TheRealJims I still have my theory that I stand by. It's that Lisa and Marge both shot Mr Burns. Lisa shot Burns and Marge made sure the coast was clear. That's why in part two Marge and Lisa are constantly talking to each other and just trying to play cool while around the family
Check out his previous videos, starting with the first. It explains how he is not trying to claim the writers lied but that just about all the 'evidence' used in the first of the two episodes for people to try to solve the mystery with were mostly symbolism. He looks at if there were other explanations involving back stories, physical movements, etc. I have listened to them half a dozen times, if only because of his peaceful voice.
The REAL reason Mr. Burns didn't say Bart's name because if he said Bart shot him, Bart would just say "I didn't do it." and everyone would laugh and forget about Mr. Burns.
But Burns could just say how it happened, they would obviously believe a child could’ve shot him because... 1: After all the things, Burns did to Bart and S.S.H, they would obviously believe Bart could’ve shot him to be even. 2: They know that Bart tried to attack Burns and was the first one to see his gun.
Hm, true thing. He is trying very hard to find a culprit and seems to know a lot about the Simpsons, Springfield and even the victim. He knows too much.
This theory feasibly actually is true out of all the theres this one isn't crazy it's even supported by the story so it could arguably be The basis of a future episode we see in the miltary episode bart is a perfect shot Maggie isn't she can shoot but if she shoot she most would of hitower it would have killed mr burns not hitting a bullseye in the chest like bart did with w grenade laucher in miltary school Marge literally told em she buried a gun bart hes dug up a gun before he had 7 minutes to shoot mr burns enough to steal mr burns is gun and shoot him and then once he drops his gun in Maggie hands he starts to walk well bart just stands there like let's say Marge finds bart and the gun on the car ground Maggie knows bart shot him and Marge looks suprised for a bit then you see she realized mr burns was just covering for bart she acts the way she does cause she knows bart was there even bart trying to through lisa off track of him and to homer and Maggie
You're also missing one bit of evidence that back up why Burns would want to cover for Bart. You remember how Mr Burns parents died "They got in my way", Implying Mr Burns killed his own parents. I think he saw Bart shooting him as more of that "He reminds me of myself" thing.
You know, the idea that Marge's behaviour in part 2 is a result of her trying to cover up another family member being the real killer opens us up to a canonical explanation for the way she was acting. Is it possible that Marge knew Maggie shot Mr. Burns? You've suggested the possibility that Marge discovers the real shooter when she goes to get Maggie after the shooting. Consider the likely possibility that she arrived at the scene to discover Burns' gun still in Maggie's hands. And terrified that Maggie might accidentally fire it again Marge doesn't try to forcibly take the gun from her, and instead encourages Maggie to just let it drop on the car floor. Yes this means that Marge knowingly allowed a gun to be left lying around in the car, but we could attribute this serious lapse in judgement towards the absolute shock of having caught her infant daughter with a firearm and knowing that she shot someone with it. As for why Marge would try to keep quiet that Maggie is the shooter despite knowing that no jury in the world would try to convict a baby (except maybe Texas), there could be legitimate concern from her about the sort of media attention that could end up surrounding Maggie as "the baby who shot the most powerful man in Springfield". Plus she already knows Mr. Burns as someone who would be petty enough to try and take revenge on a baby.
It wouldn’t surprise me if Marge was actively aware of who shot Mr Burns. After all, we never see anything of Maggie DROPPING the gun after it fires. Marge could’ve found Maggie holding the gun, still, and throwing it out of her hands, then orchestrating the scene to hide Maggie’s involvement. What if when Marge says they can’t think family members are framing each other is bc SHE’S responsible for the gun being there, and she knows it was not intentionally left there? What if she’s afraid that her family might think she tried to frame Homer? It fits her behaviour, as well as the possible involvement of of Maggie, Marge, Lisa AND Bart. Marge actively tried to cover up the culprit in the shooting of Mr Burns. As far as I’m concerned, it’s canon.
Am I the ONLY person who finds it ironic that this dude accused EVERY member of the main simpsons family except Homer and HE’S the one to get arrested in the episode?
@@conradlorgar5508 and what's funny is bart the most convincing one mr burns has the most blackmail not to accuse bart not of money but of his blood type and heir for a brief moment no longer bart is most likely not been disowned we never see bart get disowned probaly because of how much trouble he causese he's only proved himself worthy plus shooting mr burns would make mr burns more proud of bart than anything Marge clearly knew when she even act up during that line remember homer it was Maggie in her signature covering for bart tone
Couldn't Mr. Burns not know who shot him? He clearly had trauma (only being able to say Homer Simpson) so it's possible he remembers struggling with Maggie and being shot, and his mind filling in the blanks. This fits with almost any theory.
One other thing to add to this. Mr. Burns remembers struggling with Maggie, and the gun falling out of his holster. Someone could have easily shot Mr. Burns from the other side of the vehicle, through the driver side window and through the passenger window. We know Burns is short sighted so he may not have even seen the true assailant.
Also, he's senile. One of his running gags is that he can't ever remember homer's name (they literally delve into said joke in the ep) so is burns' memory really very valuable evidence?
I'm surprised you didn't bring up The Flying Hellfish again in this episode. Bart getting kicked into the safe to drown could be more direct revenge against the boy.
He accuses maggie cause he's high on hospital pain killers and she was the last person he had an altercation with, he's not sober enough to remember properly. Nor, does he seem to care, a baby pulling a trigger, c'mon.
@Mariana Frusciante They literally show in the episode that Maggie does NOT pull the trigger. The gun just falls in her lap and then somehow fires itself. Seriously, rewatch it.
Papa’s Got A Brand New Badge, where Maggie goes full sniper mode on the Mafia gangsters. After all, it’s a cartoon and it’s going to go for jokes first and foremost.
