Santa's Little Helper Duff Beer that has been spilled on the floor. In another board game published by USAopoly called "The Simpsons Monopoly", based on "Monopoly" and released in 2001, the dog is featured as one of the six pewter playing pieces. Santa's Little Helper has also appeared in issues of "Simpsons Comics", in the 2007 film "The Simpsons Movie", and in video games based on "The Simpsons" such as "Night of the Living Treehouse of Horror" and "The Simpsons Game". In addition, the dog has been made into action figures by McFarlane Toys, action figures by Playmates Toys in the World of
Brother's Little Helper of IGN posted a "flashback review" of "Brother's Little Helper". Canning, calling the episode "funny" and "a standout episode in this later season", was particularly fond of the episode's opening. However, he was less impressed with the third act of the episode, calling it "lackluster". He felt that the part involving Mark McGwire was "a silly cop out" and that it wasn't as funny as what was leading up to it. He also stated that he was put off by the writers wanting to come across a message. "It's not that I necessarily disagreed with this sentiment", Canning wrote, "but