I Need Some Honest Answers (The Simpsons)

From season 8 episode 21: The Old Man And The Lisa

[@Sh0ckmaster]

"Confederated slave holdings, how's that doing?" LOL

[@houstonhelicoptertours1006]

_It's...uh...steady._

[@potato1341]

@@houstonhelicoptertours1006 he wasn't wrong, it was pretty steady being gone and not changing course in decades

[@frazmeup]

😂😂

[@Dazlidorne]

It's still doing pretty well. It's called De Beers.

[@Tallest333]

This implies Mr. Burns was alive during the Civil War, how old is the man?

[@IAmNumber4000]

"First thing you'll have to do is move out of the bank's house" Brutal 😂

[@DarkWolper]

Monopoly in a nutshell :D

[@meyague]

@@DarkWolper what

[@TheZombiesAreComing]

​@@meyague Simple, the branks own everything and they take it from you if you don't pay

[@youssef16844]

​@@TheZombiesAreComingThat's why I call "home owners" debt owners until they've paid off the bank lol

[@TheZombiesAreComing]

@@youssef16844 It's not just loans. If you own a house, car, land, etc. You have to constantly pay property tax on it. If you don't pay the property tax, it gets forcefully taken from you. That said, property tax is theft, and civilians don't truly own anything anymore.

[@CreamTheEverythingFixer]

Its wierd how this implies Burns was able to just ignore the Great Depression.

[@megamaniscoolrightguys2749]

Good point 😂 I know it's just a joke the writers put in there, but it really makes very little sense.

[@kisbie]

Little known fact: you never actually lose any money until you are aware it’s gone. 😉

[@princessmarlena1359]

He did survive eight recessions, twelve panics, and five years of “McKinleynomics”.

[@Tallest333]

Let's not forget that Mr. Burns isn't exactly a man with a stable mind, Let's not forget he never remembers Homer's name, so why would he remember the Great Depression?

[@diegomujica4910]

@@Tallest333 That's a good point, maybe he was aware and survived the great Depression but he just forgot about it

[@yvthanrosemary1324]

"That happened 25 years before I was born" great line

[@diehardrvdfan22]

Yeah but it's also his line for everything, apparently.

[@alexreilly6121]

Isn't that mosta the simpsons now anyway?;]

[@jeremyl2594]

This episode came out 25 years before i was born!!!

[@leociresi4292]

Mr Burns:” Oh, that’s your answer for everything!”

[@tomedy_official]

​@@jeremyl2594 there's no way you're 1 years old!!!

[@slenderminion289]

Kinda have to appreciate how Mr. Burns doesn't really blame his yes-men for the situation. He likely realized that he should have known better, so it was still his own fault.

[@zaryalace7475]

Yes! Right. Certainly.

[@ezzahhh]

Exactly right there, yep.

[@SuperFuzzyDunlop]

Your insight never fails to amaze me, sir

[@eddietat95]

I've never seen Blue-Haired Lawyer so non-hostile.

[@burp2019]

he's also not a lawyer here

[@321Tdog]

Is that Phoenix Wright joke or something? I've never played the games so don't know

[@derpburp5505]

@@321Tdog One of the yes men has bright blue hair. He's been used repeatedly in the show, but usually in an aggressive or antagonistic role, so this is really the only time we see him smiling and acting submissive.

[@321Tdog]

@@derpburp5505 haha oh that guy

[@alistairwalker2850]

Mind you he’s always worked for Mr. Burns

[@ComradeIsy]

25 years after 1929. Smithers was born in 1954, making him 43 years old when the episode aired. Or 67 today.

[@_monti142]

everything happened closer than what we think

[@florinivan6907]

That would be the case if the characters actually aged as they should age. But if they had then Bart would be 40+ at this point and Grandpa Homer dead.

[@toothlessrage282]

@@florinivan6907 There were multiple episodes showing us the life of all the 3 Simpson children. The only constant was that Maggie had a better life than the other 2 kids in all the scenarios.

[@florinivan6907]

@@toothlessrage282 At this point most 'future' episodes of The Simpsons are no longer possibly valid. The timelines no longer fit.

[@toothlessrage282]

@@florinivan6907 True.

[@armchairgeneralissimo]

Burns screwed up he should have used this market dip to double his Confederate slave holdings portfolio.

