A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love

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The Simpsons episode
"Hunka Hunka Burns in Love"
Burns enters Snake Jailbird's flaming shack to save his girlfriend Gloria.
Episode no.	273
Prod. code	CABF18
Orig. airdate	December 2, 2001
Show runner(s)	Mike Scully
Written by	John Swartzwelder
Directed by	Lance Kramer
Chalkboard	"Fun does not have a size."
Couch gag	The couch is outside a prison wall. A siren wails and a searchlight moves as The Simpsons (dressed in striped prison jumpsuits) tunnel their way to the couch.
Guest star(s)	Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Gloria George Takei as the waiter
Season 13 November 6, 2001 – May 22, 2002
"Treehouse of Horror XII" "The Parent Rap" "Homer the Moe" "A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love" "The Blunder Years" "She of Little Faith" "Brawl in the Family" "Sweets and Sour Marge" "Jaws Wired Shut" "Half-Decent Proposal" "The Bart Wants What It Wants" "The Lastest Gun in the West" "The Old Man and the Key" "Tales from the Public Domain" "Blame It on Lisa" "Weekend at Burnsie's" "Gump Roast" "I Am Furious Yellow" "The Sweetest Apu" "Little Girl in the Big Ten" "The Frying Game" "Papa's Got a Brand New Badge"
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"Hunka Hunka Burns in Love" is the fourth episode of the thirteenth season of the animated television series The Simpsons. This episode is dedicated to George Harrison.

[edit] Plot

Homer is hired to write Chinese fortune cookies. One of his fortunes says "You will find true love on Flag Day". This cookie makes its way to Mr. Burns. After spending Flag Day at a wealthy social gathering and a strip club, Burns finds a cop ticketing his car. After discovering the cop is a woman named Gloria (voiced by Julia Louis-Dreyfus), Burns asks her out on a date.

After their first date, Burns talks about another date but Gloria is about to turn him down when Homer runs by. Burns asks Homer to be his "youthful advisor", accompanying the couple on dates, even carrying Burns and Gloria up the stairs when they go to have sex. Eventually, Burns decides to ask Gloria to marry him. She says yes. As Burns goes off to get some champagne, Snake comes to rob the bowling alley, sees Gloria (who is his ex), and kidnaps her and Homer. When Burns finds Gloria's ring, he assumes she ran off with Homer.

Snake takes Gloria and Homer to his hideout. Though Gloria says she loves Burns, Snake vows he can change. The police arrive and confront Snake (because Lisa found out Homer was not the kidnapper). Homer tries to escape but instead sets Snake's house on fire. Snake and Homer get out and Burns runs in to save Gloria (Gloria then saves Burns). When she thinks of Snake, Gloria breaks up with Burns and becomes Snake's girl again.

[edit] Cultural references

• The title of the episode is an obvious reference to the line "I'm just a hunka hunka burning love" from the song "Burning Love" by Elvis Presley.
• Mr. Burns saying "frabjous day" and "Callooh! Callay!" is a reference to the poem "Jabberwocky" from Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll.
• The dance Mr. Burns does in the club is a reference to the way Shermy dances in "A Charlie Brown Christmas."
• This episode aired after the death of George Harrison and was dedicated to his memory.
• Snake claims he got the cabin hideout from a man named Gustafson, a reference to the film "Fargo."

[edit] External links

• [1] A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love at Tv.com
• "A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love" episode capsule at The Simpsons Archive