Santa's Little Helper (original) (raw)
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| Animal Information Species: Dog Color: Orange/Brown Age: 2 Gender: Male ♂ Status: Alive Owner: Current: Simpson family (Bart Simpson)Previous: Les Relatives: Mother:' _She Biscuit_Children: 25 Puppies8 Greyhound/Poodle hybridsBrother: Unnamed dog Occupation: Currently: Family petFormerly: Racing dog First Appearance: "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" Voiced by: Frank WelkerDan CastellanetaHank Azaria[1] |
Santa's Little Helper, also known as No. 8[2] or His Majesty, King Suds McDuff of Sixpakistan,[3] is the Simpson's family dog. He is a greyhound.
Contents
History[edit]
Homer was relying on a Christmas bonus to buy presents, but didn't get it. Santa's Little Helper concurrently shares a birthday with Homer on May 12.[4] He was relying on this bonus because the jar of Christmas money Marge accumulates for the family's Christmas treats was disposed of to pay for the removal of a tattoo Bart got on his arm. Homer took the small amount of Christmas money he made working as a Santa at the Springfield Mall and bet it at the dog track. He had inside information on what dog was going to win, but instead bet on the "long shot," Santa's Little Helper, believing his name to be a sign. Santa's Little Helper finished last (apparently, it was the latest in a long string of last-place finishes), and his frustrated owner abandoned him. Running to the first person he saw, the greyhound leaped into an angry Homer's arms and kissed him, calming him immediately. Homer and Bart brought him home, and everyone was so happy with him it was a merry Christmas after all, where he was accepted as the family pet alongside Snowball II.[2]
Sometimes, Santa's Little Helper can be seen chewing on the newspaper and other objects in the Simpson's household (sometimes ignored or tolerated by the family), tearing up the furniture, digging holes in the backyard and eating food from the living room table.
With a few exceptions, Santa's Little Helper doesn't make any sound that resembles a bark. However, he does have an ability to think just like a person. Once, he makes a sound similar to "chewy", and Homer writes it down in his review, unamazed the dog spoke English. He is also shown to have ridden a circus ball on his hind legs and utter the phrase 'We love... you!' in an attempt to be given some attention from the Simpson family. In addition, he was mascot of Duff Beer, and was known as Suds McDuff (a reference to a similar, real life mascot Spuds MacKenzie).
Santa's Little Helper's life with the Simpsons was not always easy. He nearly died of gastric torsion (referred to in the show as a "twisting of the stomach") because Homer initially couldn't afford $750 for the required operation;[5] and he also broke two legs when Bart's treehouse was demolished by Mr. Burns' slanted oil well drill (The latter of which caused Bart to hate Mr. Burns immensely).[6]
At one time, Santa's Little Helper was shortly abandoned by Bart for Laddie, a purebred and very well-trained dog he bought from a mail-order catalog together with various other expensive gifts and gadgets. To do that, Bart used a credit card he applied for under the name of his dog, yet the credit card company misread the form and issued a card to Mr. "Santos L. Halper". Laddie learned many tricks Santa's Little Helper was completely unable to perform (most notably a back flip, CPR and using a toilet). The Simpson family nearly forgot about their old pet, and Bart eventually gave him away instead of Laddie when repo men take back everything he fraudulently purchased. Feeling guilty about this disloyalty and bored with his too perfect new dog, Bart tried to get Santa's Little Helper back. When he finally found him, Santa's Little Helper was serving as a seeing-eye dog for a blind man named Mr. Mitchell, but eventually decided to return to his former owner, Bart.[7]
He also becomes a great hero after he saves Homer in a cornfield maze, and becomes enrolled as a police dog, teamed up with Officer Lou. Both Lou and Santa's Little Helper make a good team, foiling crimes together. After biting Bart's left leg (due to the fact he got angry when the court stated he violated one of the police codes while catching Snake Jailbird), Santa's Little Helper is sent off by the Simpson family to live with Lou. Later on, once Springfield Elementary is in danger and Bart isn't able to escape, Santa's Little Helper comes in to save him, and goes back to living with the Simpsons.[8] Unlike when he was the Duff mascot (which depicts the dog as a coward),[3] Santa's Little Helper is depicted as a very brave and smart dog.
