"The Burns Cage"
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"The Burns Cage" is an episode of The Simpsons centered on Waylon Smithers confronting his romantic feelings for Mr. Burns and exploring his personal life beyond his long-standing devotion to his boss.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| The Burns Cage | 0 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | television episode ⓘ |
| addresses | coming out and acceptance in a comedic context ⓘ |
| basedOn | characters created by Matt Groening ⓘ |
| belongsTo | American animated television canon ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
LGBTQ+ identity
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Waylon Smithers confronting his romantic feelings for Mr. Burns ⓘ unrequited love ⓘ workplace relationships ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
Homer attempting to help Smithers find a boyfriend
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Smithers becoming dissatisfied with Mr. Burns' lack of appreciation ⓘ |
| episodeNumberInSeason | 17 ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Carl Carlson
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Charles Montgomery Burns NERFINISHED ⓘ Homer Simpson NERFINISHED ⓘ Lenny Leonard NERFINISHED ⓘ Marge Simpson NERFINISHED ⓘ Patty Bouvier NERFINISHED ⓘ Selma Bouvier NERFINISHED ⓘ Waylon Smithers Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresLocation | Springfield Nuclear Power Plant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresRelationship | Waylon Smithers Jr. and Charles Montgomery Burns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn | Waylon Smithers Jr.'s personal life beyond his devotion to Mr. Burns ⓘ |
| franchiseEntryNumberApproximate | over 580 ⓘ |
| genre |
animated sitcom
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comedy ⓘ |
| hasContinuityWith | ongoing depiction of Smithers' long-standing devotion to Mr. Burns ⓘ |
| hasFictionalSetting | Springfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainPlot | Smithers reaches an emotional breaking point over Mr. Burns' indifference ⓘ |
| hasSubplot | Homer and others try to set Smithers up on dates ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | Smithers exploring romantic possibilities outside his relationship with Mr. Burns ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfFranchise | The Simpsons franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portraysSexualOrientation | Waylon Smithers Jr. as gay ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
20th Century Fox Television
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Gracie Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ratingSystem | TV-PG ⓘ |
| season | 27 ⓘ |
| series | The Simpsons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general audience ⓘ |
| tone |
emotional
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humorous ⓘ |
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