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Itchy the Mouse - Co-star of the violent
cartoon cat & mouse (a la 'Tom and Jerry') show seen on "The Krusty the Klown
Show," a show-within-a-show on the cartoon comedy THE SIMPSONS/FOX/1989+.
Two of
Itchy & Scratchy's biggest fans were Bart and Lisa Simpson who lived in the town
of Springfield. It seems the more violent "The Itchy & Scratchy Show" got, the
more Bart and Lisa laughed at their antics.
A typical moment of mayhem occurred
on the episode "Why Do Fools Fall in Lava," when Scratchy the cat pays $5.00 to bungee jump into a volcano. Subsequently, Itchy the mouse cuts open Scratchy's
stomach, ties his intestines to a bridge and then pushes Scratchy into the
volcano. As Scratchy dangles helpless over bubbling lava, Itchy pours gasoline
into Scratchy's intestines causing him to explode. Some fun, Huh?
Later in the
series, it was revealed that the idea for the Itchy and Scratchy characters
(initially stolen by Roger Myer Sr.) were actually the brainchild of one Chester
J. Lampwick (voice of Kirk Douglas).
Bart & Lisa's mother, Marge Simpson once compiled a list of the violent acts
in just one episode of "Itchy & Scratchy" They list showed:
- 3 Cats blown up
- 1 Mice lunched
- 2 Dogs tricked
- 2 Gophers buried alive
- 3 Eyes knocked out
- 2 Disemboweling
- 1 Brain slammed in car door
Theme Song
And fight, and fight, and fight,
Fight, fight, fight,
Fight, fight, fight,
The Itchy and Scratchy Show!
Seconds anyone?
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