Rosebud
The Simpsons, season 5, episode 4. First aired October 21, 1993. 136 moments of about ten seconds each: open one for its frame, what happens and what's said.
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About the episode
Mr. Burns longs for Bobo, the teddy bear he abandoned as a boy, which has passed through history before ending up in a block of ice delivered to the Kwik-E-Mart. Bart finds it and gives it to Maggie, who refuses to let go even after Burns offers a fortune and cuts off Springfield's beer and television. Seeing how miserable Burns is, Maggie finally hands the bear back.
- Written by
- John Swartzwelder
- Directed by
- Wes Archer
- Couch gag
- Duplicate Family
- Production code
- 1F01
The synopsis is our own. Credits and guest stars from Wikipedia and the Simpsons wiki.
Every moment
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Bart balances on a skateboard atop a pink car, and Homer comes walking up beside it in the driveway…
“The Simpsons”
0:00–0:12 -
Homer runs through a doorway from a pink hallway into a purple room with a red bed in the foreground…
0:12–0:23 -
It opens on black and then reveals an ornate white wrought-iron gate with green leaf backdrop reading BURNS…
0:23–0:32 -
No characters appear in this moment
0:32–0:42 -
A line of yellow-skinned figures in tall dark bearskin-style hats marked with a large B and black coats…
0:42–0:50 -
A line of identical hooded figures in black robes with red trim and tall black hats marked with a B marches…
0:50–1:00 -
Mr. Burns lies in bed in striped pink pajamas and a nightcap, grimacing and then drifting into sleep
“I'm the happiest boy there is, aren't I, Bobo?”
1:00–1:10 -
Mr. Burns stands beside an elderly woman with a grey bun in a purple dress and white apron, both by a blue…
“Happy!”
1:10–1:17 -
Mr. Burns stands beside an elderly grey-haired woman in a purple dress and white apron, facing a small child…
“Happy, would you like to continue living with us, your loving natural parents?”
1:17–1:27 -
Mr. Burns is seen in a snowy mountain setting, first with a bowl-cut stranger in sunglasses and a grey collar…
“Let's roll.”
1:27–1:38 -
A yellow-skinned, bespectacled man with short brown hair, a bow tie, grey shirt, dark green suspenders…
“Oh well. At least we still have his little brother George.”
1:38–1:47 -
A brown teddy bear lies on a white snowy ground while snowflakes fall, then its limbs come loose and scatter…
“I want my teddy...”
1:47–1:58 -
Mr. Burns lies in a blue canopy bed in a purple bedroom, and his thin assistant Smithers is nearby
“I want my teddy...”
1:58–2:09 -
Mr. Burns lies in bed under a blue blanket wearing a pink nightcap, while Smithers stands beside the bed…
“The bedpan's under my pillow.”
2:09–2:21 -
A bespectacled man with grey hair, a green jacket and a purple bow tie stands before a blue lattice grille…
“I see. On another topic, the preparations for your birthday have begun.”
2:21–2:27 -
A bespectacled man stands at the left edge while Mr. Burns, frail and thin with a hooked nose and a sash…
“Happy birthday, Mr.”
2:27–2:37 -
Homer and Marge lie in a bed, with Homer asleep at first and then waking beside a red alarm clock…
“Bring back Sheriff Lobo.”
2:37–2:48 -
Homer and Marge Simpson lie in a bed with an orange blanket and purple pillows, in a pink bedroom with framed…
“What's wrong?”
2:48–2:54 -
Homer Simpson lies against lavender pillows, then stands outdoors with Mr. Burns, a thin, stooped old man…
“And I always get some terrible job.”
2:54–3:06 -
Homer stands in a crowded room with exposed pipes overhead, surrounded by coworkers including a man with long…
“It's not funny. And the one in my pants really hurts.”
3:06–3:16 -
Mr. Burns sits in a green chair beside his thin assistant Smithers, who wears glasses and a green jacket…
“That man who's getting all those laughs, Smithers, who is he?”
3:16–3:20 -
Mr. Burns sits in a green tufted armchair while his thin assistant Smithers stands beside him…
“Homer Simpson, sir, one of the carbon blobs from Sector 7G, but I don't think that...”