Marge and Lisa visited the Springfield Retirement Castle once with Santa's Little Helper. He ran in to the building and played with the seniors. The seniors liked having him there, but a day later when Marge and Lisa returned, the seniors resorted to watching TV while the dog, now a senior, watched it too. Marge dragged the dog and Lisa, who turned into a senior almost immediately, out.[9]
Santa's Little Helper has been implied to be bisexual. At the time, the Simpson family is watching a gay pride parade marching down Evergreen Terrace, and one of the groups marching is the Gay Dog Alliance. The marching dogs are clothed in a series of typically camp gay costumes, and Santa's Little Helper, showing excitement by panting, shows an interest in several of the dogs, one of whom winks at him. Santa's Little Helper's attempt to join the dogs is thwarted by the fact he is currently on a leash, noticing his interest, Homer decides to take the family away from the pride parade.
His kennel was destroyed during the events of Trappuccino, and survived the event by doing things no dog should ever do.[10] Homer makes Santa's Little Helper participate in an ugly-dog contest, and embarrasses him in front of the town by making him wear an ugly costume. Lisa tries to cheer him up.[11]
The Simpson family adopted a carrier pigeon once, named Raymond Bird. But, in the back garden one day, Bart let the pigeon out of its cage, where it was eaten by Santa's Little Helper. Bart became resentful of him. Marge and Homer took Bart to see Dr. Thurston, a psychologist, who suggested he should forgive Santa's Little Helper, as he is the smarter of the two and knows dogs do not have the brain capacity to know it is wrong to kill small birds. Bart still cannot forgive Santa's Little Helper, and the family planned to take him to live on a farm upstate, Ostrich World. Bart shared parting words with Santa's Little Helper, telling him never to kill a bird ever again. But, as the family is about to leave, Homer releases an ostrich and it starts attacking the family. Bart calls for Santa's Little Helper to help, but he is confused, since Bart told him earlier it was wrong to hurt birds. Bart ends up clobbering the bird with some nearby tools and forgives Santa's Little Helper. The family leave, taking the seemingly dead ostrich as meat for dinner.[12]
It is implied he slept with Snowball II after New Year's Eve when both Santa's Little Helper and Snowball II came out of the doghouse looking ashamed about the night before.[13]
Relatives[edit]
Santa's Little Helper has a brother, which he was most likely separated from when he was bought by Les. The Simpson family (except Marge) visited the dog and his family once.[14]
Offspring[edit]
He sired twenty-five puppies with She's The Fastest once, as well as another litter with Dr. Hibbert's poodle, Rosa Barks.
- 25 offspring with She's the Fastest: Rover, Fido, Rex, Spot, Rover II, Fido II, Rex II, Cleo, Dave, Jay, Paul, Branford, Dave II, Jay II, Paul II, Branford II, Sleepy, Dopey, Grumpy, Donner, Blitzen, Grumpy II, King, Queenie, Prince and The Puppy Formerly Known As Prince.
- A litter of puppies with Dr. Hibbert's dog Rosa Barks, these puppies were given away to townspeople, these include Willie, Krusty and Snake.
Abilities[edit]
Santa's Little Helper changing Maggie's diaper while other dogs watch.
Santa's Little Helper has been shown to perform abilities no other dog can. These include standing up on his hind legs and balancing a Duff Beer can on his nose,[3] changing a baby's diaper,[15] and speaking English.[16] He also said (through barks) he survived Trappuccino by doing things no other dog should ever do.[10]
Behind the Laughter[edit]
Even though Santa's Little Helper's first appearance was in "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire", he didn't appear in any other episodes of the first season besides "The Crepes of Wrath". His not appearing in the first seven produced shows was due to the many errors with the animation in the first version of "Some Enchanted Evening".
