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'''Hugh Jass''' was a customer at [[Moe's Tavern]]. His name happened to be the same as one that [[Bart]] made up to play a [[Bart's Prank Calls|phone call prank]] on [[Moe]].
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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]].
  
Bart was playing one of his phone pranks on Moe, and made up the name "Hugh Jass" as a sound-a-like for "huge ass". The first part of the prank went according to plan, as Moe called out, "Somebody check the men's room for a Hugh Jass!" Unbeknownst to Bart, there really was someone named Hugh Jass in the bar. Bart was completely taken aback when Hugh answered the phone, asked who was calling, and (after Bart identified himself) pleasantly asked what he could do for Bart.
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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...
  
Bart decided to confess: "Uh, look, I'll level with you, Mister. This is a prank call that sort of backfired, and I'd like to bail out right now."
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Hugh was a good sport about the call and said, "All right, better luck next time." After he hung up the phone, he said, "What a nice young man", referring to Bart...
 
 
 
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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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