Also barts the only Simpson who could feasibly shoot mr burns Maggie not strong enough seeing as it dripped into her hands which didn't grasp the triger so we know that smce is fake do to it also Maggie even holding a rifle steadily cam can only shhot in the leg same with lisa bart the only Simpson we see with enough skill with a even a rocket laucher able to hit bullzeyes bart has the exact skillset to pull it off looking like Maggie to it's funny cause this thory fits with both the Marge and lisa thory you could argue burns didn't even know it was bart he is a senile old man bart clearly the only one in the family able to comit the crime and feasible get away with it with mr burns saying it wasn't him in his own interest
But, what if no one shot Mr. Burns? What if, once fighting with Maggie, his gun trigger was pulled by the door handle. This would also make sence of why he accuses Maggie, as she was the last person he saw before getting shot. Also, think about where his gun in his pocket is. Yes, that means he put the gun in the wrong way, but this is the Simpsons and they usually say screw the audience. But, if he did put his gun the wrong way, it would make a lot of sence where the bullet wound is, near would it be in a 90 degree stance.
It's fairly obvious, when you think about it. Who loved working for Mr. Burns, and spoke often about how much he enjoyed working at the power plant? Who also suffered the most from Mr. Burns' negligence, and lost the most at his hands? That's right, Mr. Burns was actually shot.... by Mike Sciocia. Think about it, Mike spoke about how great his job at the plant was, and how much he loved it. But in the end, Mr. Burns not caring about his employees ended up leaving Mike Sciocia with radiation poisoning. This explains why it sounds like Mr. Burns was struggling with his obviously very weak attacker. Imagine, if you will, you're ol' Mikey. A man appears out of nowhere while you're hunting, and offers you the job of your dreams, a "blue-collar" job with those big machines and dials. It's great, you have so little accountability and you get to meet Lenny! But due to poor safety at the plant, caused by Mr. Burns' money grubbing, you've developed acute radiation poisoning, can't play baseball, can't work your new job at the nuclear plant that you love so much. And later on, you find out the same man is going to block out the sun? I think anyone would have murder on the mind at that point. Now for some of that symbolic nonsense the writers are so fond of: *M*ike *S*ciocia There's that sundial clue, even if it doesn't really mean anything. In the episode Homer at the Bat, there are a lot of references to the number three, which is a big part of the symbolism in this episode. If topi go back and watch it, but keep an eye out for the number three, you'll notice it a lot more than you would expect. Heck, even to re-watch it, you'll have to put in THE THIRD DISC OF THE THIRD SEASON. When Mr. Burns wakes up, he can only say "Homer Simpson" because Homer did win the team the championship, after all. Mr. Burns accuses Maggie in one final act of how much he hates the ringers, aside from Strawberry, at least, just to say he can't tell the difference between Mike Sciocia and a little girl. Yikes, dude.
Given Burn's personality I could see him being proud of Bart for shooting him. Mad, but proud. Honestly revealing that Bart is still his heir would make for a really fun future episode.
Guess that explains the mud chocolate prank. If Bart did get the idea to bury the gun, but didn't have time to, then what better way to cover up digging up some dirt in the backyard then with a joke
Honestly, out of all the fancontent I've seen more any series, this series is my favourite. It takes a classic and just explores it in so many amazing ways. Immediately got excited upon seeing another episode. Thanks for making these.
A couple extra odds and ends: Another huge shout out to Hayden McQueenie for pitching this idea. Here is a link to the discussion page of my channel, if you would like to read his rundown. (it's halfway down, from about 4 months ago) th-cam.com/users/TheRealJimsdiscussion This solution also has a lot of elements in common with my super old fan-script I wrote in 2010, which started this whole Who Shot Mr. Burns conspiracy theory. It's a little long and drags in Act 2, but it's an interesting relic, given how many videos I've done on this top now. (Please do not make fun of my Aaron Sorkin-esque dialogue writing.) :p www.nohomers.net/showthread.php?84794-quot-Who-Shot-Mr-Burns-(Part-3)-quot-A-fanscript
Who really shot Mr. Burns? NO ONE. As you pointed out in the Marge theory, only one gunshot was ever heard. Mr. Smithers shooting the wooden leg. So, what happened to Mr. Burns? In Season 11 Episode 12, Mr. Burns goes to the Mayo Clinic. A doctor tries to take blood, and the needle just goes right through his arm. The doctor remarks that it's like "poking through merengue." Many other episodes over the years have had this same theme: Mr. Burns is frail, has skin like tissue paper, and his flesh offers little resistance. Now, back to "Who Shot Mr. Burns?" When the gun is eventually found in the Simpsons' possession, Chief Wiggum remarks that the bullet matches the one pulled from Mr. Burns. He then holds up a bullet in an evidence bag -- an unfired bullet, complete with casing and primer. Mr. Burns was never shot. So if they did indeed pull a bullet from Mr. Burns, the question becomes "who implanted an unfired bullet into Mr. Burns' chest?" And the most obvious answer to that is... Mr. Burns. Why would he do that? After witnessing the town hall meeting, he started to realize that everyone wanted him dead and he couldn't protect himself. And when he tried to take candy from Maggie, it reminded him that he had pushed away the man who stopped him from doing so earlier, the only person who loved him, the only person he knew would protect him and not stab him in the back for money. He realized he had gone too far. And what better way to gain sympathy than to be the victim of an attempted murder?
That explains why Jasper is completely oblivious to getting shot in his artificial leg. I would think a person with an artificial limb would feel the impulse from absorbing the bullet, and likely fall over, even if the entry wound happens in a non-living prosthetic.
krusty shot mr burns. in one scene, krusty appears to be there but it looks suspiciously more like Homer from "Homie the Clown". i just saw that on the internet a few hours ago. anyone want to deconstruct it?
The trauma could have also blocked out his memory of being shot. His subconscious knows Homer did it and tries to out him but once he shakes out of it he assumes it was Maggie as that's the last thing he remembers.
The mud in the freezer could be the dirt that was dug up to get to the gun. And Bart, knowing it was the mud, decided to offer it up. But why would he suddenly have mud if not to get to a box?
