 Springfield 's Most Wanted was a TV special hosted by John Walsh , host of America 's Most Wanted . The special aired on September 17 , 1995 , at 7 : 30 P.M. ET before Part Two of Who Shot Mr. Burns ? . A parody of Walsh 's television series , this special was designed to help people find out who shot Mr. Burns , by laying out the potential clues and identifying the possible suspects . It features opinions from former Los Angeles police chief Daryl Gates and predictions from Dennis Franz , Courtney Thorne @-@ Smith , Kevin Nealon , Chris Elliott , and Andrew Shue . It was directed by Bill Brown and written by Jack Parmeter and Bob Bain . 
