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The following is an list of animals appearing in the Fox animated television series The Simpsons.

Blinky

Blinky is a fish featured in the 1990 episode "Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish". 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.

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.

Trivia

Cinnamon

Cinnamon was Marge's childhood pet guinea pig, who died after chewing through an extension cord. Mentioned by Marge when Snowball II dies in the episode I, D'oh-Bot

Coltrane

Coltrane, the Simpsons' fourth cat. The name of the cat is a reference to John Coltrane (1926-1967) who was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Lisa says she liked him because of his name and later asked if he would like to listen to something by his namesake. Coltrane died when it jumped out the window after hearing the squealing sound of Lisa's saxophone. Also, Coltrane bore a slight resemblance to Bart. It is ironic to note that Coltrane was the only cat that was actually white whereas previous and future cats are named "Snowball", depsite these cats not being the slightest bit white.

Coyote (Homer's Spirit Guide)

Homer's Spirit Guide is a coyote who appears in the 1997 episode "El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer (The Mysterious Voyage of Homer)". Homer first encounters him during a hallucinatory trip caused by Guatemalan chili peppers grown by inmates of an insane asylum. Homer starts to question if Marge really is his soulmate, and the coyote makes him realize that he must improve his relationship with Marge. He also tries to gnaw on Homer's leg, citing the reason (when he is kicked away) that he is still a coyote. His voice is supplied by legendary singer Johnny Cash.

The Tortoise

Another creature encountered during Homer's "spirit journey," the tortoise was supposed to lead Homer to the place where all his questions would be answered. The tortoise went too slow for Homer, so he gave it a helpful (and violent) kick in the direction it was going, and then ran after it. The tortoise then wordlessly instructed Homer to climb a small platform that turned into a giant pyramid when Homer took his first step towards it. Homer asked, "This is because I kicked you, isn't it?" The tortoise just nodded with a smug look on its face.

Duncan (Furious D)

Duncan (renamed Furious D at an attempt to give him a tougher look) was Homer's racehorse in the 2000 episode "Saddlesore Galactica." Duncan's original job was as a stunt animal, trained to jump into a pool from a diving board (although he was forced to and did not participate willingly). Homer then bought the horse and started training him as a racehorse. As Duncan didn't do well (he raced towards the finish line when the race was already over), Homer and Bart decided to give him a bit more attitude. They accomplished this by dying his hair, giving him a nose-ring (among other accessories), and changing his name to "Furious D" (a parody of Dennis Rodman). Although Homer was threatened by the other jockeys (who took him to their world—the pixie world), Furious D still won the race and was allowed to go into retirement as a stud.

Esquilax

An esquilax is a fictional animal that was described by The Simpsons' character Chief Clancy Wiggum as a legendary chimera, a horse bearing a head of a rabbit and a body of a rabbit.

In the episode "Lisa's Wedding," Lisa visits a medieval-themed fair run by the townsfolk. In a stall run by Chief Wiggum, named Friar Wiggum's Fantastical Beastarium, Lisa is shown a live esquilax—which is in fact just a regular rabbit.

The esquilax "gallops" away and Lisa chases after it. Although it has nothing to do with the main plot of the episode, at the end of the episode, she finds it (it literally jumps into her arms) and takes it back to the carnival.

Fantastipotamus

A fantastipotamus is a fictional animal mentioned in the episode "Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder." Ron Howard's daughter claims that they will only sing twice per day.

Furious George

Furious George is a monkey owned by Mr. Burns who was injured in a monkey knife fight started by Homer. His name is a play on the fictional monkey character, Curious George. He appears in "The Mansion Family," a 2000 episode from the twelth season.

Jub-Jub

Jub-Jub is Selma Bouvier's pet iguana, although he was originally owned by Aunt Gladys. Gladys gave Jub-Jub to Selma, Patty, and Marge's mother Jackie, who was highly unattached to it. She then passed it on to Selma. Selma once said that Jub-Jub will eat her remains upon her passing (probably a reference to an urban legend about Vivian Vance and her cats). Jub-Jub is always trying to eat dead stuff, and once it almost ate Selma's foot, because it was asleep..

Laddie

Laddie is a collie owned by Bart in "The Canine Mutiny." He was a parody of Lassie. Bart ordered him out of a magazine using a fake credit card. He was designed to be the ultimate dog, able to use a flushing toilet and perform multiple household chores. His charm quickly won the hearts of the whole family. When Bart's credit card went unpaid, the repo man came to take the dog away. Bart lied and said that Santa's Little Helper was the dog he ordered. Santa's Little Helper was taken to the pound instead of Laddie. Eventually, Laddie became too much of a hassle for the family, and they decided to give him away to the police force.

