The Simpsons character
Charles Montgomery Burns
Gender	Male
Job	Owner of the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant
Relatives	Son: Larry Ex-wife: Gertrude Mother: Mrs. Profile The plant the core of which is a Fissionator 1952 Slow-Fission Reactor is poor and badly maintained largely due to owner Montgomery Burns' negligence especially considering " Burns Baby Burns " is the fourth episode of The Simpsons ' eighth season, first aired by the Fox network on November Burns
Voice actor	Christopher Collins (Original) Harry Shearer (Current)
First appearance
The Simpsons	Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire

Charles Montgomery Burns, normally referred to as Mr. Christopher Charles Collins, (born Christopher Lawrence Latta, also known as Chris Latta; August 30, 1949 – June 12, 1994 Harry Julius Shearer (born December 23, 1943) is an American comedic Actor, Writer, Musician, and radio host " Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire " also known as " The Simpsons Christmas Special "In the ending credits the family sings Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer Burns or "Monty" Burns is a recurring fictional character and antagonist in the animated television series The Simpsons, who is voiced by Harry Shearer and previously Christopher Collins. An antagonist (from Greek ανταγωνιστής - antagonistes, "opponent competitor rival" is a character or This is a list of animated series, which are television series produced by means of Animation. Harry Julius Shearer (born December 23, 1943) is an American comedic Actor, Writer, Musician, and radio host Christopher Charles Collins, (born Christopher Lawrence Latta, also known as Chris Latta; August 30, 1949 – June 12, 1994 He is the owner of the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant and Homer Simpson's boss (and often his arch-nemesis). Profile The plant the core of which is a Fissionator 1952 Slow-Fission Reactor is poor and badly maintained largely due to owner Montgomery Burns' negligence especially considering Homer Jay Simpson is a main fictional character in the animated television series The Simpsons and father of the eponymous family. He is attended to at almost all times by Waylon Smithers, his loyal and sycophantic aide, advisor, confidant and secret admirer. Waylon Smithers Jr is a recurring Fictional character in the animated series The Simpsons, who is voiced by Harry Shearer. A sycophant (from the Greek συκοφάντης sykophántēs) is a Servile person who acting in his or her own self interest attempts to win favor Mr. Burns is Springfield's richest and most powerful citizen; Forbes estimates his net worth at $16. Springfield is the fictional city in which the animated American sitcom The Simpsons is set Forbes is an American Publishing and media company Its flagship publication Forbes magazine is published bi-weekly For the film entitled Net Worth see Net Worth (film. In business net worth (sometimes called net assets) is the total Assets 8 billion. ^[1] He uses his power and wealth to do routinely what he wants without thinking of consequences or interference from the authorities. In Politics, authority ( Latin Auctoritas, used in Roman law as opposed to Potestas and Imperium These qualities led Wizard Magazine to rate him the 45th greatest villain of all time. Wizard or Wizard The Magazine of Comics Entertainment and Pop Culture (originally titled Wizard The Guide to Comics and ^[2]

Although originally designed as a one-dimensional recurring villain who might occasionally enter the Simpsons' lives and wreak some sort of havoc, Burns' popularity has led to his repeated inclusion on the show. He embodies a number of characteristics about Corporate America, as he has an unquenchable desire to increase his own wealth and power. Corporate America is an informal phrase describing the world of Corporations within the United States not under government ownership Mr. Burns also embodies the stereotype of a manager: he forgets his employees' names (especially Homer, despite the fact that they seem to interact on a daily basis) and is unconcerned for their safety and well-being. Management (covering theory practice and scope of management and Manager' (covering the people who manage might help clarify and systematise His age provides the writers a character with which to express dated humor and references to popular culture before the 1950s. The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive His aspirations to apply obsolete technology to everyday life or references to Victorian era people or places provide a common source of humor on the show. Culture The Victorian fascination with novelty resulted in a deep interest in the relationship between modernity and cultural continuities Kent Brockman also credits Mr. Kent Brockman is a recurring Fictional character in the Animated Television series The Simpsons, voiced by Harry Shearer Burns with having stolen Christmas from 1981 to 1985. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Recently, he has become less evil and more eccentric. In popular usage eccentricity refers to unusual or odd Behavior on the part of an individual

His trademark expression is the word "Excellent," muttered slowly in a low, sinister voice while tenting his fingertips. A trademark or trade mark, represented by the symbols ™ and ®, or mark is a distinctive sign or indicator used by an individual He also frequently orders Smithers to "release the hounds," resulting in his vicious guard dogs attacking any intruders or enemies. Another common catchphrase stems from Burns' inability to remember Homer Simpson's name. Upon seeing Homer, Mr. Burns will typically turn to Smithers and ask who that person (Homer) is, and after being informed he will reply "Simpson, eh?".

Age

Mr. Burns's age has fluctuated during the course of the show, being explicitly stated or revealed he was just over the age of 81 in Simpson and Delilah, over 100 in The Mansion Family and as old as 104 in Who Shot Mr. Burns? Part I, Homer the Smithers and A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love. " Simpson and Delilah " is the second episode of The Simpsons ' second season and first aired on October 18 1990 " The Mansion Family " is the twelfth episode of The Simpsons ' eleventh season. Plot Part one Principal Skinner walks into school and discovers that a class Gerbil has died " Homer the Smithers " is the seventeenth episode of The Simpsons ' seventh season, originally broadcast February 25, " A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love " is the fourth episode of the thirteenth season of the Animated Television series The Simpsons. In the episode Fraudcast News, originally aired in 2004, Burns claims that he was born in 1881 making him between 122 and 123 years old. " Fraudcast News " is the 22nd and last episode of The Simpsons ' fifteenth season, first aired on May 23, "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common As opposed to the episode Burns Baby Burns, where Burns claims that his 25th Yale reunion was in 1939, making him 116 as of 2008. " Burns Baby Burns " is the fourth episode of The Simpsons ' eighth season, first aired by the Fox network on November Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common He is occasionally referred to as "Springfield's oldest resident". In one episode, he is shown as a young man serving as a private in Abe Simpson's World War II army platoon. " Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in 'The Curse of the Flying Hellfish' " is the 22nd episode of The Simpsons ' seventh World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Furthermore, a flashback in the episode Last Exit to Springfield depicts Burns as a child in the year 1909. " Last Exit to Springfield " is the seventeenth episode of The Simpsons ' fourth season which originally aired March 11 1993 Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting

In a flashback episode, Burns was seen to have run away from home. When he left, his parents were thankful they still had his younger brother named "George" to care for. George was a caricature of the late comedian George Burns. George Burns ( January 20 1896 &ndash March 9 1996; born Nathan Birnbaum) was an American comedian, Actor

Frequent allusions to Burns' age place his date of birth in the late 19th century, which would make him at the least over a hundred years old. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar He had a drivers' license which expired in 1909, he graduated from Yale University in 1914, and was depicted in a 19th century Woodcut terrorizing children (which features him as an old man). Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year For the origins of the technique and non-artistic use see Woodblock printing; for the related technique invented in the 18th century see Wood engraving Mr. Burns has also claimed that he has survived through 12 economic recessions and 8 panics.

