Dog of Death
The Simpsons, season 3, episode 19. First aired March 12, 1992. 139 moments of about ten seconds each: open one for its frame, what happens and what's said.
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About the episode
While Springfield chases a $130 million lottery jackpot, Santa's Little Helper falls ill and needs a $750 operation. The family pays for it by cutting back on beer, haircuts and lottery tickets, but their grumbling drives the dog away, and Mr. Burns takes him in and trains him as an attack dog. Bart later finds him at Burns's mansion, where memories of home break the conditioning.
- Written by
- John Swartzwelder
- Directed by
- Jim Reardon
- Guest stars
- Frank Welker as Santa's Little Helper
- Chalkboard gag
I saw nothing unusual in the teacher's lounge
- Couch gag
- Lying Down Homer
- Production code
- 8F17
The synopsis is our own. Credits and guest stars from Wikipedia and the Simpsons wiki.
Every moment
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No regular characters appear in this opening title sequence
“The Simpsons”
0:00–0:11 -
Bart Simpson stands at the Springfield Elementary School entrance, then inside a classroom writing…
0:11–0:23 -
Homer stands at a control panel beneath a CAUTION sign, gripping an orange rod with a glowing green tip…
0:23–0:35 -
Lisa sits bent over a light blue saxophone in a crowded school band room beneath a bust of Beethoven…
0:35–0:47 -
Bart rides a yellow skateboard along a sidewalk past a purple wall, arms flung out, while billowing white…
“Come on. Come on.”
0:47–0:57 -
Maggie grips a steering wheel while Marge drives a pink car, and a group of kids runs across a grassy hill…
0:57–1:08 -
Homer Simpson first lies stretched across the brown couch with his arms flung up, then Marge, Lisa, Bart…
1:08–1:19 -
A red-haired man in a light blue shirt, purple tie and dark belt stands beside a desk, pointing across it…
“I don't need your crummy job, Mr. Employer.”
1:19–1:29 -
Two men in blue overalls and caps stand at a glass window beside piles of money bags while a man in a brown…
“We both won the lottery!”
1:29–1:42 -
Moe stands in his bar working on a glowing orange neon sign that reads "BEER IS THE ANSWER"
“Exploiter of the poor and ignorant.”
1:42–1:45 -
Homer Simpson sits at a bar with a mug, leaning in beside Barney, the heavy drunk with messy brown hair…
“You know, I heard the jackpot's up to 130 million dollars.”
1:45–1:57 -
Apu stands behind the CASH counter and hands a lottery ticket to a man with black hair and glasses in a blue…
“Yes, yes, here's your lottery ticket.”
1:57–2:09 -
Homer Simpson holds a receiver to his ear at a wall-mounted pay phone in a store, gripping the coiled cord…
“Bert, I need some lucky numbers. Fast. How old are you?”
2:09–2:19 -
Apu and a heavy bald man in a purple jacket stand at the Kwik-E-Mart counter beside a beehive-haired…
“Strap on your bulletproof mask, Sanjay. It's time for another bank run.”
2:19–2:31 -
Marge Simpson sits on a brown couch in a pink room while Homer Simpson sits beside her holding a fanned stack…
“Are you ready?”
2:31–2:40 -
Marge and Homer are in the pink living room, with Homer first grinning beside her and then gripping…
“But we never ever... Now, I know you're excited, but calm down and listen to me carefully.”
2:40–2:52 -
Marge Simpson stands beside Homer, who is bald and wears a white shirt, inside the pink-walled living room…
“You don't understand, Marge.”
2:52–3:06 -
Homer sits at a table in the living room, first looking bored with half-closed eyes and then turning to look…
“Yes, money. I mean, honey.”
3:06–3:16 -
A heavy, bald man in a green shirt and green trousers pushes a blue wheelbarrow stacked with white paper…
“The whole state is suddenly in the grip of lottery fever, and Springfield is no exception.”
3:16–3:25 -
Kent Brockman sits at a desk on a TV screen holding up a green book titled The Lottery by Shirley Jackson…
“Of course, the book does not contain any hints on how to win the lottery.”
