{"id":45852,"date":"2026-08-15T04:04:58","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T23:04:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=45852"},"modified":"2026-08-15T04:04:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T23:04:58","slug":"13-greatest-mr-burns-quotes-in-the-simpsons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=45852","title":{"rendered":"13 Greatest Mr. Burns Quotes In The Simpsons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/db\/tv-show\/the-simpsons\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Simpsons<\/strong><\/a><\/em>\u2019 writers have plenty of iconic characters to work with, but Mr. Burns might be the most fun character to write for. A lot of <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/simpsons-characters-family-guy-ripped-off\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Simpsons<\/em>\u2019 comedic archetypes<\/a> only drawn from one comedic well \u2014 Ned Flanders is a caricature of Christian hospitality, Chief Wiggum is a caricature of inept American policing, Principal Skinner is a caricature of uptight educators, etc. \u2014 but C. Montgomery Burns is three comic caricatures rolled into one: he\u2019s absurdly wealthy, unquantifiably old, and shamelessly evil, so the writers have a lot to play around with.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p>Mr. Burns is responsible for some of <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/the-simpsons-episodes-considered-masterpiece-list\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Simpsons<\/em>\u2019 funniest moments<\/a>, and most memorable quotes. Every line is delivered perfectly by Harry Shearer, with razor-sharp comic timing.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"quot-are-you-saying-39-boo-39-or-39-boo-urns-39-quot\">\n            <span class=\"item-num\">13 <\/span><br \/>\n        <span><br \/>\n                            &#8220;Are You Saying &#8216;Boo&#8217; Or &#8216;Boo-urns&#8217;?&#8221;<br \/>\n                    <\/span><br \/>\n       <\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"season-6-epiode-18-quot-a-star-is-burns-quot\">\n            Season 6, Epiode 18, &#8220;A Star Is Burns&#8221;<br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:50%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-in-a-theater-in-the-simpsons.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n<figure><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-in-a-theater-in-the-simpsons.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-in-a-theater-in-the-simpsons.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-in-a-theater-in-the-simpsons.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-in-a-theater-in-the-simpsons.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=1\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-in-a-theater-in-the-simpsons.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-in-a-theater-in-the-simpsons.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\"\/><img width=\"825\" height=\"413\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Mr Burns in a theater in The Simpsons\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-in-a-theater-in-the-simpsons.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-in-a-theater-in-the-simpsons.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\"\/>\n        <\/picture><figcaption style=\"display: none;\">Mr Burns in a theater in The Simpsons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> Mr. Burns is more of a middleman in this gag, but it\u2019s one of the funniest bits in <em>Simpsons<\/em> history. When Mr. Burns screens his propagandic, self-aggrandizing biopic at the Springfield Film Festival, it\u2019s met with boos from the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>Smithers assures Mr. Burns that the crowd is chanting, \u201c<em>Boo-urns,<\/em>\u201d and when Mr. Burns checks with the audience, it turns out one of them actually was saying, \u201c<em>Boo-urns.<\/em>\u201d The M.V.P. of this scene is Hans Moleman, but Mr. Burns sets up his punchline.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"quot-hello-my-name-is-mr-snrub-yes-that-39-ll-do-quot\">\n            <span class=\"item-num\">12 <\/span><br \/>\n        <span><br \/>\n                            &#8220;Hello, My Name Is Mr. Snrub&#8230; Yes, That&#8217;ll Do.&#8221;<br \/>\n                    <\/span><br \/>\n       <\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"season-4-episode-12-quot-marge-vs-the-monorail-quot\">\n            Season 4, Episode 12, &#8220;Marge Vs. The Monorail&#8221;<br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:50%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-with-a-fake-mustache-in-the-simpsons.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n<figure><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-with-a-fake-mustache-in-the-simpsons.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-with-a-fake-mustache-in-the-simpsons.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-with-a-fake-mustache-in-the-simpsons.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-with-a-fake-mustache-in-the-simpsons.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-with-a-fake-mustache-in-the-simpsons.