Other references to Burns' age place him at thousands or millions of years old. His ATM password, which is the same as his age, is four digits long (although it is possible for the first or first two digits to be 0). Burns's birthplace has also been named as Pangaea in the episode The Seemingly Never-Ending Story. Pangaea, Pangæa or Pangea (pænˈdʒiːə from παν pan, meaning entire, and Γαῖα Gaea, meaning Earth in The Seemingly Never-Ending Story is an Emmy Award winning episode of The Simpsons that originally aired in the United States on March 12, 2006. In addition, at the end of Rosebud, a "one million years later" scene is shown, in which Burns has been robotically preserved. " Rosebud " is the fourth episode of The Simpsons ' fifth season.

Biography

The Burns family has deep roots in the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Mr. Burns' adoptive great-grandfather Franklin Jefferson Burns participated in the Boston Tea Party. The Boston Tea Party was an act of Direct action protest by the American colonists against the British Government in which they destroyed many Mr. Burns had a strained relationship with his own mother, who had an affair with President Taft and lives in her 120s. William Howard Taft (September 15 1857 – March 8 1930 was an American politician, the twenty-seventh President of the United States, the tenth Chief Justice

As a child, Burns lived happily in a northern state of the U. S. with his natural parents, his brother, future comedian George Burns, and teddy bear Bobo. A parent is a Father or Mother; one who sires or gives George Burns ( January 20 1896 &ndash March 9 1996; born Nathan Birnbaum) was an American comedian, Actor The teddy bear is a stuffed Toy Bear. It is an enduring traditional form of a Stuffed animal, often serving the purpose of comforting children In "The Mansion Family", he was asked the cause of his parents' deaths and he replied: "Got in my way". " The Mansion Family " is the twelfth episode of The Simpsons ' eleventh season. His mother was seen in the season 7 episode "Homer the Smithers". " Homer the Smithers " is the seventeenth episode of The Simpsons ' seventh season, originally broadcast February 25,

At a young age he left his family to live with a twisted and heartless billionaire (who was actually his grandfather), who owned an "atom mill" in Springfield, where laborers split atoms by hitting anvils with sledgehammers. History See also Atomic theory, Atomism The concept that matter is composed of discrete units and cannot be divided into arbitrarily tiny An anvil is a manufacturing tool made of a hard and massive block of stone or metal used as a support for Chiseling and Hammering other objects such as in A sledgehammer is a Tool consisting of a large flat head attached to a Lever (or handle Burns lived a life of privilege and would amuse himself by injuring hapless immigrant laborers. Immigration refers to the movement of people among countries While the movement of people has existed throughout human history at various levels modern immigration implies long-term Mr. Burns later attended Yale University, where he studied science and business, played on the varsity football team, and was inducted into the Skull and Bones secret society. American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with Skull and Bones is an elite Secret society based at Yale University, in New Haven Connecticut. Burns graduated from Yale in 1914. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year

In 1939, at Burns' 25-year college reunion, he became romantically involved with the daughter of an old flame. College ( Latin collegium) is a term most often used today to denote an Educational Institution. She would later bear his child, Larry, who was given up for adoption and would later enter Mr. " Burns Baby Burns " is the fourth episode of The Simpsons ' eighth season, first aired by the Fox network on November Adoption is the act of legally placing a child with a Parent or parents other than those to whom they were born Burns' life briefly.

Burns served in the United States Army during World War II. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including A member of Springfield's Flying Hellfish squad battalion, he saw action in the Ardennes during the Battle of the Bulge, serving under Sergeant Abraham Simpson. " Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in 'The Curse of the Flying Hellfish' " is the 22nd episode of The Simpsons ' seventh For the political subdivision of France see Ardennes (department. The Ardennes Offensive (16 December 1944 – 25 January 1945 was a major German offensive launched towards the end of World War II through the forested Ardennes Mountains Sergeant is a rank used in some form by most militaries police forces and other uniformed organizations around the world Abraham "Abe" "Grampa" J Simpson (voiced by Dan Castellaneta) is a Fictional character featured in the Animated cartoon Television During the closing years of the war, when his platoon was clearing out a German-occupied castle, Mr. A castle is a defensive structure seen as one of the main symbols of the Middle Ages. Burns came across several valuable portraits. Since they couldn't decide to whom said portraits should go, the members of the platoon decided to enter into a tontine, which Mr. In Cryptography, a tontine is a Secret sharing algorithm which allows n people to share secret data such that any k of them Burns was removed from after being dishonorably discharged. He possibly also served in the South Pacific with Abraham Simpson. The Pacific Ocean theater was one of four major naval theatres of war of the Second World War that pitted forces of the Japan against those of the United Abraham "Abe" "Grampa" J Simpson (voiced by Dan Castellaneta) is a Fictional character featured in the Animated cartoon Television

At the end of World War II he was personally hired by President Harry S. Truman to transport a specially-printed trillion-dollar bill to Europe as the United States' contribution to the reconstruction of Europe. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Marshall Plan (from its enactment officially the European Recovery Program, ERP) was the primary plan of the United States for rebuilding and creating a stronger As the United States' richest citizen, Burns was thought to be the most trustworthy, even though almost everyone hates him for one reason or another. Burns absconded with the bill and kept it in his possession for many years until it was lost to Fidel Castro in the episode The Trouble with Trillions. Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (born August 13 1926 is a Cuban revolutionary leader who was prime minister of Cuba from December 1959 to December 1976 and then president until " The Trouble with Trillions " is the twentieth episode of the ninth season of the animated television series The Simpsons, which originally

During the 1960s, Burns operated a biological weapons laboratory until it was destroyed by peace activists - including Homer's mother Mona Simpson. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 Biological warfare (BW — known as a germ warfare, biological weapons and bioweaponry — is the use of any Pathogen ( Bacterium Homer ( Ancient Greek:, Homēros) is a legendary ancient Greek epic Poet, traditionally said to be the author of the epic poems the Mona J Simpson is a character in the American animated sitcom The Simpsons.

