Grift of the Magi
- Episode aired Dec 19, 1999
- TV-14
- 30m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
2.2K
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A toy company purchases Springfield Elementary and uses the student body as a focus group for their new Christmas toy Funzo.A toy company purchases Springfield Elementary and uses the student body as a focus group for their new Christmas toy Funzo.A toy company purchases Springfield Elementary and uses the student body as a focus group for their new Christmas toy Funzo.
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Dan Castellaneta
- Homer Simpson
- (voice)
- …
Julie Kavner
- Marge Simpson
- (voice)
Nancy Cartwright
- Bart Simpson
- (voice)
- …
Yeardley Smith
- Lisa Simpson
- (voice)
Hank Azaria
- Moe Szyslak
- (voice)
- …
Harry Shearer
- Montgomery Burns
- (voice)
- …
Clarence Clemons
- Narrator
- (voice)
Gary Coleman
- Gary Coleman
- (voice)
Joe Mantegna
- Fat Tony
- (voice)
Tim Robbins
- Jim Hope
- (voice)
Marcia Wallace
- Crowd
- (voice)
Tress MacNeille
- Plaintiff
- (voice)
- …
Russi Taylor
- Martin Prince
- (voice)
- …
Karl Wiedergott
- Crowd
- (voice)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaFinal episode of the decade, century & millennium.
- GoofsLisa is writing I WILL NOT DO MATH IN CLASS on the board. She stops after writing MATH. In the next shot an IN has appeared.
- Quotes
Kent Brockman: [from a TV broadcast] Our top story is the ozone hole that devastated Brazil last summer is apparently wintering in Springfield.
Bart Simpson: Wooh! Springfield rocks!
Kent Brockman: [from a TV broadcast] Residents are advised to stay inside unless you use sunscreen, or are very, very hairy. Experts recommend class nine, or Robin Williams level of hair coverage.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Simpsons: Behind the Laughter (2000)
- SoundtracksSisters Are Doin' It for Themselves
(uncredited)
Written by Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart
Performed by Nancy Cartwright and Pamela Hayden
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Iconic episode that once again reflects the lack of scruples of a society based on economic benefit and, in turn, the tireless search for neutrality on the part of its inhabitants. The spirit of Christmas reflected objectively, giving credit to both sides of the coin and giving way on the one hand to reflection and on the other to the well-deserved fun of the Christmas holidays. The Simpsons do not lean to the left, and fully recognize the shortcomings of public education, especially in less affluent neighborhoods, while warning of the logical end of any private initiative. This is one of the episodes that invites us to discuss it after watching it, as if we were sitting up all night with Gary Coleman, only to conclude that the commercialization of Christmas is at best a mix blessing.
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- Mark_Shine
- Aug 18, 2023
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