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-with-a-fake-mustache-in-the-simpsons.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\"\/><img width=\"825\" height=\"413\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Mr Burns with a fake mustache in The Simpsons\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-with-a-fake-mustache-in-the-simpsons.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-with-a-fake-mustache-in-the-simpsons.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\"\/>\n        <\/picture><figcaption style=\"display: none;\">Mr Burns with a fake mustache in The Simpsons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> Perhaps the greatest <em>Simpsons<\/em> episode ever made, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/simpsons-classic-moments-marge-vs-monorail-episode\/\" target=\"_blank\">Marge vs. the Monorail<\/a>,\u201d begins with the Environmental Protection Agency fining Mr. Burns $3 million for dumping nuclear waste in a public park. Mayor Quimby holds a town meeting to determine what to do with the money, and Mr. Burns tries to get it back.<\/p>\n<p>With a fake mustache on his upper lip, Mr. Burns introduces himself as \u201cMr. Snrub\u201d and suggests that they reinvest the money in the power plant. The tag of \u201c<em>Yes, that\u2019ll do<\/em>\u201d makes it so much funnier, because it suggests that Mr. Burns knows reversing the letters of his own name isn\u2019t a very convincing alias, but believes all the townspeople are rubes who won\u2019t notice the low-effort moniker.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"quot-want-it-black-don-39-t-you-black-like-your-heart-quot\">\n            <span class=\"item-num\">11 <\/span><br \/>\n        <span><br \/>\n                            &#8220;Want It Black, Don&#8217;t You? Black Like Your Heart!&#8221;<br \/>\n                    <\/span><br \/>\n       <\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"season-3-episode-24-quot-brother-can-you-spare-two-dimes-quot\">\n            Season 3, Episode 24, &#8220;Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?&#8221;<br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:50%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-yells-at-his-lawyer-in-the-simpsons.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n<figure><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-yells-at-his-lawyer-in-the-simpsons.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-yells-at-his-lawyer-in-the-simpsons.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-yells-at-his-lawyer-in-the-simpsons.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-yells-at-his-lawyer-in-the-simpsons.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-yells-at-his-lawyer-in-the-simpsons.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-yells-at-his-lawyer-in-the-simpsons.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\"\/><img width=\"825\" height=\"413\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Mr Burns yells at his lawyer in The Simpsons\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-yells-at-his-lawyer-in-the-simpsons.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-yells-at-his-lawyer-in-the-simpsons.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\"\/>\n        <\/picture><figcaption style=\"display: none;\">Mr Burns yells at his lawyer in The Simpsons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> It\u2019s always funny when Mr. Burns takes the moral high ground, because he\u2019s so flagrantly amoral. But he made a good point about lawyers. In the season 3 finale, Mr. Burns tells his legal team that he\u2019ll pay for their services, but he considers them subhuman \u201c<em>vipers<\/em>\u201d profiting off of human suffering.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of his rant, Mr. Burns offers his lawyers a coffee, then launches straight back into another tirade. He turns a black coffee order into an opportunity to tell his head lawyer that his heart is black.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"quot-ahoy-hoy-quot\">\n            <span class=\"item-num\">10 <\/span><br \/>\n        <span><br \/>\n                            &#8220;Ahoy Hoy!&#8221;<br \/>\n                    <\/span><br \/>\n       <\/h2>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:50%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-talking-on-the-phone-in-the-simpsons.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n<figure><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-talking-on-the-phone-in-the-simpsons.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-talking-on-the-phone-in-the-simpsons.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-talking-on-the-phone-in-the-simpsons.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-talking-on-the-phone-in-the-simpsons.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-talking-on-the-phone-in-the-simpsons.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-talking-on-the-phone-in-the-simpsons.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\"\/><img width=\"825\" height=\"413\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Mr Burns talking on the phone in The Simpsons\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-talking-on-the-phone-in-the-simpsons.