In the 1970s, Burns built the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant. Profile The plant the core of which is a Fissionator 1952 Slow-Fission Reactor is poor and badly maintained largely due to owner Montgomery Burns' negligence especially considering Burns currently owns the plant, although he has parted with it several times, including when he sold it to German investors, when the bank foreclosed on it and put Lenny in charge, when he lost all of his money in a bet with Rich Texan, and when Homer and Bart staged a hostile takeover of it. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Lenny Leonard MPhys is a Fictional character in the FOX animated series The Simpsons, and is voiced by Harry Shearer The following is a list of Recurring characters in The Simpsons. In business a takeover is the purchase of one company (the target) by another (the acquirer, or bidder) In each of these instances, Burns regained ownership of the nuclear plant. Nuclear power is any Nuclear technology designed to extract usable Energy from atomic nuclei via controlled Nuclear reactions

At the nuclear plant, Burns spends most of time in his office, monitoring his workers via closed circuit cameras. A camera is a device used to capture images either as still Photographs or as sequences of moving images ( Movies or Videos. In his office he keeps a team of ten high-priced lawyers, a scale model of Springfield, a special microbe-resistant chamber, a two-seat escape pod, and the "League of Evil" - a sinister cabal whose members are long deceased but whose skeletons remain. A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law as an attorney, Counsel or Solicitor; a person An escape pod is a capsule or craft used to escape a vessel in an emergency usually only big enough for one person A cabal is a number of people united in some close design usually to promote their private views and interests in a church, State, or other community often The boobytraps in Burns' office include cricket poison, a secret trapdoor, a catapult that fires 1000 gram weights (2. A booby trap is a device set up to be triggered by an unsuspecting victim Crickets, family Gryllidae (also known as "true crickets" are Insects somewhat related to Grasshoppers and more closely related to katydids A trapdoor is a door set into a floor or ceiling (depending on what side of the door one is on A catapult is any one of a number of non-handheld mechanical devices used to throw a Projectile a great distance without the aid of an explosive substance—particularly various 2 pounds), and a ceiling-mounted suction tube which he can use to transport dissident workers to Morocco. Morocco (المغرب "al-Maghrib" officially the Kingdom of Morocco (المملكة المغربية is a country located in North Africa He is also a loan officer at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant Employee's Credit Union. A loan officer is a person who serves as an intermediary between lending institutions and borrowers

Burns has also owned or co-owned a number of business ventures in Springfield, including the Monty Burns Casino, "Li'l Lisa" recycling, an ocean slurry manufacturing plant, Burns Slant Drilling Co., Burns Media, the electric company, the water works, and a hotel on Baltic Avenue. " The Old Man and the Lisa " is the twenty-first episode of The Simpsons ' eighth season, first aired by the Fox network Plot Part one Principal Skinner walks into school and discovers that a class Gerbil has died " Fraudcast News " is the 22nd and last episode of The Simpsons ' fifteenth season, first aired on May 23, A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging usually on a short-term basis Monopoly is a Board game published by Parker Brothers, a subsidiary of Hasbro.

Burns has used his power and wealth to blackmail and bribe various members of Springfield, including Mayor Quimby, as well as safety inspectors. Blackmail is the crime of threatening to reveal substantially true information about a person to the public a family member or associates unless a demand made upon the Bribery, a form of pecuniary corruption is an act usually implying money or gift given that alters the behaviour of the recipient in ways not consistent with the duties of that person Joseph Fitzgerald O'Mally Fitzpatrick O'Donnell The Edge "Joe" Quimby, a Nuclear Regulatory Commission (or NRC) is a United States government agency that was established by the Energy Reorganization Act in 1974 and was first He once attempted to block out the sun to force Springfield residents to increase their use of electricity produced by the Nuclear Plant and was subsequently shot by Maggie; Homer Simpson has claimed to have been the one who shot Burns and framed Maggie for the crime in "Revenge is a Dish Best Served Three Times. Margaret "Maggie" Simpson is a Fictional character in the animated television series The Simpsons. Homer Jay Simpson is a main fictional character in the animated television series The Simpsons and father of the eponymous family. " Revenge is a Dish Best Served Three Times " is the eleventh episode of The Simpsons ' eighteenth season, which originally aired " ^[3] The town routinely is subject to Burns' abuse, such as Burns' stealing of Christmas from 1981 to 1985 and there is a general dislike of him throughout the town. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar)

Burns resides in a vast, ornate mansion on an immense estate called Burns Manor, located at 1000 Mammon Street, on the corner of Croesus and Mammon streets in the 'Springfield Heights' district. A mansion is a large dwelling House. The word itself derives (through Old French) from the Latin word mansus (the perfect passive participle This article refers to the historical King of Lydia For the opera by Reinhard Keiser, see Croesus (opera. Mammon is a term derived from the Christian Bible, used to describe material Wealth or Greed, most often personified as a Deity It is protected by a high wall, an electrified fence, and a pack of vicious attack dogs known as "The Hounds," one of whom is named "Winston. " In addition he has at least one 30+ -year-old-dog named "Crippler. " Crippler is known for bagging hippies -- something they don't find too groovy at all. At times he has employed for protection a force of Wizard of Oz-style guards, a personal paramilitary force, a riot police squad, and a robotic Richard Simmons. A robot is a mechanical or Virtual Artificial agent In practice it is usually an electro-mechanical system which by its appearance or movements Milton Teagle Simmons (born July 12, 1948) Simmons was raised in the French Quarter of New Orleans Louisiana, and attended Cor Jesu High

The inside of the mansion includes a room containing a thousand monkeys at a thousand typewriters, a bottomless pit, a human chess board, the largest television in the free world, a 'Hall of Patriots' commemorating his ancestors, a laboratory, a botanical garden of vultures bearing his likeness, a safe containing a Beefeater guard, and a theater showing round-the-clock plays regardless of whether there is an audience. The infinite monkey theorem states that a Monkey hitting keys at Random on a Typewriter keyboard for an Infinite amount of time will almost Chess is a recreational and competitive Game played between two players. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic For other uses of the word see Free world (disambiguation. The Free World is a Cold War -era term often applied to or used by non- "Beefeater" redirects here For other uses see Beefeater (disambiguation.

