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Trivia

One of mickey rooney's films he actually play a character called "the atomic kid" who gets exposed to radioactive material and gets powers from it. He's then recruited to break up some sort of spy ring. == (The binary soul 23:19, 5 March 2007 (UTC)) It Should Have Been Bart[reply]

While watching this episode today I realize that Bart doesn't get the part of radioactive mans sidekick fallout boy because he is "and inch to short". The thing is ... Milhouse in almost every episode is drawn SHORTER than Bart. I'm outraged haha.

Prince

Does anyone have a reference for the claim that it's Prince that's portrayed in the middle square? I always assumed it was Little Richard, due to the fact that the character in question looks older.

70.54.255.66 13:57, 12 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Wolfcastle quote

Does Wolfcastle say "my eyes" or "mein eyes"? I thought it was the latter.

Doesn't the quote "My/Mein eyes! The goggles do nothing!" reference a Megaman movie?
~~Neo 2.3 Hylan 19:32, 30 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Is this the episode where the phrase "The goggles, they do nothing!" comes from?

Does anyone else feel that it would be appropriate to mention how Wolfcastle's Goggles quote became an internet meme? I think it should be mentioned in a trivia or popular culture section. What do you guys think? --StevenFurtado 22:24, 19 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'd say it's by some measure the most notable aspect of this episode, and its most lasting contribution to popular culture. (Even the 'Goggles' page mentions it!) Definitely add it. Terraxos 16:44, 26 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

alex cox reference

where as both characters have delusional perspective on society the spyrograph guy doesnt or just barely strikes me as a reference to repo mans Miller.

GA Review

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Comments

Looks pretty good.

First, me and my friends used to use the quote "Ze goggles, zey do nothing!" all the time. You might want to include some info on that.ref Maybe "Graham Beckwith of The Lantern singled out "ze goggles, zey do nothing!" as one of The Simpsons great one liners. Up to you. It's a misquote, though. The real one is "My eyes! The goggles do nothing!"
Yeah, I tried to find a good ref for that but I couldn't find any. It has been added now!
"part of the hero's sidekick, Fallout Boy, goes to not him, but to Milhouse." should be "not to him"
Done!
"ditches" is not formal enough.
Done!
"Radioactive Man" was the first episode to be digitally colored." is choppy where it is. Not sure how to fix that.
I actually think it's good where it is.
"Bart leaves and acquires high shoes and a vertical stripe suit, but by this point Milhouse has already taken the part, albeit reluctantly." the stuff about his shoes and shirt is a bit trivial. Probably added by IPs, I know.
Done!
"Bart eagerly accepts this new role." did he do it eagerly, I can't remember? Just doesn't sound like Bart. If he did, that's fine.
He did.
Otherwise, good "Plot" section.
OK.
The "Production" section is good to go.
OK.
"The Radioactive Man film series, the 1970's films in particular" kind of comes out of the blue, since the plot doesn't mention it. Provide a little background.
Better?
Who is "Moe"? Provide some background.
Done!
In general, the "Cultural references" section is choppy and needs some background. For instance "Comic Book Guy sends a message to other Internet nerds about who will star in the new Radioactive Man film, two of whom are the nerds Homer" could be something like "In one scene, Comic Book Guy sends a message to other Internet nerds about who will star in the new Radioactive Man film. Two of whom are the nerds Homer"
Better?
'Krusty tries to prove his "range"' should be 'Krusty tries to prove the "range"'
Done!
The Nancy Basile quote should be summarized, with only the punchy bits in quotes.
Done!
Try and make the first paragraph in "Reception" into at least three sentences, or merge it with my next suggestion. Two sentences is too short.
Done!
Break up the second paragraph in "Reception" into two parts, with some sort of sentence to bridge the two.
I think the length of that paragraph is pretty good, so there's no need to break it up IMO.

The article is close. Fix these issues, and I'll pass it. - Peregrine Fisher (talk) (contribs) 00:31, 21 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the review. I think I have addressed most of your concerns. :) TheLeftorium 10:28, 21 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Looks good. I'll pass it. - Peregrine Fisher (talk) (contribs) 16:25, 21 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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