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Snowball V is the Simpsons' fifth cat who looks exactly the same as Snowball II, who was accidentally struck and killed by Dr. Hibbert with his Mercedes-Benz. She is a possible relative of Snowball II, although this is unconfirmed. The Crazy Cat Lady throws the cat at Lisa while she is mourning the deaths of the other cats that she kept (Snowball III and Coltrane (Snowball IV)). She, Santa's Little Helper and She Biscuit are the three current pets of the Simpson family. She is often referred to as Snowball II. She makes her first and only appearance in "I, (Annoyed Grunt)-Bot".
She was voiced by Dan Castellaneta.
Biography[]
After the Crazy Cat Lady throws the cat at her feet saying that she doesn't want it anymore, Lisa tells it to leave, because she believes any cat that she owns is unlucky and is certain to be killed. As the cat starts to cross Evergreen Terrace, Gil drives by in his car. Gil swerves to miss the cat, hits a tree, and his car bursts into flames, which means that Gil will be able to use the insurance money to buy food. Since the cat is unhurt, Lisa takes it as a sign of good luck and adopts her.[1]
Lisa chooses to keep Snowball
Lisa renames Snowball V "Snowball II," in her words, "to save money on a new dish." She also vows to pretend the whole thing never happened (i.e., two adopted cats dying in quick succession). Principal Seymour Skinner, who happens to be walking by and overhears Lisa talking to the cat, asks "Isn't that a cheat?", to which Lisa replies "I guess it is, Principal Tamzarian" (referring to when he admitted he was not the real Seymour Skinner, while knowing that the citizens of Springfield should never speak of that again).[2]
Trivia[]
- She bears a resemblance to Scratchy.
- While the in-universe explanation for Lisa simply calling Snowball V "Snowball II" is to save money on a dish and pretending the whole thing never happened, the obvious real world explanation is that the episode is a "Status quo is God" episode, referring to a trope in media wherein major events in episodes will not have any impact on following episodes.
- In reference to this, Lisa calls Skinner "Principal Tamzarian" in response to the latter's remark that it's "cheating" to use the same name, referencing "The Principal and the Pauper" which had a similar story.
