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'''''Psycho''''' is an American horror franchise consisting of six films loosely based on the ''{{W2|Psycho|novel}}'' novels by {{W|Robert Bloch}}. The first film, ''Psycho'' (1960), directed by [[Alfred Hitchcock]] and starring Janet Leigh and [[Anthony Perkins]], is by far the most famous and critically lauded and has therefore been referenced the most on ''[[The Simpsons]]''.
  
 
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{{TB|In ''[[Treehouse of Horror series|Treehouse of Horror]]'' episodes, [[Norm MacLeod]] is credited as "Norman "Bates" MacLeod, a reference to {{W|Norman Bates}}, a character from ''Psycho''.}}
 
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{{TB|The scene where Maggie attacks Homer with a mallet is a recreation of the infamous shower scene from ''Psycho''.}}
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{{TB| The scene where Maggie attacks Homer with a mallet is a recreation of the infamous shower scene from ''Psycho''. The soundtrack also quotes Bernard Hermann's famous score.}}
 
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{{TB|Skinner makes a reference to the movie when he looks at a house in the distance (which looks like the Bates motel from ''Psycho'') and says ''"Oh... there's mother now."'' This is the first time Skinner has been portrayed as a {{W|Norman Bates}}-like character.}}
 
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{{TB|[[Troy McClure]] mentioned ''[["P" is for Psycho]]'', one of the films he starred on. This is a parody of the films ''Psycho'' and ''{{W|Dial M for Murder}}'', both by [[Alfred Hitchcock]].}}
 
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Psycho is an American horror franchise consisting of six films loosely based on the Psycho novels by Robert Bloch. The first film, Psycho (1960), directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Janet Leigh and Anthony Perkins, is by far the most famous and critically lauded and has therefore been referenced the most on The Simpsons.

References to Psycho in The Simpsons

Episodes

Picture Season Episode number Episode name Reference
Norman Bates MacLeod.png N/A N/A N/A In Treehouse of Horror episodes, Norm MacLeod is credited as "Norman "Bates" MacLeod, a reference to Norman Bates, a character from Psycho.
The Haunted House - Treehouse of Horror I.png 2 16 "Treehouse of Horror" The Evil House design is based on the house from Psycho.
Psycho Itchy & Scratchy & Marge.png 22 "Itchy & Scratchy & Marge" The scene where Maggie attacks Homer with a mallet is a recreation of the infamous shower scene from Psycho. The soundtrack also quotes Bernard Hermann's famous score.
Psycho Black Widower.png 3 56 "Black Widower" When Sideshow Bob goes to see Selma's dead corpse in the chair, he turns it around to see that Bart is there instead. He whacks the light, and as it swings back and forth, he sees Selma in the doorway. This sequence parodies the film's famous ending scene.
4 73 "Brother from the Same Planet" Skinner makes a reference to the movie when he looks at a house in the distance (which looks like the Bates motel from Psycho) and says "Oh... there's mother now." This is the first time Skinner has been portrayed as a Norman Bates-like character.
80 "Marge in Chains" Troy McClure mentioned "P" is for Psycho, one of the films he starred on. This is a parody of the films Psycho and Dial M for Murder, both by Alfred Hitchcock.
Psycho Marge in Chains.png Maude Flanders follows Marge to the Flanders bathroom and watches her through a hole in the wall, much like Norman Bates did to Marion Crane at the Bates Motel in Psycho.
Bates Motel.png 5 83 "Cape Feare" In the town of Terror Lake, Sideshow Bob stays at the Bates Motel, a reference to Norman Bates' motel in the first Psycho film.
5 88 "Bart's Inner Child" Seymour Skinner is told by Brad Goodman to ventilate his true feelings about his mother. He gives him a dummy of an old woman, sitting in a chair. The dummy looks similar to the corpse of the assassin's mother in Psycho (1960), who is also positioned in a chair. The button eyes mimick her skeleton face.
Springfield Philharmonic.png 8 163 "The Springfield Files" The busload of musicians that Homer encounters while in the woods play the frightening music from the shower scene.
Murder house.png 9 187 "Realty Bites" The murder house is modeled after the Bates motel.
28 606 "The Nightmare After Krustmas" Lisa plays the "The Murder" from the Psycho film soundtrack on her violin.
Psy-Koh IV The Beginning.png 33 709 "Treehouse of Horror XXXII" Ryan Koh's name "Psy-Koh IV: The Beginning" is a reference to the movie Psycho IV: The Beginning.

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