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-talking-on-the-phone-in-the-simpsons.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\"\/>\n        <\/picture><figcaption style=\"display: none;\">Mr Burns talking on the phone in The Simpsons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> Every time <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/burns-simpsons-phone-joke-clever-history-reference-explained\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mr. Burns answers the phone in <em>The Simpsons<\/em><\/a>, he says, \u201c<em>Ahoy hoy!<\/em>\u201d This is one of the most obscure running jokes in the series; it\u2019s yet another example of Mr. Burns using archaic language.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Ahoy hoy!<\/em>\u201d was Alexander Graham Bell\u2019s preferred greeting for his invention of the telephone, whereas his rival, Thomas Edison, favored the more familiar \u201c<em>Hello.<\/em>\u201d But the genius of the line is that it\u2019s funny enough on its own, even if you don\u2019t know the history behind it.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"quot-have-the-rolling-stones-killed-quot\">\n            <span class=\"item-num\">9 <\/span><br \/>\n        <span><br \/>\n                            &#8220;Have The Rolling Stones Killed.&#8221;<br \/>\n                    <\/span><br \/>\n       <\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"season-5-episode-4-quot-rosebud-quot\">\n            Season 5, Episode 4, &#8220;Rosebud&#8221;<br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:50%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-and-smithers-at-a-birthday-party-in-the-simpsons.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n<figure><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-and-smithers-at-a-birthday-party-in-the-simpsons.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-and-smithers-at-a-birthday-party-in-the-simpsons.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-and-smithers-at-a-birthday-party-in-the-simpsons.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-and-smithers-at-a-birthday-party-in-the-simpsons.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-and-smithers-at-a-birthday-party-in-the-simpsons.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-and-smithers-at-a-birthday-party-in-the-simpsons.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"1650\" height=\"826\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Mr Burns and Smithers at a birthday party in The Simpsons\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-and-smithers-at-a-birthday-party-in-the-simpsons.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-and-smithers-at-a-birthday-party-in-the-simpsons.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture><figcaption style=\"display: none;\">Mr Burns and Smithers at a birthday party in The Simpsons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> When the Ramones perform at Mr. Burns\u2019 birthday bash, they give a typically boorish on-stage performance. Most rock \u2018n\u2019 roll fans would kill to have the Ramones play for them, but Mr. Burns is unimpressed by their punk antics.<\/p>\n<p>During the performance, Burns turns to Smithers and tells him to \u201c<em>have the Rolling Stones killed.<\/em>\u201d Smithers tries to save the Stones\u2019 lives, and inform Mr. Burns that they\u2019re not the ones on stage offending him, but Mr. Burns won\u2019t hear it: \u201c<em>Do as I say!<\/em>\u201d So, in the <em>Simpsons<\/em> universe, the Rolling Stones died needlessly.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"quot-ooh-sounds-delish-let-me-just-toss-some-jeans-on-and-wait-a-minute-who-is-this-quot\">\n            <span class=\"item-num\">8 <\/span><br \/>\n        <span><br \/>\n                            &#8220;Ooh, Sounds Delish! Let Me Just Toss Some Jeans On And&#8230; Wait A Minute, Who Is This!?&#8221;<br \/>\n                    <\/span><br \/>\n       <\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"season-5-episode-6-quot-marge-on-the-lam-quot\">\n            Season 5, Episode 6, &#8220;Marge On The Lam&#8221;<br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:50%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-on-the-phone-in-the-simpsons.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n<figure><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-on-the-phone-in-the-simpsons.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-on-the-phone-in-the-simpsons.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-on-the-phone-in-the-simpsons.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-on-the-phone-in-the-simpsons.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-on-the-phone-in-the-simpsons.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-on-the-phone-in-the-simpsons.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\"\/><img width=\"825\" height=\"413\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Mr Burns on the phone in The Simpsons\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-on-the-phone-in-the-simpsons.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-on-the-phone-in-the-simpsons.