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'''Mr. Sparkle''' (ミスタースパーコル ''Misutasupakoru''), known in Japanese as '''Misutā Supākoru''', is a Japanese dishwashing detergent mascot who bears a strong resemblance to [[Homer Simpson|Homer]].
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'''Mr. Sparkle''' (ミスタースパーコル ''Misutasupakoru''), known in Japanese as '''Misutā Supākoru''', is a Japanese dishwashing detergent mascot who bears a strong resemblance to [[Homer]].
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
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Homer thought that the company was using his likeness without his permission until a video from Mr. Sparkle's parent company explains it came from combining a cartoon fish and lightbulb. To sum up the explanation provided by the video, Bart says to Homer, "There's your answer, fishbulb."<ref>"[[In Marge We Trust]]"</ref>
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Homer thought that the company was using his likeness without his permission so after [[Akira]] translated for him that he was made in the "sacred forests" of Hokkaido and called the soap factory. A video from Mr. Sparkle's manufacturers explained it came from combining a cartoon fish and lightbulb. To sum up the explanation provided by the video, Bart says to Homer, "There's your answer, fishbulb."<ref>"[[In Marge We Trust]]"</ref>
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A [[Mr. Sparkle Garden Hose Toy]] was sold in [[Cockamamie's]].<ref>''[[The Official Cockamamie's Mail-Order "Cult-alog" of Cool Pop-Cultural Collectibles!]]''</ref>
  
 
== Non-canon ==
 
== Non-canon ==
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Mr. Sparkle appeared in ''[[The Simpsons Game]]'', when the Simpsons enter the videogame world and Homer and Lisa enter a game featuring Mr. Sparkle, where they have to help him clean up a Japan-style world by clearing several levels. He commits suicide towards the end of the game for dishonoring his ancestors.
 
Mr. Sparkle appeared in ''[[The Simpsons Game]]'', when the Simpsons enter the videogame world and Homer and Lisa enter a game featuring Mr. Sparkle, where they have to help him clean up a Japan-style world by clearing several levels. He commits suicide towards the end of the game for dishonoring his ancestors.
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=== The Simpsons: Tapped Out ===
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== Behind the Laughter ==
 
== Behind the Laughter ==
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*Mr. Sparkle was voiced by [[Sab Shimono]] in the episode "[[In Marge We Trust]]".
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A box of Mr. Sparkle dish detergent appears in the updated for HD TV [[opening sequence]] as one of the items with [[Maggie]] on the checkout conveyor belt.
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*A box of Mr. Sparkle dish detergent appears in the new [[Opening sequence]] as one of the items Marge buys.
 
  
 
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*{{ep|In Marge We Trust}}
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== References ==
 
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Latest revision as of 14:43, September 22, 2024

Mr. Sparkle
ミスタースパーコル Misutasupakoru
Misutā Supākoru
Mr. Sparkle.png
Artwork of Mr. Sparkle in The Simpsons: Tapped Out
Character Information
Gender:
Male ♂
Status:
Fictional
Hair: Bald
Occupation: Mascot for a Japanese detergent company
First appearance: "In Marge We Trust"
Voiced by: Sab Shimono
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Mr. Sparkle (ミスタースパーコル Misutasupakoru), known in Japanese as Misutā Supākoru, is a Japanese dishwashing detergent mascot who bears a strong resemblance to Homer.

History[edit]

Homer thought that the company was using his likeness without his permission so after Akira translated for him that he was made in the "sacred forests" of Hokkaido and called the soap factory. A video from Mr. Sparkle's manufacturers explained it came from combining a cartoon fish and lightbulb. To sum up the explanation provided by the video, Bart says to Homer, "There's your answer, fishbulb."[1]

A Mr. Sparkle Garden Hose Toy was sold in Cockamamie's.[2]

Non-canon[edit]

Donut Homer.png The contents of this article or section are considered to be non-canon and therefore may not have actually happened or existed.

Mr. Sparkle appeared in The Simpsons Game, when the Simpsons enter the videogame world and Homer and Lisa enter a game featuring Mr. Sparkle, where they have to help him clean up a Japan-style world by clearing several levels. He commits suicide towards the end of the game for dishonoring his ancestors.

The Simpsons: Tapped Out[edit]

This section is transcluded from The Simpsons: Tapped Out characters/Oddballs. To edit it, please edit the transcluded page.
Mr. Sparkle
Image Cost Unlock method Unlock message Yearbook
Mr. Sparkle.png Donut100 Destination Springfield
Premium 		Join me or die. Can you do any less? Character is available via the Yearbook Mystery Box
Donut30
Donut20 Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2017, Thanksgiving 2018, All American Auction, Blargsgiving, Northward Bound, The Atom Smasher and Cold Turkey
Premium (Bronze Mystery Box)
Donut50 The Springfield Jobs
Premium (Asian Wonders Box)
Donut50 Thanksgiving 2018, All American Auction, Blargsgiving, Northward Bound, The Atom Smasher and Cold Turkey
Premium (Imports Mystery Box)
Donut90 Hell on Wheels
Premium
Fancy a Party? Pt. 1
Mystery Box Token1 Mirror Mayhem
Mirror Mayhem Mystery Box
Technical Information ID Groups Quest(s) Internal Name
169004 Premium Characters, Premium Male Sparkled Away MrSparkle
Taps Final Update
Wave Cost Release
2 Donut90 October 1, 2024

Behind the Laughter[edit]

A box of Mr. Sparkle dish detergent appears in the updated for HD TV opening sequence as one of the items with Maggie on the checkout conveyor belt.

Appearances[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "In Marge We Trust"
  2. ↑ The Official Cockamamie's Mail-Order "Cult-alog" of Cool Pop-Cultural Collectibles!


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