The Simpsons: 20 Best Itchy And Scratchy Moments
6. The Beagle Has Landed
From: The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show
As well as spoofing Disney and Tom And Jerry, Itchy and Scratchy can also be used to poke fun at The Simpsons itself. After Fox executives asked them to add a new character to boost ratings, the show, then in its eighth season, responded by making an episode centring around a new character being forced upon Itchy & Scratchy. The result was Poochie, the pro-active rapping dog.
The character, voiced by Homer, stars in two hilariously bad Itchy & Scratchy cartoons. The first dispenses with any classic violence to introduce Poochie with a catchy rap ("I'm a rapping surfer, you the fool I pity") while the second makes a rushed exit for the character, after his crushing unpopularity. He might not have been popular but he sure was memorable. RIP Poochie.