1 00:00:06,747 --> 00:00:08,544 The Day the Violence Died 2 00:00:25,547 --> 00:00:27,583 We now return to our 48-hour Itchy & Scratchy... 3 00:00:27,747 --> 00:00:29,021 ...diamond jubilee marathon. 4 00:00:29,187 --> 00:00:34,215 Celebrating 75 years of rib-tickling brutality and hilarious atrocities. 5 00:01:19,187 --> 00:01:20,984 Lisa, if I ever stop loving violence... 6 00:01:21,147 --> 00:01:22,785 ...I want you to shoot me. - Will do. 7 00:01:22,947 --> 00:01:26,337 Tonight, a stowaway bear is terrorizing space shuttle astronauts. 8 00:01:26,507 --> 00:01:29,704 But first, a sneak peek at tomorrow's Itchy & Scratchy parade. 9 00:01:29,867 --> 00:01:32,176 Hello, everybody. I'm here, live on Main Street... 10 00:01:32,347 --> 00:01:36,181 ...where fans are already staking out the best seats for the anniversary parade. 11 00:01:37,307 --> 00:01:39,696 - Bye, Mom! Bye, Dad! - Bye, kids. 12 00:01:39,867 --> 00:01:41,903 On your way back, pick up a six-pack of beer. 13 00:01:42,067 --> 00:01:44,661 Bart, Lisa, it's 11:00 at night. 14 00:01:44,827 --> 00:01:46,818 - Where do you think you're going? - Downtown. 15 00:01:46,987 --> 00:01:49,103 To get seats for the Itchy & Scratchy parade. 16 00:01:49,267 --> 00:01:53,146 I won't have my children sitting alone on a cold, dangerous street all night. 17 00:01:53,307 --> 00:01:55,298 Homer, you go too. 18 00:01:55,707 --> 00:01:57,459 Why can't they just take the gun? 19 00:02:02,627 --> 00:02:05,300 Hey, the comic book store's still open. 20 00:02:05,707 --> 00:02:07,618 - Save our seats. - Will do. 21 00:02:07,787 --> 00:02:09,379 Hello. 22 00:02:16,947 --> 00:02:20,906 Hey, sister, just give me a chance to get next to you. 23 00:02:30,427 --> 00:02:32,657 Hey, my threads, baby. 24 00:02:32,827 --> 00:02:35,387 How come I've never seen that Itchy & Scratchy before? 25 00:02:35,547 --> 00:02:37,617 Because you are a prepubescent ignoramus. 26 00:02:37,787 --> 00:02:40,620 This is a bootleg copy of Itchy & Scratchy Meet Fritz the Cat. 27 00:02:40,787 --> 00:02:43,779 Because of its frank depiction of sex and narcotic consumption... 28 00:02:43,947 --> 00:02:48,225 ...it is not for infantile intellects such as yours. Now, toodle-oo. 29 00:02:52,107 --> 00:02:54,143 Cool. 30 00:02:54,307 --> 00:02:55,535 I'll give you 10 bucks for that. 31 00:02:55,707 --> 00:02:58,779 Are you the creator of "Hi and Lois"? Because you're making me laugh. 32 00:02:58,947 --> 00:03:01,461 That drawing is worth exactly $ 750 American. 33 00:03:01,627 --> 00:03:02,696 It's valuable, huh? 34 00:03:02,867 --> 00:03:04,539 Your powers of deduction are exceptional. 35 00:03:04,707 --> 00:03:06,504 I can't allow you to waste them here... 36 00:03:06,667 --> 00:03:10,023 ...when there are crimes going unsolved at this very moment. Go! Go! 37 00:03:10,187 --> 00:03:12,223 - For the good of the city! - Loser. 38 00:03:16,307 --> 00:03:17,581 Aw, nerts! 39 00:03:21,827 --> 00:03:23,658 - Which one's Itchy? The car? - The mouse. 40 00:03:23,827 --> 00:03:25,306 Oh, I guess that's not him then. 41 00:03:25,467 --> 00:03:28,664 Represented on this next float is Roger Myers, Sr... 42 00:03:28,827 --> 00:03:31,341 ...who founded his company in 1921... 43 00:03:31,507 --> 00:03:34,863 ...and struck it big when he teamed up a mouse named Itchy... 44 00:03:35,027 --> 00:03:36,619 ...with a cat named Scratchy. 45 00:03:37,307 --> 00:03:40,504 Here we see him creating the two comical characters... 