Simpsons Histories - Itchy & Scratchy

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  • @PlanetZoidstar
    @PlanetZoidstar 4 роки тому +2173

    "In episode 2F09, when Itchy plays Scratchy's skeleton like a xylophone, he strikes the same rib in succession, yet he produces two clearly different tones. I mean, what are we to believe, that this is a magic xylophone, or something? Ha ha, boy, I really hope somebody got fired for that blunder."

    • @dangerouslytalented
      @dangerouslytalented 4 роки тому +246

      Ok, it's an easy one to explain. If you tap some precussion instruments in slightly different ways, you can get different sounds. On Scratchy's rib, all he would have to do is strike the rib slightly lower down away from the sternum, to get a lower note. This is not quite obvious because of the camera angle.
      I hope this helps.

    • @j.m.turner1756
      @j.m.turner1756 4 роки тому +217

      I'll feld that one. Let me ask *you* a question. Why would a grown man whose shirt says "Genius at Work" spend all of his time watching a children's cartoon show?

    • @imember7375
      @imember7375 4 роки тому +56

      "let me ask you a question why would a man who's shirt says genius at work spend all of his time watching a children's cartoon show"

    • @TheLastBabyMan
      @TheLastBabyMan 4 роки тому +90

      "I withdraw my question.." *Eats chocolate in shame.*

    • @sonicmastersword8080
      @sonicmastersword8080 4 роки тому +16

      Animation is expensive; reusing frames cuts the cost.

  • @ethansloan
    @ethansloan 4 роки тому +1975

    So, let me see if I've got this right.
    The three college nerds are such hardcore fans of Itchy and Scratchy that they sit in the front row of a cast meet-and-greet, and ask an astoundingly obscure question about the sound of xylophone, yet when they briefly moved into the Simpsons' house, they unplugged the tv during the climax of the ONE TIME when Scratchy kills Itchy, not caring at all that they missed something that will never be aired again.
    Are we to believe that these people just suddenly became fans of something they previously didn't care for, or that the writers somehow hadn't developed their entire personalities in their debut episode?
    I hope someone got fired over that one.

    • @MrBump2
      @MrBump2 4 роки тому +170

      It was a wizard dressed as a nerd that did it.

    • @theunwelcome
      @theunwelcome 4 роки тому +54

      what the hell are you talking about?

    • @MandrakeHorse
      @MandrakeHorse 4 роки тому +78

      I'm absolutely certain that the writers brought back and repurposed the nerds in that scene about mistakes deliberately for trolling purposes; note that Homer doesn't seem to recognise them

    • @ChestersonJack
      @ChestersonJack 4 роки тому +23

      Aquasharkyboy Thats a good idea, but it would also be funny if it was unintentional that he didn’t recognize them, like the writers put them in and didn’t even think “oh let’s pretend homer doesn’t recognize them, that’d be ironic.” An actual oversight made a bit about oversights? It can be cool when the world ends up funnier than what we intend

    • @antonco2
      @antonco2 4 роки тому +14

      yeah well that's the era they stopped caring about continuation issues basically, the writers themselves were not fans of the simpsons, which in the end killed it. It just shows, you must be the biggest fan of your work, or it won't work

  • @toma6068
    @toma6068 4 роки тому +886

    "Lemonade?"
    "Please"
    "I made it just for you"
    "You are my best friend"
    "Mmm this really hits the spot"
    "Doesn't it so?"
    "You make really good lemonade Scratchy"
    "Thank you Itchy"

    • @wodwo
      @wodwo 4 роки тому +82

      I can't say the word 'lemonade' any other way. It has to be in that creepily innocent and lobotomized voice.

    • @dweeblekeneeble6332
      @dweeblekeneeble6332 4 роки тому +7

      Mostly an F1 fan Dark times man. Dark times.

    • @gaiusjuliuspleaser
      @gaiusjuliuspleaser 4 роки тому +15

      @@wodwo That's how I say 'please' these days. Never fails to get a weird stare.

    • @wodwo
      @wodwo 4 роки тому +2

      @@gaiusjuliuspleaser those who know are the ones to keep around.

    • @ChestersonJack
      @ChestersonJack 4 роки тому +6

      I hate that is my conversations with my friends

  • @Myne1001
    @Myne1001 4 роки тому +776

    I'm really disappointed we didn't get a Simpsons Histories - Inanimate Carbon Rod for April Fools this year

  • @DanOWar55
    @DanOWar55 4 роки тому +335

    I always liked the death where scratchy and his son got run over by itchy and his son in the harvester because of Krustys reaction since it's from the episode about his dad.
    "Didnt scratchy jr look like he was having fun with his dad before they got run over. Wasnt that a beautiful cartoon?"
    As for the next Simpsons History's. I'll give my vote to Doctor Hibbert

  • @TheRealJims
    @TheRealJims  4 роки тому +463

    I was surprised Itchy & Scratchy ended up being one of my larger Simpsons Histories projects, considering they are mostly cartoon shorts. I underestimated how many spotlight episodes they got, how many different ways they were used on the show, and all the Roger Meyers stuff that needed to be touched upon. The first draft of this was 26 minutes long. Sheesh.
    All for characters whose personalities barely changed in 30+ seasons.

    • @nakisg9902
      @nakisg9902 4 роки тому +11

      I'm all for a 26 video from you, I got time.

