The Better Business Battalion - Revision history

SolarBot: /* Effects on the town */ replaced: Squeaky-voiced teen → Squeaky-Voiced Teen

2025-05-12T23:57:05Z

‎Effects on the town: replaced: Squeaky-voiced teen → Squeaky-Voiced Teen

SolarBot: /* top */replaced: {{Noncanoncomic}} → {{Noncanon}}

2024-02-03T13:34:30Z

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SolarBot: replaced: == Forming == → == Forming == (8), == → == (8), == → == (8), * → * (12)

2021-08-02T22:48:22Z

replaced: == Forming == → == Forming == (8), == → == (8), == → == (8), * → * (12)

SolarBot: /* Effects on the town */replaced: Akira → Akira Kurosawa

2020-01-25T14:51:53Z

‎Effects on the town: replaced: Akira → Akira Kurosawa

Frederick: /* Trivia */

2015-01-31T07:16:24Z

‎Trivia

AleWi at 17:16, April 27, 2013

2013-04-27T17:16:21Z

SolarBot: /* Effects on the town */replaced: Jeremy Freedman → Squeaky-voiced teen

2012-09-01T09:14:46Z

‎Effects on the town: replaced: Jeremy Freedman → Squeaky-voiced teen

SolarBot: replaced: {{Bon| → {{bon|, typos fixed: jewelery → jewellery

2012-08-08T09:15:58Z

replaced: *{{Bon| → *{{bon|, typos fixed: jewelery → jewellery

Nick97 at 23:27, October 24, 2011

2011-10-24T23:27:28Z

Solar Dragon at 17:28, October 24, 2011

2011-10-24T17:28:04Z

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 *[[Luigi]]
 *[[Sea Captain]]
-*[[Squeaky-voiced teen]]
+*[[Squeaky-Voiced Teen]]
 The try-outs were done in a Legion of Superheroes fashion. No one passed.

← Older revision		Revision as of 13:34, February 3, 2024
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	'''The Better Business Battalion''', commonly referred to as the '''B.B.B.''', was a crime fighting trio in [[Springfield]] during a period of high shoplifting rates.		'''The Better Business Battalion''', commonly referred to as the '''B.B.B.''', was a crime fighting trio in [[Springfield]] during a period of high shoplifting rates.

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 == Forming ==
-During a period of high shoplifting rates in Springfield (with even the [[Gil Gunderson|security guards]] stealing, [[Ned Flanders]], owner of [[The Leftorium]], [[Apu]], owner of the [[Kwik-E-Mart]] and [[Comic Book Guy]], owner of the [[Android's Dungeon]] were all hit hard by Shoplifters and had to raise prices significantly. Police were helpless with the shoplifters ([[Chief Wiggum]] had fallen on his back). Shops that purchased from the Kwik-E-Mart had to also raise prices to make profit which made [[Homer]] decide to start an angry mob. The mob convinced [[Mayor Quimby]] to give Ned, Apu and Comic Book Guy funding to start a community crime fighting group.
+During a period of high shoplifting rates in Springfield (with even the [[Gil Gunderson|security guards]] stealing), [[Ned Flanders]], owner of [[The Leftorium]], [[Apu]], owner of the [[Kwik-E-Mart]] and [[Comic Book Guy]], owner of the [[Android's Dungeon]] were all hit hard by Shoplifters and had to raise prices significantly. Police were helpless with the shoplifters ([[Chief Wiggum]] had fallen on his back). Shops that purchased from the Kwik-E-Mart had to also raise prices to make profit which made [[Homer]] decide to start an angry mob. The mob convinced [[Mayor Quimby]] to give Ned, Apu and Comic Book Guy funding to start a community crime fighting group.
 === Naming ===
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 == Tactics ==
-* The nozzle on the squishy machine in the Kwik-E-Mart can rotate to face the shoplifter, then blast them straight into the freezer where they would be stuck until police arrived.
+*The nozzle on the squishy machine in the Kwik-E-Mart can rotate to face the shoplifter, then blast them straight into the freezer where they would be stuck until police arrived.
-* Two TV's would appear out of the roof of The Leftorium where the shoplifter's parent(s)/guardian(s) would tell them they were disappointed.
+*Two TV's would appear out of the roof of The Leftorium where the shoplifter's parent(s)/guardian(s) would tell them they were disappointed.
-* Comic Books were pre-treated to deliver 10 times more paper cuts.
+*Comic Books were pre-treated to deliver 10 times more paper cuts.
-* Comic Book Guy threatened them with a lemon.
+*Comic Book Guy threatened them with a lemon.
-* Religious shoplifters (e.g. Jessica Lovejoy) would see a God figure attached to the end of a spring pop out of the gap when they took a CD.
+*Religious shoplifters (e.g. Jessica Lovejoy) would see a God figure attached to the end of a spring pop out of the gap when they took a CD.
-* There were trap-doors around hot-dog Stands.
+*There were trap-doors around hot-dog Stands.
-* [[Drederick Tatum]], as part of his community service, dropped from the roof of jewellery shops and punched thieves.
+*[[Drederick Tatum]], as part of his community service, dropped from the roof of jewellery shops and punched thieves.
-* Bumber Sticker Gun.
+*Bumber Sticker Gun.
 == Effects on the town ==
 The B.B.B. stopped so many shoplifters that costs dropped significantly. They had a parade held in their honor, and many kids dressed as them. They later had tryouts where many people lined up to become part of the team. Those people include:
-* [[Akira Kurosawa]]
+*[[Akira Kurosawa]]
-* [[Luigi]]
+*[[Luigi]]
-* [[Sea Captain]]
+*[[Sea Captain]]
-* [[Squeaky-voiced teen]]
+*[[Squeaky-voiced teen]]
 The try-outs were done in a Legion of Superheroes fashion. No one passed.

