'' is an episode from Season Twelve of the animated TV series '' The Simpsons ''.
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December 17 , 2000
Tim Long
Lance Kramer
"Science class should not end in tragedy"
The family piles over a Gridiron ball.
While the Simpsons attend a French-Canadian circus, a freak Blizzard hits Springfield, turning it into a winter wonderland overnight. However, Springfield Elementary School is the only school that did not declare a Snowday . Some students from Bart's and Lisa's class show up while Skinner and Willie are the only faculty members to still be working. To pass the time, Skinner plays the ultra-boring "The Christmas that Almost wasn't, but then Was". While they are watching the movie, the snow piles up and traps everyone in the school.
Skinner quickly determines that they will be unable to get out and will have to remain there for the duration of the Storm . The kids complain about things they have to go home for, but Skinner firmly declares that no one can escape. The kids are forced to eat Relish and Mayonnaise . After Nelson fails to escape, the kids begin to go beyond Skinner's control. To maintain order, he dons his old army uniform. Meanwhile, Homer and Ned set off to rescue the kids, but while driving, they hit a Fire Hydrant , encasing their car in ice. They allow Carbon Monoxide to enter the car, and suffer Hallucination s.
In the middle of the night, Bart tries to dig a tunnel to get everyone out. He gets caught by Skinner, who orders Willie to destroy the tunnel. Willie refuses, and when Skinner insults him, he quits. Skinner decides to destroy it himself, but gets trapped in the cavern. The kids take advantage of this and take over the school. Skinner uses the school hamster, Nibbles, to get a message to the outside world. Nibbles makes it to Ned and Homer, which breaks the ice and frees them. Homer turns on the car's cruise control, sending the car going out-of-control and crashing into a salt silo. However, Homer's blunder fortunately releases a massive amount of Salt that melts the snow around the school, freeing the kids, but rusting the car's body completely. A Camel version of Lisa (from Homer's CO-inspired visions) wishes viewers a Merry Christmas .
- The movie ''The Christmas that Almost wasn't, but then Was'' is a parody of '' Santa Claus Conquers The Martians '', which is considered one of the Worst Movies Ever , and possibly the worst holiday movie ever.
- The episode title is a reference to '' Smilla's Sense Of Snow '', a book by Peter Høeg .
- This episode got 1.65 million viewers when it premiered on the UK Satellite channel Sky One on 11 February 2001 , becoming the highest rated Simpsons episode on the channel ever, and beating the Terrestrial channel ITV for the first time, who were showing the ITV Evening News . The record was later broken by the Ricky Gervais written Homer Simpson, This Is Your Wife in 2006, which got 2.2 million.
- Bart tortures Principal Skinner by poking him with a stick and shouting at him in Vietnamese , reminiscent of the way the soldiers were treated in Michael Cimino 's The Deer Hunter .
- What part of '' Di Di Mau '' don't you understand?
- Well done, Nibbles. Now...chew through my Ball Sack .
- We're trapped in the school!
'''Kids:''' Aaaahhh!
'''Milhouse:''' We're gonna miss !
'''Kids:''' '''''AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH'''''!
- We're gonna crash!
'''Homer:''' Do you have Airbag s?
No, the church opposes them for some reason!
- I'm so hungry! I want more!
'''Willie:''' You heard the Principal . Everyone gets one apple and a handful of relish.
- It's getting ugly out there. Hmmm. Think, Skinner, think. What would Superintendent Chalmers do?
'''Chalmers:''' ''(in Skinner's head)'' '''''SKINNER!!!'''''
Oh, that's no help.
- Enjoy the show, for one day...we shall die.
- Stand down, children! ''(no one does anything)'' I said "stand '''''down'''''"! ''(everyone does their own Interpretation of his order)''
- ''(during the .
- ''(Homer and Ned are driving to school to rescue the kids, and Homer hits a bump in the road)''
I think we hit something.
'''Homer:''' I hope it's Flanders! He-he-he-he-he!
''(He notices Ned glaring at him)''
'''Homer:''' I'm just kidding. Hey, you're all right. ''(He playfully punches Ned's arm)''
- ''(. And Dodi . Because these days, princesses--
''(Before he can finish, Homer slams the car into a Fire Hydrant , encasing it in ice)
- ''(Homer and Ned are trapped in the car after Homer hit a fire hydrant)''
Oh ... Stupid Ice! I always knew I would die caked in something.
'''Ned (as Carbon Monoxide fills the car):''' Well, better turn off that engine before those fumes put us in tombs.
No, let's just leave it on 'til we forget our troubles.
'''Ned (dreamily):''' Sounds like a plan...
''(They both pass out)''
- Uh, Homer, I'm all for rescuing the kids, but I wish you hadn't sawed off my roof.
''(the camera pulls out. Part of Ned's roof is cut out and that section has turned his car into a make-shift in the process)''
- The Hell with this. The rest of you can stay here like dorks, but I'm getting out of here! ''(Gets on bike and rides it towards the door, which is firmly blocked with snow)'''''Kids:''' Yaaay!
'''Ralph (in background):''' Go Nelson!''(Nelson crashes his bike into the wall of snow. His bike flips up and ricochets off desks, the back wall, etc.)''
- '''Skinner (trying to call using a !
- Mr. Army Man, I can't sleep without my wedgie-rabbit.
'''Skinner:''' What is that? Some kind of plush novelty?
Yes, ma'am.
'''Skinner:''' Just use this )''.
- As French Canadians, they don't believe in refunds or exploiting animals for entertainment.
'''Homer:''' Aww, I wanted to see them shoot a gorilla out of a cannon.
- Roads closed, pipes frozen, Albino s...virtually invisible. The National Weather Surface has upgraded Springfield's blizzard from "Winter Wonderland" to a "Class 3 Kill-Storm"!
'''Marge:''' I don't like the sound of that "class 3".
- This terrible! How will the kids get home?
'''Homer:''' I dunno. Internet ?
- If any of you have to do your business, just use this bucket next to Bart's head.
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