3:20–3:31 -
Principal Skinner stands in a room with green walls, wooden shelving and books on the left
“Fine, sir.”
3:31–3:35 -
Homer Simpson stands at the kitchen table holding a pencil, while Bart Simpson in an orange shirt stands…
“I'm so funny. This is going to be great.”
3:35–3:46 -
Homer stands at a blue counter in a purple kitchen, holding a pencil and gesturing with his hands while Bart…
“Is Poop-a one word or two?”
3:46–4:00 -
Homer Simpson stands alone in the kitchen beside a blender and yellow canisters, first looking sideways…
“Well, I also do a delightful impression of him.”
4:00–4:10 -
Lisa and Marge stand together in a kitchen, Lisa with spiky star-shaped hair and a pearl necklace, Marge…
“Now, I'm not saying Mr. Burns is incontinent.”
4:10–4:22 -
Homer Simpson stands in a pink room with tall cabinets and an arched mirror, holding a silver hand tool…
“Incontinent.”
4:22–4:30 -
Homer Simpson stands in a pink room gesturing with a golf club while Marge Simpson faces him beside Maggie…
“It's time to go. Okay, stupid.”
4:30–4:43 -
Ned Flanders clips a hedge with large shears while Homer peeks over the fence behind him
“Hey, Flanders, you smell like manure.”
4:43–4:54 -
Chief Wiggum grips the shoulders of a dark-haired man in a purple suit beside a glass door in a corridor…
“Hey!”
4:54–5:05 -
Marge, Lisa, Bart and Homer sit at round tables in a banquet hall, facing a projector screen that first shows…
“Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Montgomery Burns a life.”
5:05–5:17 -
Mr. Burns sits at a table in a dark green suit, phone pressed to his ear and one hand raised…
“Oh, boo-boo.”
5:17–5:25 -
Smithers walks onto a stage with a blue curtain and a large projected caricature of a top-hatted figure…
“There are several fine young men who I'm sure are gonna go far.”
5:25–5:36 -
Four long-haired punk musicians in black leather jackets perform on a stage with pink walls, purple Marshall…
“I'd just like to say this gig sucks.”
5:36–5:46 -
Three long-haired musicians in black leather jackets and dark pants perform on a purple-draped stage…
“Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to you.”
5:46–5:56 -
A yellow-skinned woman with long black hair and a black leather jacket plays bass at a microphone in front…
“Go to hell, you old bastard.”
5:56–6:06 -
Mr. Burns sits behind a heap of gold coins and stacked cash, while Smithers and a crowd of suited men look on
“Stinks.”
6:06–6:13 -
Mr. Burns sits at a table piled with gold coins, cash and a jeweled necklace, while his thin assistant…
“Sir,”
6:13–6:23 -
A bespectacled man with short brown hair, a purple bow tie and an olive-green jacket stands before a pale…
“Bah, no time. Next!”
6:23–6:36 -
Homer Simpson stands on a stage holding a microphone and raising one fist as he talks to the audience
“Are you ready to laugh? Oh, that poor dog.”
6:36–6:47 -
Homer stands on a wooden stage facing a banquet room where Mr. Burns and Smithers sit at a table near a crowd…
“I said, are you ready to laugh? Quiet,”
6:47–6:57 -
Mr. Burns sits at a purple-draped table beside his thin assistant Smithers in glasses, while Homer in a red…
“I mean, you know, Mr. Burns is so old. How dare you.”
6:57–7:06 -
Homer stands holding a microphone on a dimly lit stage with purple arched panels, speaking and smiling…
“Here's an impression of Mr. Burns that you might find a little cheeky.”
7:06–7:17 -
Homer speaks into a microphone on a stage in a banquet hall while Marge, Lisa and Bart sit watching at round…
“I think I'm so big blah blah blah destroy him blah blah”
7:17–7:28 -
Grey-helmeted riot police swarm a dim purple restaurant, pushing past unnamed patrons at round tables amid…
“Where did I lose them?”