3:25–3:35 -
Principal Skinner sits on a brown couch in the right foreground, with Marge and a small brown-haired child…
“But there's already one big winner. Our state school system,”
3:35–3:39 -
Principal Skinner stands between two women in an office with notices on the wall
“Just think what we can buy with that money.”
3:39–3:52 -
Carl sits beside an unnamed woman with reddish curly hair and glasses in a red jacket and an unnamed man…
“Magnets. Always with the magnets.”
3:52–4:00 -
Maggie sits on a colorful blanket beside a tray of chicken, nuggets and peas while Santa's Little Helper…
“I've never been so sure of anything in my life.”
4:00–4:10 -
Homer Simpson sits on a brown couch in the living room with a pink wall, first grinning with his mouth open…
“Correction, 380 million to 50.”
4:10–4:22 -
Bart holds a red Buzz Cola can and stares wide-eyed while a blurred, bald, heavy man is shown in a hazy…
“What do kids know about spending money? What are you gonna do, Homer?”
4:22–4:32 -
Lenny talks and gestures near a vending machine and bulletin board, then Homer looms over the same table…
“Oh, I know what it is. You're the biggest man in the world now.”
4:32–4:43 -
Mr. Burns sits in a tall red chair behind a dark desk in his dim office, his hands resting on the desk…
“I'm running things now. All hail King Homer.”
4:43–4:46 -
Homer laughs with his mouth wide open against a blue sky and a row of old brick buildings, then sits…
“We now take you to the drawing live. I hope you've got your tickets.”
4:46–4:59 -
An older white-haired man in a red jacket reads from a sheet of paper in front of a lottery ball machine…
“We now take you to the drawing live. I hope you've got your tickets.”
4:59–5:10 -
Krusty the Clown and a thin teal-haired man stand beside a blue lottery drum filled with white balls…
“We'll be with you in a minute, kids.”
5:10–5:16 -
Homer Simpson sits in a brown armchair at a wooden tray table covered with lottery tickets, while Santa's…
“I will now draw the first winning number.”
5:16–5:26 -
Homer sits on a brown couch beside a purple lamp, stretching his arms and then sorting a pile of lottery…
“The first number is 17.”
5:26–5:36 -
Grampa stands before Homer, who sits on a couch holding a tray of crumpled paper while Marge sits beside Lisa…
“I knew we wouldn't win. Well, why didn't you tell the rest of us?”
5:36–5:48 -
Bart stands against a brown wall at the right of the scene while a yellow-skinned figure at the left edge…
“you had to be 10.”
5:48–5:50 -
Kent Brockman sits at a desk on a TV screen reading papers while a lottery board behind him shows the numbers…
“And the final number is 49.”
5:50–5:59 -
Kent Brockman stands behind a desk on a TV screen, first raising both fists in triumph and then holding up…
“Ha-ha-ha!”
5:59–6:08 -
Kent Brockman sits at a news desk on a television screen
“me, Kent Brockman.”
6:08–6:16 -
Kent Brockman sits at a desk on a TV screen labeled TV 6 News, reading from a sheet of paper in his hands
“Tragic mix-up today in Cleveland.”
6:16–6:25 -
Homer, Marge, Lisa, Bart and baby Maggie sit together on a brown couch in a pink living room, with an elderly…
“Oh, well.”
6:25–6:33 -
Santa's Little Helper lies sprawled with eyes shut and tongue slightly out on a purple and white checkered…
“Grandpa, he's not dead.”
6:33–6:44 -
Lisa stands frightened with her eyes wide and teeth clenched, then glances sideways with a sour, unimpressed…
“It's not fair to toy with people's emotions like that.”
6:44–6:53 -
Grampa stands in a room with a pink archway, a wooden china cabinet with a purple interior, and a potted red…
“Oh, sure. The old man's off his rocker. If Grandpa says he's dead,”
6:53–7:00 -
Homer, Marge, Lisa, Bart and Maggie gather in a kitchen with a checkered floor, looking down at the brown…
“He is alive. He's wagging his tail. That don't mean nothing.”
