Old Yeller-Belly

"Old Yeller-Belly"
The Simpsons episode
Episode no.Season 14
Episode 19
Directed byBob Anderson
Written byJohn Frink & Don Payne
Production codeEABF14
Original air dateMay 4, 2003 (2003-05-04)
Guest appearances
Stacy Keach as Howard K. Duff VII
John Kassir as Various Animals
Episode features
Chalkboard gag"My pen is not a booger launcher"
Couch gagIn a parody of the black and white photograph, Lunchtime atop a Skyscraper, the family is dressed as construction workers of the early 20th century and sitting on a girder watching TV.
CommentaryAl Jean
John Frink
Matt Selman
Tim Long
Michael Price
Stacy Keach
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"Old Yeller-Belly" is the nineteenth episode of the fourteenth season of the American television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 4, 2003. The episode was written by John Frink and Don Payne and was directed by Bob Anderson.

In this episode, Santa's Little Helper fails to help Homer when he is trapped in a fire. He is rebuffed by the family, but eventually accepted again. Stacy Keach guest starred as Howard K. Duff VII. The episode received mixed reviews.