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Encyclopedia > Burns, Baby Burns
The Simpsons episode
"Burns, Baby Burns"
Larry and Mr. Burns meet for the first time.
Episode no. 157
Prod. code 4F05
Orig. airdate November 17, 1996[1]
Show runner(s) Bill Oakley &
Josh Weinstein
Written by Ian Maxtone-Graham[2]
Directed by Jim Reardon[2]
Couch gag Balloons representing the family float into the room and burst when they hit the couch.[2]
Guest star(s) Rodney Dangerfield as Larry Burns
DVD
commentary		 Matt Groening
Josh Weinstein
Ian Maxtone-Graham
Jim Reardon
David X. Cohen
George Meyer
Mark Kirkland
Season 8
October 27, 1996 – May 18, 1997
  1. Treehouse of Horror VII
  2. You Only Move Twice
  3. The Homer They Fall
  4. Burns, Baby Burns
  5. Bart After Dark
  6. A Milhouse Divided
  7. Lisa's Date with Density
  8. Hurricane Neddy
  9. El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer (The Mysterious Voyage of Homer)
  10. The Springfield Files
  11. The Twisted World of Marge Simpson
  12. Mountain of Madness
  13. Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious
  14. The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show
  15. Homer's Phobia
  16. Brother from Another Series
  17. My Sister, My Sitter
  18. Homer vs. The Eighteenth Amendment
  19. Grade School Confidential
  20. The Canine Mutiny
  21. The Old Man and the Lisa
  22. In Marge We Trust
  23. Homer's Enemy
  24. The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase
  25. The Secret War of Lisa Simpson
List of all The Simpsons episodes

