The Itchy & Scratchy Show The Itchy & Scratchy Show The Itchy & Scratchy Show (often shortened as Itchy & Scratchy) is a cartoon and animated television series featured in the American animated television series "The Simpsons". It appears as a part of "The Krusty the Clown Show", watched by Bart Simpson and Lisa Simpson. Itself an animated cartoon, "The Itchy & Scratchy Show" depicts a blue mouse, Itchy (voiced by Dan Castellaneta), who repeatedly kills a black cat Scratchy (voiced by Harry Shearer). The cartoon first appeared in "The Tracey Ullman Show" short "The Bart Simpson Show", which aired November 20, 1988. The cartoon's
Bart Simpson family by proxy), but is always foiled in the end. Despite being currently portrayed as an underachiever, Bart was actually very happy and looking forward about going to school. However, the boy's initial enthusiastic nature is crushed by an uncaring and bitter teacher who said that he would be a failure at life and never amount to anything. Deeply hurt by this comment, Bart then began the process of developing his path into the mischievous way of life. In 1990, Bart quickly became one of the most popular characters on television in what was termed "Bartmania". He became the most