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* DidntThinkThisThrough:
-->'''Homer:''' I've figured out an alternative to giving up my beer. Basically, we become a family of traveling acrobats!\\
'''Marge:''' ...I don't think you thought this through.
-->'''Homer:''' I've figured out an alternative to giving up my beer. Basically, we become a family of traveling acrobats!\\
'''Marge:''' ...I don't think you thought this through.
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* TruthInTelevision: Santa's Little Helper's diagnosis of gastric torsion is a health risk for several dog breeds in real life, including greyhounds.
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* TruthInTelevision: Santa's Little Helper's diagnosis of gastric torsion bloat is a health risk for several dog breeds in real life, including greyhounds.
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* TruthInTelevision: Santa's Little Helper's diagnosis of gastric torsion is a health risk for several dog breeds in real life, including greyhounds.
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* BearsAreBadNews: Santa's Little Helper encounters one while roaming the countryside. The two fight, but it's Santa's Little Helper that wins.
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** To pay for the operation, the family makes various cuts, including Homer giving up beers, Marge not partaking in her group's lottery ticket, Bart starts getting discount haircuts, and Lisa can no longer get encyclopedia volumes. Santa's Little Helper is saved, but the family is quickly grousing about the things they had to give up and shun the dog.
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* ThePowerOfLove: How Bart gets through to the brainwashed Santa's Little Helper. Bart saying he loves him causes SLH to remember all the good times they have and snap out of it.
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** Homer and Marge initially decide that it would too costly ($750) to have Santa's Little Helper receive surgery, meaning that they would rather their dog face a slow and painful death than find a way to afford his treatment.
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** Homer and Marge initially decide that it would be too costly ($750) to have Santa's Little Helper receive surgery, meaning that they would rather have their dog face a slow and painful death than find a way to afford his treatment.
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* {{Expy}}: The vet is a parody of Series/BenCasey.
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* ContinuityNod: The map of Springfield used to follow Santa's Little Helper's adventures when he runs away includes the "Music/MichaelJackson Expressway"; Mayor Quimby renamed the road that when everyone thought Jackson was coming to town in the Season Three opener "Stark Raving Dad".
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* ContinuityNod: ContinuityNod:
** The map of Springfield used to follow Santa's Little Helper's adventures when he runs away includes the "Music/MichaelJackson Expressway"; Mayor Quimby renamed the road that when everyone thought Jackson was coming to town in the Season Three opener "Stark RavingDad".Dad".
** Ned is wearing his [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS2E16BartsDogGetsAnF Assassins sneakers]].
** The map of Springfield used to follow Santa's Little Helper's adventures when he runs away includes the "Music/MichaelJackson Expressway"; Mayor Quimby renamed the road that when everyone thought Jackson was coming to town in the Season Three opener "Stark Raving
** Ned is wearing his [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS2E16BartsDogGetsAnF Assassins sneakers]].
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* FreezeFrameBonus: When Homer is hanging up the posters, you can see one of the Principal Skinner "Have you seen my body?" posters from "Bart The Murderer.
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* FreezeFrameBonus: When Homer is hanging up the posters, you can see one of the Principal Skinner "Have you seen my body?" posters from "Bart "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS3E4BartTheMurderer Bart The Murderer.Murderer]]".
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** People buy/check out from the library copies of Creator/ShirleyJackson's "Literature/TheLottery", thinking it's a how-to guide to winning the lottery, when really it's a short story about conformity gone mad.
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** People buy/check out from the library copies of Creator/ShirleyJackson's "Literature/TheLottery", ''Literature/TheLottery'', thinking it's a how-to guide to winning the lottery, when really it's a short story about conformity gone mad.
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* SpecialGuest: Frank Welker as Santa's Little Helper
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* SpecialGuest: Frank Welker Creator/FrankWelker as Santa's Little Helper
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* FreezeFrameBonus: When Homer is hanging up the posters, you can see one of the Principal Skinner "Have you seen my body?" posters from "Bart The Murderer.
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-->'''Marge: ''(Strictly)'' Bart! Watch your language! ''(Realizes)'' Oh, you did. Sorry.
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* GoshDangItToHeck: After Bart learns they can't afford the operation to save Santa's Little Helper:
-->'''Marge''': Bart, I know you're upset.
-->'''Bart''': Darn right I'm upset!
-->'''Marge: ''(Strictly)'' Bart! Watch your language! ''(Realizes)'' Oh, you did. Sorry.
-->'''Marge''': Bart, I know you're upset.
-->'''Bart''': Darn right I'm upset!
-->'''Marge: ''(Strictly)'' Bart! Watch your language! ''(Realizes)'' Oh, you did. Sorry.
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* BrandX: Encyclopedia Generica
* ComeBackMyPet: The family realizes they were wrong in how they treated Santa's Little Helper and send Bart out to get him.
* ComeBackMyPet: The family realizes they were wrong in how they treated Santa's Little Helper and send Bart out to get him.
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* BlackComedyAnimalCruelty: A photo shows Homer strangling Santa's Little Helper.
* BrandX: EncyclopediaGenerica
Generica.
* ComeBackMyPet: The family realizes that they were wrong in how they treated Santa's Little Helper and send Bart out to get him.
* BrandX: Encyclopedia
* ComeBackMyPet: The family realizes that they were wrong in how they treated Santa's Little Helper and send Bart out to get him.
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* RealLifeWritesThePlot: The story is loosely based in writer John Swartzwelder's experiences with his own dog, which had also suffered from bloat. However, unlike the events in the episode, Swartzwelder's dog did not receive treatment as the operation was too expensive and the dog was too old, so it was euthanized.
