
Bart, still determined to get his dog back, makes a late-night, unannounced visit to Mr. Mitchell, who is blind, and asks for his dog back, but when he sees how the man and Santa's Little Helper (who has been renamed Sprinkles) have bonded, a heartsick Bart leaves. Lovejoy that the dog was given to a parishioner named Mr. Homer makes Bart do whatever it takes to get Santa's Little Helper back. Bart gives him away, and now Bart is forced to explain why the Simpsons now have no dog. At a ceremony honoring Laddie's heroism, Chief Wiggum decides that Laddie would make the perfect police dog.An exhausted Bart is giving Laddie yet another walk, when the collie saves the life of the unibrow baby. He fears for Santa's Little Helper's fate, at one point imagining him being burned alive in a cruise ship's furnace. except for Bart, who begins to miss his canine friend. Noticing that Santa's Little Helper is gone, the family begins to bond with Laddie.The greyhound is herded into the truck, and Bart sadly watches as it drives away. When a repossessor demands the $1,200 dog, Bart identifies Santa's Little Helper as the dog they're after. Lisa – who is the only one home – demands an explanation, and Bart is forced to admit the truth. Later, repo men arrive to take back all the merchandise. When the calls and collection letters persist, Bart has enough and enlists Laddie to help him bury his ill-gotten credit card. Halper's" credit card bill, and it isn't long before he gets a call from a collection agency demanding payment. An overjoyed Bart learns the dog's name is Laddie, and Homer and Marge – still not suspicious about Bart's recent spending spree – falls in love with the dog, who can herd sheep and perform CPR. Before long, a crate with his new dog arrives.

Not letting its $1,200 purchase price stand in the way, Bart promptly orders one with his credit card.

| director = Mark Kirkland ( Mountain of Madness, The Homer They Fall, The Old Man and the Lisa).| director = Jim Reardon ( My Sister, My Sitter).| director = Jim Reardon ( El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer (The Mysterious Voyage of Homer)).


| director = Dominic Polcino ( Bart After Dark, The Canine Mutiny).| director = Chuck Sheetz ( The Twisted World of Marge Simpson).the Eighteenth Amendment, Hurricane Neddy) Ken Keeler ( The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase).Dan Greaney ( The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase).Ken Keeler ( Brother from Another Series).Ian Maxtone-Graham ( Burns, Baby Burns).director = Chuck Sheetz ( Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious).
