10 Surprising Twist Endings (In TV Shows You Wouldn’t Expect)

10. The Simpsons - Maggie's Murder Attempt

"Who shot Mr. Burns?" Those were the words on everybody's lips after the 1995 Simpsons episode of the same name in which the evil billionaire was shot by an unknown assailant. With everyone in Springfield having a reason to shoot him (and with an incompetent local police department) it seemed unlikely that the shooter would ever be found.

Viewers had to wait several months to see the case be solved in part two and were collectively dumbfounded when the shooter was revealed to be baby Maggie Simpson.

Why it's surprising: No one, not even the U.S. President and First Lady, expected The Simpsons to be anything more than a ridiculous comedy show. This episode stunned all doubters, showing that The Simpsons could give us a mystery capable of gripping the world with an ending that nobody saw coming.

Even more impressive was how the writers were able to build to that ending, sprinkling in an array of clues that pointed at Maggie's guilt the whole time. "Who made the audience look like suckers?" The Simpsons did.