History Recap / TheSimpsonsS13E16WeekendAtBurnsies

* NoExportForYou: Was banned for a time on Sky1 in the UK due to the medical marijuana references. It did eventually air in a post-watershed slot on both Sky and Channel 4 when they got the rights to it (only it wasn't advertised). It's now available on DVD.

* RavensAndCrows: "It's a murder, honey. A group of crows is called a murder."

Marge tries to start a garden only to have it besieged by crows. Determined to keep them away, she makes a scarecrow which is quite effective, until Homer attacks it at night under the impression that it's an intruder. Because he killed their enemy, the crows now see Homer as the "Alpha Crow" and become his minions. This lasts until they endanger Maggie, driving him to threaten them with a rake. Enraged, they attack him, leaving him in unbearable pain. Homer is given medicinal marijuana as treatment and becomes a typical pothead. He gains a prominent position in Mr. Burns' favor when he laughs at all of Burns' jokes intended for an investor's meeting while under the influence. But when medicinal marijuana is made illegal and he's no longer under the influence, Homer has to work out a way to keep in Burns' favor.

* ContemplatingYourHands: Homer and Otto partake in this for a bit, including Otto finding a wedding band and that his fingers do "fing".

** Also while stoned, Homer watches a Film/TheThreeStooges episode with Otto.

* [[WatchItStoned Listen To It Stoned]]: Homer apparently likes Lisa's saxophone music and Mr. Burns a lot more when he's stoned.
* NoExportForYou: Was banned for a time on Sky1 in the UK due to the theme; it did eventually air in a post-watershed slot on both Sky and Channel 4 when they got the rights to it. It's now available on DVD.
** Averted in Australia and the United States. This episode ''did'' air in these countries, but with higher ratings than usual (Australia aired the episode with an M rating [[note]]which they used for "Natural Born Kissers" due to its sex and nudity and "Million Dollar Abie" for its scenes depicting assisted suicide and animal abuse[[/note]] while the U.S. aired this with a TV-14 rating[[note]]which they used for the "Treehouse of Horror" episodes after the tenth one for gory violence, "There's Something About Marrying" for references to homosexuality, homophobia, and gay marriage, "Monty Can't Buy Me Love" for crude, sexually suggestive dialogue, and "The Seemingly Never-Ending Story" for gun violence and sexual content[[/note]]

** Also while stoned, Homer watches a ThreeStooges episode with Otto.

* NoExportForYou: Was banned for a time on Sky1 due to the theme; it did eventually air in a post-watershed slot on both Sky and Channel 4 when they got the rights to it. It's now available on DVD.

* NoExportForYou: The only episode of the show to remain unaired in the UK due to its depictions of marijuana abuse and scenes of animals attacking Homer. It ''did'' air for a time on Sky1, but it had to be at a post-watershed time with no advertising of the episode. It's now available on DVD.

Marge tries to start a garden only to have it besieged by crows. Determined to keep them away, she makes a scarecrow which is quite effective, until Homer attacks it at night under the impression that it's an intruder. The crows become his minions until they endanger Maggie, driving him to threaten them with a rake. Enraged, they attack him, leaving him in unbearable pain. Homer is given medicinal marijuana as treatment and becomes a typical pothead. He gains a prominent position in Mr. Burns' favor when he laughs at all of Burns' jokes intended for an investor's meeting while under the influence. But when medicinal marijuana is made illegal and he's no longer under the influence, Homer has to work out a way to keep in Burns' favor.

* NoExportForYou: The only episode of the show to remain unaired in the UK due to its depictions of marijuana abuse and scenes of animals attacking Homer. It ''did'' air for a time, but it had to be at a post-watershed time with no advertising of the episode. It's now available on DVD.

* NoExportForYou: The only episode of the show to remain unaired in the UK, however, it was not removed from the Season 13 DVD set 9 years later.

* ShoutOut: The title is a reference to the movie WeekendAtBernies and shares a similar premise in trying to make it appear that a dead body is still alive (though Mr. Burns is revived).

!!This episode contains examples of: ([[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/YMMV/TheSimpsonsS13E16WeekendAtBurnsies YMMV Examples here]])

* ContinuityNod: When Marge assembles the scarecrow, a small bubble of [[MetaGuy Comic Book Guy]] appears and relates the episodes the items used are from. For those curious, said items include Lisa's jersey from "Lisa on Ice", Bart's jockey pants from "[[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/TheSimpsonsS11E13SaddlesoreGalactica Saddlesore Galatica]]", a Jack-O-Lantern from multiple TreehouseOfHorror episodes, and a hole-bearing fedora from the fictitious "Who Shot Grampa's Hat?".

* ContinuityNod: When Marge assembles the scarecrow, a small bubble of [[MetaGuy Comic Book Guy]] appears and relates the episodes the items used are from. For those curious, said items include Lisa's jersey from "Lisa on Ice", Bart's jockey pants from "Saddlesore Galatica", a Jack-O-Lantern from multiple TreehouseOfHorror episodes, and a hole-bearing fedora from the fictitious "Who Shot Grampa's Hat?".

* ContinuityNod: When Marge assembles the scarecrow, a small bubble of [[MetaGuy Comic Book Guy]] appears and relates the episodes they're from. For those curious, said items include Lisa's jersey from "Lisa on Ice", Bart's jockey pants from "Saddlesore Galatica", a Jack-O-Lantern from multiple TreehouseOfHorror episodes, and a hole-bearing fedora from the fictitious "Who Shot Grampa's Hat?".

* DopeSlap: At the end, Homer chides Smithers for wanting to take Burns to the hospital. Annoyed, Burns has Smithers, who still has Burns on marionette strongs, manipulate his hand to slap Homer and himself (while also slapping Burns at his own request).

--> '''Homer''': I didn't but now Daddy's special medicine, ''which you must never use because it will ruin your life'', lets Daddy see and hear magical things that you will never experience! Ever!

* ImprovisedParachute: Maggie flaps her arms when she sees the crows as a baby might. They lift her into the air, assuming she wants to fly despite Homer's protests. She slips from their grip but manages to save herself by turning her diaper into a parachute.
* [[WatchItStoned Listen To It Stoned]]: Homer apparently likes Lisa's saxophone music a lot more when he's stoned.
* PeoplePuppets: Smithers directs Mr. Burns this way at the investors' meeting to hide the fact that he's unconscious (thought by them to be dead).
* ShoutOut: The title is a reference to the movie WeekendAtBernies

* StonersAreFunny: Half of the episode's humor comes from this principle.

* ContinuityNod: When Marge assembles the scarecrow, a small bubble of [[MetaGuy Comic Book Guy]] and relates the episodes they're from. For those curious, said items include Lisa's jersey from "Lisa on Ice", Bart's jockey pants from "Saddlesore Galatica", a Jack-O-Lantern from multiple TreehouseOfHorror episodes, and a hole-bearing fedora from the fictitious "Who Shot Grampa's Hat?".
* DopeSlap: At the end, Homer chides Smithers for wanting to take Burns to the hospital. Annoyed, Burns has Smithers, who still has Burns on marionette, slap Homer and himself (while also slapping Burns at his own request).

!!This episode contains examples of: