 The episode was generally well received by television critics . In a review by the Toronto Star , Ben Rayner commented that " Two Dozen and One Greyhounds " was one of his favorite episodes of the series , and concluded that Mr. Burns ' " tour de force " performance was particularly captivating . The Toronto Star later produced a list of the best and worst The Simpsons episodes , in which they considered " Two Dozen and One Greyhounds " one of the best episodes of the series and concluded that the musical number was one of the best scenes involving Mr. Burns . In a review for the sixth season DVD of The Simpsons , IGN 's Todd Gilchrist found Burns ' performance to be memorable , commenting that he " flirts with copyright infringement with his rendition of ' See My Vest ' " . Michael Price of IGN also considered Burns ' performance to have reached a level of excellence comparable to " The Monorail Song " in " Marge vs. the Monorail " . 
