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'''Weekend at Burnsie’s'''is the sixteenth episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]''’ thirteenth season.
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"'''Weekend at Burnsie’s'''" is the sixteenth episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]''’ thirteenth season.
  
 
== Plot ==
 
== Plot ==
After a bad experience with [[genetically modified food]] [[Marge Simpson|Marge]] decides to plant her own garden. [[Crow]]s arrive on the new garden, so Marge makes a [[scarecrow]], which scares [[Homer Simpson|Homer]]. Homer destroys the scarecrow, and the crows eventually see Homer as their leader, following him everywhere. But when the crows attack Maggie, Homer turns on them and they attack his eyes. He then goes to the hospital, where [[Julius Hibbert|Dr. Hibbert]] prescribes him [[medical marijuana|medicinal marijuana]].
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After a bad experience with [[w:genetically modified food|genetically modified food]], [[Marge Simpson|Marge]] decides to plant her own garden. Crows arrive on the new garden, so Marge makes a scarecrow, which scares [[Homer Simpson|Homer]]. Homer destroys the scarecrow, and the crows eventually see Homer as their leader, following him everywhere. But when the crows attack Maggie, Homer turns on them and they attack his eyes. He then goes to the hospital, where [[Julius Hibbert|Dr. Hibbert]] prescribes him [[w:medical marijuana|medicinal marijuana]].
  
Homer becomes a [[Stoner (cannabis)|stoner]] stereotype, even asking [[Ned Flanders|Flanders]] to read him the whole [[Holy Bible]]. When Flanders offers a petition to have a vote on the ban of medical marijuana in [[Springfield (The Simpsons)|Springfield]], Homer unwittingly adds his signature. Homer's stoned state also sees him promoted to Executive Vice-President at the power plant, and so he goes to a rally for the legalization of medical marijuana (but the rally is actually held a day after the ban was approved by voters). Homer is cured of his medical condition and promises he won’t smoke pot again.
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Homer becomes a [[w:Stoner _cannabis)|stoner]] stereotype, even asking [[Ned Flanders|Flanders]] to read him the whole [[Holy Bible]]. When Flanders offers a petition to have a vote on the ban of medical marijuana in [[Springfield]], Homer unwittingly adds his signature. Homer's stoned state also sees him promoted to Executive Vice-President at the power plant, and so he goes to a rally for the legalization of medical marijuana (but the rally is actually held a day after the ban was approved by voters). Homer is cured of his medical condition and promises he won’t smoke pot again.
  
Mr. Burns asks Homer to help him with a speech for a crisis shareholders meeting. Homer gives [[Waylon Smithers|Smithers]] his last joint, and while Smithers is smoking and dressing like [[Judy Garland]], Burns apparently drowns in his bathtub. So, for the meeting, Smithers and Homer make Burns into a [[marionette]], a la ''Weekend at Bernie’s'', and the movement of the marionette inadvertenly gets Mr. Burns’ heart working again. The meeting is a success, and another financial crisis at the power plant is avoided.
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Mr. Burns asks Homer to help him with a speech for a crisis shareholders meeting. Homer gives [[Waylon Smithers|Smithers]] his last joint, and while Smithers is smoking and dressing like [[w:Judy_Garland|Judy Garland]], Burns apparently drowns in his bathtub. So, for the meeting, Smithers and Homer make Burns into a [[w:Marionette|marionette]], a la ''[[w:Weekend at Bernie's|Weekend at Bernie's]]'', and the movement of the marionette inadvertently gets Mr. Burns’ heart working again. The meeting is a success, and another financial crisis at the power plant is avoided.
 
 
== References ==
 
=== Cultural ===
 
*Some elements of the episode, as well as its title, parody "[[Weekend at Bernie's|Weekend at Bernie’s]]".
 
*When the family first finds out Homer is using [[cannabis (drug)|marijuana]], he is singing “[[Smoke on the Water]]” by [[Deep Purple]].
 
*The music used while Homer is getting stoned on his first joint is "[[Incense and Peppermints]]" by [[Strawberry Alarm Clock]].
 
*“[[Wear Your Love Like Heaven (album)|Wear Your Love Like Heaven]]” by [[Donovan]] plays in the montage of a stoned Homer getting ready for work.
 
*Homer’s car during his hallucination as he’s getting ready for work looks like Benny the Cab from ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]''.
 
*When Marge is making the scarecrow for her vegetable patch, pop-ups appear on the screen in the style of VH1’s ''[[Pop-Up Video]]''.
 
*The song [[Phish]] is singing is “[[Run Like an Antelope]].” Later, Phish plays the opening limb of the ''Simpsons'' theme song, something Phish actually did in their real-life concerts.
 
