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{{Simpsons character |
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|name=Martin Prince |
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|job=Student |
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|relatives='''Father''': Martin Prince, Sr.<br> '''Mother''': Martha Prince |
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|appearance="]" |
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'''Martin Prince, Jr.'''<ref name="BartGenius">'']'', "]" - January 14, 1990</ref> is a recurring ] in the ] animated series, '']'', and is voiced by ]. Martin is ]'s classmate, and is ]'s rival in intelligence, as well as ]'s favorite target for bullying. He is an academically brilliant, teacher's pet, and is portrayed as a ] ], and is a 4th grade student at ].<ref name="BartGenius"/> |
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==Profile== |
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Martin is the son of Martin, Sr. and Martha.<ref name="BartGenius"/> He is an academically brilliant student, portrayed when he first appears in the second episode of the series.<ref name="BartGenius"/> He is also a teacher's pet with the stereotypical ] enthusiasms for ], ]s and not-so-great fashion sense. He has an ] of 216. As the class nerd, he unwittingly becomes the perfect target for ruthless bullying at ]. He is a member of the Springfield band, and is often seen with a ]. Martin's most famous catchphrases are "Behold!" and "Excelsior!". |
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Given Martin's fawning behavior towards adults and condescension towards his peers (such as successfully petitioning to have the school day extended by 20 minutes), most of Springfield cheers on his tormentors. An example of this is when ] assigns a ] paper. Martin asks if he can type his report and then if it can be ten pages (minimum). Martin disappears almost immediately and Nelson lets the not particularly concerned teacher know that "he's gone now". Despite this behavior, Martin tries to be friendly with Nelson. There have been a few episodes where it is hinted that Nelson does not really want to be mean to Martin, and could even be potentially a friend, if it were not for the pressure of maintaining his bad-boy image at school, even to the extent of being the only person to care about whether Martin's apparent death was as accident in the episode "]". Martin is somewhat overweight, as noted by ] once. He is sent to the weight loss section of the hellish ] in the episode of the same name. Although his father calls it "image enhancement camp", Martin sees right through this, shouting "Spare me your ]s! It's ] for daddy's ''chubby little secret''!" The ] of Martin was initially the subject of various jokes and innuendos, although he has since denied being gay. ("I'm not gay! I'm nothing yet!") |
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One of his more notable appearances is in an episode in which ] challenges him for the ] (the side-story in "]" (season 2 episode 19)). Martin, of course, has a comprehensive (though not particularly politically well-judged) platform which Bart, with the aid of ], picks apart with ] nonsense. In a debate, Martin begins to speak of the high level of ] in the classrooms. Bart interrupts and says "That's not enough! We want More asbestos! More Asbestos!," leaving the entire class chanting this arrant nonsense. Nevertheless, Bart still loses the election as Martin and his running mate ] are the only ones in the class who bothered to vote on election day. |
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Despite the natural animosity between Bart and Martin, the two have often joined forces. In fact, for most of the series they seem to be friends despite the occasional butting of heads. In the episode "]", Martin tutors Bart in exchange for lessons on being ] (although Martin betrays Bart at the end of their collaboration). In another, Martin and Bart work together on a ]. Bart, Martin, and ] all pool their money to buy a copy of the first '']'' comic. In another episode, Bart must wear corrective lenses and leg supports, and temporarily looks quite nerdy and becomes an even greater target for bullying. It is during this time that Martin and a group of nerds save him until he no longer has to wear his glasses or boots. When kids from ] steal Springfield's ] tree, Martin joins Bart as part of the gang of raiders who seek to take the lemon tree back (Bart describes him as the gang's smart guy). Martin's closest friends are apparently ], ] and the German exchange student ]. |
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During one spring break, Martin accompanies Bart, Nelson, and Milhouse on a chaotic road trip to ]. Bart is not very harsh on Martin (yet he mistakenly refers to him as "Milton" and is corrected by Milhouse) most of the time, but Martin can get out of control. Aside from being a bit snobbish in early seasons, Martin once became a bad boy even worse than Bart, once slapped Bart on the head when Bart was sad that Homer did not support him, and once threateningly held a small Shelbyville kid up against a tree, maybe as a result after all the bullying he suffers. |
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Many have noted that as the seasons have passed, Bart has become less and less hostile with Martin to the point of total neutrality; this has not stopped the Springfield Elementary bullies from continuing their traditional beating however. Martin also has become less condescending and more passive as the series has progressed. He is often depicted as too passive, since even ] can be a bit harsh to him, such as a scene in "]" in which Lisa is initially blamed by ] for being responsible for stranding the group of children on a deserted island because she helped set up the disastrous field trip. Lisa in turn states that Martin seconded the trip, and because of that it is his fault. Martin has been known to casually hang out with Bart's group from time to time as well, and is often seen with Bart and Milhouse in the background. He is also occasionally seen with ]. Martin also sits directly in front of Bart in their fourth grade class. Although they often work together on various school projects and classwork, it is implied in many episodes that Martin and Lisa are also rivals of a sort, especially when it comes to the Science Fair. Martin is seen grinning at the back of the bus, as it rides off without her in one episode. He proclaims that without Lisa there to grab the first prize badge, he will receive first place. In "]", set 15 years in the future, Martin was believed to have died from a science fair explosion, but was actually living underneath the school in '']'' fashion. However in the recent episode ] set 30 years into the future Martin went through a ] operation and became Marcia Princess. In The Simpsons Comics, Martin commonly appears in large supporting roles. In ], it is revealed Martin takes hormones to make his voice "lower" and makes him want to pick fights with people. |
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In the 2008 episode "]", Martin has a lead role when Bart plays a prank on him. Lisa and Bart believed him to be dead after falling off a cliff, but he was saved by ]-proof underwear. Also in this episode, Bart felt guilty for the first time and said that Martin was "like Jesus, only real!". After this Bart burst into tears. |
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In '']'', there is also a short scene in which Martin attacks and savagely beats the school bullies, in revenge for years of torment, with a plank of wood, screaming "I've been taking your crap all my life!". After knocking them unconscious, Martin exclaims that 'this feels good!' before continuing. |
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In the opening sequence of '']'', he is hosted up a flagpole by Jimbo, Kearney and Dolph, whilst Bart is writing the billboard gag. |
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==References== |
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