    • @Jim-so3zm
      @Jim-so3zm 4 роки тому +8

      Most of us probably have the time to watch a 26 minute video right now anyway.

    • @MrDHWong1989
      @MrDHWong1989 4 роки тому +12

      Honestly, you could release a 1 hour plus Simpsons Histories video and I'd still watch it.

    • @andrewpatterson4976
      @andrewpatterson4976 4 роки тому +2

      TheRealJims the way you described Scratchy’s role in the cartoons reminded me a lot of the Mike/Sully. Mike is the ideas guy, and Sully sells it.

    • @carleeelizabeth
      @carleeelizabeth 4 роки тому +2

      your commitment and attention to detail is honestly something to be admired, i love these videos!

  • @sang6799
    @sang6799 4 роки тому +412

    “What’s the red stuff coming out of kitty’s ears?”

  • @warrenknipe1
    @warrenknipe1 4 роки тому +151

    I think that the writers were trying to homage “Fritz the Cat” when they portrayed Itchy and Scratchy in the 70s

    • @misterbadguy7325
      @misterbadguy7325 Рік тому +19

      Yeah, they explicitly reference Ralph Bakshi.

    • @USMC49er
      @USMC49er Рік тому +2

      Hey, my threads, baby!

  • @jessicastrike5640
    @jessicastrike5640 4 роки тому +689

    Would love to see a history for Burns, such a long fascinating life

    • @Maximillian200HP
      @Maximillian200HP 4 роки тому +23

      That would be like a 30 minute video, but I'd love it!

    • @usermcskull4713
      @usermcskull4713 4 роки тому +12

      Grandpa Simpson would also be nice

    • @RSans4210
      @RSans4210 4 роки тому +11

      It's Kurns stupid!

    • @ashkitt7719
      @ashkitt7719 4 роки тому +21

      @@RSans4210 No, it's Boo-Urns. That's what they were saying. Or at least I was saying Boo-Urns.

    • @zombielizard218
      @zombielizard218 4 роки тому +2

      Enter Place of Birth: Pangaea

  • @aperson22222
    @aperson22222 4 роки тому +287

    My favorite I&S is so silly and dumb you’d never believe it. Scratchy walks past a theater showing _Cats_ and gets very excited. He walks into the theater, is shown to his seat by usher Itchy, watches the play for a minute, declares “This is so boring!” and shoots himself.
    Itchy does nothing violent. He doesn’t even perform a role on stage. He just encourages Scratchy to watch the play and counts on its badness to do the rest.

    • @Malkmusianful
      @Malkmusianful 4 роки тому +19

      wait until Scratchy watches the movie version of Cats
      he'll kill himself just to find peace from the evil that is that digital fur technology

    • @wolfetteplays8894
      @wolfetteplays8894 3 роки тому +14

      Yeah that’s a pretty cool one honestly

    • @residentelect
      @residentelect 3 роки тому +11

      @@Malkmusianful
      ... and to be fair, the evil that is James Corden as well.

  • @redkite1908
    @redkite1908 3 роки тому +66

    "I imagine a lot of kids didn't look at escalators the same way after this one"
    THAT EPISODE HAS HAUNTED ME FOR OVER A DECADE AND A HALF.

  • @mickeymojito
    @mickeymojito 4 роки тому +230

    RealJims, I can honestly say that was the best Simpsons Histories of Impy & Chimpy I've ever seen.

    • @angelxcutiee69
      @angelxcutiee69 3 роки тому +3

      .yes I agree.

    • @alexeidarling
      @alexeidarling Рік тому +7

      You should be proud, you have a lovely home.

    • @NateS917
      @NateS917 9 місяців тому

      ?@@alexeidarling

    • @soulassassin0g
      @soulassassin0g 9 місяців тому +2

      Ahhh, you don't want to know what I think. Now look sad and say "d'oh".
      😟 "D'oh."

    • @RW77777777
      @RW77777777 20 днів тому

      I did the iggy

  • @PsychoSavager289
    @PsychoSavager289 4 роки тому +172

    The best Itchy and Scratchy episode is the one where Itchy replaces Scratchy's bride with one made of explosives, but they still get married, have kids and grow old together, the bomb-bride blows up, killing Scratchy and then Itchy comes in to laugh, but then dies of old age himself. It's just such a perfect parody of the usual cartoon trope and still ends up being really funny.

    • @Cyril29a
      @Cyril29a Рік тому +31

      don't forget the best part. their kids are half cat half bomb

  • @camilogarciaylasaari1857
    @camilogarciaylasaari1857 2 роки тому +45

    I can't help but love Poochie. That's one of the many jokes/characters you grow to appreciate more as an adult when you understand the satire.
    And kids, always recycle... TO THE EXTREME!!!

  • @ntcnetwork9934
    @ntcnetwork9934 4 роки тому +67

    “No review, I refuse.” I understood that reference!

    • @patnasty10
      @patnasty10 4 роки тому +13

      AVGN baby!!!

    • @Tranceshark
      @Tranceshark 4 роки тому +7

      James Rolfe (Cinemassacre) on the Ghostbusters 2016 Female Reboot

    • @jschnei3
      @jschnei3 3 роки тому

      @@Tranceshark: Thank you!

