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'''King of Cats''' is the name given to a medley of songs from the musical ''[[Stab-a-Lot: The Itchy and Scratchy Musical]]'' in the episode [[Girls Just Want to Have Sums]].  The first part is a parody of the song "Circle of Life" from the movie-turned-musical ''The Lion King'' and the second part is a parody of "I Don't Know How to Love Him" from the musical ''Jesus Christ Superstar''.  The music was written by [[Alf Clausen]] and the lyrics by [[Matt Selman]].  It is the thirty-second track on the album [[The Simpsons: Testify]].
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{{Song
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|name = "King of Cats"
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|image =
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|singers = [[Nancy Cartwright]]<br>[[Dan Castellaneta]]<br>[[Yeardley Smith]]<br>[[Oren Waters]]<br>[[Hank Azaria]]<br>[[Julie Kavner]]<br>[[James Gilstrap]]<br>[[Harry Shearer]]<br>[[Bob Joyce]]<br>[[Amick Byram]]<br>[[Tress MacNeille]]<br>[[Pamela Hayden]]
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|characters = [[Bart Simpson]]<br>[[Homer Simpson]]<br>[[Lisa Simpson]]<br>Singing Cat<br>Old Cat<br>[[Marge Simpson]]<br>[[Itchy]]<br>[[Scratchy]]
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|length = 3:41
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|writer = '''Music:''' [[Alf Clausen]]<br>'''Lyrics:''' [[Matt Selman]]
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|album = ''[[The Simpsons: Testify]]''
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|appearance =
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}}
  
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==Lyrics==
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'''"King of Cats" Itchy & Scratchy Medley''' is a track from ''[[The Simpsons: Testify]]''. It is the thirty-second track on the album and consists of the songs "Tune-Up", "King of Cats Opening", "[[Two Days, Two Circles]]", "Slices of Life", "[[It's Symbiotic]]" and "[[Knives Finale]]" from the episode "[[Girls Just Want to Have Sums]]".
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:'''[[Bart]]''':
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== Lyrics ==
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=== Tune-Up ===
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:'''[[Bart]]:'''
 
:''Dad, taking the family to opening night is the nicest thing you've ever done for us.''
 
:''Dad, taking the family to opening night is the nicest thing you've ever done for us.''
  
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:'''[[Homer]]''':
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:'''[[Homer]]:'''
 
:''Or will ever do.''
 
:''Or will ever do.''
  
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:'''[[Lisa]]''':
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:'''[[Lisa]]:'''
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:''I can't wait to see this reimagining of [[Itchy & Scratchy]] by avant-garde director Julianna Crelmner.''
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:''I can't wait to see this re-imagining of [[The Itchy & Scratchy Show|Itchy & Scratchy]] by avant-garde director [[Juliana Krellner]].''
  
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:'''Homer''':
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:'''Homer:'''
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:''Hey, it says here the "book" was written by Tom Stoppard. This isn't a book! It's a play! (laughs)''
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:''Hey, it says here "the book" was written by Tom Stoppard. This isn't a book, it's a play! [laughs] Book.''
  
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:'''African Man''':
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=== King of Cats Opening ===
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:'''African Man:'''
 
:''Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamishtanaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay, kimanee sayfaloooooooooooooor...''
 
:''Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamishtanaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay, kimanee sayfaloooooooooooooor...''
  
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:'''Old Cat''':
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:'''Old Cat:'''
 
:''All hail the king of the cats.''
 
:''All hail the king of the cats.''
  
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:''Cast''':
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:'''Cast:'''
 
:Sayfalooooooor, sayfaloooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooor...
 
:Sayfalooooooor, sayfaloooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooor...
  
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:'''[[Marge]]''':
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:'''[[Marge]]:'''
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:''(gasps) They're coming down the aisles! What if they want to interact with me? Looking through my purse, looking through my purse, keep walking, monkey!''
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:''[gasps] They're coming down the aisles! What if they want to interact with me? Looking through my purse, looking through my purse, keep walking, monkey!''
  
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:'''Bart''':
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:'''Bart:'''
 
:''Don't worry, Mom, they all pass by.''
 
:''Don't worry, Mom, they all pass by.''
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:
 
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:'''Marge:''' ''Oh thank God''.'' (A monkey immediately walks up and'''' ''''starts to "talk" to her. Confused, Marge makes monkey noises back.)''
 
