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This article is about the production company. For the channel, see FOX.

The 20th Century Fox is a production company that produces The Simpsons. It, and the FOX Network, has been referenced many times in the show. It is a subsidiary company of News Corp. and is owned by Rupert Murdoch. The Simpsons have taken many swipes at their home network.

References

• "Cape Feare" - When remarking about how Rainier Wolfcastle's talk show was horrible, Lisa mentions that the FOX Network has sunk to a new low.
• "Krusty Gets Kancelled" - When Krusty identifies Luke Perry as being Krusty's "worthless half-brother" and Lisa explains that Perry is a big TV star, Krusty scoffs that he is one... on FOX.
• "Mr. Plow" - While waiting for his "Mr. Plow" commercial to air on Public Access, Homer comments "It may be on a lousy channel, but the Simpsons are finally on TV!"
• "Deep Space Homer" - At the end Bart imagines Homer as the Star Child from 2001: A Space Odyssey getting hit with a Fox Network satellite.
• "Bart Gets an Elephant" - Mr. Blackheart's past profession includes Fox Network President.
• "Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song" - During the couch gag Homer spots the Fox logo and peels it off and him and his family step on it.
• "Bart of Darkness" - When Bart tells Homer Ned Flanders killed Maude, Homer replies nobody would kill her because she is a fox and Marge looks at Homer making Homer say "what is on Fox tonight?".
• "Lisa's Wedding" - Future Marge is watching TV in and remarks "Fox turned into a hardcore sex channel so gradually, I didn't even notice."
• The Simpsons Game - Marge also says the above while the player is walking around the Simpsons house.
• "Treehouse of Horror VIII" - At the beginning, a FOX censor is seen cutting out various scenes from the show, only to be stabbed to death by the TV-rating box.
• "The Joy of Sect" - The family is brainwashed at the end by the FOX network.
• "Homer to the Max" - The family watches FOX's Mid-Season show lineup, then finds some of the shows terrible.
• "Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo" - Homer makes various investments on a computer at the "Java Server". Upon learning that one of his investments was FOX, he quickly undoes his action.Also during the TCFTV logo in this episode Homer yells "AHH!UNDO!UNDO!OH!".
• "Missionary: Impossible" - Fox Network president Rupert Murdoch appears as a telephone operator at the end.
• "HOMR" - When listening to the stock placements over the phone, Homer mentions the word "crap" and is told FOX's stock, which is down by 8 points.
• "The Frying Game" - Carmen Electra appears as a co-host of Fox's new reality show, Frame Up, and announces that it's Fox's latest hit, right after No-Pants Island and Fart Date.
• "The Heartbroke Kid" - Homer owns a plush doll named Foxy the FOX Network Fox that wears a shirt with the Fox Network logo.
• "Million Dollar Abie" - The Simpsons are watching the newest Fox series Boobs staring Carmen Electra as a teacher who has big boobs and gets no attention because of them.
• The Complete Tenth Season - The theme of the set is Bart wreaking havoc in the 20th Century Fox studio lot.
• "You Kent Always Say What You Want" - Lisa says that FOX is an all news network that airs crazy shows.
• The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice! - Near the end of the episode, the family is upset that there was no figure skating to which Bart responds "Stupid lying FOX!".
• The Simpsons Movie - Ralph sits on the 20th Century Fox logo at the Beginning of the Movie.
• "MoneyBART" - In the couch gag, the shot zooms out to reveal that sweatshop is contained within a grim version of the 20th Century Fox logo, surrounded by barbed wire, searchlights, and a watchtower.

External Links

• 20th Television at the Internet Movie Database
• 20th Century Fox at Wikipedia