The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful (2024) on Netflix
A visiting illusionist arrives in Springfield to film a Christmas special and lift the spirits of townsfolk who have lost them. A hypnotism trick leaves Homer believing he is Santa Claus.
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Plot summary
Springfield has lost its Christmas cheer, and a visiting illusionist comes to town to film a holiday special while secretly working to lift the mood of its disillusioned residents. Marge allows him to hypnotize Homer so that Homer will become a better buyer of gifts. He traps Homer at a vending machine as he buys cupcakes, presses the package to his forehead, and leaves him believing he is the Santa Claus printed on the wrapper. The whole town joins Homer in the delusion, and Ralph takes the role of his elf, treating Homer as a magical being who has come to Springfield.
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- Pentatonixas Singers(voice)
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful (2024)
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- Writer Carolyn Omine drew on "the difficult year she experienced personally" and the 2023 Hollywood labor disputes, which had delayed production; she had planned not to write an episode but pitched an uplifting story instead.
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In an earlier version, Derren Brown's character was also responsible for the ox yoke Ned Flanders surfaces through, but after a friend's reaction Carolyn Omine rewrote it to leave "some magic".- Fox shunned holiday episodes other than Halloween because they did not repeat well, so the producers made their first Disney+ episode a Christmas special.
- Patti LaBelle sings a version of "Silent Night" with non-faith denominational parody lyrics; Carolyn Omine cast her wanting a voice like the Mahalia Jackson Christmas album she heard growing up.
- A cappella group Pentatonix sing "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" with parody lyrics, and at their own request also sang the words "The Simpsons" over the episode's opening title card.
- This was the last episode by production order for actress Pamela Hayden, who voiced Milhouse and Rod; she went on to act in two more Disney+ episodes that season.
