There are many possible occurrences that helped Burns gain his wealth. One is that he was raised by a billionaire and inherited his wealth. Another is that he amassed his fortune through his business ownership, from a germ warfare laboratory to a nuclear power plant providing a whole city with energy. It is also possible that the song, White Christmas, was the true reason for Burns's wealth. Book – The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Ominous Omnibus Vol. 1: Scary Tales & Scarier Tentacles (front cover)

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Gina Carano Claims That Disney Exec Kathleen Kennedy Will Go After Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s Families for ‘South Park: Joining the Panderverse’ It isn’t much of a surprise that Homer doesn’t really feel an overwhelming desire to hang onto his dignity where he can. There have been a lot of examples of Homer making a fool of himself for a variety of reasons, but becoming Mr. Burns’ ‘Prank Money’ really seems to come out on top. The nuclear power plant is an obvious one, but it’s also suggested that he bought the rights to the song "White Christmas" which brings in millions of dollars ‘round the holidays. 4 Harry Shearer wasn’t the only voice of Mr. Burns.

Ned Flanders’ Leftorium was struggling financially, while Mr. Burns would offer his kingdom for a left-handed can opener. It’s clear from several episodes of The Simpsons that Mr. Burns doesn’t have a care in the world for the effects his nuclear power plant has on the surrounding environment. There are countless examples of him brushing off the devastating impact of nuclear power, one of the most famous being the three-eyed fish that is found near the plant. Mr. Burns, while still greedy and egotistical, has become less villainous in the more recent seasons and more of an anti-hero, whilst in any season prior to season 9 he was portrayed most of the time as a genuine threat. However, that does not take away the fact that he is the main antagonist of the series, as he still can be evil at times. He’s never really a model boss, but there are a few times throughout the course of the show where Mr. Burns acts in ways that are exceptionally shameless. Keep reading to see our list of the 10 most shameless things the richest man in Springfield has ever done.Amos Graycomb was married to Moselle Graycomb (before the marriage, her maiden name was Moselle Stemple).

Burns tried to run for Governor until Marge ruined his chances by serving a three-eyed fish (an example of the adverse effects of the nuclear plant) for dinner in front of the media. In the end, he echoes Charles Foster Kane by crying out his name in rage and vows for the rest of his life to make Homer Simpson's life miserable. [111] THOH – " Treehouse of Horror XXIII" (The Greatest Story Ever Holed; Bart & Homer's Excellent Adventure) Mr. Burns' investment portfolio includes long-defunct shares in "Confederated Slave Holdings, Trans-Atlantic Zeppelin, Amalgamated Spats, Congreve's Inflammable Powders, U.S. Hay", and an "up-and-coming Baltimore Opera Hat Company". [4] Siblings: All unidentified (Deceased), George Burns (Deceased), "Buddy" Burns, Cornelius Burns, Cornelia Hernandez, Clifford Burns Jr., Archibald Burns, Ernest Burns and Sarah Drew Linscott We see Mr. Burns's maternal mother again in the Season Seven episode entitled Homer the Smithers when Homer takes over Mr. Smithers' duties while he’s away. Smithers explains that Mr. Burns hates talking to his mother, but the two set it up so that Mr. Burns has no choice but to talk to her before Smithers swoops in and saves the day.That’s not an alien, it’s Mr. Burns! As seen in the 1997 The Simpsons episode "The Springfield Files," Mr. Burns is bringing some love to your Funko Collection with this Glowing Mr. Burns Pop! Vinyl figure. Mr. Burn's personality classification is that he is a sadistic, cold, life-hating ecological terrorist with a sadistic passion for autarchy. He has an incurable process addiction of devising destructive, disruptive, life-hating plots for his own gain. Mr Burns personally enjoys the dehumanization of new, creative, bright employees because he ignores how that dehumanization relates to his profits. Mr. Burns' main conflict with himself is his musculoskeletal condition is so bad, that he is constantly achy and he is generally of poor and low character. Mr. Burns never took his billions of dollars to buy any class for himself. Mr. Burns embodies a number of sometimes accurate stereotypes about Corporate America, as he has an unquenchable desire to increase his own wealth and power. Burns also embodies the stereotype of a manager by forgetting his employees' names (especially Homer's, despite Homer appearing that he interacts more than Burns does with most of his employees), though this can be attributed to his senility. Burns is also unconcerned for their safety and well-being (the plant, for example, is filled with obvious safety violations).