The mansion is also home to many rare historical artifacts including the only existing nude photo of Mark Twain, the suit Charlie Chaplin was buried in, King Arthur's mythical sword Excalibur, and a rare first draft of the Constitution with the word "suckers" in it. Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30 1835 – April 21 1910 better known by the Pen name Mark Twain, was an American Humorist, satirist King Arthur is a legendary British leader who according to medieval histories and romances, led the defence of Britain against the Saxon invaders Excalibur is the legendary Sword of King Arthur sometimes attributed with magical powers or associated with the rightful Sovereignty of Great A constitution is a system for government often Codified as a written document that establishes the rules and principles of an autonomous political entity

Burns has been engaged at least three times: a woman named Gertrude who died of loneliness and rabies, to Jacqueline Bouvier, and to a policewoman named Gloria. Rabies (from rabies “madness rage fury” Also known as “ hydrophobia ” is a viral Zoonotic neuroinvasive disease that The Simpson family is a family of Fictional characters featured in the animated television series The Simpsons. He once had an affair with Countess von Zeppelin.

Organizations

Mr. Burns is a member of various organizations. In his younger years, while a student at Yale University, he was a member of Skull and Bones. Skull and Bones is an elite Secret society based at Yale University, in New Haven Connecticut. During World War II, Burns became a member of the Flying Hellfish squad, a group of soldiers who entered into a tontine regarding the ownership of German artwork. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including In Cryptography, a tontine is a Secret sharing algorithm which allows n people to share secret data such that any k of them Burns was member twenty-nine of the Stonecutters until it disbanded, at which time he joined the secret society that succeeded it: the Ancient Mystic Order of No-Homers. " Homer the Great " is the 12th episode of The Simpsons ’ sixth season. (One source of dislike of Burns for the "Stonecutters' is that despite his wealth and greed, he is outranked by Lenny). He is currently the head of the Springfield Republican Party and the Burns Religion. He is also a member of the "Excluders Club", the Springfield Golf and Country Club, and the National Rifle Association. A country club is a private Club which offers a variety of recreational Sports facilities usually located in city outskirts or rural areas The National Rifle Association, or NRA, is a non-profit ( 501(c(4) group dedicated to the protection of the Second Amendment of the ^[4] He holds a chair (a demonic throne with snarling dogs chained to it) at Springfield University and controls an anti-democratic paramilitary force in Latin America. This article is about royal thrones for the order of Angels by the same name see Thrones. In a spoof of Citizen Kane, he once tried to run for Governor - until Marge Simpson forever ruined his chances with a three-eyed fish. Citizen Kane ( 1941) is an American Dramatic film, and the first Feature film directed by Orson Welles, who also co-authored A governor is a governing official usually the executive (at least nominally to different degrees also politically and administratively of a non-sovereign level of government Marjorie "Marge" Simpson (née Bouvier) is a Fictional character featured in the animated television series The Simpsons At the end he echoes Kane by crying out his name in rage--and vows for the rest of his life to make Homer Simpson's life miserable. Homer Jay Simpson is a main fictional character in the animated television series The Simpsons and father of the eponymous family.

State of Mind

Burns' state of mind is the subject of frequent jokes on the show. At times, he appears to be completely removed from modern conventions and, sometimes, reality. He continually fails to recognize Homer Simpson or remember his name, despite many of the major events in Burns' life having involved Homer in some way. Burns is also for the most part unaware of the townspeople's general dislike of him.

Mr. Burns uses archaic phrases and old time expressions that have either changed meanings or fallen out of common usage in American English, including score (meaning 20), twain (two), post-haste (quickly), petroleum distillate (gasoline), gay (jolly), dean (principal), velocitator and deceleratrix (a car's accelerator and brake), aeromail (post by air or airmail), lollygagger (slacker), fourth form (tenth grade), jumping box and picto-cube (television), Autogyro (helicopter), DictaBelt (dictation machine), the New York Nine (New York Yankees), horseless sleigh (snowmobile, although it could just mean that he was trying to be a mysterious character), crackleberries (peanuts), talkie (movies with sound), thrice (three times), Bolshevism (a faction of the Marxist Russian Social Democratic Labour Party ) and mater (mother). " Old Time " and " Old Timey " (often not capitalized) are terms used to describe Stereotyped images and representations of the late 19th Phonology North American English regional phonology In many ways compared to English English, North American English is conservative in its Phonology. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic The cathode ray tube (CRT is a Vacuum tube containing an Electron gun (a source of electrons and a Fluorescent screen with internal or Configuration An autogyro is characterised by a free-spinning rotor that turns due to passage of air upwards through the rotor History Since 400 AD Chinese children have played with bamboo flying toys. The Dictabelt or Memobelt was a form of recording medium introduced by the American Dictaphone company in 1947 A dictation machine is a Sound recording device most commonly used to record speech for later playback or to be typed into print The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. A sound film is a motion picture with synchronized sound, or sound technologically coupled to image as opposed to a Silent film. He also answers the telephone in the same way that the man widely credited for the Invention of the Telephone, Alexander Graham Bell, is purported to have answered it ("Ahoy, Hoy?"). WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout In one episode he also rings Smithers and says "Smithers, come here, I want you. ", a take on what are reputedly the first words spoken by Alexander Graham Bell on his telephone ("Mr. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Watson, come here, I want to see you").

He also displays mannerisms which are considered outdated, such as practicing phrenology, writing with a quill pen, driving a Stutz Bearcat while wearing an Edwardian motorist's outfit which includes hat, driving gloves, and goggles, carrying a mace for self defense (though the weapon actually shown was a flail), driving without regard to traffic laws in the manner of early 20th century motorists, and using an antique view camera to take photographs. Phrenology (from Greek: φρήν phrēn, "mind" and λόγος Logos, "knowledge" is a defunct field of study once Quill is a high level object oriented Programming language created by the Dutch software company Quintiq. The Stutz Bearcat was an American luxury high-performance Sports car made by the Stutz Motor Company. Vehicles that can be considered Automobiles were demonstrated as early as 1769 although that date is disputed 1806 marked the introduction of Fuel gas powered Internal Goggles or safety glasses are forms of protective eyewear that usually enclose or protect the eye area in order to prevent particulates water or chemicals from A mace is a simple Weapon that uses a heavy head on the end of a handle to deliver powerful blows The flail is a medieval weapon made of one (or more weights attached to a handle with a hinge or chain. The view camera is a type of Camera first developed in the era of the Daguerreotype and still in use today though with many refinements

