@@justusP9101 You'd have to turn the tape over to play the other side, or rewind it to play the same side again. Homer recorded it in case someone was there to turn the tape over for him. Presumably he had a whole other side's worth of recordings ready to play.
Homer actually did this on purpose as a trojan horse ied. Very practical an deadly option. I wouldn't expect anything less from the warlord Simpson himself.
That’s the whole point of this satire. I understand this scene better after working in the corporate world - if you want promotion just act like a robot and follow orders from the top
Love how at the end of the video, you can hear on the tape Homer says “turn tape over” as if he expected someone to keep the music going but not recognize that it was a bucket and sticks.
Homer is stuck working as health and safety for decades and on the first day he replaces himself with a dummy fixed with a looped cassette recorder, the dummy gets promoted to management. LOLOLOL
I love the idea that _immediately_ as the tape ends, it says "turn tape over" about a quarter of a second before it bursts into flames. Even if you were quick enough to react to the instruction, you would immediately be doused in flames.
When I'm at work and I feel myself starting to slow down or get overworked, I remember this exact scene and it fills me with the proper amount of strength and determination to keep going
You don't get perfect split-second surrealism like 'the dummy instantly gets a corner office' anymore. Like they do an entire insane subplot in two tiny scenes.
It's funnier just because it's Castelleneta acting like a broken cassette recorder than an actual broken cassette effect. These guys are mad talented voice actors.
Ah, the golden age of The Simpsons. When this show was at its peak, it was the best written comedy ever. Nothing really comes close..with the exception of Futurama. sniff
Oh, come on. It's generally agreed that seasons 3 thru 9 are the golden era. Hell, most of the people I've encountered consider 6-8 as the best of the best.
And despite exploding and causing the building to catch fire, Homer's dummy still ended up causing less damage to the power plant than the genuine article.
I love the implication that not only did someone at the plant pick up the dummy and move it to the management office but also even better when the dummy explodes homer isnt fired for damages and deception he is just demoted back to health and safety inspector 🤣
Mr Burns is too senile to notice otherwise, and the employees he assigned to the task are too cooperative with their assignment to tell Mr Burns that it isn't really Homer.
I love the fact that someone at the plant had to move the dummy up to the desk and didn't question ANYTHING.
ZyxthePest 😂
Would you question a direct order from burns?
Wait, that was a dummy?
i said...hop in
ZyxthePest you remember what happened to the last guy who questioned something?
Homer achieved more at his job in one day when he wasn't there than the 20 years or so when he's actually there.
and in those twenty years his 10 8 and 1 year old children still haven't aged a day.
So skipping work gave his children immortality?
i blame squirrels
They once referenced accidents being way down during his absence.
Thank you OneManArmy, that was the joke.
"Smithers who was this pile of ashes?"
"Simpson, eh?!"
one of your drones from sector 7G
Homer Simpson sir, formerly a worker in sector 7G
"One of the finest men ever to grace Sector 7G!"
UnfamiliarPlace I’ll cross him off the list.
To be honest, the plant probably would've burned down faster if it was the real homer
That dummy homer *does* work hard for the money......, but just couldn't handle the pressure of being promoted.
28 seasons says you're wrong
hah
Blame your mom!
that wasnt the plant that burned down
The quick "turn tape over" always gets me
It's so subtle yet Still hilarious 😂
Lies again? AIA Money Pea Cock
What does it mean?
@@justusP9101 You'd have to turn the tape over to play the other side, or rewind it to play the same side again. Homer recorded it in case someone was there to turn the tape over for him. Presumably he had a whole other side's worth of recordings ready to play.
@@justusP9101 similar to a double disk game for the 360, when the first side Tape/Disc is finished, You would have to flip it to continue
I love the implication that someone had to pick up and physically move the fake Homer in to his new office.
and ironically wasn't paid even as much as the dummy to ask questions xD
@Flying Hellfish "It's a party Marge, doesn't need to make sense"
@Flying Hellfish it's those compound jokes that they used to do, where there's like three separate jokes implied through one
That person’s working hard for the money.
Simpsons used to really be a master of this kind of artful humor.
The Simpsons in a nut shell:
*something happens*
*it starts to burn*
Springfield is the most flammable & explosive town in the galaxy.
Old Simpsons had tons of random explosions
Homer makes a bowl of cereal
*it starts to burn*
When a fire starts to burn
There's a lesson you must learn
Something something, then you'll see
You'll avoid catastrophe!
