Stars: The Simpsons

Summary: Five festive Simpsons classics on one DVD. Contains "SIMPSONS ROASTING ON AN OPEN FIRE", "MR PLOW", MIRALCE ON EVERGREEN TERRACE", "GRIFT OF THE MAGI" and "SHE OF LITTLE FAITH".

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The Simpsons have never been as big on Christmas as they have on Halloween and while Christmas with The Simpsons contains five episodes, one of them, "Mr Plow", is only seasonal insofar as it contains snow. Fortunately, it's also a cracker, with Homer resorting to low-budget screen advertising to launch his snowploughing business ("It may be a lousy channel but the Simpsons are on TV!") before a pep-talk he gives to inebriate buddy Barney encourages the latter to set up as a rival.

This compilation also contains "The Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire", the very first Simpsons episode broadcast, in which their dog Santa's Little Helper is introduced. Years on, this episode looks ancient and a little average by later, stratospheric standards. "Miracle on Evergreen Terrace" is a slightly downbeat parody of It's a Wonderful Life, in which the town turns on the Simpsons after helping them out when Bart lied about their presents being burgled. "Grift of the Magi" features luckless ex-sitcom star Gary Coleman reprising his real-life job as a security guard as an unscrupulous toy company aggressively merchandise a faddish new toy in time for Christmas ("If you don't have Funzo, you're nothing".) The plot is very similar to "She of Little Faith"--uncharacteristic repetition for this show--but that's forgiven as Lisa is forced to become a Buddhist following the commercialisation of the church in another episode that's as un-seasonally un-cosy as you'd expect from the greatest TV programme ever made.

On the DVD: Christmas with The Simpsonscontains one extra feature: a short montage of evil power plant boss Mr Burns' finest comedic moments, including his tussle with baby Maggie over ownership of teddybear BoBo and a money fight with the servile Smithers. --David Stubbs

Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Featurette - 1. M R B U R N' S F I N E S T M O M E N T S
Release Date:	November 3, 2003
Runtime:	110 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	25072 D V D
Keywords:	With, Open, Animated, Christmas, Fire, Comedy, Little, She, General, Evergreen, Miracle, Faith, Animation, Tv, Simpsons, Mr, Grift, Magi, Plow, Roasting, Terrace
Genre:	Comedy