Santa's Little Helper

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**Santa's Little Helper**
The Simpsons character
Image:Santa's Little Helper.gif
Age	16 or 8
Gender	Male
Hair Color	Brown
Job	Originally a racing Greyhound
Relatives	Romantic Interest: She's The Fastest, Twin brother (name unknown)
First appearance	"Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"
Voice actor	Frank Welker / Dan Castellaneta

Santa's Little Helper or once known as Santos L Halper (voiced by Frank Welker or Dan Castellaneta) is the Simpson family's pet dog. He is a charming but untrained Greyhound.

1 History
2 Trivia
3 Offspring
4 Episodes

[edit] History

Bart rescued him from a dog racing track. Homer was relying on a Christmas bonus to buy presents, but didn't get it. He took the small amount of Christmas money he made working as a Santa at the Springfield Mall and bet it at the dog track. He had inside information on what dog was going to win, but instead bet on the "long shot," Santa's Little Helper, believing his name to be a sign. Santa's Little Helper finished last (apparently, it was the latest in a long string of last-place finishes), and his frustrated owner abandoned him. Homer and Bart brought him home, and everyone was so happy with him that it was a merry Christmas after all.

[edit] Trivia

With a few exceptions, Santa's Little Helper doesn't make any sound that resembles a bark. However, he does have an ability to think just like a person. In the episode where Homer becomes a food critic, he makes a sound similar to "chewy", and Homer writes it down in his review, unamazed that the dog spoke English. When the Simpsons get the elephant "Stampy", to get attention, Santa's Little Helper manages to growl a garbled "I love you", but no one noticed.

He nearly died of gastric torsion (referred to in the show as a "twisting of the stomach") early in the series. He also broke two legs when Bart's treehouse was demolished by Mr. Burns' oil well.

Although he once had a litter of puppies, he may be bi-sexual. On one episode, a parade of gay dogs walked past the Simpson's house. Santa's Little helper started drooling and tried to chase after the dogs.

It was revealed in "The Springfield Files" that Santa's Little Helper has the same birthday as Homer.

He has a twin brother who lives in the country, somewhat mirroring Peanuts' Snoopy and his desert-dwelling brother Spike.

He was mascot of Duff Beer, and was known as Suds McDuff (a reference to a similar, real life mascot Spuds MacKenzie) in "Old Yeller Belly."

At one time Bart filled out a credit card application using the dog's name ("The Canine Mutiny"). The card came back with the name on it mistranscribed as Santos L. Halper. Bart then used this card to buy a better dog, Laddie, from a novelty catalog. When the credit card people didn't receive any payments from "Santos," Bart convinced the repo men to take Santa's Little Helper instead of Laddie. Bart regretted his actions and ended up donating Laddie to the police force. Bart soon found out that Santa's Little Helper wound up in the possession of Rev. Lovejoy (who called him "Satan's Little Helper") and subsequently was given to Mr. Mitchell, a lonely blind man who dubbed him "Sprinkles." Bart breaks into the house that night to recover his dog, but gets trapped in a closet. When Chief Wiggum, Eddie and Lou arrive, Bart apologizes to the man and convinces Santa's Little Helper to return to him. Laddie rushes in, apparently making friends with Mr. Mitchell, only to sniff out a bag of cannabis in his pocket.