"'Tis the Fifteenth Season" is the most recent Christmas episode of The Simpsons.

Episode details

Production Number: FABF02
Original Air Date: December 14, 2003
Writer: Michael Price
Director: Steven Dean Moore
Couch Gag: The couch is located at a Japanese bus stop and the family members fly in dressed as popular anime characters

Synopsis

For Christmas, Carl gives Homer a DVD player and the first season of Magnum, P.I. However, Homer forgets he is Lenny's secret Santa and is called selfish by Carl. Instead of giving bonuses, Mr. Burns gives everyone a cafeteria voucher and Homer a Joe DiMaggio baseball card for Bart. To get money for Christmas shopping, Homer gives the card to Comic Book Guy, who gives Homer everything in his cash register. With their small fortune, the Simpsons go shopping at the Springfield Heights Promenade. Homer promises to buy a massive Christmas tree that will cause mudslides and flooding when it is removed. He instead spends the tree money on a Personalized Talking Astrolabe.

Homer gets shunned by his family when they find out. While staying up late at night, Homer watches Mr. Magroo's Christmas Carol. There, he realizes just how selfish he is. Homer decides to reform his ways and become the nicest guy in town. Homer's acts include giving hobos his old clothes, giving Lenny a photo cube, and building a skating rink in the Simpsons' backyard. His actions cause jealosy to stur in Ned Flanders.

Flanders finds himself barely able to control his anger. He decides to beat Homer by buying everyone in town a Christmas present (and gets the money by renting out his house to a fraternity). Homer begins to think of beating Flanders by buying everyone a car. However, Lisa tells him not to and that, as a Buddhist, people would be happier without presents. Homer gets the idea to do the ultimate good deed: steal Christmas. In the morning, an angry mob confronts Homer. The mob calms down when they see a star which they think is a sign from God; it is actually a flare from Hans Moleman. Homer gives everyone back their presents.

Quotes

Homer: Listen, Lenny. I know I was a pretty bad Secret Santa, so I wanted to make it up to you.
(Homer gives Lenny a present. Lenny unwraps it)
Lenny: Wow, a photo cube with pictures of us.
Homer: I even filed down all the sharp corners. See, your eye is completely safe.
(Homer begins jabbing Lenny in the eye on one of the corners)
Lenny: Hey, wow, it just stings a little.

Announcer: And now, back to "Mr. Mcgrew's Christmas Carol".
Homer: Mr. Mcgrew?! I love that blind, senile old man!
Grampa: (outside) I can't find my way back to the home.
Homer: I heard you the first five times.
(Homer throws his shoe at the window. It causes the snow on the roof to fall onto Grampa)

(A Christmas Carol: Family Matters)
Man in ghost costume: Reform, Ebenezer Urkel. You have alienated everyone who loved you.
Urkel: Did I do that?
(Star Trek Christmas Carol)
Capt. Kirk: Report, Mr. Sulu.
Sulu: Captain, there appears to be some sort of spirit, from an Earth holiday past.
Kirk: Mr. Scott, fire photon torpedoes.
Scotty: It's no use, Captain. He's showin visions of me future. God, I'm so fat.
Kirk: I said, "fire"!

(sung to the tune of "You're a mean one, Mr. Grinch")
You're a hero, Homer J.
You're as crafty as a skunk,
They'll thank you in the morning
For stealing Flander's junk, Homer J.
You're a double bacon genius burger
And just a little druuuuuuuunk!