7:28–7:39 -
Lisa Simpson appears in a close-up against a pink and brown room
“I'll never wiggle my bare butt in public again I'd like to believe that this time.”
7:39–7:43 -
Homer, Marge and Bart stand in a pink living room with a framed portrait of Grampa on the wall, Homer…
“I really would Bart, run down to the store and get a big bag of ice for your father.”
7:43–7:55 -
Lisa Simpson stands at the left edge of the frame, first wide-eyed and open-mouthed, then grimacing…
“I knew it.”
7:55–7:59 -
Smithers stands beside Mr. Burns, the frail, stooped old man with a hooked nose and grey hair at the sides…
“Look at all the wonderful things you have, Mr.”
7:59–8:10 -
Mr. Burns and his thin assistant Smithers stand together in a dim storage area
“You want your bare bobo, don't you? Liar, I'll give you the threshing of a lifetime.”
8:10–8:20 -
Mr. Burns and his thin assistant Smithers, who wears glasses, a purple bow tie and a green suit with an ID…
“Oh, God, how I want my bear.”
8:20–8:30 -
A small brown cartoon bear cub with a pale yellow belly, none of the regular Simpsons characters, is seen…
8:30–8:40 -
A young brown-haired aviator in a green flight suit, hugging a teddy bear, stands on a dusty airfield in New…
“Why, put some grease in your garter, Lindy.”
8:40–8:50 -
A black-haired man with a moustache, wearing a brown suit and white tie, holds a teddy bear in a crowd before…
“This is all your fault!”
8:50–9:02 -
A brown bear-like creature rests its paws on a white pipe rising from dark arctic water, and then a figure…
9:02–9:11 -
Apu stands behind the counter facing a bearded explorer in a bulky brown parka, fur-trimmed hood, goggles…
“You've got to start selling this for more than a dollar a bag.”
9:11–9:21 -
Bart stands at the Kwik-E-Mart freezer and lifts a clear plastic bag of ice holding a small brown furry head
“Hey, Apu, this bag of ice has a head in it.”
9:21–9:33 -
Bart handles a ragged brown teddy bear with a pink ear in a kitchen with purple cabinets and a checkered floor
“Hey, it's a teddy bear.”
9:33–9:40 -
Maggie Simpson sits on a checkered floor in a nursery beside purple dressers and scattered blocks, and a pink…
“Here, Maggie.”
9:40–9:48 -
Mr. Burns sits in a red wingback armchair in his purple room with a white fireplace
“Here's something that should cheer you up, sir.”
9:48–10:00 -
Mr. Burns sits in a red armchair in a dark suit and tie, first holding a person in a brown bear costume…
“Squeeze me. Tug at my fur.”
10:00–10:10 -
Smithers stands beside a row of orange-roofed display boxes holding small figures and studies a small card…
“The Burns Bear, perhaps the most valuable whittle bear in the world, could be anywhere.”
10:10–10:20 -
Homer sits on the brown couch in a white shirt while Maggie kneels on a striped rug holding a brown teddy bear
“The Burns Bear, perhaps the most valuable whittle bear in the world, could be anywhere.”
10:20–10:31 -
Homer Simpson sits on the brown couch in the pink living room, with a sailboat picture, a purple lamp…
“waggling back and forth, perhaps being held up by a loved one.”
10:31–10:42 -
A bespectacled man in a green jacket and blue bow tie, who is not one of the regulars, works a remote control…
“Well, it's not your original bear, of course, hey.”
10:42–10:53 -
Mr. Burns is grabbed by a white, furry robotic bear with glowing red eyes on a stone terrace…
“Get the bear off!”
10:53–11:05 -
Lisa reaches toward a lumpy, patched brown stuffed bear beside a glass fish tank, then the scene cuts…
11:05–11:17 -
Homer is at the family home, first seen tumbling head-first down a purple banister staircase past a framed…
“Oh!”
11:17–11:28 -
Homer, Bart, Lisa, Maggie and Marge sit around the kitchen table, with a soggy brown teddy bear…
“Wait.”
