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|image = [[File:Pardon My Zinger quote.png|250px]]<br><small>Smithers delivers the ''Pardon My Zinger'' quote that proves his innocence.</small>
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|genre = Comedy
 
|genre = Comedy
|Country of Origin = UK
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|country = UK
|Channel = Comedy Central
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|First Appearance = "[[Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)]]"
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After learning of the Burns shooting, Smithers had a drunken memory of shooting someone, figured that he must have shot Burns, and went to the [[Cathedral of the Downtown]] to confess and get it off his chest. However, instead of a priest, [[Chief Wiggum]] was sitting on the other side of the confessional's screen, apparently waiting for someone to come in and admit to the shooting: "Boy, this thing works great."
 
After learning of the Burns shooting, Smithers had a drunken memory of shooting someone, figured that he must have shot Burns, and went to the [[Cathedral of the Downtown]] to confess and get it off his chest. However, instead of a priest, [[Chief Wiggum]] was sitting on the other side of the confessional's screen, apparently waiting for someone to come in and admit to the shooting: "Boy, this thing works great."
  
When Smithers was taken to jail, [[Kent Brockman]] asked him how it felt "to be accused of the attempted murder of [his] boss and mentor". Smithers replied, "I feel about as low as [[Madonna]] when she found out she missed {{w|Tailhook scandal|Tailhook}}." [[Sideshow Mel]] saw Smithers on TV, heard him quoting the Madonna line, and realized that the line was from the ''Pardon My Zinger'' episode that was being aired at the exact time that Mr. Burns was shot. This meant, Mel concluded, that Smithers must have seen that episode and therefore couldn't have shot Burns.
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When Smithers was taken to jail, [[Kent Brockman]] asked him how it felt "to be accused of the attempted murder of [his] boss and mentor". Smithers replied, "I feel about as low as [[Madonna]] when she found out she missed {{W|Tailhook scandal|Tailhook}}." [[Sideshow Mel]] saw Smithers on TV, heard him quoting the Madonna line, and realized that the line was from the ''Pardon My Zinger'' episode that was being aired at the exact time that Mr. Burns was shot. This meant, Mel concluded, that Smithers must have seen that episode and therefore couldn't have shot Burns.
  
Mel went to the police with this information, and they talked to Smithers again. His memory now clearer, Smithers remembered that he saw the entire show—in fact, he left the town meeting early to hurry home and watch it, when an old man (not Burns) got in his way and Smithers shot him. The man Smithers shot turned out to be [[Jasper Beardsley]]. Because Smithers hit Jasper in his wooden left leg, he was unharmed, much to Smithers' relief.
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Mel went to the police with this information, and they talked to Smithers again. His memory now clearer, Smithers remembered that he saw the entire show—in fact, he left the town meeting early to hurry home and watch it, when an old man (not Burns) got in his way and Smithers shot him. The man Smithers shot turned out to be [[Jasper Beardley]]. Because Smithers hit Jasper in his wooden left leg, he was unharmed, much to Smithers' relief.
  
 
Because Mr. Burns was shot at 3 p.m., and it was solidly established that Smithers was at home watching ''Pardon My Zinger'' at the time, he was cleared as a suspect and was free to go. The police, however, remained baffled as to the identity of the shooter.<ref name="[[Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)]]">"[[Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)]]"</ref>
 
Because Mr. Burns was shot at 3 p.m., and it was solidly established that Smithers was at home watching ''Pardon My Zinger'' at the time, he was cleared as a suspect and was free to go. The police, however, remained baffled as to the identity of the shooter.<ref name="[[Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)]]">"[[Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)]]"</ref>
  
 
== Appearances ==
 
== Appearances ==
[[File:PardonMyZingerMoesTV.jpg|thumb|right|175px|An ad for ''Pardon My Zinger'' on the TV at Moe's.]]
 
 
*{{ep|Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)|(mentioned; ad for it seen on TV in [[Moe's Tavern]].)}}
 
*{{ep|Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)|(mentioned; ad for it seen on TV in [[Moe's Tavern]].)}}
 
*{{ep|Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)|(mentioned)}}
 
*{{ep|Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)|(mentioned)}}

Latest revision as of 12:03, October 28, 2024

Pardon My Zinger
Pardon My Zinger Moe's TV.png
TV Show Information
Genre: Comedy
Country of origin: UK
Channel: Comedy Central
First appearance: "Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)"


Pardon My Zinger is a British sitcom airing on weekdays at 3:00 p.m. on Comedy Central in Springfield. The show played a major part in clearing Waylon Smithers, Jr. as a suspect in the attempted murder of Mr. Burns.

History[edit]

At the town meeting just before Burns was shot, Smithers said that after being fired, he spent his days drinking cheap Scotch and watching Comedy Central. He added that he never missed Pardon My Zinger.[1]

After learning of the Burns shooting, Smithers had a drunken memory of shooting someone, figured that he must have shot Burns, and went to the Cathedral of the Downtown to confess and get it off his chest. However, instead of a priest, Chief Wiggum was sitting on the other side of the confessional's screen, apparently waiting for someone to come in and admit to the shooting: "Boy, this thing works great."

When Smithers was taken to jail, Kent Brockman asked him how it felt "to be accused of the attempted murder of [his] boss and mentor". Smithers replied, "I feel about as low as Madonna when she found out she missed Tailhook." Sideshow Mel saw Smithers on TV, heard him quoting the Madonna line, and realized that the line was from the Pardon My Zinger episode that was being aired at the exact time that Mr. Burns was shot. This meant, Mel concluded, that Smithers must have seen that episode and therefore couldn't have shot Burns.

Mel went to the police with this information, and they talked to Smithers again. His memory now clearer, Smithers remembered that he saw the entire show—in fact, he left the town meeting early to hurry home and watch it, when an old man (not Burns) got in his way and Smithers shot him. The man Smithers shot turned out to be Jasper Beardley. Because Smithers hit Jasper in his wooden left leg, he was unharmed, much to Smithers' relief.

Because Mr. Burns was shot at 3 p.m., and it was solidly established that Smithers was at home watching Pardon My Zinger at the time, he was cleared as a suspect and was free to go. The police, however, remained baffled as to the identity of the shooter.[2]

Appearances[edit]

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