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\"\/>\n        <\/picture><figcaption style=\"display: none;\">Mr Burns on the phone in The Simpsons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> In season 5\u2019s \u201cMarge on the Lam,\u201d Marge befriends the Simpsons\u2019 new neighbor, Ruth Powers, leaving Homer feeling lonely and neglected. As Homer calls around to find a friend of his own, he calls his boss.<\/p>\n<p>This leads to one of the funniest visuals in <em>Simpsons<\/em> history: Mr. Burns, cozying up on a shaggy pink rug, acting like a teenage girl. It\u2019s a wildly unexpected left turn, and then Burns snaps out of it.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"quot-usually-the-blood-gets-off-at-the-second-floor-quot\">\n            <span class=\"item-num\">7 <\/span><br \/>\n        <span><br \/>\n                            &#8220;Usually, The Blood Gets Off At The Second Floor.&#8221;<br \/>\n                    <\/span><br \/>\n       <\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"season-6-episode-6-quot-treehouse-of-horror-v-quot\">\n            Season 6, Episode 6, &#8220;Treehouse Of Horror V&#8221;<br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:50%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-standing-in-blood-in-the-simpsons.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n<figure><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-standing-in-blood-in-the-simpsons.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-standing-in-blood-in-the-simpsons.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-standing-in-blood-in-the-simpsons.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-standing-in-blood-in-the-simpsons.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-standing-in-blood-in-the-simpsons.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-standing-in-blood-in-the-simpsons.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"1650\" height=\"826\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Mr Burns standing in blood in The Simpsons\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-standing-in-blood-in-the-simpsons.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-standing-in-blood-in-the-simpsons.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture><figcaption style=\"display: none;\">Mr Burns standing in blood in The Simpsons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <em>The Simpsons<\/em>\u2019 fifth Halloween special is one of its best. It kicks off with a spot-on spoof of Stanley Kubrick\u2019s movie adaptation of <em>The Shining<\/em>, including one of its most striking visuals: gallons of blood gushing out of an elevator.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Burns quips that the blood usually gets off on the second floor. This hilariously deflates the horror of Kubrick\u2019s mind-bending image by applying real-world logic: why would blood be riding the elevator?<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"quot-cause-of-parents-39-death-got-in-my-way-quot\">\n            <span class=\"item-num\">6 <\/span><br \/>\n        <span><br \/>\n                            &#8220;Cause Of Parents&#8217; Death: Got In My Way&#8230;&#8221;<br \/>\n                    <\/span><br \/>\n       <\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"season-11-episode-12-quot-the-mansion-family-quot\">\n            Season 11, Episode 12, &#8220;The Mansion Family&#8221;<br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:50%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-looking-confused-in-the-simpsons.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n<figure><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-looking-confused-in-the-simpsons.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-looking-confused-in-the-simpsons.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-looking-confused-in-the-simpsons.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-looking-confused-in-the-simpsons.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-looking-confused-in-the-simpsons.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-looking-confused-in-the-simpsons.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"1650\" height=\"826\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Mr Burns looking confused in The Simpsons\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-looking-confused-in-the-simpsons.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-looking-confused-in-the-simpsons.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture><figcaption style=\"display: none;\">Mr Burns looking confused in The Simpsons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> In the season 11 episode \u201cThe Mansion Family,\u201d the Simpsons are house-sitting for Mr. Burns while he\u2019s going in for a medical checkup. As he\u2019s filling out the forms, Mr. Burns has to write down his parents\u2019 cause of death.<\/p>\n<p>The doctors are trying to figure out if Mr. Burns might have hereditary illnesses, but he writes that his parents died because they \u201c<em>got in my way.<\/em>\u201d This darkly suggests that Mr. Burns murdered his parents because they tried to mitigate his destructive influence on the world.