"The Day the Violence Died"
Written by: John Swartzwelder
Directed by: Wes Archer
First aired: March 17, 1996
S07E18
(3F16)
Episode Background
Episode Background:
"The Day the Violence Died"
"The Day the Violence Died"
Written by: John Swartzwelder
Directed by: Wes Archer
First aired: March 17, 1996
S07E18
3F16
Episode Background
The Day the Violence Died was part of the spring lineup of the 1995-1996 US TV schedule. It first aired March 17, 1996 at 8pm on Fox following “Space: Above and Beyond” and was followed by “The Show”, both of which remain top notch examples of quality television, well worth clearing your Sunday nights to watch on the family TV. The Day the Violence Died was seen by over 14 million people when it first aired according to Nielsen ratings.
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Plot
In the episode, Bart meets a homeless man, Chester J. Lampwick, who claims that he is the creator of Itchy from The Itchy & Scratchy Show. Lampwick sues Itchy & Scratchy Studios for stealing his idea. After a Judge awards Lampwick US$800 billion, the studio is forced into bankruptcy and closes.
“I don’t have the money to produce the cartoons. I lost everything.”
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…
“Myers”
… is the top ranking unique term in The Day the Violence Died.
“He didn’t create Itchy… I did.”