11:28–11:37 -
Homer appears first beside Marge's blue beehive at the kitchen counter next to a brown dog-like creature…
“Well, Burns isn't getting this back cheap, I can tell you that.”
11:37–11:50 -
Homer stands in a tiled bathroom drooling, then holds a glowing blue electrified ball while drool drips…
“Homer, you're drooling on the mic again.”
11:50–12:03 -
Marge holds a stitched-up brown teddy bear that has a missing eye while Lisa watches beside her in a kitchen…
“Better show that eye back on. No, let's send Burns the eye in the mail.”
12:03–12:16 -
Marge Simpson first looks wide-eyed and startled in a lavender kitchen, then stands at the counter hugging…
“And then we'll make him double it.”
12:16–12:30 -
Homer stands facing Mr. Burns, a frail, stooped old man with a hooked nose and grey hair at the sides…
“Ah, yes.”
12:30–12:38 -
Homer stands on the left in a white shirt and blue pants while Mr. Burns sits on a tall red throne…
“As you can see, this old place is falling apart.”
12:38–12:48 -
Homer stands at left while Mr. Burns sits on a red throne piled with gold coins and cash, and Smithers stands…
“Reject the first offer. Reject the first offer.”
12:48–12:56 -
Mr. Burns stands beside a heap of money and cash while a blond man in green sweater and glasses watches him…
“Don't worry, Smithies. He's playing hardball now.”
12:56–13:08 -
Homer stands in the living room with a phone receiver to his ear, pointing at the telephone on a purple side…
“I gotta call Burns. I gotta call Burns. Maybe I can still get that drink.”
13:08–13:20 -
Mr. Burns and his thin assistant Smithers stand at a pink front door with a pacifier-shaped knocker, then are…
“I knew you'd come crawling back. How much do you want?”
13:20–13:32 -
Homer, Marge, and Maggie are in the living room, with Mr. Burns, a frail, stooped old man with a hooked nose…
“Woohoo! I'm rich!”
13:32–13:43 -
Homer, Bart, Lisa and Maggie are in a pink room with a green sofa and a red lamp
“Give me the bear. The bear.”
13:43–13:55 -
Maggie appears first, then Homer in a white shirt holds up a brown teddy bear with a ribbon in a pink room…
“Here you go, Maggie.”
13:55–14:07 -
Mr. Burns stands in a pink room with a scowling expression beside his thin assistant Smithers, who wears…
“You've made a mistake, Simpson.”
14:07–14:19 -
Grampa Simpson sits behind the wheel of a red car, a cigar clamped in his mouth and one hand resting…
“Son, you gotta help me. I hit three people on the way over here,”
14:19–14:26 -
Mr. Burns and Smithers are dressed in black ninja outfits with masks and crouch on a dark rooftop at night…
“Excellent shot, Smithers. I'll be squeezing my bobo in no time.”
14:26–14:35 -
Ned Flanders pops up through a rooftop hatch clutching a pizza box while two black-masked ninjas in hats…
“Excellent shot, Smithers. I'll be squeezing my bobo in no time.”
14:35–14:43 -
Two masked burglars in black with brown caps, possibly Mr. Burns and Smithers given the dialogue, slide…
“Remember, Smithers, in and out in 18 seconds.”
14:43–14:52 -
Marge Simpson holds a tray with two mugs of cocoa for Mr. Burns and Smithers, who sit wrapped in olive…
“More cocoa, Mr. Burns?”
14:52–14:59 -
Homer moves through the Simpson kitchen with its purple cabinets and green refrigerator, while two uniformed…
“Mmm, 64 slices of American cheese.”
14:59–15:11 -
Lenny and Marge stand close together in front of a purple wall with a framed picture
15:11–15:12 -
Homer Simpson sits on a wooden stool at a kitchen counter under a corn-patterned window showing a night sky…
“64...”
15:12–15:20 -
Homer Simpson sits in only a white diaper on a wooden chair at a kitchen table piled with cash in a kitchen…
“2...”
15:20–15:27 -
Marge and Homer are in the kitchen, where Homer sits on a wooden stool beside a blue-covered table piled…
“Have you been up all night eating cheese?”
