Three Men and a Comic Book
- Episode aired May 9, 1991
- TV-PG
- 30m
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
4.3K
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Bart, Milhouse and Martin each pitch in to buy an highly-collectible "Radioactive Man" comic book, which soon has a disastrous effect on their friendship.Bart, Milhouse and Martin each pitch in to buy an highly-collectible "Radioactive Man" comic book, which soon has a disastrous effect on their friendship.Bart, Milhouse and Martin each pitch in to buy an highly-collectible "Radioactive Man" comic book, which soon has a disastrous effect on their friendship.
Dan Castellaneta
- Homer Simpson
- (voice)
- …
Julie Kavner
- Marge Simpson
- (voice)
- …
Nancy Cartwright
- Bart Simpson
- (voice)
Yeardley Smith
- Lisa Simpson
- (voice)
Harry Shearer
- Otto
- (voice)
- …
Hank Azaria
- Jolly Jack Tate
- (voice)
- …
Pamela Hayden
- Jimbo Jones
- (voice)
- …
Russi Taylor
- Martin Prince
- (voice)
Cloris Leachman
- Mrs. Glick
- (voice)
Daniel Stern
- Narrator
- (voice)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe band Fall Out Boy took their name from the comic book character.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Simpsons: Brother from the Same Planet (1993)
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"Penny whistles and moon pies!"
I love this one a whole lot, it's definitely among my firm series favourites for sure. To me it's so wonderfully structured and classic, the way everything plays out in a mellow but very fun and engaging pace. I really don't find there to be a flat note in the whole thing, it perfectly flows and pays off. Bart's love for the comic book is so excellently captured, I think it really gets that magical childhood feeling of when you see something that's magical to you and you just know you've gotta have it no matter what, and I love everything in the story to do with Bart doing all he can to gather the hundred bucks for the rare issue of Radioactive Man number one that the awesome Comic Book Guy in his first ever appearance on the show, allows Bart to have at such a bargain because as he hilariously puts it, is "because you remind me of me." I love the whole sequence where they're in the Krusty Burger and Bart's pestering Homer for the money while a guy with a smoke in the background watches on. Marge's sweet little story is a highlight, where she tells of how when she was a little girl she agreed to become her sisters' slave to earn the money to buy herself a toy oven, and it also reveals the origin of Patty and Selma's trademark gravelly voices! I think my favourite part it is when Bart is doing odd jobs for the old cranky lady who tricks him into saying thank you after she rewards his torturous labour with just two quarters! Eventually Bart does get the comic but probably not at all like he wanted, as he's forced to share ownership of it with Millhouse and Martin after they all pool their money together to make up the hundred, which is something that any kid ever would be absolute loathed to do! It all comes to a stormy head later that night during a sleepover at Bart's treehouse where after going a little nuts with comic fever, Bart is forced to choose between saving the comic or Millhouse... Sure know the one that I would have opted for.. The comic is sadly left in tatters and they all learn a valuable lesson in not sharing...sort of! Such a priceless episode, and I still love it. You can tell that it was written by people from a generation that loved to read their treasured comics as kids, and I find that this makes for a heartfelt little tribute to that. A real early gem of the series. X
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- Foreverisacastironmess123
- Aug 21, 2016
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