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|Episode Number = 167 |
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|productionCode = 4F12 |
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|originalAirdate = February 9, 1997 |
|originalAirdate = February 9, 1997 |
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+ | |couchGag = [[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band couch gag]]<br />[[The Flintstones couch gag]] (syndicated episodes) |
|specialGuestVoices = [[Alex Rocco]] as [[Roger Meyers, Jr.]]<br/>[[Phil Hartman]] as [[Troy McClure]] |
|specialGuestVoices = [[Alex Rocco]] as [[Roger Meyers, Jr.]]<br/>[[Phil Hartman]] as [[Troy McClure]] |
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|Show Runner=[[Bill Oakley]] and [[Josh Weinstein]] |
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|Written By = [[David X. Cohen]] |
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{{Quote|Please sign these papers, indicating you did ''not'' save "Itchy & Scratchy".|The [[Blue-haired Lawyer]] to Lisa}} |
{{Quote|Please sign these papers, indicating you did ''not'' save "Itchy & Scratchy".|The [[Blue-haired Lawyer]] to Lisa}} |
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− | "'''The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show'''" is the fourteenth episode of [[Season 8]] |
+ | "'''The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show'''" is the fourteenth episode of [[Season 8]]. |
==Synopsis== |
==Synopsis== |
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− | When Itchy & Scratchy's ratings start to fall the producers |
+ | When Itchy & Scratchy's ratings start to fall the producers choose to introduce a new character, [[Poochie]]. They hold auditions for the voice of the new dog and [[Homer Simpson|Homer]] wins the job. |
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+ | == Full Story == |
− | When the ratings for "[[The Itchy & Scratchy Show|Itchy and Scratchy]]" are dropping, [[Roger Meyers, Jr.]] gets a suggestion from [[Lisa]] that they should rejuvenate the show with the addition of a new character. They follow the animal enemy chain by going "mouse-cat-dog", and then a new character, [[Poochie]] is born. Lisa remarks that new characters are just a desperate effort to boost shows with low ratings, and at this point a character named [[Roy]] walks into the living room. It |
+ | When the ratings for "[[The Itchy & Scratchy Show|Itchy and Scratchy]]" are dropping, [[Roger Meyers, Jr.]] gets a suggestion from [[Lisa]] that they should rejuvenate the show with the addition of a new character. They follow the animal enemy chain by going "mouse-cat-dog", and then a new character, [[Poochie]] is born. Lisa remarks that new characters are just a desperate effort to boost shows with low ratings, and at this point a character named [[Roy]] walks into the living room. It is suggested that he has been living with the Simpsons for some time. |
− | Still, at the encouragement of the rest of his family, [[Homer]] auditions for the voice of Poochie, and he gets the job. Homer then meets June Bellamy, who does the voices for Itchy and Scratchy. He makes friends with her when he fires back at nerds and engrossed fans at a comic book convention. |
+ | Still, at the encouragement of the rest of his family, [[Homer]] auditions for the voice of [[Poochie]], and he gets the job. Homer then meets [[June Bellamy]], who does the voices for Itchy and Scratchy. He makes friends with her when he fires back at nerds and engrossed fans at a comic book convention. |
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+ | When the debut cartoon premieres, it gets the worst reviews ever. For once this is not Homer's fault, but due to poor writing Poochie prevented the violence that the viewers love, causing everyone to hate [[Poochie]]. He overhears the staff saying they should kill him off. |
− | When [[Roger Meyers, Jr.]] says that Homer is too much trouble and he could be laid off, June Bellamy comes to his defense by putting her foot down. At the next episode's recording, Homer reads lines that he wrote himself about how no |
+ | When [[Roger Meyers, Jr.]] says that Homer is too much trouble and he could be laid off, June Bellamy comes to his defense by putting her foot down. At the next episode's recording, Homer reads lines that he wrote himself about how no one likes him ([[Poochie]]) initially, but they should give him another chance. By the time the episode airs, the company have amateurishly substituted Homers speech with new dialogue, saying Poochie has returned to his home planet and died along the way. Everyone is excited about [[Poochie]] dying except for Homer. He soon gets over his disappointment, Roy declares that he is moving out, [[Itchy and Scratchy]] go back to their basics and their ratings are better than ever. |
