How Munched Is That Birdie in the Window? supposedly tries to get Bart and Santa's Little Helper to like each other again." How Munched Is That Birdie in the Window? "How Munched Is That Birdie in the Window?" is the seventh episode of "The Simpsons"<nowiki>'</nowiki> twenty-second season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 28, 2010. The title of the episode is a reference to the 1952 song "How Much is that Doggie in the Window". During a thunderstorm (literally caused by angels bowling), Homer tells a scary story to his children, and a homing pigeon named Raymond Bird by his owner
Santa's Little Helper The name "Santa's Little Helper" was chosen because, according to writer Al Jean in the same "TV Guide" article, "we needed a name that would inspire Homer to bet on him, an omen, a Christmas name since he was betting on Christmas Eve. But, at that point, nobody was thinking long-term. We weren't considering what might happen in ten years, when we've got to use this name." Although "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" was the first episode of the series to air on TV, it was the eighth episode produced by the staff. It was chosen to air first