"Newt Gingrich in Quebec is generally replaced with one to Mike Harris. Most of the recurring characters keep their English names in each French version. Two exceptions are Sideshow Bob and Sideshow Mel, who are known as Tahiti Bob and Tahiti Mel in France, as the word ""sideshow"" has no direct translation. In Quebec, the title ""sideshow"" is kept as an Anglicism. Another exception is made for the Simpsons family's dog, Santa's Little Helper, who is called ""Le p'tit renne au nez rouge"" (the French name for the song ""Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"", which literally means ""Little Red-Nosed Reindeer"") in"
"Santa's Little Helper Santa's Little Helper is a recurring character in the American animated television series ""The Simpsons"". He is the pet greyhound of the Simpson family. The dog was introduced in the first episode of the show, the 1989 Christmas special ""Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"", in which his owner abandons him for finishing last in a greyhound race. Homer Simpson and his son Bart, who are at the race track in hope of winning some money for Christmas presents, see this and decide to adopt the dog. Santa's Little Helper has since appeared frequently on ""The Simpsons"","
"of ""TV Guide"". This issue was released with 24 different covers, all featuring different characters from ""The Simpsons"". Santa's Little Helper Santa's Little Helper is a recurring character in the American animated television series ""The Simpsons"". He is the pet greyhound of the Simpson family. The dog was introduced in the first episode of the show, the 1989 Christmas special ""Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"", in which his owner abandons him for finishing last in a greyhound race. Homer Simpson and his son Bart, who are at the race track in hope of winning some money for Christmas presents,"
"dog's Christmas-inspired name to be a sign. However, the greyhound finishes last. As Homer and Bart leave the track, they watch the dog's owner abandon him for losing the race. Bart pleads with Homer to keep the dog as a pet and he agrees after it affectionately licks him on the cheek. When Bart and Homer return home, Santa's Little Helper is assumed by the rest of the family to be a Christmas present. In various episodes, Santa's Little Helper can be seen chewing on newspapers and other objects in the Simpsons' household, destroying furniture, and digging holes in the"
"a water pump in the tongue, a built-in pedometer, reflective sidewalls and little vanity plates."" In promotion of ""The Simpsons Sing the Blues"", the music video for the album's second single, ""Deep, Deep Trouble"" premiered shortly after this episode's first broadcast. Bart's Dog Gets an ""F"" ""Bart's Dog Gets an ""F"""" is the sixteenth episode of ""The Simpsons""<nowiki>'</nowiki> second season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on March 7, 1991. In this episode, the Simpson family's dog, Santa's Little Helper, manages to infuriate Homer and Marge by destroying Homer's new shoes, ruining a family heirloom,"
"Bart's Dog Gets an ""F"" ""Bart's Dog Gets an ""F"""" is the sixteenth episode of ""The Simpsons""<nowiki>'</nowiki> second season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on March 7, 1991. In this episode, the Simpson family's dog, Santa's Little Helper, manages to infuriate Homer and Marge by destroying Homer's new shoes, ruining a family heirloom, and devouring Homer's cookie. As a result Homer considers giving him away while Bart is forced to train Santa's Little Helper at an obedience school so that the family will not have to give him away. At first, the dog is"
"""Herald Sun"" named this episode's chalkboard gag, ""I saw nothing unusual in the teacher's lounge"", the third-best chalkboard gag in the show's history. While reviewing the episode in 2011, Nathan Rabin of ""The A.V. Club"" noted, ""perhaps because he’s a fucking dog, Santa’s Little Helper is never developed as fully as the other characters, so the requisite episode-ending orgy of sentimentality when Santa's Little Helper is joyously reunited with Bart feels a little cheap and unearned."" Dog of Death ""Dog of Death"" is the 19th episode of ""The Simpsons""<nowiki>'</nowiki> third season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the"
"the show, but voice artist Frank Welker has also voiced him. Santa's Little Helper has become a popular character following his appearances on ""The Simpsons"". He ranked 27th in Animal Planet's 2003 television special ""50 Greatest TV Animals"" that was based on popularity, name recognition, and the longevity of the shows. He has also been featured in merchandise relating to ""The Simpsons"", such as video games, board games, and comics. Santa's Little Helper is a greyhound that appears on the animated television series ""The Simpsons"" and is the pet dog of the Simpson family. He can often be seen on"