15:27–15:38 -
Homer Simpson sits at a nuclear plant control panel with his head propped on his hand, while Lenny and Carl…
“we wanted to see the geek who valued the happiness of his children more than money.”
15:38–15:50 -
Homer and a masked figure in a yellow shirt, black hood and boots stand around a round purple platform…
“After lunch, can I whip you? Nope.”
15:50–16:03 -
Homer kneels on a striped rug in the pink living room while baby Maggie sits nearby clutching a brown teddy…
“Maggie, I know you like the bear,”
16:03–16:16 -
Maggie sits on a green carpet in a pink room clutching a worn brown teddy bear and raising one arm…
“Do-do-do-do-do-do!”
16:16–16:21 -
Marge Simpson stands beside the bed in the pink bedroom holding a lavender hair dryer, while Homer Simpson…
“I think we need a new hair dryer.”
16:21–16:33 -
Marge Simpson and Homer Simpson are in the family's pink bedroom
“You came through for your daughter when she needed you the most.”
16:33–16:45 -
Homer sits on the brown couch while Maggie kneels on a purple rug beside him, hugging a worn brown stuffed…
“Two plus two is four.”
16:45–16:56 -
A purple dinosaur-like cartoon character stands in a grassy forest with tall pine trees, then the scene…
“Two plus two is four.”
16:56–17:09 -
A man in a yellow-and-black bee costume with antennae stands in a living room, first holding a silver disc up…
“El yo-yo es grande.”
17:09–17:22 -
A woman with long curly black hair, a tan cap and headphones, and a pink top sits at a wheel in a brown…
“Oh, that bite.”
17:22–17:31 -
Mr. Burns appears on a television screen in a room with a red armchair, first glaring with his fingers…
“Wrong.”
17:31–17:38 -
Mr. Burns appears in a dark suit and black tie before a red armchair and a framed picture on a olive wall…
“And if the rest of you beer-swilling tube jockeys out there have a problem with this,”
17:38–17:51 -
Homer stands in a pink hallway by a tan arched door, facing a stranger in a sleeveless brown vest and blue…
“Homer, give him what he wants.”
17:51–18:03 -
Bart crouches with his fists raised on a grassy field in front of a brick school building under a blue sky
“My old man can't get a beer because his old man won't give a bear to another old man.”
18:03–18:11 -
Nelson, a brown-haired boy in a vest, Homer in a white shirt and blue shorts, Bart in an orange shirt…
“Let's get him! Wait, why are we getting him?”
18:11–18:18 -
Homer and Lisa sit on a brown couch in their living room, watching a television whose purple frame fills…
“Smithies, I'm home.”
18:18–18:29 -
Smithers and Mr. Burns stand on a red carpet in a hallway beside a coat rack and a door
“Is it my imagination or is TV getting worse?”
18:29–18:39 -
Homer first sits with a sour, sidelong look in front of a sailboat painting, then a crowd behind purple bars…
“I love this show.”
18:39–18:49 -
Bart stands in a crowd of protesters holding a sign that reads
“Come on, let's go in there and get the bear!”
18:49–18:59 -
A pink-walled house sees a worn brown teddy bear with stuffing showing lifted up a staircase by yellow hands…
“Oh, jeez, will you look at that.”
18:59–19:10 -
Maggie sits on a teal floor pointing and staring while an old bald man with a long white beard and a heavy…
“What have we become?”
19:10–19:20 -
Homer, Marge, Maggie with her pacifier and blue bow, Lisa, Bart, Grampa, Principal Skinner, Mr. Burns, Carl…
“Well, what should we do now? Hey, everybody, let's go sing at the hospital.”
19:20–19:31 -
A crowd of townspeople, including Carl in a purple shirt and green tie, Grampa with white tufts of hair…
“For we've got... High hopes!”
19:31–19:38 -
Homer in an orange bathrobe with a green collar and belt stands in a doorway while Mr. Burns appears…
“Simpson, look what you've reduced me to.”
19:38–19:50 -
Mr. Burns appears first in a close-up scowling, then stands with his arms crossed against a blue sky…
“So, good sand today, hmm?”
