'Tis the Fifteenth Season
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| "'Tis The Fifteenth Season" | |
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| Episode no. | 320 |
| Prod. code | FABF02 |
| Orig. Airdate | December 14, 2003 |
| Writer(s) | Michael Price |
| Director | Steven Dean Moore |
| Chalkboard | None |
| Couch gag | The family members fly in dressed as popular anime characters (including Bart as Astro Boy, Lisa as Sailor Moon, and Maggie as Pikachu) and land on the couch. |
| Guest star(s) | None |
| SNPP capsule | |
| Season 15 November 2, 2003 – May 23, 2004 |
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"'Tis the Fifteenth Season" is the seventh Christmas episode of The Simpsons.
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[edit] Synopsis
For Christmas, Carl gives Homer a DVD player and the first season of Magnum, P.I. However, Homer forgets he is Lenny's secret Santa and is called selfish by Carl. Instead of giving bonuses, Mr. Burns gives everyone a cafeteria voucher and Homer a Joe DiMaggio rookie baseball card for Bart. To get money for Christmas shopping, Homer gives the card to Comic Book Guy, who gives Homer everything in his cash register. With their small fortune, the Simpsons go shopping at the Springfield Heights Promenade. Homer promises to buy a massive Christmas tree that will cause mudslides and flooding when it is removed. He instead spends the tree money on a Personalized Talking Astrolabe.
Homer gets shunned by his family when they find out. While staying up late at night, Homer watches Mr. Magrew's Christmas Carol. There, he realizes just how selfish he is. Homer decides to reform his ways and become the nicest guy in town. Homer's acts include giving hobos his old clothes, giving Lenny a photo cube, and building a skating rink in the Simpsons' backyard. His actions cause jealousy to stir in Ned Flanders.
Flanders finds himself barely able to control his anger. He decides to buy everyone in town a Christmas present (and gets the money by renting out his house to a fraternity). Homer begins to think of beating Flanders by buying everyone a car. However, Lisa tells him not to and that, as a Buddhist, people would be happier without presents. Homer gets the idea to do the ultimate good deed: steal Christmas. In the morning, an angry mob confronts Homer. The mob calms down when they see a star which they think is a sign from God; it is actually a flare from Hans Moleman. Homer gives everyone back their presents.
[edit] Trivia
- It appears that Hans Moleman has gotten a new car to replace his AMC Gremlin.
- Kent Brockman is in rehab, apparently not his first trip.
- Maggie's snow suit makes her looks like Bongo the one eared rabbit from Life in Hell.
- Moe Szyslak can be seen in the background in one of posters at the Springfield Heights Promenade.
- This is the second episode written by Michael Price.
- During the scene where the mob attacks Homer for their stolen Christmas presents, Apu and Manjula can be seen, even though they are Hindu, meaning they must celebrate Christmas nonetheless.
- Many Christmas carols are played in this episode
- In the Star Trek parody, Sulu claims the ghost is from a Christmas Holiday past, yet Scotty says he shows visions of his future.
- According to the Astrolabe, the date Homer purchased it on the Promenade was December 5th (It referenced Margaret Cho's birthday).
[edit] Cultural References
- Homer's song and the way he tries to help "save" Christmas is an homage to the classic cartoon How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
- After saying that various TV writers have been copying A Christmas Carol for years, Bart turns on the TV and we see parodies of Star Trek and Family Matters.
- Mr. McGrew is a parody of the children's cartoon Mr. Magoo.
- In The Mall the Simpsons go to Abercrombie and Rich is a parody to Abercrombie and Fitch and Victor's Secret is a parody to Victoria's Secret.
- The Prunes Christmas special is a parody of "A Claymation Christmas," in which the California Raisins sang Christmas songs.
[edit] Quotes
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- Homer: Your present is right in the other room… (Runs off screen to get Lenny's gift) Off-screen: Come on machine, take my dollar! Fine, we’ll play it your way!
