Who Shot Mr. Burns? Part One
- Episode aired May 21, 1995
- TV-14
- 30m
After Mr. Burns steals oil from Springfield Elementary and blocks out the sun, an unknown person shoots him.After Mr. Burns steals oil from Springfield Elementary and blocks out the sun, an unknown person shoots him.After Mr. Burns steals oil from Springfield Elementary and blocks out the sun, an unknown person shoots him.
- Homer Simpson
- (voice)
- …
- Marge Simpson
- (voice)
- …
- Bart Simpson
- (voice)
- …
- Lisa Simpson
- (voice)
- Package Forwarder #3
- (voice)
- …
- Principal Skinner
- (voice)
- …
- Tito Puente
- (voice)
- Lunchlady Doris
- (voice)
- Milhouse Van Houten
- (voice)
- …
- Miss Hoover
- (voice)
- …
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaWhen Homer shouts the F word, it is censored by a church organ playing an F minor chord.
- GoofsDuring the town meeting scene, the position of Latin jazz great Tito Puente hops all over the room, frequently appearing in the background but from various angles.
- Quotes
Lisa Simpson: [on the phone] Oh, no! That's awful, Mr. Puente. What? Oh, he owns the nuclear power plant. Yeah, I'd like to settle his hash, too.
[hangs up the phone]
Lisa Simpson: Dad, how can you work for a man like Mr. Burns?
Homer: Well, he's not all bad. He did send me this nice thank-you card.
Lisa Simpson: Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie. Dad, this doesn't have your name on it.
[Homer looks at the card and lowers it slowly; his pupils shrink in anger]
Homer: Kids, would you step outside for a second?
[Bart and Lisa run outside as Homer stands up]
Homer: [inhales deeply] F...
[church organ plays a chord, birds fly away and everyone looks at the Simpson house]
Ned Flanders: Dear Lord! That's the loudest profanity I've ever heard!
- Alternate versionsLisa mentions The Three Stooges, in the Spanish Castilian version she mentions Laurel and Hardy.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Simpsons: Who Shot Mr. Burns? Part Two (1995)
The family are the driving force but the supporting cast make each episode stronger and this season continues to get the most out of them. The content of the show remains wonderfully subversive and directed towards adults – and not in a sly way, but in a very direct with. Whether it is some of the softer swear words or the sexual imagery, it clearly isn't really for children, but it is still cleverly done – not just crude for the sake of it but uses that tone in a positive way that fits. The animation is great with a lot of polish and lots of jokes in the detail of scenes as well as in the foreground. The voice work continues to be good but it is the writing that gives them such great dialogue to deliver.
Another very strong season of The Simpsons with consistently good episodes that are clever and funny.
- bob the moo
- Oct 21, 2013