Itchy Scratchy facts
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The "Itchy and Scratchy Land" episode of The Simpsons is based, in part, on the Michael Crichton movie, Westworld, which inspired the HBO series of the same name
In [S06E04 Itchy & Scratchy Land] of the Simpsons, the quote "Nothing can possibligh go wrong" was a spoof on the movie 'Westworld' (1973). The whole second half of episode deals with those malfunctioning robots, just like the premise of Westworld.
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All the clips from "The Simpsons" of "The Itchy and Scratchy Show" are available in one episode and run for over 52 minutes which is more than 2 full episodes of "The Simpsons"
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There are lyrics to the Itchy and Scratchy tune from The Simpsons
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The Itchy and Scratchy theme song (from The Simpsons) is adapted from the jazz standard "Should I (Reveal)?".
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The Itchy & Scratchy Show was most likely ispired by Squeak the Mouse created by the italian cartonist Massimo Mattioli in 1982
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Itchy & Scratchy was more based on Herman and Katnip, a knock-off of Tom and Jerry, than the latter show itself
