Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire

"Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire", also known as"The Simpsons Christmas Special", is the first full-length episode of The Simpsons. The first would be the eighth episode of the first season. It was first broadcast on 17 december 1989. It was written by Mimi Pond and directed by David Silverman. The title refers to "The Christmas Song", also known as "Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire". The Simpsons was created by Matt Groening for Fox Broadcasting Company. ==Plot[ Edit] == Homer, Marge, and Maggie visits Bart and Lisa's school piece on the Springfield Elementary School. If they are at home, asking children what they want for Christmas to the Margin and Bart wants a tattoo. When Bart, Marge and Lisa go shopping for Christmas, Bart sneaks away and leave a tattoo with "Mother" set up. If they see this, Bart Margin gets way out of the clinic for the tattoo is finished and thereby is "Moth" (mot). The family must use all their money for the kerstkado's Barts tattoo removal. In the meantime hear Homer on his work he gets no Christmas bonus.

When Homer comes home and hears that the money for gifts Marge, he decides not to tell his own bad news. Instead, he goes at a cheap store that sells anything that is more expensive than $ 5 shopping. In MoE's café Barney Gumble Homer dressed as Santa Claus. On Barney's advice takes Homer a job as Santa Claus at the Mall. Bart discovers this when he, as a result of a bet with Milhouse Van Houten, Homers beard jerk off. Homer takes Bart in trust and who decides to keep it a secret.

When Homer gets his salary he is but to get $ 13. Barney, who has been given the same amount of money, suggests to join the Greyhound racing and there are money to put on a successful dog Whirlwind. Homer and Bart to the Greyhound racing, but Homer suddenly changes from idea when he hears that there meerent a dog that Santa's Little Helper is called. Judging from the name of the animal Christmas he decides to gamble on him, given the fixed a lucky name. However, if the dog comes last, while Whirlwind won, such as Barney in advance had predicts. Depressed Bart and Homer decide to go home and take Santa's Little Helper with it because that the dogs race-owner is rejected. When they come home, Homer wants to talk about his accident, but the rest of the family thinks he has bought the dog as a gift and they all have a nice Christmas. ==Cultural references and TidBITS[ Edit] ==
 * The title is a pun on the Christmas song "Chestnuts Roasting on a Open Fire".
 * Except The Simpsons make their debut: Seymour Skinner, Milhouse Van Houten, Sherri and Terri, Moe Szyslak, Mr. Burns, Barney Gumble, Patty and Selma Bouvier, Ned Flanders, Todd Flanders, Santa's Little Helper, Snowball II, Mr. Largo and Lewis. The cat Snowball and Waylon Smithers' voice can be heard on the factory radio, but he appears not yet in view.