[@gunnutunited6615]

Underrated comment

[@INRamos13]

Buy the dip!

[@therealvbw]

There are still slave labourers in Dubai

[@MrSinfold]

considering buck breaking made a comeback this year it would have been a legendary hold

[@HunterShows]

_Confederated_ jeez.

[@calebhu6383]

Ironically, his paper stocks are probably worth a great deal of money (presumably something like Confederated slave holdings would be from the 1840s/50s and hold value to collectors).

[@Judo593]

True. Stock certificates are no longer used by any exchange. Burns’ certificates would be very valuable if they were in good condition.

[@Wodz30]

@@Judo593 His slaves in holding (slavery joke) would not be in such great condition since 1850 (spoiler, they all died)

[@calebhu6383]

@@Wodz30 That's not what that means.

[@aaronontube6979]

@@calebhu6383 thanks Captain Obvious. It was clearly a joke

[@jakobmalki8972]

​​@@aaronontube6979 It wasn't a joke, he just didn't understand the original statement. You're a clown

[@msxyz1205]

Here is where I stopped checking it last time... September 1929 😂

[@EricToTheScionti]

"Oh no"

[@UltimateFormula1Fan]

Alastor will be laughing his head off.

[@phousefilms]

Me with my bank info.

[@grease_monkey6078]

Smithers why didn't you tell me about this market crash?

[@bilbomalice2643]

@@grease_monkey6078 uh, it happened 25 years before I was born sir

[@IrradiatedPotato]

It's almost been 25 years since this aired!

[@RakoonCD]

That's your excuse for everything!

[@bilbomalice2643]

*Appears from the inside of a tank with a tape*

[@GregorioStyreco]

Those episodes were genius. Dumb but intelligent af. Miss those days!

[@CesarManiaX]

This episode actually did air 25 years ago.

[@kevindouglas5333]

Almost 25 years since the show was funny

[@ferraricarpaccio1811]

“Don’t listen to him sir you have an enchanting musk” 🤣😂

[@blazingbattlehawk9626]

Simpsons predicted Elon Musk

[@charles3555]

“You’re just a bunch of yes men and you were too gutless to tell me, isn’t that right!? 😠” “Yes sir Mr. Burns! That’s right!“ 😀

[@servantofthelivinggod6192]

Lol😂🤣

[@redips]

@@servantofthelivinggod6192 that was so funny. First burns has the sad eyes, then it turn into angry eyes. lol

[@servantofthelivinggod6192]

@@redips While the serious music kicks in, lol

[@patriceaqa288]

@@servantofthelivinggod6192 Putin in a nutshell. "But I made all the right moves"

[@drchilapastrosodrlasmacas438]

Even a liar is right once or twice.

[@taiterobinson793]

Even as a mild antagonist, I feel very sorry for Mr Burns.

[@bland9876]

He's supposed to be evil like mother from Futurama?

[@nicbentulan]

Who's the mild antagonist? You? Or Mx burns?

[@taiterobinson793]

@@nicbentulan Mr Burns.

[@nicbentulan]

@@taiterobinson793 misplaced modifier :p

[@glossyplane542]

“Mild” antagonist????? Dude is essentially the main villain

[@rrider3946]

You know, after watching this I actually felt sorry for Burns. I have been in companies where the CEO is sorounded by yes men and this kind of thing happens.

[@joelhampartsoumian8439]

@@StrayCatboy Something tell me that a self described forest catboy isn't the kind of person we should be turning too for financial or economical advice.

[@InvisibleHotdog]

Considering what Burns has done to individuals and the community, he deserved a lot worse

[@richardalex4516]

Burns had it coming. Business won't stay still just because you got comfortable.

[@sinklar7946]

@@joelhampartsoumian8439 He wasn't necessarily talking about himself, and even if he was you didn't even address his point you just shit on him for his name, literally a non-argument.

[@threegenders201]

@@StrayCatboy the ancient commie fantasy, how many more times will it fail?

[@Electricshrock]

Here's where I stopped watching new episodes of The Simpsons last time... September 28, 1997...oh no... oh no... OH NO!!!

