History Recap / TheSimpsonsS7E2RadioactiveMan

Bart and Milhouse are poring over the latest issues of ''Radioactive Man'' at the Android's Dungeon when Comic Book Guy lets them know that the character's about to go Hollywood with a big-budget movie adaptation starring Rainier Wolfcastle in the title role. Already the nerds of the online world (including eccentric 1980s pop singer {{Prince}}) are scrounging up rumors about the production, with eyes and ears extending to the boardroom of the movie studio behind the project, who want to make a ''Radioactive Man'' movie that won't be like the campy 1970s TV version [[note]](an episode of which included Paul Lynde as an effeminate camp counselor villain, Radioactive Man and Fallout Boy fighting Boy Scout mooks, and everyone dancing to 1960s go-go music at the end)[[/note]]. They need a location to shoot in, and decide on Springfield -- based on its tiny, misspelled ''Variety'' ad, it's obviously a town that doesn't need to toot its own horn.

* WhereTheHellIsSpringfield: "Get me two plane tickets to the state that Springfield is in."

* WhereTheHellIsSpringfield: "Get me two plane tickets to the state that Springfield is in."

Bart and Milhouse are poring over the latest issues of ''Radioactive Man'' at the Android's Dungeon when Comic Book Guy lets them know that the character's about to go Hollywood with a big-budget movie adaptation starring Rainier Wolfcastle in the title role. Already the nerds of the online world (including eccentric 1980s pop singer {{Prince}}) are scrounging up rumors about the production, with eyes and ears extending to the boardroom of the movie studio behind the project, who want to make a ''Radioactive Man'' movie that won't be like the campy 1970s TV version (an episode of which included PaulLynde as an effeminate camp counselor villain, Radioactive Man and Fallout Boy fighting Boy Scout mooks, and everyone dancing to 1960s go-go music at the end). They need a location to shoot in, and decide on Springfield -- based on its tiny, misspelled ''Variety'' ad, it's obviously a town that doesn't need to toot its own horn.

Bart and Milhouse are poring over the latest issues of ''Radioactive Man'' at the Android's Dungeon when Comic Book Guy lets them know that the character's about to go Hollywood with a big-budget movie adaptation starring Rainier Wolfcastle in the title role. Already the nerds of the online world (including eccentric pop singer {{Prince}}) are scrounging up rumors about the production, with eyes and ears extending to the boardroom of the movie studio behind the project. They need a location to shoot in, and decide on Springfield -- based on its tiny, misspelled ''Variety'' ad, it's obviously a town that doesn't need to toot its own horn.

* MyNameIsNotDurwood:
--> '''Principal Skinner:''' Students, I have an announcement. One of your favorite comic book heroes, Radio Man --\\
'''Nelson:''' Radio''active'' Man, stupid!\\
'''Principal Skinner:''' Strange, I shouldn't have been able to hear that.

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Mickey Rooney gives one to Springfield after the movie's budget runs out.

* OffModel: This was the first episode to be done in digital ink and paint (back when 90% of animation was still done with cels and traditional ink and paint), so a lot of the color and character designs will look off for those who aren't used to seeing it this way (it was one of the reasons this episode was despised on snpp.com -- that, and the [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot writers choosing to follow Milhouse as the new Fallout Boy rather than have Bart be a star and learn firsthand that]] CelebrityIsOverrated).

--> '''Principal Skinner: Students, I have an announcement. One of your favorite comic book heroes, Radio Man --\\

* StockFootageFailure: The aforementioned attempt to finish the movie with stock footage of Milhouse as Fallout Boy.

* ShoutOut: When Milhouse goes missing, a special effects technician proposes using existing footage of Milhouse to finish his role in the movie. This technique had been fairly recently used in ''Film/TheCrow'' when Brandon Lee died during filming.

* SerialNumbersFiledOff: ''Radiation Dude'', whose catch phrase is, "Up and let's go!"

Bart and Milhouse are poring over the latest issues of ''Radioactive Man'' at the Android's Dungeon when Comic Book Guy lets them know that the character's about to go Hollywood with a big-budget movie adaptation starring Rainier Wolfcastle in the title role. Already the nerds of the online world are scrounging up rumors about the production, with eyes and ears extending to the boardroom of the movie studio behind the project. They need a location to shoot in, and decide on Springfield -- based on its tiny, misspelled ''Variety'' ad, it's obviously a town that doesn't need to toot its own horn.

* ShoutOut: When Milhouse goes missing, a special effects technician proposes using existing footage of Milhouse to finish his role in the movie. This technique had been fairly recently used in ''Film/TheCrow'' when Brendon Lee died during filming.

* HorribleHollywood: Inverted in the final scene -- the filmmakers are happy to return to Hollywood after their miserable experience in Springfield, and the city is presented as a warm fuzzy place with a rainbow arcing over it!

* HorribleHollywood: Inverted in the final scene -- the filmmakers are happy to return to Hollywood after their miserable experience in Springfield, and the city is presented as if it were a hippie commune of the late 1960s, complete with a rainbow arcing over it!

* TheGogglesDoNothing: This episode is the trope namer. Wolfcastle ''is'' wearing them when the acid sequence is filmed, but it's real acid being used, so: "My eyes! The goggles, they do nothing!"

* TheGogglesDoNothing: This episode is the trope namer.

Bart and Milhouse are chewing over the latest issues of ''Radioactive Man'' at the Android's Dungeon when Comic Book Guy lets them know that the character's about to go Hollywood with a big-budget movie adaptation starring Rainier Wolfcastle in the title role. Already the nerds of the online world are scrounging up rumors about the production, with eyes and ears extending to the boardroom of the movie studio behind the project. They need a location to shoot in, and decide on Springfield -- based on its tiny, misspelled Variety ad, it's obviously a town that doesn't need to toot its own horn.

As the filmmakers attempt to salvage the film, Bart realizes Milhouse is hiding in the former's treehouse and tries to convince him to return to the film -- as does Mickey Rooney, who's been sent by the studio to give him a pep talk on child stardom. Milhouse's decision is final, though. And while it would be logical to recast Bart as Fallout Boy, the filmmakers briefly attempt to go forward with ''Rooney'' instead. In the end, the matter proves moot; thanks to Springfield's gouging, the production has run out of money. The filmmakers return back to Hollywood to regroup, warmly welcomed by a town that treats people right.