Also it is now my headcanon that the picture in the book is just a picture of Skinner's house, with the door open, and Skinner and Chalmers standing by the door.
This does a nice job of exposing how honesty isn't so much about the words you say, as about your intent. A good liar can deceive you without speaking a single word that is technically untrue.
@Tom R I thought white lies were ones where it’s harmless or protects someone’s feelings, like complimenting someone’s cooking when it’s only mediocre, to encourage them to keep at it.
@@BoxStudioExecutive Pfft, maybe if you're an amatuer. A good sellsman can sell anything, from horrible to high quality, to anyone without them complaining the future..
@@seriascannain6675 no it couldn't be that because us national law dictates you tell someone if you're selling them a house in which someone has been killed in
i think the joke is that he’s fine with selling a burning building, being a shady real estate agent and all, but he’s personally afraid of “the murder house” so it’s over the line for him
Part of it is probably because houses that had murders or other bad things happen in them are considered ‘stigmatized property’. When a property is stigmatized not only does it massively decrease in value (up to 25%), but people are way more hesitant to buy it.
Phil Hartman was going to play Zap Branigan on Futurama but of course he was killed. Billy West's portrayal of Branigan was greatly inspired by Hartman and Fry's first name was changed to Philip in tribute to the late actor.
There's an innocence in his voice that Phil brought to Lionel's incompetent, but "good", friendly, and likable character that makes you appreciate the character. I really wish we could have gotten to hear him do Zap, but it's also hard to imagine anyone but Billy be Zap now.
As much as I love Phil's roles in the Simpsons. If he was still alive, I honestly couldn't picture him playing Zapp in Futurama. Billy West was the perfect choice.
Billy West does a really good job imitating Phil Hartman. I never watched The Simpsons, and didn't know who voiced either Zapp or Lionel, so when I watched a Lionel Hutz clip for the first time, I was like, "…Is this the same guy who voices Zapp?!"
Never thought about it until now, but Lionel Hutz mentioning a "murder house" on his last episode appearance, before he (Phil Heartman) was ironically murdered. Kinda chilling
The brilliance of this scene is that this is exactly how people tell you to lie as an assignment in real life. They use a slightly different phrase that sounds innocuous if said in court while shaking their head, nodding etc., I remember a podcast where they were describing how the movie companies who took over Rotten Tomatoes said "be fair, just be *fair*" in a threatening way to the critics etc.
I was working at a call centre and my team leader said in a meeting "One thing I would never suggest is reducing your break time in order to keep your stats in line." I said "I'm pretty sure what you're suggesting is illegal." He said "I know, that's why I'm not suggesting it."
“The truth...and the TRUTH” as an attorney, I intuitively know that the oath is “do you swear to tell the TRUTH nothing but the TRUTH so help you God?”
@Mystery G you have no evidence to support your claim you are furthermore under suspicion of defamation for making this arbitrary and unnecessary accusation of lying
Don't know much about how real estate agents work in other countries, but over in Finland their responsibility to tell the actual truth and not hide any fact about the house is very severe. That, and the fact that even the law states that a real estate agent "knows, or should have known" is something that is always taken into account when trouble arises. It's a massive undertaking, and definitely the toughest job I've been in so far. I started in January this year, and all real estate agents actually have to pass a test with about 33% pass rate to able to call themselves legally a 'real estate agent' (you'll just be sales representative up until then).
But all he's saying is phrasing not to lie. Both cosy and small are true especially when you're seeing the house in person that it is true just sounds better.
@@NirateGoel I think the joke is that Lionel says there is the "truth" (not true at all) and the truth (with a face of disapproval: the actual truth that you don't tell in fear of losing a sale). I don't think he gave any implication to not lie. By the way, just got the results. I passed the test!
America has a disclosure law too, but it's not enforced. Our congress is in the business of passing laws to get elected. They know there is zero chance of the laws getting enforced. I'll give you one example: Do-Not-Call Implementation Act of 2003. Fails utterly to stop telephone spammers.