[@Martypuppet]

"Smithers why didn't you tell me that the show sucked after season 9?" "Well sir I was more of a Family Guy fan..." "..." "realese the hounds"

[@landofthesilverpath5823]

Season 9 won 3 Emmy's. Although a few episodes I didn't like. I didn't like the Skinner episode. I liked his character being a Vietnam vet Norman bates. The all singing all dancing episode was lame as well as Lisa the Skeptic, where they find the angel bones-- too preachy. So was the one where Lisa finds out Simpsons get dumb with age, but she discovers female simpsons are intelligent. That episode was some cringey girl-power crap. The season had the joy of sect, the Krusty comeback and the Omega Man treehouse of horror and those were probably the only good ones.

[@LucasKingPiano]

@@landofthesilverpath5823 Seasons 9 and 10 had the odd classic and a couple of decent episodes, but season 8 was the last true great season. After 8 there is a decline. I can't watch anything after 10.

[@ThingsICantFindOtherwise]

@@LucasKingPiano just pretend you're watching a tommy wiseau

[@DissociatedWomenIncorporated]

@@ThingsICantFindOtherwise you’re _tearing me apart,_ Lisa! …Oh hi Bart

[@markmorris76]

Just the detail of the wall being slightly bluer where the picture was - implying its been there forever - shows the real attention that went into these classic Simpsons. What a run they had.

[@lonewolf9578]

I love the implied fact that he was so rich he didn’t know about the stock market crash until like 70 years later

[@andrefasching1332]

well as with any crash, if you just ignore it you dont have to worry in the long run as the stocks will always go up again

[@clownworld4655]

@@andrefasching1332assuming you live long enough to see it happen

[@jacktheladstevens]

Well I think we can all agree Smithers was to blame, 25 yrs before he was born what a pitiful excuse

[@rtozier2011]

This is also why I'm to blame for not telling you President Kennedy was assassinated. Sorry.

[@wrestlingmemeration771]

@@rtozier2011 apology accepted but you're walking on thin glass pal, let this be the last time.

[@nobody7817]

Him and Bush planned that fall. Wait... Bush might have actually been alive back then...no but his Dad was...

[@AYVYN]

“Um, well sir, the project started two years before I was hired.”

[@someguy3766]

"Transatlantic Zeppelin" - LOL, that's great because during the 1930s there was a lot of hype about an emerging USA-Europe airship passenger flight industry, so it would've been the sort of thing that looked promising to invest in... until the Hindenburg Disaster of 1937 killed it overnight. Underrated reference. xD

[@toomanyaccounts]

so hype a number of skyscrapers had zeppelin docks on them

[@benjaminoechsli1941]

​@@toomanyaccountsMakes one wonder if we could do it right, do it better this time. Ah, but it would probably end up like that Futurama episode "The Birdbot of Ice-catraz".

[@Thunderchild-gz4gc]

DATS DA JOKE

[@EnWeZed]

I like how Bret Hart starts smiling once he hears the Shrieking Shiek

[@leociresi4292]

“Yaaalalalalaaaalalala!”🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@noeymo]

@@leociresi4292 😂 dat shit killed me🤣

[@leociresi4292]

Bret:”Ha ha! I’ll take it!”

[@fakebadpeople]

He JUST got done cheerfully saying that he assumes the slave trade stocks are doing well, but the voice acting is so damn good that when he says "What will I do?" it sounds so sincere that it actually makes me feel bad for him. Of course, the writing, music, and animation also play a big part in achieving this, but in particular, it's a huge testament to Harry Shearer's skills that he can take one of the worst people in Springfield and make him sound so beaten down and sympathetic, even though he deserves what's happening to him.

[@raven4k998]

well um maybe then he should have check the current stock levels and not worrying about the market crash back in the 1930's🤣🤣🤣

[@TheRealBlazingDiamond]

Plus, his little sort of whimpery "oh"'s sound like his voice is quivering from sadness as well as being the perfect portrayal of how old people tend to say those kinds of "oh"'s. It's perfect

[@raven4k998]

@@TheRealBlazingDiamond or a strange type of arousal🤣

[@FireLordJohn3191]

@@raven4k998 creep.

[@raven4k998]

@@FireLordJohn3191 it's ok child lets just get naked and have some fun

[@sirBadd]

I like how Bret Hart walks around in his wrestling outfit. You have to admire his dedication to the craft

[@aqeel-3771]

Used to be a big fan in wcw.

[@gyozakeynsianism]

He's got tons of closets full of pink Spandex leotards. And now he has more closets.

