Mr Burns' Signal

I noticed that this scene wasn't on KZbin despite it being hilarious so I decided to upload it, enjoy!
Episode = S3 E17 Homer at Bat

[@AleisterMeowley]

Not once, not twice, BUT THRICE

[@HittokiriBattousai17]

Super old but still in use.

[@seronymus]

cursed name

[@AleisterMeowley]

@@seronymus not once, not twice, BUT THRICE CURSED

[@davidofergals6947]

Thanks for telling us, we couldn't get it from the video. Knobhead.

[@seronymus]

@@davidofergals6947 every vain idle word shall be remembered on the Last Judgement sayeth Christ, and he that calleth his brother a fool shall be in danger of hellfire

[@colinmonahan9350]

One of the only times Burns remembers Homer's Last name.

[@Relkond]

So wait - they were on a first-name basis?

[@BlphBain]

@@Relkond no- there's a running gag that Mr. Burns always forgets who Homer is / doesn't remember his name

[@justinw7323]

Nope in post movie era he seems to remember homers name by always addressing him as Simpson without mr smithers reminding him. Maybe because what homer did to stop Epa.

[@Losrandir]

@@justinw7323 Took a while for him to start remembering

[@alejandronieto4212]

He never remember Homer's name, but the Simpson thing is common even in cñassic episodes.

[@andrewscott7728]

Mr. Burns is funnier when he does energetic stuff like this, instead it's been 30 seasons of jokes about how he's too old to do anything.

[@chrisbarrett2117]

I know! Right? The “See My Vest” musical is one of the best!

[@mattjindrak]

@@chrisbarrett2117 I like his loafers

[@johnblack8655]

The dude single-handed took down Nessie... 🦕

[@whoopigoldberg9956]

you kept watching after season 8? ☠

[@MikehMike01]

The Simpsons writing got so bad that the term for ruining a character is named after it

[@Losrandir]

Strangely enough, Mr Burns. signal meant exactly that: block the ball with your forehead. Homer could tell by pure instinct. Victory!

[@nyk3334]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@VictorGonzalez-xs9oc]

No, it means Homer teams lose.

[@mikegrey5663]

@@VictorGonzalez-xs9oc No they won. He was hit by pitch so if he wasn’t knocked out he would have been able to go to first and that would have brought in the guy from 3rd

[@drakejoshofficialyoutubech5569]

@@VictorGonzalez-xs9oc Sorry to break it to you but in that episode Homer's team won because of Homer getting hit

[@the_jingo]

@@VictorGonzalez-xs9ocbrainless ignorant commenter spotted

[@Lucius_Chiaraviglio]

Reminds me of early Mac user interface advancements: "Now you have just one mouse button, so it's very simple. You see, if you click while holding Option and Command with the Caps Lock key down . . . ."

[@dardanik]

Mmm... Potato chips...

[@bificommander7472]

@@dardanik Hmm... Pentium chips...

[@LuckyBird551]

@@bificommander7472 Hmmm... Power PC chips... (Mac's didn't use Pentiums back then)

[@CaptainSouthbird]

​@@LuckyBird551 To be fair, potato chips had nothing to do with the baseball signaling. I would wager bificommander was dreaming of that sweet IBM PC Compatible that actually had a two button mouse.

[@LukerativeLion]

And of course on Windows the whole thing’s flip flopped

[@CaptainLuckyLuke]

I can count on one hand the amount of times I’ve seen my father roar with laughter. One of those rare instances was caused by Mr Burns signal. Bless this episode!!

[@largelump3613]

Your dad is lame.

[@CactusCanon]

Same with my dad, I’ve only ever heard him belt out a laugh on two occasions. Neither of them Simpsons related though lol

[@mikelm2429]

@@CactusCanon how did they happen?

[@CactusCanon]

@@mikelm2429 One was when we were watching this 1950s creature feature called The Giant Claw. It was a really bad movie. For the first half of the movie, you don’t see the monster, only a claw. When they finally revealed the monster, it looked so unbelievably bad that my dad just started laughing. The other was when I showed him a KZbin video called “Sink a nail in one hit”

[@tisikygaming]

@@CactusCanon Thanks for this, I also just burst out laughing watching sink a nail in one hit. Dont know if its the mick taking style of the video, or the sheer absurdity of it, but I was laughing my head off.