Yeah also the gun being The s.ithon weason with say a casing it makes sense the bullet stoped through mr burns and thus we know the gun was a bullet that was rouph but due to mr burns skin the mollusks slowed the bullet stopping it from going through but undamaging the bullet meing we can feasibly no Matter what reaveal that bart unironically must have done it
Perhaps until then he hadn't realized they were related, and now having his fortune go to Bart would just be giving Abe the prize a couple of generations down. Now there is actual motive as to why he would kill Bart, since he no longer wants him as a heir, he can freely get revenge for being shot.
It's part of the game that mr. Burns is so fond of with the proper nutrient of destructive tendencies developing in the willingness to kill to get what you want. In other words for an heir he wanted somebody that was willing to destroy (kill) him or his possessions. because he fully intended keep the game going because that's how he made his fortune.
I don’t think that this theory is perfect by any means necessarily but I love the idea that Bart was actually trying to protect his sister. It’s always nice to hear about Bart in a brighter light. I love seeing him stand up for either Lisa or Maggie. It would be nice, to see that incorporated in more stories!
rzum81 really? I read the original shooter was Barney because they Ran out of ideas for him. Also notice how in part 2 he’s never interrogated. In the end they switched to Maggey for comedy
This legitimately had me gasp a couple times - the epiphany is real but also shows how much thought went into the episodes. Thanks to you and Hayden for a another quality vid (Y)
I was so excited when I saw this! You're low key my favorite TH-camr. I have to say this might be my favorite of all the alternate solutions just because it involves so much symbolism, callbacks to previous episodes and subtle character framing; the exact type of thing typical of the kind of trite cliched mystery stories "Who Shot Mr Burns?" is a parody of, so it works on a meta level.
Another thing that might make Mr Burns not say Bart shot him is that as we know, Bart has rare blood type that Mr Burns might need again if he ever needed another blood transfusion and would want to keep him around for that purpose.
Also, Lisa mentioned following the money. Bart may or may not be Burn's heir standing to inherit a great deal of money. Burns might have considered this and wanted a hell raiser like Bart to get his fortune, which he can't get if he's in prison.
One thing that I like about this theory is that Mr. Burns would also want to keep Bart around and out of custody in case he needs another blood transfusion in the future (In the case that he hasn't found another person with his rare blood type.)
Rewatching this video, I think I like it more because it's the most plausible and fits in best with the episode itself. You don't have to watch the episode where he becomes his heir because they bring it up, unlike with the Marge and Grandpa solution. I still like the Grandpa solution the best because it's the most interesting, but this has to be a close second.
I think another possibility of why Mr.Burns would say that Maggie shot him is because he was confused. He's old and all the Simpson kids do have the same spiked yellow hair. Also since Bart was his heir at one point maybe he did some mental gymnastics so he wouldn't have to deal with that reality.
You can chalk up mr. Burns accusing Maggie instead of Bart to him recovering from an injury while being old and could be confused and remembers the run-in with Maggie more than the running with Bart itself.
I don’t know if u said this already but another reason why Bart shot Mr Burns is bc if he was still his heir he would know that if he killed Mr Burns he would get all of his belongings
What I love about all of these is it opens up how genius the 'Who Shot Mr. Burns' episodes are. I watched this episode post the solution, it wasn't when it first aired, so it was never a mystery to me. But seeing these alternate solutions shows how much thought *had* to go into the episodes to set each character up.
You know... with Monty having more and more episodes with Bart and Lisa, and with Burns teaching Bart about how he became the sole heir to the Burns fortune (let’s just say a LOT of poisoned root vegetables were involved), this theory makes a LOT of sense.
It does plus the Simpsons aren't shy to flat out saying you know this thing we showed in detail that's not how it happened heres how it happened like the grandpa stories being mostly the ramblings of a old man and homer being able to say he shot mr burns is him being a idoit well bart clearly was the one at this point I could see bart being not Homer's but mr burns son due to the fact it was a day before Marge got pregnant yet she seems worried plus the Simpsons have proved mr burns would totally keep bart on the heir mainly cause bart keeps causing problems the shellfish episode could be another lesson as bart got out of that situation okay barts a smart planer he can concoct a place to kill someone and a feasible alybye without really any planning he can deafintly get out of a cage bart is truly evil at its finest so I could see bart when he's older being the new mr burns
But just like south park they said a bullshit conclusion and revled 12 season later ecet for the Simpsons it's season 38 when this I'll probably be reaveled
Maybe I'm really late into the discussion, and maybe it's been said already, but Mr Burns may also cover for Bart because he's the only person Burns knows with the same blood type as him. He needs Bart around, especially after being shot, which would only reinforce the need for someone like Bart who shares his blood type to be around. He can't risk losing Bart or the potential that Bart will be harmed if he is taken away by the police, so he simply has to cover it up for his own health. This would also tie into the tontine with Grandpa. Burns can't risk dying because he's unable to get a blood transfusion, otherwise he would forfeit the artwork
I wonder if Marge going straight to suspecting family members is the result of a cut line, where someone points out that anyone in the family has access to Homer's car after Lisa theorizes that someone could have planted the gun?
Well, I've just discovered these videos and I really enjoyed them. Great analyses and they really do make me want to go back and re-watch those episodes! But...I keep noticing whenever you say something like "who else could have possibly done it?" there's always a picture of Krusty present....so when can we look forward to the 'Krusty did it' episode?
Maybe Bart and Lisa both played roles in getting burns Shot Burns of course mistook Lisa for Maggie, but Marge saw them do it and wanted to keep them safe , burns might have accused Maggie knowing that her other kids would have been prosecuted and still holding feelings chose to blame Maggie to spare Marge from loosing her kids. Maybe
I got to admit I used to think it was Bart also based on the history he has with Mr. Burns. I can remember being a kid and going over to a friends house during the summer when the contest was still going strong. (Maybe early July?). While waiting for this friend to come outside I saw a 7-11 cup on the ground with the "who shot Mr. Burns?" contest add. The lineup had Bart in it of corse and it allways made me think that answer was too obvious. I bet a million people called in and guessed that it was Bart. I knew it was never him cause the contest would have been a one day thing. Instead they gave all of Amerca 3 months to figure it out... apparently no one did... or at least that's what the legends say.