19:50–20:01 -
Maggie sits in a sandbox with a worn brown stuffed animal, behind a purple wooden border and a tall wooden…
“So, good sand today, hmm?”
20:01–20:12 -
Mr. Burns leans over a purple ledge in front of a wooden fence and green bushes while baby Maggie watches…
“Well, Maggie, I've given this a lot of thought.”
20:12–20:23 -
Mr. Burns first crouches on his hands and knees in a backyard beside Maggie, who wears a blue bow…
“Beaten by an infant.”
20:23–20:35 -
Mr. Burns points at a little girl in a blue sweater who hugs a worn brown teddy bear in front of a house…
“Hang on to that bear.”
20:35–20:45 -
Mr. Burns stands against a bright blue sky beside a wooden fence and hedges
“For me?”
20:45–20:58 -
Mr. Burns holds a battered, stitched-up teddy bear while he waves his hand in a backyard lawn scattered…
“From now on, I'm only going to be good and kind to everyone.”
20:58–21:09 -
Homer, Marge, Bart, and Lisa stand side by side in a house interior with a purple lamp on the wall and blue…
“Well, we didn't get any money, but Mr. Burns got what he wanted.”
21:09–21:20 -
Mr. Burns lies in bed under a blue blanket beside his teddy bear Bobo, while his thin assistant Smithers…
“There you go.”
21:20–21:25 -
Mr. Burns lies in bed under a purple blanket beside a worn brown teddy bear with a pink patch
“Ah, Bobo reunited at last. But I can't help but wonder what the future holds for you.”
21:25–21:38 -
Two chimpanzee-like figures in green coats stand on a rocky orange-sky plain, one holding a magnifying glass…
“Don't! Don't!”
21:38–21:50 -
A blue robot with a glass dome on its head holding a green brain-like creature walks across a desert of mesas…
“Wait for me, sir.”
21:50–21:59 -
The moment is a black screen with yellow credit text in the Simpsons title font
21:59–22:09 -
The scene is a black screen with gold, hand-lettered opening credits that appear one after another
22:09–22:19 -
No regular characters appear; this is a black end-credits sequence with no animated figures on screen
“We'll be right back.”
22:19–22:29 -
A black end-credits sequence in yellow lettering
22:29–22:39 -
A black screen of white-and-gold end credits
“Shh.”
22:39–22:48 -
Silhouetted audience members, including one with a tall beehive-like hairdo resembling Marge, sit in rows…
“Shh.”
22:48–22:58
Who's in it
Bart Simpson, Homer Simpson, Lisa Simpson, Marge Simpson, Maggie Simpson, Moe Szyslak, Barney Gumble, Milhouse Van Houten, Principal Skinner, Ned Flanders, Grampa Simpson, Lenny Leonard, Carl Carlson, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Mrs. Krabappel, Dr. Hibbert, Waylon Smithers, Mr. Burns, Otto Mann, Kent Brockman, Nelson Muntz, Jasper Beardsley, Martin Prince, Patty Bouvier, Selma Bouvier, Groundskeeper Willie, Reverend Lovejoy, Miss Hoover, Snowball II, Jimbo Jones, Kearney Zzyzwicz, Larry Dalrymple, Helen Lovejoy, Kirk Van Houten, Mayor Quimby, Luann Van Houten, Professor Frink, Agnes Skinner, Bernice Hibbert, Dolph Starbeam, Gareth Prince, Dr. Nick, Sarah Wiggum, Gloria Prince, Lionel Hutz, Sanjay Nahasapeemapetilon, Herman Hermann, Troy McClure, Charlie, Bumblebee Man, Fat Tony, Jack Marley, Ms. Albright, Dave Shutton, Richard Nixon, The Devil, Adolf Hitler, George H. W. Bush, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, Barney the Dinosaur, Daphne Burns, Ms. Finch, Wainwright Montgomery Burns, Bear Robot, Bobo, Burns Guard, Charles Lindbergh, Clifford Burns, George Burns, Ice Excavator, Simpson fish, The Ramones
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