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Blinky the Three-Eyed Fish (or simply Blinky) is a three-eyed orange fish, found in the ponds and lakes of Springfield.

History

The Blinky species is seen quite often in natural bodies of water in Springfield, and is a product of the nuclear waste of Springfield Nuclear Power Plant. Blinky is caught by Bart at the Old Fishin' Hole^[1] and a picture of it is snapped by Dave Shutton and put in The Springfield Shopper. At the same time Mr. Burns was running for governor, and Blinky became a major topic in his election. He defended Blinky saying he was the next step in the evolutionary ladder and not a horrible mutant. As a publicity stunt Mr. Burns has dinner at The Simpsons home and Marge serves the Blinky that Bart had caught earlier. He ends up spitting it out because of its horrible taste and losing the election to Mary Bailey all because of Blinky. Multiple three eyed fish were blinded by drinking the water in their river after Homer and several rednecks (including Cletus Spuckler) dumped Moonshine into the river to avoid being arrested by the police.^[2]

Other Versions

• Cow-Headed Fish
• Frink-Headed Fish
• 6-Eyed Fish
• 8-Eyed Fish
• 3-Eyed Whale
• 3-Eyed, Orange Creature from the Black Lagoon
• Green Blinky

• Three-Clawed Lobster^[3]

Behind the Laughter

A member of his "species" has been seen in Futurama which means that, if both shows are in the same universe, the species survived over 1000 years.

Appearances

• Episode – "Homer's Odyssey"
• Episode – "Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish"
• Episode – "Lisa's Wedding"
• Episode – "Rednecks and Broomsticks"
• Episode – "The Fool Monty" (opening sequence)
• Episode – "Homer the Father" (billboard gag)
• Video game – Virtual Bart
• Video game – The Simpsons game

References