    • @GooseGumlizzard
      @GooseGumlizzard 2 роки тому +2

      was hoping someone got that

    • @kenn_k
      @kenn_k 2 роки тому

      I was just watching this for probably the third or fourth time and I'm kicking myself for only now catching that, lol

  • @dannycasserly697
    @dannycasserly697 4 роки тому +85

    the jerry springer episode, where the tagline says "says mouse friend mistreats him"
    How forgiving is scratchy to still see itchy as his friend? and "mistreats" might be the biggest understatement of all time

    • @TheRealJims
      @TheRealJims  4 роки тому +56

      Yeah, you really get the sense that Scratchy thinks Itchy is his friend, given how friendly they seem in the setups. The Simpsons definitely got obsessed with the "shocking betrayal" aspect of their relationship

    • @ashkitt7719
      @ashkitt7719 4 роки тому +19

      The real crime is not having Ku Klux Klam on the show either. What's Jerry Springer without the KKK?

    • @MandrakeHorse
      @MandrakeHorse 4 роки тому +23

      How about in 'The Tears of a Clone' where Itchy goes to Scratchy's funeral and is genuinely distraught over his death? Granted, this might just be because he can't kill him anymore, but it does suggest some twisted form of mutual respect between the two.

    • @redherronrecords
      @redherronrecords 4 роки тому +9

      @@MandrakeHorse kinda reminds me of Cartman saving Kyle from all the smug down in frisco.

    • @dharmallars
      @dharmallars Рік тому

      Omg rip jerry….

  • @JustJohn43
    @JustJohn43 4 роки тому +44

    My favourite time was when Scratchy finally got Itchy, shame they'll never broadcast that one again

    • @Maeve_Taylor
      @Maeve_Taylor 3 роки тому

      Why wouldn’t they?

    • @theMoporter
      @theMoporter 3 роки тому

      @@Maeve_Taylor It was WAAAAAY too violent! Don't you remember?

  • @bullmonty764
    @bullmonty764 4 роки тому +85

    “Krusty announces that they’re doing an all-female reboot of Itchy & Scratchy [...] Huh. Wonder what this is a parody of?”
    And then that gets thrown aside for Bart joining TotallyNot!Pussy Riot.
    It really is depressing how aggressively the show includes trends in the last two seasons

    • @adeptdamage3669
      @adeptdamage3669 4 роки тому +11

      Sadly its been going longer than 2 seasons.

    • @felixleidig8307
      @felixleidig8307 4 роки тому +3

      I liked that episode it had lots of trowbacks to old episodes in it

    • @uknownada
      @uknownada 4 роки тому +9

      Honestly conceptually that episode was fine and topically relevant. It just still suffers from boring writing.

    • @adeptdamage3669
      @adeptdamage3669 4 роки тому +16

      @@uknownada Nah it wasn't its just the writers trying to be "hip"

    • @felixleidig8307
      @felixleidig8307 4 роки тому

      @@uknownada I liked it i like al ot of new simpsons because of how they put in easteregs and references

  • @ZombieFlanders
    @ZombieFlanders 4 роки тому +62

    That's right, Mr. Burns was actually shot by Itchy and Scratchy.

    • @c.d.rstudios4691
      @c.d.rstudios4691 3 роки тому +3

      Plot twist, it was Poochie

    • @ianfinrir8724
      @ianfinrir8724 3 роки тому +1

      @@c.d.rstudios4691 Nah, Poochie returned to his home planet.

    • @residentelect
      @residentelect 3 роки тому

      @@ianfinrir8724 (and died on the way back to his home planet)

  • @squill9446
    @squill9446 4 роки тому +46

    Kinda funny how as The Simpsons itself started running out of ideas, Itchy and Scratchy was running out of ideas too.

    • @jmann6130
      @jmann6130 4 роки тому +5

      hey one cant work without the other its kind of an easy tell to check for the quality of a season

  • @maverickREAL
    @maverickREAL 2 роки тому +9

    "The floodgates were opened, and so were Scratchy's arteries" is such an underrated one-liner.

  • @GarbenTheBerserker
    @GarbenTheBerserker 2 роки тому +16

    Actually Scratchy as an aggressor was something that permanently disappeared after season 1 and Burning Down the Mouse was payback.
    You'll notice in the cartoon where Itchy and Scratchy are pulling out guns, its Itchy that instigates the conflict, similarly in the medieval army one, its elaborated the Scratchy army is fighting for their freedom whilst the Itchy army is the evil Lord army.

  • @Canti89
    @Canti89 4 роки тому +145

    I'm more of a Worker and Parasite kinda guy TBH but cool video.

    • @martinfawkes595
      @martinfawkes595 4 роки тому +20

      Canti89 what the hell was that

    • @iamthebatmanxiii3574
      @iamthebatmanxiii3574 4 роки тому +4

      @@martinfawkes595 a Eastern European version of itchy and scratchy.

    • @martinfawkes595
      @martinfawkes595 4 роки тому +17

      IAm TheBatmanXIII I know I was quoting Krusty’s reaction to it

    • @iamthebatmanxiii3574
      @iamthebatmanxiii3574 4 роки тому +5

      @@martinfawkes595 damn I forgot about that part sorry.

    • @petterblakk
      @petterblakk 4 роки тому +19

      Ye, I'm more of a stingy and battery show man myself.

  • @ryancoombs3677
    @ryancoombs3677 4 роки тому +46

    Comic Book Guy Interests me I would like to see him get a Simpson’s histories video

  • @deskish3930
    @deskish3930 2 роки тому +10

    i can honestly say that this was the best episode of Impy and Chimpy i've ever seen

  • @squadalaguydc
    @squadalaguydc 3 роки тому +3

    "I look forward to their parody of Parasite next year...(!)"
    Yeah...about that...

