But one of the show’s earliest satirical targets was the nuclear industry, since Springfield’s local power plant is owned by an evil billionaire and its safety inspector spends his days napping, eating donuts and causing life-threatening catastrophes. Don't MissBack in 1990, the nuclear industry reportedly had “a meltdown” over the show. The pro-nuclear U.S. Council for Energy Awareness wrote an open letter to producers complaining about the show’s depiction of nuclear power. And, most memorably, it introduced “Blinky,” the three-eyed fish that was seemingly mutated by the plant’s nuclear waste. AdvertisementSome experts have suggested that The Simpsons has helped shape the public’s opinion about nuclear power, a theory that was borne out when Simpsons memes (including Blinky himself) were utilized in an Australian political battle over the construction of seven new nuclear plants.