The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show
The Simpsons, season 8, episode 14. First aired February 9, 1997. 137 moments of about ten seconds each: open one for its frame, what happens and what's said.
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About the episode
With Itchy & Scratchy's ratings slipping, studio head Roger Meyers Jr. adds a new dog character, Poochie, and Homer wins the audition to voice him alongside June Bellamy, the actress behind Itchy and Scratchy. Poochie's debut is a flop that viewers despise, and the staff want him gone. Homer records his own plea for a second chance, but the studio dubs in new dialogue that kills Poochie off instead.
- Written by
- David X. Cohen
- Directed by
- Steven Dean Moore
- Guest stars
- Phil Hartman as Troy McClure
- Alex Rocco as Roger Meyers Jr.
- Couch gag
- Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band couch gag, The Flintstones couch gag (syndicated episodes)
- Production code
- 4F12
The synopsis is our own. Credits and guest stars from Wikipedia and the Simpsons wiki.
Every moment
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Opening title sequence of The Simpsons: a black screen gives way to a blue sky with drifting clouds…
0:00–0:12 -
Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and baby Maggie stand with a large crowd of townspeople on a lawn behind a red…
0:12–0:23 -
Krusty the Clown stands in front of red and gold curtains and is covered in white foam pie cream, with a grey…
0:23–0:28 -
Krusty the Clown stands alone on a circus stage before red and gold curtains, with a striped ball and a drum…
“I hope you enjoyed my one-man pie fight, kids.”
0:28–0:39 -
Itchy and Scratchy appear in a cartoon titled "Itchy & Scratchy in Why Do Fools Fall in Lava?" that opens…
0:39–0:52 -
A blue mouse in an orange shirt stands on a wooden plank above a bubbling red pit in a purple cave…
0:52–1:02 -
A blue cartoon mouse with a bulbous nose and an orange vest pours gas from a silver can through a funnel…
1:02–1:10 -
Marge Simpson stands in the living room beside the sofa and rug, then appears in the kitchen doorway…
“Kids?”
1:10–1:20 -
Lisa Simpson sits at a blue kitchen table in front of a bowl, with a spoon in her hand, a pearl necklace…
“Sure, we love it. But how can we watch TV when it's so beautiful out?”
1:20–1:25 -
Marge Simpson and Bart Simpson are in the kitchen at a blue table with a bowl and spoon in front of Bart
“Well, yeah, Mom. I mean, we love you and Dad too,”
1:25–1:37 -
The scene opens at the Krustylu Studios entrance, with its arched sign, a small gate booth marked Gate 1…
1:37–1:41 -
Krusty the Clown stands in an office facing a man in a brown suit and red tie who holds a briefcase printed…
“Hey, Crusty, you look great.”
1:41–1:54 -
Krusty the Clown stands beside a heavyset man with blue hair and an olive jacket and red tie in a plain…
“Huh?”
1:54–2:07 -
Krusty the Clown and a heavy man with blue hair, an olive jacket and a cigar stand in a purple office…
“But Itchy and Scratchy is critically acclaimed.”
2:07–2:18 -
Krusty the Clown sits at his desk in his office, green-haired and wearing a pink shirt, blue bow tie…
“But I'm a lazy, lazy man, Roger.”
2:18–2:25 -
A man with blue hair, glasses and an olive-green sweater walks past a wooden counter in a purple room…
“Don't come back till you fixed Itchy and Scratchy.”
2:25–2:37 -
A shirtless man in a green grass skirt stands in a doorway holding a can beside a Krusty's Canes poster…
“Krusty, I've come to solicit donations for the Rock and Roll Museum.”
2:37–2:50 -
Marge, Lisa and Bart stand in a store aisle with clothing racks and displays while Lisa and Bart look…
“Okay, just be careful.”
2:50–3:01 -
Lisa, Bart and Milhouse sit at a long table with push-button response boxes beside a freckled redheaded boy…
“All right, thanks for participating in our focus group, kids.”
3:01–3:11 -
In a bright blue Audience Research room, a row of seated audience members, including Bart and Lisa, sits…
“We want you to tell us what you think, and be honest,”
3:11–3:18 -
Lisa sits at a long counter beside Bart at the left edge and another spiky-haired girl, while a moustached…
“Why is that mirror sneezing? Uh, look, it's just an old creaky mirror.”
