Godzilla

This article is about the franchise. For the character, see Godzilla (character).

Godzilla is a Japanese monster film series and franchise running since 1954 featuring the character Godzilla, created by Toho. The films have also spawned other popular monsters, such as Mothra and Rodan.

References to Godzilla in The Simpsons

Episodes

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Picture Season Episode number Episode name Reference 6 111 "Lisa on Ice" When Lisa imagines herself being sent of to Monster Island (which actually is a peninsula) she and others are chased by Gamera, Rodan and Mothra. The latter two are regular opponents of Godzilla, who also had their own franchise. 7 134 "Treehouse of Horror VI" In the segment "Attack of the 50 Foot Eyesores", Homer steals the Lard Lad statue's giant doughnut. As Homer drives away, the statue gets struck by lightning and comes to life. It then pulls its feet off the ground, stomps into the middle of the street, and emits Godzilla's trademark roar. 10 212 "Mayored to the Mob" Godzilla is seen signing autographs at the Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con. 226 "Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo" As the Simpsons are about to fly home from Tokyo their plane is attacked by Godzilla, Rodan, Mothra, and Gamera. 12 269 "Simpsons Tall Tales" While Homer tells his Paul Bunyan story he has Bunyan fighting off Rodan until Lisa interrupts him. 17 360 "Treehouse of Horror XVI" David Silverman's scary name is "Godzilla vs. Silverman". 18 394 "Homerazzi" During Homer's Evolution couch gag the T-Rex roars like Godzilla . 20 435 "Wedding for Disaster" Homer calls Marge "Bridezilla", which Marge works out as a combination of a bride and Godzilla. 22 483 "The Real Housewives of Fat Tony" During the couch gag we can spot a DVD cover with the title "The People vs. Godzilla". 25 532 "Treehouse of Horror XXIV" During Guillermo del Toro couch gag the camera pans down underground to reveal Godzilla's skeleton . 250px 27 579 "Treehouse of Horror XXVI" The second segment, "Homerzilla", is a parody of the first "Godzilla" (1954). 30 654 "101 Mitigations" Some of the monsters that Guillermo del Toro loves are Godzilla, Mechagodzilla, Godzilla's nephew Godzooky, Mothra and Sheldon Godzilla.

Comics

Picture Reference Bart Simpson Bartzilla Bart daydreams about turning into "Bartzilla". An Anime Among Us! Bart gets knocked unconcious by a Mr. Sparkle detergent box. As he falls into unconciousness a number of Japanese characters float around him, among them is Godzilla. K-Bart Inside Bart's Treehouse is a poster resembling Godzilla. 200px Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror 7 poster A poster parodies the 1968 film Destroy All Monsters with Simpsons characters as monsters from the Godzilla series. Homer as Godzilla, Bart as Minya, Mr. Burns as Rodan, Chief Wiggum as Mothra (larva), Krusty, Sideshow Bob and Ned Flanders as King Ghidorah, Barney as Baragon, Smithers as Manda, Apu as Kumonga, Willie as Anguirus and Marge, Lisa and Maggie as Kilaak aliens.

Books

Picture Book Reference Bart Simpson's Guide to Life Godzilla, Minya and King Ghidorah are seen in the section "The Wonderful World of Monsters". C. Montgomery Burns' Handbook of World Domination One of the films Mr. Burns produced is called Bribezilla, a pun on the TV show Bridezillas, in itself a pun of Godzilla.

External links

• Godzilla at Wikipedia
• Godzilla at Wikizilla

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