Radioactive Man

Season 7, Episode 2, Aired
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A movie based on comic book character Radioactive Man is filmed in Springfield. Much to Bart's chagrin, the coveted part of the hero's sidekick, Fallout Boy, goes to not him, but to Milhouse.
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  • Harry Shearer

    Mr. Burns, Ned Flanders, Principal Skinner, Waylon Smithers, Kent Brockman, and others

    9.5

  • Hank Azaria

    Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Moe Szyslak, Chief Wiggum, Comic Book Guy, Lou, and others

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  • Dan Castellaneta

    Homer Simpson, Grampa Simpson, Barney Gumble, Krusty the Clown, Groundskeeper Willie, and others

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  • Bart Wants To Get A Part In Radioactive Man Movie, But For His Shock Milhouse Gets It.

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    By Matt16020-FIN, 3 days ago Report Abuse
    This turned out to be a really good episode. It was announced to the springfield residents that Radioactive Man film shall be filmed at Springfield. Every kid in Springfield tries to get the hero's sidekick role. Bart gets it nearly, but it goes to Milhouse. A very enjoyable episode from the beginning to end and the conclusion was great again.

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  • Film producers choose to film the new Radioactive man movie in Springfield. Unfortunately, Bart loses the role of Fallout Boy to Milhouse, who soon discovers that show-business is boring and hollow.moreless

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    By Scottstopher28, Aug 15, 2010 Report Abuse
    This episode was average, with very little funny parts, and it can't live up to other Simpson episode's comedy-wise. The only funny part is when Bart comes to wish Milhouse good luck with his filming. However this episode is great for any die-hard Radioactive man fans if there are any out there. This episode also adds slightly more character and depth to Milhouse, which no other show has really done.It also displays show-business as cruel, meaningless, holow and boring. This show was a filler episode and an excuse to get Mickey Rooney into a Simpsons episode.Not one of my favourite episodes.moreless

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    By futuramarama, Jul 02, 2010 Report Abuse
    Milhouse is cast as Fallout Boy in the new movie adaptation of Radioactive Man, but can he handle being a star?

    It was alright, nothing I would brag about. I always considered this to be a weak episode. I do not find it very funny, the plot does not interest me a whole lot, etc. It was morw average than anything, I thought; not great, not too terrible or anything. So my grade is a "C", which to me, is average. Again, it's not too bad, but I never liked it a lot for some weird reason. Still OK thoughmoreless

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  • this was a good ep

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    By cube2k8, May 20, 2010 Report Abuse
    in this ep of the simpsons a movie maker decides to do the film based on radioactive man and his sidekick. but thing is they dont know were to flim so they choose springfild and everyone is excited so then they start to do auditions to people in town to play the sidekick bart is excited but thing is he is wonderful for the part but he is not the right height. but come to find out they chose milhous and milhous gets tird of the fame and goes and hides and they are looking for him but the movie goes bankrupt and the town ruins it and so they go back to hollwood to be accepted. this was a good epmoreless

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  • Another really good episode.

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    By ctm723, May 29, 2009 Report Abuse
    This episode is very funny and some hillarious parts are when they used real acid for the movie and Milhouse never showed up to save Radiactive Man and he puts the gogles on and then the acid hits him and he says aw the gogles they do nothing and when you saw a flashback of Radiactive Man in the 70s and then the director just shivers and makes a face of creeped out. Also when Homer asks one of the directors if he is the director of a movie and then he starts cracking up. Overall another recomended episode for all fans of the Simsons.moreless

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    • Bart: George Burns was right… show business is a hideous bitch-goddess. Lisa: Cheer up, Bart. Milhouse is still going to need a true friend, someone to tell him he is great. Someone to rub lotion on him. Someone he can hurl whiskey bottles at when he's feeling low. Bart: You're right, Lis. I can suck up to him, like the religious suck up to God.
    • Helicopter Pilot: Hurry, Mr. Rooney! We've got a disenchanted little girl in a Jell-O Pudding commercial! Mickey Rooney: I could play that.
    • Mickey Rooney: Jiminy-jillikers. Jiminy-jillikers. Jiminy-jillikers! Director: We're shutting down production. Assistant: Yeah, well, we only have $1,000 left anyway. Mayor Quimby: Uh, there's a $1,000 leaving town tax.

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    • Waterworld The scene where Radioactive Man (Rainier Wolfcastle) and Fallout Boy (Milhouse) are hanging upside down in a cage as prisoners in "Aquaworld" is a direct reference to the 1995 Kevin Costner film Waterworld, at the time the most expensive movie ever made. The film's opening was highly anticipated, but it turned out to be a complete flop, mostly due to the fact that it had an incredibly bad storyline -- with a huge budget, nonetheless. Very much like the film being made in this episode of the Simpsons, making this a rather subtle double allusion.
    • Bart: Now is the winter of our discontent. This is the opening line of William Shakespeare's Richard III.
    • Batman The campy 70's Radioactive Man is identical to the campy 1966 Batman series with Adam West and Burt Ward.

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