3:18–3:30 -
Bart and Lisa sit at the back of a classroom with a chalkboard while a man with a moustache and a green…
“Hmm... Now, you each have a knob in front of you.”
3:30–3:43 -
Ned Flanders stands in a living room pointing a remote at a dark television, while Lisa, Bart and Marge watch…
3:43–3:54 -
A row of children sits at a long grey console with push buttons: a boy in a blue shirt on the far left…
“Oh, no!”
3:54–4:04 -
Ralph Wiggum, a girl with blonde pigtails, Nelson in his vest, Milhouse in red glasses, Bart and Lisa sit…
“They like itchy, they like scratchy. One kid seems to love the Speedo Man.”
4:04–4:16 -
Bart and Lisa stand with Milhouse, who has blue hair and glasses, and other children at a long grey console…
“how many of you kids would like itchy and scratchy to deal with real-life problems like”
4:16–4:29 -
Bart, Lisa, and Milhouse, who has blue hair and glasses, stand with a blond boy in a blue shirt, a girl…
“getting into far-out situations involving robots and magic powers?”
4:29–4:40 -
Lenny, Carl, Nelson, Milhouse, Bart and Lisa sit in a row at a table of push-button consoles in a room…
“That's right. Oh, yeah, good. And also, you should win things by watching.”
4:40–4:50 -
A thin, stooped man with a hooked nose, blue side hair, a green suit and a red tie raises both hands…
“Just tell me what's wrong with the freaking show.”
4:50–4:59 -
Lisa Simpson stands in a bright blue room beside a mirror and speaks to her reflection, which mirrors…
“Um, excuse me, sir. The thing is,”
4:59–5:10 -
Lisa Simpson stands in a pale blue room facing a glass pane, where she first looks at a copy of herself…
“the characters just can't have the same impact they once had.”
5:10–5:20 -
Mr. Burns stands at the head of a long conference table where Krusty the clown and several men sit in chairs…
“I have figured out how to rejuvenate the show.”
5:20–5:28 -
Mr. Burns stands at the head of a long boardroom table with his arms spread, while Krusty the clown…
“What we need is a new character!”
5:28–5:38 -
A one-off character, a man with short brown hair in a light blue short-sleeved shirt with a red pen…
“I mean, I don't want to sound pretentious here,”
5:38–5:43 -
Krusty the Clown sits behind a desk while a stocky man in a green jacket and red tie stands by a wall-mounted…
“Hey, this ain't art, it's business. What do you got in mind?”
5:43–5:56 -
A bespectacled man with dark curly hair in a green plaid shirt over a red turtleneck sits in a blue chair…
“Uh, dog?”
5:56–6:04 -
A woman with a short brown bouffant-style hairdo, red lipstick, a light blue jacket and a cream bow blouse…
“You mean Cerberus?”
6:04–6:14 -
Krusty the Clown sits at a wooden counter with his cheek propped on his hand while a woman with a short brown…
“Well, this is a dog who gets biz-ay.”
6:14–6:23 -
Three one-off characters sit side by side in a booth with grey cushioned seats and a yellow wall behind them…
“Excuse me, but proactive and paradigm,”
6:23–6:34 -
Mr. Burns stands behind a wooden desk in front of a dark window above an orange-tiled wall
“I'm fired, aren't I? Oh, yes.”
6:34–6:45 -
Lenny and glasses in a white shirt, sits with several other men around a long table in a conference room…
“So, poochie okay with everybody?”
6:45–6:55 -
Krusty the Clown leans over a man with long brown hair and a blue shirt who sits at a computer in an office…
“No, no, no!”
6:55–7:07 -
Krusty the Clown stands at a desk beside Mr. Burns and a tall brown-haired woman in a blue jacket…
“Sunglasses! Can we put him in more of a hip-hop context?”
7:07–7:18 -
Krusty the Clown stands at a counter with a long-haired man in a blue shirt and an older man in a green suit…
“Hmm.”
