Snowball V
Snowball V
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Animal Information
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Snowball V, commonly referred to as Snowball II is the Simpsons' fifth cat and looks exactly like Snowball II. In "I, D'oh-Bot", the Crazy Cat Lady throws a cat at Lisa while she is mourning the death of the other cats that appear in the episode.
Enter in the Simpson family
Lisa then tells the cat to leave, because any cat that she owns is unlucky and is certain to be killed. As the cat starts to cross Evergreen Terrace, a car driven by Gil drives past. Gil swerves; his car hits a tree and bursts into flames, thereby giving Gil insurance compensation for his meals. Since the cat is unhurt, Lisa takes it as a sign of good luck and adopts her.
Name
Lisa renames Snowball V "Snowball II" at the end of the episode, in her words "to save money on a new dish", also vowing to pretend the whole thing never happened. Most viewers recognize this as the writers making a subtle self-jab at The Simpsons' often-forced tradition of maintaining a status quo continuity in the series. Principal Skinner, who happened to be walking by, asked "Isn't that a cheat?" to which Lisa replies, "I guess it is, Principal Tamzarian." (a reference to The Principal and the Pauper, another episode with a similar continuity gag at the end.)
Major Appearances
Snowball V also was the focus of a subplot in the sixteenth season episode "The Seven-Beer Snitch", in which she becomes overweight after abandoning the Simpsons for brief periods to visit a different family. Here she is taught tricks and given the name "Smokey" by the new family.
See also
External links
- Snowball II's profile at TheSimpsons.com
