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|name = Mr. Sparkle AKA ミスタースパーコル AKA Misutā Supākoru |
|name = Mr. Sparkle AKA ミスタースパーコル AKA Misutā Supākoru |
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| + | |image = MrSparkleTSTO.png |
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| − | |image = [[File:Mr. Sparkle.png|200px|[[Homer Simpson]] as Mr. Sparkle]] |
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|sex = {{Male}} |
|sex = {{Male}} |
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|status = {{Fictional}} |
|status = {{Fictional}} |
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|hair = Black (balding) |
|hair = Black (balding) |
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|job = Mascot for a Japanese detergent company |
|job = Mascot for a Japanese detergent company |
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| − | |relatives = |
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|appearance = "[[In Marge We Trust]]" |
|appearance = "[[In Marge We Trust]]" |
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| − | |voiced by = [[Sab Shimono]]<br>[[Hank Azaria]] (''The Simpsons Game |
+ | |voiced by = [[Sab Shimono]] (Japanese)<br>[[Bin Shimada]] (Japanese dub)<br>[[Hank Azaria]] (English, ''The Simpsons Game" and "The Simpsons: Tapped Out") |
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| − | }} |
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==History== |
==History== |
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| − | Homer thought that the company was using his likeness without his permission until a video from Mr. Sparkle's parent company explains it came from combining the logos of the companies who produced Mr. Sparkle as a joint-venture: a cartoon fish (representing Matsumura Fishworks) and a lightbulb (representing Tamaribuchi Heavy Manufacturing Concern), proving the resemblance was sheer coincidence. The whole thing is summed by what Bart tells his dad, "There's your answer, fishbulb."<ref>"[[In Marge We Trust]]"</ref> |
+ | When Homer takes [[Bart Simpson|Bart]] and [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa]] to the [[Springfield Dump]] to dispose of a Christmas tree, they find a Mr. Sparkle box. Homer thought that the company was using his likeness without his permission until a video from Mr. Sparkle's parent company explains it came from combining the logos of the companies who produced Mr. Sparkle as a joint-venture: a cartoon fish (representing Matsumura Fishworks) and a lightbulb (representing Tamaribuchi Heavy Manufacturing Concern), proving the resemblance was sheer coincidence. The whole thing is summed by what Bart tells his dad, "There's your answer, fishbulb."<ref>"[[In Marge We Trust]]"</ref> |
==Non Canon Appearances== |
==Non Canon Appearances== |
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| ⚫ | Mr. Sparkle appeared in ''[[The Simpsons Game]]'', when the Simpsons enter the video game world and Homer and Lisa enter a game featuring Mr. Sparkle, where they have to help him clean up a Japan-style world by clearing several levels. He commits seppuku towards the end of the game for dishonoring his ancestors (with a sword, bizarrely, since he has neither hands nor a chest). Here, he was voiced by [[Hank Azaria]]. |
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| ⚫ | Mr. Sparkle appeared in ''[[The Simpsons Game]]'', when the Simpsons enter the |
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==Behind the Laughter== |
==Behind the Laughter== |
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| − | Mr. Sparkle was voiced by [[Sab Shimono]] in the episode "[[In Marge We Trust]]". |
+ | Mr. Sparkle was voiced by [[Sab Shimono]] in the episode "[[In Marge We Trust]]". When the episode was dubbed in Japanese, Mr. Sparkle was voiced by Bin Shimada. |
==Other== |
==Other== |
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*The three dancing women in the commercial were fashioned after the three members of Japanese pop/punk band Shonen Knife. |
*The three dancing women in the commercial were fashioned after the three members of Japanese pop/punk band Shonen Knife. |
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*The Mr. Sparkle commercial was the inspiration for the Fruity Oaty Bar commercial in the movie Serenity. |
*The Mr. Sparkle commercial was the inspiration for the Fruity Oaty Bar commercial in the movie Serenity. |
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| + | *In one scene during the commercial, the audience sees a large grey toy aircraft whose design heavily resembles Thunderbird 2 from the popular British Sci-Fi franchise, ''Thunderbirds''. |
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*There is a blade in the game ''Fruit Ninja'' named Mr. Sparkle. |
*There is a blade in the game ''Fruit Ninja'' named Mr. Sparkle. |
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*The visual programming software [http://www.grasshopper3d.com/ Grasshopper 3D] has a component arrangement/distribution feature named Mr. Sparkle. |
*The visual programming software [http://www.grasshopper3d.com/ Grasshopper 3D] has a component arrangement/distribution feature named Mr. Sparkle. |
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| − | *In "[[Married to the Blob]]", [[Kumiko]] mentions Homer looks like Mr. Sparkle, and that the detergent is a popular means of suicide in Japan. |
+ | *In "[[Married to the Blob]]", [[Kumiko Albertson|Kumiko]] mentions Homer looks like Mr. Sparkle, and that the detergent is a popular means of suicide in Japan. |
| − | *Mr. Sparkle's speech bubble in the box is supposed to read like "power clean!" (パワークリーン！ ''pawā kurīn!''); however, due to a typo, the diacritic on パ is absent, turning the phrase into ハワークリーン！ (''hawā kurīn!''). |
+ | *Mr. Sparkle's speech bubble in the box is supposed to read like "power clean!" (パワークリーン！ ''pawā kurīn!''); however, due to a typo, the diacritic on パ is absent, turning the phrase into ハワークリーン！ (''hawā kurīn!''). It translates to 'Hower Clean' |
| − | *Still on the subject of English-to-Japanese transcription inconsistencies, the word "Sparkle" is more accurately rendered as スパークル (''supā'''ku'''ru''); when transcribing consonantal encounters into Japanese, the syllable representing the first consonant most commonly is the one with a U nucleus (e.g. プラグ ''puragu'' for "plug"). |
