 Snowball -
The name of the family cat on the cartoon sitcom THE SIMPSONS/FOX/1989+.
Snowball I, was run over by a car and soon replaced by a black cat
called Snowball II. On the dedication page of Bart Simpson's Guide
to Life (HarperPerennial, 1993), the following message appeared:
"Dedicated to the memory of Snowball I: Whenever we hear a cat
howling at 3:00 A.M., whenever we slip on a slimy hairball, whenever
we inhale the tart aroma of a neglected cat box, we think of you."
Above this message was a picture of Snowball I sporting a halo, a
pair of angel wings and tire treads across its body. On the TV
series, after Snowball I was killed in the automobile accident Lisa
wrote the following poem:
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?
Snowball 1 in Cat Heaven
Over the life of the series, Lisa has had a succession of cats
mostly named Snowball. They included Snowball II (hit by a
Mercedes-Benz driven by Dr. Julius Hibert); Snowball III (drown in
the aquarium trying to catch fish); Coltrane, her fourth cat (died
when it jumped out the window after hearing the squealing sound of
Lisa's saxophone); and Snowball V (renamed Snowball II to save on
buying a new cat dish). Lisa got Snowball V from a crazy cat lady
during the 15th season right after Coltrane passed away.
Note: Snowball II, III and Coltrane all died on episode No. 322
"I, (Do'h!) - bot" aired January 11, 2004. Also, on this episode we
learn that Snowball 1 was buried in the Simpson's backyard. To the
contrary, on episode No. 64 "Treehouse of Horror III - Dial 'Z' For
Zombie," Snowball was buried in the Springfield pet cemetery.
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Lisa: |
I'm keeping you! You're Snowball V. But to save money on a new
dish, we'll just call you Snowball II and pretend this whole
thing never happened. |
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Skinner: |
That's really a cheat, isn't it. |
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Lisa: |
I guess you're right, Principal Tanzarian. |
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Skinner: |
I'll just be moving along, Lisa... Snowball II. |
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-- Episode No. 322 "I, (Do'h!)
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