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The Itchy & Scratchy Movie is an animated film-within-a-show based on the cartoon The Itchy & Scratchy Show. The film features skits of Itchy killing Scratchy that can't be shown on TV.

The movie was at the cinemas for eight months and won nine Academy Awards. Bart Simpson was the only person in Springfield who did not get to see the film during its original run due to the Springfield Prison break being blamed on him, which had actually been caused by Maggie Simpson while Bart was babysitting her. Ignoring Marge and Lisa, who both thought that Bart had had enough punishment, Homer instructed the ticket clerk to not sell tickets to Bart, meaning he couldn't see the film. This led the entire town to become angry and disrespect Homer. Bart finally saw it in 2032 after becoming Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

In the promotional trailer for "The Itchy and Scratchy Movie" (Movie plot, see below) Itchy shaves Scratchy fur off, scribbles his face with a marker and blows his brain out. Also shown some "scenes" from the movie: Itchy has Scratchy tied to a log on a conveyor belt, moving toward a circular saw; and Itchy dress up some dynamite as a "female cat", who Scratchy falls in love with. at the bar. Then scratchy bows up an dies.

Only a short scene that runs very fast is shown: Scratchy is tied to a train track. Itchy tries to get into a train to over Scratchy, but must get a degree to ride first. The result?...