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'''The Pooter Toot Express''' is a wind-up toy. [[Marge]] and [[Maggie]] found it in [[742 Evergreen Terrace|the Simpson home]], and Marge later learned that it was her intended anniversary present from [[Homer]].
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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 Pooter Toot Express is a wind-up toy that looks like a railroad {{w|Handcar|handcar}}. It has two passengers: a man and a woman wearing old-fashioned clothing. When the toy is wound up and its switch set to "On", it rolls and the passengers move, in turn bending over to pump the lever and straightening back up. The toy also has a bellows which makes a farting sound every time one of the passengers bends over, whence the toy derives its name.
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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...
  
[[Marge]] was sorting through a drawer full of spare keys and found one that she couldn't account for. From the key's appearance, Marge figured that it was from a wind-up toy. [[Maggie]] then held up the box The Pooter Toot Express came in (which proclaimed the toy to be "Wonderful Fun!"), and Marge said she hoped she hadn't stumbled onto her anniversary present.
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Marge took the toy out of the box, wound it up, set it on the floor and flipped the switch to "On".
 
The Pooter Toot Express then went on a trip all the way across [[Springfield]] ...
 
 
 
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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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