▁La ure l ▁would ▁start ▁to ▁cry , ▁exc laim ing ▁" Well , ▁I ▁couldn ' t ▁help ▁it ..." ▁and ▁begin ▁to ▁wh imper ▁while ▁speaking ▁g ib ber ish . ▁ ▁Another ▁regular ▁catch phr ase , ▁cried ▁out ▁by ▁O ll ie ▁in ▁moments ▁of ▁dist ress ▁or ▁fr ustration , ▁as ▁Stan ▁stands ▁hel pl ess ly ▁by , ▁is ▁" Why ▁don ' t ▁you ▁do ▁something ▁to ▁help ▁me ?" ▁ ▁" D ' oh !" ▁is ▁a ▁catch phr ase ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁must ach io ed ▁Scottish ▁actor ▁James ▁Fin l ays on ▁who ▁appeared ▁in ▁ 3 3 ▁La ure l ▁and ▁Hard y ▁films . ▁The ▁phrase , ▁express ing ▁surprise , ▁imp atience , ▁or ▁incred ul ity , ▁was ▁the ▁insp iration ▁for ▁" D ' oh !" ▁as ▁spoken ▁by ▁the ▁actor ▁Dan ▁Cast ellan eta ▁port ray ing ▁the ▁character ▁H omer ▁Sim pson ▁in ▁the ▁long - running ▁animated ▁comedy ▁The ▁Sim ps ons . ▁H omer ' s ▁first ▁intent ional ▁use ▁of ▁" d ' oh !" ▁occurred ▁in ▁the ▁U ll man ▁short ▁" P unch ing ▁Bag " ▁( 1 9 8 8 ). ▁In ▁La ure l ▁and ▁Hard y ' s ▁first ▁sound ▁film , ▁Un acc ustom ed ▁As ▁We ▁Are , ▁Hard y ▁uses ▁the ▁expression ▁when ▁his ▁character ' s ▁wife ▁sm ash es ▁a ▁record ▁over ▁his ▁head . ▁ ▁Films ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁film ▁pair ing