Difference between revisions of "Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)"

At the beginning of the new school year, [[Principal Skinner]] opens up the school to find that "[[Superdude]]," the 4th grade gerbil, has died. He gives [[Willie]] the task of burying the gerbil, and in the process Willie strikes oil. Everyone in the school rejoices, as now they have all the money they could ever want. Several teachers want new equipment, Willie wants a crystal slop bucket, and [[Lisa]] wants to hire Tito Puente to teach jazz at the school. However, [[Monty Burns]] has his eyes on the well, and wants to steal the oil (since [[Smithers]] forbid him from literally stealing candy from a baby.) First he tries to get Skinner to give the money to the [[Nuclear Plant]] by poorly disguising himself as [[Jimbo Jones]], but to no avail. Finally, he uses a "slant drilling" operation to tap the well before the school can, thereby stealing the oil. The jet of oil smashes into [[Bart]]'s treehouse, leaving it in a wreck and breaking [[Santa's Little Helper]]'s legs. The drill also crushes the ground under [[Grampa]]'s [[Springfield Retirement Castle|retirement home]], and the fumes from the oil force [[Moe's Tavern]] to close. And of course, all the faculty and Lisa don't get their special equipment (and Tito Puente) because the school is now bankrupt from building the oil well. All of these people (and [[Homer]], who flips out when Burns can't remember his name) swear revenge on the old man. Not even Smithers can stand the acts his beloved employer has undertaken, sarcastically saying that Burns has crushed al his enemy's. An old folks home, the local tavern and an elementary school. Burns says he hasn't taken out his biggest enemy, the sun. He plans to block out the sun, thereby forcing the town to use his electricity forever. Smithers say's he's stood by enough of Burns schemes but this one is too much and says he will have no part of it. Burns then fires him [[Mayor Quimby]] calls a town meeting inly to have Burns turn up (armed in case he is attacked), He moves the machine into place, blocks out the sun, and as he leaves, it is noticed that many townspeople are missing. A gunshot is heard, and Mr. Burns staggers out of an alleyway, collapsing onto the sundial, shot. [[Marge]] then comments that they may never know who did this, since everyone in town is a suspect. After a long silence [[Dr Hibbert]], with his trademark chuckle says "Well I couldn't possibly solve this mystery. ''Can ''YOU?" pointing at what is thought to be you, the viewer. It turns out he is pointing to [[Chief Wiggum]], who says he will give it a shot. An ominous tune plays after this.