 " Burns ' Heir " is the eighteenth episode of The Simpsons ' fifth season . It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on April 14 , 1994 . In the episode , Mr. Burns has a near @-@ death experience which prompts him to find an heir to inherit his wealth after he dies . Although Bart is initially rejected , Burns soon decides to choose him after seeing him as " a creature of pure malevolence " . Marge convinces Bart to go spend some time with Burns , and soon becomes more disruptive than normal to his own family and decides to go live with Mr. Burns . 
 " Burns <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'</mark></a>Heir " <a href='drop_aux' title='2'><mark>is</mark></a>the eighteenth episode of The Simpsons <a href='null_genetive' title='3'><mark>'</mark></a>fifth season . It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on April 14 , 1994 . In the episode , Mr. Burns <a href='got' title='4'><mark>has</mark></a> a near @-@ death experience which <a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>prompts</mark></a> him to find an heir to inherit his wealth after he <a href='uninflect' title='6'><mark>dies</mark></a> . Although Bart is initially rejected , Burns soon <a href='uninflect' title='7'><mark>decides</mark></a> to choose him after seeing him as " a creature of pure malevolence " . Marge <a href='uninflect' title='8'><mark>convinces</mark></a> Bart to go spend some time with Burns , and soon <a href='uninflect' title='9'><mark>becomes</mark></a> more disruptive than normal to his own family and <a href='uninflect' title='10'><mark>decides</mark></a> to go live with Mr. Burns . 
 Burns  Heir  the eighteenth episode of da Simpsons  fifth season . It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on April 14 , 1994 . In the episode , Mr. Burns got a near @-@ death experience which prompt him to find an heir to inherit his wealth after he die . Although Bart is initially rejected , Burns soon decide to claim em after seein him as " a creature of pure malevolence " . Marge convince Bart to go spend some time wit Burns , and soon become more disruptive than normal to his own family and decide to go live ww/Mr. Burns .