*When Homer smokes pot, he says that it (marijuana) can "make anything funny. Even that show that follows ''[[Friends]]''." This is possibly a reference to ''[[Frasier]]'', which did follow ''Friends'' at the time of this episodes original air-date but is more likely a reference to the numerous -- and usually short-lived -- series scheduled after ''Friends'' for many years.
 
*When Homer is stoned and talks to Ned Flanders he cites his own example of the [[Omnipotence paradox]]: Could Jesus [[microwave oven|microwave]] a [[burrito]] so hot that he himself could not eat it?"
 
 
 
=== Previous episodes ===
 
*Seth and Munchie, the hippies from "[[D'oh-in in the Wind]]", are in the crowd in the rally for the legalization of medical marijuana.
 
*Otto remembers his wedding to Becky in [[It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Marge]] after seeing his ring.
 
*When Marge takes out some clothes from a box, captions show up when Marge lay them up in a shape of a body. These include Lisa's jersey from '[[Lisa on Ice]]', Bart's jockey pants from '[[Saddlesore Galactica]]', the Jack-o-Lantern from Treehouse of Horror [[Treehouse of Horror III|III]], [[Treehouse of Horror IX|IX]] and [[Treehouse of Horror XII|XII]], and Grampa's fez hat from 'Who Shot Grampa's Hat' (This isn't an actual title, but the name is similar to '[[Who Shot Mr. Burns]]').
 
 
 
=== Trivia ===
 
*This is one of the many episodes where a Simpson uses drugs. Bart used [[Focusyn]] in [[Brother's Little Helper]], Homer later uses [[Nappen]] in [[Crook and Ladder]], Marge uses steroids in [[Strong Arms of the Ma]], and Lisa takes [[Ignorital]] in [[The Good, the Sad, and the Drugly]].
 
*This is the first episode revealing fully on screen that [[Otto Mann]] is a stoner, although we do not actually see him smoking pot until later episodes.
 
  
 
== Censorship ==
 
== Censorship ==
 
Due to the prevalent drug themes/use throughout the episode, the following rating assignments were made:
 
Due to the prevalent drug themes/use throughout the episode, the following rating assignments were made:
 
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*This is the second episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' to be issued an “M” rating on Australian network television for “drug use” (the first episode to be rated M by Network Ten was [[Natural Born Kissers]], although that episode has been rated PG by the OFLC).
This is the second episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' to be issued an “M” rating on Australian network television for “drug use” (the first episode to be rated M by Network Ten was [[Natural Born Kissers]], although that episode has been rated PG by the OFLC).
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* This episode does not air before the 9pm watershed on Sky One or Channel 4 in the UK.
 
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* This episode was originally rated TV-PGV when it first aired in the U.S., but was later re-rated TV-14V.
This episode does not air before the 9pm watershed on Sky One or Channel 4 in the UK.
 
 
 
This episode was originally rated TV-PGV (when it first aired in the U.S., but was rerated TV-14V).
 
  
 
{{Season 13}}
 
{{Season 13}}

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"Weekend at Burnsie’s" is the sixteenth episode of The Simpsons’ thirteenth season.

Plot

After a bad experience with genetically modified food, Marge decides to plant her own garden. Crows arrive on the new garden, so Marge makes a scarecrow, which scares Homer. Homer destroys the scarecrow, and the crows eventually see Homer as their leader, following him everywhere. But when the crows attack Maggie, Homer turns on them and they attack his eyes. He then goes to the hospital, where Dr. Hibbert prescribes him medicinal marijuana.

Homer becomes a stoner stereotype, even asking Flanders to read him the whole Holy Bible. When Flanders offers a petition to have a vote on the ban of medical marijuana in Springfield, Homer unwittingly adds his signature. Homer's stoned state also sees him promoted to Executive Vice-President at the power plant, and so he goes to a rally for the legalization of medical marijuana (but the rally is actually held a day after the ban was approved by voters). Homer is cured of his medical condition and promises he won’t smoke pot again.

Mr. Burns asks Homer to help him with a speech for a crisis shareholders meeting. Homer gives Smithers his last joint, and while Smithers is smoking and dressing like Judy Garland, Burns apparently drowns in his bathtub. So, for the meeting, Smithers and Homer make Burns into a marionette, a la Weekend at Bernie's, and the movement of the marionette inadvertently gets Mr. Burns’ heart working again. The meeting is a success, and another financial crisis at the power plant is avoided.

Censorship

Due to the prevalent drug themes/use throughout the episode, the following rating assignments were made:

  • This is the second episode of The Simpsons to be issued an “M” rating on Australian network television for “drug use” (the first episode to be rated M by Network Ten was Natural Born Kissers, although that episode has been rated PG by the OFLC).
  • This episode does not air before the 9pm watershed on Sky One or Channel 4 in the UK.
  • This episode was originally rated TV-PGV when it first aired in the U.S., but was later re-rated TV-14V.
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