[@squidprince2456]

@@aqeel-3771 Everyone loved him in the 90’s

[@maheshkumartak3096]

The best there was the best there is the best their will be.

[@judyhopps9380]

maintaining kayfabe, brother

[@sstaners1234]

“Smithers, why didn’t you tell me about the stock market crash of 1929?” ‘It happened 25 years before I was born sir.’ “That’s your excuse for everything.” 😂

[@legoengineworkshop5171]

Mr burns caused the stock market crash

[@sgauden02]

I bet that's actually the FIRST Smithers ever said that.

[@benjaminoechsli1941]

It's a double joke on how ancient Burns is. 1) he relies on Smithers for all his news and 2) he's been in business for twice as long as Smithers has _,existed._

[@dariog36th]

Imagine how rich you have to be to live through the great depression and not even notice it.

[@joeswanson733]

it existed at the time. like for example the kennedy's joe kennedy was so rich john f kennedy didn't even notice there was a depression during that time. he had to read about it in the history books. lol

[@dariog36th]

@@joeswanson733 damn, that’s like us not knowing 9/11 happened and having to learn about it in history books.

[@joeswanson733]

@@dariog36th you would need to be very insulated from everyday life and be cut off from main media

[@behcherry9815]

@@dariog36th or people of all ages these days not knowing the gov lies to them Ruins their lives Big companies and gov want to control everything you do

[@zebraneighbor6383]

The way Burns pauses to say "US hay!" is hilarious to me 😂

[@NateTheGnat]

its like he KNOWS this will turn him around. hay! of course!

[@Chief_Tyrol_]

Smithers smiles, too

[@gyozakeynsianism]

The "excellent" at the end is great.

[@cheydinal5401]

"First thing you'll have to do is move out of the bank's house" brutal lol

[@loveandparty4118]

I remember the exact thing at my old job. The boss slowly removed everyone that disagreed with his insane shenanigans...

[@FuryanJedi13]

And how did that turn out for him and his company?

[@loveandparty4118]

@@FuryanJedi13 Well pretty much all his good employees left, leaving him with assorted slackers and bad employees. He actually removed a lot of employees since there weren't enough sales to need so many workers, - the company's bad reputation spread around.

[@5688gamble]

Jokes on them! He pays them and they let him lose all his money.

[@matthewriley7826]

Well he must have done something terrible to the last guy who disagreed with him. So yeah being alive looking for a new job is probably better than whatever happened to them.

[@lard_lad_AU]

I could so see Burns having stock in Confederated Slave Holdings

[@Judo593]

Yeah and those stock certificates would be over 140 years old. I think they must be worth a lot if they are still in good condition.

[@polspect]

I mean, for a while there it was a good investment. Immoral, but good, nonetheless.

[@loadeddice4696]

He made shells for the Nazis, so it's debatable whether the slave trade is the worst or second-worst business he's invested in.

[@xm377Moyocoyatzin]

This is Putin's cabinet and generals right about now.

[@HendayAllStar]

I hear it’s going great sir

[@ernesthill4017]

On the nose 😁

[@andreschang8526]

The US media and government told us we were winning in Vietnam. They were wrong. The US media and government told us we were winning in Iraq. They were wrong. The US media and government told us Osama was in Afghanistan. They were wrong. The US media and government is telling us that Putin is losing in Ukraine. I doubt it. US out of NATO now. US out of Ukraine now. No more US money nor weapons in Ukraine. Europeans, Ukrainians and Russians are all smarter than we are. They can talk this out without us.

[@xm377Moyocoyatzin]

@@andreschang8526 Yeah except this isn't the 1970's buddy. What we call "Media" is not The Media anymore. You are talking about the major cable news networks. Only idiots and complete morons listen to propaganda platforms like Fox News. There is this thing called social media where anyone with a phone in their pocket can record and report or independently verify anything that they witness or get told.

[@user-mq3yz1ij2o]

Every move a right one!

[@jaymeister4850]

The "wrestlers in the closet" joke was pretty damn good

[@BenjaminGoose]

Because of gay?

[@Shifsabre]

@@BenjaminGoose wrestling is inherently homoerotic

[@rootfish2671]

@@Shifsabre greco roman wrestling isn't

[@clutch7548]

@@rootfish2671 obviously, they mean professional wrestling

[@romantech5319]

@@rootfish2671 i dont think anyone was talking about Romans, dude

[@LewisCampbellTech]

Bret says he was originally going be drawn as a generic "mad viking" character, until the writing staff noticed how many people were asking for his autograph while he was at the studio. Then they drew him in as himself.

