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−	episodeTitle = Stop or My Dog Will Shoot!|	+	{{EpisodePrevNext|Crook and Ladder|24 Minutes}}
−	image = |	+	{{Episode
−	productionCode = JABF12|	+	|image= Santaslittlehelperpolicecar.png
−	originalAirdate = May 13 2007|	+	|number= 398
−	blackboardText = Pearls are not oyster barf|	+	|season=18
−	couchGag = The family comes in and sits on the couch. A second family comes and also sits on the couch. Then multiple families come in, and the house overfills with them. |	+	|snumber=20
−	specialGuestVoices = [[Stephen Hawking]], [[Maurice LaMarche]] as The Horn Stuffer |	+	|prodcode= JABF12
−	Written By = [[John Frink (Writer/Producer)]]|	+	|airdate= May 13, [[2007]]
−	Directed By = [[Matthew Faughnan]]	+	|blackboard= Pearls are not oyster barf
		+	|couchgag= The family comes in and sits on the couch. A second family comes and also sits on the couch. Then multiple families come in, and the house overfills with them.
		+	|guests= [[Stephen Hawking]] as {{Ch|Stephen Hawking|himself}}<br>[[Maurice LaMarche]] as the [[horn stuffer]]<br>[[Rudy Giuliani]] as {{Ch|Rudy Giuliani|himself}} ''(syndicated version)''
		+	|showrunner1= Al Jean
		+	|writer= [[John Frink]]
		+	|director= [[Matthew Faughnan]]
	}}		}}
		+	"'''Stop, or My Dog Will Shoot!'''" is the twentieth episode of [[season 18]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the three-hundred and ninety-eighth episode overall. It originally aired on May 13, [[2007]]. The episode was written by [[John Frink]] and directed by [[Matthew Faughnan]]. It guest stars [[Stephen Hawking]] as {{Ch|Stephen Hawking|himself}} and [[Maurice LaMarche]] as the [[horn stuffer]].
		+	== Synopsis ==
		+	{{Desc|Homer is upset when he realizes that Marge brought him and the family to a boring Harvest Fest instead of his much-anticipated day of debauchery at October Fest. Attempting to leave, Homer accidentally drags the family into a puzzling cornfield maze. When the whole family manages to escape except for Homer, they send out Santa's Little Helper, who sniffs out Homer and rescues him. Santa's Little Helper becomes a local hero and the Simpsons decide to enroll him in Police Dog Academy, where he's teamed with a grizzled veteran cop named Lou and they become a crime-busting duo. Bart's excitement quickly dissipates when a jaded Santa's Little Helper bites him, and the Simpsons send the dog away to live with Chief Wiggum. To appease Bart's depression after the loss of his dog, Marge agrees to buy him a huge pet snake. But when the snake causes a life-threatening situation at Bart and Lisa's school, Santa's Little Helper gets a chance to redeem himself.}}
		+	== Plot ==
		+	{{expand|2=}}
		+	[[Homer]], excited about going to {{W|Oktoberfest}}, is disappointed when he discovers that [[Marge]] has tricked him and the kids into going to a Harvest Festival which allows no alcohol. While attempting to leave, Homer accidentally leads the family into a {{W|corn maze|cornfield maze}}. Lisa crafts an escape plan with {{W|Maze#Tremaux's algorithm|Tremaux's Algorithm}}, a real life maze-solving method, but Homer is left behind. [[Santa's Little Helper]] is called upon by [[Bart]] to find Homer. Santa's Little Helper manages to sniff out Homer and drag him out of the maze. Santa's Little Helper becomes a hero and the Simpsons, persuaded by [[Chief Wiggum]], enroll him in the Springfield Animal Police Academy, where he's teamed with [[Lou]].
−	"'''Stop, or My Dog Will Shoot!'''" is the 20th episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki> [[The Simpsons (season 18)|eighteenth season]], which originally aired [[May 13]] [[2007]]. It was written by [[John Frink]] and directed by Matthew Faughnan. [[Stephen Hawking]] guest starred as himself.	+	Santa's Little Helper catches [[Snake Jailbird]] who is taken to court, but freed on a technicality. This makes Santa's Little Helper jaded, and when he returns home, he bites Bart. The Simpsons send the dog away to live with Lou.
−	==Plot==	+	As a replacement, Marge buys Bart a huge pet {{W|Pythonidae|python}}, which he names "[[Strangles]]". Bart takes Strangles to show and tell at school, where Strangles escapes into a school lab and unintentionally knocks over chemicals, creating a toxic cloud. Bart collapses inside the building.
−	[[Homer Simpson|Homer]], excited about going to [[Oktoberfest]], is disappointed when he discovers that [[Marge Simpson|Marge]] has tricked him and the kids into going to a Harvest Festival which allows no alcohol. While attempting to leave, Homer accidentally leads the family into a [[corn maze|cornfield maze]]. Lisa crafts an escape plan with [[Maze#Tremaux.27s algorithm|Tremaux's Algorithm]], a real life maze-solving method, but Homer is left behind. [[Santa's Little Helper]] is called upon by [[Bart Simpson|Bart]] to find Homer. Santa's Little Helper manages to sniff out Homer and drag him out of the maze. Santa’s Little Helper becomes a hero and the Simpsons, persuaded by [[Clancy Wiggum|Chief Wiggum]], enroll him in the Springfield Animal Police Academy, where he’s teamed with [[Eddie and Lou|Lou]].
−	Santa's Little Helper catches [[Snake Jailbird]] who is taken to court, but freed on a technicality. This makes Santa's Little Helper jaded, and when he returns home, he bites Bart. The Simpsons send the dog away to live with Lou.	+	Both Santa's Little Helper and Strangles arrive to save Bart, who chooses his faithful dog to save him. Santa's Little Helper goes back to living with the Simpsons. Strangles becomes adopted by [[Groundskeeper Willie]], who places him in the fire hose coil.
