Itchy & Scratchy & Marge

"Itchy & Scratchy & Marge"

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"Itchy & Scratchy & Marge" is the ninth episode of The Simpsons' second season, airing on December 20, 1990.

Synopsis

Marge protests The Itchy & Scratchy Show after Maggie hits Homer with a mallet, imitating the violence; Michaelangelo's David is protested.

• Itchy & Scratchy cartoons shown through the episode:
• "Kitchen Kut-Ups": Itchy tries to stab Scratchy with a butcher knife.
• "Hold That Feline": Itchy kicks Scratchy an exploding football.
• "Messenger of Death": Itchy blows Scratchy's head off with a bazooka, later knocks Scratchy's eyes out with a sledgehammer, replacing them with cherry bombs.
• "Porch Pals": In this cartoon, antithetical to the violent nature of other Itchy & Scratchy cartoons, Itchy and Scratchy drink lemonade on a porch. This may be the first time they are heard speaking.

Trivia

• Homer's hammer still has the price tag connected.

Cultural References

• The scene where Maggie attacks Homer with a mallet is a recreation of the shower scene from Psycho.

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Bart Gets an "F" • Simpson and Delilah • Treehouse of Horror • Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish • Dancin' Homer • Dead Putting Society • Bart vs. Thanksgiving • Bart the Daredevil • Itchy & Scratchy & Marge • Bart Gets Hit by a Car • One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish • The Way We Was • Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment • Principal Charming • Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? • Bart's Dog Gets an "F" • Old Money • Brush with Greatness • Lisa's Substitute • The War of the Simpsons • Three Men and a Comic Book • Blood Feud