Foreign dubs[edit]
| Language | Voice dubber |
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 Dansk |
Thomas Mørk (movie; translator) |
Non-canon[edit]
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Once, Marge decided he needed a bath, but he managed to decipher what Marge said to the rest of the family - "B-A-T-H". He ran riot around the backyard of 742 Evergreen Terrace, and Bart attempted to capture him in a net, but ended up capturing the rest of his family.[17]
After spraining his ankle and finding Santa's Little Helper found his way into the Bart Cave, Bart tied a rope around the dog's neck and had the dog pull him on his skateboard, renaming him Bartdog. Bartdog also helped locate criminals with his sniffing abilities.[18] Bartdog also fought Squirrel Girl's squirrels, taking over Springfield, with the help of Houseboy, Fighting Owl and Four-Eyes.[19]
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| Technical Information | ID | Groups | Internal Name | |
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| Permanent Jobs |
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Task Time Reward Requires Quest with the task Animated? Chew on the Newspaper 60m  105,  26 Simpson House  Eat Food from the Dining Table 4h 260, 70 Simpson House Get Ugliness Judged 4h 260, 70 Springfield Pet Fair Stage Watch Old Episodes of Lassie 8h 420, 105 Simpson House Greyhound Games 8h 420, 105  Lead the Greyhound Sleigh 12h 600, 150 Greyhound SleighDrive the Greyhound Sleigh job active (Marge) Drink Out of the Toilet 12h 600, 150 Simpson House Be a Dog 24h 1,000, 225 Simpson House |
Appearances[edit]
Episodes:
Episode – "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"- Episode – "The Crepes of Wrath"
- Episode – "Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment"
- Episode – "[Bart's Dog Gets an "F"](/wiki/Bart%27s%5FDog%5FGets%5Fan%5F%22F%22 "Bart's Dog Gets an "F"")"
- Episode – "Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk"
- Episode – "Radio Bart"
- Episode – "Homer the Heretic"
- Episode – "Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie"
- Episode – "Homer's Triple Bypass"
Couch gag – "Marge vs. the Monorail"- Episode – "Brother from the Same Planet"
- Episode – "The Last Temptation of Homer"
- Episode – "Deep Space Homer"
- Episode – "Itchy & Scratchy Land"
THOH – "Treehouse of Horror V" (closing sequence)- Episode – "Bart's Comet"
- Episode – "Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)"
- Couch gag – "Home Sweet Homediddly-Dum-Doodily"
- Episode – "The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular" (archive footage)
- Episode – "Marge Be Not Proud"
- Episode – "Lisa the Iconoclast"
- Episode – "22 Short Films About Springfield"
- Episode – "Hurricane Neddy"
- Episode – "The Springfield Files"
- Episode – "The Secret War of Lisa Simpson"
- Couch gag – "The Principal and the Pauper"
- THOH – "Treehouse of Horror VIII"
- Episode – "Miracle on Evergreen Terrace"
- Episode – "Bart Carny"
- Couch gag – "The Joy of Sect"
- Episode – "The Last Temptation of Krust"
- Episode – "King of the Hill"
- Episode – "Natural Born Kissers"
- Episode – "Lard of the Dance"
- Episode – "Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?"
