Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk

Season 3, Episode 11, Aired
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Mr. Burns sells the nuclear power plant for $100 million to a group of Germans and then retires. Homer has troubles under the new regime and Mr. Burns starts second-guessing his decision to retire.
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  • Superb

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    By jmbsonic555, Oct 17, 2011 Report Abuse
    Mr. Burns sells the nuclear power plant for $100 million to a group of Germans and then retires. Homer has troubles under the new regime and Mr. Burns starts second-guessing his decision to retire.
    overall a superb episode that gets a nine out of ten from me

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    By futuramarama, Aug 19, 2011 Report Abuse
    what i liked- "we germans aren't all smiles and sunshine", the land of chocolate scene, burns' bee sanctuary, burns getting his plant back at the end, the two german characters in general were pretty cool and funny.
    good episode. not one of the all-time bests, but it does have the land of chocolate scene, which is a great scene. B+ or so as my final grade, i think is fair

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  • this was a good ep from the simpsons

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    By cube2k8, May 15, 2010 Report Abuse
    in this ep of the simpsons mr burns is offerd 100million dollars from german plant investers and mr burns takes them up on the offer and retires thing is the germany investers discover that the plant they thought was bargan was not bargan at all and homer is starting to have trouble with the new bosses and they think he is a bafoon.and he dreams of the land of choclate and mr burns is having trouble deeling with the fact he is retired now. thing is mr burns has away to get the plant back from the german investers he does nad the germans vow revenge on mr burns.moreless

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  • This is exactly why I watch this series

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    By Iverson82094, Jan 29, 2008 Report Abuse
    Homer learns he owns stock in the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant and sells his 100 shares for 25 cents apiece to a shady stock broker, netting $25, which he spends on beer. Soon after the sale he learns that the value of the stock was $52 per share. While Homer misses out on the windfall-he could have made $5,200-other employees make small fortunes.

    The reason for the stock's inflated value is because a depressed Mr. Burns wants to sell the plant to pursue other interests. The sale is completed at a value of $100 million to two German businessmen, Hans and Fritz, who have been hanging out in Moe's looking for just such an opportunity (provided the purchase leaves them with enough change to buy the Cleveland Browns). They immediately begin a thorough evaluation of the plant and its employees. When they interview Homer, he is unable to intelligently answer their questions and begins slipping into a now-infamous fantasy about cavorting through "The Land of Chocolate." It isn't long before Homer gets laid off.

    A depressed Homer mopes around the house, insisting he is a competent safety-minded worker. Meanwhile, Burns is having a good time in retirement and decides to go to Moe's Tavern to have a drink. There, Homer and the other bar patrons, along with Bart (who Marge sent to pick up Homer) mock scornfully at Burns for losing the power plant. Burns realizes that only his ownership of a nuclear plant gave him power over ordinary men and is resolved to buy back the plant.

    The German investors, who will make several more silent appearances in Springfield in the future, are more than willing to sell the plant back to Burns because as they say, it will cost another $100 million dollars to bring the plant up to code. Burns, noting their desperation to sell and saying so offers them $50 million for the plant saying that, "you will find it [his offer] most unfair." Homer is re-hired, and Burns plots his revenge on him at some unspecified point in the future.moreless

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  • another burns episode

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    By bender21345, Dec 16, 2007 Report Abuse
    this was another burns episode yet it was less funnier than your average burns episode this was my second favorite season 3 episode. although it was my 3 least fqavorite burns episode.

    the episode starts off when the company stick goes up by 75 points but homer sells his stock early well his co-workers make a small fortune.in this happening burns sells his company and does and makes 100 millon dollars off it. now in new hands the germans decide to fire homer. and now burns has become even more depressed then when he sold the company so he decides to buy it back.moreless

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    • Goof: Smithers gets stung by bees in this episode and nothing happened to him. But later in another season 7 episode "22 Short Stories About Springfield". Smithers gets stung again and says he's allergic to bees and his face swells up.

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    • Burns and the Germans dine and negotiate at the Hungry Hun. Edit
    • The population of the Land of Chocolate is 1372. Edit

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    • Horst is modeled after actor John Banner who played Sgt. Shultz on Hogan's Heroes. Edit
    • Originally the "Fudge Town" sign in Homer's chocolate dream said "Hershey Highway" but the censors forced the writers to change it because they felt it was a double meaning. Edit
    • In the DVD commentary for this episode, Dan Castellenetta reveals that the voice of Charlie was created by his impression of Lenny. Edit

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    • Mr. Burns: Ooh Smithers! A blue-collar bar! Let's go slumming! Edit
    • Moe: (about Bart) He's a pip this one is. Edit
    • Homer: Ooh! Battlestar Galactica. Edit

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    • Alexander Graham Bell Burns calling Smithers with the line "Smithers, come here I want you" is a reference to Alexander's Graham Bell's famous phrase when he invented the telephone: "Watson, come I want you." Edit
    • Top Secret! The book on tape: Sycophantic German, is a quick and funny reference to learning improper German from the 1984 film Top Secret!. Edit
    • Quimby: Ich bin ein Springfielder! The German phrase Quimby says is a reference to a phrase 'Ich bin ein Berliner' said by John F. Kennedy in his famous speech in front of the Berlin Wall in 1961. The full quote is: "Today, in the world of freedom, the proudest boast is 'Ich bin ein Berliner.'" The German line translates to 'I am a Berlin citizen,' obviously a tribute to the people living at the front line of the Cold War. Since a German pastry - essentially a jam-filled doughnut without a hole - is also called 'Berliner' certain comedians used the translation 'I am a jelly roll.' Edit

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