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== Synopsis ==
 
== Synopsis ==
{{Desc|In a tale neither fit for man nor animal, Homer Simpson becomes televison's newest reality star as his bottomless appetite and cast iron stomach are put to the test and pushed to the limits week after week on "Man Vs. Best Vs. Food." Eventually, something's gotta give, and we're talking more than a couple belt notches.}}
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{{Desc|In a tale neither fit for man nor animal, Homer Simpson becomes television's newest reality star as his bottomless appetite and cast iron stomach are put to the test and pushed to the limits week after week on "Man Vs. Best Vs. Food." Eventually, something's gotta give, and we're talking more than a couple belt notches.}}
  
 
== Plot ==
 
== Plot ==
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[[Krusty]] will go bankrupt if he doesn't receive any money after his Krusty-Veg Burger fails. Krusty decides to produce a reality TV show, because they are cheap to produce, so he just needs to find a suitable candidate for his new show. [[Homer]] looks enviously at [[Gus Gustavson]] while he wolfs down one Applewood-smoked bacon enrobed in rich buttery maple fudge. [[Bart]] tells Homer how he can participate on a TV show. A moment later, Homer, Bart and [[Lisa]] are in the audience of the [[Krusty the Clown Show]]. Krusty lets one member of the audience participate in a contest, and he chooses Bart. The contest turns out to be a banana eating contest against [[Mr. Teeny]]. Bart hates bananas, and it looks like he loses the race when Homer takes his place, which makes Krusty angry, but when he sees Homer's appetite, he realizes that he has found the man he was looking for in his new TV show.
[[Krusty]] will go bankrupt if he doesn't receive any money after his flop with the Krusty-Veg Burger. Krusty decides to produce a reality TV show, because they are cheap to produce, so he just needs to find a suitable candidate for his new show. [[Homer]] looking enviously at [[Gus Gustavson]], when he was wolfing down one Applewood-smoked bacon enrobed in rich buttery maple fudge. [[Bart]] tells Homer how he can participate in TV. A moment later, Homer, Bart and [[Lisa]] are in the audience of the [[Krusty the Clown Show]]. Krusty lets one of the audience participate in a contest, and he chooses Bart, the contest proves to be a banana eating contest against [[Mr. Teeny]]. Bart hates bananas, and it looks like he lost the race when Homer replaces Bart, which makes Krusty angry, but when he sees the appetite Homer has, he realizes that he has found the man he was looking for, in his new TV show.
 
  
Homer is the star of the TV program {{ap|Man vs. Beast vs. Food|TV show}}, where he will compete in food eating contests with animals. In the first episode, it's Homer against [[Aporkalypse]] in a corn eating contest, and Homer wins, he then competes against [[Cap'n Chompy]] in a fried shrimp eating contest. The next program is recorded in [[Alaska]], [[Marge]] tries to stop [[Krusty]] from recording the show, but fails, because Homer completes the contest during their conversation. Back in [[Springfield]], Marge discovers that Homer is not himself anymore, and realizes that she has to talk to Krusty again in the final episode. Marge finds out that Homer will compete against [[Stampy]], and she forces Krusty to let her choose the food.
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Homer is the star of the TV program ''{{ap|Man vs. Beast vs. Food|TV show}}'', where he competes in eating contests against animals. In the first episode, Homer faces off against [[Aporkalypse]] in a corn eating contest, and wins. He then competes against [[Cap'n Chompy]] in a fried shrimp eating contest. The next program is recorded in [[Alaska]]. [[Marge]] tries to stop [[Krusty]] from recording the show, but fails, because Homer completes the contest during their conversation. Back in [[Springfield]], Marge discovers that Homer is not himself anymore, and realizes that she has to talk to Krusty again in the final episode. Marge finds out that Homer will compete against [[Stampy]], and she forces Krusty to let her choose the food.
  
