Who Shot Mr. Burns?

Who Shot Mr. Burns?

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- ] Wes Archer, director of the episode, was initially unaware of the solution and directed the episode up until the conclusion.]
*Just before entering Mr. Burns's office to spray paint his name, Homer stands in front of a sign that says "IN ONLY", but his head blocks all of the letters except "NO", and a small arrow can be seen pointing at him.] Fox launched a new website, www.springfield.com, devoted to the mystery which got over 500,000 hits during the summer of 1995.] It helped the Fox network rank third overall for that week at a time when Fox was usually finishing fourth. [cite news|title="Simpsons" helps shoot down CBS|date=1995-09-21|accessdate=2008-02-09|page=11B|publisher=Dayton Daily News|author=Associated Press]

In 2003, "Entertainment Weekly" published a Top 25 "Simpsons" episode list and placed both parts of "Who Shot Mr. Burns?" in 25th place, saying "a two-part comedic homage to "Dallas"' "Who shot J.R.?" stunt, [Who Shot Mr. Burns] is perhaps "The Simpsons"' most grandiose pop moment ever". [cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,417748_5,00.html|title=The Family Dynamic|accessdate=2007-08-25|date=2003-01-29|publisher=Entertainment Weekly] "The Daily Telegraph" characterized the episode as one of "The 10 Best Simpsons TV Episodes." [cite news | last =Walton | first =James | coauthors = | title =The 10 Best Simpsons TV Episodes (In Chronological Order) | work =The Daily Telegraph | pages =Page 3 | language = | publisher = | date =July 21, 2007 | url = | accessdate = ]

The authors of the book "I Can't Believe It's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide", Warren Martyn and Adrian Wood, called it "A superb end to the season - and what's more, it's a genuine whodunnit. There's no cheating - all the clues are there." Jake Rossen of "Wizard" called the ending the sixth greatest cliffhanger of all time but expressed disappointment in the resolution, saying, "Sometimes it’s better to make up your own ending, kids." [cite news | author = Jake Rossen | title = THE TOP 25 CLIFFHANGERS OF ALL TIME! | publisher = Wizard | date = 2007-08-05 | url = http://www.wizarduniverse.com/magazine/wizard/005467042.cfm | accessdate=2007-08-05] In 2008, "Entertainment Weekly" included the first part in their list of the best television season finales of all time. [cite news | author = Gary Susman | title = TV's Best Season Finales Ever | publisher = "Entertainment Weekly" | date = 2008-05-15 | url = http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20200272_16,00.html | accessdate=2008-05-15]

The song "Señor Burns", which was composed by Alf Clausen and written by Bill Oakley & Josh Weinstein was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in 1996 for "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music and Lyrics". [cite web|url=http://www.emmys.org/awards/awardsearch.php |title=Primetime Emmy Awards Advanced Search|publisher=Emmys.org|accessdate=2008-05-01]

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External links

* [http://www.thesimpsons.com/episode_guide/0625.htm "Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)"] at The Simpsons.com
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* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0701294/ "Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)"] at the Internet Movie Database
* [http://www.tv.com/the-simpsons/who-shot-mr.-burns-1/episode/1413/summary.html "Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)"] at TV.com
* [http://www.thesimpsons.com/episode_guide/0701.htm "Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)"] at The Simpsons.com
*snpp capsule|2F20|Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0701295/ "Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)"] at the Internet Movie Database
* [http://www.tv.com/the-simpsons/who-shot-mr.-burns-2/episode/1414/summary.html "Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)"] at TV.com
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0473087 "Springfield's Most Wanted"] at the Internet Movie Database
* [http://www.tv.com/the-simpsons/springfields-most-wanted/episode/33452/summary.html "Springfield's Most Wanted"] at TV.com


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