Santa's Little Helper Santa's Little Helper Santa's Little Helper is a recurring character in the American animated television series "The Simpsons". He is the pet greyhound of the Simpson family. The dog was introduced in the first episode of the show, the 1989 Christmas special "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire", in which his owner abandons him for finishing last in a greyhound race. Homer Simpson and his son Bart, who are at the race track in hope of winning some money for Christmas presents, see this and decide to adopt the dog. Santa's Little Helper has since appeared frequently on "The Simpsons",
Dogtown (The Simpsons) Dogtown (The Simpsons) "Dogtown" is the twenty-second episode and season finale of the twenty-eighth season of the animated television series "The Simpsons", and the 618th episode of the series overall. It aired in the United States on Fox on May 21, 2017. This was the last of "The Simpsons" to be scored by composer Alf Clausen, who had scored the show since 1990 before being fired in August 2017. Homer is driving in his usual manner and style (ineptly and recklessly) when he carelessly drives into an alleyway, with no room to maneuver and faulty brakes, where Santa's Little Helper