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"A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love"
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- ""So, what shall we do tomorrow? Go grousing? Or, if you'd rather stay home you could sing, while I accompany you on the clavichord. ""
- ―Mr. Burns
"A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love" is the fourth episode of Season 13, which aired on December 2, 2001. The episode was written by John Swartzwelder (his 50th episode) and directed by Lance Kramer. Julia Louis-Dreyfus and George Takei guest starred. The episode is dedicated to George Harrison.
Homer's new job as the author of fortune cookies assures Mr. Burns that love is on the horizon. Mr. Burns finds it in a woman named Gloria, whom he loves so much that he wants to marry. But as he proposes to Gloria, her ex shows up - which happens to be Snake, and he's just broken out of prison.
Plot
The Simpsons visit Chinatown, where Animal Control tranquilises a "fake" dragon. The family eat at a very authentic Chinese restaurant, where Homer finds his fortune from an after-dinner complimentary fortune cookie very obvious, and already known by everyone there. Upon complaining of the fortuneteller, the manager asks him to come up with a better fortune, which Homer thinks should be "You will be aroused by a shampoo commercial." The manager, surprised by the apparently acceptable fortune cookie, introduces him to the workers, and states that Homer can make much better fortunetellers. He is asked to give an example ("The price of stamps will climb ever higher") and everyone agrees with the manager that Homer is superior to them. He is hired for a job, despite his employment as a Health Supervisor under Mr. Burns in the nuclear power plant. Mr. Burns orders from the restaurant, and finds a fortuneteller in his fortune cookie, wrote by Homer, which reads "You will find true love on Flag Day."