In Homer at the Bat, to secure victory in the game, Mr. " Homer at the Bat " is the seventeenth episode of The Simpsons ' third season, which originally aired February 20 1992 Burns decides to hire major league stars and assembles a team that includes Honus Wagner, Cap Anson, Mordecai "Three Finger" Brown, and a right fielder who has been dead for 130 years. Johannes Peter "Honus" Wagner (ˈhɑnəs ˈwæɡnɚ February 24 1874 &ndash December 6 1955) nicknamed " The Flying Dutchman Adrian Constantine Anson ( April 17 1852 &ndash April 14 1922) known by the nicknames "Cap" (for "Captain" and Mordecai Peter Centennial Brown ( October 19 1876 &ndash February 14 1948) nicknamed "Three Finger" or "Miner" was an Position description Outfielders must cover large distances so speed instincts and quickness to react to the ball are key

Burns appears unaware of 20th century political and social developments, such as Fidel Castro replacing Fulgencio Batista as the President of Cuba, Siam changing its name to Thailand, Persia changing its name to Iran and no longer being a monarchy, the Belgian Congo changing its name to the Congo-Kinshasa, Prussia being absorbed into the German Empire, India gaining its independence from the British Empire, New Mexico entering the United States, the Wall Street Crash of 1929, Idlewild Airport changing its name to JFK Airport, the disbanding of the Negro Leagues, the desegregation of the Major Leagues, Joe DiMaggio no longer being a rookie, Robert Mugabe replacing Ian Smith as Prime Minister (later President) of Zimbabwe and Rhodesia changing it name to Zimbabwe, the extinction of the dodo, the demolition of the Polo Grounds, the ceasing of publication of Collier's Weekly, the abolition of Apartheid in South Africa, the demise of the DuMont Television Network, believing tires need to be revulcanized, confusing The Ramones with The Rolling Stones ("have the Rolling Stones killed"), thinking cars are still operated by levers, believing mail may still be delivered by autogyro (once asking for a package to be delivered by autogyro to the Prussian consolate in Siam), and the occurrence of the 1939 World's Fair. General Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar (fulˈxensjo βaˈtista i salˈdiβar January 16, 1901 &ndash August 6, 1973) was a Cuban The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj The Persian Empire was a series of Iranian empires that ruled over the Iranian plateau, the original Persian homeland and beyond in Western Asia For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. The Belgian Congo ( Dutch: Belgisch Kongo French: Congo Belge German: Belgisch Kongo was the formal title of present-day Democratic Republic The Democratic Republic of the Congo (République démocratique du Congo often referred to as DR Congo, DRC or RDC, and formerly known or referred to Prussia ( Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Prūsija Prūsija Prusy Old Prussian: Prūsa) was most recently a historic state The German Empire is the name commonly used in English to describe Germany from 1871 to 1918 when it was a semi- Constitutional monarchy: beginning with the Unification India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country The British Empire was the largest empire in history and for over a century was the foremost global power. New Mexico ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States of America. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Wall Street Crash of 1929, also known as the ’29 Crash, the Crash of 1929, the Great Crash of 1929, the Great Crash of October 1929 John F Kennedy International Airport is an International airport located in Queens County on Long Island in southeastern New York City about 12 miles (19 John F Kennedy International Airport is an International airport located in Queens County on Long Island in southeastern New York City about 12 miles (19 Part of the History of baseball in the United States series The Negro leagues were American professional Baseball leagues Joseph Paul DiMaggio, born Giuseppe Paolo DiMaggio Jr ( November 25, 1914 &ndash March 8, 1999) nicknamed Joltin' Joe For the Walt Disney Pictures film about Jim Morris, see The Rookie (2002 movie. Ian Douglas Smith GCLM ID ( 8 April 1919 &ndash 20 November 2007) served as the Prime Minister of the British Rhodesia was the name adopted when the formerly British colony of Southern Rhodesia declared itself independent ( Unilateral Declaration of Independence See also Great Zimbabwe National Monument. For information about the March and June 2008 presidential elections see Zimbabwean presidential election The dodo ( Raphus cucullatus) was a Flightless bird endemic to the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius. The Polo Grounds was the name given to four different Stadiums in Upper Manhattan, New York City used by Baseball 's New York Giants Collier's Weekly was an American Magazine founded by Peter Fenelon Collier and published from 1888 to 1957 The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa The DuMont Television Network was the world's first commercial Television network, beginning operation in the United States in 1946 This article is about tires used on road Vehicles including pneumatic tires and solid tires. Vulcanization (or Vulcanisation refers to a specific curing process of Rubber involving high heat and the addition of Sulfur or other equivalent curatives The Ramones were an American rock band often regarded as the first Punk rock group Configuration An autogyro is characterised by a free-spinning rotor that turns due to passage of air upwards through the rotor Prussia ( Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Prūsija Prūsija Prusy Old Prussian: Prūsa) was most recently a historic state The 1939-40 New York World's Fair, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park (also the location of the 1964-1965 New York World's Fair) was one of the largest

Mr. Burns' investment portfolio includes long-defunct shares in "Confederated Slaveholdings, Transatlantic Zeppelin, Amalgamated Spats, Congreve's Inflammable Powder, U. S. Hay", and an "up-and-coming Baltimore Opera Hat Company".

Burns commonly refers to deceased persons as if they were alive, including Al Jolson, Tallulah Bankhead, Louise Brooks, Honus Wagner, Cap Anson, and Mordecai "Three Finger" Brown. Al Jolson (May 26 1886 October 23 1950 born in Lithuania, Russian Empire, was a highly acclaimed American singer comedian and actor and the first openly Tallulah Brockman Bankhead ( January 31, 1902 – December 12, 1968) was an American Actress, talk-show host and Louise Brooks ( November 14, 1906 &ndash August 8, 1985) was an American Dancer, model, Showgirl Johannes Peter "Honus" Wagner (ˈhɑnəs ˈwæɡnɚ February 24 1874 &ndash December 6 1955) nicknamed " The Flying Dutchman Adrian Constantine Anson ( April 17 1852 &ndash April 14 1922) known by the nicknames "Cap" (for "Captain" and Mordecai Peter Centennial Brown ( October 19 1876 &ndash February 14 1948) nicknamed "Three Finger" or "Miner" was an

