Santa's Little Helper and is the center of the plots of several episodes. During the course of the show, he has fathered litters of puppies, passed obedience school, had surgery for bloat, replaced Duffman as the mascot for Duff Beer, and been trained as a police dog at Springfield's Animal Police Academy. Some of the episodes that focus on Santa's Little Helper have been inspired by popular culture or real experiences that staff members of the show have gone through. Although cartoon animals are often anthropomorphized, Santa's Little Helper generally exhibits canine behavior. Cast member Dan Castellaneta currently provides the dog's sounds on
ARA Santa Cruz (S-41) ARA Santa Cruz (S-41) ARA "Santa Cruz" (S-41) is a member of the of diesel-electric submarines in active service with the Argentine Navy. "Santa Cruz" was built by Thyssen Nordseewerke. It has a single-hull design, with a lightweight bow and stern and a watertight superstructure in the central part. Its sister vessel, was the only other one of its type, though the program originally sought to produce a larger number of submarines. "Santa Cruz" received its mid-life modernization at Arsenal de Marinha, Rio de Janeiro Brazil between September 1999 and 2001. The work involved the replacement of the engines, batteries,