The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show
Season 8 / Episode 14

D-OHH!

( screams )

( goofy laugh )

I HOPE YOU ENJOYED MY ONE-MAN PIE FIGHT, KIDS.

NOW IT'S TIME FOR ANOTHER FANSHMABULOUS EPISODE OF...

ITCHY & SCRATCHY! ♪ THE ITCHY AND SCRATCHY SHOW! ♪

( screaming )

( laughing )

( sighs )

( screaming )

KIDS?

KIDS?

YOU'RE MISSING THE ITCHY & SCRATCHY SHOW.

DON'T YOU LIKE IT ANYMORE?

SURE. WE LOVE IT.

BUT HOW CAN WE WATCH TV WHEN IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL OUT?

WELL, YEAH, MOM.

I MEAN, WE LOVE YOU AND DAD, TOO

BUT GOD KNOWS, WE DON'T NEED TO SEE YOU EVERY DAY.

AN OCCASIONAL HUG IS ALL I ASK.

MMM...

MOM! YOU CAN HUG ME WHEN I'M ASLEEP.

I DO.

( screams )

( Krusty groaning )

HEY, KRUSTY, YOU LOOK GREAT.

YOU GET YOUR TEETH BLEACHED?

YEAH, IT'S A NEW KIND OF POLYMER TREATMENT...

HEY, SHUT UP!

YOU'RE HERE 'CAUSE YOUR ITCHY & SCRATCHY CARTOONS

ARE STINKING UP MY RATINGS.

LOOK AT THIS BREAKDOWN OF YESTERDAY'S SHOW.

UH... UH...

EEYAH... KABOOM.

WHAT HAPPENED HERE?

LIGHTNING HIT THE TRANSMITTER?

SEE, THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT AT FIRST...

HEY, SHUT UP!

THAT CRATER IS WHERE YOUR LOUSY CARTOON CRASH-LANDED!

IT'S RATINGS POISON!

BUT ITCHY & SCRATCHY IS CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED.

ACCLAIMED?!

( spits )

I OUGHT TO REPLACE IT RIGHT NOW WITH A CHINESE CARTOON

WHERE THE ROBOTS TURN INTO... BLINGWADS!

BUT I'M A LAZY, LAZY MAN, ROGER.

SO I'LL GIVE YOU ONE MORE CHANCE.

NOW, GET OUT!

DON'T COME BACK TILL YOU'VE FIXED ITCHY & SCRATCHY.

( crashing glass )

Woman: OKAY, MEL, YOU CAN GO IN NOW.

KRUSTY, I'VE COME TO SOLICIT DONATIONS

FOR THE ROCK 'N ROLL MUSEUM,

AND... I'LL COME BACK LATER.

I NEED TO PURCHASE A BRASSIERE.

YOU KIDS WAIT OVER HERE IN THE CREDIT DEPARTMENT.

OH, CAN'T WE JUST WANDER AROUND

AND MEET YOU BACK HERE LATER?

MMM... OKAY, JUST BE CAREFUL.

WOULD YOU KIDS LIKE TO COME WITH ME?

OKAY, I GUESS SO. SOUNDS GOOD TO ME. LET'S GO.

ALL RIGHT, THANKS FOR PARTICIPATING IN OUR FOCUS GROUP, KIDS.

TODAY, WE'RE GOING TO SHOW YOU SOME

ITCHY & SCRATCHY CARTOONS.

( all cheering )

COOL!

WE WANT YOU TO TELL US WHAT YOU THINK

AND BE HONEST BECAUSE

NO ONE FROM THE SHOW IS HERE SPYING ON YOU.

( muffled sneeze )

WHY IS THAT MIRROR SNEEZING?

UH, LOOK, IT'S JUST AN OLD, CREAKY MIRROR.

SOMETIMES IT SOUNDS A LITTLE LIKE IT'S

SNEEZING OR COUGHING OR TALKING SOFTLY.

NOW YOU EACH HAVE A KNOB IN FRONT OF YOU.

WHEN YOU LIKE WHAT YOU SEE, TURN THE KNOB TO THE RIGHT.

WHEN YOU DON'T LIKE WHAT YOU SEE, TURN IT LEFT.

MY KNOB TASTES FUNNY.

PLEASE REFRAIN FROM TASTING THE KNOB.

( laughter )

HEY, QUIT IT!

( laughter )

THEY LIKE ITCHY. THEY LIKE SCRATCHY.

ONE KID SEEMS TO LOVE THE SPEEDO MAN.

WHAT MORE DO THEY WANT?

HOW MANY OF YOU KIDS WOULD LIKE ITCHY & SCRATCHY

TO DEAL WITH REAL-LIFE PROBLEMS

LIKE THE ONES YOU FACE EVERY DAY?

I WOULD!

GREAT IDEA! YEAH, THAT'S IT!

AND WHO WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM DO JUST THE OPPOSITE--

GETTING INTO FAR-OUT SITUATIONS

INVOLVING ROBOTS AND MAGIC POWERS?

OH, COOL! ME!

COOL! YEAH, THAT'S I WANT!

SO, YOU WANT A REALISTIC, DOWN-TO-EARTH SHOW...

THAT'S COMPLETELY OFF THE WALL

AND SWARMING WITH MAGIC ROBOTS.

THAT'S RIGHT. YEAH, GOOD.

AND ALSO, YOU SHOULD WIN THINGS BY WATCHING.

( sighs )

YOU KIDS DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU WANT!

THAT'S WHY YOU'RE STILL KIDS-- 'CAUSE YOU'RE STUPID!

JUST TELL ME WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE FREAKIN' SHOW!

( crying )

MOMMY!

UM, EXCUSE ME, SIR.

THE THING IS, THERE'S NOT REALLY ANYTHING WRONG

WITH THE ITCHY AND SCRATCHY SHOW.

IT'S AS GOOD AS EVER.

BUT AFTER SO MANY YEARS

THE CHARACTERS JUST CAN'T HAVE THE SAME IMPACT THEY ONCE HAD.

THAT'S IT.

THAT'S IT, LITTLE GIRL!

YOU'VE SAVED ITCHY & SCRATCHY!

PLEASE SIGN THESE PAPERS

INDICATING YOU DID NOT SAVE ITCHY & SCRATCHY.

I HAVE FIGURED OUT

HOW TO REJUVENATE THE SHOW.

IT IS SO SIMPLE

YOU EGGHEAD WRITERS WOULD'VE NEVER THOUGHT OF IT.

WHAT WE NEED IS...

A NEW CHARACTER--

ONE THAT TODAY'S KIDS CAN RELATE TO!

ARE YOU ABSOLUTELY SURE THAT'S WISE, SIR?

I DON'T WANT TO SOUND PRETENTIOUS HERE, BUT

ITCHY & SCRATCHY COMPRISE A DRAMATURGICAL DYAD.

HEY, THIS AIN'T ART; IT'S BUSINESS!

WHAT DO YOU GOT IN MIND?

SEXY BROAD? GANGSTER OCTOPUS?

NO... NO.

THE ANIMAL CHAIN OF COMMAND GOES

MOUSE, CAT, DOG.

D-O-G.

UH, A DOG? ISN'T THAT A TAD PREDICTABLE?

IN YOUR DREAMS.

WE'RE TALKING THE ORIGINAL DOG FROM HELL.

YOU MEAN CERBERUS?