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"'''Three Men and a Comic Book'''" is the twenty-first episode of [[season 2]]. It originally aired on May 9, [[1991]]. It was written by [[Jeff Martin]] and directed by [[Wes M. Archer]]. The episode features references to comic book characters such as ''Casper the Friendly Ghost'' and ''Richie Rich'' and introduces new characters including [[Comic Book Guy]], [[Radioactive Man]], and [[Mrs. Glick]].
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"'''Three Men and a Comic Book'''" is the twenty-first episode of [[season 2]]. It originally aired on May 9, [[1991]]. It was written by [[Jeff Martin]] and directed by [[Wes M. Archer]]. The episode guest stars [[Cloris Leachman]] as [[Mrs. Glick]] and [[Daniel Stern]] as the narrator.
  
 
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== Plot ==
 
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[[Bart]] and [[Lisa]] go to the [["Close Encounter of the Comic Book Kind" Convention]] in the hopes of getting some new comic books. Whilst at the convention, Bart attends a session with [[Fallout Boy]] actor [[Buddy Hodges]] and ends up making him cry. After this session, Bart is shown a copy of ''{{ap|Radioactive Man 1|in-show}}'' by [[Comic Book Guy]] and is told it costs $100 for him to buy. After leaving the convention, the family goes to [[Krusty Burger]] where Bart repeatedly asks Homer for $100 for the comic. Homer refuses and Bart starts to try and get the money together to buy it.
[[Bart]] attends a comic book convention and finds the first issue of [[Radioactive Man]] at [[The Android's Dungeon]] sale table for $100. He doesn't have enough money in his own allowance and his parents refuse to give Bart extra money. So Bart turns to [[Mrs. Glick]], who has some rather unsavory chores around the house that he can do, but she only gives him 50 cents for his hard work. Bart returns to the comic book store, only with a few cents extra, and runs into [[Milhouse]] and [[Martin Prince|Martin]].  
 
  
Bart talks them into pooling their money and buying the first Radioactive Man Comic from Comic Book Guy. None of them want to let the comic book out of their sights and decide to spend the night together in Bart's treehouse. As a storm approaches, Martin devises a plan so that the three boys have equal access to the comic. As he attempts to leave with the comic, Bart stops him. Bart gets progressively more paranoid and becomes convinced that the other two are conspiring against him.
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Bart searches around the house for loose change, drains bottles to take to the [[Kwik-E-Mart]] to exchange for cash and trades in his foreign coin collection for American money. However, this doesn't get him very much. He then tries to open a lemonade stand outside of his house but fails to attract any customers, only getting people laughing at him. Bart then starts to sell cheap beer until Homer gets home and stops him.
  
Eventually, each boy is at each other's throat. When Martin gets up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom, Bart thinks he plans on stealing the comic book and subsequently ties him up. Meanwhile a storm is raging outside. Milhouse falls out of the treehouse as a gust of wind takes hold of the comic so that it flies towards the entrance. Bart reaches out to grab Milhouse by the hand. He is forced to decide between Milhouse and the comic. After mulling over his options, Bart chooses Milhouse and pulls him up into the treehouse. The comic flies out the door, is zapped by lightning, and shredded by Santa's Little Helper.
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Meanwhile, [[Marge]] is at [[Jake's Unisex Hair Palace]] where she speaks to [[Alice Glick]], who wants someone to come to her house to do chores. Bart accepts and ends up doing many hard and unpleasant chores, such as clearing the weeds out of the garden and cleaning the sludge out of the gutters. Bart hates it, especially when he gets hurt doing the chores as Mrs. Glick puts iodine on his wounds. Finally, pay day comes along and Mrs. Glick gives Bart two quarters for all his work, which annoys Bart greatly.
  
