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| − | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montgomery_Burns Mr. Burns] throws an elaborate Fourth of July party for himself, forcing his employees to wait on him and perform a Broadway-style [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_theater musical] number. When [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homer_Simpson Homer], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenny_Leonard Lenny] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Carlson Carl] become frustrated, they break into Mr. Burns's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wine_cellar wine cellar] and become completely drunk. Mr. Burns discovers this and calls the police, but the police soon notice that Mr. Burns's mansion contains stolen artwork, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Concert_%28Vermeer%29 The Concert] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermeer Vermeer]. He is arrested and paraded through the streets of Springfield, where he is jeered by the townspeople on his way to prison. He leaves a reluctant [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waylon_Smithers Waylon Smithers] in charge.
| + | When the police are called to diffuse a rowdy crowd at [[Mr. Burns]]’ estate, Lou recognizes 'the concert' on the walls, a priceless painting stolen in 1990. The maniacal billionaire is taken downtown for questioning. With Mr. Burns gone, [[Smithers]] takes charge of the power plant. But when employees take advantage of his good nature, he exacts revenge by forcing the employees to work night and day. These unfair working conditions prompt [[Homer]] and his crew to devise a plan to bust out Mr. Burns. |
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| − | In prison, Mr. Burns is placed in a cell with another white-collar criminal, but then demands to be moved when he discovers his cell-mate was educated at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dartmouth_College Dartmouth College] and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Virginia University of Virginia]. Burns soon finds himself in the company of a tough-looking felon (voiced by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Michael_Richardson Kevin Michael Richardson]) reminiscent of John Coffey in ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Green_Mile_%28film%29 The Green Mile]''. The felon, a born-again Christian (who was actually converted to Christianity by a book referring to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Manson Charles Manson]'s "Helter Skelter" vision), convinces Burns to find religion. Meanwhile, Smithers attempts to show the power plant employees that he is nothing like Mr. Burns by being kind and accommodating. But when he joins Homer, Lenny and Carl for beer at Moe's, he overhears the three friends making fun of him. Smithers realizes why Mr. Burns scorns humanity and his behavior quickly deteriorates into that of a tyrant.
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| − | Homer, Lenny and Carl decide to break Mr. Burns out of prison when they realize that Smithers's present behavior is even worse than that of Burns. The three disguise themselves as prison guards, sneak into the institution and remove Burns from his cell. Mr. Burns, however, does not want to leave because he believes he has found his spiritual home. When the cellmate tries to stop them from escaping, Mr. Burns realizes that he misses being a power figure and that his toilet-tank baptism did not purge away all of his inner evil, stating that he forgot to suck some evil from between his toes, which mutliplied rapidly and made him "a bigger bastard than ever". He uses his money to leave the prison system, and is once again at the helm of the nuclear power plant. Burns' former cellmate finds a new disciple in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fat_Tony Fat Tony].
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| − | Meanwhile, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bart_Simpson Bart] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Simpson Lisa] are forced to play with one another when [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marge_Simpson Marge] goes shopping (she notes that the mall is deserted when the townspeople are rioting, as is the case with Burns' trip to prison). When the two fight over Lisa's ant farm, it breaks and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa%27s_Little_Helper Santa's Little Helper] eats all but one of the ants. The experience brings Lisa and Bart closer together, and they name the ant Annie (as in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Orphan_Annie Little Orphan Annie]). They care for her as they would a child, but realize that she is near death. They decide to release her, so she can live out her last days in the wild, but as soon as they let her go Santa's Little Helper eats Annie and the two siblings are adversaries again.[[File:Mabf08.jpg|thumb]]
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"American History X-cellent" is the seventeenth episode of Season 21 and aired on April 11, 2010.
Plot
When the police are called to diffuse a rowdy crowd at Mr. Burns’ estate, Lou recognizes 'the concert' on the walls, a priceless painting stolen in 1990. The maniacal billionaire is taken downtown for questioning. With Mr. Burns gone, Smithers takes charge of the power plant. But when employees take advantage of his good nature, he exacts revenge by forcing the employees to work night and day. These unfair working conditions prompt Homer and his crew to devise a plan to bust out Mr. Burns.
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