Everybody knows about the Ayn Rand babycare episode with maggie, but what about that episode where Lisa gets chewing gum stuck in her hair, gets a new haircut and Nelson laughs at it and laughs at bunch of other things and then that tall man tells him off.
I have a strong suspicion that he is supposed to be Steve Ditko, he has the same hair, glasses and he is tall. And he lectures Nelson about not being able to afford a bigger car in a Ditko manner.
If I ever meet Matt Groening that would be my first question but what do you think.
This is the scene taken from
http://www.snpp.com/episodes/3F18.htmlNelson does appreciate Lisa's new look -- he laughs at her ("HA-
ha!"). Lisa sighs and replaces her wool hat. Mrs. Glick walks by,
trips on the curb, and winds up head-first in a trash can. Nelson
laughs at this, too. An extremely tall man drives past in a VW
Beetle, scrunched up so his knees almost bang into his head. Nelson
laughs. This proves to be his undoing. The man pulls over, unfolds
himself from the car, and pursues Nelson. Realizing his predicament
("Crud.") Nelson runs off. The man rounds the corner, but sees only
Lisa, and an open manhole. Of course, the manhole is where Nelson
is hiding.
Wadlow: [lifts Nelson out of the sewer by his head]
Do you find something comical about my appearance when I'm
driving my automobile?
Nelson: Yeah.
Wadlow: Everyone needs to drive a vehicle, even the very tall.
[turns Nelson to face the car]
This was the largest auto that I could afford. Am I therefore
to be made the subject of fun?
Nelson: I guess so.
-- Nelson, unclear on the concept,
"Twenty-Two Short Films About Springfield"
The tall guy forces Nelson to march down Main Street, pants down.
He drives slowly behind the ashamed bully.
Wadlow: Hey, everybody! Look at this -- it's that boy who laughs at
everyone. [Nelson] Let's laugh at him!
Crowd: HA-ha!
-- Stupid poetic justice, "Twenty-Two Short Films About Springfield"
Ketchup and mustard rain down on Nelson. From the bridge, Bart and
Milhouse laugh at him. Bart still remembers his comment from about
21 minutes and 10 seconds ago, and Milhouse agrees. "Everybody in
town's got their story to tell." Bart notes, "There's just not
enough time to hear them all."