A Clockwork Orange

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A Clockwork Orange is a controversial novel by Anthony Burgess, which was made into an equally controversial movie by film director Stanley Kubrick.

References to "A Clockwork Orange" in "The Simpsons"

• In There's No Disgrace Like Home the electric shock therapy scene was inspired by this story.

• Bart claims to have a "pain in the gulliver" in A Streetcar Named Marge which is similar to the way Alex descrbies his illness to his mother in "A Clockwork Orange".

• In Dog Of Death Santa's Little Helper is forced to watch violent images to make him more violent, this in parody of the treatment of the protagonist in "A Clockwork Orange" who is forced to watch violent images to make him less violent.

• In Duffless The scene of Bart reaching for two cupcakes spoofs the scene where the main character reaches for a woman's breasts. In both cases the character has been conditionalised to be able to and falls to the ground in fear.

• In Treehouse of Horror III Bart is dressed as Alex for Halloween.

• Homer's college room mates force Homer in Homer Goes to College to study by propping his eyelids open, just like Alex is forced to watch films.

• In Homer the Smithers Mr. Burns' fall from the window and the way he lies in bed in body cast is similar to the same things Alex goes through in A Clockwork Orange.

• Maggie dresses up as Alex, accompanied by similar music in Treehouse of Horror XXI.