The Old Man and the Lisa - Revision history

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-{{Desc|After [[Mr. Burns]] loses his vast fortune, he turns to [[Lisa]] for help in getting it back through environmental means. However, Lisa soon learns that people like Burns can never change their ways.}}
+{{Synopsis|After [[Mr. Burns]] loses his vast fortune, he turns to [[Lisa]] for help in getting it back through environmental means. However, Lisa soon learns that people like Burns can never change their ways.}}
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-"'''The Old Man and the Lisa'''" is the twenty-first episode of [[season 8]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the one hundred seventy-fourth episode overall. It originally aired on April 20, [[1997]]. The episode was written by [[John Swartzwelder]] and directed by [[Mark Kirkland]]. It guest stars [[Bret Hart]] as {{Ch|Bret Hart|himself}}.
+"'''The Old Man and the Lisa'''" is the twenty-first episode of [[Season 8|broadcast season 8]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the one hundred seventy-fourth episode overall. It originally aired on April 20, [[1997]]. The episode was written by [[John Swartzwelder]] and directed by [[Mark Kirkland]]. It guest stars [[Bret Hart]] as {{Ch|Bret Hart|himself}}.
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 == Synopsis ==
-{{Desc|[[Mr. Burns]] loses his vast fortune and turns to [[Lisa]] for help in getting it back through environmental means.}}
+{{Desc|After [[Mr. Burns]] loses his vast fortune, he turns to [[Lisa]] for help in getting it back through environmental means. However, Lisa soon learns that people like Burns can never change their ways.}}
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-"'''The Old Man and the Lisa'''" is the twenty-first episode of [[season 8]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the one-hundred and seventy-fourth episode overall. It originally aired on April 20, [[1997]]. The episode was written by [[John Swartzwelder]] and directed by [[Mark Kirkland]]. It guest stars [[Bret Hart]] as {{Ch|Bret Hart|himself}}.
+"'''The Old Man and the Lisa'''" is the twenty-first episode of [[season 8]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the one hundred seventy-fourth episode overall. It originally aired on April 20, [[1997]]. The episode was written by [[John Swartzwelder]] and directed by [[Mark Kirkland]]. It guest stars [[Bret Hart]] as {{Ch|Bret Hart|himself}}.
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 |couchgag=The couch becomes a Whac-A-Mole game, the Simpson family being the targets. Homer gets hit.
 |guests=[[Bret Hart]] as {{Ch|Bret Hart|himself}}
-|showrunner=[[Bill Oakley]]<br>[[Josh Weinstein]]
+|showrunner1= Bill Oakley
 |writer=[[John Swartzwelder]]
 |director=[[Mark Kirkland]]

