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
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