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:'''Bart:''' ''(chuckles)''
 
  
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:'''Cast''':
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:'''Marge:'''
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:Itchy-Scratchy, Itchy-Itchy-Scratchy,
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:''Oh thank God. [a monkey immediately walks up and starts to "talk" to her. Confused, Marge makes monkey noises back]''
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:Itchy-Scratchy, Itchy-Itchy-Scratchy,
 
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:(''cont'd over following'')
 
  
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:'''Singing Cat''':
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:'''Bart:'''
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:From the day you were born in the alley,
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:''[chuckles]''
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:To the you were hit by a car,
 
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:There's cream TV and mice to eat
 
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:And great big balls of yarn.
 
  
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:It's the circle,
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=== Two Days, Two Circles ===
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:The circle of—
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:'''Cast:'''
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:Itchy, Scratchy, Itchy Itchy, Scratchy.
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:Itchy, Scratchy, Itchy Itchy, Scratchy.
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:''[repeats throughout]''
  
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:'''Itchy''':
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:'''Wise Old Cat:'''
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:''KNIFE! (Itchy runs around giggling and stabbing everyone.)''
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:From the day you are born in the alley,
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:To the day you are hit by a car.
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:There's cream to drink and mice to eat,
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:And great big balls of ya-a-a-a-rn.
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:It's the circle, the circle of-
  
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:'''Lisa''':
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:'''Baby Itchy:'''
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:Knife!
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=== Slices of Life ===
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:'''Lisa:'''
 
:''I love the use of streamers as blood. It robs the violence of its power.''
 
:''I love the use of streamers as blood. It robs the violence of its power.''
  
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:'''Bart''':
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:'''Bart:'''
 
:''Woo-hoo! I'm drenched in "blood"!''
 
:''Woo-hoo! I'm drenched in "blood"!''
  
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:'''Scracthy''':
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=== It's Symbiotic ===
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:I don't know why I trust him.
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:'''Scratchy:'''
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:I don't know why I trust him,
 
:I guess some cats just never learn.
 
:I guess some cats just never learn.
  
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:'''Itchy''':
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:'''Itchy:'''
 
:I feel so good when I have crushed him,
 
:I feel so good when I have crushed him,
 
:Or left him mangled, maimed and burned.
 
:Or left him mangled, maimed and burned.
  
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:'''Both''':
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:'''Itchy and Scratchy:'''
 
:I suppose it's symbiotic,
 
:I suppose it's symbiotic,
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:And perhaps a bit erotic.
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:And perhaps a bit erotic,
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:'''Scratchy:'''
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:''Cause pain is my narcotic.
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:'''Itchy:'''
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:''You really like it?''
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:'''Scratchy:'''
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:Yes, a lot-ic!
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:'''Itchy & Scratchy:'''
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:And that's why we're always...
  
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:'''Scratchy''':
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:'''Itchy:'''
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:'Cause pain is my narcotic.
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:Fighting.
  
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:'''Itchy''':
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:'''Scratchy:'''
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:''You really liked it?''
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:And biting.
  
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:'''Scratchy''':
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:'''Itchy:'''
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:''Yes, I loved it.''
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:And dynamite igniting.
  
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:'''Both''':
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:'''Homer:'''
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:And that's we're always
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:''Hey, check it out, I'm Scratcher or something.''
  
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:'''Itchy''':
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=== Knives Finale ===
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:Fighting...
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:'''Cast:'''
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:It's the circle, the circle of knife!
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:It's the circle, the circle of knives!
  
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:'''Scratchy''':
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== Behind the Laughter ==
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:And biting...
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"Two Days, Two Circles" and "Knives Finale" are parodies of "{{W|Circle of Life}}" from ''[[The Lion King]]''. "It's Symbiotic" is a parody of "{{W|I Don't Know How to Love Him}}" from the rock opera ''{{W|Jesus Christ Superstar}}''.
  
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:'''Itchy''':
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== Appearances ==
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:And dynamite igniting!
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*{{alb|The Simpsons: Testify}}
  
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:'''Homer''':
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{{The Simpsons Testify}}
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:''Hey, check it out! I'm Scratcher or somethin'.''
 
  
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:'''Cast''':
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[[Category:Medleys]]
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:It's the circle,
 
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:The circle of knife!
 
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:It's the circle,
 
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:The circle of knives!
 