"Burns, Baby Burns" is the fourth episode of The Simpsons' eighth season, first aired by the Fox network on November 17, 1996.[1] Mr. Burns' long lost son Larry returns and although they at first get along well, Mr. Burns begins to see that his son has turned out to be an oaf. It was directed by Jim Reardon and was the first episode written by Ian Maxtone-Graham.[2] It guest starred Rodney Dangerfield as Larry Burns.[1] Simpsons redirects here. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece, coinciding with the anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Bill Oakley (born in 1966) is an American televison writer, best known for his work on The Simpsons. ... This article is about The Simpsons writer Josh Weinstein. ... Al Jean (left) and David Mirkin (right), have both been writers for The Simpsons for more than ten years. ... Ian Maxtone-Graham caricatured on The Simpsons, where he has worked since 1994 Ian Maxtone-Graham, born July 3, 1959, is a television writer and producer. ... The three people are caricatures of (left to right) Rich Moore, Wes Archer and David Silverman[1] The following is a list of directors who have worked on the Fox animated television series The Simpsons. ... Jim Reardon is a director and storyboard consultant for episodes of the animated TV series The Simpsons. ... The couch gag is a running visual joke in the opening credits of the animated television series The Simpsons. ... Balloons are often used or given on special occasions, like cards or flowers. ... (left to right) Elvis Costello, Tom Petty, Keith Richards, Homer, Mick Jagger, Lenny Kravitz and Brian Setzer guest starred in the heavily promoted season 14 episode How I Spent My Strummer Vacation. This is a list of guest stars who appeared on The Simpsons. ... Rodney Dangerfield (November 22, 1921 – October 5, 2004), born Jacob Cohen, was an American comedian and actor, best known for the catchphrase I dont get no respect and his monologues on that theme. ... The Simpsons DVD season boxsets have been released since 2001 in different regions all over the world. ... Matthew Abram Groening (born February 15, 1954[2] in Portland, Oregon;[1] his family name is pronounced , rhymes with raining) is an Emmy Award-winning American cartoonist and the creator of The Simpsons, Futurama and the weekly comic strip Life in Hell. ... This article is about The Simpsons writer Josh Weinstein. ... Ian Maxtone-Graham caricatured on The Simpsons, where he has worked since 1994 Ian Maxtone-Graham, born July 3, 1959, is a television writer and producer. ... Jim Reardon is a director and storyboard consultant for episodes of the animated TV series The Simpsons. ... David X. Cohen (born 1966), born David Samuel Cohen, is an American television writer. ... George Meyer is a producer and writer for The Simpsons, and arguably the writer who has contributed the most to the show over its long run. ... Mark Kirkland is a director of episodes of The Simpsons. ... The Simpsons Season 8 DVD Digipak. ... is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 138th day of the year (139th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Treehouse of Horror VII is the first episode of The Simpsons eighth season and originally aired October 27, 1996. ... You Only Move Twice is the second episode from the eighth season of The Simpsons. ... The Homer They Fall is the third episode of The Simpsons eighth season and originally aired November 10, 1996. ... Bart After Dark is the fifth episode of The Simpsons eighth season, first aired by the Fox network on November 24, 1996. ... A Milhouse Divided is an episode of The Simpsons television series. ... Lisas Date with Density is the 7th episode from the eighth season of The Simpsons. ... Hurricane Neddy is the eighth episode of The Simpsons eighth season which originally aired December 29, 1996. ... El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer (The Mysterious Voyage of Homer), also known as The Mysterious Voyage of Our Homer,[2] is the ninth episode of the eighth season of The Simpsons, which originally aired January 5, 1997. ... The Springfield Files is the tenth episode of The Simpsons eighth season, which originally aired January 12, 1997. ... Introduction The Twisted World of Marge Simpson is an episode from the eighth season of The Simpsons. ... Mountain of Madness is the twelfth episode in the eighth season of The Simpsons. ... Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious, also known as Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(doh)cious[2] is the thirteenth episode of The Simpsons eighth season and originally aired February 7, 1997. ... The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show is the fourteenth episode of the eighth season of The Simpsons, which originally aired February 9, 1997. ... Homers Phobia is the fifteenth episode of The Simpsons eighth season, which originally aired on the Fox network on February 16, 1997. ... Brother from Another Series is the sixteenth episode of The Simpsons eighth season and originally aired February 23, 1997. ... My Sister, My Sitter is the seventeenth episode from the eighth season of The Simpsons. ... Homer vs. ... Grade School Confidential is the ninetenth episode of the The Simpsons eighth season, which originally aired on April 6, 1997. ... The Canine Mutiny is an episode from the eighth season of The Simpsons. ... The Old Man and the Lisa is the twenty-first episode of The Simpsons eighth season, first aired by the Fox network on April 20, 1997. ... In Marge We Trust is the twenty-second episode of The Simpsons eighth season, which originally aired April 27, 1997. ... Homers Enemy is the twenty-third episode of The Simpsons’ eighth season, first broadcast by Fox on May 4, 1997. ... The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase is the twenty fourth episode of the eighth season of The Simpsons, which originally aired May 11, 1997. ... The Secret War of Lisa Simpson is the last episode in the eighth season of The Simpsons. ... The following is an episode list for the Fox animated television series The Simpsons. ... Simpsons redirects here. ... The Simpsons Season 8 DVD Digipak. ... The Fox Broadcasting Company is a television network in the United States. ... 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece, coinciding with the anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising. ... 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Contents

Plot

Mr. Burns and Smithers take a train back to Springfield after attending a Yale football game. The train makes a brief stop because of a discarded couch on the tracks and a man named Larry comes up to the train and tries to hawk cheesy merchandise. He suddenly sees Mr. Burns, gasps and takes out an old picture of a man who looks similar and compares the two. Suddenly the train pulls away, leaving Larry behind. Meanwhile, the Simpson family head home after visiting a Cider Mill and see Larry hitchhiking. After much discussion, the family picks up the hitchhiker. Larry asks the Simpson family about Mr. Burns and they agree to take Larry to his house. In Springfield, Larry visits Mr. Burns's estate and reveals that he is Burns's son. Charles Montgomery Burns, normally referred to as Mr. ... Waylon Smithers, Jr. ... For other uses, see Springfield. ... “Yale” redirects here. ... For other uses, see Couch (disambiguation). ...


