S07E17 · SCENE 21/23 · 18:55
Homer the Smithers · Nuclear power plant
Burns forgives Smithers

Burns forgives Smithers and rehires him after the fight.

18:55→20:13
in the episode · 1m 18s · S07E17
Burns forgives Smithers

What happens

18:55–20:13

Burns tells Smithers he's totally self-reliant now. Smithers says he already punished Homer for knocking Burns out the window. Burns seems satisfied.

WhereNuclear power plant
DriverMr. Burns
Positionact3 · resolution
ThreadSmithers plots return

Key lines

from this scene
19:32

Who could have known you'd pull through and live for another five decades?

20:03

I'm glad I fired you.

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21:21Burns says he's self-reliant

Scene in the episode

18:55–20:13
A · Homer replaces Smithers
B · Burns learns self-reliance
C · Smithers plots return

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