"Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)" | |
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![]() Promotional artwork showing Mr. Burns and potential suspects | |
Episode no. | Season 6 Episode 25 |
Directed by | Jeffrey Lynch |
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Production code | 2F16 |
Original air date | May 21, 1995 |
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Chalkboard gag | "This is not a clue... or is it?"[1] |
Couch gag | In the style of Hanna-Barbera cartoons, the family attempts to run across a continuously repeating background.[2] |
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"Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)" | |
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The Simpsons episode | |
Episode no. | Season 7 Episode 1 |
Directed by | Wes Archer |
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Production code | 2F20 |
Original air date | September 17, 1995 |
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Chalkboard gag | "I will not complain about the solution when I hear it"[1] |
Couch gag | The Simpsons line up for a mug shot, with the theme to Dragnet.[3] |
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"Who Shot Mr. Burns?" is a two-part episode of the American animated television series The Simpsons. Part One is the twenty-fifth and final episode of the sixth season and originally aired on Fox in the United States on May 21, 1995, while Part Two is the season premiere of the seventh season and aired on Fox on September 17, 1995.
The episodes begin with Springfield Elementary School striking oil, but Mr. Burns steals it, bringing misery to many of Springfield's citizens. Part One has a cliffhanger ending where Mr. Burns is shot by an unidentified assailant. In Part Two, Springfield's police try to find the culprit, with their main suspects being Waylon Smithers and Homer Simpson.
Both episodes were written by Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein; Part One was directed by Jeffrey Lynch and Part Two by Wes Archer.[1] Musician Tito Puente guest stars as himself in both parts.[4] "Who Shot Mr. Burns?" was conceived by series creator Matt Groening, and the writing staff decided to turn it into a two-part mystery episode. Part One contains several clues about the identity of the culprit because the writers wanted it to be solvable.