Explains why his name is Mr. Burns
I love Burn's 1950s attitude towards job promotion. "A smile on his lips and a song in his heart. Promote him." :D
Burns'*
@@PANZERFAUST90 oh you cheeky sausage.
@@jaserogers997 hehehehe
No bosses like that anymore.
1850's, perhaps.
I hated it when those 1980's era cassette players used to burst into flames, and set fire to everything near by.
Same
I lost my goldfish that way
Better than 8 tracks. They were like small nuclear bombs when they blew up.
@@chrisbg99 8 tracks were a commie plot
Yeah, and I guess the old Nokia phones would burst in to flame too...oh wait!
Homers dummy couldn't handle the pressure
The most literal definition of burnout syndrome.
So he fired himself.
Haha!
He was working too hard for the money.
I just gave the 400. like to your comment!
Let's be real, him making that dummy was more work than he has ever done in the powerplant
Ron Swanson himself stated he’d work all night if it meant nothing got done 😂
Yeah, even the Inanimate Carbon Rod has done more work than what homer did in the powerplant.
Homer actually did this on purpose as a trojan horse ied. Very practical an deadly option. I wouldn't expect anything less from the warlord Simpson himself.
Love how Homer forgets the repetitive lyrics and theme seconds into the song.
"something something... ....give me lots of honey!"
Its money not honey
@@shoppingcart69420 Nope, both in the lyrics, in the subtitles on the DVD and in the script he says 'honey'.
@@shoppingcart69420 he says honey. This is an intentional joke, refering to how Homer always thinks about food
ruclips.net/video/tuUEpbGVV2Y/видео.html
I can't say your name without whispering...
Can you imagine how high up the corporate ladder the robot could have climbed had someone simply turned the tape over?
That’s the whole point of this satire. I understand this scene better after working in the corporate world - if you want promotion just act like a robot and follow orders from the top
Love how at the end of the video, you can hear on the tape Homer says “turn tape over” as if he expected someone to keep the music going but not recognize that it was a bucket and sticks.
That's not Homer, that's the voice they used to put on cassette tapes to tell you to turn over when the side ended.
@@rtozier2011 it certainly sounds like Homer
@@zach_c no it doesn't
@@rtozier2011 it's not homer but it definitely is Dan Castellenata lol
i thought he was saying "takeover"
That fake Homer did more for Homer's career than he ever could by himself...
Exactly :)
That's a brilliant point!
Homer Simpson. The only man in America to blatantly skip work and get promoted.
And Peter Gibbons!
Politicians
Less damage occurred than when he's on the job. And the smell was down.
Executives.
@@odomoboThis deserves way more likes.
"turn tape over" *boooooom!!!!*
Yeah, that recorder must have been made by Samsung.
*"tUrN tApE oVeR"
Haha, I love how the whole office goes up in flames in mere seconds.
That’s the first time I ever understood what the thing said before exploded into flames! LOL
Homer is stuck working as health and safety for decades and on the first day he replaces himself with a dummy fixed with a looped cassette recorder, the dummy gets promoted to management. LOLOLOL
Arse Robinson lol
I know I watched it too
I like how the cassette explodes for no reason.
Arse Robinson wait, is that...
Oh, still uploading craziness
it's still an important position, he got it after protesting the safety in the plant.
This proves two things: Mr. Burns is incredibly senile, and Smithers is too much of a kiss-butt to correct him.
Eric Johnson That's because in early seasons he wasn't implied to be 104, he was old but not that old (81 I think). From then onwards...this
Basically, Flanderization. Makes sense since Simpsons popularized the phenomenon.
Also, Walkmans in the Simpson Universe always explode when the batteries run flat.
Imagine the person that had to come along and move that dummy to the management office,
To be fair, that bucket was probably more intelligent than most of his workers....
I love the idea that _immediately_ as the tape ends, it says "turn tape over" about a quarter of a second before it bursts into flames. Even if you were quick enough to react to the instruction, you would immediately be doused in flames.
Must be a Mission: Impossible tape recording.
@@varianschirmer9375Or the IRS tapes. "This message will self-destruct, if not properly maintained"
I love the way things explode into horrible flames in old simpsons episodes. Perfect comedy.
It’s so funny in the Spanish version, because Homer sings:” I work very hard, much like a slave… and…well I forgot the lyrics… anyway PAY ME MONEY!”
the devil works hard, the spanish speakers who dub the simpsons work harder
It sounds terrible tbh.
@@allanfrdWatch it, the Latin American dub of the Simpsons is golden
My favourite part is how Homer got promoted and then promptly lost his new office, even though he wasn't there.
