What "The Simpsons" 18-th episode about
Mr. Burns watches as Homer cleans the plant as a human chimney sweep. Later Burns nearly drowns in his bathtub when Smithers neglects him. He makes the realization that he has no heir. Smithers would like Burns to consider him, but Burns has other ideas. He announces before a movie that he will hold auditions for his heir. All of Springfield's children show up, but Burns hates all of them. Bart's audition goes terribly when Homer writes down his speech on index cards. (Homer is so dumb in this episode that he cannot even form grammatical sentences.) Bart comes back at night and vandalizes his mansion. Burns is impressed with Bart's destructive side, so he makes him his heir. Burns is still all alone, so Bart agrees to come and stay with him. Burns likes Bart a lot, but Bart thinks Burns is creepy. When Bart returns home, he is bored and he goes back to Burns. Burns tries to trick Bart into thinking that his real family no longer loves him. He does this by hiring famous actors to play his family, but Bart has trouble keeping friends and is lonely. At the plant Burns fires people for kicks and he tries to make Bart fire his father, but Bart proves his loyalty to his family and opens a trap door under Burns.
Episode number: 18
Episode name: "Burns' Heir"
Episode release date: 15 april 1994 at 00:00
Status: aired
Rating: 8.3
