Every Star Trek Reference, Easter Eggs & Jokes In The Simpsons
29. All Comic Book Guy Wants Is An Hour With Jeri Ryan
Tenured fans of The Simpsons will know that he's nothing short of the derogatory stereotype that is placed upon nerds within the fictional media, in that he's a bit of a creep and morbidly obese.
Playing into this stereotype was the season twelve episode Homer vs. Dignity, in which the Simpson family patriarch tells The Comic Book Guy that he wishes to purchase a mint condition copy of Spider-Man issue one. This comic is, of course, extremely rare, and is reportedly worth $300,000 these days, having tripled in value since 2007.
Being his typical sarcastic self, however, The Comic Book Guy retorts by claiming he wishes to have an hour on the holodeck with Seven of Nine. The character, played by Jeri Ryan, was met with accusations of her addition to the show being solely to attract more fans in the 18-35 demographic.
Even if this wasn't the plan, it worked, although let's hope they're not all quite as creepy as this guy.