He also believes some social institutions and inventions are novel or nonexistent, such as musicals about "the common cat" and "the King of Siam", the Packard automobile, the Fire Department, ice cream (or "iced cream"), vending machines, recycling, strip clubs, the DuMont, the word "into", silent films like the 1929 Lulu, and the synonymity of ketchup and catsup. Musical theatre is a form of Theatre combining Music, Songs spoken Dialogue and Dance. Cats is an award-winning musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber based on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T The King and I is a musical by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. Packard was an American luxury Automobile marque built by the Packard Motor Car Company of Detroit Michigan, and later by the Studebaker-Packard Corporation Firefighters are rescuers extensively trained primarily to put out hazardous Fires that threaten civilian populations and property to rescue people from car accidents collapsed Ice cream or ice-cream (originally iced cream) is a frozen dessert made from Dairy products such as Milk and Cream, combined A vending machine is a machine that provides various snacks beverages and other products to consumers Recycling involves processing used materials into new products in order to prevent the waste of potentially useful materials reduce the consumption of fresh raw materials reduce A strip club is a Nightclub or bar that offers Striptease (the erotic removal of a performer's clothing and possibly other related services such as Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Lulu is an Opera by the Composer Alban Berg. The Libretto was adapted by Berg himself from Frank Wedekind 's plays Ketchup (also spelled catsup or catchup) also known as tomato ketchup, tomato sauce, red sauce, Tommy sauce, Ketchup (also spelled catsup or catchup) also known as tomato ketchup, tomato sauce, red sauce, Tommy sauce, While trying to chat up a young woman, Burns offers to play the clavichord and show stereopticon images of the Crimean War. The clavichord is a European stringed Keyboard instrument known from the late Medieval, through the Renaissance, Baroque and Classical A stereopticon is a Projector or " Magic lantern " which has two lenses usually one above the other The Crimean War, also known in Russia as the Eastern War (Восточная война Vostochnaya Vojna) (March 1854–February 1856 was fought

Nonetheless, there are many instances where Burns also displays a clear knowledge of recent events: Citing the films Bugsy and Working Girl as examples when making a movie to gloss over his evil rise to power; being inspired by the movie Sliver to have hidden cameras installed in every home in Springfield; meeting Elvis Presley and regaling Smithers with his impression of the famous singer; using the Ludovico Technique to train attack dogs; enjoying Ziggy comics; playing golf with Richard Nixon, who fretted to Burns about going to prison over the exposure of the Watergate scandal; recalling the prisoner abuse scandal at Abu Ghraib in a "we-can-do-it-better" context ("this place will make Abu Ghraib look like the Four Seasons"); personally knowing Jimmy Carter, Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan, who along with George H. W. Bush tried to attend Burns' birthday party (Carter and Bush were denied admittance for being "one-termers"); and recalling watching the Beatles' breakthrough performance on the Ed Sullivan Show, dismissing it as "off-key caterwauling". Bugsy is a 1991 film which tells the story of mobster Bugsy Siegel. Working Girl tells the story of a Staten Island -raised Secretary, Tess McGill working in the Mergers and acquisitions department of a Sliver is a 1993 film based on the Ira Levin novel Sliver about the mysterious occurrences in a privately owned New York This article refers to the psychological conditioning technique from A Clockwork Orange. The Watergate scandals were a series of Political scandals during the presidency of Richard Nixon that resulted in the Indictment of several of Nixon's Beginning in 2004 accounts of Abuse, Torture, Sodomy and Homicide of Prisoners held in the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq The city of Abu Ghraib ( Arabic: أبو غريب Abū Ghurayb James Earl "Jimmy" Carter Jr (born October 1 1924 was the thirty-ninth President of the United States, serving from 1977 to 1981 and the recipient of the 2002 George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12 1924 served as the forty-first President of the United States from 1989 to 1993 The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 The Ed Sullivan Show was an American television Variety show that ran from June 20, 1948 to June 6, He also has a dislike for Elvis Presley and claims Tallulah Brockman Bankhead has more sex appeal with one raised eyebrow than "Modern movies". Tallulah Brockman Bankhead ( January 31, 1902 – December 12, 1968) was an American Actress, talk-show host and He also knows about various lesser-known animals which have long since gone extinct, such as the Fenway Flounder (which died off due to the Boston Tea Party) and the Pocket Fox ("a creature which lived for only three weeks in the 16th century"). The Boston Tea Party was an act of Direct action protest by the American colonists against the British Government in which they destroyed many

He is also known for not believing in suicide, though he says in the credits of The Simpsons Movie after Smithers saying "They took everything, sir. The Simpsons Movie is a 2007 American animated Comedy film based on the animated television series The Simpsons " He replies with "Smithers, I don't believe in suicide, but if you try it, it might cheer me up to watch. "

Health

Burns has numerous physical ailments and health problems, often to the point where he seems to straddle the line between life and death. On prior occasions, Burns may have died. Presently, Burns has a condition known as "Three Stooges Syndrome" where a delicate state of homeostasis is created by the presence in his body of every known disease and other newly-discovered diseases unique to him, which, when all trying to invade his body simultaneously, cancel out each other. Homeostasis (from Greek: ὅμος hómos, "equal" and ιστημι istēmi, "to stand" lit Mr. Burns took this as being indestructible, although the doctor who told him this suggested that the slightest breeze could kill him. A physician, medical practitioner or medical doctor who practices Medicine, and is concerned with maintaining or restoring human Health A sea-breeze (or onshore breeze) is a Wind from the sea that develops over land near coasts

Physically weak, he often has great difficulty performing the most basic physical tasks, such as giving a thumbs-up, receiving a hug, crushing a paper cup, or stepping on an insect. For the Chinese newspaper see Thumbs Up (newspaper. For the Indian Cola drink see Thums Up A thumbs up or thumbs down is A hug is a form of Physical intimacy that generally involves closing or holding the Arms around another person or group of persons A paper cup is a disposable cup made out of Paper and often lined with Plastic or Wax to prevent liquid from leaking out or soaking through the Insects ( Class Insecta) are a major group of Arthropods and the most diverse group of Animals on the Earth with over a million described He is weak enough to be pushed over by an ant or a high-five, or pushed down by a sponge on his head. Ants are social Insects of the family Formicidae and along with the related families of Wasps and Bees belong to the order "Gimme five" redirects here For the ITV children's show see Gimme 5. The sponges or poriferans (from Latin porus "pore" and ferre "to bear" are Animals In Anatomy, the head of an Animal is the Rostral part (from Anatomical position that usually comprises the Brain, Eyes Bunting a baseball sends him flying to the backstop. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each The weight of toothpaste on his toothbrush is enough to pull him over (as seen in the opening scene of the Simpsons Movie). Toothpaste is a Paste or Gel Dentifrice used to clean and maintain the aesthetics and health of Teeth. The toothbrush is an instrument consisting of a small Brush on a handle used to clean Teeth through Tooth brushing. He has a hunched back and his vertebral column is visible when he is viewed from the side. His exposure to radiation has given his skin a green glow (though seen in only one episode)^[5] and left him infertile. Green is a Color, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a Wavelength of roughly 520–570- nm. Female infertility|Male infertility Infertility primarily refers to the biological inability of a Man or a Woman to contribute to conception. Once a $1000 bill bruised him leaving a reverse imprint of Grover Cleveland on his chest.

