Santa's Little Helper reason he stopped performing as Santa's Little Helper was because "The producers thought... 'Hmmm, Dan barks pretty good, and we are already paying him and he seems to like doing the dog thing... why do we need to pay Welker who comes in here, spends less than an hour, eats all the doughnuts, refuses to come to rehearsals... let's just give the damn dog to Dan!'" Santa's Little Helper has become a well-known dog because of his appearances in the series. A writer for "The Grand Rapids Press" wrote in 2002 that "we all know who Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa
Satan's Little Helper unique and daring achievement", describing it as "a satiric commentary on the influence of videogames and fiction, the distinction between fantasy and reality for a child, and the danger and power of Halloween – all in a movie filled with blood, guts and black humour." "Satan's Little Helper" was listed on "Rolling Stone"'s 13 Terrifying Horror Movies You Can't Unsee. Satan's Little Helper Satan's' Little Helper is an American comedy horror film directed and written by Jeff Lieberman. The film stars Alexander Brickel as Dougie, a nine year old boy video gamer. On Halloween, Dougie meets a serial killer and