[@drchilapastrosodrlasmacas438]

Is that the voice and character of that wrestler? Because burns walks up to him and I expected him to ask for an autograph on his portrait, by the wrestlerm

[@metalmilitia1890]

"Confederated slave holdings, how's that doing?"

[@benjaminoechsli1941]

Stable. _Very_ stable. Hasn't changed in... over a century at this point. 👍

[@DieWacht]

Lol I came here because I remembered the '25 years before I was born' moment. This video was not recommended. And today this 5yo video gets it's first comments? What a coincidence.

[@dieblauebedrohung]

Well, the comments were disabled until recently

[@DieWacht]

@@dieblauebedrohung Obvisiously they were, but isn't it odd anyway? To look for a 5 yo video, exactly the day the comments became enabled again. I mean, merely regarding to stochastics.

[@seanshanleyAnimeUWLPer]

Is no one gonna bring up that Smithers was born in 1954 and is 68 years old? (43 at the time)

[@UltimateFormula1Fan]

Age is non consistent in the Simpsons.

[@alvexok5523]

This Simpsons episode is from the 90s when he was 43

[@alvexok5523]

@@UltimateFormula1Fan Yes, they've basically all stayed the same age since the 90s. I'd like to think that it always remained the 90s in the Simpsons world throughout every new season since the 90s, since that would help explain the characters having not aged since then. However, the newer (and inferior) Simpsons writers kept throwing in elements of the times each season was made, and not of the 90s. They threw in 2000s references and celebrities throughout each season of the 2000s, and threw in 2010s references and celebrities throughout each season of the 2010s, and it freakin threw everything off balance. And "That 90s show" episode where Homer and Marge were young and without kids yet in the 90s. Seriously? Never mind any of the actual seasons of the 90s and early 90s when Bart was 10 and we were seeing flashbacks of Homer and Marge's young pre-child bearing days having been in the 70s. The 90s seasons were the much better ones anyways, seasons 2 - 8 were the Golden Simpsons. Any season after the turn of 2000 are the Zombie Simpsons, and I really want to think that they just never really happened. They messed the entire timeline up, and they were much less funny and clever with their jokes and references. To me, the Simpsons ended after season 8 when we got our first mistake episodes such as the "Principal and the pauper" episode which messed everything up with our until-then familair characters and story lines

[@alvexok5523]

See my response to UltimateFormula1Fan

[@milesjolly6173]

No one born in 1954 would be 68 years old in 2021. They would be 67 at the oldest.

[@bigbowlowrong4694]

Some poor bastard had to draw that pile of ticker tape lol

[@fitybux4664]

2:27 This is how real estate agents close deals like this: There's a guy outside with a tape recorder with some shrieking. 😆

[@adamwatson2914]

Smithers is actually really sweet to put up Burns in his own house like that without hesitation

[@birdmcturd1626]

He has a crush on Mr Burns,to be fair

[@White_Rich_and_Good_Looking]

I had to look up all of Mr. Burns’ “blue chip” investments, which makes the scene all the funnier, if not a little charming. It’s so interesting to see how much has changed since when Mr. Burns’ investments made sense, even though human nature seems to remain unchanged.

[@JS-wp4gs]

and thats why he should have diversified his slave holdings. if he'd just listened to cartman and invested in college athletes he'd be doing just fine today

[@BananaPhoPhilly]

Imagine if the Simpsons ended at season 8. It would be regarded as maybe the best comedy show of all time, hands down lol (not that it already isn't by some people)

[@wrestlingmemeration771]

And everyone would demand Groening to make new episodes.

[@BananaPhoPhilly]

@@wrestlingmemeration771 yup. especially now in the age of muh nostalgia

[@BeaverChainsaw]

True but I personally think it should’ve ended around Simpsons movie, simpsons could’ve ended at it’s last high note and also have the pop culture legacy that it has today.

[@BananaPhoPhilly]

@@BeaverChainsaw Sure, that also makes sense. Would've been the perfect time to end it, actually

[@emypetcu]

There are some gems even in the latest seasons ... Yeah ,there are a few stinkers but so does every other show ...compared to modern family guy even zombie Simpsons is art ...

