High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! "Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?" is the twenty-fourth and final episode of The Simpsons` third season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on August 27, 1992. In the episode, Homer is awarded a US$2,000 compensation after the radiation from the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant causes him to become infertile. Meanwhile, Homer`s half-brother, Herb, now living on the streets, comes to the Simpsons` house with a plan on how to regain his wealth. He reluctantly turns to Homer for help, and asks for the $2,000 so that he can develop a new product that will translate baby babbling into speech. The product becomes largely successful and Herb regains his fortune.