Mr. BurnsWhat are you doing in my corpse hatch?
Mr. Burns, you're under arrest!
Mr. BurnsDid I say "corpse hatch"? Uh... I meant "innocence tube"!
A character in The Simpsons
Played by Harry Shearer
The Simpsons · 3,477 quotes
6th most-quoted character in The Simpsons: in 140 of its 3,477 quotes
Most scenes with: Waylon Smithers (51), Homer Simpson (40), Bart Simpson (13)
Mr. BurnsWhat are you doing in my corpse hatch?
Mr. Burns, you're under arrest!
Mr. BurnsDid I say "corpse hatch"? Uh... I meant "innocence tube"!
Just one thing, are you guys good at covering youthful and middle aged indiscretions?
Mr. BurnsAre these indiscretions romantic, financial or treasonous?
Russian hooker, you tell me.
Mr. BurnsOh, no problem. We'll say you were on a fact-finding mission!
I did find out one fact; she was a guy!
Mr. BurnsThis is an outrage. Since when are public figures fair game for satire?
Well your goons did run her off the road sir.
Mr. BurnsI can't be held responsible for what my goons were ordered to do.
Captain!
Science officer!
Security!
Marge!
Mr. BurnsNow I insist you take off your shoes when you get inside. And while you're in there, grab as much cancer as you can.
So, Mr. Burns, you're saying my dad has gone insane, and thinks he's a god, and broken off all contact with the outside world?
I told you Simpson was a poor choice, sir.
Mr. BurnsYou know, Smithers, "I told you so" has a brother. His name is, "Shut the hell up"!
[At an auction for a "Kissing Lincolns Penny"]
Five dollars!
Mr. BurnsFive hundred.
Five dollars, cash.
Sir, the promise of cash is not an endorsement. The current bid is $500. Going once, going twice--
Dad!
Five hundred-one!
Mr. BurnsTen million.
Objection, Your Honor!
[Bart is at a low end of a see-saw while Mr Burns is at the high end and won't fall]
Why won't you come down?
Mr. BurnsI told you. I only weigh as much as my clothes and keys.
Mr. BurnsWho is that man and why isn't his enthusiasm being punished?
That's Mark Cuban, sir. He's the most flamboyant owner in the league.
[Slides down a zip line from a hook while holding a fire cracker.] [enthusiastically] I'M OUT OF MY MIND!
Mr. BurnsWe have to cut costs.
But we have way more expensive unnecessaries than doughnuts.
Yeah, like the ceiling furniture.
And all the joke ID badges we ordered.
Mr. BurnsNo doughnuts!
No!
D'oh!
Nuts!
Mr. BurnsExactly!
Uh-oh, usually when it gets this quiet, Mr. Burns is standing behind me.
Mr. BurnsActually, I'm standing in front of you.
So, is there truly anyone among us without regrets?
I have no regrets.
Really, Mother?
Oh, I didn't see you there.
Mr. BurnsSpeaking of return on investments, my Apple stock is up 3,500%.
Aw, you misheard that on purpose!
[Smithers saves Mr. Burns' life after a parachute jump gone wrong]
Mr. Burns[steps on Smithers' head] I did it! All by myself! [looks at Waylon] Oh, Smithers, do you always have to be underfoot?
Sorry, sir. If there was a less spectacular way to save your life, I... I should've found it.
Mr. Burns, coming down I... I thought we weren't gonna make it, and I thought I'd never get to say something I've always wanted to. The truth is, sir, I'm in love with...
Mr. BurnsThe sound of your own voice? Yes, well, no dogwood, I, listening to the nightingale trill her unending tune! Don't take this the wrong way, but you mean nothing to me. Someone I give less thought to than the little piece of popcorn stuck in my tooth. Ooh, can you remove it? [Smithers removes the popcorn stuck in Burn's teeth] I'll see you back at the office. Don't be late!
[on a phone call with Marge] Marge, baby, I'm out the door.
Are you sure? Because sometimes people say they're out the door when they really haven't left yet.
Those people are horrible, horrible liars. See you soon! [hangs up the phone]
Mr. BurnsSimpson! Not so fast. Hold up one end of this poster! [Homer and Smithers hold a "Safety first, last and always" poster] Now use it to conceal this. [they close a leak with the poster] Excellent. Now, let me just crank up the plumb bob to determine the vertical marvel, we'll have this poster level in under three hours!
Come on, sir. You'll be late for your appointment.
Mr. BurnsHush! No one must know I'm not in perfect mental health. The Kaiser would be furious!
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