Slaughter is the Best Medicine

The Itchy and Scratchy title screen

Slaughter is the Best Medicine is an advert and episode of Itchy & Scratchy that is also an ident for The Simpsons. It was created for the 20th anniversary of The Simpsons. This is an ident for Sky1 to tie in with The Simpsons 20th anniversary.

Synopsis

It starts off with Homer picking up Santa's Little Helper and squeezing him to get the TV remote out. He then turns on the TV to find the Itchy & Scratchy episode "Slaughter is the Best Medicine". Scratchy is walking along the path when he sees a tile that says unsafe and one a couple of squares along that says safe. He steps onto the safe one to have Itchy throwing safes at him. Scratchy is taken to hospital where he sees a sign say A & E. As he gets closer, he sees it says Super Killing Laser. He is strapped to a table and a laser cuts a 1 out of it. Scratchy gets free and starts to run off as the now glass 1 shatters and slices into him, chopping him up.

External links

• Watch the commercial at YouTube

The Itchy & Scratchy Show
Characters
Brown-Nose Bear • Dinner Dog • Disapproving squirrel • Disgruntled Goat • Flatulent Fox • Itchy • Klu Klux Clam • Ms. Mouse • Poochie • Rich Uncle Skeleton • Scratchy • Mrs. Scratchy • Scratchy, Jr. • Uncle Ant
Cast and crew
June Bellamy • Krusty the Clown • Chester Lampwick • George Meyer • Roger Meyers, Jr. • Roger Meyers, Sr. • Phil Muhlstock • Abraham Simpson • Bart Simpson • Homer Simpson • Lisa Simpson • John Swartzwelder
Merchandise
The Best of Itchy and Scratchy • Grand Theft Scratchy: Blood Island • Grand Theft Scratchy: Itchy City Stories • Itchy & Scratchy animation cel • Itchy & Scratchy Bits • Itchy vs Scratchy • Itchy & Scratchy Cologne • Itchy and Scratchy First Aid Kit • Itchy and Scratchy Home Taxidermy Set • Itchy and Scratchy Lawn Darts • Itchy & Scratchy on Ice
Locations
Euro-Itchy & Scratchy Land • Itchy & Scratchy International • Itchy & Scratchy Land • The Itchy & Scratchy Store
Songs
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