The episode ended on a cliffhanger, with Burns shot and dozens of Springfielders as potential culprits.

Burns managed to piss off just about every resident of Springfield by stealing oil, blocking out the sun, firing Smithers and still, through it all, never remembering Homer's name. The first episode closed out Season 6, as Mr. And it was a gleeful parody of the infamous 'Who Shot J.R.?' storyline on the 1980's soap opera Dallas. Burns?' remains the only two-part storyline the show has ever tackled. We're cheating a bit on this one by technically including two episodes, its true. I shall do the next best thing: block it out.вЂќ вЂњEver since the beginning of time, man has yearned to destroy the sun. This would be the first of several times the show has looked into the future of the Simpson clan, but all others pale in comparison to 'Lisa's Wedding.' Even though the whole future storyline is just a glorified 'What if?' scenario, it serves as one of the more poignant looks at the love between Lisa and Homer. As much as Lisa may be embarrassed by her family, she can't bring herself to marry a man who won't accept them for who they are. The 2010 humor alone would have been enough to make this episode succeed, but it also hinges on a romance between Lisa and her handsome, wealthy British suitor, Hugh (Mandy Patinkin). Apart from the presence of Jetsons-style hover cars and Bart being gainfully employed, not much had changed. 'Yeah? Well, we saved your a$$ in World War III.'Nothing illustrates just how ridiculous and unprecedented The Simpsons' 30-year run is than episodes like 'Lisa's Wedding.' This episode flashes forward to what was then the far-flung, futuristic landscape of 2010 to explore what Springfield looks like 15 years in the future. 'Oh-ho! An English boy, huh? You know, we saved your a$$ in World War II.' It's basically The Simpsons' answer to Futurama's 'The Luck of the Fryrish.' Homer and Moana's tearful goodbye ranks among the most emotional moments of the show. But ultimately, Moana realized she couldn't outrun her past, and that's where this episode finds its enduring appeal. The ensuing family reunion is a lot of fun, from Homer's childish plays at attention to Lisa finally discovering a family member she can look up to. This episode introduced fans to Moana Simpson (voiced by Glenn Close), Homer's long-lost mother who's spent the last several decades on the lam after running afoul of a (slightly) younger Mr. Who was Homer's mother, and what part did she play in raising this dysfunctional goofball? As 'Mother Simpson' showed us, there's actually quite a story to be told there. 'A little from Column A, a little from Column B.'While Abe Simpson is always a reliably entertaining supporting character, up to this point the show had never focused much attention on Homer's *other* parent. 'Are you trying to stall us, or are you just senile?' 'Alright! I admit it, I am the Lindbergh baby! Waah! Waah! Goo-goo! I miss my fly-fly, Dada!' One minute, Homer is celebrating his second lease on life and promising to live every day to the fullest, the next he's stretched out on the couch with a half-eaten bag of pork rinds. At the same time, this episode ends on an appropriately sly note. The scenes of Homer bidding farewell to his family and confronting his imminent demise show an unusually human side of a character who so often comes across as a self-centered, even sociopathic jerk. The result could have been overly sentimental and melodramatic, but this episode toes the line between humor and tragedy easily enough. Here Homer confronts his own mortality in a very real and immediate way, fearing he's just ingested a poisonous blowfish and has only one day left to live. Number one: 'Cover for me.' Number two: 'Oh, good idea, boss.' Number three: 'It was like that when I got here.''While The Simpsons was still honing its voice in Season 2, this unusually dramatic episode offered a glimpse of the golden period that was to come for the series. 'I want to share something with you - the three little sentences that will get you through life. 29 'One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish' (Season 2)

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