[@nas84payne]

Burns, Homer’s inner monologue, everything are all gold 😂👌

[@raven4k998]

do you understand a word mr burns is saying?🤣🤣🤣 if so what does flapping like a bird mean?🤣🤣🤣

[@IWTBF]

Back when the Simpsons was the best

[@mcs-bl6sg]

"Uh oh. I don't understand a word he's saying." My life story.

[@zirconviper]

That was me when I watched the movie I'm Thinking of Ending Things on Netflix.

[@schnioula]

The wiggly dance always gets me 😂

[@mehran3593]

The last part of Burns' signal had me in stitches🤣

[@investingprofessional7040]

Same 🤣😁

[@cnote2458]

Say what you want about old man Burns. He was a tactical genius. Also i think he only put Homer on because he was wearing a cap covering his sideburns.

[@JJ-qo7th]

No, no sideburns. Just main Burns.

[@nyk3334]

He’s a genius. He runs that plant tip top.

[@liamwalsh4008]

Still like him more than Steinbrenner.

[@rickdaniels1000]

Pretty sure strawberry would have put that ball into the parking lot. Pro vs corporate hacks haha

[@AdPhDu1]

Probably not how Mr. Burns wanted it but he's not going to complain about how they won.

[@lowhp_comic]

In a way, he claimed victory himself, by distracting Homer from the ball aimed at his head 😂

[@oldworldpatriot8920]

Odds are he planned on this happening. Burns is observant enough to know where the pitchers throw was going land,he figured it would be safer to dazzle Homer and make him slump into the impact zone than risk Homer striking out trying to hit the ball.

[@MrYerak5]

Well Mr. Burns has done it the power plant has won it

[@Team_225]

With Roger Clemens clucking all the while, Mike Scioscia's tragic illness made us smile, while Wade Boggs lay unconscious on the barroom tile!

[@zachatck64]

With Roger Clemens clucking all the while

[@scottanos9981]

Mike Soscia's tragic illness made us smile

[@antonwimmer1316]

While Wade Boggs lay unconscious on the barroom tile

[@pavarottiaardvark3431]

We're talkin' Softbaaaaall

[@bartolomeupacleb4496]

He wasn't supposed to bunt because he only tapped his belt buckle two times. The tugging of the right ear indicating he should take the pitch was the real signal.

[@timothy790110]

"Shave those sideburns!"

[@patrickbloodgood500]

"look Mr Burns, I don't know what sideburns your talking about."

[@DavosSeaworth]

I watched this video not once, not twice, but thrice. Thanks for sharing.

[@Froggen88]

the animators did a great job here

[@rejvaik00]

Man 1992 when this first aired was a good year

[@rejvaik00]

@@AYVYN Wow you make me feel old 🤣

[@Aethelia]

It's still weird to me that 1992 wasn't 8 years ago.

[@JohnSmith-zw8vp]

Unless you're George Bush!

[@eatmoregames5026]

I mean, even if Homer had correctly interpreted Burns's signals, he still gave him precious little time to react to the ball.

[@lupodelupis3672]

Mr. Burns doing the signals remembers me the video of "Walking Like An Egyptian" of the Bangles. 😁

[@Makiaveli01]

Is anybody gonna talk about that announcer 😂

[@Darkstar263]

Not once, not twice but *THRICE*

[@Gr3nadgr3gory]

Well, he got to first base with that.

[@paulshabba6885]

I'll touch my belt buckle not once not twice but thrice 😂😂😂

[@kakazi2170]

Without context i honestly thought Burn's was trying to distract Homer so they would lose

[@VictorGonzalez-xs9oc]

Mr burns did not distract Homer, he giving him a signal just like all the baseball coach does.

[@aviniciussouza100]

​@@VictorGonzalez-xs9ocHe said "without context".

[@Lenoh]

He went for a "bunt" call, went "NO WAIT! FAKE!", followed by "stand there" and "keep your balance"

[@Pat8u]

well at least he got a walk

[@LuckyBird551]

Hit by pitch, bottom of the 9th, with bases loaded! They win!

[@IWTBF]

The good old days of the Simpsons

[@SnookerMafia-or6nu]

I watch video every day. Not once,not twice but thrice.

[@Cadillacman86]

Mr Burns is walking like an Egyptian.

[@Undertakerlover1306]

0:44

[@lorenmay9370]

So I had to listen with great intent when it starts to go to Homer's brain but I can make out it says the following: "If I tug this ear, it means I'm telling you to take the pitch. If I tug this ear, well that's just a nasty habit of mine." *inaudible, inaudible, inaudible* "People will think I'm bidding you good day, when in fact I'm telling you to swing for the fences. Got that Simpson!?

