Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire
Season
1
Production Code
7G08
Broadcast Index
S01E01
Episode Number
1
Airdate
17 December 1989
Writer
Mimi Pond
Director
David Silverman
Executive Producer
James L. Brooks
Matt Groening
Sam Simon
Editor
Gary M. Gadsdon
  • Character Debuts:
  • • Patty Bouvier
  • • Selma Bouvier
  • • Santa's Little Helper
  • • Snowball II
  • • Ned Flanders
  • • Todd Flanders
  • • Principal Seymour Skinner
  • • Mr. Dewey Largo
  • • Milhouse Van Houten
  • • Ralph Wiggum
  • • Mr. Charles Montgomery Burns
  • • Moe Syzlak
  • • Barney Gumble
Plot After Bart's tattoo removal, the Simpsons have no money to buy Christmas presents, when Barney suggests to Homer of getting a job as a Santa down at the mall, and when the pay is only thirteen dollars, Homer and Bart go to the dog track and blow all their money on Number 8, and they go home with the losing dog, known as Santa's Little Helper.
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