But he never lied. For example, I like small houses (so I clean less) but I still think the word 'cozy' is more endearing than 'small' and that description will attract me better. Of course, even more accurate description is probably the exact square feet or number of rooms and bathrooms.
as a kid seeing this I didn't really relate to it, I just thought he was being a jerk. but this is really how the world operates, not just real estate. everything is a lie. my favorite line from the movie Falling Down sums it up well: "They lie to everybody. They lie to the fish."
I love that he has no problem selling shit houses people, but he draws the line at selling to places to people where they can actually die. Better than any other horror movie real estate agent I’ve seen.
@@ZenoDovahkiinI thought it was because they are legally liable to tell that there was a murder as part of the information... But I'm not a lawyer...or a North American
@@quinnfletcher3906 well, of course we will never know what really went through her head, but she was taking sertraline(commercially known as Zoloft) she was drunk and took cocaine that evening. She was envious of her husband's success and was dealing with alcohol and drug abuse for years. Now, as anyone knows antidepressants and alcohol don't mix well, even more so Zoloft since it has an history of causing suicidal thoughts. If you add cocaine in the mix it's bound to get dangerous. When she returned home drunk and high, she and Phil had an heated discussion (understandably so since she went to rehab many times and they had small kids in the house). Then when he went to sleep she stayed awake, the drugs stopping her from sleeping. She then took a gun and shot him 3 times, the first time between the eyes so he didn't suffer at all. Then she shot herself. I'm not trying to excuse her but a better drug control from her g. p. and not having a gun in the house could have saved them. It's a sad story.
That small line about “the truth” is ironically one of the greatest pieces of advice when entering the job market. You cannot be completely open and honest with employers - you’ll get thrown in the trash as a reject. And they won’t even bother giving you feedback. To them, you’re just a number. In the world of work, you need to play the system; lie, disguise, and dumb down the negatives whilst upselling the positives. Don’t get me wrong, there’s a time and a place for being honest and having integrity..but the workplace isn’t one of them. In business they don’t give a darn about integrity; they only care about personal gain. It’s a very shallow side of life. Save the honest, authentic side for when you’re with loved ones; once you enter the workplace, that stuff stays at the door.
The funny thing is that it's portrayed as a shady, dishonest attitude towards salesmanship, but downplaying potential drawbacks to your product, or even spinning them in a positive light is literally the cornerstone of salesmanship. You might worry you're hiding important information from your customers, but a "cozy" house might be just what someone wants. A "dilapidated" house isn't something most people would want, but sometimes flippers look at a house like that and think they can fix it up, even if they would be less inclined to do so if they heard it described as dilapidated before they saw it for themselves.
The point of the scene was not to imply that any of these are good things to do, Lionel is being a scumbag and putting homeowners in danger (I mean 70% of his character is being a con man).
After the Gonzales Family Murders in Australia, they made a law saying that real estate agents had to disclose a home's criminal history or reputation. If you think about it, there are a lot of logical reasons why that information could be helpful. For example, if a home was previously owned by a drug offendor or a gang member, people might visit the home in a case of mistaken identity. If the home was the scene of a highly publicised crime, or if it was believed to be haunted, it might attract dark tourism. (Believe it or not, that's a thing.) There have also been cases of people burning down allegedly haunted houses.
Phil Hartman was murdered shortly before I was born. Having grown up with his voice on The Simpsons knowing he was dead the whole time honestly kinda fucks with me.
It's basically anyone that needs to convince you about something, usually a politician, sales person, or corporate bigwig, but it can be anyone who needs to convince you that a serious problem is either the greatest thing ever or not that big of a deal.
it's anybody who's trying to sell you anything. Buying a Rolex/Omega isn't going to make you James Bond, even if that's who they use in the commercials. Buying Bud Light isn't going to have you laughing with friends over a campfire even if that's what the commercial is showing. We don't buy a particular brand of product for what they are (a phone, a burger, a house in a specific neighbourhood), we buy them to fuel the fantasy image we have of ourselves.