		+
		+	== Casting ==
		+	[[File:Stop or My Dog Will Shoot! promo.png|thumb|right|Promo image featuring Giuliani]]
		+	[[Rudy Giuliani]] was originally announced in the official press release as appearing in this episode. As a result, several images of him recording his part as well as a promotional image of him in Simpsonized form, were released. However, his appearance was not included in the final version of the episode. [http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings.aspx?id=20070419fox13]
		+
		+	According to executive producer [[James L. Brooks]] in an interview with {{W|Charlie Rose}}, the show was not allowed to use Giuliani's appearance because he had become a presidential candidate. His appearance is present in the syndicated version of the episode and the version that aired on Sky One in the UK where he gives the commencement address at the police animal academy graduation ceremony.<ref>{{cite video |people= Rose, Charlie (Host, Executive producer) |year=2007 |date=July 30 |title= Charlie Rose:A Conversation About The Simpsons Movie |url=http://www.charlierose.com/shows/2007/07/30/1/a-conversation-about-the-simpsons-movie |medium= Television production |publisher=Charlie Rose, Inc. |accessdate=2007-07-31 |time= approx. 28 minutes in}}</ref>
−	As a replacement, Marge buys Bart a huge pet [[Pythonidae|python]], which he names "Strangles". Bart takes Strangles to [[show and tell]] at school, where Strangles escapes into a school lab and unintentionally knocks over chemicals, creating a toxic cloud. Bart collapses inside the building.	+	Giuliani's absence marks the second time during season eighteen that a guest was announced in the official press release who did not appear in the final episode. For the episode "[[Homerazzi]]", {{W|Harry Hamlin}} and {{W|Peter Wolf}} were announced as guest stars but neither appeared.
−	Both Santa's Little Helper and Strangles arrive to save Bart, who chooses his faithful dog to save him. Santa's Little Helper goes back to living with the Simpsons. Strangles becomes adopted by [[Groundskeeper Willie]], who places him in the fire hose coil.	+	== Production ==
		+	<gallery>
		+	File:JABF12 Script.jpg
		+	</gallery>
−	==Cultural references==	+	== Reception ==
−	*The title is a reference to the extremely unsuccessful, [[Golden Raspberry Award]]-winning movie ''[[Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot!]]''.	+	"Stop, or My Dog Will Shoot!" was nominated for a [[2008]] Writers Guild of America award in Animation, but it lost to "[[Kill Gil, Volumes I & II]]".<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000710/2008/1/ IMDb - "Writers Guild of America, USA 2008 Awards"]</ref>
−	*The song played when Santa's Little Helper looks for Homer in the maze is [[Korn]]'s "[[Freak on a Leash]]". The scene follows Santa's Little Helper's path; the video for "Freak on a Leash" follows the path of a bullet.
−	*In Bart's vision, Santa's Little Helper becomes a dog version of [[RoboCop]] and shoots down a giant, living math book, [[Jason Voorhees]] from [[Friday the 13th (film series)|Friday the 13th]] and [[Pinhead (Hellraiser)|Pinhead]] from [[Hellraiser]].
−	==Casting==	+	== References ==
		+	{{Reflist}}
−	[[Image:Stop or My Dog Will Shoot Promo Card.png|left|120px|thumb|A promotional image for the episode, featuring [[Rudy Giuliani]] as a ''Simpsons'' character.]]	+	{{Images|ep=yes}}
−	[[Rudy Giuliani]] was originally announced in the official press release as appearing in this episode. As a result, several images of him recording his part as well as a promotional image of him in Simpsonized form, were released. However, his appearance was not included in the final version of the episode.  [http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings.aspx?id=20070419fox13] According to executive producer [[James L. Brooks]] in an interview with [[Charlie Rose]], the show was not allowed to use Giuliani's appearance because he had become a presidential candidate.  His appearance is present in the syndicated version of the episode and the version that aired on Sky One in the UK where he gives the commencement address at the police animal academy graduation ceremony.<ref>{{cite video |people= Rose, Charlie (Host, Executive producer) |year=2007 |date=July 30 |title= Charlie Rose:A Conversation About The Simpsons Movie |url=http://www.charlierose.com/shows/2007/07/30/1/a-conversation-about-the-simpsons-movie |medium= Television production |publisher=Charlie Rose, Inc. |accessdate=2007-07-31 |time= approx. 28 minutes in}}</ref>	+	{{season 18}}
−	Giuliani's absence marks the second time during season eighteen that a guest was announced in the official press release but did not appear in the final episode. For the episode [[Homerazzi]], [[Harry Hamlin]] and [[Peter Wolf]] were announced as guest stars but neither appeared.	+	[[Category:2007]]
		+	[[Category:Bart episodes]]
		+	[[Category:Crime-themed episodes]]
		+	[[Category:WGA Award nominated episodes]]
		+	[[Category:Episodes written by John Frink]]
		+	[[Category:Episodes directed by Matthew Faughnan]]
		+	[[Category:Santa's Little Helper episodes]]
−	{{Season 18}}	+	[[sv:Stop, or My Dog Will Shoot!]]