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"quot-family-religion-friendship-these-are-the-three-demons-you-must-slay-if-you-wish-to-succeed-in-business-quot\">\n            <span class=\"item-num\">5 <\/span><br \/>\n        <span><br \/>\n                            &#8220;Family, Religion, Friendship. These Are The Three Demons You Must Slay If You Wish To Succeed In Business.&#8221;<br \/>\n                    <\/span><br \/>\n       <\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"season-8-episode-21-quot-the-old-man-and-the-lisa-quot\">\n            Season 8, Episode 21, &#8220;The Old Man And The Lisa&#8221;<br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:50%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-speaking-in-a-classroom-in-the-simpsons.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n<figure><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-speaking-in-a-classroom-in-the-simpsons.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-speaking-in-a-classroom-in-the-simpsons.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-speaking-in-a-classroom-in-the-simpsons.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-speaking-in-a-classroom-in-the-simpsons.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=1\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-speaking-in-a-classroom-in-the-simpsons.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-speaking-in-a-classroom-in-the-simpsons.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\"\/><img width=\"825\" height=\"413\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Mr Burns speaking in a classroom in The Simpsons\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-speaking-in-a-classroom-in-the-simpsons.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mr-burns-speaking-in-a-classroom-in-the-simpsons.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\"\/>\n        <\/picture><figcaption style=\"display: none;\">Mr Burns speaking in a classroom in The Simpsons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> Mr. Burns makes an unlikely partnership with Lisa in season 8\u2019s \u201cThe Old Man and the Lisa.\u201d The episode kicks off with Mr. Burns coming in to give a speech to Lisa\u2019s class about succeeding in business.<\/p>\n<p>When he starts off listing \u201c<em>family, religion, friendship,<\/em>\u201d it seems like he\u2019s naming all the most valuable things in life. But then, he describes those core human tenets as \u201c<em>demons you must slay<\/em>\u201d on your way to the top of the financial food chain.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"quot-it-was-the-best-of-times-it-was-the-blurst-of-times-you-stupid-monkey-quot\">\n            <span class=\"item-num\">4 <\/span><br \/>\n        <span><br \/>\n                            &#8220;It Was The Best Of Times, It Was The Blurst Of Times? You Stupid Monkey!&#8221;<br \/>\n                    <\/span><br \/>\n       <\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"season-4-episode-17-quot-last-exit-to-springfield-quot\">\n            Season 4, Episode 17, &#8220;Last Exit To Springfield&#8221;<br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:50%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Simpsons-Burns-Monkey.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n<figure><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Simpsons-Burns-Monkey.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Simpsons-Burns-Monkey.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Simpsons-Burns-Monkey.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Simpsons-Burns-Monkey.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=1\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Simpsons-Burns-Monkey.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Simpsons-Burns-Monkey.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\"\/><img width=\"825\" height=\"413\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Mr Burns reads from a monkey's typewriter in The Simpsons\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Simpsons-Burns-Monkey.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Simpsons-Burns-Monkey.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\"\/>\n        <\/picture><figcaption style=\"display: none;\">Mr Burns reads from a monkey&#8217;s typewriter in The Simpsons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> When Homer becomes the union boss, Mr. Burns invites him over to his mansion to schmooze him. He shows him a room where he has a dozen monkeys working on typewriters to create a great piece of literature.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a hilarious literalization of the old thought experiment that if you put a monkey in front of a typewriter for an infinite amount of time, eventually it would produce the completed works of Shakespeare (just because it would eventually write every sequence of words possible, which would include the collected Shakespeare plays). But when Mr. Burns takes a look at what his monkeys have written, he finds that they\u2019ve misspelled the iconic opening line of <em>A Tale of Two Cities<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Simpsons\u2019 writers have plenty of iconic characters to work with, but Mr. Burns might be the most fun character to write for. 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