I’ve always been coming back to this clip. It’s a life lesson. There is the truth (no), and the truth (yes). At first, I was like Marge, just always being honest, but it wasn’t getting me too far. But once I reflected back to this clip, it really helps to align what you should be doing.
If you quickly pause it for the one frame they show the “on fire” House you can see it is visibly not on fire. It’s clearly just the first house again, as well. Boy, I hope somebody got fired for that blunder.
This is sadly way too accurate, no matter where you work. If your Intent as an Employee is to give good Advice and give Customers what they want and need, you're in Trouble. Even if it's not much more successful, meeting some random Quota or selling Stuff for the Sake of selling it is all Companies want from you. Even when I worked at McDonald's and was trying to restore some Faith in the Restaurant to People, the Bosses just told me to sell the most unfitting Stuff to People. Cuddly Bears to a Car full of Wannabe-Gangsters, convince People that are in a Hurry to buy Snacks, what have you. Not only was I quicker the Way I naturally did it, I also usually sold more because I came across as more honest when I... was honest.
Marge, I had a lot of calls about you. Customers love your no-pressure approach. Well, like we say, "The right house for the right person." - Listen, it's time I let you in on a little secret, Marge. The right house is the house that's for sale. The right person is anyone. But all I did was tell the truth. - Of course you did. But there's "the truth ..." [serious, no] and "the truth!" [happy, yes] Let me show you. It's awfully small. - I'd say it's awfully "cozy". That's dilapidated. - Rustic. That house is on fire. - Motivated seller. That's a beauty! - Forget about that house. That's the Murder House.
Homer: This is all well and good, Mr. Hutz, but your version of the truth sounds both insulting and manipulative. Hutz: Manipulative? I like to call it "good marketing". Homer: Well, now I think it sounds great!
An interesting out of character role with Lionel Hutz. I mean we knew him as the dodgy lawyer then you make one episode with him as a new job. I mean even here, I was like “Lionel would never be a boss of real estate, that just makes no sense lol”
There's the truth... 😠 And there's the truth! 😁 The former being anyone's own opinion about anything, and the latter being publicly forced way of thinking that somebody important enough started. There's no space for individual thinking.
0:41 No Marge, that's just the Northern Lights.
mmm ... Steamed Hams
At this time of year? At this time of day? In this part of the country? Localised ENTIRELY within your kitchen?
Also it is now my headcanon that the picture in the book is just a picture of Skinner's house, with the door open, and Skinner and Chalmers standing by the door.
TheSmithersy no.
@@JustPippaNY Seymour, the house is on fire!
As a kid I thought this only applied to real estate, sales etc. but this is literally how the entire adult world functions
You’re saying the adult world… functions!?
_[citation needed]_
Doofensmirtz: “lies are the glue that hold society together”
That's only because a kosher society is all you have ever known.
@@l337pwnage no I’m sure the OP has seen pork before
@@l337pwnage QUI?
This does a nice job of exposing how honesty isn't so much about the words you say, as about your intent. A good liar can deceive you without speaking a single word that is technically untrue.
Truth!😀
@Tom R I thought white lies were ones where it’s harmless or protects someone’s feelings, like complimenting someone’s cooking when it’s only mediocre, to encourage them to keep at it.
sugarcoating some words
doublespeak
Among Us strats
Hard to believe this episode was Lionel Hutz's final appearance in the show before Phil Hartman got murdered. Brilliant character,
Darkstar263 I guess The Simpsons predicted his death with the whole murder house
Darkstar263 way to bum us out
well fuck
He got shot and killed by his wife in his sleep and she committed suicide. It's tragic.
@@byrneinhell They predicted it in the episode All Singing All Dancing. When his name comes up on the credits, two gunshots fire
Look at that handsome fella
RIP Phil 🕊
"The right house is the house that's for sale. The right person is anyone." So true lol.
