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Grift of the Magi

  • Episode aired Dec 19, 1999
  • K-12/9
  • 30m
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Simpsonit (1989)
AnimationComedy

A toy company purchases Springfield Elementary and uses the student body as a focus group for their new Christmas toy Funzo.A toy company purchases Springfield Elementary and uses the student body as a focus group for their new Christmas toy Funzo.A toy company purchases Springfield Elementary and uses the student body as a focus group for their new Christmas toy Funzo.

  • Directors
    • Jim Reardon
    • Matthew Nastuk
  • Writers
    • Matt Groening
    • James L. Brooks
    • Sam Simon
  • Stars
    • Dan Castellaneta
    • Julie Kavner
    • Nancy Cartwright
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    2.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Jim Reardon
      • Matthew Nastuk
    • Writers
      • Matt Groening
      • James L. Brooks
      • Sam Simon
    • Stars
      • Dan Castellaneta
      • Julie Kavner
      • Nancy Cartwright
    • 10User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Dan Castellaneta
    Dan Castellaneta
    • Homer Simpson
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    Julie Kavner
    Julie Kavner
    • Marge Simpson
    • (voice)
    Nancy Cartwright
    Nancy Cartwright
    • Bart Simpson
    • (voice)
    • …
    Yeardley Smith
    Yeardley Smith
    • Lisa Simpson
    • (voice)
    Hank Azaria
    Hank Azaria
    • Moe Szyslak
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    • …
    Harry Shearer
    Harry Shearer
    • Montgomery Burns
    • (voice)
    • …
    Clarence Clemons
    Clarence Clemons
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    Gary Coleman
    Gary Coleman
    • Gary Coleman
    • (voice)
    Joe Mantegna
    Joe Mantegna
    • Fat Tony
    • (voice)
    Tim Robbins
    Tim Robbins
    • Jim Hope
    • (voice)
    Marcia Wallace
    Marcia Wallace
    • Crowd
    • (voice)
    Pamela Hayden
    Pamela Hayden
    • Milhouse Van Houten
    • (voice)
    Tress MacNeille
    Tress MacNeille
    • Plaintiff
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    • …
    Russi Taylor
    Russi Taylor
    • Martin Prince
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    • …
    Karl Wiedergott
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    • Directors
      • Jim Reardon
      • Matthew Nastuk
    • Writers
      • Matt Groening
      • James L. Brooks
      • Sam Simon
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    • Trivia
      Final episode of the decade, century & millennium.
    • Goofs
      Lisa is writing I WILL NOT DO MATH IN CLASS on the board. She stops after writing MATH. In the next shot an IN has appeared.
    • Quotes

      Kent Brockman: [from a TV broadcast] Our top story is the ozone hole that devastated Brazil last summer is apparently wintering in Springfield.

      Bart Simpson: Wooh! Springfield rocks!

      Kent Brockman: [from a TV broadcast] Residents are advised to stay inside unless you use sunscreen, or are very, very hairy. Experts recommend class nine, or Robin Williams level of hair coverage.

    • Connections
      Featured in Simpsonit: Behind the Laughter (2000)
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      Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves
      (uncredited)

      Written by Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart

      Performed by Nancy Cartwright and Pamela Hayden

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    7/10
    Makes see how Christmas is a just a money grab for companies
    Review Date 6/27/2019

    I have Reviewed OVER 500 "Christmas Films and Specials". Please BEWARE Of films and specials with just one review! For instance When "It's a POSITIVE" chances are that the reviewer was involved with the production. "If its Negative" then they may have a grudge against the film for whatever reason. I am fare about these films.

    "Grift of the Magi", which satirizes the commercialization of Christmas, was written by Tom Martin and directed by Matthew Nastuk. The episode features several guest appearances; Tim Robbins as Jim Hope, Gary Coleman as himself, Joe Mantegna as Fat Tony, and Clarence Clemons as a narrator that tells the viewers at the end of the episode how the story ends.
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    • Release date
      • December 19, 1999 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • USA
    • Production companies
      • Gracie Films
      • 20th Century Fox Television
      • 20th Century Fox Television
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    • Runtime
      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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