"Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie"
Written by: John Swartzwelder
Directed by: Rich Moore
First aired: November 3, 1992
S04E06
(9F03)
Episode Background
Episode Background:
"Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie"
"Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie"
Written by: John Swartzwelder
Directed by: Rich Moore
First aired: November 3, 1992
S04E06
9F03
Episode Background
Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie was part of the fall lineup of the 1992-1993 US TV schedule. It first aired November 3, 1992 at 8pm on Fox following “local/syndicated programming” and was followed by “Martin”, both of which remain top notch examples of quality television, well worth clearing your Thursday nights to watch on the family TV. Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie was seen by over 20 million people when it first aired according to Nielsen ratings.
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Plot
This episode follows Bart’s habit of continually getting in trouble, and how Homer is unable to give him any suitable punishment. Marge gets Homer to agree to make a punishment stick, and he forbids Bart to see the new Itchy & Scratchy movie for not watching Maggie, a punishment that Homer takes very seriously.
“Bart, you can’t go see that Itchy and Scratchy movie ever!”
Top Quotable Lines
- Bart: “TV sucks”. Homer: “I know you′re upset right now, so I′ll pretend you didn′t say that”.
- Homer: “To alcohol! The cause of and solution to all of life′s problems!”
- Homer: “Hello? You′ll have to speak up. I′m wearing a towel”
Top Ranking Term
Professor Frink has ran advanced ranking algorithms and processed every spoken line of this episode and found that…
“Scratchy movie”
… is the top ranking unique term in Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie.
“Young man, since you broke grandpa’s teeth, he gets to break yours.”