7:00–7:12 -
Homer, Marge and their children walk toward Springfield Animal Hospital, passing yellow Quiet Hospital Zone…
“Clear.”
7:12–7:22 -
A heavyset, muscular man with dark slicked-back hair and a white open-collared shirt leans on a counter…
“This is the part of the job I hate.”
7:22–7:28 -
Homer holds Santa's Little Helper, the brown greyhound, while a dark-haired man in an open-collared white…
“Hey, you did the best you could.”
7:28–7:38 -
A muscular yellow-skinned man with a black pompadour, wearing a white shirt and a purple stethoscope…
“I'm afraid that your dog has a twisted stomach.”
7:38–7:49 -
Homer, Marge, Lisa, Bart and baby Maggie stand together in a tiled room with a scale and shelves of bottles…
“He needs an operation to correct it, or he'll die.”
7:49–7:59 -
Homer first stands with his eyes shut and a pained expression in a blue-tiled room, then opens his eyes wide…
“Well, I”
7:59–8:09 -
Bart Simpson sits in the back seat of the family station wagon beside Santa's Little Helper, the brown…
“I can't help but notice we're leaving the hospital When's the dog going to get his”
8:09–8:20 -
Homer sits at the kitchen table in a white shirt and blue pants, mouth open and eyes wide, while Marge stands…
“Later first I want to tell you about the most wonderful place in the world Doggy heaven.”
8:20–8:31 -
Bart sits beside Homer is at Bart's side and Lisa watches from the background
“And all the best dogs are there. Old Sheller and about eight lassies.”
8:31–8:44 -
Bart stands in the foreground beside Lisa, who has star-shaped spiky hair, a red dress and a pearl necklace…
“Chester? Checkers. Yeah, and one of the lassies is in there, too.”
8:44–8:55 -
Homer sits at the kitchen counter in the first three frames while Marge stands behind him beside shelves…
“Oh, honey, $750 is a lot of money.”
8:55–9:06 -
Marge appears first at the left with a tense, sideways look, then stands at the right of the kitchen…
“Bart, watch your language.”
9:06–9:16 -
Homer sits at the kitchen counter while Marge stands behind him
“But it'll be okay.”
9:16–9:27 -
Homer Simpson sits in a kitchen with purple cabinets and his arms thrown wide while Marge Simpson stands…
“Oh, come on!”
9:27–9:39 -
Mr. Burns sits in a tall red armchair at a desk in his office, writing on a sheet of paper…
“Lousy, manipulative dog.”
9:39–9:52 -
Mr. Burns sits behind a purple desk in a red wingback chair and signs a paper with a pen
“Oh, please, continue.”
9:52–10:01 -
Mr. Burns sits in a red armchair at a desk on the left, while Smithers and a green jacket with an ID badge…
“What makes a man endanger his job and, yes,”
10:01–10:10 -
Mr. Burns sits behind a desk in a dark suit and pink tie in front of a red high-backed chair, gesturing…
“Nonsense.”
10:10–10:19 -
Smithers looks on uneasily as Mr. Burns sits in a tall red chair behind a desk with a sheet of paper…
“If you did it, sir?”
10:19–10:31 -
Homer reads a book titled Canine Surgery in an armchair while Marge stands beside him
“But Marge, it looks so easy. Just like carving a turkey.”
10:31–10:39 -
Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, Maggie and Grampa first crowd around a cluttered Thanksgiving table under a Happy…
“Maybe you're right, Marge.”
10:39–10:50 -
Bart, Lisa and Santa's Little Helper are first seen together in a room with purple walls and a window…
“All right!”
10:50–11:02 -
Bart Simpson stands in a pink room beside a purple door, with an oval portrait of Marge with her tall blue…
“Bart, from now on,”
11:02–11:09 -
Marge Simpson sits at a table in a green-and-purple room, holding a pencil over a notepad covered…
“No problemo. I'm going to give up buying my weekly lottery ticket,”
11:09–11:20 -
Marge Simpson sits at the kitchen table writing on a clipboard with a pencil, while Homer sits…
“Ham night will be spam night. And pork chub night will now be chub night.”