That's the irony.
Lousy gas-powered tape recorders.
That's what happens when you replace the carburetor gasket with bubblegum.
Very super funny 😆!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
God that sounds so steampunk and I love it.
0:11 This is Valve's office.
actually it's 0:12
I had never noticed until just now the “Turn tape over” in the garbling at the end.
Turn tape over!
yvan eht nioj
Suddenly I want to join the navy after reading your comment.
Hey you, join the navy!
BOOM!
Suchiuomizu--Damn superliminal advertising....
When I'm at work and I feel myself starting to slow down or get overworked, I remember this exact scene and it fills me with the proper amount of strength and determination to keep going
That robot was the BOMB
literally!
that aint no robot you DUMMY
you got any proof?
well, its up in ashes now but clearly was a 'robot' for Homer to take his place to get out of work.
"Oh my god JC a BOMB"
"A BOMB"
Homer: Terrible at his job, doesn't get promoted. Puts a fake in his place, gets promoted on the first day.
lol, really puts into context how useless Homer is at his job. Miss this part of the old Simpsons.
Hilarious that the cassette player had the power source to generate that kind of explosion. Classic Simpsons was epic beyond compare.
Everything in classic Simpsons has explosive power, from cassette players to beer mug costumes, to nuns and even cornflakes with milk.
Don't forget when Homer managed to cause a nuclear meltdown in a simulation van where they outright told him nothing could go wrong
Uter hasn't been the same since the Civil War incident
@Romanes eunt domus silly name....never heard of it....
@@PANZERFAUST90 I have a GUT feeling that there's a lil Uter in all of us!
@@Fervus18 😳
@hi there D: wat?
Imagine if Homer was there was singing, he could have gotten the promotion and his and his family's life could have been better
Probably still would have found a way to burn his office down though.
@@gotisc(erases "Dynamite" from chalkboard)
You don't get perfect split-second surrealism like 'the dummy instantly gets a corner office' anymore. Like they do an entire insane subplot in two tiny scenes.
In Family Guy you do, it's full of it.
The second scene is just like my favourite kind of humour. The sped up "Turn Tape Over!" then immediate impossible explosion
At the end when the tape says real fast “turn tape over” had me in stitches LOL
Song's Name: She Works Hard for the Money - Donna Summer
Fun fact: The recording malfunctioning wasn't edited. Homer's VA actually acted out that malfunctioning bit.
What talent.
Really?
I like to imagine he got demoted for burning down the office so Homer returns to his job without having any clue he got promoted for a day lol
When I was a kid, I didn’t really get The Simpsons. Now I absolutely love classic Simpsons. It still looks amazing after all this time.
It's funnier just because it's Castelleneta acting like a broken cassette recorder than an actual broken cassette effect. These guys are mad talented voice actors.
That's great except for the fact that it's not true.
@@vapeymcvape5000 Yeah, but people nowadays make up any shit to gain likes
abracosa07 there literally is no queen of England
@@vapeymcvape5000 The fuck you talkin about?
@abracosa07 Big if true
30 years later, still laughing my ass off.
Its weird that the decoy got promoted and terminated on the same day.
Now I want a full Homer cover of She Works Hard for the Money
He has a great voice!
0:26 The Simpsons predicted the Samsung Galaxy Note 7
Holy sheeit
Jaja
?
I am going to try this at work........
PhoenixAngel429 He got fired.
My current boss would find that hilarious.
Burns is so senile its funny
Ah, the golden age of The Simpsons. When this show was at its peak, it was the best written comedy ever. Nothing really comes close..with the exception of Futurama. sniff
no it was quite past its prime at this point
Oh, come on. It's generally agreed that seasons 3 thru 9 are the golden era. Hell, most of the people I've encountered consider 6-8 as the best of the best.
the likes don't lie, my friend.
SpongeBob also had its golden years (Season 1, 2, 3 and the early half of Season 4 were good).
Agree. Das Bus was the first episode I thought that was pretty mediocre. That was season 9.
Why does *randomly bursts into flames* never get old!?
remember when Homer went on tour with the be sharps and marge built a Homer like creature for Bart and Lisa?
Weirdly enough, Homer's was more successful.
Dummies homer achieved more in 1 day than homer has ever had his whole 30 something years working at the factory
Hate to correct you CM Burns but its a Nuclear Power Plant
30 something is a stretch
Yes. I believe that is the joke, to show how redundant Homer is.
Factory?
TheSpicyPotato
*nuclear plant
*10 years
Frank Grime's ghost created 216 accounts to dislike.