    • @TheRealJims
      @TheRealJims  3 роки тому +1

      Dang, I forgot about this 🤣

  • @HealedCoyote997
    @HealedCoyote997 4 роки тому +15

    The thing i love about the Itchy and Scratchy show it that it's a cartoon inside a cartoon. So what would exaggerated characters watch? Well, something even more over the top than their reality.

  • @CZsWorld
    @CZsWorld 3 роки тому +38

    Itchy and Scratchy: P.U. might be my favorite.

  • @Bromboosh
    @Bromboosh 4 роки тому +16

    That was the best history of Impy and Chimpy I've ever seen

  • @BenJebusWard
    @BenJebusWard 4 роки тому +52

    Where is Üter? We just want closure.

    • @Logan001
      @Logan001 4 роки тому +6

      Wasn't he beat to death by prop rifles at that civil war reenactment?
      "God bless the man who invented permission slips"

    • @azraelle6232
      @azraelle6232 3 роки тому +1

      Oh, I've got a GUT feeling Uter's around here someplace... after all, isn't there a little Uter in all of us? In fact, you could say that we ATE Uter, and he's in our STOMACHS right now!
      Wait, scratch that last one.

    • @jasminejohnston6393
      @jasminejohnston6393 3 роки тому

      “Don’t make me run, I’m full of chocolate!”

  • @JamesPlaysGames95
    @JamesPlaysGames95 4 роки тому +19

    Woah woah woah! already in the introduction i've learnt something new.
    I never knew the lyrics said "bite" as well. i thought they always just kept saying "fight and fight".

    • @flyphoenix22
      @flyphoenix22 4 роки тому

      JamesPlaysGames95 You’re not the only one

    • @DirtiestDMusic
      @DirtiestDMusic 4 роки тому

      I thought I was the only one!

  • @benjivenator
    @benjivenator 4 роки тому +40

    id like to see a history of rainier wolfcastle. how has he changed throughout the series now that ahnold is no longer a big action movie star?

  • @Specter053
    @Specter053 4 роки тому +29

    "Not as bloody or violent"
    OH, DO SIDESHOW BOB NEXT. IT SURELY WON'T BE VIOLENT!

  • @BokBarber
    @BokBarber 4 роки тому +9

    My parents used to shut off the TV when the Itchy and Scratchy shorts came on. I used to hate that, but in retrospect, they were probably right to censor that part of The Simpsons from 2-7 year olds.

  • @Super_Mario128
    @Super_Mario128 4 роки тому +71

    "Itchy runs afoul of an Irishman"

    • @SonofTiamat
      @SonofTiamat 4 роки тому +25

      Look out, Itchy, he's Irish!

    • @ashkitt7719
      @ashkitt7719 4 роки тому +6

      @@SonofTiamat Hey that's Theodore Roosevelt!

    • @TheLastBabyMan
      @TheLastBabyMan 4 роки тому +9

      “A chance for more mis-nerif..”

    • @TheJ2Collector
      @TheJ2Collector Рік тому

      Come on itchy! Kill him! Kill that guy! A chance for more mischi.

  • @sonictoast
    @sonictoast 3 роки тому +47

    I just discovered this series and I think it's amazing. I'd love to see episodes focussed on Lenny and Carl, Luigi, Super Intendant Chalmers, Selma or Patty or Sea Captain Mcalester.

    • @charliestoops8815
      @charliestoops8815 3 роки тому +1

      Neat seeing you here, I’m subscribed to you both! I agree.

    • @sylentknight
      @sylentknight 3 роки тому +4

      Super Intendat ? I think you mean Super Nintendo Chalmers

    • @-throat-
      @-throat- 3 роки тому

      @@sylentknight - what is an Intendat

    • @TheMbmdcrew
      @TheMbmdcrew Рік тому

      Oh I would ADORE an episode on Superintendent Chalmers!!!

    • @Interfaune
      @Interfaune Рік тому

      I was so taken away by you reversing the order of Patty and Selma that I read their names as "Selmy or Patta".

  • @Faris_V5
    @Faris_V5 4 роки тому +17

    I feel like a histories on Patty and Selma could be really interesting. With them having such separate arcs but nonetheless being so intertwined with each other.

    • @ddthewolf
      @ddthewolf 4 роки тому

      I'd like to see a showdown video of There's Something About Marrying and Goo Goo Gah Gah Pain since both episodes focus on major character arka for the two women, Patty finally coming out as a lesbian and Selma adopting a baby

    • @BlackCroft666
      @BlackCroft666 4 роки тому +1

      Patty actually was hetero and dated Skinner in the erarly seasons. But when he proposed she declined because of her twin Selma and he understood. And now they became just such shallow characters only serving the plot.

  • @Clean.Eastwood
    @Clean.Eastwood 4 роки тому +15

    12:35 "No review, I refuse" ahh, AVGN fan I see.
    Great video as always!

  • @Dingalow
    @Dingalow 3 роки тому +14

    I&S are at their best when they are portraying scenarios relevant to the plot of the episode, i.e. Scratchy in space when Homer was in space. They were also a great excuse for the series to deviate from the more down to Earth world of Springfield into a more cartoony one, which doesn't translate well given the fact that neo Simpsons is all about being really random all the time

  • @markborishnikoff5485
    @markborishnikoff5485 4 роки тому +3

    "No review, I refuse."
    AVGN: I tip my hat to you, one legend to another.