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 [[Principal Skinner]] and [[Lisa]] are recycling to get enough money for a field trip, and during a reunion among the recycling group (the "Junior Achievers Club"), [[Mr. Burns]] speaks to the kids about economies. During his speech, Lisa informs Burns that, according to his biography, "[[Will There Ever Be a Rainbow?]]", Burns has less money than he thinks. Mr Burns then decides to check his savings and to do some investments, which are not as good as he thinks, but his lawyers don't want to confront him. After Mr. Burns' investments make him bankrupt, he realizes his lawyers were afraid of telling him he was making bad decisions. Since Mr. Burns lost all of his money, the bank forecloses on the plant and sells Mr. Burns' [[Burns Manor|home]] to pro wrestler {{Ch|Bret Hart}}.
-He went to live with [[Waylon Smithers, Jr.|Smithers]], but after a confused trip to the [[Springfield Grocery Store|grocery store]], he was committed at the [[Springfield Retirement Castle]]. Soon, Burns begs for the help of Lisa, who had been pestering him (and the rest of the neighborhood) about recycling. She declines, but after patience and irritation, she gives in, on the condition that he will lose his evil manners. She helps him, and the two start making money recycling cans. After a while Mr. Burns has made enough money to open the [[Little Lisa Recycling Plant]], all made from recycled materials. Lisa is pleased, believing that Mr. Burns has truly changed, until Burns show her 'the best part': he is using people's recycled plastic to create giant six-pack holder nets, 'cleaning the sea' by hauling all the creatures out of it, and selling the meat as [[Li'l Lisa's Patented Animal Slurry|animal slurry]].
+He went to live with [[Waylon Smithers, Jr.|Smithers]], but after a confused trip to the [[Springfield Grocery Store|grocery store]], he was committed to the [[Springfield Retirement Castle]]. Soon, Burns begs for the help of Lisa, who had been pestering him (and the rest of the neighborhood) about recycling. She declines, but after patience and irritation, she gives in, on the condition that he will lose his evil manners. She helps him, and the two start making money recycling cans. After a while Mr. Burns has made enough money to open the [[Little Lisa Recycling Plant]], all made from recycled materials. Lisa is pleased, believing that Mr. Burns has truly changed, until Burns show her 'the best part': he is using people's recycled plastic to create giant six-pack holder nets, 'cleaning the sea' by hauling all the creatures out of it, and selling the meat as [[Li'l Lisa's Patented Animal Slurry|animal slurry]].
 Lisa, appalled, tries to convince everyone to stop recycling, but they are apparently brainwashed. Lisa is comforted at home, and receives a visit from Mr. Burns, who informs her he's sold the Plant for $120 million. He offers 10% to Lisa as a reward for 'being his advisor', but knowing where the money came from, she turns it down.

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 == Plot ==
-[[Principal Skinner]] and [[Lisa]] are recycling to get enough money for a field trip, and during a reunion among the recycling group (the "Junior Achievers Club"), [[Mr. Burns]] speaks to the kids about economies. During his speech, Lisa informs Burns that, according to his biography, "[[Will There Ever Be a Rainbow?]]", Burns has less money than he thinks. Mr Burns then decides to check his savings and to do some investments, which are not as good as he thinks, but his lawyers don't want to confront him. After Mr. Burns' investments make him bankrupt, he realizes his lawyers were afraid of telling him he was making bad decisions. Since Mr. Burns lost all of his money, the bank forecloses on the plant and sells Mr. Burns' [[Burns Manor|house]] to pro wrestler {{Ch|Bret Hart}}.
+[[Principal Skinner]] and [[Lisa]] are recycling to get enough money for a field trip, and during a reunion among the recycling group (the "Junior Achievers Club"), [[Mr. Burns]] speaks to the kids about economies. During his speech, Lisa informs Burns that, according to his biography, "[[Will There Ever Be a Rainbow?]]", Burns has less money than he thinks. Mr Burns then decides to check his savings and to do some investments, which are not as good as he thinks, but his lawyers don't want to confront him. After Mr. Burns' investments make him bankrupt, he realizes his lawyers were afraid of telling him he was making bad decisions. Since Mr. Burns lost all of his money, the bank forecloses on the plant and sells Mr. Burns' [[Burns Manor|home]] to pro wrestler {{Ch|Bret Hart}}.
 He lives with [[Waylon Smithers, Jr.]] for a short while, then gets put in the [[Springfield Retirement Castle]]. Soon, Burns begs for the help of Lisa, who had been pestering him (and the rest of the neighborhood) about recycling. She declines, but after patience and irritation, she gives in, on the condition that he will lose his evil manners. She helps him, and the two start making money recycling cans. After a while Mr. Burns has made enough money to open the [[Little Lisa Recycling Plant]], all made from recycled materials. Lisa is pleased, believing that Mr. Burns has truly changed, until Burns show her 'the best part': he is using people's recycled plastic to create giant six-pack holder nets, 'cleaning the sea' by hauling all the creatures out of it, and selling the meat as [[Li'l Lisa's Patented Animal Slurry|animal slurry]].