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"Beauty and the Beast" is a fairy tale written by French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve, which has been adapted notably for screen, stage, prose, and television over many years. The most famous film adaptations are Jean Cocteau's La Belle et la Bête (1946) and the 1991 animated feature by the Walt Disney Studios, which won two Oscars for Best Original Song and Best Original Score and became the first animated film to be nominated for Best Picture. Between 1987 and 1990, there was also a Beauty and the Beast live-action TV series on CBS. Most references in The Simpsons to Beauty and the Beast refer to the 1991 Disney film.

References to Beauty and the Beast in The Simpsons

Episodes

Season	Episode number	Episode name	Reference
4	65	"Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie"	In the future, Beauty and the Beast is being played at the Aztec Theatre as a double feature with The Itchy and Scratchy Movie.
6	123	"Two Dozen and One Greyhounds"	"See My Vest" is a parody of the "Be Our Guest" musical number from Disney's Beauty and the Beast. During the number, Mr. Burns strikes the same pose with his walking stick as Lumière does. Later a female servant with an English accent appears, clearly representing Mrs. Potts from the Disney film.
9	189	"All Singing, All Dancing"	"See My Vest" is a parody of "Be Our Guest" from Disney's Beauty and the Beast.
15	319	"Today I Am a Clown"	Comic Book Guy advises: "Never go on the teacup ride after eating a Beauty and the Beast fried dough chateau.".
21	456	"Stealing First Base"	Among the famous onscreen kisses that were reanimated shot-for-shot include a kiss from the 1987-1990 live-action Beauty and the Beast TV series.
30	651	"The Girl on the Bus"	"Lisa's Lonely Song" is a parody of the song "Belle" from the Disney movie Beauty and the Beast.

Specials

Picture	Special name	Reference
	"Plusaversary"	Gaston is seen during the song "Happy Plusaversary".
	Beast is seen during the end credits.
	When Billie Met Lisa	One of the ending pictures shows several Disney characters, including Gaston.
	May the 12th Be with You	Beast is playing snooker using Pinocchio's nose during the credits.

References to Beauty and the Beast in The Simpsons books

Picture	Book	Reference
	The Krusty Book	Krusty's Magazine Rack! includes Booty and the Beast, a pun on Beauty and the Beast.

References to Beauty and the Beast on Simpsons albums

"See My Vest" is a parody of "Be Our Guest" from Disney's Beauty and the Beast. It is part of the track "Two Dozen and One Greyhounds" on the album Songs in the Key of Springfield.

External links

Beauty and the Beast at Wikipedia

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