S03E17 · SCENE 8/23 · 05:42
Homer at the Bat · Various locations (players' homes)
Smithers recruits ringers

Smithers recruits professional baseball players as ringers.

05:42→08:17
in the episode · 2m 35s · S03E17

What happens

05:42–08:17

Smithers visits various baseball players and offers them money to play. He recruits Jose Canseco, Mike Scioscia, Ozzie Smith, Don Mattingly, and others.

WhereVarious locations (players' homes)
DriverSmithers
Positionact1 · escalation
ThreadBurns' ringer scheme

Key lines

from this scene
06:16

Certainly. A million will be fine.

08:04

I have a proposition for you.

08:13

Can I get you something? What's your name?

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
absurd0.7
deal0.6
scheme0.4
cheerful0.3
phone call

Beats

07:18Canseco offered $50,000
08:22Mattingly agrees to be ringer

Scene in the episode

05:42–08:17
A · Homer's magic bat
B · Burns' ringer scheme
C · Ringers' misfortunes
D · The championship game

Clips from this episode

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Nine Misfortunes? I'd Like To See That! (The Simpsons) · ThingsICantFindOtherwise
The Simpsons - Homer hits a home run | Homer at the Bat (S3E17) · Bob Bobson
The Simpsons - Homer's secret weapon · letsbepandas
The Simpsons - Mr Burns Softball Team · 742 Evergreen Terrace
The Simpsons - Talkin' Softball · letsbepandas

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