Santa's Little Helper the dog was a "sympathetic" character. Welker has been praised by staff members for his performances on the show. David Mirkin has noted that "he can do anything, and it fits perfectly. You forget you're listening to a guy, and he's a pleasure to work with." Groening has commented that he was "unbelievably good" at doing animal noises. After 1995, Castellaneta voiced Santa's Little Helper on his own while Welker performed other animal noises until his full departure in 2002, when he was denied a pay raise. In the "questions and answers" section on his website, Welker revealed that the
The Simpsons Sing the Blues film "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" and "The Simpsons Sing the Blues". The record soon became the fastest-selling album to emerge from a television show since the "Miami Vice" soundtrack in 1985. Disney also issued of Caribbean songs sung by "The Little Mermaid" Sebastian as well as an album of songs sung by the cast of "Dinosaurs", a series often compared to "The Simpsons" during its run. "Do the Bartman" inspired a dance, "The Bartman", that was popular in early 1991. The Simpsons Sing the Blues The Simpsons Sing the Blues is the first album released as an offshoot of "The