History Recap / TheSimpsonsS22E6TheFoolMonty

** To Creator/{{Fox News|Channel}} ([[BitingTheHandHumor as always]]) and the mainstream news media in general, who are depicted as corrupt and wanting nothing more than to [[IfItBleedsItLeads scare their viewers into staying tuned]]. The episode satirically portrays them as a NebulousEvilOrganization that plots to unleash a deadly disease and blame it on house cats solely to drive up ratings, while the newscaster delivering the story, Kent Brockman, uses WeaselWords and declares “mild thirst, occasional hunger, tiredness at night” (which is obviously perfectly normal for a healthy person) to be symptoms.

* BaitAndSwitchComment: When Kent is reporting at Burns' funeral.
-->'''Kent Brockman:''' A humanitarian. A philanthropist. A man of peace. These are among the people that have gathered at Springfield cemetery today to spit in Mr Burns' grave.

A "secret conclave of America's media empires", in order to improve ratings and keep the public watching the news, release a deadly disease and create a hysteria surrounding it. When Mr. Burns finds out that he's caught it and is near death's door (despite a previous episode stating that Mr. Burns has every disease known to man kept in perfect balance) and that no one cares if he dies (in fact, [[AndThereWasMuchRejoicing they're ready to celebrate]]), Burns decides to [[DrivenToSuicide end it all himself]], but botches it and ends up as The Simpsons' latest house guest (even though he was their houseguest before when he went broke and had to live as a blue-collar slob).

A "secret conclave of America's media empires", in order to improve ratings and keep the public watching them, release a deadly disease and create a hysteria surrounding it. When Mr. Burns finds out that he's caught it and is near death's door (despite a previous episode stating that Mr. Burns has every disease known to man kept in perfect balance) and that no one cares if he dies (in fact, [[AndThereWasMuchRejoicing they're ready to celebrate]]), Burns decides to [[DrivenToSuicide end it all himself]], but botches it and ends up as The Simpsons' latest house guest (even though he was their houseguest before when he went broke and had to live as a blue-collar slob).

* OmniscientCouncilOfVagueness: The owners of the various media companies are depicted as this, holding secret meetings inside the Statue of Liberty crown and calling themselves a "secret conclave of America's media empires". The episode shows them plotting to manufacture a crisis to drive up ratings by releasing a deadly disease and blaming it on house cats.

** To Creator/{{Fox News|Channel}} ([[BitingTheHandHumor as always]]) and the mainstream news media in general, who are depicted as corrupt and wanting nothing more than to [[IfItBleedsItLeads scare their viewers into staying tuned]]. The episode satirically shows them as a NebulousEvilOrganization that plots to unleash a deadly disease and blame it on house cats solely to drive up ratings, and the newscaster delivering the story uses WeaselWords and declares “mild thirst, occasional hunger, tiredness at night” (which is perfectly normal for a healthy person) to be symptoms.
** The Center for Disease Control is depicted as being in the pocket of the media; here they are called the Center for Disease Disinformation here and are responsible for implementing the absurd guidelines.

* GenreBlind: Everybody in Springfield just assumes Mr. Burns is dead without even seeing his body. It's even worse because [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS15E22FraudcastNews it's not the first time they make that mistake]].

* WhyDidntIThinkOfThat: Carl comments that even if Burns drop the dome they can dig their way under it, then sarcastically wonders why they didn't bother to do that the first time. (Remember: the Simpsons ''did'' use a tunnel out)

When Mr. Burns finds out that he's near death's door (despite a previous episode stating that Mr. Burns has every disease known to man kept in perfect balance) and that no one cares if he dies (in fact, [[AndThereWasMuchRejoicing they're ready to celebrate]]), Burns decides to [[DrivenToSuicide end it all himself]], but botches it and ends up as The Simpsons' latest house guest (even though he was their houseguest before when he went broke and had to live as a blue-collar slob).

* TakeThat: To Creator/{{Fox News|Channel}} ([[BitingTheHandHumor as always]]).

* CallBack: To [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsonsMovie the movie]]; Mr. Burns wants to put a dome over the town, only to learn that ItsBeenDone.

* BaitAndSwitchComment: When Kent is reporting at Burn's funeral.

* IHaveNoSon: Nelson's character in a school play said that.

* TakeThat: To Creator/{{Fox News|Channel}} (as always).

* CallBack: To [[Film/TheSimpsons the film]]; Mr. Burns wants to put a dome over the town, only to learn that ItsBeenDone.

* TakeThat: to Creator/{{Fox News|Channel}} (as always).

* WhyDidntIThinkOfThat: Carl comments that even if Burns drop the dome they can dig their why under it, then sarcastically asks why they didn't bother to do that the first time. (Remember: the Simpsons ''did'' use a tunnel out)

* TakeThat: to FoxNews (as always).

* WhyDidntIThinkOfThat: Carl comments that even if Burns drop the dome they can dig their why under it, then sarcastically asks why they didn't bother to do that the first time.

* CallBack: To [[Film/TheSimpsons the film]].
* EvenEvilHasStandards: One of the media conspirators found it wrong to falsely announce a new epidemic. [[SubvertedTrope He instead suggested spreading a real disease so the news wouldn't be false]].

* ShoutOut: Bart trying to hide Burns is one to ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial''.

* TakeThat: to FoxNews.

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* CompleteMonster: Burns needs to be one in order to survive

* ShoutOut: Bart trying to hide Burns is one to E.T.
* TakeThat: to FoxNews