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** Homer and Marge initially decide that it would too costly ($750) to have Santa's Little Helper receive surgery, meaning that they would rather their dog face a slow and painful death than find a way to afford his treatment.
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* PetTheDog: Mr. Burns, of all people, gets one reminiscing about his favourite attack dog, the elderly Crippler.
-->'''Burns''': I remember the day he bagged his first hippy.
-->'''Burns''': I remember the day he bagged his first hippy.
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* SpecialGuest: Frank Welker as Santa's Little Helper
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* SpecialGuest: Frank Welker as Santa's Little HelperHelper
* WouldHurtAChild: Mr. Burns. Unsurprisingly really.
-->'''Smither''': I hate to interrupt your longevity treatment, sir, but there's a sweet little boy at the door.
-->'''Burns''': ''[without opening his eyes]'' Release the hounds!
* WouldHurtAChild: Mr. Burns. Unsurprisingly really.
-->'''Smither''': I hate to interrupt your longevity treatment, sir, but there's a sweet little boy at the door.
-->'''Burns''': ''[without opening his eyes]'' Release the hounds!
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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Mr. Burns wanted Santa's Little Helper to be a vicious attack dog and ended up being one person the dog attacked.
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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Mr. Burns wanted Santa's Little Helper to be a vicious attack dog and ended up being one person the dog attacked. Considering he was wearing protective gear at the time, however, it was likely he anticipated this.
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* CrazyAwesome: It may have been just a crazed fantasy, but [[http://i.imgur.com/JjEHr.png 14-karat-gold coated larger-than-life Homer]] telling off Mr. Burns and ruling over the town was damn cool.
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* MeaningfulBackgroundEvent: Santa's Little Helper can be seen sickly limping and falling down in the background multiple times while the story is still focused on the lottery.
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[[quoteright:250:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/250px_dog_of_death_promo.jpg]]
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* ContinuityNod: The map of Springfield used to follow Santa's Little Helper's adventures when he runs away includes the "MichaelJackson Expressway"; Mayor Quimby renamed the road that when everyone thought Jackson was coming to town in the Season Three opener "Stark Raving Dad".
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* ContinuityNod: The map of Springfield used to follow Santa's Little Helper's adventures when he runs away includes the "MichaelJackson "Music/MichaelJackson Expressway"; Mayor Quimby renamed the road that when everyone thought Jackson was coming to town in the Season Three opener "Stark Raving Dad".
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* DisneyDeath: Right before the first {{Act Break}s}}, Abe declares Santa's Little Helper dead. When the show returns from commercials, it turns out not to be the case, and Abe refuses to admit his mistake.
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* DisneyDeath: Right before the first {{Act Break}s}}, Break|s}}, Abe declares Santa's Little Helper dead. When the show returns from commercials, it turns out not to be the case, and Abe refuses to admit his mistake.
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* DisneyDeath: Right before the first {{Act Break}s}}, Abe declares Santa's Little Helper dead. When the show returns from commercials, it turns out not to be the case, and Abe refuses to admit his mistake.
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* ItsAllMyFault: Bart really blames himself for making Santa's Little Helper runaway.
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* ItsAllMyFault: Bart really blames himself for making Santa's Little Helper runaway.run away.
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* NearDeathExperience: Santa's Little Helper has one during his operation, proving that there ''is'' a Doggie Heaven (despite Homer's claim otherwise later in the episode).
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* CrazyAwesome: It may have been just a crazed fantasy, but [[http://i.imgur.com/JjEHr.png 14-karat-gold coated larger-than-life Homer]] was damn cool.
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* CrazyAwesome: It may have been just a crazed fantasy, but [[http://i.imgur.com/JjEHr.png 14-karat-gold coated larger-than-life Homer]] telling off Mr. Burns and ruling over the town was damn cool.
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* TheLudovicoTechnique: Burns {{brainwash}}es Santa's Little Helper this way.
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* TheLudovicoTechnique: Burns {{brainwash}}es Santa's Little Helper this way.into being a vicious, soulless killer.
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* CrazyAwesome: It may have been just a crazed fantasy, but 14-karat-gold coated larger-than-life Homer was damn cool.
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* CrazyAwesome: It may have been just a crazed fantasy, but [[http://i.imgur.com/JjEHr.png 14-karat-gold coated larger-than-life Homer Homer]] was damn cool.
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* CrazyAwesome: It may have been just a crazed fantasy, but 14-karat-gold coated larger-than-life Homer was damn cool.
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** RayBradbury's ''{{Literature/Fahrenheit451}}'' also lies in the [[{{Irony}} fireplace]].
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** RayBradbury's Creator/RayBradbury's ''{{Literature/Fahrenheit451}}'' also lies in the [[{{Irony}} fireplace]].
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** While Santa's Little Helper strolls in the forest, music from "PeterAndTheWolf" can be heard.
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** While Santa's Little Helper strolls in the forest, music from "PeterAndTheWolf" ''Music/PeterAndTheWolf'' can be heard.
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* LawOfDisproportionateResponse: Santa's Little Helper eats Marge's old quilt, which was a family tradition for centuries. She is understandably very upset and Homer tries to comfort her by telling her it's just a quilt. Then he discovers the dog also ate a cookie he wanted to eat, which sends him into a hysterically {{Narm}}y despair. This also turns to be the final draw for him to get rid of the dog.
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* LawOfDisproportionateResponse: Santa's Little Helper eats Marge's old quilt, which was a family tradition for centuries. She is understandably very upset and Homer tries to comfort her by telling her it's just a quilt. Then he discovers the dog also ate a cookie he wanted to eat, which sends him into a hysterically {{Narm}}y despair. This also turns to be the final draw for him to get rid of the dog.
