 " Marge Gets a Job " is the seventh episode of The Simpsons ' fourth season . It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 5 , 1992 . In this episode , Marge gets a job at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant to pay for foundation repair at the Simpson house . Mr. Burns develops a crush on her .
" Marge Gets a Job " was written by Al Jean and Mike Reiss and was the first episode directed by Mark Kirkland . The episode was the first to feature the character of Waylon Smithers , who was voiced by Harry Shearer .
When Marge is unable to pay