7:18–7:32 -
Homer reads the Springfield Shopper at the kitchen table, its headline…
“Hey, Lise, look! They're adding a new character to Itchy and Scratchy.”
7:32–7:43 -
Homer, Marge, Lisa, Bart and Roy, a man in a red cap and dark sunglasses with a teal shirt, gather…
“How's it hanging, everybody?”
7:43–7:54 -
Homer sits at the kitchen table with an open newspaper while Bart sits beside a bowl of cereal and a glass…
“I do not!”
7:54–8:01 -
Homer Simpson stands in the family kitchen in front of purple cabinets and a corkboard covered with pinned…
“Well, here. Say something. Hey,”
8:01–8:12 -
Homer, Marge, Lisa, Bart and Maggie's high chair are at the kitchen table, with a bearded man in a red cap…
“Hey, this is Homer Simpson saying... I don't sound like that, do I?”
8:12–8:23 -
Homer and Marge stand in a crowded waiting room beneath a sign reading "POOCHIE AUDITIONS TODAY" while a man…
“Oh, a talking dog.”
8:23–8:34 -
A bespectacled man with black hair and a goatee, in a white T-shirt and holding a stack of green folders…
“We were eating rotisserie chicken. Can you just read the line, please?”
8:34–8:43 -
A man with blue hair, a green jacket and red tie, with a long pointed nose, sits at a mixing console…
“You're perfect.”
8:43–8:50 -
Troy McClure stands before a microphone against a teal and brown backdrop with a framed picture on the right
“I'm Poochie the Rockin' Dog.”
8:50–9:01 -
Homer stands in a spotlight at a microphone holding a red booklet while a balding man with blue hair, a green…
“You're even better than this guy. Take a hike, you bum.”
9:01–9:12 -
Homer stands in a yellow spotlight at a microphone with his hands on his hips while a blue-haired man…
“Now that's just bad. You got no attitude, you're barely outrageous,”
9:12–9:22 -
Homer Simpson stands at a microphone on a spotlit stage, first pointing angrily off to the side…
“Well, you can cram it with walnuts, ugly.”
9:22–9:33 -
Homer stands in a spotlight on a stage in front of a microphone on a stand, first with his hands pressed…
“Then you don't get the job. Next! Oh, I don't get the job, do I?”
9:33–9:43 -
Homer stands in a spotlight at a microphone stand, hands on hips, then lets his arms drop and talks…
“Oh, now I got the job, huh?”
9:43–9:55 -
Homer stands at a boom microphone in a tiled booth, speaking and gesturing with his hands while his eyes look…
“Okay, Homer, let's get a level check on your voice.”
9:55–10:06 -
Homer Simpson stands in a padded, tiled room facing a woman with a bobbed blonde hairdo, a teal dress…
“You?”
10:06–10:14 -
Homer stands beside a blonde woman with a bob haircut, wearing a green shamrock-print jacket over a lavender…
“Hey, that really is you.”
10:14–10:23 -
Homer Simpson stands at right in his white shirt and blue pants, beside a microphone stand, while a blonde…
“I started out as Roadrunner. Meep. You mean meep meep?”
10:23–10:32 -
Homer Simpson stands in a padded recording booth with a grey-haired, tall, blue-beehive-free older woman…
“You folks ready to begin? Uh, I guess. Is this episode going on the air live?”
10:32–10:44 -
Apu, who runs the Kwik-E-Mart, stands behind the counter beside a red-faced dog in a pink cap and sunglasses…
“Hi, question from Miss Bellamy.”
10:44–10:56 -
Seated in a row of folding chairs in a cluttered room with shelves and a chalkboard, a heavyset, bald-less…
“In episode 2F09, when H.E. plays Scratchy's skeleton like a xylophone,”
10:56–11:05 -
A heavy man with brown hair and glasses in a white "GENIUS AT WORK" shirt sits center-frame, talking…
“I mean, what are we, to believe that this is some sort of a...”
11:05–11:15 -
Homer and an unnamed blonde woman in a green shamrock-print jacket sit behind a table under a banner…
“Uh, well... I'll field this one.”
11:15–11:26 -
Carl sits beside a dark-haired man in a blue shirt and a brown-haired man in a white Genius at Work shirt…
“I withdraw my question.”
