Poochie
Poochie the Dog
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Character Information
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Poochie was character used when network executives decided that The Itchy and Scratchy Show needed an "update" to keep the interest of its audience, they devised Poochie, a cartoon dog "with an attitude".
Role in The Simpsons
Creation
After widespread auditions, Homer was chosen to provide Poochie's voice. The character debuted to an unreceptive audience following a massive publicity campaign; he only served to interfere with the well-oiled machine of hyperviolent slapstick that Itchy and Scratchy had perfected over the years.
Death
When dissatisfied viewers flooded the network with letters crying for Poochie's immediate removal, if not death, the executives quickly decided to get rid of the character. Homer begged for another chance, insisting that Poochie would grow on the audience; this argument held little weight until the actress who performed voices for both Itchy and Scratchy declared her support for Poochie as well. Homer was shocked, however, when the next cartoon aired: it contained a hastily-animated, retroscripted segment stating that Poochie had decided to return to his "home planet", and that he died on his flying way editidly after the network tricking Homer, in bloody letters said Note: Poochie died on his way back to his home planet, and Krusty is telling kids happilly "Hey everybody, Poochie's dead!".
Role in The Simpsons Game
He is the main enemy on the Grand Theft Scratchy level. Acting and speaking like a rapper, he orders the Feline hos that were watching the show to destroy the Ice Cream cars Marge and Lisa reformed. Using her Hand of Buddha, Lisa defeats the prostitutes, while Marge sends the dogs to destroy the stage Poochie is standing on.
Cameos
He has since been seen once in a cameo at a funeral in an Itchy & Scratchy cartoon. Also in "Treehouse of Horror IX", he skateboards in the road and gets run over by Scratchy. He also continues to be released in Itchy & Scratchy related merchandise. Bart, at one point in the series, also claims that Poochie is one of his heroes.
The Itchy & Scratchy Show
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| Characters | ||
| Brown-Nose Bear • Dinner Dog • Disapproving squirrel • Disgruntled Goat • Flatulent Fox • Itchy • Itchy, Jr. • Itchy the Gritch • Itchy's mother • Klu Klux Clam • Ms. Mouse • Poochie • Rich Uncle Skeleton • Scratchy • Mrs. Scratchy • Scratchy, Jr. • Uncle Ant | ||
| Cast and crew | ||
| June Bellamy • Al Jean • Krusty the Clown • Chester Lampwick • Jeff Martin • George Meyer • Roger Meyers, Jr. • Roger Meyers, Sr. • Phil Muhlstock • Mike Reiss • Sam Simon • Abraham Simpson • Bart Simpson • Homer Simpson • Lisa Simpson • John Swartzwelder • Jon Vitti | ||
| Merchandise | ||
| The Best of Itchy and Scratchy • Grand Theft Scratchy: Blood Island • Grand Theft Scratchy: Itchy City Stories • Itchy and Scratchy 'I Can Bleed' Reader • Itchy and Scratchy Abattoir Antics! • Itchy and Scratchy First Aid Kit • Itchy and Scratchy Home Taxidermy Set • Itchy and Scratchy Lawn Darts • Itchy and Scratchy: The Movie The Novel • Itchy and Veronica • Itchy & Scratchy animation cel • Itchy & Scratchy Bits • Itchy & Scratchy Cologne • The Itchy & Scratchy Movie • Itchy & Scratchy on Ice • Itchy vs Scratchy | ||
| Locations | ||
| Itchy and Scratchy Historical Society Anvil Museum • Euro-Itchy & Scratchy Land • Itchy & Scratchy International • Itchy & Scratchy Land • The Itchy & Scratchy Store | ||
| Songs | ||
| Theme Song • Movie Theme Song • Non-Violent Theme Song • The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show Theme • Future Theme Song | ||
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Itchy & Scratchy's Christmas on Ice • List of Itchy and Scratchy cartoons • Slaughter is the Best Medicine |
