S3.E19

Dog of Death

Episode aired Mar 12, 1992
PG
30m

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Nancy Cartwright and Frank Welker in The Simpsons (1989)

After the Simpsons regret paying for an expensive surgery for Santa's Little Helper, he runs away from home and is trained by Mr. Burns to become an attack dog.After the Simpsons regret paying for an expensive surgery for Santa's Little Helper, he runs away from home and is trained by Mr. Burns to become an attack dog.After the Simpsons regret paying for an expensive surgery for Santa's Little Helper, he runs away from home and is trained by Mr. Burns to become an attack dog.

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7.7/10

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Dan Castellaneta

Homer Simpson
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Julie Kavner

Marge Simpson
(voice)
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Nancy Cartwright

Bart Simpson
(voice)

Yeardley Smith

Lisa Simpson
(voice)

Hank Azaria

Moe Szyslak
(voice)
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Harry Shearer

Boss in Commercial
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Maggie Roswell

Nurse
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Frank Welker

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Trivia
Jim Reardon commented that one of the hardest feats with the episode was to make Santa's Little Helper not express any human expressions, as the staff preferred animals on the show to behave exactly the way they do in real life.

Quotes
Homer: Well, he's got all the money in the world, but there's one thing he can't buy.
Marge: What's that?
Homer: A dinosaur.

Crazy credits
A disclaimer appears on-screen just before the end credits roll. It says "No dogs were harmed in the filming of this episode. A cat got sick, and somebody shot a duck, but that's it."

Connections
Edited into The Simpsons: The Boy Who Knew Too Much (1994)

Soundtracks
Peter and the Wolf
(uncredited)
Written by Sergei Prokofiev

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9/10

Lots of Hilarity

First of all, the issue of the dog's possible death are heart rending. We know things will work out. But that issue is outshone be several really funny bits. First of all, the entire lottery thing, with the masses acting like wolves, throwing their money away. A portion of the winnings go to the schools. The result of that is great. Then there's Smithers, who pretends to be a girl scout and draw the attention of the new attack dog to replace the aging one Burns has. I also can't forget the sacrifices of the Simpson family to pay for the dog's operation.