11:20–11:31 -
Lisa sits at a blue table wearing a pearl necklace, gesturing and talking, while Homer in a white shirt…
“grocery store. But, Mom, next week is Volume 4, Copernicus through Elephantiasis.”
11:31–11:38 -
Marge sits at a kitchen counter while Lisa in a red dress leans in beside her, and Maggie with a pacifier…
“Maggie's baby clothes will have to last for a little longer.”
11:38–11:50 -
Marge, Maggie, Bart and Lisa sit around a round purple table while Homer sits in front with a calculator…
“I don't think you've thought this through.”
11:50–11:58 -
A grey-haired man in a purple sweater with a red collar sits in an orange armchair reading a magazine…
“Good news, Mr. Danielson. We saved your game, cock.”
11:58–12:08 -
Two surgeons in white scrubs and caps stand under bright operating lamps in a tiled room, with a heavy…
“Clamp.”
12:08–12:21 -
An orange greyhound-like dog with huge round eyes and a grey-white nose first stares toward the viewer…
“Come to the light, boy.”
12:21–12:32 -
An orange, big-eyed creature lies on an operating table while a surgeon in a white cap and gown leans over it…
“Um, Simpson?”
12:32–12:42 -
A nurse in a white cap and apron, with a short brown bob and a clipboard, peeks out from a doorway…
“Um, Simpson?”
12:42–12:46 -
Bart hugs a brown greyhound wrapped with a white bandage around its middle while Homer stands behind him…
“Oh, you're better now.”
12:46–12:53 -
Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie crowd around Santa's Little Helper, the brown greyhound, in the living…
“It's times like this, I'm glad I flunked out of dental school.”
12:53–13:00 -
Santa's Little Helper leans over a bowl of brown food at a dining table while Homer watches, and Homer later…
“Hey, how come he gets meat and we don't?”
13:00–13:11 -
An older, grey-haired man in a fur-trimmed brown coat and a gold medallion sits at a purple desk…
“Kent Brockman is not the kind of man who would leave a $500,000 a year job just because he”
13:11–13:18 -
Homer and Marge sit side by side on a brown couch in front of a pink wall and a framed window
“Well, he's got all the money in the world, but there's one thing he can't buy.”
13:18–13:30 -
Principal Skinner and a thin, dark-suited man with slicked black hair and a fixed grin stand before partly…
“Our state schools got their share, too.”
13:30–13:42 -
An elderly man with white hair, a fur-trimmed brown robe, and a medal on a chain sits behind a purple desk…
“I was a nom. I served for three... And speaking of lotteries,”
13:42–13:49 -
Homer and Marge sit together on a brown couch in front of a pink wall, Homer frowning with his eyes…
“3, 6, 17, 18, 22, and 29.”
13:49–14:01 -
A blue-haired teacher in a pink blouse with a red bow stands beside a blackboard reading COPERNICUS…
“Class, for tomorrow, I want you to write a report on Copernicus.”
14:01–14:13 -
Homer Simpson starts out wide-eyed and gesturing in a room with a green EXIT sign and a dartboard…
“Come out tonight.”
14:13–14:24 -
Homer stands in a blue-carpeted tavern while Moe tends the bar, Barney sits on a stool, and a blond man…
“Let's go! Go get it, pal! My quarter!”
14:24–14:36 -
An orange-haired man with spiky hair, blue-rimmed glasses, a pink shirt and white suspenders stands…
“Mr. Laswell, I've done it again.”
14:36–14:38 -
Homer Simpson sits in a brown armchair in the pink living room, first with eyes shut and then turning…
“I know you can't understand me, but you're a lousy dog and I hate you.”
14:38–14:46 -
Lisa stands in the living room beside Santa's Little Helper, the brown greyhound, with its tongue out
“Can't you see I'm reading a third-rate biography of Copernicus I found at the bus station?”
14:46–14:55 -
Bart and Lisa sit on the left side of a pink room, with Marge standing beside Maggie, who sucks a pacifier…
14:55–14:58 -
Homer and Marge Simpson are in their bedroom at night, with a pink lamp on the nightstand and a blue…
“Homie, did you close the gate? Yes.”
