The Simpsons (TV Series) Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk (1991) User Reviews

Burns Sells The Power Plant....

[MarkusMaximusMelancon · 9/10 · 30 December 2021]

An excellent episode from Season 3. No question for me the highlight was Homer daydreaming about 'the land of chocolate.

......but after the new owners interview all the employees and complete their review of the plant there is a hilarious layoff announcement heard throughout the plant.

"Attention, workers: we have completed our evaluation of the plant. We regret to announce the following layoffs, which I will read in alphabetical order: Simpson, Homer. That is all."

Burns comes out a winner in the end. Not only does he buy back the power plant for a "most unfair" price of $50 million after selling it to Hans & Fritz for $100 million but he, of course, gets his position of power back as owner.

Excellent episode.

Great Episode!

[g-bodyl · 9/10 · 14 August 2014]

This is the eleventh episode of the third season of the Simpsons and like most episodes this season, I'm liking them. Homer is lovingly idiotic as usual and that plays a key role in this episode. But my favorite scene is the land of chocolate and how Homer imagines it to be. I guess now that Homer is a big fan of the Germans!

In this episode, "Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk," Mr. Burns decides to sell his nuclear plant to the Germans as he plans to retire. Once the Germans buy the plant, they see how incompetent Homer is and they fire him.

Overall, this is a good episode that is entertaining and mostly funny. The major theme here money and incompetence in the workforce. But despite everything, Homer is still the man! I rate this episode 9/10.

The land of chocolate!

[lesleyharris30 · 9/10 · 8 August 2010]

Burns Verkaufen Der Kraftwerk is a brilliant Simpsons episode,which shows the amazing scene in the land of chocolate,you'll see it when the German mentions that he is from the land of chocolate which causes Homer to imagine a real land of chocolate.

MR Burns is tired of his stressful life at the Nuclear Power Plant and decides to start a new life,then gives it away to German people,who then lower Homers job down because he isn't a good safety inspector,so Homer has to find a new job.

9/10

4/5 Stars

Advantage ... Burns

[snoozejonc · 9/10 · 17 July 2022]

Mr Burns sells the power plant to a German company.

This is a very strong episode with memorable character moments.

There is a pretty humorous journey of self discovery for Burns in this episode. These stories usually involve villainous characters either turning good or at least realising there is more to life than dominating others, but this one puts an amusing spin the trope.

Homer's fate under the German ownership is another very funny arc that is brilliantly entwined with everything that happens to Burns.

Homer's free ride comes to an end

[Mr-Fusion · 8/10 · 28 May 2017]

Alas, 'Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk' is a literal translation, and not an appearance from the electropop band (Kraftwerk as Simpsons characters, now there's an image). It's also hilarious, and a sobering realization for both Monty and Homer. Burns sells the power plant to some polite Germans, and finds that blissful down-time is a life without fearful employees, devoid of meaning. Meanwhile, the new owners take plant safety very seriously, which means Homer's also finding unemployment disagreeable. Homer sulking at Moe's is typical, but Burns' languishing in retirement is oddly amusing. And it makes for a touching episode. Really, the Germans are just there to be the butt of jokes, but the standout is Homer's chocolate land fantasy (the animation on his skipping is a riot).

8/10

Bad Nuclear Power Plant...Bad Bad Bad

[Hitchcoc · 9/10 · 17 April 2022]

When Mr. Burns begins to feel sad he decides to sell the power plant to a group of Germans. It's in pretty bad shape and the guy most responsible is Homer. He is fired (again) and on the skids. Unfortunately, he sold stock for 25 dollars that became worth over 5000. But events in Burns' life call for a change. A pretty good episode.

Therapeutic and very funny for those of us who may feel incompetent at work.

[santifersan · 10/10 · 23 October 2023]

You open your eyes, look at the sky and know that you are in the world. A seemingly non-hostile world for life and seemingly one in which you are free to do whatever you want. You are a living being, you can eat from what the world offers you, have fun and enjoy yourself, but of course, that's only in appearance.

In reality, what you're doing is wasting your time and youth sitting in the chair of a nuclear power plant office, thinking about what to say to get hired or not get fired by your bosses, and you can go blank, when what you really want to do at that moment is get out of there and find the Land of Chocolate.

I relate to Homer in this episode, and surely more people do too, but they don't want to admit that deep down they hate their jobs, as they prefer to go back to being a minor playing with toys in a Daycare Center rather than working.

These are the episodes I liked, the ones that showed the imperfection of human beings, slaves to themselves and their beliefs, with meticulous detail and creating a realistic atmosphere. And Clausen's use of music in Homer's fantasies was great, not only in the fantasies, but also when it turns into suspenseful music when Homer is angry with Burns or when Burns is seeking revenge on Homer, as if he were a villain. That's why, friends, the first three seasons were the best.

But what really makes this episode standout is the fact that we all know Burns' power plant is a disastrous mess, but they portray it as a caricature in later seasons without any realistic basis. Here, the funny thing is that they add a realistic basis to the fact that they show it as a ruinous nuclear power plant that actually exists to the concern of the Germans who have just acquired it.

Don't mention it

[safenoe · 9/10 · 14 January 2024]

Basil Fawlty would have had a lot of fun with this episode of The Simpsons from season three, Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk, where Mr Burns sells the nuclear power plant to one of the former axis powers. I especially loved the scene where Homer dreams of working in a chocolate factory and that was absolutely hilarious and really raised The Simpsons to a new level. For me, it's the first 10 seasons that represents the golden era, although some episodes after that are worthy of watching for sure.

I loved the scene where Homer, as the ex-employee, exercises boldness and lack of fear at Moe's Tavern.

Mmmmm......Chocolate

[gatsby91606 · 6/10 · 11 June 2020]

This is a Homer episode. Mr. Burns sells the nuclear plant to a German group for $100 million leaving a brokenhearted Smithers. Naturally lazy Homer is the only employee laid off. A few minor amusing moments but nothing particularly exceptional. However, there is an all-time memorable Homer moment. Homer trips outs into Chocolateland fantasy sequence where it rains chocolates. He tiptoes with chocolate bunnies and takes a bite out of one, Everything is made of chocolate including poles and dogs and Homer takes a chomp out of both. A chocolate lover's dream.