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| − | '''Itchy and Scratchy''' is a TV show following a super-violent cartoon cat named [[Scratchy]] and mouse named [[Itchy]]. It is in the style of ''[[wikipedia:Tom and Jerry|Tom and Jerry]]'' featured on the ''[[Krusty the Clown]] Show''.
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| − | == The Show ==
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| − | As with Tom and Jerry, the premise is a basic one: Itchy will constantly kill, maim and/or torture Scratchy. Sometimes this can take moments, sometimes decades (when Scratchy got married to some extremely long-fused explosives). The episode titles are regularly violent puns - examples include "[[C.E. D'oh|Bleeder of the Pack]]", "[[Homer the Heretic|Flay Me To The Moon]]", and "[[Scar Trek: The Next Laceration]]". Itchy's [[wikipedia:Intelligence quotient|IQ]] is stated as 9, while Scratchy's IQ is 1.
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| − | Only one episode has ever had Scratchy 'win', but Bart and Lisa never got to see the ending, much to their dismay ("[[Homer Goes to College]]").
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| − | == Themes ==
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| − | The opening theme is short and simple. The lyrics:
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| − | <br />''"They fight! and bite!''
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| − | <br />''They fight and bite and fight!''
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| − | <br />''Fight, fight, fight!''
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| − | <br />''Bite, bite, bite!''
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| − | <br />''The Itchy and Scratchy Show!"''
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| − | The closing theme, as featured in ''[[Bart the Murderer]]'', is much the same, only at a faster tempo and lyrics in the past tense:
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| − | <br />''"They fought! and bit!''
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| − | <br />''They fought and bit and fought!''
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| − | <br />''Fought, fought, fought!''
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| − | <br />''Bit, bit, bit!''
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| − | <br />''The Itchy and Scratchy Show!"''
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| − | === Spin-Offs ===
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| − | A short-lived spin-off of the original cartoon series was titled the "Itchy & Scratchy & Friends Hour", which featured the original characters Uncle Ant, Disgruntled Goat, and Ku Klux Klam. While the spin-off was cancelled, merchandise featuring these characters is still available. [[Itchy & Scratchy International|Itchy & Scratchy International]]'s other characters include Flatulent Fox and Manic Mailman, but it is unclear whether these characters appeared in the Itchy & Scratchy & Friends Hour.
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| − | === Poochie Era ===
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| − | [[File:Poochie.gif|thumb|right|150px|Poochie, a one-time Itchy and Scratchy character.]]
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| − | In the episode "[[The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show]]", the perennially popular cartoon was experiencing a dip in ratings. After a focus group meeting, [[Roger Meyers Jr.]] decided that a new character was needed, and the studio came up with a poorly-devised extreme surfer dog named Poochie. [[Homer Simpson]] provided the voice for Poochie, who only co-starred with the cat and mouse for two poorly-received episodes before being hurriedly killed off (with Krusty promising the kids he'll never return). He briefly appears in [[Treehouse of Horror IX]] where he is run over by Itchy and Scratchy. He also appears in anepisode where a funeral is held for Scratchy before Itchy made clones of Scratchy.
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| − | === Parody ===
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| − | I&S has been parodied itself in the show. Briefly, during the popularity of the Krusty Show's competitor [[The Gabbo Show]], the rights to air new episodes and the back catalog of Itchy and Scratchy went to the latter, forcing Krusty to replace it with a bizarre Eastern Europe cat and mouse cartoon "Worker and Parasite".
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| − | == Studio ==
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| − | The show is produced by Itchy & Scratchy International. The company was founded by Roger Meyers Sr., a controversial WWII filmmaker who made a career out of violent cartoons. Roger Meyers Jr. has run the company since the death of his father.
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| − | The origin of the show is one mired in mystery; whilst the Meyer's family claim everything in their show as their own, a homeless man named [[Chester Lampwick]] claimed that he was the actual creator of Itchy, and that Meyers Sr. stole the idea from him. Lampwick, with the assistance of Bart, successfully sued the studio for US$800 Million, which saw the closure of the company until it was saved by two concerned youngsters ([[Lester and Eliza]]).
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| − | The duo have their own theme park named [[Itchy & Scratchy Land|Itchy & Scratchy Land]] (a parody of [[wikipedia:Disneyworld|Disneyworld]]), and eventually [[Girls Just Want To Have Sums|their own musical]].
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| − | == Treehouse of Horror ==
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| − | In the "[[Treehouse of Horror IX]]" tale "The Terror of Tiny Toon", Bart and Lisa entered their television and were attacked by Itchy & Scratchy. At the end of the story, they broke out of the TV into the real world: Fortunately they were not a threat, as they were the same size as "real-world" cats and mice.
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| − | == Original Plans ==
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| − | During the early days of The Simpsons, Itchy and Scratchy were originally intended to appear briefly, but their cartoon shorts proved very popular and became a regular part of the show. The show's highlighting / satire of television violence and the debates surrounding it is still relevant.
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| − | == Episode Appearances ==
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| − | <!--these seem unnecessary...[[File:Itchy & scratchy.gif|right]][[File:Itchy_and_Scratchyi.gif|thumb|left]]-->
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| − | * [[The Bart Simpson Show]]
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| − | * [[Simpson Christmas]]
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| − | * [[TV Simpsons]]
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| − | * [[There's No Disgrace Like Home]]
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| − | * [[Krusty Gets Busted]]
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| − | * [[Bart Gets an F]]
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| − | * [[Itchy & Scratchy & Marge]]
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| − | * [[Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?]]
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| − | * [[The Simpsons Movie]]
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| − | * [[The Simpsons Game]]
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| − | * [[Simpsons: Hit and Run]]
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| − | *{{Advert|Slaughter is the Best Medicine}}
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| − | == Comic Appearances ==
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| − | * [[Comic Fan No More]]
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| − | {{Simpsons characters}}
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| − | [[es:Itchy and Scratchy]]
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| − | [[Category:Parodies]]
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| − | [[Category:Itchy & Scratchy]]
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