11:26–11:33 -
Carl sits in a row of folding chairs beside a man with red-rimmed glasses, dark curly hair, and a light green…
“On the itchy and scratchy CD-ROM,”
11:33–11:41 -
Homer sits beside a short-haired blonde woman in a green clover-print jacket at a table stacked…
“What the hell are you talking about? You're a lifesaver, Homer.”
11:41–11:53 -
A heavy, yellow-skinned man with a long reddish-brown ponytail and goatee, wearing a blue t-shirt and red…
“Mr. Simpson will now be autographing 8x10 glossies of Poochie.”
11:53–12:04 -
Homer and Marge sit at a table in a comic shop beneath a poster reading 'VOICES OF ... & POOCHIE'…
“Pardon me, look out. Pardon me, excuse me, hot soup.”
12:04–12:17 -
Homer and Marge sit on a red couch with Ned Flanders at the far left, while a one-off man in a red cap, dark…
“I'm so glad you could join us for Homer's big premiere.”
12:17–12:28 -
Bart, with spiky hair and an orange shirt, Marge and Lisa sit in a row in front of a television set set…
“Shh, everybody, it's coming on!”
12:28–12:29 -
Krusty the Clown stands centered in a spotlight on a stage with a purple backdrop
“Once in a great while,”
12:29–12:39 -
Krusty the Clown stands in a spotlight on a stage inside a purple TV-style border
“shared heritage.”
12:39–12:48 -
Krusty the Clown stands on a stage inside a purple-framed television screen
“Then for a long time nothing happened.”
12:48–12:57 -
A cheering crowd of yellow cartoon figures with raised arms fills a TV screen, then the view shifts to Krusty…
12:57–13:08 -
Itchy, Scratchy and Poochie appear first in the show's title card on a television screen, with the blue mouse…
13:08–13:18 -
A blue mouse and a black cat ride in a pink convertible past roadside signs reading
“Look, Squinchy. It's our new friend, Poochie.”
13:18–13:24 -
A blue mouse in an orange shirt and a black cat with a grey belly sit in a pink convertible on a cartoon…
“Look, Squinchy. It's our new friend, Poochie.”
13:24–13:36 -
A cartoon dog, identified by the dialogue as Poochie, wears a purple cap, blue goggles and a black jacket…
“I'm half Joe Camel and a third Ponzarelli.”
13:36–13:48 -
Bart, Lisa and Milhouse sit on a green carpet in front of a couch with a scowling brown-haired boy…
“Wiggity-wiggity, wear it up.”
13:48–13:57 -
Marge Simpson with her tall blue beehive and red bead necklace sits on a maroon couch beside Moe…
“Can somebody tell me what the hell is going on?”
13:57–14:05 -
An orange-skinned dog in a purple cap, blue goggles and a grey jacket appears first, leaping to shoot…
“Catch you on the flip side, dude masters.”
14:05–14:16 -
An orange dog-like character in goggles, a purple cap and a grey jacket grins while driving a pink…
“To the extreme!”
14:16–14:24 -
Lisa, Maggie and Bart sit on the green carpet in front of a row of family and neighbors, with Homer, Marge…
“That stunk.”
14:24–14:35 -
Ned Flanders sits on a dark red couch beside Homer in his white shirt and blue pants, and rests a hand…
“Homer, I can honestly say that was the best episode of Impy and Chippy I've ever seen.”
14:35–14:47 -
Bart Simpson, Lisa Simpson, Marge Simpson and Homer Simpson are in the Simpsons' living room…
14:47–14:51 -
Homer sits on the edge of a dark red couch in a white shirt and blue jeans, turning his head and looking…
“So it was pretty okay, huh?”
14:51–15:04 -
Homer Simpson sits slumped on the edge of a dark red couch in the living room, staring off to the side…
“Oh, you don't want to know what I really think.”
15:04–15:16 -
Homer, Lisa, Bart and Marge sit around the blue-clad dining table in the kitchen, each with a bowl of cereal…
“I'm the worst poochie ever. No, it's not your fault, Dad.”
