Animation · 1990s
The Simpsons
Miracle on Evergreen Terrace
Bart's fib goes up in smoke faster than the tree does.
- American
- Family-safe
- Good for kids
- Animated
Content note: Mild cartoon peril and a fib that snowballs; fine for the whole sofa
Fox
1997
First shown 21 Dec 1997
- First shown
- 21 December 1997
- Channel
- Fox
- Runtime
- 22 mins
- Genre
- Animation
Where to watch
- Channel 4
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Bart has a Christmas disaster and, being Bart, decides the best answer is a whopping great fib. The family tree and every present go up in smoke, so he swears a burglar did it. Cue a human interest report from Kent Brockman, a wave of generosity from all of Springfield, and a guilty conscience the size of the good chair. It is a funny, warm and properly festive half hour about what happens when a little white lie meets a big community spirit. Perfect for a mid-December telly break while the sprouts are being peeled and someone, somewhere, is hiding the sellotape.
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