Comic Book Guy

Jeff Albertson (known as "Comic Book Guy" or CBG) is the proprietor of "The Android's Dungeon", a local comic book shop, in the animated series The Simpsons. Voiced by Hank Azaria, the fat, hirsute, surly character is known for his sarcastic quips to customers. He holds a master's degree in folklore and mythology (He translated Lord of the Rings into Klingon as part of his thesis). His catchphrase is the declaration "Worst. _____. ever.", which is usually delivered with slight pauses between each word, and an emphasis on the "ever." His other, but rarely used catchphrase is "Best. ____. ever." Both phrases (along with varations of the quotes) are very popular on Internet message boards. Comic Book Guy is said to be mocking of certain Simpsons fans who would race to the Internet to criticize the producers and writers of an episode and declare such episode to be the "Worst Episode Ever."

Trivia

• In an old interview, Matt Groening stated that Comic Book Guy's original name was Louis Lane (a play on "Lois Lane"). A long-running gag on the show was never to reveal the character's name, with other characters referring to him as "Comic Book Guy." The gag concluded on the February 6, 2005 episode, when he told Ned Flanders that "my name is Jeff Albertson, but everyone calls me Comic Book Guy."
• Hank Azaria based the character on a real person who lived next door to him during his freshman year of college at Tufts University.