"The Fool Monty" is the sixth episode of the twenty-second season of the American animated television series The Simpsons.
After Burns learns from his doctor that he is suffering from multiple fatal illnesses and has only six weeks to live, he becomes distraught at his fate; when he tells the news to the rest of the town, however, they celebrate and proceed to melt his ice sculpture.
Realizing that no one in Springfield (aside from Smithers) likes him, Burns attempts suicide by leaping from a cliff, but ends up surviving, albeit with some amnesia and delusional behavior.
When Homer and Marge learn about their new house guest, they, along with the rest of Springfield, decide to get some payback for all the misery he has caused them over the years.
The two are immediately greeted by Nelson, who threatens to crash the helicopter unless Burns agrees to attend a school version of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
However, it was shown that the clip from this episode was changed with the phrase "CORONA VIRUS" written over the original text of "Apocalypse Meow.
[5] In its original American broadcast, "The Fool Monty" was viewed by an estimated 6.63 million viewers and received a 2.9 rating/7 share among adults between the ages of 18 and 49.
In response, the producers added a brief scene at the beginning of the opening sequence of the following episode with a helicopter that bears the slogan "Fox News: Unsuitable for Viewers Under 75."
According to showrunner Al Jean, the producers of the show were pleased that they had annoyed O'Reilly, and that they had never received a warning from Fox about making jokes about the network.