Plopper
Plopper/Spider-Pig/Harry Plopper
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Character Information
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Plopper the Pig (often mistakenly named Spider-Pig or Harry Plopper because of the parodies) is Homer's pet pig from The Simpsons Movie.
Role in the Movie
He was adopted by Homer after he saw him at Krusty Burger and Plopper was about to be killed. Homer then played Spider-Pig with him and put his droppings in a silo. Homer then renamed him Harry Plopper and dropped his silo of droppings in Lake Springfield. This caused Springfield to get covered by a dome and an angry mob went after the Simpsons.
Disappearance
When The Simpsons escaped Springfield Chief Wiggum shot at the sinkhole The Simpsons escaped from and the house got sucked by it and it was believed that Plopper possibly died. However, the release of the DVD showed an extended version of the final scene where you see Plopper helping out with the reconstruction. In addition, he is in the couch gag in He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs- Homer cuddles him and refers to him as his "summer love". He has also made breif cameo apperances in at least one other episode
Popularity
The popularity of the Spider-Pig song gag which parodies the Spider-Man theme is arguably the most remembered and popular scene in the movie. It was featured on many trailers for the film. According to the writing staff, it was one of the latest additions to the film.
Other Appearances
In Treehouse of Horror XVIII,Plopper was dropped on Homer by Bart. He appears in the promotional image for Apocalypse Cow. He appears on the cover of Simpsons Comics #141 and made a brief appearance in All About Lisa.
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The Simpsons Movie characters
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| Russ Cargill • Colin • Tom Hanks • Medicine woman • Plopper • Multi-eyed squirrel • Crushed man • Bomb disarming robot • Arnold Schwarzenegger • Sweet old lady |
