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'''Gabbo''' is a ventriloquist's dummy who was a short-lived, although enormously successful, children's TV personality in [[Springfield]]. His human "partner" was [[Arthur Crandall]].
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'''Big Butt Skinner''' was a giant weather balloon altered by [[Bart Simpson]] to resemble [[Principal Skinner]], featuring a sign that read "Hi, I'm Big Butt Skinner." It had the prototype name of '''Buttzilla'''.
  
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Before Gabbo's show premiered, numerous advertisements mentioning him were posted on TV and in the streets. The town was abuzz with anticipation, with everyone eager to find out who (or what) Gabbo was.
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[[Springfield Elementary School]]'s [[Science Week]] ended with the launch of a weather balloon organized by [[Principal Skinner]], who proudly described it as the school's "most propane-explosion-free science week ever." Students gathered outside the school as [[Groundskeeper Willie]] released the balloon while Skinner praised science and encouraged enthusiasm for the event.
  
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Gabbo's TV show then began, airing opposite [[Krusty the Clown]], and was an instant hit. A colorful, vivacious puppet (even by the standards of Springfield), he was offset by his more rigid and refined puppeteer, Arthur Crandall, and the combination was very successful. They were so successful, in fact, that they became more popular than Krusty for a brief time, forcing his show into cancellation.
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The celebration was disrupted when Bart Simpson revealed he had secretly attached a giant caricature of Skinner to the balloon. As it rose into the sky, hidden panels unfolded, showing a huge image of the principal holding a sign reading "Hi, I'm Big Butt Skinner." The students burst into laughter, and after Skinner announced that whoever brought the balloon down would not have to learn fractions, many of the children immediately began throwing rocks at it, but without success. Skinner then ordered [[Groundskeeper Willie]] to destroy the balloon with a shotgun, but the attempt also failed, and the balloon continued drifting through the sky...
  
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In an effort to bail out his idol, [[Bart Simpson]] snuck into the studio where Gabbo's show was being filmed. During a commercial break, Bart caught Gabbo badmouthing his fan base—the children of Springfield—in spite of Arthur Crandall's urgings for him to relent. Bart switched the camera back onto the air before the commercial break was over, broadcasting Gabbo uttering the words, "All the kids in Springfield are S.O.B.s." Despite this, Gabbo was still number one, according to a newspaper headline the next day.
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Big Butt Skinner was a giant weather balloon altered by Bart Simpson to resemble Principal Skinner, featuring a sign that read "Hi, I'm Big Butt Skinner." It had the prototype name of Buttzilla.

Springfield Elementary School's Science Week ended with the launch of a weather balloon organized by Principal Skinner, who proudly described it as the school's "most propane-explosion-free science week ever." Students gathered outside the school as Groundskeeper Willie released the balloon while Skinner praised science and encouraged enthusiasm for the event.

The celebration was disrupted when Bart Simpson revealed he had secretly attached a giant caricature of Skinner to the balloon. As it rose into the sky, hidden panels unfolded, showing a huge image of the principal holding a sign reading "Hi, I'm Big Butt Skinner." The students burst into laughter, and after Skinner announced that whoever brought the balloon down would not have to learn fractions, many of the children immediately began throwing rocks at it, but without success. Skinner then ordered Groundskeeper Willie to destroy the balloon with a shotgun, but the attempt also failed, and the balloon continued drifting through the sky...

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