Dogday Hellody of 1933
"Dogday Hellody of 1933"
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The Itchy & Scratchy Show Episode Information
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"Dogday Hellody of 1933" is an episode of The Itchy & Scratchy Show.
History
After Santa's Little Helper killed Raymond Bird, Bart watched the cartoon with him.
Plot
A dog is on trial for crimes against animals, with Itchy serving as the judge. The jury, composed of Scratchys, decides not to deliberate and declares the dog guilty. Various famous Hollywood actors from the 1930s then appear and maim the dog in different ways, amusing the judge and jury. Edward G. Robinson shoots the dog with a tommy gun, Will Rogers hangs the dog with a lasso, W. C. Fields drinks the dog's blood, Harpo Marx cuts out the dog's tongue, and Bing Crosby beats the dog to death with a baseball bat.
Behind the Laughter
The plot of the cartoon resembles that of the 1935 Disney short "Pluto's Judgement Day", where their character Pluto the dog is tried by a courtroom full of cats in Hell (in this case, Itchy as the judge and several Scratchys as the jury) for cruelty to animals.