  • @Transmission_Rory
    @Transmission_Rory 4 роки тому +103

    I’d like to see a histories episode on Waylon Smithers. How he went from being a closet homosexual, to an openly gay person. It reflects not only society’s attitude, but the shows attitude towards the LGBT community.

    • @AnnaPaulsonDramaChickReviews
      @AnnaPaulsonDramaChickReviews 4 роки тому +2

      Transmission Rory I second

    • @usermcskull4713
      @usermcskull4713 4 роки тому +28

      Smithers is one of the few gay characters in fiction who's a character that just happens to be gay, most gay character's entire personality is being gay which is boring and unrealistic.
      Smithers is a real character

    • @dangerouslytalented
      @dangerouslytalented 4 роки тому +8

      Might be a good crossover with Matt Baume, who does histories of gay characters on TV.

    • @MatthewSmith-jy3eu
      @MatthewSmith-jy3eu 4 роки тому +9

      @@usermcskull4713 its not that many lol. Most just happen to be gay, and sometimes it plays an important role in a plot. But *surprise* being gay is a big part of gay peoples lives, and it affects how they are treated in society and in certain situations, and some people are proud of being gay which is fine

    • @rivasnuria2158
      @rivasnuria2158 4 роки тому +8

      @@MatthewSmith-jy3eu i think they meant there's few shows that focus on the life of a gay character besides their sexuality, it's like an established fact while telling another story about them. I see your point, though.

  • @theluckiesteh9058
    @theluckiesteh9058 4 роки тому +14

    Fighting and Biting for 30 Years.

  • @3cat0
    @3cat0 4 роки тому +27

    Now Pinitcchio, don’t you lie.

    • @MotownFan1962
      @MotownFan1962 4 роки тому +7

      I promise I will never hurt you!

    • @LannaDru
      @LannaDru 4 роки тому +4

      @@MotownFan1962 OUTCHE!!!

    • @TheJ2Collector
      @TheJ2Collector Рік тому +1

      I wonder if this violence really does discentitise us.

  • @elieeee6
    @elieeee6 4 роки тому +31

    Honestly I kind of miss when itchy and scratchy shorts were related to the plot of the episode and now they’re just basic movie parodies which kind of sucks

  • @didymus3348
    @didymus3348 4 роки тому +22

    I think we're overdue for a Simpsons Showdown.

  • @melissacooper4282
    @melissacooper4282 4 роки тому +4

    Seeing how violent Itchy and Scratchy are makes Tom and Jerry very tame in comparison!

  • @Donteatacowman
    @Donteatacowman 2 роки тому +6

    I like some of the subtle puns you breeze right past in these histories eg 0:50 "We're gonna cut up Itchy and Scratchy into distinct ... chunks"

  • @Jurgan6
    @Jurgan6 3 роки тому +6

    Glad you touched on something I was never clear about, namely, what is the relationship between Itchy & Scratchy and Krusty the Klown? Given that I&S has at least one theme park and a blockbuster movie, it never made sense to me that it was produced for a local TV show. Plus, it had been in production longer than Krusty had been alived. I thought the most sensible arrangement was that it was a syndicated show that was played on lots of local shows all over the country, but they seem to have gone another way with it. And I guess the VA dying is a good reason to do so.

  • @thenostalgicyoshi7149
    @thenostalgicyoshi7149 4 роки тому +9

    "Itchy and Scratchy and Marge" showcases the best Itchy and Scratchy moments imo. Especially Scratchy's reaction to noticing the dynamite in his eyes.

    • @mankytoes
      @mankytoes 4 роки тому +6

      I love the "nice" version that she forces them to make, it's so disturbing, much more than Scratchy getting disembowled.

  • @Nonjola
    @Nonjola 4 роки тому +19

    Wiggum would be an interesting character to talk about next.

    • @ashkitt7719
      @ashkitt7719 4 роки тому

      He's a very good actor. I wonder why we never saw that part of him again.

    • @Ammoniumbicarbonat
      @Ammoniumbicarbonat 4 роки тому

      Ash Kitt This bird’s gotta fly!

  • @kobalt_ren01
    @kobalt_ren01 3 роки тому +7

    I love the one in the Simpsons Movie. The scream, followed by the sounds of eating a ridiculous quantity of missiles always gets me.

  • @CristheGirl
    @CristheGirl 7 місяців тому +5

    "why, why? my only son.."

  • @TheSmart-CasualGamer
    @TheSmart-CasualGamer 4 роки тому +8

    It's thanks to these two I can't end a list without saying "AND DINNER DAWG" at the end.

    • @CoryTheNorm
      @CoryTheNorm 3 місяці тому

      I can't believe after 35 seasons, they still haven't given Dinner Dog a spotlight episode

  • @cookubanana
    @cookubanana 4 роки тому +3

    I think I always interpreted that the Show Bart and Lisa watch were some kind of modern reboot of Itchy and Scratchy older cartoons. Is normal for classical cartoon characters to gain new adaptaions for younger generations and such.