+ | **Still on the subject of English-to-Japanese transcription inconsistencies, the word "Sparkle" is more accurately rendered as スパークル (''supā'''ku'''ru''); when transcribing consonantal encounters into Japanese, the syllable representing the first consonant most commonly is the one with a U nucleus (e.g. プラグ ''puragu'' for "plug"). |
| + | *Mr. Sparkle's voice actor in the Japanese dub of the episode also voices Krusty. |
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[[File:Tapped_Out_Mr.Sparkle_Billboard.png|thumb]] |
[[File:Tapped_Out_Mr.Sparkle_Billboard.png|thumb]] |
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==Appearances== |
==Appearances== |
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*{{Ep|In Marge We Trust}} |
*{{Ep|In Marge We Trust}} |
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| + | *{{Ep|Lisa the Skeptic|(kept in Homer's safe-deposit closet)}} |
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*{{Ep|Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo|in commercial}} |
*{{Ep|Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo|in commercial}} |
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*{{Ep|Funeral for a Fiend|Commercial seen}} |
*{{Ep|Funeral for a Fiend|Commercial seen}} |
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==Citations== |
==Citations== |
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{{Reflist}} |
{{Reflist}} |
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{{Simpsons characters}} |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sparkle, Mr.}} |
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sparkle, Mr.}} |
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| + | [[es:Mr. Sparkle]] |
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| + | [[pt:Sr. Faísca]] |
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| + | [[zh:闪拍垢先生]] |
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[[Category:Fictional Characters]] |
[[Category:Fictional Characters]] |
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[[Category:Recurring characters]] |
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[[Category:Maintenance]] |
[[Category:Maintenance]] |
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[[Category:The Simpsons Game]] |
[[Category:The Simpsons Game]] |
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| + | [[Category:Season 8 first appearances]] |
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| + | [[Category:Characters who swap voices]] |
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| + | [[Category:Minor Characters]] |
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| + | [[Category:Characters that look like Homer]] |
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Revision as of 02:21, 7 July 2020
Mr. Sparkle's combination
Mr. Sparkle (ミスタースパーコル Misutā Supākoru) is a Japanese dishwashing detergent mascot who bears a strong resemblance to Homer.
Mr.Sparkle
History
When Homer takes Bart and Lisa to the Springfield Dump to dispose of a Christmas tree, they find a Mr. Sparkle box. Homer thought that the company was using his likeness without his permission until a video from Mr. Sparkle's parent company explains it came from combining the logos of the companies who produced Mr. Sparkle as a joint-venture: a cartoon fish (representing Matsumura Fishworks) and a lightbulb (representing Tamaribuchi Heavy Manufacturing Concern), proving the resemblance was sheer coincidence. The whole thing is summed by what Bart tells his dad, "There's your answer, fishbulb."[1]
Non Canon Appearances
Mr. Sparkle appeared in The Simpsons Game, when the Simpsons enter the video game world and Homer and Lisa enter a game featuring Mr. Sparkle, where they have to help him clean up a Japan-style world by clearing several levels. He commits seppuku towards the end of the game for dishonoring his ancestors (with a sword, bizarrely, since he has neither hands nor a chest). Here, he was voiced by Hank Azaria.
Behind the Laughter
Mr. Sparkle was voiced by Sab Shimono in the episode "In Marge We Trust". When the episode was dubbed in Japanese, Mr. Sparkle was voiced by Bin Shimada.
Other
Mr. Sparkle is seen on the checkout belt in the new version of the opening sequence.
Trivia
- The three dancing women in the commercial were fashioned after the three members of Japanese pop/punk band Shonen Knife.
- The Mr. Sparkle commercial was the inspiration for the Fruity Oaty Bar commercial in the movie Serenity.
- In one scene during the commercial, the audience sees a large grey toy aircraft whose design heavily resembles Thunderbird 2 from the popular British Sci-Fi franchise, Thunderbirds.
- There is a blade in the game Fruit Ninja named Mr. Sparkle.
- The visual programming software Grasshopper 3D has a component arrangement/distribution feature named Mr. Sparkle.
- In "Married to the Blob", Kumiko mentions Homer looks like Mr. Sparkle, and that the detergent is a popular means of suicide in Japan.
- Mr. Sparkle's speech bubble in the box is supposed to read like "power clean!" (パワークリーン！ pawā kurīn!); however, due to a typo, the diacritic on パ is absent, turning the phrase into ハワークリーン！ (hawā kurīn!). It translates to 'Hower Clean'
- Still on the subject of English-to-Japanese transcription inconsistencies, the word "Sparkle" is more accurately rendered as スパークル (supākuru); when transcribing consonantal encounters into Japanese, the syllable representing the first consonant most commonly is the one with a U nucleus (e.g. プラグ puragu for "plug").
- Mr. Sparkle's voice actor in the Japanese dub of the episode also voices Krusty.
Appearances
Episode – "In Marge We Trust" - Episode – "Lisa the Skeptic" (kept in Homer's safe-deposit closet)
- Episode – "Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo" in commercial
- Episode – "Funeral for a Fiend" Commercial seen
- Episode – "A Tree Grows in Springfield"
- Episode – "Married to the Blob" (mentioned by Kumiko)
- THOH – "Treehouse of Horror XXVI" (Appears on a billboard during Homerzilla)
- Episode – "Gal of Constant Sorrow" (Opening Gag)
- Episode – "Orange is the New Yellow"
Video game – The Simpsons Game