46 00:03:40,667 --> 00:03:42,658 ...out of thoughts he plucks from his head. 47 00:03:43,387 --> 00:03:48,142 And that man waving from the front of the float is his son, Roger Myers, Jr. 48 00:03:48,307 --> 00:03:51,583 Oh, isn't this just the most fun you've ever had in your life, Dave? 49 00:03:51,747 --> 00:03:53,783 Yes, Suzanne. It is. 50 00:04:02,627 --> 00:04:04,185 Forget this. I'm out of here. 51 00:04:07,467 --> 00:04:09,139 Hey, Bart! 52 00:04:10,467 --> 00:04:12,298 And now the parade has entered Bum Town. 53 00:04:12,467 --> 00:04:14,742 Oh, it's all just so exciting, Dave. 54 00:04:14,907 --> 00:04:18,456 This certainly seems to be a poorly planned parade route. 55 00:04:25,507 --> 00:04:27,702 Hey, wait up! 56 00:04:30,667 --> 00:04:33,227 Get out of Bum Town, you no-talent bum. 57 00:04:33,387 --> 00:04:36,584 Show some respect, man. That no-talent created Itchy & Scratchy. 58 00:04:36,747 --> 00:04:38,942 He didn't create Itchy. I did. 59 00:04:40,187 --> 00:04:42,621 He stole the character from me in 1928. 60 00:04:42,787 --> 00:04:45,506 When I complained, his thugs kicked me out of his office... 61 00:04:45,667 --> 00:04:47,066 ...and dropped an anvil on me. 62 00:04:47,387 --> 00:04:49,617 Luckily, I was carrying an umbrella at the time. 63 00:04:49,947 --> 00:04:53,223 You invented Itchy? The Itchy & Scratchy Itchy? 64 00:04:53,387 --> 00:04:57,699 Sure. In fact, I invented the whole concept of cartoon violence. 65 00:04:57,867 --> 00:05:01,416 Before I came along, all cartoon animals did was play the ukulele. 66 00:05:01,587 --> 00:05:05,978 - I changed all that. - Well, I'm not calling you a liar, but... 67 00:05:06,587 --> 00:05:08,498 But I can't think of a way to finish that sentence. 68 00:05:08,667 --> 00:05:11,101 So I'm a liar, am I? 69 00:05:12,707 --> 00:05:15,426 "Itchy the lucky mouse in Manhattan Madness." 70 00:05:15,587 --> 00:05:17,817 That's the first Itchy cartoon ever made. 71 00:05:17,987 --> 00:05:20,945 And it was made by me, Chester J. Lampwick. 72 00:05:21,107 --> 00:05:23,667 Find me a 90-year-old projector and I'll prove it to you. 73 00:05:42,147 --> 00:05:46,504 "Itchy runs afoul of an Irishman." 74 00:05:46,947 --> 00:05:50,178 Look out, Itchy! He's Irish! 75 00:05:55,987 --> 00:05:58,342 Come on, Itchy, kill him! Kill that guy! 76 00:05:58,507 --> 00:06:01,977 "A chance for more mis..." 77 00:06:02,147 --> 00:06:04,263 Look at that fat oaf. 78 00:06:04,427 --> 00:06:06,383 That's Teddy Roosevelt. 79 00:06:26,507 --> 00:06:29,579 I can't believe it. That was Itchy, all right. You did invent him. 80 00:06:29,747 --> 00:06:32,978 When people see this, you'll be rich and famous. 81 00:06:40,707 --> 00:06:42,584 That was a nice film I had once. 82 00:06:42,747 --> 00:06:45,659 Last time I try to impress a 4-year-old. 83 00:06:45,827 --> 00:06:47,545 Well, see you, kid. 84 00:06:48,387 --> 00:06:50,105 You can't just go back to the gutter. 85 00:06:50,267 --> 00:06:52,576 You created Itchy. You should be a millionaire. 86 00:06:52,747 --> 00:06:55,625 Roger Myers wouldn't give me a cent in the '20s. 87 00:06:55,787 --> 00:06:57,061 Why would he give me anything now? 88 00:06:57,547 --> 00:06:59,538 You asked Roger Myers, Sr. For money. 89 00:06:59,707 --> 00:07:03,222 Roger Myers, Jr. Is in charge of the studio now. He's a good man. 90 00:07:03,387 --> 00:07:05,184 Every Christmas, he goes to the pound... 91 00:07:05,347 --> 00:07:08,703 ...and rescues one cat and one mouse and gives them to a hungry family. 92 00:07:08,867 --> 00:07:10,858 The studio's closed until Tuesday. 