  • @ToonReel001
    @ToonReel001 4 роки тому +9

    I always feel like Itchy and Scratchy was sort of 'cut the formalities' gag on the cat and mouse formula, just going straight to the mouse decimating the cat. I see so many fans who admit they NEVER rooted for the mouse in those sort of cartoons. They always liked when Tom won for example or they thought Jerry was even more of a sadistic little bastard than him (hell in sometimes we DO see an Itchy and Scratchy format cartoon, Canned Feud for example). There's always an assumption with this formula that we are meant to root for the little vermin because they are smaller and thus the 'underdog' even when the cartoon bends to their will enough that God himself will help him smite the cat unprovoked. :P

    • @conormurnane6457
      @conormurnane6457 4 роки тому +2

      Even Chuck Jones was aware of this formula and spent most of his career twisting and subverting the idea of "prey=good, predator=bad". Just watch any Hubie and Bertie cartoon, for example.

    • @ToonReel001
      @ToonReel001 4 роки тому +4

      @@conormurnane6457 I think the key reason Tom and Jerry still holds up is that it played it intentionally a lot of times as well (again Jerry LOST several cartoons, the writers knew he wasn't innocent by default). A lot of copycats seemed to overlook that complexity and just think it's 'chasing, chasing, mouse beats up cat', with heavy emphasis on the last part. This is likely why the show chose Herman and Catnip as a direct basis for example.
      Jones curiously made fun of how simple Tom and Jerry chase cartoons were earlier by making Road Runner. When he was actually charged with Tom and Jerry himself and had to try replicate their chemistry, he admitted it was a more complex process than he expected.

    • @conormurnane6457
      @conormurnane6457 4 роки тому +2

      Jones' Tom & Jerry shorts felt so weird. It's obvious he was better suited to more cerebral, slower-paced cartoons, feels like he just couldn't get his head around the manic style of T&J.
      Also, it was around the same time when his films veered into this cutesy, self-satisfied style that I never liked.

  • @vallisdaemonumofficial
    @vallisdaemonumofficial 4 роки тому +8

    Itchy & Scratchy was always my favorite part of The Simpsons as a kid

  • @Snakie747
    @Snakie747 4 роки тому +9

    "This is going to be one of the weirder Simpsons Histories".
    I mean, aren't the weird ones the best ones?

  • @punklover99
    @punklover99 8 місяців тому +4

    Now that steamboat Willy is public domain we need a full itchy and scratchy remake

  • @beebeejoo
    @beebeejoo 4 роки тому +19

    12:33: "No review. I refuse." THEREALJIMS WATCHES AVGN

    • @motor4X4kombat
      @motor4X4kombat 4 роки тому +6

      Its just mediocre, not awfull or bad, just mediocre and forgetable (that to me Is worse than beeing bad because at least beeing bad give you some type of inpact like the room) . Just like the ghostbusters reboot it was nothing but a clickbait articule to create controversy in histroy, even though the end result Is nothing but a poor proyect that no one Will remember, because everybody Will remember the controversy More rather than the movie itself. Kinda like men on black international without the controversy.

  • @SuperLuigiSixty4
    @SuperLuigiSixty4 4 роки тому +1

    12:38 "No Review. I refuse." That hit me so freaking hard. What a time 2016 was.

    • @Quirderph
      @Quirderph 4 роки тому

      I feel like 2016 was the real start of 2020.

  • @professorhaystacks6606
    @professorhaystacks6606 4 роки тому +17

    "Kids, don't do drugs!"

    • @melissacooper4282
      @melissacooper4282 3 роки тому

      You know I've never understood what that had to do with Itchy lightly hitting Scratchy on the head with a baseball bat.

  • @auntiegrandma3916
    @auntiegrandma3916 4 роки тому +16

    for the next histories i'd suggest Bart's friend's parents, Kirk and Luann Van Houten

    • @ddthewolf
      @ddthewolf 4 роки тому

      That would be a good given their character arkes

    • @mankytoes
      @mankytoes 4 роки тому +1

      Good shout. I love the episode where they get divorced- "Go ahead Homer, laugh at me" "I already did". It's also weird watching that family in early seasons- they're pretty functional, Kirk and Milhouse both aren't losers.

  • @zhalpd7017
    @zhalpd7017 3 роки тому +3

    Legend of Zelda, Balrogs theme, Dan's Theme, man I love the choice of music

  • @coffee5981
    @coffee5981 4 роки тому +6

    00:00 WTF!? How have I watched The Simpsons for nearly 20 years and only just realised that there are actual lyrics to the Itchy&Scratchy song!? I always thought those were just random noises being made!

  • @Interfaune
    @Interfaune Рік тому +4

    I lost it at the "Fight, fight, fight..." in your intro. XD I think it feels natural that the shorts became more dialogue heavy. It also reflects on the evolution of classical cartoons in a way. And it's possible, depending on the floating timeline, that Homer didn't grow up with Itchy & Scratchy airing as frequently on TV as it does on the Krusty show in present day. Boomer Homer supposedly grew up just when the first wave of classical shorts had stopped being viewed in cinemas and maybe hadn't quite reached TV yet. Roger Meyers Sr. was probably still around but as an old and worn out man while Roger Meyers Jr hadn't gotten much influence on the franchise yet. Gen X Homer probably grew up with reruns and maybe the Fritz the Cat reboot but that wasn't necessarily on the Krusty show but maybe on some more obscure network or block. Millennial Homer probably grew up with the Itchy & Scratchy and Friends Hour but he was maybe too cool to watch it. Bart and Lisa likely had the fortune of growing up during the revival of Itchy & Scratchy. First with the classical shorts on syndication on the Krusty show and later with new original shorts produced for Krusty. No matter the floating timeline, Itchy & Scratchy was most likely a big franchise on merchandising during most of the 20th century (maybe moreso after the departure of Roger Meyers Sr) so little Homer could very much wear an Itchy & Scratchy shirt while barely knowing the source material. Kinda like how Felix the Cat and Betty Boop almost are just clothing brands by now.
    Also, I feel that they were higher when they made Porch Pals than the Itchem & Scratchem Blow. What's in that lemonade?

