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Synopsis

Homer and Marge go Christmas shopping at the Try-N-Save, where frenzied shoppers are quickly snatching the holiday season's most popular toys. Homer, posing as a store cashier, announces the opening of a new check-out lane, where he manages to sneak away with several toys for his children. Christmas is an annual holiday that marks the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. ...

At home, the family makes its last-minute Christmas preparations. At bedtime on Christmas eve, Marge tells everyone no one may open presents until 7 a.m. ... and just to make sure there's no cheating or unfair advantage, she's confiscated all of the alarm clocks. The Christmas Eve (1904-05), watercolor painting by the Swedish painter Carl Larsson (1853-1919) Christmas Eve, the evening of December 24th, the preceding day or vigil before Christmas Day, is treated to a greater or a lesser extent in most Christian societies as part of the Christmas season. ... A digital clock radio with digital tuning A wind-up, spring-driven alarm clock A basic digital clock radio with analog tuning An alarm clock is a clock that is designed to make an alert sound at a specific date and/or time. ...

However, Bart has drunk 12 glasses of water, hoping he'll have to wake up to use the bathroom and thus get an early look at his presents. Sure enough, he awakes at 5:04 a.m. and - after a quick visit to the bathroom - unwraps his gifts. One of those presents is the coveted Inferno Buster 3000, a remote-controlled fire truck. Bart has fun playing with the truck, until an accident causes it to catch on fire. The flames immediately engulf the plastic Christmas tree and all of the presents beneath it. Bart manages to extinguish the fire before it spreads, and hides the burned evidence outside beneath some snow in the front yard. A typical American bathroom A bathroom is a room that may have different functions depending on the cultural context. ... Engine 4 - City of Chico, CA A Fire Engine is one of many specialized fire suppression apparatuses. ... A Christmas tree from 1900. ... Animation of snowcover changing with the seasons Trees covered with snow Snow covering a leaf. ...

When the family comes downstairs at 7:01 a.m., Bart lies to them. He makes up a story about how he caught a burglary in process, and the suspect made off with the tree and all of the family's presents. The police investigate, and Kent Brockman decides to do a human interest story on what he believes is the Simpsons' yuletide misfortune. For recurring characters who are associated with the Mafia, see Springfield Mafia. ...

As a result of Brockman's report, everyone in Springfield shows their community spirit by giving them a new Christmas tree ... and $15,000. With the donations, Homer buys a new car (which the dealer marked up from $12,000 just for him), which he promptly drives into a lake, causing the car to blow up.

The next morning, Bart's conscience finally gets to him. He admits the truth ... there was no burglar. He caused an accident that resulted in a fire that destroyed his tree and all of the presents. Sonn, Kent Brockman and the Channel 6 news crew conveniently arrive to do a follow-up story. Homer slaps on a plastic smile and tells the "burglar" that he will be caught, but the story quickly unravels when a cameraman, with help from Santa's Little Helper, finds the burned remains of the Christmas tree. The family is forced to explain, but it's too little, too late for irate viewers, who feel they have been scammed. Conscience is a faculty or sense that leads to feelings of remorse when we do things that go against our moral values, or which informs our moral judgment before performing such an action. ... Santas Little Helper or once known as Santos L. Halper (voiced by Frank Welker or Dan Castellaneta) is the Simpson familys pet dog. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup because it is in list format. ...

It isn't long before the Simpsons are treated like outcasts, with huge sacks of hate mail arriving each day and people throwing rotten food at their home. Hate mail (as electronic, postal, or otherwise) is a form of harassment, usually consisting of invective and potentially intimidating or threatening comments towards the recipient. ...

Marge decides the only alternative is to get another Christmas tree and the same presents, so she becomes a contestant on Jeopardy!; however, Marge does very poorly, to say the least. Eventually, everyone in Springfield decides to forgive the Simpsons' lies... in return for the pleasure of buying the Simpsons' house out of everything save for a tattered washcloth, which the family playfully fights over and going into A Touch of Frost for their insurance. Jeopardy! is a popular international television quiz game show, originally devised by Merv Griffin, who also created Wheel of Fortune. ... A Touch of Frost is a detective television series produced by Yorkshire Television for ITV in the United Kingdom. ... Insurance, in law and economics, is a form of risk management primarily used to hedge against the risk of a contingent loss. ...

Cultural references

• Miracle on 34th Street – The episode title is a play on the Christmas film.
• "Jeopardy!" – Alex Trebek's comment that Marge owed the show $5,200 (based on her negative $5,200 score, which cannot happen in real life on the show) is a spoof of criticism concerning Trebek's sometimes stern rules enforcement of shows he hosted, particularly during the early years of "Jeopardy!" Marge's poor performance is akin to "Weird Al" Yankovic's ineptitude in the music video, "I Lost on Jeopardy!"
• It's a Wonderful Life - the scene where everyone rallies around to support the Simpsons is reminiscent of the last scene of the classic holiday movie. The scene where George Bailey tells his child to stop playing the piano is also spoofed by Homer telling Lisa to stop playing the piano.

Miracle on 34th Street (also titled The Big Heart in the UK) is a 1947 film which tells the story of a gentle old man, working as a Santa Claus at Macys department store in New York City, who contends that he is the real Santa. ... Jeopardy! is a popular international television quiz game show, originally devised by Merv Griffin, who also created Wheel of Fortune. ... Alex Trebek, with his once-iconic mustache, hosting a 1986 episode of Jeopardy! George Alexander Trebek (born as Giorgi Suka-Alex Trebek [1] on July 22, 1940) is an Emmy Award-winning Canadian-American television personality and best known as the host of the game show Jeopardy! since September 10... This article is about the musician himself. ... Its a Wonderful Life is a 1946 drama film directed by Frank Capra, produced by his own Liberty Films and released originally by RKO Radio Pictures. ...

Trivia

• Chief Wiggum took a Life in Hell doll from the Simpsons at the end. His son Ralph is later seen with it in This Little Wiggy.
• Homer calls Ned Flanders "Ted" at one point.
• A goof: Marge was participating in "Final Jeopardy!" even though she had a negative dollar amount. On the actual game show, she would've had to sit the final round out. Also, those ending the game in the red weren't obligated to pay anything -- they did, however, win a parting gift generally worth $1000 for being in third place (changed later to $1000 cash).

In the television series, The Simpsons, the Wiggum family consist of Clancy (father and police officer), Sarah (mother), and Ralph (child). ... Life in Hell is a weekly comic strip by Matt Groening. ... Ralph Wiggum is a fictional character on the animated series The Simpsons, voiced by Nancy Cartwright. ... This Little Wiggy is the eighteenth episode of the ninth season of The Simpsons. ...

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