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"'''A Tale of Two Springfields'''" is the second episode of [[season 12]] and is the 250th episode of the series overall in both broadcast and production order. It originally aired in November 5, 2000. It is written by [[John Swartzwelder]] and directed by [[Shaun Cashman]]. [[The Who]] guest-starred as {{Chs|The Who|themselves}}, except for Pete Townshend.
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'''"O C'mon All Ye Faithful"''' is the double length first {{D+ Exclusive}} of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the seven hundred seventy-eighth and seven hundred seventy-ninth episode overall. It was released on [[Disney+]] on December 17, [[2024]]. The episode was written by [[Carolyn Omine]] and directed by [[Debbie Bruce Mahan]] and [[Matthew Faughnan]]. It guest stars [[Derren Brown]] as {{Ch|Derren Brown|himself}}, [[Patti LaBelle]] as {{Ch|Patti LaBelle|herself}}, and [[Pentatonix]] as the "[[World Famous Santa Claus]]" and "[[Local Springfield Santa Claus]]" singers.
  
While calling Animal Control over a badger taking residence in [[Santa's Little Helper]]'s doghouse, [[Homer]] discovers that [[Springfield]] has two different area codes—and ends up leading a revolt that splits the town in two.
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Famed British mentalist, {{Ch|Derren Brown}}, comes to Springfield and uses psychological tricks and showmanship to raise the town's Christmas spirit. When Homer gets hypnotized and mistakenly believes he is [[Santa Claus]], it sets off a cheery chain reaction and causes everyone to question what they believe and to explore the meaning of "miracle".
  
While feeding [[Santa's Little Helper]], [[Bart]] finds a badger in his doghouse. Bart and [[Lisa]] try to get rid of it themselves, but are unsuccessful. After [[Homer]] suggests they blow up the doghouse with dynamite, Lisa tells him to call Animal Control instead. When Homer calls them, he gets a tri-tone and a recording indicating that he did not enter the correct area code. [[Marge]] informs him that the phone company ran out of telephone numbers, so they had to split [[Springfield]] into two area codes.
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One half keeps the old 636 and the Simpsons' half get the new 939. Homer is outraged that they changed the code without warning (even though [[Lenny]] and [[Carl]] say that they had weeks of advance warnings, including two weeks at area code camp). While at a town meeting, [[Lindsey Naegle]] shows a film (starring talking telephone [[Phony McRing-Ring]]) that attempts to convince the audience two area codes are better. The whole town agrees with it. However, Homer stands up, accusing the phone company of making the film on purpose and points out that the original 636 code was kept by the rich side of town. When Homer fails to blow himself up with the suicide belt he was wearing, he leads a rebellion of the poor and goes off to form a new town.
 
 
 
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"O C'mon All Ye Faithful" is the double length first Disney+ exclusive episode of The Simpsons and the seven hundred seventy-eighth and seven hundred seventy-ninth episode overall. It was released on Disney+ on December 17, 2024. The episode was written by Carolyn Omine and directed by Debbie Bruce Mahan and Matthew Faughnan. It guest stars Derren Brown as himself, Patti LaBelle as herself, and Pentatonix as the "World Famous Santa Claus" and "Local Springfield Santa Claus" singers.

Famed British mentalist, Derren Brown, comes to Springfield and uses psychological tricks and showmanship to raise the town's Christmas spirit. When Homer gets hypnotized and mistakenly believes he is Santa Claus, it sets off a cheery chain reaction and causes everyone to question what they believe and to explore the meaning of "miracle".

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