 In its original American broadcast , " Two Dozen and One Greyhounds " finished 55th in ratings for the week of April 3 – 9 , 1995 , with a Nielsen rating of 7 @.@ 3 . The song " See My Vest " from the episode , sung by Mr. Burns , was later released on the album Songs in the Key of Springfield in 1997 . The Daily Bruin complimented the song 's lyrics as witty , and claimed that by listening to the song , memories of the episode came to mind . They noted how the musical piece revealed Mr. Burns ' essence of character , and that it also commented on some disturbing elements of humankind . MSNBC compiled a list of " TV ’ s top 10 scariest characters " , placing Mr. Burns at number one . In the list , they noted , " Burns is terrifying because he will do absolutely anything , and since it 's a cartoon , he just might , " pointing to " Two Dozen and One Greyhounds " and his plans to make the puppies into a tuxedo as proof . 