[@backtothefifa1059]

amazing, well done

[@liamwalsh4008]

Thanks! Appreciate your work. You've saved me the trouble of trying to decipher it. 👍

[@amharbinger]

0:14 Math Class in a nutshell

[@EminencePhront]

I don't even think a smart person could have memorized that code in the time allotted.

[@bombabombom3603]

It sucks to know that Harry Shearer (and Julie Kavner) really hate this episode, cause I think this is one of his best performances ever.

[@johnmartinez7440]

How come?

[@F40PH-2CAT]

@@johnmartinez7440 it took 7 months to dub it cuz guest availability and Canseco was an asshole.

[@bombabombom3603]

@@F40PH-2CAT also he and Julie hated the sideburns joke where they even confronted the producer complaining about it.

[@SergeantExtreme]

@@bombabombom3603 That's ironic, because Mattingly loved that joke.

[@bombabombom3603]

@@SergeantExtreme I honestly think he only liked it for that last quip at George Steinbrenner.

[@craigroaring]

The way Burns shows three fingers says he's german.

[@PeterParker-ff7ub]

This was great and shows how great The Simpsons should be now.

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

This is what taught me the word "thrice".

[@zirconviper]

I learned the word "thrice" from a windows screen saver setting.

[@TheZeek011]

One of the best episodes.

[@charityproctor627]

Till this day, he still hasn't gotten rid of those sideburns... Lol

[@zirconviper]

Try telling that to Hugh Jackman when he plays Wolverine!

[@venda.havelka]

Dusting my hands DUSTLY!

[@valder8423]

If I want you to like this video, I comment your comment not once, not twice, but thrice

[@jameshenebury6145]

This is literally me at school. “Got that Simpson?” “Yes sir”

[@TheKenji2221]

Don't worry. It will be the same at work

[@jameshenebury6145]

@@TheKenji2221 ha!

[@MetallicMutalisk]

Your last name is Simpson?

[@radioactive9861]

What I got from this video... potato chips are amazing...

[@robertlakeman4419]

That’s Yale baseball for ya

[@Chrisbajs]

Perhaps THE best epsiode of all.

[@Ganjau]

Well at least he got that free base

[@ghostofaforgottenweedle]

Signals of Mr. Burns: ÆŒÊƁẄƘÞ

[@Novusod]

One of the best simpson's skits ever.

[@TraumfresserBMofficial]

"uh oh I don't understand a word he's saying" Thats me whenever I start a new job and my boss is explaining things to me. It's a wretched feeling.

[@evydaemon]

Legendary.

[@alexthompson9516]

I like how Burns looks just like a baseball player from the golden age of the early 1900s.

[@k.r.jrandomchannel8022]

Id often rather be home with a big bag of crisps too

[@johnbuoy1401]

It’s the wiggle at the end and you all know it

[@brokensoul8390]

Well, at least he gets first base

[@diehardrvdfan22]

Wait, who's on first?

[@Sidd1799]

@@diehardrvdfan22 homer goes to first base cause he got hit by the ball

[@wylde678]

@@diehardrvdfan22 Yes he is.

[@diehardrvdfan22]

Who hit him with the ball?

[@backfire10z29]

@@diehardrvdfan22 no no, that’s tomorrow

[@eyeseer1]

Mr. Burns should do the Macarena.

[@KibaRanger_Kou]

Has anyone actually been able to find out what Burns was saying with the signals? Hahaha. Keen to know what the strategy was there.

[@Jar0fMay0]

I'm guessing bunt. He did touch his belt buckle not once, not twice but trice

[@user-kq5xj9sr2v]

He was saying "the ball will hit you in the head"

[@renakunisaki]

"help, I'm having a stroke"

[@johnmartinez7440]

@@Jar0fMay0 Who is bunt?

[@karyoplasma]

​@@johnmartinez7440 A "bunt" in baseball is when you let the ball hit your bat without swinging it, so it doesn't go wide into the field. If done properly, you force the infielders to a weird defensive play because they will have to reposition. It's not something a coach should expect from an amateur batter.

[@Ratibor-cn1ql]

Plot twist: if mr Burns hadn't distracted Homer with his gestures, he would have hit the ball

[@VictorGonzalez-xs9oc]

Not really, mr burns try to get homer to follow the signal in order to win the game like al baseball Coach does but Homer didn't follow it.

[@Introbulus]

Well, that's a walk at least.