Mr. Burns is at first shocked, but after acknowledging the resemblance admits that Larry is the result of a one-night fling with the daughter of a former flame at a college reunion. At first, Mr. Burns is overjoyed to have a son and tried to shape Larry after himself. Burns takes Larry to fancy parties for the rich and tries to have him enrolled in Yale, but Larry keeps acting like an oaf and proves to be an embarrassment. Larry is put to work in Sector 7G at Springfield Nuclear Power Plant alongside Homer and the two become fast friends. Larry invites Homer to dinner, and at dinner, Mr. Burns throws a fit due to Larry's boorishness and tells him that he wishes he had no son. Homer tries to convince Larry to fake a kidnapping so that Burns will admit that he loves his son, and although Larry at first opposes the idea, he eventually agrees to do it. After going through with the plan, Larry moves into the Simpsons' basement. Homer calls Mr. Burns and says that he can have Larry back if he admits that he loves him. Marge eventually discovers the plan and convinces Homer and Larry to abandon their plot, but as they leave the house they are spotted by a news helicopter and are chased by reporters and police. Springfield Nuclear Power Plant Springfield Nuclear Power Plant is a fictional nuclear power plant in the television animated cartoon series The Simpsons. ...


The two are chased into a cinema where they climb out onto the marquee and have a brief standoff with the police. Larry gives a heartfelt speech and Mr. Burns forgives Homer and Larry for the hoax but explains he cannot be the father whom Larry needs. Larry says that's okay and announces that he has a wife and kids back home who are probably worrying about him as he had only gone out for coffee. Larry announces that they should have a party and the episode ends with the people of Springfield dancing outside the movie theater.[1][3][4]


Production

A caricature of director Jim Reardon seen behind Smithers and Burns. Reardon hates flying and thus a caricature of him is always placed in the background of scenes involving trains.
A caricature of director Jim Reardon seen behind Smithers and Burns. Reardon hates flying and thus a caricature of him is always placed in the background of scenes involving trains.[5]

Ian Maxtone-Graham wrote the episode and this was his first Simpsons writing credit, although he had served as a consultant on the show for several months.[6] Maxtone-Graham had previously worked with Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein on a game show and the two had really wanted to bring him in as a Simpsons writer.[7] The episode started out as a story about Mr. Burns and Grampa both being stationed in Paris during World War II and falling in love with the same woman, who had a love child. Maxtone-Graham had wanted this episode to be about Burns having a child, which is where it went. The other episode idea eventually became "The Curse of the Flying Hellfish."[7] The episode opens with the family visiting Mt. Swartzwelder Historic Cider Mill because the writers had wanted to do something involving autumn and a cider mill seemed like a good setting for that.[7] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Jim Reardon is a director and storyboard consultant for episodes of the animated TV series The Simpsons. ... Ian Maxtone-Graham caricatured on The Simpsons, where he has worked since 1994 Ian Maxtone-Graham, born July 3, 1959, is a television writer and producer. ... Bill Oakley (born in 1966) is an American televison writer, best known for his work on The Simpsons. ... This article is about The Simpsons writer Josh Weinstein. ... Abraham J. Simpson also known as Abe, Grampa or Grampa Simpson is a fictional character featured in the animated cartoon television series The Simpsons, voiced by Dan Castellaneta. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in The Curse of the Flying Hellfish is the 22nd episode of The Simpsons seventh season. ... One of the few pictures of John Swartzwelder. ... Cider in a pint glass Cider (or cyder) is an alcoholic beverage made primarily from the juices of specially grown varieties of apples. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...


The character from Yale that Mr. Burns briefly talks to is based on the fictional character Dink Stover from the book "Dink Stover at Yale."[7]


Rodney Dangerfield guest stars in this episode and was a huge favorite of many of the Simpsons writers.[7] Many of the jokes in the episode were specifically written to be "Dangerfield jokes," which were much tougher to write than the staff had originally thought.[7][6] Dangerfield had made several changes to his script and had left the script and a pen behind after recording his part. Josh Weinstein had kept the script and pen and considers them among his three most prized Simpsons possessions.[7] Designing Larry Burns was a challenge because the director had wanted him to look like Dangerfield but still have Burns's characteristics such as the pointed nose.[5] Rodney Dangerfield (November 22, 1921 – October 5, 2004), born Jacob Cohen, was an American comedian and actor, best known for the catchphrase I dont get no respect and his monologues on that theme. ... This article is about The Simpsons writer Josh Weinstein. ...


Cultural references

Homer's Snoopy puzzle, designed with the head missing to avoid copyright laws.
Homer's Snoopy puzzle, designed with the head missing to avoid copyright laws.