[@WickedFireBird69]

2:29 kills me everytime.

[@thenerdbeast7375]

Really shows how privileged and shielded Mr. Burns has been all his life to be doing so badly financially and not even notice it.

[@rogerwilco2]

Just like Trump.

[@dashzhlomzhers3594]

@@rogerwilco2 jUsT liKe trUmP

[@MishaFlower]

@@dashzhlomzhers3594 yes exactly. Just like trump

[@FireLordJohn3191]

@@MishaFlower except Trump was actually doing a great job. Unlike Biden.

[@jareds.7063]

Lmao and now This turns into whataboutism

[@aggedane]

1:50 he seems so lost and adrift there i kinda feel sorry for him, its like you see a rare vulnerable side of him.

[@JUMPpablo]

Smithers' little smile when Burns says 'US HAYYYYY!'

[@LowEndMarauder]

Like he's thinking "Burns is back!"

[@apple54345]

Holy shit it's like Homer's "The Dud" grin

[@LowEndMarauder]

Nice work fixing your error after 1 month bozo

[@aieatzazz7672]

Meanwhile ... In the Kremlin

[@billjohnson2081]

This was the peak of our civilization.

[@vebz_6872]

I love how you put "was" instead of "is". Modern Simpsons is just.. yikes

[@forevertranquil5592]

The first time I hear Mr burns say 'excellent' with sadness

[@dudemetslagroom8065]

"It happened 25 years before i was born. Oh that's your excuse for everything"

[@ChiseledAdonis]

Smithers was born the same year as my mother & Burns been alive so long he's endured over 20 presidencies

[@rtozier2011]

The hardest to endure was probably President Taft, due to his affair with Burns's mother.

[@princessmarlena1359]

Burns survived 8 recessions, 12 panics, and 5 years of “McKinley-nomics”.

[@poorsonwelles]

Can't believe Burns almost got in at the ground floor of Baltimore Opera Hat Co

[@crimsondynamo615]

“Oh that’s your excuse for everything.”

[@Bossman_xx]

It is

[@frankmiranda707]

Very cool for Bret Hart to voice himself

[@gyozakeynsianism]

He didn't even blink at that closets comment. At least, I think he didn't blink.

[@spanishsupafly]

initially he was guest voicing for another character, some made up wrestler. The show runners had no idea how famous Bret Was at the time but they soon knew based on the reaction of their employess to him, and so they turned the random wrestler into Bret Hart at the last minute.

[@padraigosullivan9979]

Cant go wrong with Congreaves...

[@jackfreeman1776]

Who knew that Confederated Slave Holdings would evolve into Amazon today.

[@raven4k998]

who would have thought reacting to the stock market crash today would be a bad idea🤣

[@ThunderTheBlackShadowKitty]

Underrated comment.

[@princessmarlena1359]

🤣👍

[@blackhole3407]

Damn.. this means that smithers ir 65 years old

[@CornishCreamtea07]

This came out in 97, so he is 43.

[@Beef7599]

@@CornishCreamtea07 considering no one ages in the Simpsons universe, he's more like 35

[@jja1483]

Why 35🤔

[@blackhole3407]

@@CornishCreamtea07 yeah youre right.. bart is also 34 years old by my calculations

[@Team_225]

@@jja1483 Because basically, unless specifically plot relevant, the characters almost never actually get older or younger, so the ages are usually based off of 1989 presumably. 25 years after 1929 is 1954, so assuming that's when Smithers was born, and that the ages are based on the current day in show being 1989, Smithers would be about 35. Don't quote me on that, I may have gotten a few numbers wrong.

[@DBWalks2010]

This brings me back! How I miss the old days!

[@aidangriffiths5075]

September 1929 being the last time he checked is genius comedy 😂

[@oeao2841]

Smithers said the 1929 crash was 25 years before he was born so that means he was born in 1954 and this episode aired in 1997 which would have made him 43 at the time

[@CoolGobyFish]

he is also a confirmed bachelor

[@girlgarde]

Since all the companies Burns invested his remaining money into are all non-existent as their products are long obsolete, I wonder where the money all went to?

[@Replica_Rabbit]

Too the Yes Man

[@Momolulu1994]

Probably some clever lawyer who created false companies

[@randymagnum143]

It wasn't *real* money anyway.