If Bart is still Mr. Burn's heir and so Mr. Burns likes him enough to keep him out of jail, then how come Mr. Burns tried to murder him in the "Flying Hellfish" episode later on, just because he felt like it?
From Mr. Burns perspective, either Bart survives, or he was too weak to take up his legacy anyway. Then again, maybe he was just so consumed by his grudge with Abe it didn't even enter his mind.
Moe shot Burns He is upset by his bar being closed. The MS still works, as Moe Szyslak's name is MS. Homer always goes that so he could have been mistooken for Moe.
Moe's bar rag actually shot Mr. Burns. Much later we see that Moe's Bar rag has sentience so what if it wanted revenge for Moe's bar. Mr. Burns wouldn't be able to believe a bar rag shot him so his subconscious assumes it was Homer as he attacked him before. Once he shakes out of it the bar rag shooting him is still so impossible in his eyes he assumes Maggie was the real shooter since that was the only other person at the scene.
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TheRealJims Is this the last of these "Who Shot Mr. Burns" video?
Or is it? . . .
TheRealJims I still have my theory that I stand by. It's that Lisa and Marge both shot Mr Burns. Lisa shot Burns and Marge made sure the coast was clear. That's why in part two Marge and Lisa are constantly talking to each other and just trying to play cool while around the family
dude maggie shots mr burns
Check out his previous videos, starting with the first. It explains how he is not trying to claim the writers lied but that just about all the 'evidence' used in the first of the two episodes for people to try to solve the mystery with were mostly symbolism. He looks at if there were other explanations involving back stories, physical movements, etc. I have listened to them half a dozen times, if only because of his peaceful voice.
10 years later "mr burns was really shot by disco stew"
I think you guys may need to plan an intervention for me
Hey, Disco Stu don't murderize.
Since disco died, it's just Stu now. :(
Ah but as I recall Stu didn't first appear until later in season seven.
Res Pict Which is why he’d be the perfect solution....
The REAL reason Mr. Burns didn't say Bart's name because if he said Bart shot him, Bart would just say "I didn't do it." and everyone would laugh and forget about Mr. Burns.
Say the line Bart!
...I didn't do it.
*_Yayyyyyyy_*
Yaaaaaa
But Burns could just say how it happened, they would obviously believe a child could’ve shot him because...
1: After all the things, Burns did to Bart and S.S.H, they would obviously believe Bart could’ve shot him to be even.
2: They know that Bart tried to attack Burns and was the first one to see his gun.
Yeah then Mr. Burns would've ended up like Graggle
….Woozle wozzle?
You're shifting the blame a lot, almost as if you have something to hide.
Part 6: TheRealJims Shot Mr Burns
That would be a great April Fools video.
Hm, true thing. He is trying very hard to find a culprit and seems to know a lot about the Simpsons, Springfield and even the victim. He knows too much.
but you're the one blaming TheRealJims...
part 7: vn reader shot mr burns
That's kind of suspicious of you magno
part 8: mango shot Mr Burns
Cursed Crusader Part 9: Everyone Shot Mr. Burns except Maggie
Don't forget Bart is the only source of Burns's blood type ("double O negative"); he could be covering for Bart to keep his blood available
This theory feasibly actually is true out of all the theres this one isn't crazy it's even supported by the story so it could arguably be The basis of a future episode we see in the miltary episode bart is a perfect shot Maggie isn't she can shoot but if she shoot she most would of hitower it would have killed mr burns not hitting a bullseye in the chest like bart did with w grenade laucher in miltary school Marge literally told em she buried a gun bart hes dug up a gun before he had 7 minutes to shoot mr burns enough to steal mr burns is gun and shoot him and then once he drops his gun in Maggie hands he starts to walk well bart just stands there like let's say Marge finds bart and the gun on the car ground Maggie knows bart shot him and Marge looks suprised for a bit then you see she realized mr burns was just covering for bart she acts the way she does cause she knows bart was there even bart trying to through lisa off track of him and to homer and Maggie
You're also missing one bit of evidence that back up why Burns would want to cover for Bart. You remember how Mr Burns parents died "They got in my way", Implying Mr Burns killed his own parents. I think he saw Bart shooting him as more of that "He reminds me of myself" thing.
What episode was that
Kyle Campbell I believe the one where Bart swaps families with the rich kid
burns's mother was still alive as of that point, per homer the smithers
@@thomasstone3480 That could be his biological mother and the ones he killed were his rich adoptive parents.
@@thomasstone3480 it could be possible that his father remarried and he killed him and his step mom. Kinda dumb but maybe
The real mystery is how did Santa's little helper get in the tree house??
It was part of his training as an attack dog for Mr. Burns.
Alternatively: He just bite a rope and Bart pulled him up.
indeed. even knowing which state is Springfield in is easier than knowing this *real mistery*
He got up there using the ladder duhhh
Dog
Bart carried him up.
You know, the idea that Marge's behaviour in part 2 is a result of her trying to cover up another family member being the real killer opens us up to a canonical explanation for the way she was acting.
Is it possible that Marge knew Maggie shot Mr. Burns?
You've suggested the possibility that Marge discovers the real shooter when she goes to get Maggie after the shooting. Consider the likely possibility that she arrived at the scene to discover Burns' gun still in Maggie's hands. And terrified that Maggie might accidentally fire it again Marge doesn't try to forcibly take the gun from her, and instead encourages Maggie to just let it drop on the car floor.
Yes this means that Marge knowingly allowed a gun to be left lying around in the car, but we could attribute this serious lapse in judgement towards the absolute shock of having caught her infant daughter with a firearm and knowing that she shot someone with it.
As for why Marge would try to keep quiet that Maggie is the shooter despite knowing that no jury in the world would try to convict a baby (except maybe Texas), there could be legitimate concern from her about the sort of media attention that could end up surrounding Maggie as "the baby who shot the most powerful man in Springfield". Plus she already knows Mr. Burns as someone who would be petty enough to try and take revenge on a baby.