Burn's organs have grown immensely weak over the years. In Biology, an organ ( Latin: organum, "instrument tool" from Greek όργανον - organon "organ instrument His heart is black, desiccated, and barely beats or does not beat at all. The heart is a muscular organ in all Vertebrates responsible for pumping Blood through the Blood vessels by repeated rhythmic At one point, he is struck with lightning, restarting his apparently not beating heart. Lightning is an atmospheric discharge of Electricity, which typically occurs during Thunderstorms and sometimes during volcanic eruptions or The heart is a muscular organ in all Vertebrates responsible for pumping Blood through the Blood vessels by repeated rhythmic It is shrunken to the size of a cherry. This article is about the Cherry berry also classified as fruit for the ornamental tree See Cherry Blossom. Burns' blood type is double-O negative. Blood is a specialized Bodily fluid that delivers necessary substances to the body's cells ��such as nutrients and oxygen—and transports Waste products When his finger is pricked, he bleeds dust, and when his arm is poked with a needle, the needle passes through his arm. A finger is a type of digit, an organ of manipulation and sensation found in the Hands of Humans and other Primates Normally humans have five digits Dust is a general name for minute Solid particles with Diameters less than 500 micrometers. On one occasion, a chunk of Burns' brain fell out through his ear. The human brain controls the Central nervous system (CNS by way of the Cranial nerves and Spinal cord, the Peripheral nervous system (PNS The ear is the sense organ that detects Sounds The Vertebrate ear shows a common biology from Fish to Humans with variations Another time, his lungs came out through his mouth and acted like an airbag. lung is the essential Respiration organ in air-breathing Animals including most Tetrapods a few Fish and a few Snails The most primitive The mouth, buccal cavity, or oral cavity is the first portion of the Alimentary canal that receives food and begins digestion by mechanically breaking up An airbag is part of a vehicle's safety restraint system a flexible envelope designed for rapid inflation in an automobile Collision, to prevent vehicle occupants On another occasion, he indicated in an off-hand manner that he only has a single lung. lung is the essential Respiration organ in air-breathing Animals including most Tetrapods a few Fish and a few Snails The most primitive If he is not careful, fluid can build up in his hands, causing them to swell to enormous proportions, and his fingers have been shown to flap in the breeze released from a bowling ball dispenser. The hands ( med / lat: manus pl manūs are the two intricate prehensile multi- Fingered body parts normally located at the end of each arm of a It has been revealed that if Burns sweats even one drop, he could die of dehydration unless he takes a bath immediately. Dehydration ( hypohydration) is the removal of Water ( hydro in ancient Greek) from an object Burns has also lost body parts due to leprosy (one example is when he lost an entire fingernail in a cup). Leprosy (from the Greek lepi (λέπι meaning scales on a fish or Hansen's disease, is a chronic disease caused by the bacterium Both his legs have a crease in them, down the entire length. On one occasion, Burns even dies after drowning during a prolonged session in his bathtub. “ Weekend at Burnsie’s ” is the sixteenth episode of The Simpsons ’ thirteenth season. To cover up the incident, Smithers and Homer make Burns into a marionette to fool an investors meeting, and the movement of the marionette inadvertenly restarts Burn's heart, reviving him. A marionette is a Puppet controlled from above using strings a marionette's puppeteer is called a manipulator.

Mr. Burns' medical treatment includes a weekly procedure which includes chiropractics, a vocal cord scraping, and an injection of pain-killers; its purpose is to postpone his death for one week. Chiropractic is a Health care profession that focuses on diagnosis treatment and prevention of mechanical disorders of the Musculoskeletal system, with special emphasis The vocal folds, also known commonly as vocal cords, are composed of twin infoldings of Mucous membrane stretched horizontally across the Larynx. This makes his pupils dilate to a large size, and he becomes temporarily 'nice'. He also glows green, a result of working in a nuclear plant for many years. This causes Homer to mistake Mr. Burns for an alien in one episode, though no one believes him, thinking him to have been drunk (he drank about ten bottles of a new type of beer, 'Red Tick Beer' made out of beer and dog fleas). Beer is the world's oldest and most widely consumed Alcoholic beverage and the third most popular drink overall after water and tea At the end of the episode, Lisa tries to prove that Burns is not an alien, pointing a flashlight at him. This reveals him in his 'nice' form leading the townspeople to believe that he is a monster, but before they can kill him, Smithers rushes in and explains that it is really Mr. Burns. He also has his brain flushed out with vinegar and his eyes "re-balled". Vinegar is an acidic liquid processed from the Fermentation of Ethanol in a process that yields its key ingredient Acetic acid (also called ethanoic acid Burns' knees are also sent out to be repaired at a "shop. " His dentures replace themselves. Dentures are prosthetic devices constructed to replace missing teeth and which are supported by surrounding soft and hard tissues of the Oral cavity. In the future, Burns may be kept alive by cryonics. Cryonics is the low-temperature Preservation of Humans and other Animals that can no longer be sustained by contemporary Medicine until ^[6]

On rare occasions he has displayed great strength and skill, such as when he managed to capture Nessie (though it was never explained how he did so) and when he rescued his girlfriend Gloria from a burning building (although she wound up carrying him out of the blaze). The Loch Ness Monster ( Nessiteras rhombopteryx) is an alleged animal family and upward Incertae sedis, purportedly inhabiting Scotland 's Loch Ness