You have to choose your words carefully to capture the buyers' attention
@@NazriB and then they immediately lose their attention, as well as any trust they might have had in you. Good strategy
@@BoxStudioExecutive Pfft, maybe if you're an amatuer. A good sellsman can sell anything, from horrible to high quality, to anyone without them complaining the future..
@@beauberry6179 maybe if their mark is an idiot
@@beauberry6179 this is Facts
The truth 😠
and, the truth 😃
:3
What's the right truth?
@@Rivan98 the 'right truth' is whatever pass on Trump's twitter profile.
It can change from day to day, sometimes several times a day
@SSSWLAFAAFCYeah112 Just because we all have to think about him doesn't mean we all have to like him.
What about the truth 🥵
I love how he's willing to sell a house that is literally on fire, but even HE doesn't wanna sell a house that someone's been murdered in
I think the reason is that he thought Marge would not be dishonest enough to lie about the house!
@@seriascannain6675 no it couldn't be that because us national law dictates you tell someone if you're selling them a house in which someone has been killed in
@@doragonzukibo Yes
i think the joke is that he’s fine with selling a burning building, being a shady real estate agent and all, but he’s personally afraid of “the murder house” so it’s over the line for him
Part of it is probably because houses that had murders or other bad things happen in them are considered ‘stigmatized property’. When a property is stigmatized not only does it massively decrease in value (up to 25%), but people are way more hesitant to buy it.
Phil Hartman was going to play Zap Branigan on Futurama but of course he was killed.
Billy West's portrayal of Branigan was greatly inspired by Hartman and Fry's first name was changed to Philip in tribute to the late actor.
The world being deprived of Phil Hartman's Zapp Brannigan is a genuine tragedy.
What was Fry's original name ?
Hearing Zapp Brannigan always reminded me of Phil Hartman, so I think Billy West did the role justice.
@@ricardocantoral7672 French
That's the sad "The Truth" 😠
There's an innocence in his voice that Phil brought to Lionel's incompetent, but "good", friendly, and likable character that makes you appreciate the character.
I really wish we could have gotten to hear him do Zap, but it's also hard to imagine anyone but Billy be Zap now.
As much as I love Phil's roles in the Simpsons. If he was still alive, I honestly couldn't picture him playing Zapp in Futurama. Billy West was the perfect choice.
I mean Zap is literally just Billy doing a Phil Hartman impression
@@TheOddMindofSamBo That doesn't contradict anything they said. Not sure what point you're trying to make.
Billy West does a really good job imitating Phil Hartman. I never watched The Simpsons, and didn't know who voiced either Zapp or Lionel, so when I watched a Lionel Hutz clip for the first time, I was like, "…Is this the same guy who voices Zapp?!"
I always preferred Lionel Hutz over the blue haired lawyer.
Agreed RIP Phil Hartman
Blue haired lawyer is a prosecutor. Hutz's replacement was Gil
though what is the blue haired lawyer's name?
The Blue-Haired Lawyer was never given an official name.
I like them both, tbh
Never thought about it until now, but Lionel Hutz mentioning a "murder house" on his last episode appearance, before he (Phil Heartman) was ironically murdered.
Kinda chilling
He had one more appearance in season 10 as Troy McClure.
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That has nothing to do with irony.
Especially when it was written by
“Mrs. Astor Safe”... 😂
Phil Hartman's murder was not "ironic", it was tragic
What happened to him?
"Homer I don't use the word 'Hero' very often but you are the greatest Hero in American history."
Woohoo!
The brilliance of this scene is that this is exactly how people tell you to lie as an assignment in real life. They use a slightly different phrase that sounds innocuous if said in court while shaking their head, nodding etc., I remember a podcast where they were describing how the movie companies who took over Rotten Tomatoes said "be fair, just be *fair*" in a threatening way to the critics etc.
