Dancing with the Scars

"Dancing with the Scars"

The Itchy & Scratchy Show Episode Information Pun: "Dancing with the Stars" Season: 28 First appearance: "Kamp Krustier"

"Dancing with the Scars" is an episode of The Itchy & Scratchy Show.

Plot

Tomcat Bergeron and Alleycat Deeley introduce Itchy and Scratchy performing the Sabre Dance as part of the show. As the music plays, Itchy starts throwing knives and even a Buffalo Sabres player at Scratchy, who dodges them all.

Bart changed the channel to a different show. When he returned to the program, the audience sees a new scene featuring Scratchy's blinking head hanging from a rope with flashing disco lights, as various versions of Itchy dance beneath him.

Behind the Laughter

• The title of the episode, is a parody of Dancing with the Stars.
  • The hosts Tomcat Bergeron and Alleycat Deeley's names are references to the host of Dancing with the Stars Tom Bergeron and Cat Deeley, who hosts So You Think You Can Dance.
  • Itchy and Scratchy perform the Sabre Dance, while the famous song of the same name plays in the background, which is a reference to both the Sabre Dance, a popular type of dancing, and the song of the same name.
  • A Buffalo Sabres player is thrown by Scratchy to Itchy. The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York, and the word "Sabres" in the team's name is a reference to the Sabre Dance and the Sabre Dance song, because the word "Sabre" is in the dance and song's name, and the plural noun, "Sabres", is in the team's name.

Appearances

• Episode – "Kamp Krustier"