The title is a play on the chorus of the song Disco Inferno by The Trammps. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Disco Inferno is a single by The Trammps from the album of the same name. ... The Trammps, based in Philadelphia, were one of the first disco bands. ...


After discovering that Larry Burns is also working in Sector 7G, Homer frantically cleans up and puts away an almost entirely assembled Jigsaw puzzle which has an image of Snoopy the dog lying on his doghouse. The puzzle is missing a piece over where Snoopy's head should be, which was intentionally drawn that way to avoid copyright laws.[7] It has been suggested that puzzle globe be merged into this article or section. ... Snoopy is a fictional character in the long-running comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz. ...


The episode contains several reference to the movie Caddyshack, such as the scene where Larry tries to fit in with Mr. Burns's associates[8] and the ending street party which also parodies the way that several films end with a party and feature the song "Any Way You Want It" by Journey which is also played in Caddyshack.[7] The episode ends at a movie theater, which is a reference a lot of famous criminals who were involved with theatres, such as John Dillinger, Lee Harvey Oswald and John Wilkes Booth.[7] Caddyshack is a 1980 U.S. comedy film directed by Harold Ramis and written by Brian Doyle-Murray, Ramis and Douglas Kenney. ... Any Way You Want It is a popular song sung by Journey released on the album Departure, and as a single in 1979. ... Journey is an American rock band formed in 1973 in San Francisco, California. ... John Dillinger John Dillinger (June 22, 1903 – July 22, 1934) was an American bank robber, considered by some to be a dangerous criminal, while others idealized him as a latter-day Robin Hood. ... Lee Harvey Oswald (October 18, 1939 – November 24, 1963) was, according to two United States government investigations, the assassin of U.S. President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. ... John Wilkes Booth (May 10, 1838 – April 26, 1865) assassinated Abraham Lincoln the 16th President of the United States at Fords Theatre in Washington, D.C. on April 14, 1865. ...


Reception

The authors of the book I Can't Believe It's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide, Warren Martyn and Adrian Wood, called it "A fun episode, with Rodney Dangerfield putting a lot of pathos into Larry - and Homer's impassioned speech atop the cinema at the climax is one of his funniest moments."[2] The episode currently holds a score of 7.2/10 at the Internet Movie Database[9] and a score of 8.1/10 at TV.com.[10] The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) is an online database of information about movies, actors, television shows, production crew personnel, and video games. ... TV.com is a website belonging to the CNET Games and Entertainment family of websites. ...


References

  1. ^ a b c d Burns, Baby Burns. The Simpsons.com. Retrieved on 2007-04-10.
  2. ^ a b c d e Burns, Baby Burns. BBC.co.uk. Retrieved on 2007-04-10.
  3. ^ Martyn, Warren; Adrian Wood (2000). I Can't Believe It's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide. Virgin Books. ISBN 0-7535-0495-2. 
  4. ^ Richmond, Ray; Antonia Coffman (1997). The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to our Favorite Family. Harper Collins Publishers, p. 236. ISBN 0-00063-8898-1. 
  5. ^ a b Reardon, Jim. (2006). The Simpsons season 8 DVD commentary for the episode "Burns, Baby Burns" [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.
  6. ^ a b Maxtone-Graham, Ian. (2006). The Simpsons season 8 DVD commentary for the episode "Burns, Baby Burns" [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Weinstein, Josh. (2006). The Simpsons season 8 DVD commentary for the episode "Burns, Baby Burns" [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.
  8. ^ Meyer, George. (2006). The Simpsons season 8 DVD commentary for the episode "Burns, Baby Burns" [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.
  9. ^ Burns, Baby Burns. IMDB.com. Retrieved on 2007-04-03.
  10. ^ Burns, Baby Burns. TV.com. Retrieved on 2007-04-10.

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"Burns, Baby Burns" is an episode from the eighth season of The Simpsons.
Lily's family forced her to give up Larry to an orphanage, and according to Burns, her family "bundled her up to a convent in the South Seas." Regardless of the resources his father provides, Larry proves to be unsuccessful, albeit good natured.
The character of Larry Burns is very much based on Dangerfield himself, and there is a reference to the movie Caddyshack at the very end of the episode.
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Burns admits that Larry was the result of a one-night fling during a college reunion.
Burns first accepts his son but tires of him when he proves to be an annoyance.
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