It turns out that Marge chooses the Krusty-Veg Burger, as the food at the contest, because elephants are vegetarians. When Stampy and Homer start eating the burger, they spit them out, because it's made of 61% seaweed and recycled hamburger. Stampy and Homer become enraged, and begin running amok in Springfield. Later, Homer and Stampy calm down and rest, so Marge tells Krusty that she had no choice but to do this. Krusty tells her that it might not be a total loss, because he can sell it to ''America's Funniest Maulings''. Krusty gets the bill for the contest, he starts to feel sick, and goes to rest with Homer and Stampy.
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It turns out that Marge has chosen the Krusty-Veg Burger, because elephants are vegetarians. When Stampy and Homer start eating the burgers, they spit them out, because they are made of 61% seaweed and recycled hamburger. Stampy and Homer become enraged, and begin running amok in Springfield. Later, Homer and Stampy calm down and rest, so Marge tells Krusty that she had no choice but to do this. Krusty tells her that it might not be a total loss, because he can sell it to ''America's Funniest Maulings''. But when Krusty gets the bill for the contest, he starts to feel sick, and goes to rest with Homer and Stampy.
  
 
== Reprints ==
 
== Reprints ==

Revision as of 19:54, March 26, 2020

This article is about the story. For the TV show, see Man vs. Beast vs. Food (TV show).
Man vs. Beast vs. Food
Man vs. Beast vs. Food.png
Comic Story information
Released: August 2012
Comic series: Simpsons Comics
Pages: 22
Written by: Paul Dini


Man vs. Beast vs. Food is a Simpsons Comics story that appears in Simpsons Comics #193.

Synopsis

"In a tale neither fit for man nor animal, Homer Simpson becomes television's newest reality star as his bottomless appetite and cast iron stomach are put to the test and pushed to the limits week after week on "Man Vs. Best Vs. Food." Eventually, something's gotta give, and we're talking more than a couple belt notches."


Plot

Krusty will go bankrupt if he doesn't receive any money after his Krusty-Veg Burger fails. Krusty decides to produce a reality TV show, because they are cheap to produce, so he just needs to find a suitable candidate for his new show. Homer looks enviously at Gus Gustavson while he wolfs down one Applewood-smoked bacon enrobed in rich buttery maple fudge. Bart tells Homer how he can participate on a TV show. A moment later, Homer, Bart and Lisa are in the audience of the Krusty the Clown Show. Krusty lets one member of the audience participate in a contest, and he chooses Bart. The contest turns out to be a banana eating contest against Mr. Teeny. Bart hates bananas, and it looks like he loses the race when Homer takes his place, which makes Krusty angry, but when he sees Homer's appetite, he realizes that he has found the man he was looking for in his new TV show.

Homer is the star of the TV program Man vs. Beast vs. Food, where he competes in eating contests against animals. In the first episode, Homer faces off against Aporkalypse in a corn eating contest, and wins. He then competes against Cap'n Chompy in a fried shrimp eating contest. The next program is recorded in Alaska. Marge tries to stop Krusty from recording the show, but fails, because Homer completes the contest during their conversation. Back in Springfield, Marge discovers that Homer is not himself anymore, and realizes that she has to talk to Krusty again in the final episode. Marge finds out that Homer will compete against Stampy, and she forces Krusty to let her choose the food.

It turns out that Marge has chosen the Krusty-Veg Burger, because elephants are vegetarians. When Stampy and Homer start eating the burgers, they spit them out, because they are made of 61% seaweed and recycled hamburger. Stampy and Homer become enraged, and begin running amok in Springfield. Later, Homer and Stampy calm down and rest, so Marge tells Krusty that she had no choice but to do this. Krusty tells her that it might not be a total loss, because he can sell it to America's Funniest Maulings. But when Krusty gets the bill for the contest, he starts to feel sick, and goes to rest with Homer and Stampy.

Reprints

Comic issue Release date Country
Simpsons Comics #220 January 16, 2014 800px-Flag of the United Kingdom.svg.png
Simpsons Comics Explosion #1 October 29, 2014 Flag of the United States.png


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