15:16–15:29 -
Homer, Lisa, Bart and Marge sit around the blue-clothed kitchen table, each with a bowl of food in front…
“I don't have a cow, at least. Bart's right.”
15:29–15:36 -
Bart stands at a shop counter facing a heavy man with reddish-brown hair in a ponytail and a blue t-shirt…
“Last night's Itzy and Scratchy was, without a doubt, the worst episode ever.”
15:36–15:47 -
Bart stands at a shop counter facing a heavy man with a brown ponytail and a blue shirt, who is not one…
“Hey, I know it wasn't great, but what right do you have to complain?”
15:47–16:00 -
Comic Book Guy stands with his arms crossed while holding a blue book labeled PEACE in a shop with card…
“Worst episode ever.”
16:00–16:02 -
Kent Brockman sits behind a desk holding a sheet of paper in front of a turquoise backdrop with a blue sign…
“It looks like the beginning of the end for the venerable Itchy & Scratchy program.”
16:02–16:12 -
Kent Brockman sits at a desk reading from a sheet of paper in front of a teal wall with a blue…
“have waited impatiently for cracks to appear in the show's hilarious facade.”
16:12–16:22 -
Kent Brockman sits at a brown desk in front of a teal wall with a yellow framed cartoon picture…
“Far be it from me to gloat at another's downfall,”
16:22–16:31 -
Krusty the Clown first stands before a dark wall-mounted television, then recoils with his mouth wide open…
“What the hell happened?”
16:31–16:39 -
Krusty the Clown and a woman with a short brown hairdo, a blue jacket and a bow at her collar sit at a wooden…
“coupled with the overall crumminess of Poochie.”
16:39–16:47 -
Krusty the Clown grabs the collar of a heavy man in a blue shirt while a bespectacled man in a plaid jacket…
“Please!”
16:47–16:55 -
Homer Simpson peeks around a brown door in a boardroom with red carpet and a framed Krusty poster…
“hi, Mr. Myers.”
16:55–17:02 -
Homer Simpson stands at a wooden partition facing a seated man with blue hair, a brown suit and a red tie…
“I got it right here.”
17:02–17:13 -
Homer Simpson stands at a long table facing a row of men seated in grey chairs, with Krusty the Clown among…
“Two, whenever Poochie's not on screen, all the other characters should be asking,”
17:13–17:24 -
Homer Simpson first stands in a purple-carpeted hallway with a halo above his head, then walks past doors…
“Okay, so anyway, uh... Hmm.”
17:24–17:37 -
A blue-haired man in a green sweater sits on a swivel chair beside a dark-haired man in a blue shirt…
“Listen guys, we gotta do something about Poochie.”
17:37–17:49 -
Bart and Lisa sit at a dining table in the first frame, Bart with a plate of mashed potatoes and Lisa…
“Oh, how terrible.”
17:49–18:00 -
Homer Simpson stands in the kitchen by the green refrigerator holding a drumstick and a glass of milk…
“You're right, Marge. It's not my fault.”
18:00–18:10 -
Homer holds an orange script while a platinum-blonde woman in a green clover-print dress and white pants…
“Okay, so here's where Itchy lunges at Poochie with a rusty chainsaw.”
18:10–18:22 -
Homer Simpson sits on a wooden chair at a studio microphone and is voiced to be playing a character…
“Are you prepared to die, Poochie?”
18:22–18:33 -
A blue-haired man in a brown suit and red tie stands among onlookers in a padded, tiled room, gesturing…
“you're supposed to say, please, cut off my head.”
18:33–18:44 -
Homer stands at a microphone in a booth with padded tan walls while a blonde woman in a green patterned…
“You can't just kill off a classic TV character.”
18:44–18:55 -
Homer Simpson stands beside a blonde woman in a green shamrock-patterned coat and red lipstick…
“Forget it, Homer. We can do this show without you if we have to.”
18:55–19:06 -
An older man in a brown suit and red tie stands at a long blue console with rows of red buttons in a tiled…
“All right.”
19:06–19:10 -
Homer Simpson stands at right, holding a stack of papers, beside a blonde woman in a green clover-patterned…
“Hey, Poochie. You look like you've got something to say.”
