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Blinky is a fictional character featured in a 1990 episode of the American animated television program The Simpsons, called [[Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish]].
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{{Animal
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|name = Blinky
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|image = [[File:Blinky.png|250px]]
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|species = Fish
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|gender = {{Male}}
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|color = Orange
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|age =
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|status = Deceased
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|job =
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|relatives =
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|appearance = "[[Homer's Odyssey]]"
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|voiced by =
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}}
  
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Blinky is a three-eyed fish caught by [[Bart]] Simpson. [[Mr. Burns]] defends the fish saying that it's the next step in evolution, rather than having been mutated by toxic waste pouring out of the sewers and into the river from the nuclear plant. Mr. Burns later goes to the Simpsons' house for a meal to help his race for governor. Marge serves Blinky for dinner. Mr. Burns spits the fish out and loses the election to Mary Bailey.
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'''Blinky the Three-Eyed Fish''' (or simply '''Blinky''') is one of many three-eyed orange fish found in the ponds and lakes of [[Springfield]]. Its diet consists of worms in heavy water, and plutonium runoff.<ref name="Skybox">''{{ap|Skybox|cards}}''</ref>
  
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Blinky (or rather, some other non-eaten member of his species) has made a variety of other cameo appearances since then, including a highly mutated humanoid form.
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== History ==
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[[File:Gnaws-Blinky.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Chief Wiggum confronts the giant Blinky fish.]]
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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 [[Mary Bailey|Governor Bailey]] in the polls. As a publicity stunt intended to secure victory, Mr. Burns had dinner at [[742 Evergreen Terrace|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.<ref>"[[Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish]]"</ref>
  
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Blinky has also appeared on the first episode of Futurama and is green in color.
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[[File:Billboard Homer the Father.png|thumb|right|175px|Blinky promotes Springfield's seafood.]]The discovery of this fish made a group of people believe that its third eye was a sign of great spiritual wisdom. This belief gave rise to a small sect who kept looking through the nation for a scaly messiah.<ref name="Skybox"/>
  
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A cross between Blinky and the parody of Barney Gumble appeared in The Feldspars, from the Fairly OddParents movie Channel Chasers.
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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.<ref>"[[Rednecks and Broomsticks]]"</ref>
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Blinky has also appeared on a billboard advertisement, promoting Springfield's seafood ("50% More Fish Eyes").<ref>"[[Homer the Father]]"</ref>
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Blinky was killed by [[Michael de Graaf Express]]'s waste.<ref>"[[Portrait of a Lackey on Fire]]"</ref>
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== Other versions ==
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*Cow-Headed Fish
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*[[Professor Frink|Frink]]-Headed Fish
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*6-Eyed Fish
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*8-Eyed Fish
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*3-Eyed Whale
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*3-Eyed, Orange Creature from the Black Lagoon
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*Green Blinky
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*Flying, with [[Alien]] tongue<ref>"[[To Cur, with Love]]"</ref>
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*Three-Clawed Lobster<ref>''[[Futurama]]''</ref>
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*Two-headed Fish<ref>"[[Love Is in the N2-O2-Ar-CO2-Ne-He-CH4]]"</ref>
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== Non-canon ==
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{{Noncanon}}
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One member of the Blinky species was even further mutated by additional exposure to radioactive waste. The fish became gigantic in size (as big as a large shark), hideous in appearance, and extremely aggressive. It was responsible for a series of attacks in the ocean near [[Springfield]], during which several people were killed. The fish was eventually killed by the [[Clancy Wiggum|chief of police]] and a [[Professor Frink|local scientist]], ''a. la. {{ap|Jaws|film}}.''<ref>''[[Gnaws]]''</ref>
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=== The Simpsons: Tapped Out ===
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==== Blinky Balloon ====
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{{TranscludeSection|The Simpsons: Tapped Out decorations/Balloons|BlinkyBalloon}}
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==== Blinky Monster ====
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{{TranscludeSection|The Simpsons: Tapped Out characters/Treehouse of Horror XXVII|BlinkyMonster}}
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Blinky sometimes appears in rivers
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== Behind the Laughter ==
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[[File:Blinky in Futurama.png|thumb|250px|Blinky in ''[[Futurama]]''.]]
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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.
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== Trivia ==
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*Blinky is used for the 3D memory card icon for the PlayStation 2 version of ''[[The Simpsons: Hit & Run]]''.
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== Appearances ==
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'''Episodes:'''
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|E4=yes
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|E2=yes
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|E2n=picture
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|E21=yes
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|E5cg=yes
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|E7=yes
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|E7=yes
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|E1=yes
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|E10=yes
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|E10n=picture
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|E22=yes
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{{Season24A
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|E8=yes
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|E8n=bird-fish
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|E11=yes
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{{Season25A
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|E1=yes
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|E2=yes
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|E2n=[[Guillermo del Toro opening sequence|opening sequence]]
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|E18=yes
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|E13=yes
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|E13n=picture
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|E1cg=yes
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|E12=yes
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|E14=yes
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|E17cg=yes
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|E17cgn=picture
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|E20=yes
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|E20n=picture
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{{Season30A
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|E1=yes
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|E1n=picture
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|E9cg=yes
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|E17=yes
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|E17n=picture
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|E21n=picture
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|E6=yes
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|E6n=picture
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{{Season32A
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|E5=yes
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|E5n=picture
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|E20=yes
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|E2=yes
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{{Season35A
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|E16n=picture
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|Billie=yes
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|RogueOne=yes
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'''Simpsons Illustrated:'''
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|I1S3=yes
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'''Simpsons Comics:'''
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{{SimpsonsComicsA
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|I18S1=yes
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|I83S3=yes
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|I188S2=yes
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|I206S1=yes
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|I211S9=yes
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|I223S1=yes
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|I233S1=yes
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'''Treehouse of Horror:'''
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{{TreehouseA
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|I5S1=yes
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|I13S1=yes
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|I15S6=yes
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|I16S1=yes
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|I20S1=yes
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|B2S16=yes
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'''Bart Simpson:'''
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{{BartSimpsonA
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|I7S1=yes
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|I18S1=yes
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|I82S4=yes
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|I83S1=yes
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}}
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'''Winter Wingding:'''
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{{WinterWingdingA
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|I5S3=yes
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}}
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'''Summer Shindig:'''
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{{SummerShindigA
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|I3S2=yes
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|I5S3=yes
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|I9S4=yes
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}}
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'''One-Shot Wonders:'''
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{{OneShotsA
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|IMSS6=yes
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|IPFS2=yes
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|IMHS3=yes
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|IBMS3=yes
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'''Video Games:'''
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{{GamesA
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|NOTLTHOH=yes
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|Skate=yes
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|Virtual=yes
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|TSTO=yes
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'''Books:'''
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|TBB=yes
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|FitS=yes
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|TSGtS=yes
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|UJRoSFB=yes
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|UEG=yes
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|THOHO1=yes
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|THOHO2=yes
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{{TC}}
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}}
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== References ==
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{{Reflist}}
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{{Images}}
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{{Springfield Nuclear Power Plant|misc=yes}}
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{{Tapped Out characters|others=yes|THOHXXVII=yes}}
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{{Tapped Out decorations|balloons=yes}}
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{{Simpsons World factfiles|2=yes}}
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{{Simpsons characters|snpp=yes}}
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[[Category:Non-speaking characters]]
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[[Category:Recurring characters]]
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[[Category:Characters introduced in season 1]]

