On Dec. 17, 1989, the series as we know it premiered with an episode titled "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire," where Homer, desperate to make money to buy gifts for the holidays, he goes to the dog ...
As I leant down to pat him, he suddenly sprang up and bit hard onto my face. His entire body was dangling off me! I need to hold his head and go wherever he goes, I thought, silent with shock. I ...