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Cherished Teddies
"Rosebud" is the fourth episode of The Simpsons' fifth season. more...
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Synopsis
As a child, Burns lived with his family and cherished his teddy bear Bobo, but abandoned Bobo when he left to live with a "twisted, loveless billionaire". Bobo lies in the snow until the spring, when a thaw washes him downriver to New York. There, he is picked up by Charles Lindbergh and flown across the Atlantic Ocean.
Upon arrival in Paris, Lindbergh tosses the bear out the window, where it is caught by a young Adolf Hitler. In his Führerbunker in Berlin, Hitler blames Bobo for losing the war and tosses him away. In the next scene, Bobo lies onboard the submarine Nautilus headed for the North Pole. He becomes encased in a block of ice until packed up by an ice-gathering expedition. The bag of ice with him in it is sent to Apu's Kwik-E-Mart in Springfield. Bart Simpson buys the bag of ice, finds Bobo, and gives it to Maggie to play with.
Burns discovers that Maggie has the bear and goes through incredible feats to get it back, including interrupting all TV shows, and cutting off the beer supply to Springfield, in order to get Homer to give it up. Maggie, however, loves the bear, and Homer's conscience prevents him from taking Bobo away from her. Burns becomes deeply depressed and asks Maggie to look after his teddy. Maggie, in an act of pity, lets the desperate Burns have the bear. Burns is overjoyed, but his loving mood does not last.
Trivia
This was the first episode executive produced by David Mirkin, though it was the second that aired.;
Bobo was also the name of a police dog that briefly appears in "There's No Disgrace Like Home" (Season 1);
A repaired Bobo makes a brief cameo in the end of "Homer the Smithers";
Canada's Global Channel has a warning about offensive language before airing this episode (because of the scene with the Ramones).;
According to DVD commentary, there was a scene where Bobo was in the car during the JFK assassination. This was left out because the writers felt it was in bad taste.;
In this episode, it is revealed that Mr. Burns's Birthday is September 15.;
On a coincidental note, on September 15, 2004 (Mr. Burns' birthday), Johnny Ramone (who starred in this episode with The Ramones) died.;
Mr. Burns' brother is named George, a cigar smoking aspiring comedian who breaks the fourth wall by saying he would gain recognition if he is much older.;
Goofs
Homer's calendar incorrectly depicts September as having 31 days.;
Bobo wouldn't have been moldy and torn if it spent all of its time between 1957 and 1993 encased in ice.;
Charles Lindbergh actually landed in Paris at night in his famous trans-Atlantic flight in 1927.;
Smithers' reflection on the broken snowglobe isn't reversed the way it should be.;
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