Pinchy

Homer Simpson gets a pet lobster, Pinchy, in the episode "Lisa Gets an "A"." Homer's pet eventually dies, being boiled to death by the hot bath drawn for him by Homer. Homer eats Pinchy, weeping inconsolably, and refuses to share because "He * would have wanted it this way."

Princess

Princess was Lisa's pony. Homer bought her for Lisa, hoping to regain love again after Lisa stopped loving him. The pony was expensive (States dollar|$" target="_blank" >*5000 just for her basic needs), so Homer had to get a second job at the Kwik-E-Mart along with his job at the nuclear power plant. Lisa realized what Homer had to sacrifice for the pony, so she gave up Princess. Princess appeared in the episode "Lisa's Pony."

Mojo

Mojo was Homer Simpson's helper monkey who appeared in the ninth season episode "Girly Edition." He eventually adopts Homer's unhealthy lifestyle and becomes very obese.

Always in search of new ways to be more lazy, Homer decides to use his enfeebled father (who thought he was getting the monkey to eat it) in order to qualify for the services of the highly trained and intelligent Mojo, whom he basically intends to use as a Simian slave. Mojo, however, soon realizes this—as well as the fact he prefers Homer's sedentary lifestyle to the job he has been trained to perform. In one incident, Homer sends Mojo to steal doughnuts from the shop and bring them back to him. Mojo steals the doughnuts, but then eats them himself, which leads to a scolding from Homer.

All the doughnuts and other aspects of Homer's lifestyle soon take their toll on Mojo, and he becomes bloated and lethargic. Because of poor health of Mojo, Marge becomes upset with Homer, who tries to show her that Mojo is still agile with a pathetic dance by the monkey that ends with Mojo weezing and collapsing. Seeing he is no longer of any use and not wanting to have to potentially answer for a dead monkey, Homer returns Mojo to the lab, dropping him off anonymously at the door. The Lab attendant, alarmed by Mojo's condition, hands him a keyboard to type what was wrong. He enters "PRAY…FOR…MOJO!"

Rosa Barks

Rosa Barks is Dr. Hibbert's pet poodle, who had babies after "making a booty call" to Santa's Little Helper. Her name is a pun on African American civil rights figure Rosa Parks.

Santa's Little Helper

Santa's Little Helper (voiced by Frank Welker or Dan Castelanetta) is the Simpson family's pet dog. He is a cute but untrained greyhound. Bart rescued him from a dog racing track. Homer was relying on a Christmas bonus to buy presents, but didn't get it. He took the small amount of Christmas money he made working as a Santa at the Springfield Mall and bet it at the dog track. He had inside information on what dog was going to win, but instead bet on the "long shot," Santa's Little Helper, believing it to be a sign. Santa's Little Helper finished last (apparently, it was the latest in a long string of last-place finishes), and his frustrated owner abandoned him. Homer and Bart brought him home, and everyone was so happy with him that it was a merry Christmas after all. With a few exceptions, Santa's Little Helper doesn't make any sound that resembles a bark. However, he does have an ability to think just like a person. In the episode where Homer becomes a food critic, he makes a sound similar to "chewy", and Homer writes it down in his review, unamazed that the dog spoke English.

He nearly died of gastric torsion (referred to in the show as a "twisting of the stomach") early in the series. He also broke two legs when Bart's treehouse was demolished by Mr. Burns' oil well.

He sired twenty-five puppies with another greyhound, as well as another litter from Dr. Hibbert's poodle, Rosa Barks.

It was revealed in "The Springfield Files" that Santa's Little Helper has the same birthday as Homer.

He has a twin brother who lives in the country, somewhat mirroring Peanuts' Snoopy and his desert-dwelling brother Spike.

In addition, he was mascot of Duff Beer, and was known as Suds McDuff in "Old Yeller Belly."

Rev. Lovejoy, during his brief ownership of the dog, bitterly called him "Satan's Little Helper".