19:10–19:20 -
Homer Simpson stands at a microphone against a tiled beige wall, reading from a stack of papers…
“I know there's a lot of people who don't like me and wish I would go away.”
19:20–19:31 -
Mr. Burns sits at a blue control console with red buttons while a row of men stands behind him, including…
“But if everyone could find a place in their hearts for the little dog nobody wanted,”
19:31–19:42 -
Homer stands at a microphone in a padded studio, facing a blonde woman in a green clover-print jacket…
“And cut!”
19:42–19:53 -
Homer Simpson and Marge Simpson sit together on a brown couch in the living room, while Bart and Lisa lie…
“Now kids, I know you love the old Poochie,”
19:53–20:05 -
A blue cartoon mouse in an orange hat holds a running chainsaw beside a blue ice block, with a spiky black…
“Well, look who's here.”
20:05–20:18 -
A bespectacled orange-snouted cartoon dog in a pink cap, goggles and dark jacket appears against a yellow sky…
“I have to go now.”
20:18–20:27 -
Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie sit on and around a brown couch in their pink living room, staring…
“Wow, Poochie came from another planet?”
20:27–20:38 -
A crowd of cheering, laughing one-off characters, many with arms raised and hands clapping, fills…
“Now, kids, we all know that sometimes when cartoon characters die,”
20:38–20:39 -
Krusty the Clown and a blue bow tie, stands on a circus-style stage in front of orange curtains and a striped…
“Now, kids, we all know that sometimes when cartoon characters die,”
20:39–20:47 -
Krusty the Clown stands on a circus-style stage holding a rolled sworn affidavit while a thin man…
“That's why I'm presenting this sworn affidavit that Poochie will never, ever, ever return.”
20:47–20:55 -
On a television screen, Krusty the Clown stands beside a man in a grey suit, glasses and red tie in an arena…
“Oh, yeah!”
20:55–21:07 -
Marge Simpson stands in a pink room beside a young man with brown hair under a red backward cap, dark…
“I'm moving into my own apartment with two sexy ladies.”
21:07–21:19 -
Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, Maggie and Santa's Little Helper and the family listening around him
“Well, I guess I learned my lesson. The thing is, I lost creative control of the project.”
21:19–21:31 -
A blue cartoon mouse in an orange shirt and grey vest, not a regular character, aims a bow in a yard…
21:31–21:41 -
Bart and Lisa Simpson sit on a colorful oval rug in the living room, with a brown couch behind them…
“It's back to the basics.”
21:41–21:53 -
The scene is a static screen of gray-and-white television snow with no figures visible
21:53–22:03 -
No Simpsons characters appear in this moment; it is a black closing credits sequence with gold text
22:03–22:12 -
A black closing credits roll from The Simpsons with no regulars or one-off figures on screen
22:12–22:21 -
The scene is a black screen with gold credit text in a rounded display font
22:21–22:31 -
No Simpsons characters appear in this moment; it is a black closing credits sequence with gold text on a dark…
“Shh.”
22:31–22:40 -
Silhouetted audience members, including one figure with large puffy hair on the left, sit in theater seats…
“Shh.”
22:40–22:49
Who's in it
Bart Simpson, Homer Simpson, Lisa Simpson, Marge Simpson, Maggie Simpson, Moe Szyslak, Milhouse Van Houten, Barney Gumble, Grampa Simpson, Krusty the Clown, Ned Flanders, Lenny Leonard, Carl Carlson, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Nelson Muntz, Otto Mann, Jasper Beardsley, Ralph Wiggum, Patty Bouvier, Selma Bouvier, Santa's Little Helper, Miss Hoover, Snowball II, Jimbo Jones, Kearney Zzyzwicz, Sideshow Mel, Hans Moleman, Nina Skalka, Sam, Itchy, Comic Book Guy, Ruth Powers, Scratchy, Lionel Hutz, Sarah Wiggum, Troy McClure, Blue-Haired Lawyer, Kyle Williams, Mr. Teeny, Lindsey Naegle, Roger Meyers Jr., Doug, Gary, Poochie, Benjamin, Ian, Audience Researcher, Bill Oakley, David S. Cohen, George Meyer, June Bellamy, Poochie Artist, Roy
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