Bart vs. Itchy & Scratchy/References

General

References/Trivia

Appearances

Gags

Credits

Quotes

	Season 30 Episode References
	657 "Bart vs. Itchy & Scratchy"

Cultural References

• The plot of having an all-female cast to assist Bart is a reference to recent trend of rebooting movies with all-female casts and/or main characters, like the 2016 Ghostbusters movie or the 2019 Captain Marvel movie.
• Boss Riot is modeled after the Pussy Riot protest group.
• Josh.0 is a parody of the tv series Tosh.0.

Continuity

• Disapproving squirrel appears. ("Itchy & Scratchy & Marge")

Trivia

• This is the very first Itchy and Scratchy-themed episode since The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show in season 8.
• The episode is a sequel to season 2 episode Itchy & Scratchy & Marge.
• This is the first Simpsons episode to air since the franchise was bought by Disney.

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