History Trivia / TheSimpsonsS2E21ThreeMenAndAComicBook

* On the flashback scene, Selma sings (rather badly, after moths of smoking) the chorus to Frankie Avalon 's 'Venus'.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The rerun of this episode on April 30, 1992 had an additional sequence following the end of the episode where Bart and Homer comment on ''Series/TheCosbyShow'' ending, itself a redubbed version of a clip from "Bart vs. Thanksgiving". This clip hasn't been officially released on home media.

* NoHoperRepeat: This episode, along with "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS3E13RadioBart Radio Bart]]", was reaired as part of the "Bart Bonanza" on April 30, 1992 -- the night ''Series/TheCosbyShow'' ended. The airing of this episode is especially notable, as it featured [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWgI2YAupCM an exclusive short]] reusing StockFootage from "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS2E7BartVsThanksgiving Bart Vs. Thanksgiving]]" where, after learning that Creator/BillCosby wanted to end his show to avoid SeasonalRot, Bart proclaims, "[[WordSchmord Quality, schmality.]] [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall If I had a TV show,]] [[HilariousInHindsight I'd run that sucker into the ground.]]"

** ''Radioactive Man'' itself got a short run of comics, with issue one closely (but not exactly) being adapted from what was seen in this episode.

* FirstAppearance: First episode featuring Comic Book Guy. This is also the debut of Mrs. Glick, Radioactive Man, Fallout Boy, and Bartman.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: According to DVDCommentary, the third act originally had Bart rally a union of kids who were sick of doing chores for minimum pay, but the writers thought this detracted from the original story and banged out a subtle ''Film/TheTreasureOfTheSierraMadre'' parody. In hindsight, later episodes would often detract from the first part of many episodes and the writers wouldn't be concerned about it.

* NoHoperRepeat: This episode, along with "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS3E13RadioBart Radio Bart]]", was reaired as part of the "Bart Bonanza" on April 30, 1992 -- the night ''Series/TheCosbyShow'' ended. The airing of this episode is especially notable, as it featured [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWgI2YAupCM an exclusive short]] reusing StockFootage from "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS2E7BartVsThanksgiving Bart Vs. Thanksgiving]]" where, after learning that Creator/BillCosby wanted to end his show to avoid SeasonalRot, Bart proclaims, "[[WordSchmord Quality, schmality.]] [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall If I had a TV show,]] [[HarsherInHindsight I'd run that sucker into the ground.]]"

* NoHoperRepeat: This episode, along with "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS3E13RadioBart Radio Bart]]", was reaired as part of the "Bart Bonanza" on April 30, 1992 -- the night ''Series/TheCosbyShow'' ended. The airing of this episode is especially notable, as it featured [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWgI2YAupCM an exclusive short]] reusing StockFootage from "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS2E7BartVsThanksgiving Bart Vs. Thanksgiving]]" where, after learning that Creator/BillCosby wanted to end his show to avoid SeasonalRot, Bart proclaims, "[[WordSchmord Quality, schmality.]] [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall If I had a TV show,]] [[HilariousInHindsight I'd run that sucker into the ground.]]"

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: According to DVDCommentary, the third act originally had Bart rally a union of kids who were sick of doing chores for minimum pay, but the writers thought this detracted from the original story and banged out a subtle ''Film/TheTreasureOfTheSierraMadre'' parody. In hindsight, later episodes would often detract from the first part of many episodes.

* RealLifeRelative: Creator/DanielStern has a voice cameo in a parody of ''Series/TheWonderYears''. His brother, David M. Stern was a writer for ''The Simpsons''.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: According to DVDCommentary, the third act originally had Bart rally a union of kids who were sick of doing chores for minimum pay, but the writers thought this detracted from the original story and banged out a subtle ''Film/TheTreasureOfTheSierraMadre'' parody.
** In hindsight, later episodes would often detract from the first part of many episodes.

* WriteWhoYouKnow: Mrs. Glick was based on an old lady co-writer Jeff Martin and his brother used to do chores for when they were kids. Martin said they got to "pull weeds until [their] hands would bleed", and yet they were only paid two quarters for several hours of work.

* RealLifeRelative: Daniel Stern has a voice cameo in a parody of ''Series/TheWonderYears''. His brother, David M. Stern was a writer for ''The Simpsons''.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: According to DVD commentary, the third act originally had Bart rally a union of kids who were sick of doing chores for minimum pay, but the writers thought this detracted from the original story and banged out a subtle ''Film/TheTreasureOfTheSierraMadre'' parody.
** In hindsight, later episodes would often detract from the first part of many episodes.

* FirstAppearance: First episode featuring Comic Book Guy (back before [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS8E14TheItchyAndScratchyAndPoochieShow he was an]] AudienceSurrogate [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS8E14TheItchyAndScratchyAndPoochieShow for angry nerds]], before [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS16E8HomerAndNedsHailMaryPass his real name of Jeff Albertson was revealed]], and before [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS25E10MarriedToTheBlob he married a Japanese manga artist]], he was just a snooty comic book geek who talked down to his customers and often sold crappy and overpriced comics and toys to kids who were dumb enough to fork over the cash for them). This is also the debut of Mrs. Glick, Radioactive Man, Fallout Boy, and Bartman.