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"Stop, or My Dog Will Shoot!"

Episode Information Episode number: 398 Season number: S18 E20 Production code: JABF12 Original airdate: May 13, 2007 Chalkboard gag: Pearls are not oyster barf Couch gag: The family comes in and sits on the couch. A second family comes and also sits on the couch. Then multiple families come in, and the house overfills with them. Guest star(s): Stephen Hawking as himself Maurice LaMarche as the horn stuffer Rudy Giuliani as himself (syndicated version) Showrunner: Al Jean Written by: John Frink Directed by: Matthew Faughnan

"Stop, or My Dog Will Shoot!" is the twentieth episode of season 18 of The Simpsons and the three-hundred and ninety-eighth episode overall. It originally aired on May 13, 2007. The episode was written by John Frink and directed by Matthew Faughnan. It guest stars Stephen Hawking as himself and Maurice LaMarche as the horn stuffer.

Synopsis[edit]

"Homer is upset when he realizes that Marge brought him and the family to a boring Harvest Fest instead of his much-anticipated day of debauchery at October Fest. Attempting to leave, Homer accidentally drags the family into a puzzling cornfield maze. When the whole family manages to escape except for Homer, they send out Santa's Little Helper, who sniffs out Homer and rescues him. Santa's Little Helper becomes a local hero and the Simpsons decide to enroll him in Police Dog Academy, where he's teamed with a grizzled veteran cop named Lou and they become a crime-busting duo. Bart's excitement quickly dissipates when a jaded Santa's Little Helper bites him, and the Simpsons send the dog away to live with Chief Wiggum. To appease Bart's depression after the loss of his dog, Marge agrees to buy him a huge pet snake. But when the snake causes a life-threatening situation at Bart and Lisa's school, Santa's Little Helper gets a chance to redeem himself."

Plot[edit]

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Homer, excited about going to Oktoberfest, is disappointed when he discovers that Marge has tricked him and the kids into going to a Harvest Festival which allows no alcohol. While attempting to leave, Homer accidentally leads the family into a cornfield maze. Lisa crafts an escape plan with Tremaux's Algorithm, a real life maze-solving method, but Homer is left behind. Santa's Little Helper is called upon by Bart to find Homer. Santa's Little Helper manages to sniff out Homer and drag him out of the maze. Santa's Little Helper becomes a hero and the Simpsons, persuaded by Chief Wiggum, enroll him in the Springfield Animal Police Academy, where he's teamed with Lou.

Santa's Little Helper catches Snake Jailbird who is taken to court, but freed on a technicality. This makes Santa's Little Helper jaded, and when he returns home, he bites Bart. The Simpsons send the dog away to live with Lou.

As a replacement, Marge buys Bart a huge pet python, which he names "Strangles". Bart takes Strangles to show and tell at school, where Strangles escapes into a school lab and unintentionally knocks over chemicals, creating a toxic cloud. Bart collapses inside the building.

Both Santa's Little Helper and Strangles arrive to save Bart, who chooses his faithful dog to save him. Santa's Little Helper goes back to living with the Simpsons. Strangles becomes adopted by Groundskeeper Willie, who places him in the fire hose coil.

Casting[edit]

Rudy Giuliani was originally announced in the official press release as appearing in this episode. As a result, several images of him recording his part as well as a promotional image of him in Simpsonized form, were released. However, his appearance was not included in the final version of the episode. [1]

According to executive producer James L. Brooks in an interview with Charlie Rose, the show was not allowed to use Giuliani's appearance because he had become a presidential candidate. His appearance is present in the syndicated version of the episode and the version that aired on Sky One in the UK where he gives the commencement address at the police animal academy graduation ceremony.^[1]

Giuliani's absence marks the second time during season eighteen that a guest was announced in the official press release who did not appear in the final episode. For the episode "Homerazzi", Harry Hamlin and Peter Wolf were announced as guest stars but neither appeared.

Production[edit]

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Reception[edit]

"Stop, or My Dog Will Shoot!" was nominated for a 2008 Writers Guild of America award in Animation, but it lost to "Kill Gil, Volumes I & II".^[2]

References[edit]

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