"Dog of Death ""Dog of Death"" is the 19th episode of ""The Simpsons""<nowiki>'</nowiki> third season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on March 12, 1992. In the episode, Santa's Little Helper falls ill and the Simpson family must make budget cuts to pay for his operation. Although the dog's life is saved, the family begins to feel the strain of their sacrifices and starts treating him badly, causing him to run away. Santa's Little Helper ends up in the possession of Mr. Burns, who trains him to become a vicious attack dog. Several days later,"
"the Simpson Mind"" in 2008. In 2000, Homer and the rest of the Simpson family were awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard. In 2017, Homer Simpson was celebrated by the National Baseball Hall of Fame, to honor the 25th anniversary of the episode ""Homer at the Bat"". Homer is an ""everyman"" and embodies several American stereotypes of working class blue-collar men: he is crude, overweight, incompetent, dim witted, clumsy and a borderline alcoholic. Matt Groening describes him as ""completely ruled by his impulses"". Dan Castellaneta calls him ""a dog trapped in a"
"Barkley (Sesame Street) Barkley is a Muppet dog who appears on ""Sesame Street"". He was originally called Woof-Woof when he first appeared in Season 9. In the 10th season premiere, the cast voted to rename him Barkley. Barkley is an orange and white colored dog that is energetic and playful, but is not anthropomorphized in the way that Rowlf the Dog and other characters are. While he may exhibit human-like emotions, he communicates only through barks, yelps, and physical contact. He was Linda's guide dog and understood the American Sign Language signs for ""sit"" and ""stay."" However, he also had"
"Academy. However, his new crime-fighting job makes him jaded and one day at home he bites Bart. The Simpsons must therefore send the dog away to live with officer Lou. However, he gets to return after saving Bart from a toxic smoke cloud at school and then leaving the police force. In ""How Munched is That Birdie in the Window?"" (season 22, 2010), after Santa's Little Helper devours a pigeon with a broken leg that Bart was nursing, Bart gets mad at the dog and is unable to forgive him. The Simpsons therefore give him away to an ostrich farm."
"the show in minor appearances, although there have been some episodes that feature him heavily, including the first episode of ""The Simpsons"". In that episode, ""Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"" (season one, 1989), Homer discovers that he has no money to buy Christmas presents for the family. Desperate for a miracle, he and Bart go to the greyhound racing track on Christmas Eve in hopes of winning some money. Although Homer has inside information on which dog is the most likely to win, he instead bets on a last-minute entry, Santa's Little Helper (here despite being brown), believing the"
"Simpson family The Simpson family consists of fictional characters featured in the animated television series ""The Simpsons"". The Simpsons are a nuclear family consisting of married couple Homer and Marge and their three children Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. They live at 742 Evergreen Terrace in the fictional town of Springfield, United States, and they were created by cartoonist Matt Groening, who conceived the characters after his own family members, substituting ""Bart"" for his own name. The family debuted on Fox on April 19, 1987 in ""The Tracey Ullman Show"" short ""Good Night"" and were later spun off into their own"
"to be inducted with a star, after Schulz. Snoopy Snoopy is Charlie Brown's pet beagle in the comic strip ""Peanuts"" by Charles M. Schulz. He can also be found in all of the ""Peanuts"" movies and television specials, like ""The Peanuts Movie"". Since his debut on October 4, 1950, Snoopy has become one of the most recognizable and iconic characters in the comic strip, and is considered more famous than Charlie Brown in other countries. The original drawings of Snoopy were inspired by Spike, one of Schulz's childhood dogs. Snoopy is a loyal, innocent, imaginative and good-natured beagle who is"
"Wiggum, enroll him in the Springfield Animal Police Academy, where he is teamed with Lou, managing to help fight crime in Springfield. Santa's Little Helper catches Snake Jailbird who is taken to court, but freed on a technicality. This makes Santa's Little Helper jaded, and when he returns home, he bites Bart on the leg out of frustration. Considering the fact that the pressure from the fight against crime is what led to the dog's actions on Bart, the Simpsons send the dog away to live with Lou. As a replacement, Marge buys Bart a reticulated python, which he names"
"greyhound's lack of intelligence. In an article that compared ""The Simpsons"" to the animated series ""Family Guy"", Todd Camp of the ""Fort Worth Star-Telegram"" noted that ""though Santa's Little Helper may be the only Simpson who's dumber than Homer, the Griffins' pooch <nowiki>[</nowiki>Brian Griffin<nowiki>]</nowiki> is the brainiest member of the household"". In 1991, Copley News Service's Alison Ashton described Santa's Little Helper as a ""sweet and stupid dog"". Tom Coombe of ""The Morning Call"" wrote in 2002 that ""fans of ""The Simpsons"" will tell you that the cartoon family's dog [...] is often dumb, disobedient and skittish. Fans of the"
