Product Review

In "Three Men and a Comic Book," Bart, Milhouse, and Martin invest their joint savings in a rare copy of a Radioactive Man comic book then succumb to greed and paranoia as each vies for the chance to keep it in his possession overnight. In "Lisa's Substitute," Miss Hoover is out sick with Lyme disease, so Lisa's class gets a substitute teacher: the highly engaging Mr. Bergstrom, who not only actually makes learning interesting but recognizes Lisa for the special child she is. Voiced by Dustin Hoffman (who used the pseudonym Sam Etic), he's her dream come true. Meanwhile, Bart runs for class president and seems actually capable of winning by making a mockery of the process--a terrific political satire. --Marshall Fine