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'''The Raven''' is the title character and antagonist in "{{W|The Raven}}", a poem by {{Ch|Edgar Allan Poe}}.
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'''Mr. Sparkle''' is a Japanese brand of dish washing and laundry detergent. It is a joint venture between [[Matsumura Fishworks]] and [[Tamaribuchi Heavy Manufacturing Concern]].
  
The raven visited the poem's [[The Raven Narrator|narrator]], who was grieving for his deceased wife, [[Lenore]]. The narrator asked the raven to tell its name, but the bird only said "Nevermore" and refused to say anything else no matter how many times (or what questions) the narrator asked him. The narrator interpreted the bird's stubbornness as mockery, flew into a rage, and eventually went insane from the combined effects of his grief for Lenore and the torment of the raven's visit.
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While at the [[Springfield City Dump]], [[Bart]] found a box of Mr. Sparkle detergent. He called over [[Homer]] and [[Lisa]] to look at the box, and they were all shocked that it had a picture of Homer on the front. Homer took the box to [[Akira]] at [[The Happy Sumo]], who told Homer that it was Mr. Sparkle, and was surprised to find that the mascot looked like Homer. Homer later called the [[Mr. Sparkle Factory]] in [[Japan]] to ask why they were using his likeness on the box. He later received a videotape for American investors with a commercial for Mr. Sparkle included. The end of the commercial revealed the truth behind Mr. Sparkle: it was a merger of the companies [[Matsumura Fishworks]], which had a fish logo, and [[Tamaribuchi Heavy Manufacturing Concern]], which had a lightbulb logo. The two logos together made Mr. Sparkle, meaning the resemblance to Homer was a coincidence...
  
When Homer heard [[Lisa]] reading "The Raven", he imagined himself as the narrator and [[Bart]] as the raven. He was scared by the story and later thought he saw the raven outside the bedroom window...
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Mr. Sparkle is a Japanese brand of dish washing and laundry detergent. It is a joint venture between Matsumura Fishworks and Tamaribuchi Heavy Manufacturing Concern.

While at the Springfield City Dump, Bart found a box of Mr. Sparkle detergent. He called over Homer and Lisa to look at the box, and they were all shocked that it had a picture of Homer on the front. Homer took the box to Akira at The Happy Sumo, who told Homer that it was Mr. Sparkle, and was surprised to find that the mascot looked like Homer. Homer later called the Mr. Sparkle Factory in Japan to ask why they were using his likeness on the box. He later received a videotape for American investors with a commercial for Mr. Sparkle included. The end of the commercial revealed the truth behind Mr. Sparkle: it was a merger of the companies Matsumura Fishworks, which had a fish logo, and Tamaribuchi Heavy Manufacturing Concern, which had a lightbulb logo. The two logos together made Mr. Sparkle, meaning the resemblance to Homer was a coincidence...

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