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@@thuthuynguyenthi7830 Godzilla had stroke trying to read this and f*cking died
It wouldn’t surprise me if Marge was actively aware of who shot Mr Burns. After all, we never see anything of Maggie DROPPING the gun after it fires. Marge could’ve found Maggie holding the gun, still, and throwing it out of her hands, then orchestrating the scene to hide Maggie’s involvement. What if when Marge says they can’t think family members are framing each other is bc SHE’S responsible for the gun being there, and she knows it was not intentionally left there? What if she’s afraid that her family might think she tried to frame Homer?
It fits her behaviour, as well as the possible involvement of of Maggie, Marge, Lisa AND Bart. Marge actively tried to cover up the culprit in the shooting of Mr Burns. As far as I’m concerned, it’s canon.
@@thuthuynguyenthi7830 I understand completely my friend 🍃👠
Tf is your deal with attacking Texas at the end?
Am I the ONLY person who finds it ironic that this dude accused EVERY member of the main simpsons family except Homer and HE’S the one to get arrested in the episode?
Also ironic considering that in a much later episode, Homer admits to being the one to shoot Burns.
@@EndOfSmallSanctuary97 ...fr?
@@somefella6989in a throw away line 10 seasons later
@@conradlorgar5508 and what's funny is bart the most convincing one mr burns has the most blackmail not to accuse bart not of money but of his blood type and heir for a brief moment no longer bart is most likely not been disowned we never see bart get disowned probaly because of how much trouble he causese he's only proved himself worthy plus shooting mr burns would make mr burns more proud of bart than anything Marge clearly knew when she even act up during that line remember homer it was Maggie in her signature covering for bart tone
This aged poorly ngl
Another thing about the 3 PM thing: Bart is the 3rd person who was uncovered by Burns and Smithers when they eat the Chocolates
Couldn't Mr. Burns not know who shot him? He clearly had trauma (only being able to say Homer Simpson) so it's possible he remembers struggling with Maggie and being shot, and his mind filling in the blanks. This fits with almost any theory.
Yep, and extremity plausible.
One other thing to add to this. Mr. Burns remembers struggling with Maggie, and the gun falling out of his holster. Someone could have easily shot Mr. Burns from the other side of the vehicle, through the driver side window and through the passenger window. We know Burns is short sighted so he may not have even seen the true assailant.
Also, he's senile. One of his running gags is that he can't ever remember homer's name (they literally delve into said joke in the ep) so is burns' memory really very valuable evidence?
Hell no he knows he’s evil and doesn’t feel guilty about it
I'm surprised you didn't bring up The Flying Hellfish again in this episode. Bart getting kicked into the safe to drown could be more direct revenge against the boy.
He accuses maggie cause he's high on hospital pain killers and she was the last person he had an altercation with, he's not sober enough to remember properly. Nor, does he seem to care, a baby pulling a trigger, c'mon.
@Mariana Frusciante They literally show in the episode that Maggie does NOT pull the trigger. The gun just falls in her lap and then somehow fires itself. Seriously, rewatch it.
@@HOTD108_ wait but doesn't begging pull a trigger in a later episode a gun trigger
Papa’s Got A Brand New Badge, where Maggie goes full sniper mode on the Mafia gangsters. After all, it’s a cartoon and it’s going to go for jokes first and foremost.
Also barts the only Simpson who could feasibly shoot mr burns Maggie not strong enough seeing as it dripped into her hands which didn't grasp the triger so we know that smce is fake do to it also Maggie even holding a rifle steadily cam can only shhot in the leg same with lisa bart the only Simpson we see with enough skill with a even a rocket laucher able to hit bullzeyes bart has the exact skillset to pull it off looking like Maggie to it's funny cause this thory fits with both the Marge and lisa thory you could argue burns didn't even know it was bart he is a senile old man bart clearly the only one in the family able to comit the crime and feasible get away with it with mr burns saying it wasn't him in his own interest
also, the chalkboard gag in part 1 says "this is not a clue... or is it?". since bart wrote it, this adds more to the theory
SmilingPileOfPoop that's covered in the video
Hassan Zaib oh whoops
But that's not a clue.
Or is it...?
But, what if no one shot Mr. Burns?
What if, once fighting with Maggie, his gun trigger was pulled by the door handle. This would also make sence of why he accuses Maggie, as she was the last person he saw before getting shot. Also, think about where his gun in his pocket is. Yes, that means he put the gun in the wrong way, but this is the Simpsons and they usually say screw the audience. But, if he did put his gun the wrong way, it would make a lot of sence where the bullet wound is, near would it be in a 90 degree stance.
Bart Simpson HOLY CRAP STOP EVERYTHING
*THE DOOR SHOT MR BURNS*
C'mon, bart! Shifting blame towards a fucking door?
bart, just because he’s blaming it on you, doesn’t mean you can blame it on the door.
Due to your pfp your opinion no longer matters
It's fairly obvious, when you think about it. Who loved working for Mr. Burns, and spoke often about how much he enjoyed working at the power plant? Who also suffered the most from Mr. Burns' negligence, and lost the most at his hands? That's right, Mr. Burns was actually shot.... by
Mike Sciocia.
Think about it, Mike spoke about how great his job at the plant was, and how much he loved it. But in the end, Mr. Burns not caring about his employees ended up leaving Mike Sciocia with radiation poisoning. This explains why it sounds like Mr. Burns was struggling with his obviously very weak attacker. Imagine, if you will, you're ol' Mikey. A man appears out of nowhere while you're hunting, and offers you the job of your dreams, a "blue-collar" job with those big machines and dials. It's great, you have so little accountability and you get to meet Lenny! But due to poor safety at the plant, caused by Mr. Burns' money grubbing, you've developed acute radiation poisoning, can't play baseball, can't work your new job at the nuclear plant that you love so much. And later on, you find out the same man is going to block out the sun? I think anyone would have murder on the mind at that point.
Now for some of that symbolic nonsense the writers are so fond of:
*M*ike *S*ciocia
There's that sundial clue, even if it doesn't really mean anything.
