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The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show

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The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show is an American animated television series that originally aired from November 19, 1959, on the ABC and NBC television networks.

References to The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show in The Simpsons[edit]

Characters[edit]

Picture Character name Reference
Bart's in Jail promo 2.png Homer Simpson
Abe Simpson
Bart Simpson
Matt Groening using the letter "J" as the middle initials of Homer J. Simpson, Abraham J. Simpson, Bartholomew J. Simpson are a token of his admiration for Rocky and Bullwinkle (Rocket J. Squirrel and Bullwinkle J. Moose), whose own initials were in honor of their creator Jay Ward..

Episodes[edit]

Picture Season Episode number Episode name Reference
Bullwinkle J. Moose.png 2 20 "Bart vs. Thanksgiving" Homer and Bart watch Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. They talk about the Helium balloons modeled after Bullwinkle and Underdog.
Mister Peabody and Sherman.png 6 109 "Treehouse of Horror V" Homer states he's the first non-Brazilian person to travel back in time, but then he meets up with Sherman and Mr. Peabody, regular character in The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show, in the "Peabody's Improbable History" segments.
CouchGagS9E19.png 9 197 "Simpson Tide" The opening couch gag is a recreation of the Rocky and Bullwinkle animated bumper seen at the end of each Bullwinkle short. The music accompanying it is also adapted from the original music in the bumper.
Dudley Do-Drugs.png 16 341 "Midnight Rx" The pharmacy Dudley Do-Drugs is named after Dudley Do-Right, character from The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show.
18 384 "Moe'N'a Lisa" During the high-dive event, a senior's underarm flab turns into wings, and he flies around the arena to the theme music from The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show.
Lyle McCarthy Rocky.png 21 442 "Homer the Whopper" After Lyle McCarthy falls down to the ground he uses his shirt to as wings to fly like Rocky the Flying Squirrel.
25 534 "YOLO" Homer mentions June Foray, the voice of Rocky the Flying Squirrel, was his childhood hero growing up.
Rocky the Flying Squirrel.png 26 562 "The Man Who Came to Be Dinner" Rocky the Flying Squirrel was on an asteroid with two aliens. He said he couldn't survive in outer space conditions and exploded due to an exposure to vacuum.
No image.png 30 645 "From Russia Without Love" Moe's mail-order bride Anastasia tells him, in a thick Russian accent, that she gotten ride of Moose and Squirrel which is what Rocky and Bullwinkle are called by scheming villains Boris and Natasha.

Books[edit]

Picture Book Reference
Fairbanks.png Bart Simpson's Guide to Life The moose shown bears resemblance to Bullwinkle J. Moose.

Comics[edit]

Picture Comic issue Story name Reference
Bullwinkle and Rocky Mountains.png Simpsons Comics Hit the Road! Greetings from Bartopia Bullwinkle and Rocky Mountains bears resemblance to Bullwinkle J. Moose and Rocky the Flying Squirrel.

Common cast members[edit]

Picture Name Role in The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show Role on The Simpsons
June Foray.jpg June Foray Voice of Rocky the Flying Squirrel. Voiced a receptionist for the Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers Babysitting Service, Yendor and Doofy in "Some Enchanted Evening".

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