Mr. Burns watches as Homer cleans the plant as a human chimney sweep. Later Burns nearly drowns in his bathtub when Smithers neglects him. He makes the realization that he has no heir. Smithers would like Burns to consider him, but Burns has other ideas. He announces before a movie that he will hold auditions for his heir. All of Springfield's children show up, but Burns hates all of them. Bart's audition goes terribly when Homer writes down his speech on index cards. (Homer is so dumb in this episode that he cannot even form grammatical sentences.) Bart comes back at night and vandalizes his mansion. Burns is impressed with Bart's destructive side, so he makes him his heir. Burns is still all alone, so Bart agrees to come and stay with him. Burns likes Bart a lot, but Bart thinks Burns is creepy. When Bart returns home, he is bored and he goes back to Burns. Burns tries to trick Bart into thinking that his real family no longer loves him. He does this by hiring famous actors to play his family, but Bart has trouble keeping friends and is lonely. At the plant Burns fires people for kicks and he tries to make Bart fire his father, but Bart proves his loyalty to his family and opens a trap door under Burns.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 5 Episode 18 of The Simpsons resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

The Simpsons Season 5 Episodes...

• s05e01 - Homer's Barbershop Quartet
• s05e02 - Cape Feare
• s05e03 - Homer Goes to College
• s05e04 - Rosebud
• s05e05 - Treehouse of Horror IV
• s05e06 - Marge on the Lam
• s05e07 - Bart's Inner Child
• s05e08 - Boy-Scoutz 'N the Hood
• s05e09 - The Last Temptation of Homer
• s05e10 - $pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)
• s05e11 - Homer the Vigilante
• s05e12 - Bart Gets Famous
• s05e13 - Homer and Apu
• s05e14 - Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy
• s05e15 - Deep Space Homer
• s05e16 - Homer Loves Flanders
• s05e17 - Bart Gets an Elephant
• s05e18 - Burns' Heir
• s05e19 - Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song
• s05e20 - The Boy Who Knew Too Much
• s05e21 - Lady Bouvier's Lover
• s05e22 - Secrets of a Successful Marriage

The Simpsons Show Summary

The Simpsons focuses on a family of five. There is the father, Homer, a dull-witted, alcoholic, lazy, but lovable man. He often gets his family into crazy situations but always manages to fix things. The mother, Marge, is a stay at home mom who keeps the family together. She is the ideal wife and mother though she can be a little naive at times. She always does what she thinks is best for her family.

Next is Bart, the 10 year old boy who lives on playing pranks. He gets into a lot of trouble but is generally a good kid. Then there is the neglected middle child, Lisa. Lisa is the brain of the family and sometimes feels left out because of that. She is an outcast at school because of her talent. Finally there is Maggie the baby. Though she doesn't say much she is well known especially for her red pacifier.