In the episode Homer at the Bat, there are a lot of references to the number three, which is a big part of the symbolism in this episode. If topi go back and watch it, but keep an eye out for the number three, you'll notice it a lot more than you would expect. Heck, even to re-watch it, you'll have to put in THE THIRD DISC OF THE THIRD SEASON.
When Mr. Burns wakes up, he can only say "Homer Simpson" because Homer did win the team the championship, after all.
Mr. Burns accuses Maggie in one final act of how much he hates the ringers, aside from Strawberry, at least, just to say he can't tell the difference between Mike Sciocia and a little girl. Yikes, dude.
This is amazing.
Or maybe it was Strawberry because Burns substituted him for Homer, denying him a possible tenth home run. He just had to teach Skip a lesson
Or maybe it was Mattingly as revenge for Mr Burns trying to get him to trim his sideburns.
@@theomegafan304 But Darryl doesn't begin with an M! (Or a W)
Given Burn's personality I could see him being proud of Bart for shooting him. Mad, but proud. Honestly revealing that Bart is still his heir would make for a really fun future episode.
To be fair though he did put Bart in a box and leave him to drown in a later episode just for trying to claim a bunch of nazi art
@@dharmallars so what he escaped mr burns knows barts a genuis to
Guess that explains the mud chocolate prank. If Bart did get the idea to bury the gun, but didn't have time to, then what better way to cover up digging up some dirt in the backyard then with a joke
Honestly, out of all the fancontent I've seen more any series, this series is my favourite. It takes a classic and just explores it in so many amazing ways. Immediately got excited upon seeing another episode. Thanks for making these.
A couple extra odds and ends:
Another huge shout out to Hayden McQueenie for pitching this idea. Here is a link to the discussion page of my channel, if you would like to read his rundown.
(it's halfway down, from about 4 months ago)
th-cam.com/users/TheRealJimsdiscussion
This solution also has a lot of elements in common with my super old fan-script I wrote in 2010, which started this whole Who Shot Mr. Burns conspiracy theory. It's a little long and drags in Act 2, but it's an interesting relic, given how many videos I've done on this top now.
(Please do not make fun of my Aaron Sorkin-esque dialogue writing.) :p
www.nohomers.net/showthread.php?84794-quot-Who-Shot-Mr-Burns-(Part-3)-quot-A-fanscript
I read that years ago... never knew you wrote it
Could you stop beating around the bush? I know that it was actually Smithers who shot Mr. Burns, as he was the canon alternative to Maggie.
I saw this in my subscriptions and couldn't it play fast enough!
More Simpsons Mysteries please!
Great job presenting this in a video, so many great points were put forth. Thanks to you and Hayden!
ProdCharles I W acht your bendy mysterys
I would love to see a part 6 video where we countdown the most likely suspects if we ignore the Simpsons DNA evidence.
Is this a parody or is he being serious?
Troy's ignore the Simpson dna makes no sense, Maggie has Simpson dna like homer, so there is nothing to ignore.
That would just be plain kooky
U can't ignore evidence
He was shot near the Simpsons car, so ignoring it is not far fetched
you need to upload more often, love your videos so much!
Homer the only Simpson left that you didn't include. Maggie part 1. Marge part 2. Lisa part 3. Abe part 4. Now Bart part 5! Next homer?
I enjoy the irony of Homer Simpson being the only Simpsons family member who couldn't have done it. :p
Shaedon Shergill what about Homer's mom? or homer's brother
I think you should still do it just to do it.
Homer's mom and brother are long gone from springfield as well as never really mentioned... they are never seen anywhere in the episode
Maybe Mona Simpson
Who really shot Mr. Burns?
NO ONE.
As you pointed out in the Marge theory, only one gunshot was ever heard. Mr. Smithers shooting the wooden leg.
So, what happened to Mr. Burns? In Season 11 Episode 12, Mr. Burns goes to the Mayo Clinic. A doctor tries to take blood, and the needle just goes right through his arm. The doctor remarks that it's like "poking through merengue."
Many other episodes over the years have had this same theme: Mr. Burns is frail, has skin like tissue paper, and his flesh offers little resistance.
Now, back to "Who Shot Mr. Burns?" When the gun is eventually found in the Simpsons' possession, Chief Wiggum remarks that the bullet matches the one pulled from Mr. Burns. He then holds up a bullet in an evidence bag -- an unfired bullet, complete with casing and primer. Mr. Burns was never shot.
So if they did indeed pull a bullet from Mr. Burns, the question becomes "who implanted an unfired bullet into Mr. Burns' chest?" And the most obvious answer to that is... Mr. Burns. Why would he do that? After witnessing the town hall meeting, he started to realize that everyone wanted him dead and he couldn't protect himself. And when he tried to take candy from Maggie, it reminded him that he had pushed away the man who stopped him from doing so earlier, the only person who loved him, the only person he knew would protect him and not stab him in the back for money. He realized he had gone too far. And what better way to gain sympathy than to be the victim of an attempted murder?
Smithers shot Mr Burns and hired Jasper to fake the second shot.
That explains why Jasper is completely oblivious to getting shot in his artificial leg. I would think a person with an artificial limb would feel the impulse from absorbing the bullet, and likely fall over, even if the entry wound happens in a non-living prosthetic.
mr burns actually shot himself out of guilt
William yeah
He's probably to weak to pull the trigger lol
Nah, the gun ended up in the Simpsons' car
@@bawat He shot himself out of spite and threw it in there to blame Homer.
Part 6: Santa's Little Helper shot Mr. Burns
Part VII: Snowball II Shot Mr Burns
This channel has given me the desire to actually sit down and watch classic Simpsons. Cheers.
In surprised you don’t have more subscribers. You are one of my favorite TH-camrs and you always put out quality content.
krusty shot mr burns. in one scene, krusty appears to be there but it looks suspiciously more like Homer from "Homie the Clown". i just saw that on the internet a few hours ago. anyone want to deconstruct it?
sideshow bob shot him
Pepe peron101
The Bart The
Well, 2 years later, your theory just got its own video
He wasn't susposed to be be there so he was drawn like that wasn't susposed
Can't wait for part 8 with Herb Powell
Bart: I shot Mr. Burns.
