 Mr. Burns almost drowns while taking a bath after Smithers puts a sponge on his head that weighs him down . Later , after realizing that no one will carry on his legacy when he dies , Burns decides to try to find an heir that will inherit his vast fortune . He holds an audition and many of the boys in Springfield try out , including Nelson Muntz , Martin Prince , and Milhouse Van Houten . Bart and Lisa also try out and fail ; Lisa because she is a girl , and Bart because he read Homer 's badly @-@ worded proposal . Angry and humiliated after the audition ends , only made worse by Burns kicking him in the butt with a mechanical boot , Bart pays him back by vandalizing his mansion . Mr. Burns approves of Bart 's malevolence and decides to accept him as his heir . 
 Mr. Burns almost <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>drowns</mark></a> while taking a bath after Smithers <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>puts</mark></a> a sponge on his head <a href='null_relcl' title='3'><mark>that</mark></a><a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>weighs</mark></a> him down . Later , after realizing that no one will carry on his legacy when he <a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>dies</mark></a> , Burns <a href='uninflect' title='6'><mark>decides</mark></a> to try to find an heir <a href='null_relcl' title='7'><mark>that</mark></a>will inherit his vast fortune . He <a href='uninflect' title='8'><mark>holds</mark></a> an audition and many of the boys in Springfield try out , including Nelson Muntz , Martin Prince , and Milhouse Van Houten . Bart and Lisa also try out and fail ; Lisa because she <a href='drop_aux' title='9'><mark>is</mark></a>a girl , and Bart because he read Homer 's badly @-@ worded proposal . Angry and humiliated after the audition <a href='uninflect' title='10'><mark>ends</mark></a> , only made worse by Burns kicking him in the butt with a mechanical boot , Bart <a href='uninflect' title='11'><mark>pays</mark></a> him back by vandalizing his mansion . Mr. Burns <a href='uninflect' title='12'><mark>approves</mark></a> of Bart <a href='null_genetive' title='13'><mark>'s</mark></a>malevolence and <a href='uninflect' title='14'><mark>decides</mark></a> to accept him as his heir . 
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