Creation

Mr. Burns' character, appearance and mannerisms are based on several different people. Matt Groening principally based Burns on Fredrik Olsen, a reclusive Norwegian shipping magnate and owner of Timex. Matthew Abram Groening (ˈɡreɪnɪŋ GRAY-ning) (born February 15 1954 is an American Cartoonist, television producer and writer from Portland Thomas Fredrik Olsen or Fred Olsen (born January 1 1929) is a Norwegian Shipping Magnate and Chairman Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Timex Group BV is the parent of Timex Group USA Inc The latter is located in Middlebury Connecticut, and began in 1854 as Waterbury ^[7] Groening made Burns an "embodiment of corporate greed" and drew further inspiration for the character from oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller and Henry Potter from It's a Wonderful Life. John Davison Rockefeller ( July 8, 1839 &ndash May 23, 1937) was an American Industrialist and philanthropist Henry F Potter (commonly referred to as "Mr Potter" or just "Potter" is a fictional character in the 1946 Frank Capra film It's a Wonderful It's a Wonderful Life is a 1946 American Film produced and directed by Frank Capra and based on the short story " The Greatest ^[8] Burns's appearance was modeled on Fox founder Barry Diller, and his physical movement style came from a praying mantis. Barry Diller (born 2 February 1942 is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of IAC/InterActiveCorp and the media executive responsible for the creation of The Insect order Mantodea or mantises consists of approximately 2000 species worldwide in Temperate and Tropical habitats of ^[8] The original Mr. Burns was somewhat inspired by Ronald Reagen, but most resemblances were eventually dropped. The idea of Burns reading employee names from cards in "There's No Disgrace Like Home" came from an article about Ronald Reagan that Al Jean had read. " There's No Disgrace Like Home " is the fourth episode of The Simpsons ' first season. Al Jean (born January 9, 1961 Detroit Michigan) is a Television comedy writer best known for his work on The Simpsons ^[9] In episodes, parallels have been drawn between Burns and moguls such as Howard Hughes and more frequently fictional character Charles Foster Kane from Citizen Kane. Howard Robard Hughes Jr (December 24 1905 – April 5 1976 was an American Aviator, Industrialist, Film producer / director, Philanthropist Citizen Kane ( 1941) is an American Dramatic film, and the first Feature film directed by Orson Welles, who also co-authored Citizen Kane ( 1941) is an American Dramatic film, and the first Feature film directed by Orson Welles, who also co-authored ^[10] Burns's first name being Charles was a reference to Kane. ^[8] Burns originally had no name, in the script for "There's No Disgrace Like Home", he was referred to as "Mr. " There's No Disgrace Like Home " is the fourth episode of The Simpsons ' first season. Meanie". ^[9] His name came from the Montgomery Park sign atop a former Montgomery Ward high-rise department store in Portland, Oregon's Northwest Industrial district. Montgomery Ward (later known as Wards) is an Online retailer that is somewhat connected to the former American Department store chain founded Northwest Industrial is an almost entirely industrial neighborhood in the Northwest section of Portland. ^[11] Near it, there was a famous log cabin that burned down during Groening's childhood, giving the name "Montgomery Burns". ^[8]

Voice

He was originally voiced by Christopher Collins in the episode "Homer's Odyssey". Christopher Charles Collins, (born Christopher Lawrence Latta, also known as Chris Latta; August 30, 1949 – June 12, 1994 " Homer's Odyssey " is the third full length episode of The Simpsons, that originally aired January 21 1990 ^[12] He was soon replaced by Harry Shearer, who has voiced the character ever since. Harry Julius Shearer (born December 23, 1943) is an American comedic Actor, Writer, Musician, and radio host He modeled the voice on Lionel Barrymore and Ronald Reagan. Lionel Barrymore ( April 28, 1878 – November 15, 1954) was an American Academy Award -winning actor of stage radio ^[13] Shearer is also the voice of Smithers^[14] and is often able to perform dialogue between the two characters in one take. ^[15] Shearer says that Burns is the most difficult character for him to voice because it is rough on his vocal cords and often needs to drink tea and honey to soothe his voice. ^[16]

Reception

In 2006 Wizard Magazine rated him the 45th greatest villain of all time. Wizard or Wizard The Magazine of Comics Entertainment and Pop Culture (originally titled Wizard The Guide to Comics and ^[2] In a 2007 article, Entertainment Weekly named Smithers, Mr. Entertainment Weekly (sometimes abbreviated as EW) is a Magazine published by Time Inc Burns' lackey, the sixteenth greatest sidekick of all time. ^[17] They have also described Smithers and Mr. Burns as being "TV's most functional dysfunctional couple". ^[18] In a 2003 article, Entertainment Weekly named "Last Exit to Springfield", an episode that prominently features Mr. " Last Exit to Springfield " is the seventeenth episode of The Simpsons ' fourth season which originally aired March 11 1993 Burns, the greatest episode of The Simpsons. Other episodes which feature Burns placed high on the list, including "Rosebud" at number two and the Who Shot Mr. Burns? duo of episodes the 25th best episode. " Rosebud " is the fourth episode of The Simpsons ' fifth season. Plot Part one Principal Skinner walks into school and discovers that a class Gerbil has died Plot Part one Principal Skinner walks into school and discovers that a class Gerbil has died ^[18]

Forbes estimates his net worth at $16. Forbes is an American Publishing and media company Its flagship publication Forbes magazine is published bi-weekly For the film entitled Net Worth see Net Worth (film. In business net worth (sometimes called net assets) is the total Assets 8 billion^[1] placing 6th on the 2007 Forbes Fictional 15 list. The Forbes Fictional 15 is a list generated by Forbes magazine that lists the 15 richest people in the realm of Fiction. ^[19] Burns has been on the list since 1989. Burns has previous placed fifth on the list^[20] and placed second in 2006. ^[21]

See also

• Springfield Nuclear Power Plant
• Waylon Smithers

References

• Turner, Chris. Profile The plant the core of which is a Fissionator 1952 Slow-Fission Reactor is poor and badly maintained largely due to owner Montgomery Burns' negligence especially considering Waylon Smithers Jr is a recurring Fictional character in the animated series The Simpsons, who is voiced by Harry Shearer. Planet Simpson: How a Cartoon Masterpiece Documented an Era and Defined a Generation. Planet Simpson How a Cartoon Masterpiece Documented an Era and Defined a Generation or Planet Simpson is a non-fiction book about The Simpsons ISBN 0-679-31318-4.  

Notes

External links

• Maxim Mr. Burns Interview