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 == Effects on the town ==
 The B.B.B. stopped so many shoplifters that costs dropped significantly. They had a parade held in their honor, and many kids dressed as them. They later had tryouts where many people lined up to become part of the team. Those people include:
-* [[Akira]]
+* [[Akira Kurosawa]]
 * [[Luigi]]
 * [[Sea Captain]]

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 == Trivia ==
 *Comic Book Guy's CGI footage had the message "Bart Simpsons Framing© B.B.B. visit our website at www.framingbart.org".
-**The website www.framingbart.org redirects to [http://simpsonspedia.net/ Simpsonspedia], a German Simpsons Wiki.
+**The website www.framingbart.org redirects to [[Simpsonspedia]], a German ''Simpsons'' wiki.
 == Behind the Laughter ==

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 == Appearances ==
-*{{bon|Simpsons Comics 68}}
+*{{bon|Merchants of Vengeance!}}
 {{Simpsons characters}}

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 {{Noncanoncomic}}
 '''The Better Business Battalion''', commonly referred to as the '''B.B.B.''', was a crime fighting trio in [[Springfield]] during a period of high shoplifting rates.
-===Naming===
+== Forming ==
-Many names were suggested, including League of Extra-Ordinary Gentlemen, 'Justice for Jesus', 'Anti-Punk Patrol', 'The Holy Helpers' and 'Captain Comic Book and his all-star Shopkeepers'. Then a woman appeared out of nowhere in Flander's Basement and suggested the name 'The Better Business Battalion'.
+During a period of high shoplifting rates in Springfield (with even the [[Gil Gunderson|security guards]] stealing, [[Ned Flanders]], owner of [[The Leftorium]], [[Apu]], owner of the [[Kwik-E-Mart]] and [[Comic Book Guy]], owner of the [[Android's Dungeon]] were all hit hard by Shoplifters and had to raise prices significantly. Police were helpless with the shoplifters ([[Chief Wiggum]] had fallen on his back). Shops that purchased from the Kwik-E-Mart had to also raise prices to make profit which made [[Homer]] decide to start an angry mob. The mob convinced [[Mayor Quimby]] to give Ned, Apu and Comic Book Guy funding to start a community crime fighting group.
-==Tactics==
+=== Naming ===
 * The nozzle on the squishy machine in the Kwik-E-Mart can rotate to face the shoplifter, then blast them straight into the freezer where they would be stuck until police arrived.
 * Two TV's would appear out of the roof of The Leftorium where the shoplifter's parent(s)/guardian(s) would tell them they were disappointed.
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 * Bumber Sticker Gun.
-==Affects on the town==
+== Effects on the town ==
 The B.B.B. stopped so many shoplifters that costs dropped significantly. They had a parade held in their honor, and many kids dressed as them. They later had tryouts where many people lined up to become part of the team. Those people include:
 * [[Akira]]
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 The try-outs were done in a Legion of Superheroes fashion. No one passed.
-==Disbanding==
+== Disbanding ==
-The team soon realised hey weren't needed anymore and broke up. Comic Book Guy wanted to bring the group back together and started framing innocent people as shoplifters. Lisa soon found out that Comic Book Guy was using CGI security footage to frame people. He was forgiven by Ned and Apu and the team broke up again. Falsely jailed victims of Comic Book Guy still had to do community service.
+The team soon realized hey weren't needed anymore and broke up. Comic Book Guy wanted to bring the group back together and started framing innocent people as shoplifters. Lisa soon found out that Comic Book Guy was using CGI security footage to frame people. He was forgiven by Ned and Apu and the team broke up again. Falsely jailed victims of Comic Book Guy still had to do community service.
-==Trivia==
+== Trivia ==
 *Comic Book Guy's CGI footage had the message "Bart Simpsons Framing© B.B.B. visit our website at www.framingbart.org".
-** The website www.framingbart.org redirects to [http://simpsonspedia.net/ Simpsonspedia], a German Simpsons Wiki.
+**The website www.framingbart.org redirects to [http://simpsonspedia.net/ Simpsonspedia], a German Simpsons Wiki.
-==Appearances==
+== Appearances ==
-* {{Bon|Simpsons Comics 68}}
+*{{Bon|Simpsons Comics 68}}
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