The next morning, the three boys reflect on how their inability to share lead to the destruction of the comic book. However, they didn't notice the final panel was not shredded and was productively serving as a bird's nest mat.
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Bart goes to [[The Android's Dungeon]] anyway to try and get the comic for $35, but [[Martin]] is already there, also trying to buy it. [[Milhouse]] then comes into the store wanting to buy a [[Carl Yastrzemski]] trading card. Bart then decides that the three of them should put their money together to buy the comic book. However, as the three of them try and go home, they realize that they have a problem as they all want to take the comic with them. They then go to [[Bart's treehouse]] to read the comic and discuss who gets the comic on each day. Martin tries to come up with a plan which Bart and Milhouse weren't happy about. They then decided to have a sleepover in the treehouse instead.
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During the night, Martin tries to go to the toiler but Bart stops him and ties him to a chair. As tempers start to pick up between Bart and Milhouse, strong winds and rain start up outside. This causes the comic book to fly to the side of the treehouse. Bart and Milhouse's fight causes Milhouse to dangle out of the treehouse, with Bart holding onto his sleeve. Bart has to choose between saving the comic or saving Milhouse, with him ultimately choosing Milhouse. The comic book then gets ruined. The next morning, the three of them try and piece the comic back together but decide they can't do so. The final page of the comic was seen lying in a bird's nest.
  
 
== In other languages ==
 
== In other languages ==

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"Three Men and a Comic Book" is the twenty-first episode of season 2. It originally aired on May 9, 1991. It was written by Jeff Martin and directed by Wes M. Archer. The episode guest stars Cloris Leachman as Mrs. Glick and Daniel Stern as the narrator.

Synopsis

"Bart becomes obsessed with buying the first issue of Radioactive Man, but can't scrape together the $100 he needs to make it his own. Enlisting Milhouse and Martin Prince, Jr., Bart is finally able to buy the comic, but ends up fighting with his two best friends over who gets to keep it."


Plot

Bart and Lisa go to the "Close Encounter of the Comic Book Kind" Convention in the hopes of getting some new comic books. Whilst at the convention, Bart attends a session with Fallout Boy actor Buddy Hodges and ends up making him cry. After this session, Bart is shown a copy of Radioactive Man 1 by Comic Book Guy and is told it costs $100 for him to buy. After leaving the convention, the family goes to Krusty Burger where Bart repeatedly asks Homer for $100 for the comic. Homer refuses and Bart starts to try and get the money together to buy it.

Bart searches around the house for loose change, drains bottles to take to the Kwik-E-Mart to exchange for cash and trades in his foreign coin collection for American money. However, this doesn't get him very much. He then tries to open a lemonade stand outside of his house but fails to attract any customers, only getting people laughing at him. Bart then starts to sell cheap beer until Homer gets home and stops him.

Meanwhile, Marge is at Jake's Unisex Hair Palace where she speaks to Alice Glick, who wants someone to come to her house to do chores. Bart accepts and ends up doing many hard and unpleasant chores, such as clearing the weeds out of the garden and cleaning the sludge out of the gutters. Bart hates it, especially when he gets hurt doing the chores as Mrs. Glick puts iodine on his wounds. Finally, pay day comes along and Mrs. Glick gives Bart two quarters for all his work, which annoys Bart greatly.

Bart goes to The Android's Dungeon anyway to try and get the comic for $35, but Martin is already there, also trying to buy it. Milhouse then comes into the store wanting to buy a Carl Yastrzemski trading card. Bart then decides that the three of them should put their money together to buy the comic book. However, as the three of them try and go home, they realize that they have a problem as they all want to take the comic with them. They then go to Bart's treehouse to read the comic and discuss who gets the comic on each day. Martin tries to come up with a plan which Bart and Milhouse weren't happy about. They then decided to have a sleepover in the treehouse instead.

During the night, Martin tries to go to the toiler but Bart stops him and ties him to a chair. As tempers start to pick up between Bart and Milhouse, strong winds and rain start up outside. This causes the comic book to fly to the side of the treehouse. Bart and Milhouse's fight causes Milhouse to dangle out of the treehouse, with Bart holding onto his sleeve. Bart has to choose between saving the comic or saving Milhouse, with him ultimately choosing Milhouse. The comic book then gets ruined. The next morning, the three of them try and piece the comic back together but decide they can't do so. The final page of the comic was seen lying in a bird's nest.

In other languages

Language Name Translation
Hungary flag.png Magyar "Három férfi és egy képregény" Three Men and a Comic Book


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