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I think the bigger question is who would leave a baby in a locked car and yes I know this is made in a different time but still
Burns could have accused Maggie because the last thing he remembers is her struggling with him over the gun.
He's old. Could have mixed it up.
The trauma could have also blocked out his memory of being shot. His subconscious knows Homer did it and tries to out him but once he shakes out of it he assumes it was Maggie as that's the last thing he remembers.
The mud in the freezer could be the dirt that was dug up to get to the gun.
And Bart, knowing it was the mud, decided to offer it up. But why would he suddenly have mud if not to get to a box?
Hayden McQueenie Exactly. Proof positive that he did it.
Holy crap, that makes a lot of sense
Yeah also the gun being The s.ithon weason with say a casing it makes sense the bullet stoped through mr burns and thus we know the gun was a bullet that was rouph but due to mr burns skin the mollusks slowed the bullet stopping it from going through but undamaging the bullet meing we can feasibly no Matter what reaveal that bart unironically must have done it
One thing though. Why would Mr Burns then try to kill Bart in the Hellfish episode?
Perhaps until then he hadn't realized they were related, and now having his fortune go to Bart would just be giving Abe the prize a couple of generations down. Now there is actual motive as to why he would kill Bart, since he no longer wants him as a heir, he can freely get revenge for being shot.
It's part of the game that mr. Burns is so fond of with the proper nutrient of destructive tendencies developing in the willingness to kill to get what you want.
In other words for an heir he wanted somebody that was willing to destroy (kill) him or his possessions. because he fully intended keep the game going because that's how he made his fortune.
Because he worries Bart now knows about the tontine and might blab about it.
@@Doctor_Odin yeah and plus bart is smart enough to get out of that
I don’t think that this theory is perfect by any means necessarily but I love the idea that Bart was actually trying to protect his sister. It’s always nice to hear about Bart in a brighter light. I love seeing him stand up for either Lisa or Maggie. It would be nice, to see that incorporated in more stories!
You could make the argument of MS meaning Master Simpson
Aka bart Simpson
Originally Mr. Smithers was supposed to have shot Mr. Burns but the idea got leaked so they changed it to Maggie.
rzum81 really? I read the original shooter was Barney because they Ran out of ideas for him. Also notice how in part 2 he’s never interrogated. In the end they switched to Maggey for comedy
Kyle Campbell apparently they animated many solotions
Nah, that was a joke. Maggie was apparently always the criminal.
This legitimately had me gasp a couple times - the epiphany is real but also shows how much thought went into the episodes.
Thanks to you and Hayden for a another quality vid (Y)
the idea that bart shot the same guy on two seperate occasions is more reasonable than the idea that anyone else shot someone once.
I was so excited when I saw this! You're low key my favorite TH-camr. I have to say this might be my favorite of all the alternate solutions just because it involves so much symbolism, callbacks to previous episodes and subtle character framing; the exact type of thing typical of the kind of trite cliched mystery stories "Who Shot Mr Burns?" is a parody of, so it works on a meta level.
I never even realized they left Maggie in the car by herself and basically got assaulted by an old man
Another thing that might make Mr Burns not say Bart shot him is that as we know, Bart has rare blood type that Mr Burns might need again if he ever needed another blood transfusion and would want to keep him around for that purpose.
“Admiring the kids spunk” that means something very different in England... 😩
moxie would be a better word
It doesn’t. Context is still clear.
Guys, isnt "Ooh nice eyelash. Yours?" one of the funniest one liners in tv history? Aint it just?
Also, Lisa mentioned following the money. Bart may or may not be Burn's heir standing to inherit a great deal of money. Burns might have considered this and wanted a hell raiser like Bart to get his fortune, which he can't get if he's in prison.
One thing that I like about this theory is that Mr. Burns would also want to keep Bart around and out of custody in case he needs another blood transfusion in the future (In the case that he hasn't found another person with his rare blood type.)
WOAH, DID NOT EXPECT THIS
The Otaku Guy this was out of nowhere
Finally find someone watching anime and The Simpsons along..
Rewatching this video, I think I like it more because it's the most plausible and fits in best with the episode itself. You don't have to watch the episode where he becomes his heir because they bring it up, unlike with the Marge and Grandpa solution.
I still like the Grandpa solution the best because it's the most interesting, but this has to be a close second.
I think another possibility of why Mr.Burns would say that Maggie shot him is because he was confused.
He's old and all the Simpson kids do have the same spiked yellow hair. Also since Bart was his heir at one
point maybe he did some mental gymnastics so he wouldn't have to deal with that reality.
You can chalk up mr. Burns accusing Maggie instead of Bart to him recovering from an injury while being old and could be confused and remembers the run-in with Maggie more than the running with Bart itself.
"And Mr Burns walks away from the whole ordeal admiring the kid's spunk" - I'm calling childline
I don’t know if u said this already but another reason why Bart shot Mr Burns is bc if he was still his heir he would know that if he killed Mr Burns he would get all of his belongings
This theory is the one that I find the most plausible, great job on that one! Again awesome intro!
It's 1am. Why am I still here?
THEY'RE JUST SO GOOD
It's amazing how you were able to do several parts of this and they were all good. :)
Maybe he thought "Well, I did hit him with my car first, and I got away with it, so we are even now. I might as well let him get away with it too.
I've never clicked so fast on a video.. where the hell have you been!?
These longer videos take too much time to edit.
(Also, I was off shooting Mr. Burns)
+TheRealJims Again?
Quality stuff as always man!
What I love about all of these is it opens up how genius the 'Who Shot Mr. Burns' episodes are. I watched this episode post the solution, it wasn't when it first aired, so it was never a mystery to me. But seeing these alternate solutions shows how much thought *had* to go into the episodes to set each character up.
Just rewatched Who Shot Mr. Burns recently, so great timing on this for me!
