Ken Burns

This article is about the character. For the guest star, see Ken Burns.

Ken Burns

Character Information Gender: Male ♂ Status: Alive Hair: Brown Occupation: Director Producer Relatives: Father: Manchester U. Burns Mother: Zelda Stewart First appearance: "Pray Anything" Voiced by: Himself

Ken Burns is an American director and producer. He is the son of Manchester U. Burns and Zelda Stewart.

History

Homer prayed to find the remote control when he could not find it because the TV had a documentary by Ken Burns about his life on.

Ken Burns made a documentary on cheese making that Edna and Ned watched.

The first ever Grand Prix that takes place in the streets of Springfield is poorly planned and work is being done on the circuit at the same time the cars are racing. Some construction workers are seen to take a break and watch The Making of the Empire State Building, a construction documentary narrated by Ken Burns.

Lisa told Dateline: Springfield to not interview Grampa as he almost made Ken Burns quit the business. Ken Burns was then seen rocking back and forth in a psychiatrist's office and said that Grampa was more boring than baseball.

Ken Burns starred in and directed the documentary LifeBoat: Abandon Ship, which went over the issues with the company LifeBoat. Burns interviewed Mr. Burns in the documentary.

Lisa said that she wanted to watch a Ken Burns documentary of jazz musicians ex-girlfriends.

Appearances

• Episode – "Pray Anything"
• Episode – "The Ned-liest Catch"
• Episode – "Moonshine River" (voice only)
• Episode – "Woo-Hoo Dunnit?"
• Episode – "Homer's Adventures Through the Windshield Glass" (opening sequence)
• Episode – "Thirst Trap: A Corporate Love Story"
• Comic story – Simpsons: The Musical (mentioned)
• Book – C. Montgomery Burns' Handbook of World Domination

References

Burns family

Living family Charles Montgomery Burns • Daphne Burns • Ironfist Burns • Ken Burns • Larry Burns • Victoria Burns • Mr. Burns' nephews • Persephone Odair Deceased family Captain Blackburns • Agnes Montgomery Burns • Bensonhurst Burns • Bertam Burns • Casandra Burns • Chasity Temperance Burns • Clifford Burns • Doctor General Edmund Burns • Elspeth Burns • Franklin Jefferson Burns • Mergatroid Burns • Rudolph Burns • Tiberius Burns • Wainwright Montgomery Burns • Wilhelm Podchester Burns • Evelyn Graycomb • Barbara Kretizer • Rosemarie Lippincott • Lyla • Lauren Vontavius Porter • Jeannette Schicklgruber • Marguerite Chesterton Wagstaff Pets Canary M. Burns • The Hounds (Crippler • Nipper • Shadow • Winston) Status unknown Agnes Brookside • Archibald Burns • Carol Burns • Christoph Burns • Clifford Burns Jr. • Cornelius Burns • Dominique Burns • Doreena Burns • Elihu Burns • Ernest Burns • Ferguson Cranford Burns IV • Fu Manchu Burns • George Burns • J. Stewart Burns • Manchester U. Burns • Rupert Burns • Vernon Burns • Zeph Burns • Charles Montgomery Burns' adoptive father • Sarah Drew Linscott • Hortensia Patterson • Zelda Stewart • Elaine van Landinham • Bernadette Windham Miscellaneous Robo Burns

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