Santa's Little Helper

Springfield family's dog

Santa's Little Helper is what you call someone enlisted to assist with Christmas preparations—wrapping gifts, decorating, or running holiday errands.

The phrase evokes the elves of North Pole mythology.

It's also the name of the Simpson family's greyhound on *The Simpsons*, a rescued racing dog adopted on Christmas Eve: The kids begged to keep Santa's Little Helper.

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toy factory · greyhound · Simpsons · animated series · dog · Christmas · Bart · rescue · rescue dog · racing · dog track · adopted · skinny · whippet · sleigh · jingle · red suit · present

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