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Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire ()

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  • Season 1
  • Episode 1
Homer is forced to become a department store Santa when Marge spends the family's Christmas savings on removing Bart's tattoo.
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Homer Simpson / Barney Gumble / Elf Moldy / Grampa Simpson (voice)
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Marge Simpson / Patty Bouvier / Selma Bouvier (voice)
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Bart Simpson / Ralph Wiggum / SNPP employee / Radio singing voice / Boy / Lewis / Cashier / Elf Bubbles (voice)
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Lisa Simpson (voice)
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Principal Seymour Skinner / Mr. Largo / Ned Flanders / Tattoo Guy / Waylon Smithers / Dr. Zitofsky / Loudspeaker Announcer in Shop / Santa Claus Manager / Santa Claus Teacher / Announcer / Clerk (voice)
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Moe Szyslak / Les Moore (voice)
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Girl (voice)
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Santa Claus Girl / Yelping Woman / Rod Flanders / Santa Claus Woman / Milhouse Van Houten / Son (voice)
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Christopher Collins ...
Mr. Burns (uncredited) (voice)

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David Silverman ... (directed by)

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Mimi Pond ... (written by)
 
Matt Groening ... (created by) (creator)
 
James L. Brooks ... (developed by) (creator) &
Matt Groening ... (developed by) (creator) &
Sam Simon ... (developed by) (creator)
 
Jon Vitti ... (story editor)

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Larina Jean Adamson ... co-producer
James L. Brooks ... executive producer (showrunner)
Matt Groening ... executive producer (showrunner)
Al Jean ... co-producer
J. Michael Mendel ... associate producer
Margot Pipkin ... animation producer
Mike Reiss ... co-producer
Richard Sakai ... producer
Sam Simon ... executive producer (showrunner)

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Richard Gibbs

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Ric Eisman
Brian K. Roberts

Editorial Department

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Don Barrozo ... assistant film editor
Joseph A. Boucher ... post-production coordinator
Larry Field ... digital intermediate colorist (uncredited)
Brian K. Roberts ... post-production coordinator (uncredited)

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Bonita Pietila

Production Management

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Sherry Gunther ... animation production manager (as Sherry Argaman)
Michael Stanislavsky ... executive in charge of production: Gracie Films

Sound Department

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Brad Brock ... production mixer
Gary Montgomery ... re-recording mixer
Travis Powers ... sound effects editor
Brian K. Roberts ... dialogue editor
Derek Sample ... adr recordist (uncredited)

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Adam Howard ... visual effects animator (uncredited)

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James Keefer ... animation camera operator (as Jim Keefer)
Wesley Smith ... animation camera operator

Animation Department

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Alvaro Arce ... background designer
Bronwen Barry ... layout artist
Tibor Belay ... layout artist
Cullen Blaine ... layout artist
Gabor Csupo ... supervising animation director
Zeon Davush ... layout artist
Steve Fellner ... layout artist
Erick Geisler ... background artist
Milton Gray ... layout artist (as Milton Grey)
Matt Groening ... character designer
Dolores Hanson ... animation checker
Dale Hendrickson ... character designer
Don Judge ... clean-up artist
Karenia Kaminski ... layout artist (as Karenia Kaminsky)
Nancy Kruse ... clean-up artist
Jang Woo Lee ... layout artist
Maxine Markota ... animation checker
Rich Moore ... storyboard artist
Michael O'Connor ... layout artist
Eduardo Olivares ... layout artist
Phil Ortiz ... background designer / character designer
Gyorgyi Peluce ... background painter / color designer
Greg Reyna ... layout artist
Joe Russo II ... clean-up artist (as Joe Russo)
Swinton O. Scott III ... layout artist (as Swinton Scott)
Sam Simon ... character designer
Don Spencer ... overseas animation director
Eric Stefani ... layout artist
Michael Swanigan ... layout artist
Gregg Vanzo ... layout artist
Nikki Vanzo ... animation checker

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Vince De Rosa ... musician: french horn
Danny Elfman ... composer: Theme by
Chris Ledesma ... music editor
Philip Giffin ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Alan Kaplan ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
Sally Stevens ... main title singer (uncredited)
Tony Terran ... musician: trumpet player (uncredited)
John Van Houten ... musician: tuba (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Louise Jaffe ... script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Stuart Baker ... assistant to the producers
Brad Bird ... executive consultant
James L. Brooks ... executive creative consultant
Donavan Brown ... production assistant
Steve Gottfried ... assistant to the producers
Todd Jacobsen ... production assistant
Stephen J. Lineweaver ... visual consultant (as Stephen Lineweaver)
Patty MacDonald ... assistant to the executive producers
Michael McCusker ... assistant to the producers
Eleanor Mills ... production assistant (as Elenore Mills)
Daria Paris ... assistant to the executive producers
Lana Repp-Lewis ... assistant to the producers (as Lana Repp Lewis)
Leslie Richter ... assistant to the producers
Sam Simon ... creative supervisor
Julie Steddom Smith ... assistant to the executive producers (as Julie Stedmon Smith)
Lisa Stewart ... assistant to the producers
Sarah Werner ... production coordinator
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Plot Summary

During Christmas at the Simpsons, Bart asks for a tattoo. Marge takes them to the mall to buy presents. Bart sees a tattoo parlor and lies about his age to get a "Mother" tattoo. Marge catches Bart while the tattoo parlor is working on it. Marge runs in and drags Bart out. She spends all the Christmas money on removing Bart's tattoo, and Mr. Burns doesn't give out bonuses. Homer then gets a job at the mall as Santa Claus. Bart goes to the mall and pulls off Homer's beard. Homer is then left without a job, and only gets paid $13.00. Will Christmas get any better for the Simpsons? Written by TnMovieFan2@aol.com

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Taglines Twas the Week Before Christmas and Fate Played a Joke. No Tree and No Presents, Homer was Broke! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Especial de Navidad (Mexico)
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  • 30 min
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Did You Know?

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Trivia DVD commentary revealed that the creators got letters of praise for heightening the awareness of the abandonment of racing dogs even though they didn't know it was a real problem when they created the episode. See more »
Goofs Marge clearly states that Snowball II was bought, while in Lisa's Substitute (1991) from season two, it's stated that Snowball II was a kitten the original Snowball had. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into The Way of the Dog (2020). See more »
Soundtracks Jingle Bells See more »
Crazy Credits Copyright date given as 1990, despite a 1989 air date. See more »
Quotes Bart: Can we keep him, Dad? Please?
Homer: But he's a loser. He's pathetic. He's...
[the dog licks his face]
Homer: A Simpson.
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