Yes, Flanders, There is a Santa Claus/Quotes


 * Rev. Lovejoy: I'd like to start this years' Christmas sermon with a sad confession.
 * Helen Lovejoy: Oh, dear!
 * Agnes Skinner: He's gonna 'fess up to having a taste of communion wine, isn't he?
 * Rev. Lovejoy: I must confess that I am disappointed. Christmas has become so commercialized that I believe its meaning is lost on you.
 * Todd: Daddy, have you lost it?
 * Ned: No, I haven't
 * Rev. Lovejoy: You people marginalize Christmas more and more, every year. You put more emphasis upon chestnut roasting, egg nogging, and gift wrapping than what the day is really about.
 * Ned: Pardon the interruption, but don't you think you're being a tas harsh on the good ol' flock?
 * Rev. Lovejoy: Don't take my word for it. Hear it from the mouth babes! Bart Simpson, what does Christmas mean to you?
 * Ned: Huh?
 * Bart: It means I'm gettin' the new "Grand Theft Skateboard" game for my X-station!
 * Rev. Lovejoy: Lisa, can you tell us about Christmas?
 * Lisa: Sure. It actually evolved from the roman pagan festival. 'Dies natalis solis invicti.' The winter solstice...
 * Rev. Lovejoy: Thank you. That's enough! Finally, let's try Ralph Wiggum.
 * Ralph: Christmas is a birthday party!
 * Rev. Lovejoy: Good! Who's birthday?
 * Ralph: Santa's!
 * Ned: [SIGH!] I guess he's right.
 * Rev. Lovejoy: Christmas is not "x-mas." Christmas is not about cancy canes or mistletoe. It's not about Duff's seasonal jingle brew!
 * Bart: Mmm... I forgot that's hit the shelves by now!
 * Rev. Lovejoy: I challenge you all to remember why we celbrate every December. Here's a hint. It's not Santa! Santa Claus does not exist!


 * Bart: Hey, guys, what are you doing?
 * Rod: Putting out the trash.
 * Lisa: You're throwing our Christmas decorations?
 * Rod: The reverend said we've made Christmas into a commerical, so daddy wants all this tuff gone.
 * Todd: Daddy says Santa doesn't exist.
 * Bart: Why are you chucking the Thanksgiving stuff?
 * Rod: Daddy didn't want to take any cahnces.
 * Ned: Boys, let's get a moo-diddly-oove on. THere's stilll tinsel to be shredded!
 * Todd: [Sigh!] I liked Santa.
 * Rod: C'mon Todd. We've got halls to undeck.


 * Lisa: Do you doubt that your sons know the spirtual significance of Christmas?
 * Ned: Well... no. I know they know.
 * Lisa: Even though Christmas is a Christmas holiday, it is observed by many non-Christmas it's a season when people try a little harder to be good to one another. Santa is a symbol of that. The warmth and goodwill of Christmas time brings out the best in people. Sure, the "red and white" version that we're familar with today was manufacted by a Cola company, but that doesn't change the fact that Santas is a symbol of peach and joy. Don't take the joy away from Rod and Todd.


 * Snake: Bart Simpson!
 * Bart: Snake! You're breaking into houses dressed as Santa on Christmas Eve? That's low!
 * Snake: Oh, yeah? Why are you sneaking around in your neighbors' house dressed like jolly old St. Nick?
 * Bart: Well...


 * Snake: Merry Christmas, little dudes.
 * Rod: A Malibu Stacy calculator!
 * Todd: What's this?
 * Rod: It's a video game. But you can't play it without a Gamestation.
 * Todd: I still like it! It's shiny!
 * Bart: Aw, man, Snake musta hit our house first! Those were OUR presents!


 * Ned: Lisa, you were right. Reverend Lovejoy and I went a smidge overboard. Thank you for reminding me of the simple joys of Christmas.
 * Lisa: You're welcome.
 * Bart: Yeah, sometimes it is better to give than receive.