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Principal Skinner says yes in this Steamed Hams clip from The Simpsons, a short voice line used for quick agreement, affirmation and meme replies.

This is a nine hundred millisecond cut from the famous Steamed Hams exchange, isolating Principal Seymour Skinner answering with a flat, earnest yes. The delivery is polite but slightly strained, the classic Skinner tone as he tries to sell an obvious lie to Superintendent Chalmers. On its own the line works like a verbal nod, confirming something absurd without hesitation. Editors like it because the deadpan certainty lands instantly, turning a simple agreement into a joke about someone doubling down, bluffing, or pretending everything is completely normal.

Steamed Hams comes from the 1996 Simpsons episode 22 Short Films About Springfield, where Skinner hosts Superintendent Chalmers for lunch and invents the name for hamburgers. The scene became one of the show's most remixed moments in the late 2010s, spawning edits, songs and dialogue swaps. This yes only version strips the sketch to a single reply, which is why it travels well outside Simpsons fandom, sitting alongside other short TV reaction clips and even Homer lines in meme soundboards.

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Drop the yes right on the cut after a ridiculous question or claim, with no lead in. Keep Skinner's short pause intact, lower background music for that beat, and do not loop it, the single deadpan answer is funnier than repetition.

Use Cases

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  • Reply yes to an obviously terrible suggestion
  • Confirm a fake excuse in a Simpsons edit
  • Answer a friend's question with deadpan agreement
  • Punctuate a bluff that everyone sees through

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What is the Steamed Hams yes sound?
It is a very short clip of Principal Skinner saying yes, taken from the Steamed Hams lunch scene. Creators use the deadpan delivery as an instant agreement sound in edits, chats and reaction videos where someone confidently confirms something questionable.
Where does Steamed Hams come from?
Steamed Hams is a segment from The Simpsons episode 22 Short Films About Springfield, first aired in 1996. In it, Skinner serves hamburgers to Superintendent Chalmers and insists they are steamed hams, despite coming from a fast food restaurant.
How do people use this yes clip?
People drop it after a question, suggestion or bad idea to give a flat, funny yes without extra dialogue. It works best as a single hit in short edits, Discord style replies and meme compilations built around bluffing or denial.

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