Santa's Little Helper is occasionally mistakenly referred to as "Satan's Little Helper," and once held a credit card (that Bart had filled out an application for) as Santos L. Halper. Bart then used this card to buy a better dog, Laddie, from a novelty catalog. When the credit card people didn't receive any payments from "Santos," Bart convinced the repo men to take Santa's Little Helper instead of Laddie. Bart regrets his actions and ends up donating Laddie to the police force. Bart soon found out that Santa's Little Helper ended up in the hands of a blind man who only had the dog as companionship. Bart eventually convinced Santa's Little Helper to come back to him, while Laddie found marijuana in the blind man's pocket after the police arrived, long after the blind man had called them, when he mistaked Bart for a burglar.

Trivia

  • "Santa's Little Helper" is not a valid name for a racing greyhound, as names are limited to sixteen letters.

Snowball

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-colored 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 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, 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."

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)

Snowball II

Snowball II is the Simpson family's cat. Snowball II was named after Snowball I. Though Snowball I had white fur, which obviously inspired her name, Snowball II has black fur.

Snowball II has been known to dance upon a ball and perform minor tricks, almost never within the sights of any family member. She has a comfortably familiar relationship with Santa's Little Helper, the Simpsons' pet greyhound. It is so comfortable, in fact, that the two of them have been known to cuddle and pet one another when no one is watching. Like her namesake, Snowball II enjoys yarn, petting sessions and, as ever, coughing up large chunks of her own fur.

Until recently, Snowball II received little attention in the series, and was one of the few characters to not have an episode centered on her. This changed in the fourteenth season episode "Old Yeller Belly," when Snowball II saved Homer from a burning treehouse built by the Amish after Santa's Little Helper ran away.

In "I, D'oh-Bot", Snowball II was hit and killed by Dr. Hibbert's Mercedes-Benz G500. She was replaced by Snowball III (who drowned while trying to eat the Simpsons' goldfish) and Coltrane (who fell out of Lisa's window after being scared by her saxophone), and then Snowball V. Lisa renamed Snowball V "Snowball II" at the end of the episode, in her words "to save money on a new dish," although viewers would recognize it as the writers making a subtle self-jab at The Simpsons' often-forced tradition of maintaining a status quo continuity in the series.

Snowball III

Snowball III is the third cat owned by The Simpsons. Snowball III is brown in color. He drowned trying to catch a fish while Lisa was preparing cat food in the kitchen for the first time for this particular cat. (trivia: doing this while singing to the tune of Hokey Pokey).

Snowball V/II

Snowball V is the Simpsons' fifth cat, that looks and behaves exactly like Snowball II. The Crazy Cat Lady threw the cat at Lisa who was sitting, mourning the death of the other three cats. Lisa then proceeded to tell Snowball V that any cat that she owned was unlucky and certain to be killed. As it left across the road, a car (driven by Gil) was driving past. Fortunately the cat wasn't killed, but Gil's car hit a tree and burst into flames (thereby giving Gil insurance compensation for his meals). Lisa took it as a sign of good luck. Lisa renamed the cat Snowball II to save on buying a new cat dish and vowed to pretend the whole thing never happened (keeping the series' status quo).

Snuffy

Snuffy was Lisa's hamster. Little is known of Snuffy beyond an approximate time of death, which was some time prior to the death of Snowball I. In fact, Snuffy's only mention is in Lisa's poem, Meditations on Turning Eight.

Stampy

Stampy is a rogue elephant appearing in the episode "Bart Gets an Elephant." In that episode, Bart wins the elephant in a radio contest called "KBBL Wants to Give You Something Stupid." The listener was supposed to take $10,000 cash instead of the elephant (which was a gag prize), but Bart caused a major uproar when he was denied the elephant. KBBL management forced DJs Bill and Marty to give Bart the elephant or else they would be fired and replaced by a machine.

The elephant soon causes trouble (and a burning hole in the family wallet). A poacher, Mr. Blackheart, offers to buy him, but the Simpsons decide to give him to a wildlife reserve.

Stampy is alluded to in other episodes. At Apu's wedding, Bart sees Apu riding an elephant. Bart comments "I wish I had an elephant." "You did," Lisa replies. "His name was Stampy. You loved him" to which Bart simply replies, "Oh yeah." Stampy also turns up in the episode "Large Marge," involved in a gimmick by Krusty the Klown. Stampy attacks a bear in the final scene of "The Fat and the Furriest."

Stampy enjoys putting people in his mouth and is especially fond of peanuts. He is also very aggressive against other elephants as seen when he is first brought to the wildlife reserve.

See also

Lists of characters on The Simpsons

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