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[[Category:Songs]]
 
 
[[Category:Parody songs]]
 
[[Category:Parody songs]]
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[[Category:Songs by Homer]]
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[[Category:Songs by Marge]]
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[[Category:Songs by Bart]]
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[[Category:Songs by Lisa]]
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[[Category:Songs by Nancy Cartwright]]
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[[Category:Songs by Dan Castellaneta]]
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[[Category:Songs by Yeardley Smith]]
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[[Category:Songs by Hank Azaria]]
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[[Category:Songs by Julie Kavner]]
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[[Category:Songs by James Gilstrap]]
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[[Category:Songs by Harry Shearer]]
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[[Category:Songs by Bob Joyce]]
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[[Category:Songs by Amick Byram]]
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[[Category:Songs by Tress MacNeille]]
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[[Category:Songs by Pamela Hayden]]

Latest revision as of 20:18, October 15, 2021

"King of Cats"
Song Information
Singers: Nancy Cartwright
Dan Castellaneta
Yeardley Smith
Oren Waters
Hank Azaria
Julie Kavner
James Gilstrap
Harry Shearer
Bob Joyce
Amick Byram
Tress MacNeille
Pamela Hayden
Characters: Bart Simpson
Homer Simpson
Lisa Simpson
Singing Cat
Old Cat
Marge Simpson
Itchy
Scratchy
Length: 3:41
Writer(s): Music: Alf Clausen
Lyrics: Matt Selman
Album: The Simpsons: Testify

"King of Cats" Itchy & Scratchy Medley is a track from The Simpsons: Testify. It is the thirty-second track on the album and consists of the songs "Tune-Up", "King of Cats Opening", "Two Days, Two Circles", "Slices of Life", "It's Symbiotic" and "Knives Finale" from the episode "Girls Just Want to Have Sums".

Lyrics[edit]

Tune-Up[edit]

Bart:
Dad, taking the family to opening night is the nicest thing you've ever done for us.
Homer:
Or will ever do.
Lisa:
I can't wait to see this re-imagining of Itchy & Scratchy by avant-garde director Juliana Krellner.
Homer:
Hey, it says here "the book" was written by Tom Stoppard. This isn't a book, it's a play! [laughs] Book.

King of Cats Opening[edit]

African Man:
Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamishtanaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay, kimanee sayfaloooooooooooooor...
Old Cat:
All hail the king of the cats.
Cast:
Sayfalooooooor, sayfaloooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooor...
Marge:
[gasps] They're coming down the aisles! What if they want to interact with me? Looking through my purse, looking through my purse, keep walking, monkey!
Bart:
Don't worry, Mom, they all pass by.
Marge:
Oh thank God. [a monkey immediately walks up and starts to "talk" to her. Confused, Marge makes monkey noises back]
Bart:
[chuckles]

Two Days, Two Circles[edit]

Cast:
Itchy, Scratchy, Itchy Itchy, Scratchy.
Itchy, Scratchy, Itchy Itchy, Scratchy.
[repeats throughout]
Wise Old Cat:
From the day you are born in the alley,
To the day you are hit by a car.
There's cream to drink and mice to eat,
And great big balls of ya-a-a-a-rn.
It's the circle, the circle of-
Baby Itchy:
Knife!

Slices of Life[edit]

Lisa:
I love the use of streamers as blood. It robs the violence of its power.
Bart:
Woo-hoo! I'm drenched in "blood"!

It's Symbiotic[edit]

Scratchy:
I don't know why I trust him,
I guess some cats just never learn.
Itchy:
I feel so good when I have crushed him,
Or left him mangled, maimed and burned.
Itchy and Scratchy:
I suppose it's symbiotic,
And perhaps a bit erotic,
Scratchy:
Cause pain is my narcotic.
Itchy:
You really like it?
Scratchy:
Yes, a lot-ic!
Itchy & Scratchy:
And that's why we're always...
Itchy:
Fighting.
Scratchy:
And biting.
Itchy:
And dynamite igniting.
Homer:
Hey, check it out, I'm Scratcher or something.

Knives Finale[edit]

Cast:
It's the circle, the circle of knife!
It's the circle, the circle of knives!

Behind the Laughter[edit]

"Two Days, Two Circles" and "Knives Finale" are parodies of "Circle of Life" from The Lion King. "It's Symbiotic" is a parody of "I Don't Know How to Love Him" from the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar.

Appearances[edit]


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