Burns' Heir

Season 5, Episode 18, Aired
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Bart gets caught vandalizing Mr. Burns' mansion, but the billionaire takes a shine to Bart's destructive side and grooms him to become his heir.
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  • superb

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    By futuramarama, Aug 18, 2011 Report Abuse
    what i liked- Burns having auditions for boys to be his heir, Burns proclaiming 'no girls' and we see Milhouse as a girl, Bart's line about Homer taking mysterious trips to Holland, Bart not firing Homer, the fake actors in the video Burns was making to try and persuade Bart to stay with him, amongst other things.
    decent episode. i never loved it a whole lot but it certainly does have its moments of hilarity and a good plot. somewhere in the B range is going to be my final grademoreless

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  • this was a good ep

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    By cube2k8, May 18, 2010 Report Abuse
    in this ep of the simpsons show mr burns is choosing a heir to his fortune and after bart vandalizes his mansion mr burns decides that is the boy that will be his heir. and so mr burns starts to talk to bart and starts to teach him in the ways of being evil. and then his family is worred about him and homer trys to get him back but faild and so bart must figure who he wants to be with his regular family or mr burns. this was a good ep and had some clasic moments . i enjoyed this onemoreless

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    By Sango-Slayer, Jun 26, 2008 Report Abuse
    This episdoe starts off with Homer winnng a "prize" of being a chinmey sweep for the day. Mr. Burns is rexaling in his office, when he alomst drowns while taking a bath. He realizes that when he dies, they will be no one to take his place. He holds audtions to find someone to take his place. Everyone fails, but Bart later goes over to Burns manor and starts to desrtoy the property. Burns likes this, and makes him his heir. Bart at first seems to like living the luxorious life, but soon begins to miss his family. This was a really goood episodemoreless

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  • I guarentee you will laugh so hard at this episode that you will need an oxygen tank...

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    By Iverson82094, Jan 23, 2008 Report Abuse
    Well into his eighth or ninth decade, Monty Burns realizes that he has no children and therefore no heir for his vast fortune. After an audition process in which every child in Springfield vies for the coveted position as Burns' kid, Bart is selected for his attitude and scrappiness. Taking the boy under his wing, Burns tries to turn Bart into the son he never had. When he returns home to his boring old family, Bart resents them for not being rich and overly indulgent like Burns. Torn between loyalty to Homer and Marge and hunger for all the toys and money Burns throws at him, Bart must decide which family he wants to keep. When Mr. Burns insists that Bart fire his own father as an act of loyalty, Bart rebels and fires Burns instead.moreless

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  • Burns almost make Bart a mini version of him!

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    By ozziefan, Feb 03, 2006 Report Abuse
    Bart becomes Mr Burns's heir in this episode and while he has some fun being rich he is not as happy when he is at home.

    Then Mr Burns pulls out the big guns by hiring actors to pretend to be The Simpsons and give the impression they didn't want him to live with them.

    In the end Bart has to ultimately choose between his father and Mr Burns. He makes the right choice in the end.

    While I thought this was a really good plot I didn't find too much of this episode funny. The exception was seeing Moleman as the replacement for Bart.

    Homer: C'mon, its like kissing a peanut!

    Another great part which wasn't actually in the episode was in the deleted scene from the 138th episode which had the robotic Richard Simmons being worse than dogs, bees or dogs with bees in their mouths!moreless

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  • Trivia

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    • Goof: Krusty reads a teleprompter in a 1982 episode of his show, even though he is supposed to be illiterate. Edit
    • A sign at the Happy Earwig hotel reads: "Our Crawlspace - Now Body-Free" Edit
    • Comformco Brain Deprogrammers is a subsidiary of Mrs. Field's Cookies. Edit

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    • The THX sequence in this episode was later reused as an actual THX trailer in movie theaters, in which the logo starts, causing Hans Moleman's glasses to break, a man's teeth to shatter, an exit sign to explode, parts of the roof to fall, and a man's head to explode. Edit
    • Blackboard Joke: The Pledge of Allegiance does not end with "Hail Satan". Couch Gag: The family are ball-shaped and bounce to the couch. Edit

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    • (Mr. Burns tries to show Bart that his family doesn't want him anymore, via a TV monitor...)

      "Homer": (stilted delivery, not Homer's voice) I do not miss Bart at all.

      "Marge": (not Marge's voice) I am glad he's gone.

      "Lisa": (monotone, almost Lisa's voice) As am I.

      "Homer": (drops a sandwich) B'oh!

      Bart: It's probably my imagination, but something about them didn't seem quite right.

      Mr. Burns: Really? Excuse me for just a moment.

      (He walks into a nearby room where a set of the Simpsons' living room has been set up)

      Mr. Burns: People, that was all wrong! Homer Simpson doesn't say "B'oh", he says... (checks script) "D'oh!"

      ("Homer", "Marge" and "Lisa" pull off their masks, revealing themselves to be actors)

      Homer actor: (looks like Michael Caine) Sorry, M.B., but I'm having trouble with this character. Is he supposed to have some kind of neurological impairment, like Rain Man or Awakenings? I mean, what the hell am I doing here?!

      Marge actor: And this dialog has none of the wit and sparkle of Murphy Brown.

      Lisa actor: (Estonian accent) Hey, you know we are getting into golden time.

      Mr. Burns: Yes, well, just get it right, or you'll all be doing Come Blow Your Horn at the Westport Dinner Theater!

      (walks back to the control room)

      Mr. Burns: (to Bart) All right, let's see what the old Simpson family is up to now.

      "Homer": (drops sandwich) Duh-oh!

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    • Mr. Burns: He's the perfect one to suckle at my proverbial teat. Edit
    • Lionel Hutz: I've argued in front of every judge in this state. Often as a lawyer. Edit

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    • Toys Mr. Burns' ad for an heir while standing in a field of tall grass is the same advertising used for the 1992 movie Toys starring Robin Williams. This promo also ran as a preview before movies. Edit
    • A Christmas Carol A cockney boy say to Mr. Burns, "Today? Why it's Christmas Day!" referencing a famous scene in the 1984 film A Christmas Carol. Edit
    • 1984 Hans Moleman is deprogrammed in Room 101 a la George Orwell's 1956 film 1984. Edit

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