- Episode – "Take My Wife, Sleaze"
- Episode – "Pygmoelian"
- Episode – "Days of Wine and D'oh'ses"
- Episode – "Tennis the Menace"
- Episode – "Simpson Safari"
- Episode – "Children of a Lesser Clod"
- Episode – "A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love"
- Episode – "She of Little Faith"
- Episode – "Jaws Wired Shut"
- Episode – "Blame It on Lisa"
- Episode – "Helter Shelter"
- Episode – "Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington"
- Episode – "Old Yeller-Belly"
- THOH – "Treehouse of Horror XIV" (Reaper Madness)
- Episode – "'Tis the Fifteenth Season"
- Episode – "The Seven-Beer Snitch"
- Episode – "Don't Fear the Roofer"
- Episode – "A Star Is Torn"
- Episode – "Home Away from Homer"
- Episode – "Marge's Son Poisoning"
- Episode – "Girls Just Want to Have Sums"
- Couch gag – "Marge and Homer Turn a Couple Play"
- Episode – "Kill Gil, Volumes I & II"
- Episode – "Springfield Up"
- Episode – "Homerazzi"
– The Simpsons Movie- Episode – "He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs"
- Episode – "Little Orphan Millie"
- Episode – "Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind"
- Episode – "E Pluribus Wiggum"
- Episode – "Papa Don't Leech"
- Episode – "Any Given Sundance"
- Episode – "Double, Double, Boy in Trouble"
- Couch gag – "The Burns and the Bees"
- Episode – "Take My Life, Please"
- Episode – "Gone Maggie Gone"
- Episode – "Eeny Teeny Maya, Moe"
- Episode – "Waverly Hills 9-0-2-1-D'oh"
- Episode – "[Bart Gets a "Z"](/wiki/Bart%5FGets%5Fa%5F%22Z%22 "Bart Gets a "Z"")"
- Episode – "The Color Yellow"
- Episode – "American History X-cellent"
- Episode – "To Surveil with Love"
- Episode – "Judge Me Tender"
- Episode – "Donnie Fatso"
- Episode – "Angry Dad: The Movie" (title screen gag)
- Episode – "The Scorpion's Tale"
- Episode – "A Midsummer's Nice Dreams"
- Episode – "The Ned-liest Catch"
- Episode – "Holidays of Future Passed"
- Episode – "The D'oh-cial Network" (mentioned)
- Episode – "Moe Goes from Rags to Riches"
- Episode – "Exit Through the Kwik-E-Mart"
- Episode – "The Spy Who Learned Me"
- THOH – "Treehouse of Horror XXIII" (The Greatest Story Ever Holed)
- Episode – "To Cur, with Love"
- Episode – "Gorgeous Grampa"
- Episode – "Homerland"
- Episode – "Labor Pains"
- Episode – "The War of Art"
- Episode – "I Won't Be Home for Christmas"
- Episode – "Bart's New Friend"
- Couch gag – "My Fare Lady"
- Episode – "Peeping Mom"
- Couch gag – "Mathlete's Feat"
- Couch gag – "Every Man's Dream"
- Episode – "The Girl Code"
- Episode – "Gal of Constant Sorrow"
- Episode – "The Marge-ian Chronicles"
- Episode – "How Lisa Got Her Marge Back"
- Couch gag – "Fland Canyon"
- Episode – "Orange Is the New Yellow"
- Episode – "Trust but Clarify"
- Episode – "Havana Wild Weekend"
- Episode – "The Nightmare After Krustmas"
- Episode – "Kamp Krustier"
- Episode – "A Father's Watch"
- Couch gag – "Looking for Mr. Goodbart"
- Episode – "Dogtown"
- Episode – "Mr. Lisa's Opus"
- Episode – "Gone Boy"
- Episode – "Homer Is Where the Art Isn't"
- Episode – "King Leer"
- Episode – "From Russia Without Love"
- Episode – "Daddicus Finch"
- Episode – "'Tis the 30th Season"
- Episode – "101 Mitigations"
- Episode – "I Want You (She's So Heavy)"
- Episode – "Bart the Bad Guy"
- Episode – "The Incredible Lightness of Being a Baby"
- Episode – "Warrin' Priests: Part Two"
- Episode – "The Way of the Dog"
- Episode – "The 7 Beer Itch"
- Episode – "Sorry Not Sorry"
- Episode – "Uncut Femmes"
- Episode – "Panic on the Streets of Springfield"
- Episode – "Mother and Child Reunion"
- Episode – "A Serious Flanders (Part 1)"
- Couch gag – "From Beer to Paternity"
- Episode – "Bartless"
- Episode – "Fan-ily Feud"
- Episode – "Homer's Adventures Through the Windshield Glass"
- Couch gag – "McMansion & Wife"
- Episode – "Clan of the Cave Mom"
- Episode – "The Tell-Tale Pants"
Specials:
Special – Deep, Deep Trouble- Special – The Simpsons' Christmas Message
– "The Simpsons Guy"- Special – Marge Simpson's ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
- Special – 3 a.m.
