"Dog of Death"
Written by: John Swartzwelder
Directed by: Jim Reardon
First aired: March 12, 1992
S03E19
(8F17)
Episode Background
Episode Background:
"Dog of Death"
"Dog of Death"
Written by: John Swartzwelder
Directed by: Jim Reardon
First aired: March 12, 1992
S03E19
8F17
Episode Background
Dog of Death was part of the spring lineup of the 1991-1992 US TV schedule. It first aired March 12, 1992 at 8pm on Fox following “local/syndicated programming” and was followed by “Drexell’s Class”, both of which remain top notch examples of quality television, well worth clearing your Thursday nights to watch on the family TV. Dog of Death was seen by over 23 million people when it first aired according to Nielsen ratings.
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Plot
In the episode, Santa’s Little Helper falls ill and the family must make budget cuts to pay for his operation. Although the dog’s life is saved, the family begins to feel the strain of their sacrifices and starts treating him badly, causing him to run away. Santa’s Little Helper ends up in the possession of Mr. Burns, who trains him to become a vicious attack dog. Several days later, Bart stumbles upon the trained Santa’s Little Helper and is attacked, but the dog eventually recognizes his old friend and stops.
“Good boy, Santa’s Little Helper.”
Top Quotable Lines
- Bart: “TV sucks”. Homer: “I know you′re upset right now, so I′ll pretend you didn′t say that”.
- Homer: “To alcohol! The cause of and solution to all of life′s problems!”
- Homer: “Hello? You′ll have to speak up. I′m wearing a towel”
Top Ranking Term
Professor Frink has ran advanced ranking algorithms and processed every spoken line of this episode and found that…
“lottery”
… is the top ranking unique term in Dog of Death.
“ I don’t care if I have to knock on every door in this two-bit town, I’m going to find my dog!”