I was working at a call centre and my team leader said in a meeting "One thing I would never suggest is reducing your break time in order to keep your stats in line." I said "I'm pretty sure what you're suggesting is illegal." He said "I know, that's why I'm not suggesting it."
Yes!!! Well said and so true... *chefs kiss* Now that's a good-a writing /gen
“That house is on FIRE.”
“Motivated seller!” 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I love how Lionel Hutz is more professional in this role than he was as a lawyer. A shame Phil Hartman died, it was an end to Simpsons as we knew it.
@@myspace_forever Ask Milhouse if hes still in soul trading.
Phil Hartman didn't die, he was murdered!
I never watched the Simpsons after his death.
“The truth...and the TRUTH” as an attorney, I intuitively know that the oath is “do you swear to tell the TRUTH nothing but the TRUTH so help you God?”
Mystery G practicing and proud of it...but if this is Lionel Hutz joke then it’s over my head, like a lot of property law!
@Mystery G you have no evidence to support your claim
you are furthermore under suspicion of defamation for making this arbitrary and unnecessary accusation of lying
The "truth" (what you can"t actually say)
The "truth" (only telling them what you want them to hear)
He could be a great used car salesman
Well, it's more that he's just telling them the parts of the truth that are positive.
@@michaelsantiago8161 or a great real estate agent, you know, what this clip is literally a satire of.
I live my entire life on The Truth :-)
You can´t handle the truth!
hahaha
Don't know much about how real estate agents work in other countries, but over in Finland their responsibility to tell the actual truth and not hide any fact about the house is very severe. That, and the fact that even the law states that a real estate agent "knows, or should have known" is something that is always taken into account when trouble arises. It's a massive undertaking, and definitely the toughest job I've been in so far. I started in January this year, and all real estate agents actually have to pass a test with about 33% pass rate to able to call themselves legally a 'real estate agent' (you'll just be sales representative up until then).
But all he's saying is phrasing not to lie. Both cosy and small are true especially when you're seeing the house in person that it is true just sounds better.
@@NirateGoel I think the joke is that Lionel says there is the "truth" (not true at all) and the truth (with a face of disapproval: the actual truth that you don't tell in fear of losing a sale). I don't think he gave any implication to not lie.
By the way, just got the results. I passed the test!
America has a disclosure law too, but it's not enforced. Our congress is in the business of passing laws to get elected. They know there is zero chance of the laws getting enforced. I'll give you one example: Do-Not-Call Implementation Act of 2003. Fails utterly to stop telephone spammers.
But he never lied. For example, I like small houses (so I clean less) but I still think the word 'cozy' is more endearing than 'small' and that description will attract me better. Of course, even more accurate description is probably the exact square feet or number of rooms and bathrooms.
Yes but there's the actual truth... 😒
And the actual truth!! 😃
With housing prices the way they are today, I'd buy the murder house.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Mrs Astor Safe was there reporting... 😁
Purple drapes!
if it was cheap enough sure... who tf cares if someone was murdered there anyway?
Chances are higher in that house that it won't happen again
as a kid seeing this I didn't really relate to it, I just thought he was being a jerk. but this is really how the world operates, not just real estate. everything is a lie. my favorite line from the movie Falling Down sums it up well: "They lie to everybody. They lie to the fish."
I still haven't watched Falling Down. I really should.
No, not everything is a lie. That's dumb
@@Novarcharesk So that's a lie, is what you're saying?
@@Novarcharesk Only a dishonest person would think that way. Just because everyone is dishonest doesn't mean you have to be as well. Be an example.
@@oz_jones oh dude you gotta watch it. Amazing film and actually hilarious if you have a dark sense of humour
I love that he has no problem selling shit houses people, but he draws the line at selling to places to people where they can actually die. Better than any other horror movie real estate agent I’ve seen.
Watch the whole episode
he doesnt draw the line he just thinks that it's not worth her trying cuz she won't be able to do it
There's a stigma on property where murders have taken place. So it's harder to sell.
