Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)
Plot
When Skinner opens the school up, he finds the 4th grade hamster has died. Wille buries it in the basement, but when he starts to dig, oil spews out of the hole. Mr. Burns watches them build an oil tower on the school, and he devises a way to get that oil. On the opening day of the oil rig, they flip the switch and find out someone else has gotten to the oil. Mr. Burns launches his "Slant Drilling Co." oil rig and oil flies out and sprays so far it knocks Bart and Santa's Little Helper out of the treehouse. Santa's Little Helper needs to wear casts on his legs, so Bart vows revenge on whoever did this to him. The fumes from the oil poullute Moe's Tavern and he has to close it down. The ground under the retirement home starts crumbling and it splits it in half. Smithers isn't happy with Mr. Burns since he destroyed other places in Springfield. Then Mr. Burns unvials his plot to block out the sun, but Smithers protests to his plot, so Mr. Burns fires him. At a town meeting, everyone discusses why they hate Mr. Burns. He shows up and blocks the sun out for them all to see. While walking down the street, he is shot, and he lands on the sun dial on "S" and "W".
Quotes
- Grampa: {noticing the dog with a cone on walikng past} "The lamps getting away."
- Bart: "No, Grampa. That's my dog."
- Grampa: "So long lamp."
- Lunchlady Doris: "The cafiteria staff is complaing about rats in the kitchen. I want to hire a new staff."