Summary: With no money for Christmas presents, Homer secretly tries to make enough money so Christmas won't be ruined.
References to Time:
- Lisa is in second grade, Bart is in fourth
- Snowball I was run over earlier in the year, so now they have Snowball II
- "Maggie is walking by herself"
- Lisa got straight A's
- Bart doesn't believe in Santa
- Lisa wants a pony, like she's asked for for the past 3 years
- Burns mentions that safety has increased at the plant
- Bart gets a tattoo
- Homer asks Patty and Selma how their trip went (probably refering to their car ride, implying they live out of town)
References to Other Episodes: None
SLH Presence:
- Homer appears to be doing something that could qualify as safety inspector work at the plant
- SLH is introduced
Minimum Time Spanned: 4 days (Dec 21st - 24th, most likely Thursday-Sunday)
Canon: Yes, except for the Patty and Selma being from "out of town"
Favorite Moments:
- Son and father at the racetrack. "Can we open our presents now, Dad?" "You know the tradition: not until the 8th race."
- Lisa's speech to Patty about trashing her father is pretty poetic, especially since Lisa had just finished enjoying a Happy Little Elves Christmas special.
- "I don't wanna leave until our dog finishes."
Review: I grew up with this episode and have seen it many times. So the effects of the episode are a bit lost on me. I know the entire dialogue by heart. However, after having not watched it for several years, I found myself enjoying the episode again. I even felt a little bit of emotion rise up at the end when Homer says that SLH is a Simpson. B+
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