Snowball I

Snowball, also known as Snowball I, was the Simpsons' cat until she was replaced by Snowball II after her death (which was never seen in the actual series, but occurred "before" the show's continuity began). Snowball was, according to Lisa in a poem, run over by a Chrysler. At a later point it emerged that Snowball was run over by Clovis Quimby, drunkard brother of Mayor Quimby (in a parody of what could be any of the Kennedy brothers or even Billy Carter). Snowball was so-named due to her white-coloured fur. She has been seen in heaven by characters who have undergone near-death experiences, and sometimes in flashback sequences. Due to election forgery, Snowball was listed as posthumously (Not supposed to be known) voting for Sideshow Bob.

In real life, many Simpsons books are jokingly dedicated to her. For example, in The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family (in which she is mistakenly colored black], the dedication reads, "We hope that they change your catbox in kitty heaven more often than we did down here." In The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror: Fun-Filled Frightfest, published by HarperCollins in 2003, the more morbid dedication reads "We're sorry you're gone. You would have made a tasty hors d'oeuvre." Also, in The Simpsons Holiday Humdinger, published by the same company in 2004 says, "As this snow sculpture thaws on the first warm day, so will our hearts melt whenever we think of you." And in "The Simpsons, the book of Bart Simpson", it has a picture of kitty heaven (with Snowball I in it) with "Burpo" in it, with the caption "How you ended up in kitty heaven, we'll never know."

Snowball in Poetry

 * Meditations on Turning Eight
 * by Lisa Simpson


 * I had a cat named Snowball
 * She died! She died!
 * Mom said she was sleeping
 * She lied! She lied!
 * Why oh why is my cat dead?
 * Couldn't that Chrysler hit me instead?


 * I had a hamster named Snuffy
 * He died...

(at this point, Homer interrupts and the rest of the poem is unheard)