Stop! Or My Dog Will Shoot
| "Stop! Or My Dog Will Shoot" | |
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| The Simpsons episode | |
The episode's promotional image, featuring Rudy Giuliani.
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| Episode no. | 398 |
| Directed by | Matthew Faughnan |
| Written by | John Frink |
| Showrunner(s) | Al Jean |
| Production code | JABF12 |
| Original air date | May 13, 2007 |
| Chalkboard gag | "Pearls are not oyster barf". |
| Couch gag | The family sits down in the couch. Then, another Simpson family sits down on them. Then another one, and so on. |
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Stephen Hawking as himself |
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Season 18 episodes
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Stephen Hawking as himself
Rudy Giuliani as himself
Maurice LaMarche as The Horn Stuffer
"Stop! Or My Dog Will Shoot" is the twentieth episode of The Simpsons' eighteenth season. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 13, 2007. When Santa's Little Helper rescues a lost Homer, he becomes a local hero and the Simpsons decide to enroll him in Police Dog Academy, where he is teamed with Lou and they become a crime-busting duo. Bart's excitement quickly vanishes after an incident with a jaded Santa's Little Helper, so to appease Bart's depression after the loss of his dog, Marge agrees to buy him a huge pet snake, which causes a life-threatening situation at Bart and Lisa's school. It was written by John Frink and directed by Matthew Faughnan. Friend of the show Stephen Hawking makes his third guest appearance on the show as himself, while Maurice LaMarche does the voice of the Horn Stuffer.Rudy Giuliani makes a guest voice appearance as himself, although not in the original airing. The episode was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award.
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. The dog 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 is teamed with Lou, managing to help fight crime in Springfield.
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