S08E21 · SCENE 6/24 · 03:48
The Old Man and Lisa · Springfield Nuclear Power Plant
Burns learns he is broke

Burns discovers his stocks crashed in 1929 and his fortune is gone.

03:48→05:09
in the episode · 1m 21s · S08E21

What happens

03:48–05:09

Burns asks his advisors about his finances. They lie and say everything is great. He checks his stock ticker and finds it stopped in 1929. He realizes he is broke. He blames Smithers for not telling him.

WhereSpringfield Nuclear Power Plant
DriverBurns
Positionact1 · reveal
ThreadBurns loses fortune

Key lines

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04:00

-I hear great. -All right, well, let's have a look at my stock portfolio.

04:14

-After all, you chose them. -(murmuring approval) Well, let's get out the old stock ticker and have a look.

05:03

Can't go wrong with Congreves.

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Beats

04:24Burns sees stock ticker stopped in 1929

Scene in the episode

03:48–05:09
A · Burns loses fortune
B · Lisa recycling efforts
C · Burns rebuilds with Lisa
D · Burns betrays trust

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