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'''Kentucky Fried Panda''' (abbreviated KFP) is a fast food restaurant located on [[Springfield]]'s [[Fast-Food Boulevard]]. It serves panda. The restaurant's advertising slogan, as displayed in the window, is "Finger Ling-Ling Good!"
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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 restaurant holds the rather dubious distinction of having been destroyed twice in Simpsons-related incidents.
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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 the [[Rich Texan]] tried to cut down [[Springfield's oldest redwood tree]], [[Lisa Simpson]] lived in the tree to protect it. Her efforts were for naught as the tree was felled anyway, due to being struck by lightning. Lisa wasn't in the tree at the time (having taken a break to visit home), but because no one knew that, everyone thought she was dead.  The Rich Texan announced he was turning the forest into a sanctuary in Lisa's memory, but later changed his mind and decided to turn the forest into an amusement park, called "Lisa-land". He sprang the idea on everyone at a memorial service in the forest for Lisa, unveiling the tree's log which he had stood upright and made into a sign advertising the park.
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At this, Lisa revealed herself as being alive and denounced the amusement park idea. [[Jesse Grass]] cut the log's supporting guy wires and it toppled over and slid down the mountain. The log acted like a giant battering ram, knocking over everything it ran into, and when it reached Springfield's business district, it destroyed a large number of businesses. The log also hit Fast-Food Boulevard, destroying Kentucky Fried Panda and causing [[Homer]] to cry out in dismay...
 
 
 
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Latest revision as of 08:04, May 1, 2026

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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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