i watched the simpson’s first episode tonight,
which was ironically a christmas special. homer didn’t have any money for gifts
as his bonus was cancelled. marge had to spend christmas money getting bart’s
tattoo removed. in order to get money, homer became a mall santa for the
holidays. after working extra hours, his check on christmas eve was $13.00. it
wasn’t enough to buy any gifts, but he went to a dog race per the suggestion of
another mall santa to multiply his money by betting. he bet all his money on a
losing dog, santa’s little helper. dejected, in the parking lot as homer and
bart are looking for a winning ticket, santa’s little helper is being yelled at
by his owner for coming in last place in the race. the dog runs into homer and
bart, and they keep him, and bring him home as a christmas present!
what a great way to start off america’s greatest animated sitcom, shoot, what a great way to start off christmas eve 30 years after that special first aired.
-ratha, 7:47pm, 12.24.19