"Homer Simpson Homer Jay Simpson is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the American animated sitcom ""The Simpsons"". He is voiced by Dan Castellaneta and first appeared on television, along with the rest of his family, in ""The Tracey Ullman Show"" short ""Good Night"" on April 19, 1987. Homer was created and designed by cartoonist Matt Groening while he was waiting in the lobby of James L. Brooks' office. Groening had been called to pitch a series of shorts based on his comic strip ""Life in Hell"" but instead decided to create a new set of characters. He"
"Barkley was no longer a character in the series after the start of the 21st century, but returned in the 40th-season premiere, being walked (or run) by Bob. He also made a cameo in one episode the following season. Barkley (Sesame Street) Barkley is a Muppet dog who appears on ""Sesame Street"". He was originally called Woof-Woof when he first appeared in Season 9. In the 10th season premiere, the cast voted to rename him Barkley. Barkley is an orange and white colored dog that is energetic and playful, but is not anthropomorphized in the way that Rowlf the Dog"
"of their sacrifices and starts treating him badly, causing him to run away. He ends up in the possession of Mr. Burns, who trains him to become a vicious attack dog. Several days later, Bart stumbles upon the trained Santa's Little Helper and is attacked, but the greyhound eventually recognizes his old friend and stops. In ""The Canine Mutiny"" (season eight, 1997), Bart uses a fake charge card to buy a well-trained rough collie named Laddie from a mail-order catalog. Laddie learns many tricks that Santa's Little Helper is completely unable to perform, and the Simpson family nearly forgets about"
"Willy (EastEnders) Willy (also Rasputin) is a fictional dog from the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"". Willy is a Pug, who appears in the first episode of the programme on 19 February 1985 and remains in the show until 14 May 1992. Willy is Ethel Skinner's (Gretchen Franklin) constant companion. She rarely appears on-screen without him tucked under her arm. He was named after her late husband, William Skinner (Ian Brimble). There were various innuendo-laden references to Willy. Ethel's famous lines being either, ""Where's my Willy?"" or, in a double entendre, ""Has anyone seen my Willy?"" Willy can often be quite"
"Cletus Spuckler Cletus Delroy Spuckler, commonly called Cletus the Slack-Jawed Yokel is a recurring character in the Fox animated series ""The Simpsons"", voiced by Hank Azaria. Cletus is Springfield's resident hillbilly stereotype. He is usually portrayed wearing a white sleeveless shirt and blue jeans. He was named the 7th (out of 25) of IGN's Top 25 Simpsons Peripheral Characters. Cletus was introduced during the fifth season of the show, in ""Bart Gets an Elephant"", as one of the ""slack-jawed yokels"" gawking at Bart's elephant Stampy. Cletus' voice is slightly deeper in this initial appearance than in later episodes. He, like"
"his horrific plan of making a tuxedo from the puppies through a musical number, ""See My Vest"", after determining that it would be a ""fun and light"" way to convey his plan of killing the greyhounds. ""Two Dozen and One Greyhounds"" received a generally positive reception from television critics. During the week of its original broadcast, the episode finished 55th in ratings, with a Nielsen rating of 7.3. Several reviews considered the episode to be among the best in the series, with Mr. Burns' role and the ""See My Vest"" sequence being singled out for praise. The Simpson family's dog,"
"Saddlesore Galactica ""Saddlesore Galactica"" is the thirteenth episode of the eleventh season of the American animated sitcom ""The Simpsons"". It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 6, 2000. In the episode, the Simpson family rescues a diving horse named Duncan from the abuse of his owner and keeps him as a pet. When the cost of keeping Duncan rises, Homer and Bart train him to be a racehorse. Duncan wins several races and, as a result, Homer is threatened with death by a group of jockeys. Meanwhile, Lisa is upset over her school unfairly"
"The Canine Mutiny ""The Canine Mutiny"" is the twentieth episode of ""The Simpsons""<nowiki>'</nowiki> eighth season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on April 13, 1997. It was written by Ron Hauge and directed by Dominic Polcino. Bart applies for a credit card and goes on a spending spree when it arrives, including an expensive trained dog called 'Laddie'. It guest stars voice actor Frank Welker as Laddie, a parody of Lassie. The episode's title references the novel ""The Caine Mutiny"". When Bart complains he never gets any mail, Marge gives him the family's junk mail."
