Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)
"Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)"
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Episode Information
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Contents
Plot
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 Grandpa's 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. Mayor Quimby calls a town meeting, but Mr. Burns interrupts it to announce that he plans to block out the sun, thereby forcing the town to use his electricity forever. He moves the machine into place, blocks out the sun, and as he leaves, it is noticed that many townspeople are missing. There is a gunshot, and Mr. Burns staggers onto the sundial, shot.
Trivia
- According to the DVD commentary for this episode, a college kid found out the shooter just a few hours after the show aired and posted his results on the web. The staff couldn't give him the prize in the "Who Shot Mr. Burns Contest" because he didn't enter properly. They were going to send him something, but they couldn't find his online username anymore.
- This is the prolouge to the episode, Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two).
Quotes
- Grampa: (noticing the dog with a cone on walking past) Hey, the lamp's runnin' away.
Bart: That's my dog, man.
Grampa: So long lamp.
- Willy: (ripping off his shirt) "I'LL KILL THAT MR. BURNS!!!! And uhhh, wound ... that Mr. Smithers.
- EPA Man: As long as Mr. Burns is pumping oil, this bar is closed.
Moe: Damn Burns! Just let me get one thing.
(Moe pulls his makeshift shotgun from behind the bar and cocks it)
Barney: Me too! (pulls out a .38 revolver) Ahh ... now there's the inflated sense of self-esteem.
- Lunchlady Doris: The cafeteria staff is complaining about mice in the kitchen. I want to hire a new staff! (This was approved).
- Bart: Skinner said my idea was 'unplausible'.
Lisa: Bart, even if they were able to resurrect The Three Stooges, I doubt they'd want to hang out with you.
Bart: Yeah, they probably got families or somethin'.
- Homer: although he did send us this thank you card.
Lisa': (lisa reads)Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie. Dad this doesn't have your name on it.
Homer: Kids, could you step outside for a sec?(Bart and Lisa runs out of the house) (Homer gets prepared to shout)F--(Homer is cut off by a pipe organ. Shocked neighbors look in the Simpsons house)
Ned Flanders: Dear Lord, that's the loudest profanity I ever heard.
Apperances
- Homer Simpson
- Marge Simpson
- Bart Simpson
- Lisa Simpson
- Maggie Simpson
- Mr. Burns
- Smithers
- Abe Simpson
- Seymour Skinner
- Tito Puente
- Groundskeeper Willie
- Superintendent Chalmers
- Lenny
- Carl
- Barney
- Milhouse
- Chief Wiggum
- Otto Mann
- Moe
- Lunchlady Doris
- Guillermo
- Kearney
- Ned Flanders
- Dr. Hibbert
- Mayor Quimby
- Santa's Little Helper
- Snowball II
- Miss Hoover
- Sideshow Mel
- Jimbo
- Snake
- Superdude
- Captain Horatio McCallister
- Apu Nahasapeemapetilon
- Krusty
- Veterinarian
- Old Jewish Man
- Leopold
- Patty
- Selma
- Ralph
- Comic Book Guy
- Dewey Largo
- Maude Flanders
- Hans Moleman
- Edna Krabappel
- Lionel Hutz
- Mr. Winfield
- Sylvia Winfield
- Bernice Hibbert
- Agnes Skinner
- Jacqueline Bouvier
- Jasper
- Kirk Van Houten
- Luann Van Houten
- Rod Flanders
- Todd Flanders
- Princess Kashmir
- Sam
- Larry
- Herman
- Ruth Powers
- Helen Lovejoy
- Reverend Lovejoy
- Unknown School Administration man - seen sitting next to Mrs Krabappel at oil appreciation day.