[@godricheart4956]

I think he had no money to invest.

[@robtomben]

Congrieves and flammable powders still exist.

[@DarthTwilight]

This episode should have been called 'Sympathy for The Devil.'

[@Kid_Charlemagne76]

I have never seen Mr burns look so sad and defeated

[@kieran9141]

Putin getting answers from his military generals who secretly know it's going horribly

[@TrinityCore60]

You know, I must wonder why exactly people fear any world power if they happen to be corrupt. I mean, how is that fancy military equipment supposed to compete with Europe and the USA if it doesn’t even work, isn’t maintained, or was scrapped for parts?

[@HennyMueller]

This comment aged well…

[@d.whillmar1740]

@@HennyMueller This comment aged just as good as Ukrainian demography

[@DrCoomer_1]

Wonder why corporations are all so woefully incompetent? This scene is more accurate than most people realise

[@BroMaxIII]

Yes absolutely dead on

[@thekramer1097]

Lots of people that are the friend of the friend at high places, put there to fit some agenda, or just simply inherited the position. Burocracy also "helps". One would think common sense would be to hire the best people for the job smh

[@gyozakeynsianism]

"Corporations" are "incompetent"? What does that even mean? Lol I love the super serious, completely ignorant comments on KZbin clips of old comedy shows.

[@buscentral900]

Please tell us more about your financial experience

[@nicholase2868]

@@gyozakeynsianism see: Sears, Radio Shack, Blockbuster, every company involved in the financial crisis of 2008, etc. Eventually the wrong people get to the top and refuse to see their mistakes.

[@WikeddTung]

I just came for tips. Confederated Slave-Holdings, TransAtlantic Zeppelin, Amalgamated Spats, Congreve's Inflammable Powders and the Baltimore Opera Hat Co. Now to log into my 401k...

[@tg92277]

01:25 So smooth

[@mehmzay3022]

It's funny when jokes about investing in the air lines and stuff was probably very relevant at the time but now you'd have to have a history lesson to understand the joke.

[@gutholz4443]

and they say long term investments are the best...

[@Mr.BeastFacts]

“Don’t feel sore-ey for him.”

[@tylerdurden3044]

He should be fine just with the slave holdings. They just spelled different today

[@billyvillacis9975]

Getting angry at some kid who never saw this episode: Kid: "but sir, that episode aired 25 years before I had been born!"

[@meingutername2158]

2022: Putin's office: How is my military? - great - great - I hear great And what about the Ukrainians? - they'll be barely defending at all - they absolutely love you - they'd as happily ruled by you as we do. Ok so take all my forces, put 15÷ on Belarus, some south on crimea and the rest at the eastern border. ... 2 weeks later: But i did all the right moves, didn't I?

[@phillipfry9765]

One of the few times you feel sad for Sr Burns, con el corazon de perro 🎶🎶

[@Juliusthebastard]

What's genius about classic Simpsons is you start the episode feeling sorry for Burns and by the end you realise how wrong you were for every pitying him. So revolutionary for the time

[@Sewblon]

Mr. Burns had the right idea: Buy when there is blood in the water, even when its your own. The problem is that he didn't do his homework on his investments and leaned into a knee-jerk reaction. Edit: I now realize that I missed the most important thing. What Mr. Burns did was not a trading strategy at all. It was just a collection of stock purchases. A trading strategy involves both buying and selling, by definition.

[@OdysseusKing]

You're way over-thinking it. The entire joke is that he's old and doesn't know what the blue chip industries are anymore. He wouldn't have even needed to do research if he just bought an index fund.

[@Sewblon]

@@OdysseusKing Well its "stocks" not "industries" those things are related but not identical. But excepting that, that is the joke. But its not an accurate joke. With blue chips stocks, the value is all ready in the price, by definition. So buying blue chip stocks won't get you a faster rate of return than buying any other asset. Mr. Burns wanted a quick turnaround. For that, you need an actual arbitrage strategy. What you are talking about, buying index funds, works well enough for most people as long as inflation stays low and you can wait more than 10 years for your returns. But that is not the case here. Mr. Burns is old like you said. He probably can't wait 10 years for his returns.

[@Adam-ln4og]

How could they buy stocks for companies that are nonexistent.