14:58–15:06 -
Homer and Marge lie side by side in a bed with a dark blue headboard and a pink lampshade lamp…
“Oh, you mean tonight.”
15:06–15:13 -
Bart lies asleep in bed under a pink blanket beside a blue alarm clock, while Lisa first sleeps…
“Lisa, close the gate.”
15:13–15:26 -
Santa's Little Helper appears first at the side of a house near a wooden fence, walking along the purple lawn…
15:26–15:29 -
Santa's Little Helper is shown first in a close-up with wide white eyes and a grey nose against a blue…
15:29–15:36 -
The scene opens from black onto a pink and purple sunset behind a purple house roof with an antenna and green…
“Here, boy!”
15:36–15:44 -
Bart and Homer stand together in a purple room beside a pink arched doorway
“Oh, it's all my fault.”
15:44–15:54 -
Homer stands beside Bart, who wears a green turtleneck and looks worried, in front of a pink arched doorway
“No, that's a horse.”
15:54–16:04 -
Santa's Little Helper first walks along a riverbank beside a tall brown cliff, with cattails and trees…
16:04–16:15 -
Santa's Little Helper runs across a grassy lawn in the first frames, then a grey-haired old man with white…
16:15–16:25 -
Santa's Little Helper appears in a cartoon sequence that begins on a tan, map-like background with a black…
16:25–16:35 -
Santa's Little Helper leans out of a white van window with his tongue hanging out
16:35–16:45 -
Santa's Little Helper peers from the window of a white Springfield Dog Pound van driven by a man with light…
“Not one that I want the public to see.”
16:45–16:56 -
Homer is first shown face-first in a mound of dirt with his legs sticking out while Santa's Little Helper…
“Oh, dear.”
16:56–17:04 -
Mr. Burns stands in a doorway facing Ned Flanders, who has a moustache, glasses and a pink collar
“Yes, well, it does sound like fun.”
17:04–17:15 -
Mr. Burns stands in a doorway in a dark blue suit, pointing down at Ned Flanders, who has a moustache…
“Well, neighbor, I see you've got your running shoes on.”
17:15–17:20 -
Mr. Burns and his thin assistant Smithers in glasses stand at the top of a wide, grey staircase in front…
“Ah!”
17:20–17:30 -
Smithers stands beside Mr. Burns, the frail, stooped old man with a hooked nose and grey hair at the sides…
“He's been here since the late 60s. Ah, yes.”
17:30–17:42 -
The scene opens outside the Springfield Dog Pound and a sign reading SPRINGFIELD DOG POUND
“I'm looking for something in an attack dog.”
17:42–17:51 -
Mr. Burns stands beside Smithers in glasses and a pink bow tie and a balding older man, all behind metal bars…
“Wiry, fast, firm, proud buttocks.”
17:51–18:01 -
Homer Simpson first stands in front of a wall covered with yellow-and-white Lost Dog posters reading 'Phone…
“Ah, the last one.”
18:01–18:12 -
Mr. Burns walks across a lawn lined with dark cypress trees while his brown greyhound follows at his heels
“Now, as an attack dog, you'll be expected to neutralize intruders.”
18:12–18:24 -
Lisa stands in a doorway holding a Lost Dog flyer while Barney leans toward her
“I know how you feel. I lost my dog, too.”
18:24–18:33 -
Mr. Burns stands beside a projector at left while Smithers leans over a strapped-in orange-furred creature…
“Now here's a film that will turn you into a vicious, soulless killer.”
18:33–18:45 -
Santa's Little Helper is held by an elderly bald man in a blue suit while a moustached man in a brown jacket…
“Poor Santa's little helper.”
18:45–18:53 -
Homer sits in a green armchair facing Marge on the couch, with Lisa, Bart, and Maggie beside her in a pink…
“I'm starting to think we'll never see him again.”
18:53–19:06 -
Marge stands in a pink room beside Lisa, who has star-shaped spiky hair and a pearl necklace, and Bart…
“Homer, get a hold of yourself.”