"and displays an unnerving tendency toward self-awareness, but it provides reasonable entertainment."" DVD Talk's Ian Jane described the cameo appearance by Bachman and Turner as ""fun"". Saddlesore Galactica ""Saddlesore Galactica"" is the thirteenth episode of the eleventh season of the American animated sitcom ""The Simpsons"". It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 6, 2000. In the episode, the Simpson family rescues a diving horse named Duncan from the abuse of his owner and keeps him as a pet. When the cost of keeping Duncan rises, Homer and Bart train him to be a racehorse."
"suggests he buy the house next door to his, which he does. The Simpsons meet Terrance's wife Emily, his pet armadillo Chuey, their daughter Corduroy and their son T-Rex, and get their first exposure to their way of life. While Homer and Lisa are immediately taken with the family, Bart is irritated by T-Rex's negative attitude and Marge is uncomfortable in their presence, particularly of Emily's public breastfeeding. Despite this Marge supports Homer in his desire to fit in with their lifestyle, and allows him to combine their yard with the neighbor's into a ""mono-yard"" and lets him, Bart and"
"Snoopy Snoopy is Charlie Brown's pet beagle in the comic strip ""Peanuts"" by Charles M. Schulz. He can also be found in all of the ""Peanuts"" movies and television specials, like ""The Peanuts Movie"". Since his debut on October 4, 1950, Snoopy has become one of the most recognizable and iconic characters in the comic strip, and is considered more famous than Charlie Brown in other countries. The original drawings of Snoopy were inspired by Spike, one of Schulz's childhood dogs. Snoopy is a loyal, innocent, imaginative and good-natured beagle who is prone to imagining fantasy lives, including being an"
"based on Mills' early life. Working with Cosmo inspired actor Ewan McGregor to get a dog of his own. ""I was looking for a replacement for Cosmo because I couldn’t stand the idea of not having him around,"" said McGregor, who adopted a poodle mix called Sid. ""I found my dog on the last day of the shoot. He is gorgeous and my little Cosmo replacement."" McGregor stated that he takes Sid for walks with DeCagny and Cosmo in Venice on occasion. Cosmo (dog) Cosmo is a canine actor. He is a Jack Russell Terrier that is best known for"
"series, which debuted on Fox in the U.S. on December 17, 1989. Alongside the five main family members, there are a number of other major and minor characters in their family. The most commonly recurring characters are Homer's father Abraham ""Grampa"" Simpson; Marge's sisters Patty and Selma Bouvier; and the family's two pets, Santa's Little Helper and Snowball II. Other family members include Homer's mother Mona Simpson, Homer's half-brother Herbert Powell, Marge's mother Jacqueline Bouvier, and other minor relatives. Groening conceived of the idea for the Simpsons in the lobby of James L. Brooks's office. Brooks had asked Groening to"
"sadistic mouse, Itchy. The writers often forget which character is which; a trick they use is that Scratchy contains the letters c, a and t. Poochie, voiced by Dan Castellaneta and Alex Rocco, is an orange dog that appeared in ""The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show"" (season eight, 1997). In the episode, the producers of ""The Itchy & Scratchy Show"" believed the cartoons were getting stale, and needed a new character to reinvigorate the show. Homer Simpson gets the job of voicing Poochie, who is introduced in the cartoon, ""The Beagle Has Landed"". A product of marketing department thinking,"
"watch the dog's owner angrily disowning him for losing the race. Bart pleads with Homer to keep the dog as a pet, and he reluctantly agrees. When Bart and Homer return home, Homer finally comes clean to the family that he did not get his Christmas bonus; however, the family assumes Santa's Little Helper is their present and are overjoyed by Homer's gesture. The Simpsons family then celebrate by singing ""Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"". ""The Simpsons"" creator Matt Groening conceived of the idea for the Simpsons in the lobby of James L. Brooks's office. Brooks, the producer of the sketch"
"their old pet. Bart eventually gives Santa's Little Helper 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 tries to get him back. When he finally finds him, Santa's Little Helper is serving as a seeing-eye dog for a blind man, but eventually decides to return to the family. In ""Stop or My Dog Will Shoot"" (season 18, 2007), Santa's Little Helper becomes a local hero after finding a lost Homer, and the Simpsons decide to enroll him in the Animal Police"