its "boring space launches." NASA, searching for average schlubs to boost ratings, picks up Homer and Barney as candidates for its next space launch. Naturally, havoc ensues. The day, ultimately, is saved by Homer's newly-minted arch nemesis, the inanimate carbon rod.

Classic Quote: Kent Brockman, "And I, for one, welcome our new insect overlords."

1. Moment: Homer Goes 3D

Episode: "Treehouse of Horror VI" October 29, 1995

Moment: Hiding from Marge's sisters, Homer discovers a secret portal behind a bookcase where the whole world is in 3D. Jumping inside, Homer transforms into a CGI 3D version of himself.

Classic Quote: Homer, "Mmmm erotic cakes."

Honorable Mention:

Moment: Marge Goes to the Prom With Artie Ziff

Episode: "The Way We Was" January 31, 1991

What Happened: All right, this one may be a bit of a cheat. Animator David Silverman insists that the Jon Lovitz character Artie Ziff was actually based on a high school friend of his, but, given his *ahem* familiar-sounding last name, we couldn't help but notice some similarities between the character and a certain former editor-in-chief.