Itchy & Scratchy

Itchy the Mouse

Character Information Gender: Male Status: Unknown Age: None Hair: Bluish gray fur Occupation: None Relatives: Itchy Junior First appearance: The Bart Simpson Show Voiced by: Dan Castellaneta

Scratchy the Cat

Character Information Gender: Male Status: Unknown Age: None Hair: Black Fur Occupation: None Relatives: Scratchy Junior First appearance: The Bart Simpson Show Voiced by: Harry Shearer

Itchy and Scratchy are a super-violent cartoon cat and mouse duo in the style of Tom and Jerry featured on the Krusty the Clown Show.

Studio

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 since taken over the company since the death of his father.

Spin-Offs

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's other characters include Flatulent Fox and Manic Mailman, but it is unclear whether these characters appeared in the Itchy & Scratchy & Friends Hour.

Poochie Era

During a dip in the perenially popular show's ratings, a new dog character was added, named Poochie. Homer Simpson provided the voice for Poochie, who only co-starred with the cat and mouse for two episodes before his poorly-devised character was retired from the show.

Parody

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".

Original Plans

During the early days of The Simpsons, Itchy and Scratchy were originally intended to only briefly parody Tom and Jerry, but their cartoon shorts proved very popular and became a regular part of the show.

Episode Appearances

• There's No Disgrace Like Home

The Itchy & Scratchy Show
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