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** The cast of ''Series/StrangerThings'' is shown riding their bikes behind Bart and Lisa... followed by a Demogorgon on a bike.

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** The cast of ''Series/StrangerThings'' is shown riding their bikes behind Bart and Lisa... followed by a Demogorgon on a bike. The episodes title even sounds similar.
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** Mr. Burns' burgers being rejected for being made of Amazon plants may be a shot at Brazil's practice of burning down parts of the amazon rainforest to raise cheap beef.

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* {{Balloonacy}}: A particularly extreme non-balloon example. After swallowing a single tiny champagne bubble, Mr. Burns was able to float in the air.



* HollywoodDensity: Mr. Burns is unusually light. A diet of Krusty Burgers triples his weight to a mere 42[[note]]Units of measurement not stated, but it's presumably pounds due to the show rarely using the metric system. Also, for reference sake, for the average-heighted adult male in the United States to be considered severely underweight, he'd have to weigh less than 112 pounds, which is well over double Mr. Burns' tripled weight.[[/note]], and a single bubble of champagne made him float in the air.



* TakeThat: As part of his newfound public acclaim, Burns is finally accepted into the "Beloved Billionaires Club", which only has two members before him. Mark Zuckerberg is not a member but likes to linger on the property, and has to be shooed away with a hose by a staff member.
* VirtualAssistantBlunder: Marge's Alexa accidentally buys 1000 shares of X-Cell-ent stock.

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As part of his newfound public acclaim, Burns is finally accepted into the "Beloved Billionaires Club", which only has two members before him. Mark Zuckerberg is not a member but likes to linger on the property, and has to be shooed away with a hose by a staff member.
** While in bed, Homer is holding a book entitled [[Franchise/HarryPotter "Harry Potter]] and the [[Creator/JKRowling Apologizing Author]]", a jab at J.K. Rowling's apprehensible behavior on social media.
* VirtualAssistantBlunder: Marge's Alexa accidentally buys 1000 shares of X-Cell-ent stock.stock.
* WinsByDoingAbsolutelyNothing: Krusty, as he proudly proclaimed. While Krusty Burger did lose some traction due to the blatantly-pandering LGBTQBLT, he won the burger wars due to Lisa and Homer dismantling X-Cell-ent Burgers' reputation.
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After a near-death experience from binging on fast food, Burns is disheartened to learn his death will be celebrated by the public. Upon tasting an effective, vegan meat substitute in a hamburger developed by Professor Frink, Burns gains the idea to reverse his reputation by starting a franchise of vegan burger restaurants.


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* BeingGoodSucks: Burns is ultimately fine with being hated again, as trying to maintain his reputation was too much effort for someone who didn't care at all what people thought before.


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* EasilyForgiven: It's lampshaded by supporters' signs that the recent good deed Burns is attempting has made them forget everything horrible he's done in the recent past.


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* TakeThat: As part of his newfound public acclaim, Burns is finally accepted into the "Beloved Billionaires Club", which only has two members before him. Mark Zuckerberg is not a member but likes to linger on the property, and has to be shooed away with a hose by a staff member.

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* AndThereWasMuchRejoicing: Burns realizes no one will mourn him when he dies after he sees a crowd outside his hospital room cheering.
* BlackComedyBurst: A crowd has gathered outside Burns' hospital room, cheering his death. When Smithers announces that Burns is alive, a man in the crowd pulls out a gun and aims it at his head. When the scene cuts back to Burns and Smithers, a gunshot is heard.



* SignsOfDisrepair: A billboard for Burns' X-Cell-ent Burgers is struck by lightning, erasing the letters that read "Healthy Diet Coming Soon" so that they now read "Die Soon" (and set the eyes on Burns' face on fire).

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* ShoutOut:
** Burns' daydream after eating Homer's burger spoofs ''Film/Titanic1997''.
** Burns smiles like [[Literature/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas the Grinch]] after eating the meatless burger.
** The cast of ''Series/StrangerThings'' is shown riding their bikes behind Bart and Lisa... followed by a Demogorgon on a bike.
** [[Film/NoCountryForOldMen Anton Chigurh]] works at the meatless burger plant.
** Various fast food mascots are spoofed throughout, most notably the rarely seen [[UsefulNotes/McDonalds Mac Tonight]].
* SignsOfDisrepair: A billboard for Burns' X-Cell-ent Burgers is struck by lightning, erasing the letters that read "Healthy Diet Coming Soon" so that they now read "Die Soon" (and set setting the eyes on Burns' face on fire).fire).
* VirtualAssistantBlunder: Marge's Alexa accidentally buys 1000 shares of X-Cell-ent stock.

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* BrokenPedestal: Everyone finds out that Mr.Burns Burgers are made from Amazon plants.
* {{Flashback}}: Of Mr. Burns’s childhood.

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* BrokenPedestal: Everyone Mr. Burns' Burgers made him popular for once, until everyone finds out that Mr.Burns Burgers they are made from Amazon plants.
* {{Flashback}}: Of To Mr. Burns’s childhood.Burns’ childhood. He gives his mother a picture he drew of her hugging him. She throws it in the fireplace, then tells him his father died.
* LoopholeAbuse: As spokesperson for X-Cell-ent Burgers, Homer is only allowed to say certain phrases. During the press event, Homer uses those phrases to answer Lisa's questions about Burns using endangered plants from the Amazon.
* SignsOfDisrepair: A billboard for Burns' X-Cell-ent Burgers is struck by lightning, erasing the letters that read "Healthy Diet Coming Soon" so that they now read "Die Soon" (and set the eyes on Burns' face on fire).
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* BrokenPedestal: Everyone finds out that Mr.Burns Burgers are made from Amazon plants.
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