- Homer: Listen, Lenny. I know I was a pretty bad Secret Santa, so I wanted to make it up to you.
(Homer gives Lenny a present. Lenny unwraps it.)
Lenny: Wow, a photo cube with pictures of us.
Homer: I even filed down all the sharp corners. See, your eye is completely safe.
(Homer begins jabbing Lenny in the eye with one of the corners)
Lenny: Hey, wow, it just stings a little. - Announcer: And now, back to "Mr. Mcgrew's Christmas Carol".
Homer: Mr. McGrew?! I love that blind, senile old man!
Grampa: (outside) I can't find my way back to the home.
Homer: I heard you the first five times.
(Homer throws his shoe at the window. It causes the snow on the roof to fall onto Grampa) - Homer: Quick, what day is it?
Lisa: December 6th.
Homer: Then I have four more days to make this the best Christmas ever. - (A Christmas Carol: Family Matters)
Man in ghost costume: Reform, Ebenezer Urkel. You have alienated everyone who loved you.
Urkel: Did I do that?
(Star Trek Christmas Carol)
Capt. Kirk: Report, Mr. Sulu.
Sulu: Captain, there appears to be some sort of spirit, from an Earth holiday past.
Kirk: Mr. Scott, fire photon torpedoes.
Scotty: It's no use, Captain. He's showin' visions of me future. God, I'm so fat.
Kirk: I said, "fire"! - (sung to the tune of "You're a mean one, Mr. Grinch")
You're a hero, Homer J.
You're as crafty as a skunk,
They'll thank you in the morning
For stealing Flanders' junk, Homer J.
You're a double bacon genius burger,
And just a little druuuuuuuunk! - (sung to the tune of "Here comes santa Claus (right down Santa Claus Lane)
Ned:Here comes sandwiches, here comes sandwiches,
Right down Boozy Bum Lane.
Good ol' Ned's got cheese and bread,
(holding a Bible) And a side order of shame. - Pregnant woman: Sir, my car broke down.
Ned: I can help ya. I'll rotate your tires. I'll even fold up that map for ya. I know they can be a Dickens of a doozy. - Rod: Stay out of our medicine cabinet!
- Homer: I'm gonna be the nicest man in town!
Marge: You've made that promise before.
Homer: Yes, but this time, I'm sober...ish. - Ned: That Homer just burns my waffles! (begins pulling on his moustache) Pain is the cleanser! Pain is the cleanser!
- Sign at Springfield Heights Promenade: Our prices discriminate because we can't.
- Homer: Come on, Marge, I’m not the only selfish person! YOU have to get your hair done at super-cuts. I guess regular cuts just isn’t good enough for you!
- Nelson Muntz: (to Ned Flanders) Haha! You're sad at Christmas!
- Krusty Version of Operation: You just tweezered my wang!
- Homer: This is even sadder then Tuesdays With Morrie!
- Homer: I don't need her. I've got you, astrolabe.
Astrolabe: Colombia's main export is coffee.
Homer (as though he's talking to a baby): Exactly. - Astrolabe I am not returnable. (Homer starts weeping)
- Comic Book Guy: (after falling on the ice, ripping his pants) Activate cloaking device! (he takes off his coat and ties it around his waist, covering the rip, but then the coat rips in the same spot the pants had ripped) Oh, I'm so depressed. Engage candy bar. (he takes one out of his pocket and eats it.)
- Homer: (trying to describe Christmas in a secular way) Let's just say that on this date a million years ago, a dude was born who most of us think was magic, and some don't -- and that's cool -- but we're probably right, amen.
- Singer(to the tune of "Convoy"): Star shone bright that silent night, ninety miles out of manger town, all them gold and myrrh and frankincense, three kings put the hammer down!
Chorus:Cause we've got a Christmas convoy, ain't she a beautiful thing?We've got ourselves a truckin convoy to see the newborn king, convoy!
Singer:10-4,king of the Jews!
