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* FailureIsTheOnlyOption: Homer getting Bart's Butterfinger bars. Hell, '''anyone''' trying to get Bart's Butterfingers. Akira, a skilled karate fighter, gets absolutely destroyed when he attempts to take Bart's butterfinger. Subverted with Lisa and Maggie, both of whom were shown to actually succeed in getting Bart's butterfinger a few times, and Bart was also shown sharing his Butterfingers with them a few times without hesitation.

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* FailureIsTheOnlyOption: Homer getting Bart's Butterfinger bars. Hell, '''anyone''' trying to get Bart's Butterfingers. Akira, a skilled karate fighter, gets absolutely destroyed when he attempts to take Bart's butterfinger. Butterfinger. Subverted with Lisa and Maggie, both of whom were shown to actually succeed in getting Bart's butterfinger Butterfinger a few times, and Bart was also shown sharing his Butterfingers with them his sisters a few times without hesitation.
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* FailureIsTheOnlyOption: Homer getting Bart's Butterfinger bars. Hell, '''anyone''' trying to get Bart's Butterfingers. Akira, a skilled karate fighter, gets absolutely destroyed when he attempts to take Bart's butterfinger.

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* FailureIsTheOnlyOption: Homer getting Bart's Butterfinger bars. Hell, '''anyone''' trying to get Bart's Butterfingers. Akira, a skilled karate fighter, gets absolutely destroyed when he attempts to take Bart's butterfinger. Subverted with Lisa and Maggie, both of whom were shown to actually succeed in getting Bart's butterfinger a few times, and Bart was also shown sharing his Butterfingers with them a few times without hesitation.
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** Bart has a nightmare that the Kwik-E-Mart is fresh out of Butterfinger bars and that Nelson [[TalkToTheFist gives him a]] [[FourFingeredHands "four-fingers"]].

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** Bart has a nightmare that the Kwik-E-Mart is fresh out of Butterfinger bars and that Nelson [[TalkToTheFist gives him a]] him]] [[FourFingeredHands "four-fingers"]].
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* EarlyBirdCameo: Milhouse made his debut in a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTrXmrOEPfg 1988 Butterfinger commercial]], a year before his actual debut on the show.

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* EarlyBirdCameo: Milhouse made his debut first appeared in a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTrXmrOEPfg 1988 Butterfinger commercial]], a year before his actual debut on the show.
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* EarlyBirdCameo: Milhouse made his debut in a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTrXmrOEPfg 1988 Butterfinger commercial]], a year before his actual debut on the show.
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** Bart has a nightmare that the Kwik-E-Mart is fresh out of Butterfinger bars and that Nelson gives him a [[FourFingeredHands "four-fingers"]].

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** Bart has a nightmare that the Kwik-E-Mart is fresh out of Butterfinger bars and that Nelson [[TalkToTheFist gives him a a]] [[FourFingeredHands "four-fingers"]].
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** In another commercial, Bart's playing a Baseball game, and Homer seizes the opportunity to take his Butterfinger bar. Otto yells "Hit a homer, dude!" Bart hits the ball, and it goes into the bleachers...which hits HOMER (complete with "D'oh!"), who drops the Butterfinger bar back into Bart's hands.

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** In another commercial, Bart's playing a Baseball game, and Homer seizes the opportunity to take his Butterfinger bar. Otto yells "Hit a homer, dude!" Bart hits the ball, and it goes into the bleachers... which hits HOMER (complete with "D'oh!"), who drops the Butterfinger bar back into Bart's hands. hands.
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** An older advertisement places Bart in a nightmare that his family ties him to his bed and raids his drawer of his Butterfinger BB's, with help from Krusty, Mr. Burns, Smithers, and Otto.

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** An older advertisement places Bart in a nightmare that his family ties him to his bed and raids his drawer of his Butterfinger BB's, BB's,[[note]]Think malted milk balls with their fillings replaced by that used for Butterfinger bars.[[/note]] with help from Krusty, Mr. Burns, Smithers, and Otto.

