Burns' Heir

"**Burns' Heir**"
"Burns' Heir"
The Simpsons episode
Episode no.	Season 5; Episode 18
Directed by	Mark Kirkland
Written by	Jace Richdale
Production code	1F16
Original air date	April 14, 1994
Guest appearance
	Phil Hartman as Lionel Hutz;
Episode features
Chalkboard gag	"The Pledge of Allegiance does not end with "Hail Satan""
Couch gag	The Simpsons are balls that bounce onto the couch. Bart almost bounces away, but Homer reins him in and hurls him in place.
Commentary	Matt Groening; David Mirkin; Jace Richdale; Mark Kirkland; David Silverman
Episode chronology
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"Burns' Heir" is the eighteenth episode of the fifth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on April 14, 1994. In the episode, Mr. Burns has a near-death experience that prompts him to find an heir to inherit his wealth after he dies. He chooses Bart as his heir because he admires the "creature of pure malevolence". Marge convinces Bart to spend time with his benefactor, who allows his heir the money and freedom to do whatever he pleases. Soon Bart leaves his family to live with Burns instead.

The episode was written by Jace Richdale and directed by Mark Kirkland. "'Burns' Heir'" is Richdale's sole writing credit. David Silverman was originally set to direct the episode, but he was so swamped with his work as supervising director that it was reassigned to Kirkland.

^ Groening, Matt (1997). Richmond, Ray; Coffman, Antonia (eds.). The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family (1st ed.). New York: HarperPerennial. p. 140. ISBN 978-0-06-095252-5. LCCN 98141857. OCLC 37796735. OL 433519M..
^ Martyn, Warren; Wood, Adrian (2000). "Burns' Heir". BBC. Archived from the original on April 5, 2010. Retrieved April 12, 2008.

[Book-1] Groening, Matt (1997). Richmond, Ray; Coffman, Antonia (eds.). The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family (1st ed.). New York: HarperPerennial. p. 140. ISBN 978-0-06-095252-5. LCCN 98141857. OCLC 37796735. OL 433519M..

[BBC-2] Martyn, Warren; Wood, Adrian (2000). "Burns' Heir". BBC. Archived from the original on April 5, 2010. Retrieved April 12, 2008.

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