19:06–19:14 -
Homer Simpson stands at the right in a pink living room, first raising a hand toward the group…
“Oh, Marge, there is no such place.”
19:14–19:24 -
Bart sits on a red couch beside Lisa, who wears a pearl necklace, as he talks with his mouth open…
“I'm not giving up. I don't care if I have to knock on every door in this 2-bit town.”
19:24–19:34 -
Mr. Burns grips a red-orange handle as he flies over a grassy lawn, then tumbles and ends up sprawled…
“Excellent.”
19:34–19:47 -
Bart stands clutching a stack of papers and faces a heavyset, shirtless man with white hair, red-framed…
“Hello, I'm Kent Brockman.”
19:47–19:59 -
Bart Simpson first stands outside looking nervous beside parked cars on a suburban street, then stands…
“Gee, I'm sorry, mister.”
19:59–20:10 -
Smithers enters through the open double doors of a grand mansion hall, then stands beside a pink sunbed where…
“I hate to interrupt your longevity treatment, sir,”
20:10–20:20 -
Bart stands at a brown front door with a doorbell and a bundle of papers under his arm, then turns away…
“Santa's little helper, it's you.”
20:20–20:32 -
Santa's Little Helper first appears in close-up and then in full view, snarling with bared teeth, wide angry…
“What's the matter, boy? Don't you know me?”
20:32–20:44 -
Bart Simpson and Santa's Little Helper are outdoors in a yard
“I love”
20:44–20:55 -
Bart Simpson is first sprawled on the grass as a lean orange-brown dog stands on him with its tongue out…
“I love”
20:55–21:00 -
Bart Simpson wrestles with Santa's Little Helper, the family's brown greyhound, on a green lawn…
“I love”
21:00–21:11 -
Lisa, Bart and Maggie Simpson crowd around Santa's Little Helper, the family's brown greyhound, on a colorful…
“Never ever ever have anything you want. I'll sleep on Dad's bed.”
21:11–21:23 -
No characters appear in this moment
“Never ever ever have anything you want. I'll sleep on Dad's bed.”
21:23–21:34 -
No animated characters appear; the scene is a plain black background with yellow cast credits centred…
“don't”
21:34–21:44 -
No Simpsons characters appear in this sequence; it is a black title-card sequence with no animated figures
“don't”
21:44–21:55 -
A black closing credits sequence with no people on screen
21:55–22:05 -
An end-credits sequence on a plain black background
22:05–22:16 -
No characters appear in this sequence; it is a black closing credits roll with yellow text on a black…
“We'll be right back.”
22:16–22:26 -
A sequence of black title cards with yellow text at the start of the credits
22:26–22:36 -
Silhouetted audience members, including a figure with curly hair, sit in rows of seats in a dim blue-lit…
“Shh.”
22:36–22:48
Who's in it
Bart Simpson, Homer Simpson, Lisa Simpson, Marge Simpson, Maggie Simpson, Moe Szyslak, Barney Gumble, Grampa Simpson, Principal Skinner, Chief Wiggum, Krusty the Clown, Ned Flanders, Lenny Leonard, Carl Carlson, Mrs. Krabappel, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Waylon Smithers, Mr. Burns, Kent Brockman, Otto Mann, Patty Bouvier, Groundskeeper Willie, Selma Bouvier, Lou, Santa's Little Helper, Eddie, Miss Hoover, Snowball II, Sideshow Mel, Larry Dalrymple, Sam, Becky Shorter, Dewey Largo, Sanjay Nahasapeemapetilon, Chuck Berger, Freddy, Springfield bears, Abraham Lincoln, Jacqueline Bouvier, Mr. Teeny, God, Mr. Hippie, George Washington, Joey Crusher, Lowblow, African-American Teacher, Bill Cosby, El Barto, Emily Winthrop, The Hounds, Veterinarian, Hamster, Barber student, Crippler, Dog Pound Worker, Lottery Representative, Lottery commercial actor 1, Lottery commercial actor 2, Mr. Danielson, Veterinarian's Nurse
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