[@GarrettHoward22]

Technically, the signals don't matter if you get hit and just die. So homer got the signs right

[@_LinusVanPelt]

boo-urns 😸♥️

[@dirkweems7364]

Are you saying Boo or Boourns?

[@atillaozturk7075]

Homer with Attention Deficit Disorder😳

[@novakattila]

Mr. Burns used the dance moves from the roaring 20s when he was a young go getter

[@paulshabba6885]

Mmmmm potato chips 😂😂😂

[@25provo]

One of the best scenes ever. I swear i've a friend who is like Homer. And then we play together a coop game and i try to explain him something it feels like that!

[@GarkKahn]

I've a friend that is stupid as homer Maybe i should adapt and try this dance to communicate

[@WhatAreYouBuyen]

I'll take a potato chip, and EAT IT

[@MrSpace5260]

mr burns said this: the ball *is a ball*

[@SupergamerX]

Hey. On the bright side, getting hit by the ball means Homer gets to walk.

[@JohnSmith-zw8vp]

Actually it's a hit by pitch or HBP.

[@GarkKahn]

Yeah but i just noticed that 3rd base was empty so there couldn't be a run scored here hahaha

[@andherewegoagain522]

Me trying to play Stellaris without watching a ton of tutorials

[@BadSkeelz]

I've had to relearn that game not once, not twice, but thrice!

[@NewPaulActs17]

@@BadSkeelz then paradox does an update that breaks the current campaign. 2000 hours and i still don't care to learn large swathes of the ui- because the next update will disregard my current comprehension of existent gameplay

[@connormacleod4922]

Stellaris was easy to learn for me personally. Currently HOI4 is my problem right now. I HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS!

[@Aethelia]

Tutorials are for the weak! I will simply play Europa Universalis 4 very badly for the first 120 hours!

[@GarkKahn]

​@@connormacleod4922for me it was 3

[@bbkangs]

Reminds me of when I was in little league baseball and I couldn’t tell what my coach wanted me to do 😂

[@flanaj2]

Love the Egyptian dance with a deadpan face 😐

[@arrownoir]

That’s every conference or training where you’re completely oblivious.

[@darkshadow2502]

me when my maths teacher is trying to explain something

[@YogGroove]

Peak Simpsons

[@bobcrane2720]

Hit by pitch, take your base.

[@DaveRichardsonFitness]

What Homer said was my mood during all PE lessons

[@jasminnemcdonald94A]

He didn't understood any of the signals.

[@dysphoria_1.040]

Guaranteed single. Good thing Homer didn't swing.

[@GarkKahn]

I just noticed that 3rd base was empty here so the hit couldn't make the team score automatically after this

[@szymonbober2280]

i kinda felt that would happen...

[@sethlmcwilliams]

neat little detail, burns has a lot connections with germany, in not so great ways, but americans start counting with their index finger, and germans start counting with their thumb, burns starts with his thumb

[@yukikimura8204]

mmmmmmm potato chips

[@NorthStar420]

Shave those sideburns!! 😂

[@YourFeelingsSucks]

"Mattingly! I told you to shave those sideburns!"

[@sosams]

Hmm... Potato chips...

[@catwithshades7577]

Stable video 👍

[@joeyjohnson5850]

0:15 - 0:30 me during work meetings

[@nyk3334]

How a legendary walk-off HBP RBI gets you to Cooperstown.

[@slavpetrovich32]

at least he got on the base

[@Sly88Frye]

And Homer Simpson wins the game with a clutch hit by pitch

[@cliffli1165]

I think mr burns is trying to say use your head to hit the ball

[@Bastian_Zugnappen33]

Potato Chips 🤤

[@DaniSlot]

Liked!

[@JJ-qo7th]

That's good, though, it means Homer gets to take a base!

[@reillymcwriting]

Try stealing THIS, Houston!

[@dirkdiggler2430]

Get rid of those sideburns!!!! - Mr Burns

[@SnowyNightFlyer]

This was cut off too soon. The team celebrating while Homer lies sprawled out and unconscious is absolutely hilarious.

[@scottl.1568]

I don't care -- For me this is the greatest Simpsons episode ever 😊

[@JSolar590]

Funny thing I just realized.. there is no runner on third. So, Homer getting beaned would not advance any runners to home.

[@pelimies1818]

Beam me up Scotty!

[@Bebop-vb8vv]

This is one of my favourite Simpsons jokes.

[@ConstantChinner]

Mhmmmmm....Potato Chips.