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"A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love" is an episode of the thirteenth season of the animated television series The Simpsons.

Before the credits commence, a memorial dedicated to George Harrison is shown. A picture can be seen at (Picture submitted by Andrew Shively).

Synopsis

Template:Spoiler Homer is hired to write Chinese fortune cookies. One of his fortunes says "You will find true love on Flag Day". This cookie makes its way to Mr. Burns. After spending Flag Day at a wealthy social gathering and a strip club, Burns finds a cop ticketing his car. After discovering the cop is a woman (voiced by Julia Louis-Dreyfus), Burns asks her out on a date.

After their first date, Burns talks about another date but Gloria is about to turn him down when Homer runs by. Burns asks Homer to be his "youthful advisor", accompanying the couple on dates. Eventually, Burns decides to ask Gloria to marry him. She says yes. As Burns goes off to get some champagne, Snake comes to rob the bowling alley, sees Gloria (who is his ex), and kidnaps her and Homer. When Burns finds Gloria's ring, he assumes she ran off with Simpson.

Snake takes Gloria and Homer to his hideout. Though Gloria says she loves Burns, Snake vows he can change. The police arrive and confront Snake (because Lisa found out Homer was not the kidnapper). Homer tries to escape but instead sets Snake's house on fire. Snake and Homer get out and Burns runs in to save Gloria (Gloria then saves Burns). When she thinks of Snake, Gloria breaks up with Burns and becomes Snake's girl again.

Trivia

• Gloria first appears in the episode The Old Man and the Key where during the death race, Snake says he will pull down her tube top to begin the race, but she does not speak in the scene.
• At the Chinese restaurant, the menu reads:

SHARK BUTT
With Assorted Vegetables Sweetened In Any Of These
Butt-Garlic-Curry-Black Bean

• In this episode, Cletus tells Chief Wiggum he saw Homer as he was driving, but in The Wandering Juvie Cletus tells Wiggum his memory hasn't been very good since he drank his thermometer, although he doesn't specify when he did this.
• At Barney's Bowlarama, one of the arcade games is NUKE Canada

Cultural references

• The title of the episode is a reference to the line "I'm just a hunka hunka burning love" from the song "Burning Love" by Elvis Presley.

Quotes

• Homer: "You will invent a hilarious toilet alarm". "You will find true love on Flag Day". "Your store is being robbed, Apu". Did ya get that one, Lisa?
  Lisa (using a Chinese typewriter): I...don't know.
• Mr. Burns (at a Carnival): Oh, I enjoy all the popular youth trends like, (looks at the bumper cars) piloting motor coaches, and uh, (sees a man picking up after his dog) collecting dog waste.
• Homer: Stop that dog! He has my gum!
• Burns: Simpson, put my hand on her knee.
  Homer: Yes, Mr. Burns. (appears to do so)
  Burns: I said "her" and I said "knee"!
• Burns (at a dance club): (out of breath) Boy...I...wish that...song...was longer. (opens his jacket and puts on an oxygen mask)
• Gloria (after bowling a strike): (a'la Burns) Excellent!
  Burns: You know Homer, that "excellent" was just...(trademark posture) excellent!
• Gloria: You're a nice guy, Monty. You're always laughing and denting your fingers. I like that.

Burns: Excellent! Gloria: And you're so upbeat. You think everything's excellent!

• Gloria: Snake? I thought you were in prison.
  Snake: Oh, yeah. I told the guard I was going out for a pack of cigarettes, and then I like totally stabbed him.
• Homer: Well, this is my house.
  Snake: Uh-uh.
  Homer: Geez, I just wanted to escape.
• Homer: Put her down or I'll scream! (Snake grabs Homer, who begins screaming)
• Snake: I'm going to win you back if I have to pistol whip this guy all night.
  Homer: (alarmed) Pistol whip? Hmmm... (he imagines it as eating a giant bowl of Cool Whip-esque cream with a pistol to scoop it) Mmm... pistol whip.
• Kent Brockman: We're in minute two of this stand-off. What's the situation, Chief?
  Chief Wiggum: Well, we have an officer sneaking around the house, Kent, so unless they have a television in there or can hear my loud talking ...
  (a gunshot is heard and soon Eddie runs out from behind the house, holding his arm)
  Eddie: Ow, ow, ow, ow!
  Chief Wiggum: Well, I guess that answers that, doesn't it?
• Snake: I swear I can change, Gloria. I'm taking classes in computer fraud.
  Gloria: That's what you said about the telemarketing scams. But you didn't stick with it.
  Snake: I don't like bothering people at home.
• Homer: Wow, Mr. Burns, how did you do that?
  Burns: Never forget, Homer, there's no muscle stronger than the human heart.
  Homer: What about the wiener? A guy on TV lifted a can of paint with his.
• Homer: You wanna marry her?
  Burns: Yes. Wonderful, isn't it?
  Homer: Are you sure you wanna do this?
  Burns: Of course, Homer. My biological clock is ticking. I could be dead again soon.
• Kent Brockman: (to Gloria) I know you've been through a lot, ma'am, but we need you to stand in front of the burning house and say, "Channel 6 is hot, hot, hot!"
• Gloria: I must say, Monty, I've never dated anyone who knew Calvin Coolidge.
  Burns: Yes, well, I've dated anyone with their original hair and teeth.
  (they laugh. Burns stops laughing while Gloria continues and pulls out a magnifying lens, inspecting her hair)
• Snake: Ok, Gun—Check. Dollar sign bag—Check. Power bar—Check. Ok, let's rob this... Bowling Alley? Alright, whatever.
• Chief Wiggum: Don't worry, Mr. Burns. We'll find Simpson by using your car's anti-theft system. (pushes a button on a computer console)
  Computer voice: Car gone. Car gone.
  Wiggum: Yes, we know the car is gone. Where has the car gone to?
  Computer voice: Car gone! Car gone! Car gone! Car gone!

• Simpsons episodes