Frame Up
Frame Up is a reality TV show produced in Springfield. The Man with the Braces is the host, and Carmen Electra was a guest co-host for at least one episode.
Format
The format of Frame Up seems to be as follows:
- The unwitting participants are manipulated into a situation where if a crime is committed, they will be suspects.
- The crime is staged, and an evidence trail left that incriminates the participants.
- The participants are arrested, given a show trial, found guilty, and sentenced appropriately.
- The ruse is revealed for maximum shock value.
Criticisms
Frame Up has been criticized for the following reasons:
- Wasting the time and resources of the criminal justice system.
- Toying with people's lives for the sake of TV ratings.
Use on The Simpsons
Homer and Marge are the participants: They are framed for murder and sentenced to death in the electric chair (the charges against Marge are later dropped and she is freed). Homer is strapped into the chair, about to be executed. When the switch is thrown, instead of Homer being electrocuted, a curtain is raised revealing a TV studio, the hosts, and the audience. Chief Wiggum voices a protest about how much time the police and courts spent on what wasn't even a real case, and a relieved-but-disgusted Homer lectures Carmen Electra about toying with people's lives.
