Television, movie, and infomercial personality Troy McClure hosts this retrospective from the Springfield Civic Auditorium. The show begins with a brief history of "The Simpsons." Series creator Matt Groening is portrayed as an elderly, alcoholic Southern patriot and onetime pulp comic book creator. Clips from "The Simpsons" shorts, originally aired on "The Tracy Ullman Show," are featured.

Troy answers viewer mail, fielding questions regarding Homer's stupidity, how many people it takes to produce the show, and the "real deal" about Smithers. The Simpsons "cutout classics" are screened featuring scenes never before aired from 9F19, Krusty Gets Kancelled; 1F08, "$pringfield"; 3F06, Mother Simpson; 1F04, Treehouse of Horror IV; 1F10, Homer and Apu; and 1F16, Burns' Heir.

Several alternate solutions to the Who Shot Mr. Burns? mystery follow, featuring a montage of Barney, Tito Puente, Moe, Apu, and Santa's Little Helper shooting Burns. The phony ending, which reveals Smither as the triggerman, is also screened.

Troy closes the show with, "Yes, the Simpsons have come a long way since an old drunk made humans out of his rabbit characters to pay off old gambling debts. Who know what adventures they'll have between now and when the show becomes unprofitable? I'm Troy McClure and I'll leave you with what we all came here to see. Hardcore Nudity!"