- Special – The Good, the Bart, and the Loki
- Special – Plusaversary (picture)
Adverts:
Commercial – "T.G.I. Friday's"- Commercial – "Domino's Pizza"
- Commercial – "Slaughter is the Best Medicine"
Butterfinger Adverts:
Simpsons Illustrated:
Comic story – The Simpsons Simplified- Comic story – Lisa's Top Forty (mentioned)
Simpsons Comics:
- Comic story – [Bart Simpson's Creepy Crawly Tales: "The Collector"](/wiki/Bart%5FSimpson%27s%5FCreepy%5FCrawly%5FTales:%5F%22The%5FCollector%22 "Bart Simpson's Creepy Crawly Tales: "The Collector"")
- Comic story – It's in the Cards
- Comic story – The Greatest D'oh! on Earth
- Comic story – The Purple Prose of Springfield
- Comic story – What's the Frequency, Simpson?
- Comic story – Don't Cry for Me, Jebediah!
- Comic story – Little Big Mart
- Comic story – Marge Attacks!
- Comic story – To Live and Diaper in Springfield
- Comic story – The Homer Show
- Comic story – Wall or Nothing
- Comic story – Bart and Lisa and Marge and Homer and Maggie (to a Lesser Extent) vs. Thanksgiving
- Comic story – Tanks for Nothing
- Comic story – Homer vs. the Wallpaper
- Comic story – Siege on Evergreen Terrace
- Comic story – How the Vest Was Won!
- Comic story – Mayor Me a Little
- Comic story – Asphalt Bungle
- Comic story – Judge Marge
- Comic story – Cruisin' for a Bruisin'
- Comic story – Growing Pains!
- Comic story – Simpson/Sideshow Sibling Smackdown
- Comic story – The Homer Effect
- Comic story – Hail to the Cat
- Comic story – Marge Simpson Living
- Comic story – Simpsons: The Musical
- Comic story – Know It All in the Family
- Comic story – Mall or Nothing
- Comic story – Springfield's Typical Teen-Ager Homie in One Plus Two Equals Zero
- Comic story – 'Til Ned Do Us Part
- Comic story – Maggie's Little Helper
- Comic story – You'd Better Sloth Around!
- Comic story – Leave 'Em In 'Striches
- Comic story – DNAin't Necessarily So
- Comic story – In the Name of Lava!
- Comic story – Pieces of Homer
- Comic story – The Simpsons Save the World
- Comic story – No Cause for Alarm
- Comic story – Love Potion Numbs Her Mind
- Comic story – Bart Like Me
- Comic story – Better Off Ned
- Comic story – The Dot Com Before the Storm
- Comic story – Donut Disturb
- Comic story – The Bids Are All Right
- Comic story – Debt Be Not Proud
- Comic story – Golden Receiver
- Comic story – The Seven Diddly Sins!
- Comic story – Bartmangirl!
Bartman:
Krusty Comics:
Treehouse of Horror:
- Comic story – Little Shop of Homers
- Comic story – Hell-o-ween
- Comic story – In Springfield No One Can Hear You Scream
- Comic story – Bart Simpson's Ultimate Creepnight Tree Fort Festa-Palooza
- Comic story – Bart and Lisa's Tips for When Dracula Moves Next Door!
