Two Dozen and One Greyhounds
"Two Dozen and One Greyhounds" is the twentieth episode of the sixth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on April 9, 1995. The episode was written by Mike Scully and directed by Bob Anderson. Frank Welker guest stars as Santa's Little Helper and various other dogs. In the episode, Santa's Little Helper has puppies with a dog that he met at the greyhound racetrack.
| "Two Dozen and One Greyhounds" | |
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| The Simpsons episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 6 Episode 20 |
| Directed by | Bob Anderson |
| Written by | Mike Scully |
| Production code | 2F18 |
| Original air date | April 9, 1995 |
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| Episode features | |
| Chalkboard gag | "The Good Humor man can only be pushed so far" |
| Couch gag | The family chases after the couch and the back wall as it slides down an endless hallway. |
| Commentary | Matt Groening David Mirkin Mike Scully Bob Anderson |
The episode is a parody of Walt Disney Pictures' 1961 animated film One Hundred and One Dalmatians. The producers decided to have Mr. Burns communicate his horrific plan of making a tuxedo from the puppies through a musical number, "See My Vest" (a parody of the Disney film "Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)"), after determining that it would be a "fun and light" way to convey his plan of killing the greyhounds. "Two Dozen and One Greyhounds" received a generally positive reception from television critics. During the week of its original broadcast, the episode finished 55th in ratings, with a Nielsen rating of 7.3. Several reviews considered the episode to be among the best in the series, with Mr. Burns' role and the "See My Vest" sequence being singled out for praise.