[@Tallest333]

Maybe they told Mr. Burns they invested the cash but actually they stole it? Because the lawyers knew the moment Mr. Burns would lose all his money, he wouldn't be able to pay them.

[@tylerpuszczewicz2535]

Seeing Mr. Burns depressed makes me feel bad for him despite he's an evil person.

[@The.Man...]

ikr. I have to preface this by saying I haven't seen many episodes of the show, but this is probably the only time I have felt sorry for him.

[@tylerpuszczewicz2535]

@@The.Man... Well next time you either home sick or recovering from surgery, watch this show, all 728 episodes.

[@The.Man...]

@@tylerpuszczewicz2535 might just do that

[@Mr.Cheeseburger24]

It’s called empathy, you have that. Can‘t say the same for most people having a juristical mindset.

[@mrdrybonestv]

The thing is, Burn’s is a great business man. He did get all his money back on his own he’s work. It really was his yes men that ruined him.

[@NovaNTS]

Didn’t he just run off with a rich family as per the bobo the bear episode?

[@nameplease8811]

You know he actually made a lot of good moves if it was 1930

[@anonmouse15]

Slavery was illegal in the 1930s.

[@HufflepuffBaseball42313]

That’s the joke

[@lancecarlisle1749]

"Confederated Slave Holdings, how's that doing?" "I believe it's now called the private prison industry, sir."

[@slamhart1]

I, too invested in Transatlantic Zeppelins, Amalgamated Spats, U.S. Hay, and the Baltimore Opera Hat Company. I am now living in the lap of luxury in a palatial Art Nouveau villa!

[@princessmarlena1359]

Did you also invest in Congreves inflammable powder?

[@MisterMcKinney]

Putin’s daily military briefings.

[@ZiotGaming]

It’s funny how mr burns never paid off his house

[@JonGreen91]

Burns: Why didn’t you tell me about this market crash 💥? Me: Weren’t you a soldier in WW2? Also me: Continuity fell out when he invested in slavery before he was conceived.

[@shadowking1380]

Was probably an inherited stock from some long dead relative. I know it’s suppose to be a joke but still

[@aliassmithandjones9453]

I became a "Yes Man" the day it dawned on me upper management didn't care what I had to say

[@marklecuyer1184]

The most sympathetic I've ever felt for J. Montgomery Burns. :(

[@raven4k998]

be gentle when you hug him remember he's fragile🤣

[@marklecuyer1184]

@@raven4k998 haha, yes!!!!!! 🤣

[@robtomben]

*C. Montgomery Burns

[@marklecuyer1184]

@@robtomben Damn, you're spot on! Must have mixed it up with Homer J and Bartholomew J!

[@TheBiakko]

To all Confederate Slave Holdings owners : Hold! It will grow back.

[@judyhopps9380]

I have an NFT of a slave

[@jmills1215]

The closet joke

[@raraszek]

Poor Burns :( He was deceived. I manage my own stocks solely

[@tyroneanderson5619]

did you put your money in blockbuster?

[@morningstar9233]

Burns without money is like Popeye without spinach.

[@JaredConnell]

Can't go wrong with congraves!

[@thatguyyoudontknow]

There's a phrase for this type of shit, which is even more prevalent today, and it's "don't surround yourself with sycophants"

[@thecommonsenseconservative5576]

COOL INTERNET WORD ALERT! COOL INTERNET WORD ALERT! SYCOPHANTS!!!

[@nicks210684]

Shouldn’t October 1929 be at the other end of the tape? The bit he checks has just come out the machine. Boy I sure hope somebody got fired for that blunder!

[@flanigans1029]

I think the joke is that he is so old and has had stocks so long that 1929 is recent in comparison to his other holdings

[@Sypaka]

Try to read up on "Wall Street Crash of 1929"... the ticker just stopped working.

[@twinkletale5548]

Mr.Burns does Stock Plays to the opposite of Cathie Woods and still manages to lose money on dead Blue Chip Stocks that isn't physically possible to buy. 🤣

[@takerdust]

Birds outside "Get outta here!"

[@crellercorps]

When the boys get you to ask your crush out and she rejects you 1:25

[@xpusostomos]

"amalgamated spats" 🤣

[@palmerlp]

With all the old-timey brands I was sure this was a Conan-written episode but I looked it up and it’s John Schwartzwelder. (Season 8, ep 21, for those interested.)