I’ve been told that I look a lot like a cross between Colonel Sanders and Garth Brooks. Thus, Homer discovers the similarity was a mere coincidence.” Their mascots, a smiling anime fish and light bulb, merge to form Mr. Sparkle, which consists of a TV commercial.Īt the end of the video, the mascot is shown to be a result of a joint venture between two large Japanese conglomerates, Matsumura Fishworks and Tamaribuchi Heavy Manufacturing Concern. Sparkle, contacts the manufacturer in Hokkaidō, Japan for information. Here’s a Quick Recap with pics and the Wiki Review of the episode:Īccording to the Wiki- From this point, “Homer, disturbed by the box of Mr. Which leads to Homer (in my favorite bit in the episode) faking a “local call” at the resource section of the library, with a dialing bit that goes on forever…and then finally reaching the Mr. This soap is from the sacred forest of Hokkaido renowned for its countless soap factories. He boasts that he will banish dirt to the land of wind and ghosts.Īkira: Yes. Hey, he looks like you! Īkira: He identifies himself as a magnet for foodstuffs. Homer: Akira, can you read this for me? Ah, yes.Īkira: This is a product called Mr. He asks Akira to translate the writing on the Box… Sparkle Box” at the dump, is trying to find out the connections to his picture and this Japanese soap product. While Marge is busy trying to save souls as “The Answer Lady,” (after hearing how Reverend Lovejoy got burned out by Ned’s neediness, starting in the 80s), Homer, after finding a “Mr. (Get it? Thread? Unraveled? No? No wonder you didn’t get my other joke!). Sparkle brand.”Īs with most of the BEST Simpsons episodes, the writers stuck with just a couple of threads, as opposed to some of the later episodes that suffer from so many threads, they become unraveled. But, the REAL origin comes from “ In Marge We Trust.” In my estimation, the rest are just “product placement” ops for the “Mr. Sparkle Sightings” in and around Springfield, and on their local TV channel.
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