Something Something money 🤣
Imagine if Frank Grimes saw this
He would go beyond insane. Stark raving mad.
And that is the best employee of sector 7-G. Incredible.
Smithers moved the dummy to the new desk without snitching and I acknowledge that.
And despite exploding and causing the building to catch fire, Homer's dummy still ended up causing less damage to the power plant than the genuine article.
Peak Simpsons humor is back when everything used to catch fire.
i still laugh hysterically at this when i see it, the execution for me was perfect.
LOL to this day I still wonder how the dummy even got up there xD
Homer recorded himself to turn the tape over.
I love the implication that not only did someone at the plant pick up the dummy and move it to the management office but also even better when the dummy explodes homer isnt fired for damages and deception he is just demoted back to health and safety inspector 🤣
Homer automating the work force. A pioneer ahead of his time.
Love the fact someone must of moved him to that office from the plant knowing it's a mop and sticks lol
Mr Burns is too senile to notice otherwise, and the employees he assigned to the task are too cooperative with their assignment to tell Mr Burns that it isn't really Homer.
The alternative is death by hangry dogs...
that's how totalitarism works lol. 2+2=5
The way that little tape recorder sets the whole room ablaze in under a second never fails to make me laugh
I work hard for the money,
so hard for da' money,
and I something something money, COME ON,
GIVE ME LOT'S OF HONEY...
jajajajaja!!!! it's so funny
XD
DOU-joububouduslaste-Turn tape over *explodes*
Who does the original song?
*Now* there's an employee Smithers. A smile on his lips and a song in his heart. Promote him!
Donna Summer. The song is called "She Works Hard For The Money"
It's been 10 years, but nobody said anything about jajajajaja instead of hahahahaha.
Hello Bart and Lisa, daddy loves SFHYHUJJHHJYGBGFGDDGJJKKKJHM! Baby Bart and Lisa: Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!
Homer not remembering the lyrics to songs is one of my favorite running gags.
"A smile on his looks and a song in his heart. Even though I can't remember his name, promote him."
*Sigh* "Yes sir"
"Excellent"
I just love the fact that all Homer has to do to get promoted is singing in front of Mr. Burns lol If only Homer did that when he's actually there
You knew it was gonna catch fire the second you heard Gill's voice say "Turn tape over".
Caution: Low battery in this product causes explosion and fire. Keep away from head office.
Meanwhile, Samsung goes one step ahead:
_Caution: A Battery in this product, causes explosion, and fire._
...So about on par with Homer's typical day at work, then.
Depressingly realistic.
Did you know that in the Spanish version it actually goes: "I work so hard, like a slave, oh wait I actually forgot everything, oh well pay me money."
trabajo muy duro como un esclavo XD
Ay ya se me olvidó, bueno PAGUENME DINERO
“...turn tape over-!” 💥🔥
This has to be one of my favourite moments!
It's just gold
This is among the best jokes Simpsons has ever done. It has not aged a minute in all this time.
I guess you could say Homer.....
*Putting on sunglasses*
......Was fired.
YEEEEEEEEAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH
He gave the dummy his shoes and his shirt, but not his blue pants 😂
I hadn't noticed that. XD
The irony is that the fake does a better job than homer
I always come back to this clip whenever I want to genuinely giggle at something.
This scene on latin dub is soooo great. The Simpsons is the only show that got lots of love from their production teams anywhere in the world.
I just love how clueless Mr. Burns and his assistant is. 😂
oh my god! I was today years old when I first heard "Turn tape over!" in this bit. I've seen it hundreds of times and never caught that.
I love the fact they put fake Homer in Mr Burns' old original office 😂
The fake Homer honestly accomplished more at the plant than Homer ever has.
The knew Galaxy phone looks more reliable then ever.
xErikTheRedx lol
homer just created his own make shit human toy bomb with a giant fuse delay before exploding...
what a genius what a king
This keeps popping on my feed 24/7.... and I don’t regret it
Career Catalyst in a nutshell.
The fact that the tape goes faster than explodes 😂
I’m looking forward to the funeral. It’s gonna be a blowout!
I'm glad to live in a world where electronics do not explode when their batteries run down
"You're the one who wanted to live in a world where things don't explode when their batteries ran out, Jimmy"
My poor stomach. I can't stop laughing xD
sohardfortHEMONETURNTAPEOVER
“Don’t worry, sweety. Daddy’s got it covered.”😂😂😂😂
Animated TV shows will never be as good as classic simpsons.
This is probably the best gag in all the simpsons history.