93 00:07:11,027 --> 00:07:12,904 Animators have AA on Monday. 94 00:07:13,827 --> 00:07:15,579 You can stay at my house until then. 95 00:07:15,747 --> 00:07:18,181 My parents won't mind. They won't even know about it. 96 00:07:18,587 --> 00:07:20,578 All right. The coast is clear. 97 00:07:22,507 --> 00:07:24,338 - There's a box you can sleep in. - Thanks. 98 00:07:24,507 --> 00:07:26,498 - Just move that cot out of the way. - Okay. 99 00:07:26,667 --> 00:07:27,941 Do you know what radon is? 100 00:07:28,107 --> 00:07:29,825 - No. - Good night. 101 00:07:31,147 --> 00:07:33,103 Spare change? 102 00:07:35,707 --> 00:07:38,016 Mom, there's a weird smell and a lot of cursing... 103 00:07:38,187 --> 00:07:40,496 ...coming from the basement, and Dad's upstairs. 104 00:07:46,587 --> 00:07:49,499 Oh, it's just Bart and a mysterious stranger. 105 00:07:50,147 --> 00:07:52,900 He's not a regular bum, Mom. He's a genius bum. 106 00:07:53,067 --> 00:07:56,184 He created Itchy, and he's the father of cartoon violence. 107 00:07:57,667 --> 00:07:59,498 He just needs to stay here till tomorrow. 108 00:07:59,667 --> 00:08:02,420 We're going to Itchy & Scratchy Studios to pick up his check. 109 00:08:02,587 --> 00:08:03,861 If it's just for one more night. 110 00:08:11,347 --> 00:08:12,621 So let's review. 111 00:08:12,787 --> 00:08:16,018 You two screwballs have just strolled in here fresh from the sewer... 112 00:08:16,187 --> 00:08:20,738 ...and given me a bunch of bulldink about creating Itchy, with no proof... 113 00:08:20,907 --> 00:08:24,104 ...and you expect me to give you how much? 114 00:08:26,747 --> 00:08:27,896 Eight hundred billion dollars. 115 00:08:32,107 --> 00:08:35,383 Well, that brought back a lot of memories. 116 00:08:37,947 --> 00:08:39,858 All right, gentlemen, I'll take your case. 117 00:08:40,027 --> 00:08:42,336 But I'm going to have to ask for a $ 1000 retainer. 118 00:08:42,507 --> 00:08:45,340 A thousand dollars? But your ad says "no money down." 119 00:08:48,627 --> 00:08:51,460 They got this all screwed up. 120 00:08:52,627 --> 00:08:54,902 WORKS ON CONTINGENCY? NO, MONEY DOWN! 121 00:08:55,067 --> 00:08:57,217 So you don't work on a contingency basis? 122 00:08:57,387 --> 00:08:58,979 No, money down! 123 00:08:59,147 --> 00:09:03,459 Oops, shouldn't have this Bar Association logo here either. 124 00:09:09,547 --> 00:09:12,698 - Hey, Dad, can I have $ 1000? - All right. Wait a minute. For what? 125 00:09:12,867 --> 00:09:15,335 - To pay for a lawyer for my bum. - Forget it. 126 00:09:21,907 --> 00:09:23,863 I thought I recognized you. 127 00:09:24,027 --> 00:09:29,101 I gave you a plate of corn muffins back in 1947 to paint my chicken coop. 128 00:09:29,267 --> 00:09:32,418 - And you never did it! - Those corn muffins were lousy. 129 00:09:32,587 --> 00:09:34,543 - Paint my chicken coop! - Make me. 130 00:09:37,747 --> 00:09:40,136 That does it. One of them has to go. 131 00:09:40,307 --> 00:09:43,344 - Okay. Grampa. - No. The B-U-M. 132 00:09:44,067 --> 00:09:46,342 Wait. There's an easy way to get rid of Chester... 133 00:09:46,507 --> 00:09:48,623 ...without sending him back to the gutter. 134 00:09:48,787 --> 00:09:51,585 And all it will cost you is $ 1000. 135 00:09:58,907 --> 00:10:02,741 Exhibit A. Steamboat Itchy. Dated 1928. 136 00:10:02,907 --> 00:10:05,341 The very first Itchy & Scratchy cartoon. 137 00:10:05,507 --> 00:10:11,776 And the credits clearly state, "Written, directed and created by Roger Myers." 138 00:10:11,947 --> 00:10:14,097 "Music by Roger Myers and George Gershwin." 