It has nothing to do with any actual risk.
@@ZenoDovahkiinI thought it was because they are legally liable to tell that there was a murder as part of the information... But I'm not a lawyer...or a North American
@@ZenoDovahkiin Generally yes it does. Most murders aren't random they are area and risk related. What bubble do you live in?
Sadly yes, Phil Hartmann was murdered by his spouse back in the 90's. Look him up sometime, he was very talented and supposedly a truly nice guy.
Then why did the spouse murder him?
She was on cocaine and shot him in his sleep.
I honestly would have wanted to see a live action Troy McClure movie starring him.
@@quinnfletcher3906 well, of course we will never know what really went through her head, but she was taking sertraline(commercially known as Zoloft) she was drunk and took cocaine that evening. She was envious of her husband's success and was dealing with alcohol and drug abuse for years. Now, as anyone knows antidepressants and alcohol don't mix well, even more so Zoloft since it has an history of causing suicidal thoughts. If you add cocaine in the mix it's bound to get dangerous. When she returned home drunk and high, she and Phil had an heated discussion (understandably so since she went to rehab many times and they had small kids in the house). Then when he went to sleep she stayed awake, the drugs stopping her from sleeping. She then took a gun and shot him 3 times, the first time between the eyes so he didn't suffer at all. Then she shot herself. I'm not trying to excuse her but a better drug control from her g. p. and not having a gun in the house could have saved them. It's a sad story.
@@Eisenwulf666 drug control in the US? Will never happen, the doctors hand out dangerous drugs like candy there, especially in Hollywood.
Rustic. 😊
Motivated seller!😁
I’m shocked there was no ‘fixer upper’ but I guess that was the rustic ‘house’.
You see, there's the truth >:( And the truth :D
I feel like too many people are truthful in the same way Hutz is
This philosophy of the "truth" applies to any social situation.
I’ve used this example of the truth more times than I can count, thank you Phil
My mom saw this episode and couldn't stop laughing at "Red room... over there!"
That small line about “the truth” is ironically one of the greatest pieces of advice when entering the job market.
You cannot be completely open and honest with employers - you’ll get thrown in the trash as a reject. And they won’t even bother giving you feedback. To them, you’re just a number.
In the world of work, you need to play the system; lie, disguise, and dumb down the negatives whilst upselling the positives.
Don’t get me wrong, there’s a time and a place for being honest and having integrity..but the workplace isn’t one of them.
In business they don’t give a darn about integrity; they only care about personal gain. It’s a very shallow side of life.
Save the honest, authentic side for when you’re with loved ones; once you enter the workplace, that stuff stays at the door.
What's an example of being deceptive in a good way at work?
Hi George Santos
There's a lot of truth in this. The work world can be a very tricky place.
Uh, call me crazy with a k, but isn't that Miguel Sanchez?
No, it's Dr. Nguyen Von Fonk.
I’m pretty sure it’s Troy McClure
@@WarpChaos 😂😂😂😂
@@WarpChaos I'm pretty sure it's Nguyen Van Phuc
@@Vulpini09 It's not.
The funny thing is that it's portrayed as a shady, dishonest attitude towards salesmanship, but downplaying potential drawbacks to your product, or even spinning them in a positive light is literally the cornerstone of salesmanship. You might worry you're hiding important information from your customers, but a "cozy" house might be just what someone wants. A "dilapidated" house isn't something most people would want, but sometimes flippers look at a house like that and think they can fix it up, even if they would be less inclined to do so if they heard it described as dilapidated before they saw it for themselves.
The point of the scene was not to imply that any of these are good things to do, Lionel is being a scumbag and putting homeowners in danger (I mean 70% of his character is being a con man).
Love it, it's like listening to EA talk about lootcrates "surprise mechanics" 😂
I miss Phil Hartmans snazzy remarks and questionable work ethics.