Latest revision as of 11:10, May 6, 2024

Blinky
Blinky.png
Animal Information
Species: Fish
Color: Orange
Gender:
Male ♂
Status:
Deceased
First Appearance: "Homer's Odyssey"



Blinky the Three-Eyed Fish (or simply Blinky) is one of many three-eyed orange fish found in the ponds and lakes of Springfield. Its diet consists of worms in heavy water, and plutonium runoff.[1]

History[edit]

Chief Wiggum confronts the giant Blinky fish.

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.[2]

Blinky promotes Springfield's seafood.
The discovery of this fish made a group of people believe that its third eye was a sign of great spiritual wisdom. This belief gave rise to a small sect who kept looking through the nation for a scaly messiah.[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.[3]

Blinky has also appeared on a billboard advertisement, promoting Springfield's seafood ("50% More Fish Eyes").[4]

Blinky was killed by Michael de Graaf Express's waste.[5]

Other versions[edit]

  • 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
  • Flying, with Alien tongue[6]
  • Three-Clawed Lobster[7]
  • Two-headed Fish[8]

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.

One member of the Blinky species was even further mutated by additional exposure to radioactive waste. The fish became gigantic in size (as big as a large shark), hideous in appearance, and extremely aggressive. It was responsible for a series of attacks in the ocean near Springfield, during which several people were killed. The fish was eventually killed by the chief of police and a local scientist, a. la. Jaws.[9]

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Blinky Balloon[edit]

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Blinky Balloon
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ThanksGivingBalloonBlinky Beach, Grass, Dirt, Pavement, Boardwalk Section, Ornate Pier Section 1093

Blinky Monster[edit]

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Blinky sometimes appears in rivers

Behind the Laughter[edit]

Blinky in Futurama.

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.

Trivia[edit]

Appearances[edit]

Episodes:Specials:Simpsons Illustrated:Simpsons Comics:Treehouse of Horror:Bart Simpson:Winter Wingding:Summer Shindig:One-Shot Wonders:Video Games:Books:

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Skybox
  2. ↑ "Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish"
  3. ↑ "Rednecks and Broomsticks"
  4. ↑ "Homer the Father"
  5. ↑ "Portrait of a Lackey on Fire"
  6. ↑ "To Cur, with Love"
  7. ↑ Futurama
  8. ↑ "Love Is in the N2-O2-Ar-CO2-Ne-He-CH4"
  9. ↑ Gnaws


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