"Two Dozen and One Greyhounds" is the 20th episode of The Simpsons' sixth season and originally aired on April 9, 1995. The episode was written by Mike Scully and directed by Bob Anderson. Frank Welker guest stars as Santa's Little Helper and various other dogs. In the episode, Santa's Little Helper has puppies with a dog that he met at the greyhound racetrack. When the Simpsons cannot take care of the puppies any longer, they decide to sell them; however, the puppies do not want to be separated. Montgomery Burns steals the puppies from the Simpsons, and decides to make a tuxedo out of them. Before he can do so, however, Bart and Lisa Simpson save the puppies from Mr. Burns, and ultimately convince him never to wear fur again.
The episode drew inspiration from the 1961 Disney film One Hundred and One Dalmatians. The producers decided to have Mr. Burns communicate his horrific plan of making a tuxedo from the puppies through a song after determining that it would be a "fun and light" way to convey his plan of killing the greyhounds. "Two Dozen and One Greyhounds" received a generally positive reception from television critics. During the week of its original American broadcast, the episode finished 55th in ratings, with a Nielsen rating of 7.3. Several reviews considered the episode to be one of their favorites of the series, and especially praised Mr. Burns' appearances.
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