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Blinky

Animal Information Species: Fish Color: Orange Gender: Male ♂ Status: Alive First Appearance: "Homer's Odyssey"

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 was caught by Bart at the Old Fishin' Hole and photographer Dave Shutton snapped a picture and put it in The Springfield Shopper. At the same time, Mr. Burns was running for governor, and Blinky became a major topic in his campaign. In a TV ad, Burns defended Blinky, saying he was the next step in the evolutionary ladder and not a horrible mutant, and extolling Blinky as a miracle of nature "with a taste that can't be beat". On the eve of the election, Burns had a comfortable lead over Governor Bailey in the polls. As a publicity stunt intended to secure victory, Mr. Burns had dinner at the Simpson home and Marge served the Blinky fish that Bart had caught earlier. Burns took a bite, found it disgusting and spat it out. Because the meal was being filmed, video of the incident immediately went on the air and Burns ended up losing the election to Governor Bailey, all because of Blinky.^[1]

Multiple three-eyed fish were blinded by drinking the water in their river after Homer Simpson 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^[4]

Behind the Laughter

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

Appearances

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