After the Gonzales Family Murders in Australia, they made a law saying that real estate agents had to disclose a home's criminal history or reputation.
If you think about it, there are a lot of logical reasons why that information could be helpful.
For example, if a home was previously owned by a drug offendor or a gang member, people might visit the home in a case of mistaken identity. If the home was the scene of a highly publicised crime, or if it was believed to be haunted, it might attract dark tourism. (Believe it or not, that's a thing.) There have also been cases of people burning down allegedly haunted houses.
Ever since I started working in sales, this is so true about the truth
Love the part where Milhouse's father is driving and says "I TOLD THAT IDIOT TO SLICE MY SANDWICH" then what happens best part of this episode
Lionel's description of "the truth" matches that of every place I've ever worked.
I can't believe Phil Hartman has been gone 25 years 😔
"Forget about the murder house. Here, let me tell you about it."
American Horror Story, Season One.
Having just sold my home...there's the truth...And The Truth!
Phil Hartman was murdered shortly before I was born. Having grown up with his voice on The Simpsons knowing he was dead the whole time honestly kinda fucks with me.
Basically any job that involves selling anything XD
It's cheap
"Cost effective"
It's ugly
"Modern"
It's revolting
"Proactive"
It's broken
"Some assembly required"
:D
It’s overpriced
“It’s a investment that will help you in the future!”
*closes book* forget about that house, that's the murder house.
*immediately hands Marge details of the murder that happened in the murder house*
He means forget about selling that house
He wants to keep the good leads to himself and make Marge sell the crap
"Kids in cages"
"Unaccompanied migrant children in overflow facilities"
Phil Hartman's voice is perfect.
"The right person is anyone"😅
May he rest in peace. Don't get married boys.
Just don't get married to aging over the hill ex-models & you should be fine.
motivated seller!
A friend of mine was looking for a new place that had a "vintage" stove so my friend said, "so its old?" and he said, "Vintage" with a smile.
The second "truth" is basically the corporate media conglomerates version.
Corporate media conglomerates... one word short of being believable.
It's basically anyone that needs to convince you about something, usually a politician, sales person, or corporate bigwig, but it can be anyone who needs to convince you that a serious problem is either the greatest thing ever or not that big of a deal.
it's anybody who's trying to sell you anything. Buying a Rolex/Omega isn't going to make you James Bond, even if that's who they use in the commercials. Buying Bud Light isn't going to have you laughing with friends over a campfire even if that's what the commercial is showing. We don't buy a particular brand of product for what they are (a phone, a burger, a house in a specific neighbourhood), we buy them to fuel the fantasy image we have of ourselves.
I’ve always been coming back to this clip. It’s a life lesson. There is the truth (no), and the truth (yes). At first, I was like Marge, just always being honest, but it wasn’t getting me too far. But once I reflected back to this clip, it really helps to align what you should be doing.
The "Murder House," was his own. So sad.
I worked in sales for a short time and I have to say that Hutz approach is very accurate to how sales works in real life.
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I love his voice
In the italian dub they put a different (local celebrity) voice for Hutz in this episode and made him a different character than lawyer-Hutz,
Why?
Rudy Giuliani’s explanation of the truth!
I like how the Murder House is somehow a bridge too far even for Hutz
"It's not what you know, it's what you can prove in court."
If you quickly pause it for the one frame they show the “on fire” House you can see it is visibly not on fire. It’s clearly just the first house again, as well. Boy, I hope somebody got fired for that blunder.
I feel like Lionel could easily have become president in 2016
This is sadly way too accurate, no matter where you work.
If your Intent as an Employee is to give good Advice and give Customers what they want and need, you're in Trouble. Even if it's not much more successful, meeting some random Quota or selling Stuff for the Sake of selling it is all Companies want from you.
Even when I worked at McDonald's and was trying to restore some Faith in the Restaurant to People, the Bosses just told me to sell the most unfitting Stuff to People. Cuddly Bears to a Car full of Wannabe-Gangsters, convince People that are in a Hurry to buy Snacks, what have you.