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* AllJustADream: Bart has a nightmare that the Kwik-E-Mart is fresh out of Butterfinger bars and that Nelson gives him a [[FourFingeredHands "four-fingers"]].

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* AllJustADream: AllJustADream:
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Bart has a nightmare that the Kwik-E-Mart is fresh out of Butterfinger bars and that Nelson gives him a [[FourFingeredHands "four-fingers"]]."four-fingers"]].
** An older advertisement places Bart in a nightmare that his family ties him to his bed and raids his drawer of his Butterfinger BB's, with help from Krusty, Mr. Burns, Smithers, and Otto.



* FailureIsTheOnlyOption: Homer getting Bart's Butterfinger bars.
** Hell, '''anyone''' trying to get Bart's Butterfingers. Akira, a skilled karate fighter, gets absolutely destroyed when he attempts to take Bart's butterfinger.

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* FailureIsTheOnlyOption: Homer getting Bart's Butterfinger bars.
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bars. Hell, '''anyone''' trying to get Bart's Butterfingers. Akira, a skilled karate fighter, gets absolutely destroyed when he attempts to take Bart's butterfinger.
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* FollowTheLeader: BurgerKing featured the first Simpsons related ads during the first season, one for plush versions of the family and one for kids meal toys based on the Camping episode.

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* FollowTheLeader: BurgerKing Burger King featured the first Simpsons related ads during the first season, one for plush versions of the family and one for kids meal toys based on the Camping episode.
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* BurgerKing Ads for both Simpsons themed kid meals as well as ''TheSimpsonsMovie''

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* BurgerKing Burger King Ads for both Simpsons themed kid meals as well as ''TheSimpsonsMovie''
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* Intel
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* SplitScreenReactionShot: Bart and Homer get one when they hear the supermarket they're shopping at only has one Butterfinger left.

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* SplitScreenReactionShot: SplitScreenReaction: Bart and Homer get one when they hear the supermarket they're shopping at only has one Butterfinger left.
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* SplitScreenReactionShot: Bart and Homer get one when they hear the supermarket they're shopping at only has one Butterfinger left.
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* FollowTheLeader: BurgerKing featured the first Simpsons related ads during the first season, one for plush versions of the family and one for kids meal toys based on the Camping episode.
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* BurgerKing Ads for both Simpsons themed kid meals as well as ''TheSimpsonsMovie''

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** In another commercial, Bart's playing a Baseball game, and Homer seizes the opportunity to take his Butterfinger bar. Otto yells "Hit a homer, dude!" Bart hits the ball, and it goes into the bleachers...which hits HOMER (complete with "D'oh!"), who drops the Butterfinger bar back into Bart's hands.



* Hell, '''anyone''' trying to get Bart's Butterfingers. Akira, a skilled karate fighter, gets absolutely destroyed when he attempts to take Bart's butterfinger.

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* ** Hell, '''anyone''' trying to get Bart's Butterfingers. Akira, a skilled karate fighter, gets absolutely destroyed when he attempts to take Bart's butterfinger.
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* Hell, '''anyone''' trying to get Bart's Butterfingers. Akira, a skilled karate fighter, gets absolutely destroyed when he attempts to take Bart's butterfinger.
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''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' is a very profitable series that has ''very'' many advertising campaigns based on it.

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''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' is a very profitable series that has ''very'' many advertising campaigns based on it.
it (the majority of which are archived as special features on the season DVD releases).
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* Coca-Cola
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* Master Card

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* Master Card[=MasterCard=]



* AllJustADream: Bart has a nightmare that the Quick-E-Mart is fresh out of Butterfinger bars and that Nelson gives him a [[FourFingeredHands "four-fingers"]].

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* AllJustADream: Bart has a nightmare that the Quick-E-Mart Kwik-E-Mart is fresh out of Butterfinger bars and that Nelson gives him a [[FourFingeredHands "four-fingers"]].



