The Day the Violence Died
- Episode aired Mar 17, 1996
- TV-14
- 30m
Bart and Lisa meet a vagabond who claims to be the creator of Itchy from "Itchy and Scratchy."Bart and Lisa meet a vagabond who claims to be the creator of Itchy from "Itchy and Scratchy."Bart and Lisa meet a vagabond who claims to be the creator of Itchy from "Itchy and Scratchy."
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- Homer Simpson
- (voice)
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- Marge Simpson
- (voice)
- Bart Simpson
- (voice)
- …
- Lisa Simpson
- (voice)
- Seat Thief
- (voice)
- …
- Kent Brockman
- (voice)
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- Lionel Hutz
- (voice)
- Roger Meyers Jr.
- (voice)
- The Amendment
- (voice)
- Suzanne Somers
- (voice)
- Milhouse Van Houten
- (voice)
- …
- Curly Amendment
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaKirk Douglas' last role before suffering a stroke that impaired his speech. This was also his first and only voice acting role.
- GoofsThe lawyer at the trial says "Steamboat Itchy", dated 1928, is "the very first Itchy and Scratchy cartoon", however in a previous episode titled "Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie", it was stated the first Itchy and Scratchy cartoon -- "The Happy Cat" -- was from 1938.
- Quotes
[everyone is eating at the table; Abe and Chester glare at each other]
Abe Simpson: I thought I recognized you! I gave you a plate of corn muffins back in 1947 to paint my chicken coop, and you never did it!
Chester J. Lampwick: Those corn muffins were lousy!
Abe Simpson: Paint my chicken coop!
Chester J. Lampwick: Make me!
[Abe gets up and the two start brawling]
Marge Simpson: That does it! One of them has to go!
Homer Simpson: Okay, Grampa.
Marge Simpson: No, the B-U-M.
Homer Simpson: Oh.
- ConnectionsFeatured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Times "The Simpsons" Made Fun of Disney (2019)
This is a solid satire of the legal and creative process within show business.
The is a very different episode that is quite self-referential as well as sharply satirical on the subject of copyright law. The writers poke fun of their own product nicely with the references to Bart and Lisa's arc, plus it is a great parody of the Disney empire.
Kirk Douglas has a great cameo as a down and out who has been exploited by the Hollywood system and takes revenge.
How funny is it? It depends on how much you appreciate the inside jokes, but it's sharply written. For me the Schoolhouse Rock parody goes on for too long. My favourite moments all involve Homer, particularly the opening few scenes.
For me it's a 7.5/10 but I round upwards.
- snoozejonc
- Dec 7, 2022