Not only was I quicker the Way I naturally did it, I also usually sold more because I came across as more honest when I... was honest.
After Marge says “That house is on fire.” You see him turn the page, but it was just the small house, and not on fire at all.
much easier to catch if at .25x speed.
Impeachment hearings brought me here.
The US government regarding covid could learn a ton from Mr. Hutz
"Recently renovated bathroom" my ass, mr. Mark
I worked in real estate. Can confirm.
You want the truth? You can't sell the truth!
Very tickled by the Titanic reference on the murder newspaper! Poor Mrs Astor.
I often reglect on this "the truth" scene whenever I need to make big decisions in life.
LOL the house on fire has a motivated cellar. I died!
These days real estate agents would openly call it a murder house as a selling point.
“Forget about that house. That’s the murder house”
Simpson predicting the future again.
So sad
Marge, I had a lot of calls about you.
Customers love your no-pressure approach.
Well, like we say, "The right house for the right person."
- Listen, it's time I let you in on a little secret, Marge.
The right house is the house that's for sale.
The right person is anyone.
But all I did was tell the truth.
- Of course you did.
But there's "the truth ..." [serious, no]
and "the truth!" [happy, yes]
Let me show you.
It's awfully small.
- I'd say it's awfully "cozy".
That's dilapidated.
- Rustic.
That house is on fire.
- Motivated seller.
That's a beauty!
- Forget about that house.
That's the Murder House.
Homer: This is all well and good, Mr. Hutz, but your version of the truth sounds both insulting and manipulative.
Hutz: Manipulative? I like to call it "good marketing".
Homer: Well, now I think it sounds great!
If you pause this as just the right moment, you can see that the 3rd house is not on fire, it is just the 1st house again.
Motivated seller! 🔥🚒🚨
Timeless.
Saul Goodman!
This is truly a guy from the real world if he were a real person.
Same picture at 0:31 and 0:43, despite that they're supposed to be two different houses. Boy, I really hope somebody got fired for that blunder.
You have a quick eye. A very quick eye.
It's not a blunder. It's intentional to reduce cost. No point wasting resources on something that is seen for a few frames.
This explains realtors perfectly.
Lionel Hutz makes an unironically great salesperson lol
simply a byproduct of being a poor lawyer
And he gets to keep the old bird cage!
There's Republican 🇺🇲 😠
And... Republican 🇬🇧 😀
he taught me facts before i grew up
If you look closely, the small house and the fire house are the same house.
Woke belief
0:23 The Right side truth aka your side
0:27 The Left side truth aka our side
Too lazy to google it. But what season is this from? I want to rewatch this now.
I use this concept in my every day life.
An interesting out of character role with Lionel Hutz. I mean we knew him as the dodgy lawyer then you make one episode with him as a new job. I mean even here, I was like “Lionel would never be a boss of real estate, that just makes no sense lol”
Actually a shifty lawyer and a shifty real estate broker are similar in many ways.
sad this genius left this world.
I wouldn't go for any but Lionel Hutz's "truth"
0:20 Now this is my Job right now explaining problems to higher ups that they don't want to hear 🙉
This was pretty much my parents explaining how Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny weren’t real
Excuse me? What exactly are you implying by THAT remark????! :(
I remember this scene every time someone asks at the bakery if the bread is from that day.
I'm just glad Mrs Astor is safe.
the truth is i should get back to binge watching simpsons as i already did countless times
Lionel Hutz was much more competent as a real estate broker than as a lawyer.
Anyone notice that when Lionel Hutz turns the page, it is meant to be the house on fire but it is actually the small one?
You mean the cozy one?
@@annafowdy Yes the cozy one.
There's the truth... 😠
And there's the truth! 😁
The former being anyone's own opinion about anything, and the latter being publicly forced way of thinking that somebody important enough started. There's no space for individual thinking.