==Behind the Laughter== |
==Behind the Laughter== |
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The addition of [[Roy]] is a reference to a suggestion made by Fox executives that the writers add a new character to the show to live with the Simpsons and "liven up the show". The staff rejected the idea and inserted Roy, without explanation, as a joke. Roy was previously planned to appear in one of the alternate universes of "[[Treehouse of Horror V#Time and Punishment|Time and Punishment]]". |
The addition of [[Roy]] is a reference to a suggestion made by Fox executives that the writers add a new character to the show to live with the Simpsons and "liven up the show". The staff rejected the idea and inserted Roy, without explanation, as a joke. Roy was previously planned to appear in one of the alternate universes of "[[Treehouse of Horror V#Time and Punishment|Time and Punishment]]". |
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− | The original plan for Poochie was that he would be incredibly rich and would enslave Itchy and Scratchy in his gold mine. Itchy and Scratchy would plan to kill Poochie, but fail and die themselves. |
+ | The original plan for [[Poochie]] was that he would be incredibly rich and would enslave Itchy and Scratchy in his gold mine. Itchy and Scratchy would plan to kill Poochie, but fail and die themselves. |
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The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show |
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- “You did it! You saved "Itchy & Scratchy"!”
- ―Roger Meyers, Jr.
- “Please sign these papers, indicating you did not save "Itchy & Scratchy".”
- ―The Blue-haired Lawyer to Lisa
"The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show" is the fourteenth episode of Season 8.
Synopsis
When Itchy & Scratchy's ratings start to fall the producers choose to introduce a new character, Poochie. They hold auditions for the voice of the new dog and Homer wins the job.
Full Story
When the ratings for "Itchy and Scratchy" are dropping, Roger Meyers, Jr. gets a suggestion from Lisa that they should rejuvenate the show with the addition of a new character. They follow the animal enemy chain by going "mouse-cat-dog", and then a new character, Poochie is born. Lisa remarks that new characters are just a desperate effort to boost shows with low ratings, and at this point a character named Roy walks into the living room. It is suggested that he has been living with the Simpsons for some time.
Still, at the encouragement of the rest of his family, Homer auditions for the voice of Poochie, and he gets the job. Homer then meets June Bellamy, who does the voices for Itchy and Scratchy. He makes friends with her when he fires back at nerds and engrossed fans at a comic book convention.
When the debut cartoon premieres, it gets the worst reviews ever. For once this is not Homer's fault, but due to poor writing Poochie prevented the violence that the viewers love, causing everyone to hate Poochie. He overhears the staff saying they should kill him off.
When Roger Meyers, Jr. says that Homer is too much trouble and he could be laid off, June Bellamy comes to his defense by putting her foot down. At the next episode's recording, Homer reads lines that he wrote himself about how no one likes him (Poochie) initially, but they should give him another chance. By the time the episode airs, the company have amateurishly substituted Homers speech with new dialogue, saying Poochie has returned to his home planet and died along the way. Everyone is excited about Poochie dying except for Homer. He soon gets over his disappointment, Roy declares that he is moving out, Itchy and Scratchy go back to their basics and their ratings are better than ever.
Behind the Laughter
Production
The addition of Roy is a reference to a suggestion made by Fox executives that the writers add a new character to the show to live with the Simpsons and "liven up the show". The staff rejected the idea and inserted Roy, without explanation, as a joke. Roy was previously planned to appear in one of the alternate universes of "Time and Punishment".
The original plan for Poochie was that he would be incredibly rich and would enslave Itchy and Scratchy in his gold mine. Itchy and Scratchy would plan to kill Poochie, but fail and die themselves.
Steven Dean Moore's cel with the episode number was lifted up after Poochie (dubbed by Roger Myers) proclaimed, "I have to go now. My planet needs me," according to the audio commentary. He told them how to the lift the cel up.
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