9 Famous TV Villains You Didn't Realise Were Complete Morons

5. Montgomery Burns (The Simpsons)

Montgomery Burns has done a lot of dastardly deeds. He blocked the sun so Springfield residents would use more energy from his power plant, stole puppies in order to make a coat, tried to kill Abe Simpson in order to lay claim to a treasure trove of WWII stolen art, stole a trillion dollars from the U.S, manufactured biological weapons and polluted the river in Springfield to the point where three eyed fish actually exist. Yet, this man who managed to make his billions through an energy monopoly did some pretty stupid things when that monopoly was in danger due to oil discovered beneath the elementary School. His first scheme was to dress as an elementary student and convince Principal Skinner to give him the well, despite the fact he was 104 and had grey hair. Then when that didn't work he built a slant well to steal the oil, which probably cost as much money as buying the well off of Skinner. Remember, Skinner is not too bright himself and would probably have sold him the well for pennies on the dollar. After blocking the sun and really pissing off the town people, he actually came not only to gloat about it but to goad someone into stopping him. "Who here has the guts to stop me?" Someone did, little Maggie Simpson. He wasn't able to do what they teach you in Villainy 101 €“ stealing candy from a baby. But what was incredibly dumb to the point of ludicrous €“ he was shot with is own gun. Why didn't he just put the safety on?