  • @ninjagirl2424
    @ninjagirl2424 4 роки тому +10

    I think we all want "Moe" of these Simpsons Histories videos.

  • @gamertoon8230
    @gamertoon8230 4 роки тому +14

    Strange, So Itchy and Scratchy is a Tom and Jerry like show, that is treated like the shows equivalent to Mickey Mouse, and it has some Looney tunes parallels because the Acme Corporation exists in the show.

    • @Super_Mario128
      @Super_Mario128 4 роки тому

      Toon Skunk well yeah, The Simpsons especially Itchy and Scratchy in particular owe a lot to the golden age of animation.

  • @gir5100
    @gir5100 4 роки тому +7

    Y'know diving into Comic Book Guy could be incredibly interesting, and compliment your editing style fantastically (fr your editing style makes these videos so relaxing to watch)

  • @BlueLightningSky
    @BlueLightningSky 4 роки тому +4

    The Simpsons started out as a show within the Tracy Ulman shorts. In it there was a show called Itchy and Scratchy. So it was a show within a show. When The Simpsons became its own show The Itchy and Scratchy show became a show in Krusty's show thus keeping its show within a show within a show title.

  • @bernebelmont1857
    @bernebelmont1857 3 роки тому +6

    Honestly I think it's cool that they made a cartoon in the style of a Felix the Cat silent short, its pretty uncommon to see 1910s stuff referenced and they get the style down
    I just think theyre neat

  • @Redlegcook
    @Redlegcook 3 роки тому +5

    "I imagine a lot of kids didn't look at escalators the same way after this one."
    Yup. Still don't in my 30s. I always have to jump off escalators thanks to that cartoon.

  • @aquin3066
    @aquin3066 4 роки тому +2

    Itchy and Scratchy are called "Tommy" and "Daly" in Mexico. I just undertood that their names probably come from the words "Toma" (Something you say when hitting someone, like "Here you go") y "Dale" ("Hit it").

  • @Alexa-js2mu
    @Alexa-js2mu 4 роки тому +6

    I had no clue how much I wanted this until now.

  • @SiBORG.
    @SiBORG. 7 місяців тому +3

    Me and a friend still say the "lemonade" bit to each other in those voices

  • @MitchCyan
    @MitchCyan 4 роки тому +15

    I always preferred Worker & Parasite.

    • @Rbills02
      @Rbills02 4 роки тому

      MitchCyan
      What about the 70’s throwback cartoons that are meant to appeal to Generation Xers and try to make learning fun?

    • @motor4X4kombat
      @motor4X4kombat 4 роки тому +3

      o_O *drop cigarrete* What the hell was that?

  • @happyMOO5
    @happyMOO5 4 роки тому +5

    My absolute favorite moment is when itchy prays right before eating scratchy, and it sounds like he's mumbling latin. I swear everytime me and my sister go out to eat we do a little mumble prayer

  • @jackfitzpatrick9705
    @jackfitzpatrick9705 4 роки тому +42

    I would love to see these videos
    Simpsons histories
    Mr Burns
    Comic book guy
    Dr Hibbert
    Milhouse
    Mrs Hoover
    Lenny
    Carl
    Simpsons showdown
    Lemon of Troy vs Bart on the Road
    A brush with Greatness vs The Springfield Connection
    The Way we was vs I married Marge
    Lisas Rival vs Lard of The Dance
    Itchy and scratchy and Marge vs the Day the violence died
    Homer and Apu vs Much Apu about nothing
    Extra Seconds
    Bart vs Australia
    Das Bus
    Krusty gets cancelled
    The Boy who knew too much
    Homer's Enermy
    Lisa's sax
    Homer they Fall
    It would be great to get even half of these videos
    @Realjims your Great
    Thanks So much

    • @luiseduardogomezdearandaju723
      @luiseduardogomezdearandaju723 4 роки тому +3

      They're coming, don't worry
      Unfortunately Jim doesn't make enough money from these videos so he's still got a day-job, which makes his releasing schedule slower

    • @Jim-so3zm
      @Jim-so3zm 4 роки тому +3

      Bart vs Australia would be brilliant for an Extra Seconds

    • @PeruvianPotato
      @PeruvianPotato 4 роки тому +3

      "Say chowda"

  • @snaketooth0943
    @snaketooth0943 2 роки тому +1

    One time I was watching an itchy and scratchy scene on the Simpsons with my dad and I said "you know, I know I really shouldn't be questioning this since it's a cartoon within a cartoon, but what's the mouse's motive for killing the cat?"
    My dad laughed and replied"I'm pretty sure cats and mice are hereditary enemies."
    So I asked "so it's a revenge killing?"
    MY dad then agreed and said that the mouse should've said "you forced my family out of Russia!" to the cat.
    I referred to itchy and scratchy by their species and not their name because I often get their names confused.