-->'''Homer''': I'm gonna open my mouth and close my eyes and ''you're gonna give me a big surprise''. (Bart sticks Maggie's pacifier in Homer's mouth)

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-->'''Homer''': I'm "I'm gonna open my mouth and close my eyes and ''you're gonna give me a big surprise''. (Bart surprise''." ''(Bart sticks Maggie's pacifier in Homer's mouth)mouth)''
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* Master Card
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* FailureIsTheOnlyOption: Homer getting Bart's Butterfinger bars.
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* SlipperySwimsuit: Homer cannonballs in the ocean off a cliff. He loses his swim trunks.

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* SlipperySwimsuit: Homer cannonballs in the ocean off a cliff.cliff in "CC's Dare 23". He loses his swim trunks.
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-->'''Homer''': I'm gonna open my mouth and close my eyes and ''you're gonna give me a big surprise''. (Bart sticks Maggie's pacifier in his mouth)

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-->'''Homer''': I'm gonna open my mouth and close my eyes and ''you're gonna give me a big surprise''. (Bart sticks Maggie's pacifier in his Homer's mouth)
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* Many, many, Butterfinger advertisments. This campaign is by far the most well-known ''Simpsons'' advertising campaign.

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* Many, many, many Butterfinger advertisments. This campaign is by far the most well-known ''Simpsons'' advertising campaign.



* Multiple CC's chips (no relation) commercials

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* Multiple CC's chips crisps (no relation) commercials



* [[NakedPeopleAreFunny Mostly-Naked People Are Funny]]: Homer walks out of the house without his pants in a CC-Lemon commercial.

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* [[NakedPeopleAreFunny Mostly-Naked People Are Funny]]: NakedPeopleAreFunny:
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Homer walks out of the house without his pants in a CC-Lemon commercial.commercial.
** "CC's Dare 2": Homer runs through the power plant completely nude. He then trips on a power cord, causing a city-wide blackout.
** Homer loses his swim shorts in "CC's Dare 23".
* SlipperySwimsuit: Homer cannonballs in the ocean off a cliff. He loses his swim trunks.
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* [[NakedPeopleAreFunny Mostly-Naked People Are Funny]]: Homer walks out of the house without his pants in a CC-Lemon commercial.
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* TemptingFate: Bart exclaims "How much luckier could a kid get?" when a Church's bag falls in his hand. Then a piggy bank (oblivious to Homer's attempts to get Church's chicken and not knowing it's actually his) also falls into his hand, to which Bart comments, "That'll work."

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* TemptingFate: Bart exclaims "How much luckier could a kid get?" when a Church's bag falls in his hand. Then a piggy bank (oblivious (not knowing it's actually his, being oblivious to Homer's attempts to get Church's chicken and not knowing it's actually his) chicken) also falls into his hand, to which Bart comments, "That'll work."
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''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' is a very profitable series that has ''very'' many advertising campaigns based on it.

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* Many, many, Butterfinger advertisments. This campaign is by far the most well-known ''Simpsons'' advertising campaign.
* Multiple CC-Lemon commercials. These are very well-known in Japan.
* Multiple CC's chips (no relation) commercials
* Two Church's chicken commercials
* Domino's Pizza
* Universal Studios
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!!Tropes used in ''The Simpsons''' advertising campaigns
* AllJustADream: Bart has a nightmare that the Quick-E-Mart is fresh out of Butterfinger bars and that Nelson gives him a [[FourFingeredHands "four-fingers"]].
* ButtMonkey: Homer in pretty much all of these commercials
* ExactWords: This gem:
-->'''Homer''': I'm gonna open my mouth and close my eyes and ''you're gonna give me a big surprise''. (Bart sticks Maggie's pacifier in his mouth)
* TemptingFate: Bart exclaims "How much luckier could a kid get?" when a Church's bag falls in his hand. Then a piggy bank (oblivious to Homer's attempts to get Church's chicken and not knowing it's actually his) also falls into his hand, to which Bart comments, "That'll work."

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