OMG ANOTHER ONE! I love this series :)
You know... with Monty having more and more episodes with Bart and Lisa, and with Burns teaching Bart about how he became the sole heir to the Burns fortune (let’s just say a LOT of poisoned root vegetables were involved), this theory makes a LOT of sense.
It does plus the Simpsons aren't shy to flat out saying you know this thing we showed in detail that's not how it happened heres how it happened like the grandpa stories being mostly the ramblings of a old man and homer being able to say he shot mr burns is him being a idoit well bart clearly was the one at this point I could see bart being not Homer's but mr burns son due to the fact it was a day before Marge got pregnant yet she seems worried plus the Simpsons have proved mr burns would totally keep bart on the heir mainly cause bart keeps causing problems the shellfish episode could be another lesson as bart got out of that situation okay barts a smart planer he can concoct a place to kill someone and a feasible alybye without really any planning he can deafintly get out of a cage bart is truly evil at its finest so I could see bart when he's older being the new mr burns
These are REALLY good, do another one!
This is like, "Who is Cartman's father? Is it Mr. Barbrady? the Denver Broncos? Chef?"
Who is fucking with the lights? Is it Officer Barbrady? Uncle Jimbo? Chef?...
But just like south park they said a bullshit conclusion and revled 12 season later ecet for the Simpsons it's season 38 when this I'll probably be reaveled
Genuinely wasn't expecting this, but awesome!
You need to do an April Fools solution with Tito. I think you could actually make a pretty good case for him.
ADIOS VIEJO!
You think too hard about the Burns blaming Maggie each time. If Mr. Burns doesn't see the shooter than he could easily assume it was Maggie
Keep it up I really love your videos! Keep it up!!
Maybe I'm really late into the discussion, and maybe it's been said already, but Mr Burns may also cover for Bart because he's the only person Burns knows with the same blood type as him. He needs Bart around, especially after being shot, which would only reinforce the need for someone like Bart who shares his blood type to be around. He can't risk losing Bart or the potential that Bart will be harmed if he is taken away by the police, so he simply has to cover it up for his own health. This would also tie into the tontine with Grandpa. Burns can't risk dying because he's unable to get a blood transfusion, otherwise he would forfeit the artwork
I feel like Marge saw Maggie shoot Mr Burns and that explains her suspicious behaviour because she’s worried how Maggie will turn out when she’s older
I wonder if Marge going straight to suspecting family members is the result of a cut line, where someone points out that anyone in the family has access to Homer's car after Lisa theorizes that someone could have planted the gun?
It could’ve also been a distant family member, like Herb, although most of them haven’t encountered Burns *yet*
I still want more of this series. But I just want more of your content in general.
Even though I'm a month later
HOLY FRIG I'VE BEEN WAITING SOOOOOOOO LONG FOR THIS!
This is the best one u did.
Man - You have a gift for making convincing arguments from multiple perspectives.
You should be a teacher or something!
7:28 Jim you got me for a second there. I thought there was going to be a part 2 to the video! :s
Well, I've just discovered these videos and I really enjoyed them. Great analyses and they really do make me want to go back and re-watch those episodes!
But...I keep noticing whenever you say something like "who else could have possibly done it?" there's always a picture of Krusty present....so when can we look forward to the 'Krusty did it' episode?
Maybe Bart and Lisa both played roles in getting burns Shot Burns of course mistook Lisa for Maggie, but Marge saw them do it and wanted to keep them safe , burns might have accused Maggie knowing that her other kids would have been prosecuted and still holding feelings chose to blame Maggie to spare Marge from loosing her kids. Maybe
Why do I feel like the real Jim’s pauses Simpsons episodes every 10 seconds and comes up with a theory
plot twist: it was Hugo all along
I got to admit I used to think it was Bart also based on the history he has with Mr. Burns. I can remember being a kid and going over to a friends house during the summer when the contest was still going strong. (Maybe early July?). While waiting for this friend to come outside I saw a 7-11 cup on the ground with the "who shot Mr. Burns?" contest add. The lineup had Bart in it of corse and it allways made me think that answer was too obvious. I bet a million people called in and guessed that it was Bart. I knew it was never him cause the contest would have been a one day thing. Instead they gave all of Amerca 3 months to figure it out... apparently no one did... or at least that's what the legends say.
Going to Dairy Queen is always the correct solution.
I was just thinking of this Theory not even a week ago. THANK YOU,THANK YOU,THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yay another great simpsons mystery
Side note, I love the face the top left Burns has at 14:08. What a great frame.
when are we going to get the theory where Santa's Little Helper shot Mr. Burns
you always note in these videos that X has experience with guns, you act as if a gun is hard to use/figure out
I like how we're just going through the entire Simpsons family at this point.
everyone did it
If Bart is still Mr. Burn's heir and so Mr. Burns likes him enough to keep him out of jail, then how come Mr. Burns tried to murder him in the "Flying Hellfish" episode later on, just because he felt like it?
From Mr. Burns perspective, either Bart survives, or he was too weak to take up his legacy anyway. Then again, maybe he was just so consumed by his grudge with Abe it didn't even enter his mind.
@@Sorain1 yes exactly this completely explains it
Personally, of the five theories you presented (Maggie, Marge, Lisa, Grampa, and Bart), I prefer this one the most.
Mr 3 PM shall be my wrestling name.
Congratulations on the thumbnail! I get hungry every time I see it. 😋 ❤️ 🍫
Moe shot Burns
He is upset by his bar being closed. The MS still works, as Moe Szyslak's name is MS. Homer always goes that so he could have been mistooken for Moe.
Moe's bar rag actually shot Mr. Burns. Much later we see that Moe's Bar rag has sentience so what if it wanted revenge for Moe's bar. Mr. Burns wouldn't be able to believe a bar rag shot him so his subconscious assumes it was Homer as he attacked him before. Once he shakes out of it the bar rag shooting him is still so impossible in his eyes he assumes Maggie was the real shooter since that was the only other person at the scene.
If it was him his shotgun would of killed burns
"Lady Bouvier's Lover", like "Marge Gets a Job" (discussed in earlier videos), was also a Bill Oakley & Josh Weinstein episode.