  • @mrpopsful
    @mrpopsful 3 роки тому +3

    My favorite Itchy and Scratchy will always be when Scratchy read Goldilocks

  • @ThomasSchannel
    @ThomasSchannel 4 роки тому +10

    You know I never actually see them bite..

  • @matthewmcneany
    @matthewmcneany 4 роки тому +19

    That intro was _worse_ than William Shatner's spoken word version of a rap song.

  • @MissAshley42
    @MissAshley42 Рік тому +3

    First off, masterful job exploring all the facets of Itchy and Scratchy. Second, it's weird to me how much the duo gets leaned on for general entertainment commentary when there's still so much to real estate available in animation itself. The death of 2D animated features, the hyper-commodification of characters with lowest denominator appeal, the cookie-cutter adult-oriented series on streaming platforms, the current industry apocalypse. . .there's still so content to mine within the field! It's almost like the writers just stopped observing the animation landscape 15 years ago.

  • @MajorTeag
    @MajorTeag 3 роки тому +4

    There are two things I really want to see with Itchy and Scratchy. One, in the episode where Marge gets the cartoon changed for the worse, she writes down a list of the violence in the episode. One of the entries is, "Brains slammed in car door." I really want to see that episode hehe. Also the one mentioned in Itchy and Scratchy Land, where Itchy rips out Scratchy's lungs and plays them like a bagpipe, yet Scratchy is breathing comfortably in the next scene, heh. They need to make those episodes.

  • @larkprof
    @larkprof 4 роки тому +2

    Sweet upload Jims. I also liked the james rolfe ghostbusters 2016 review response nod.

  • @BB-te8tc
    @BB-te8tc 4 роки тому +5

    The Wizard's Key joke gets me every time. It just makes me think of licensed video games of the early/mid 90's that were tonally clueless to the source material, and the awkwardness of being the kid who grew up with them. Probably not the intent of the joke but that's what I got out of it. Homer's "What the hell are you talking about?" reaction seals the deal.

    • @BagOfMagicFood
      @BagOfMagicFood Рік тому +1

      Next some kid will ask Bart how to fight space mutants and finish their homework in their sleep!

  • @da_homunculus
    @da_homunculus 6 місяців тому +1

    One of my earliest Simpsons memories is watching with my dad and seeing him laugh harder at Itchy and Scratchy than I had ever seen him laugh at anything before or since. Been one of my favorite parts of the show ever since.

  • @heisensaul5538
    @heisensaul5538 4 роки тому +5

    ok idk if it's my favorite of all times, but one thing that always made me laugh was Scratchy getting his heart ripped out and putting it up on the shelf as a decoration and then sitting down to read the paper and the headline says: You need your heart to live, and then he dies lol You know an episode about Jimbo or any of the bullies who haven't been covered yet would be fun.

    • @heisensaul5538
      @heisensaul5538 4 роки тому +1

      Also I was thinking today on my way to work, Snake would make an excellent episode.

  • @CheesyRam
    @CheesyRam 4 роки тому +21

    20:11 hahaha, that was unexpected!

  • @DesignDoc
    @DesignDoc 4 роки тому +18

    "Eey! My threads baby!"

  • @psycosis12
    @psycosis12 4 роки тому +1

    Dude, you're honestly one of the best channels to watch. No one goes in-depth on the Simpsons as you do. Keep that shit up.

  • @buckfastbjork6968
    @buckfastbjork6968 4 роки тому +8

    You’re seriously one of my favourite UA-cam channels
    Love your writing and essay technique and I admire your love and passion for one of the greatwst TV shows of all time

  • @KrystineChristenson
    @KrystineChristenson 4 роки тому +2

    There's a joke in the girl itchy and scratchy episode that I absolutely love
    And im paraphrasing here
    Martin: who's ever heard of a girl mouse?!
    I find this hilarious because the voice of Martin was Russi Taylor who was also the voice of Minnie Mouse

  • @derpoltergeist8265
    @derpoltergeist8265 4 роки тому +28

    Can you do a Simpons Histories on Lenny?

  • @BenBarrett1
    @BenBarrett1 4 роки тому +1

    "No review. I refuse."
    I loved this slight jab at James Rolfe/AVGN. It was unexpected, but it worked.

  • @TrippyCommentaries
    @TrippyCommentaries 3 роки тому +6

    The Itchy and Scratchy... and Poochie Show!!!!

  • @ggaranha
    @ggaranha 4 роки тому +19

    Can you do one for Professor Frink? He deserves his own short film

    • @azraelle6232
      @azraelle6232 3 роки тому +3

      "Professor Frink, Professor Frink, he'll make ya laugh, he'll make ya think! He'll do the... something... and the... thing..."

  • @ByteMe619
    @ByteMe619 4 роки тому +4

    I’d love the Kirk van Houten Simpsons Histories episode that we *know* you’ve written

  • @Fer.Rombola
    @Fer.Rombola 4 роки тому +3

    The only "real life" appearance I remember of Itchy & Scratchy, besides the THOH, is in Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder were they are contestants on that celebrity game show. I remember watching that as a kid and being very confused lol
    Great video as always, I suggest Monty Burns for the next Simpson Histories

  • @hammah0029
    @hammah0029 4 роки тому +5

    I would love to see an episode on Dolph, Kearney and Jimbo. They've always been my favorite character on the show

  • @RickTheChampionPiggy
    @RickTheChampionPiggy Рік тому +1

    I love two of them. Scratchy gets crushed by the moon and Scratchy gets turned into butter.