- Comic story – The Walking Ned
- Comic story – A Fungus Among Us
Bart Simpson:
- Comic story – Battle of the Boy-Bands!
- Comic story – All's Veldt That Ends Veldt!
- Comic story – O Bart, Where Art Thou?
- Comic story – Bart's Beard
- Comic story – An Anime Among Us!
- Comic story – The Case of the Headless Dolls
- Comic story – Bartless on a Tuesday
- Comic story – Movie Mayhem
- Comic story – Grampa Bart
- Comic story – The Case of the Sax Solo Saboteur
- Comic story – Spree for All
- Comic story – Mr. Bart Krabappel!
- Comic story – Burger Meister
- Comic story – The Ten-Inator
- Comic story – Attack of the 50-Foot Maggie
- Comic story – Dog Gone Hollywood!
- Comic story – Split Decisions
- Comic story – Bart on the Fourth of July
- Comic story – Maggie's Crib 12
- Comic story – An Easy Assignment
- Comic story – The Black Tooth
- Comic story – What's Wrong with This Family?
- Comic story – Maggie's Crib 27
- Comic story – Nights of the Dinner Table
- Comic story – The Rebooting!
- Comic story – Food Feud!
Comic Strips:
- Comic story – Secret Life of Dogs
- Comic story – Spooky Lamp Shadows
- Comic story – The Mixed-Up Catchphrases Zone
- Comic story – Bathing Santa's Little Helper
Holiday Humdinger:
Winter Wingding:
- Comic story – The Christmas That Lasted Forever!
- Comic story – Yes, Flanders, There is a Santa Claus
- Comic story – Off the Grid
- Comic story – One Flu Over Springfield
- Comic story – Snow Dad
Summer Shindig:
- Comic story – Bart Simpson's Guide to the Last Day of Summer Vacation
- Comic story – Chili Chili Bang Bang
- Comic story – A Roaming Holiday
- Comic story – What the Hole?!
Comic Book Guy: The Comic Book:
Annuals:
Homer for the Holidays:
- Comic story – Christmas Eve on Evergreen Terrace
- Comic story – Homer's Last-Minute Gift List (mentioned)
One-Shot Wonders:
Video Games:
Video game – The Simpsons Arcade Game- Video game – Virtual Bart
- Video game – The Simpsons Skateboarding (picture)
- Video game – The Simpsons Game (statue)
Books:
Book – The Simpsons Fun in the Sun Book- Book – The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family
- Book – Greetings from the Simpsons (2007)
- Book – Chief Wiggum's Book of Crime and Punishment
- Book – Simpsons World the Ultimate Episode Guide: Seasons 1-20
- Book – Simpsons Comics Supernova
- Book – Homer Simpson's Little Book of Laziness
- Book – Simpsons Comics Chaos
- Book – Simpsons Comics Colossal Compendium: Volume Five
- Book – The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Ominous Omnibus Vol. 1: Scary Tales & Scarier Tentacles
Merchandise:
References[edit]
- ↑ "Treehouse of Horror XXV"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Old Yeller-Belly"
- ↑ "The Springfield Files"
- ↑ "Dog of Death"
- ↑ "Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)"
- ↑ "The Canine Mutiny"
- ↑ "Stop, or My Dog Will Shoot!"
- ↑ "Don't Fear the Roofer"
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 The Simpsons Movie
- ↑ "Judge Me Tender"
- ↑ "How Munched Is That Birdie in the Window?"
- ↑ "Donnie Fatso"
- ↑ "The Bonfire of the Manatees"
- ↑ "Eeny Teeny Maya, Moe"
- ↑ "Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?"
- ↑ Bathing Santa's Little Helper
- ↑ Bartman - Part III: The Great Purple Hope
- ↑ The Crimespree on Springfield 2!
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