139 00:10:14,267 --> 00:10:16,542 "Produced by Roger Myers and Joseph P. Kennedy." 140 00:10:16,707 --> 00:10:20,700 "Copyright 1928 by Roger Myers." 141 00:10:20,867 --> 00:10:24,098 You will also notice Mr. Myers' name and copyright notice... 142 00:10:24,267 --> 00:10:27,942 ...on the original drawings of the other members of the Itchy & Scratchy family: 143 00:10:28,107 --> 00:10:31,224 "Brown-Nose Bear, Disgruntled Goat, Flatulent Fox... 144 00:10:31,387 --> 00:10:34,857 ...Rich Uncle Skeleton and Dinner Dog." 145 00:10:35,027 --> 00:10:38,224 My client's film predates all of those things, Your Honor. 146 00:10:38,387 --> 00:10:41,026 Oh, yes. I'd forgotten. 147 00:10:41,187 --> 00:10:42,620 Your famous film! 148 00:10:42,787 --> 00:10:44,618 The one you destroyed before the trial... 149 00:10:44,787 --> 00:10:47,176 ...and haven't been able to find another copy of. 150 00:10:47,347 --> 00:10:48,939 Oh, yes. That film. 151 00:10:49,267 --> 00:10:52,020 Yes. You don't have a copy, do you? 152 00:10:52,347 --> 00:10:56,863 Krusty, have you ever seen this so-called animation genius before? 153 00:10:57,067 --> 00:10:59,217 - Yes, I have. - You have? 154 00:10:59,387 --> 00:11:01,776 I gave him a couple of blintzes to paint my fence. 155 00:11:01,947 --> 00:11:04,336 - But he never did it! - Those blintzes were terrible. 156 00:11:04,507 --> 00:11:05,940 - Paint my fence! - Make me. 157 00:11:06,907 --> 00:11:08,499 Give me back those blintzes then! 158 00:11:08,667 --> 00:11:11,181 Order. Order. We don't care about your blintzes. 159 00:11:12,507 --> 00:11:16,056 Now, Mr. Lampwick, when Roger Myers stole your character... 160 00:11:16,227 --> 00:11:17,945 - Objection. - Sustained. 161 00:11:18,267 --> 00:11:20,701 If I hear "objection" and "sustained" one more time... 162 00:11:20,867 --> 00:11:22,300 ...I think I'm going to scream. 163 00:11:22,467 --> 00:11:24,822 - Objection. - Sustained. 164 00:11:25,187 --> 00:11:28,577 Roger Myers didn't create any of his characters. He stole them all! 165 00:11:28,747 --> 00:11:31,215 - He stole them all? - That could turn this case around. 166 00:11:31,387 --> 00:11:33,503 The only characters Myers could come up with... 167 00:11:33,667 --> 00:11:36,704 ...were pathetic stick figures with the words "Sarcastic Horse"... 168 00:11:36,867 --> 00:11:38,778 ...and "Manic Mailman" printed on them. 169 00:11:38,947 --> 00:11:40,221 And they stank. 170 00:11:40,387 --> 00:11:42,855 So he started stealing other people's characters. 171 00:11:43,027 --> 00:11:46,656 - That's a lie. - Are you saying under oath, Mr. Myers... 172 00:11:46,827 --> 00:11:50,661 ...that your father didn't steal any of the characters associated with your studio? 173 00:11:50,827 --> 00:11:52,658 Well, I don't think I am under oath. 174 00:11:52,827 --> 00:11:55,216 But, yes, my father created them all. 175 00:11:55,387 --> 00:11:58,265 Except for Flatulent Fox. That was based on a true story. 176 00:11:58,427 --> 00:12:01,305 But he did create Itchy. That's one thing I am sure of. 177 00:12:01,507 --> 00:12:03,941 Mr. Hutz, we've been in here for four hours. 178 00:12:04,107 --> 00:12:05,779 Do you have any evidence at all? 179 00:12:05,947 --> 00:12:08,780 Well, Your Honor, we've got plenty of hearsay and conjecture. 180 00:12:08,947 --> 00:12:10,778 Those are kinds of evidence. 181 00:12:10,947 --> 00:12:12,983 Your Honor, I move for dismissal. 182 00:12:16,507 --> 00:12:18,975 I've got it! Dad, give me $ 750. 183 00:12:19,147 --> 00:12:20,626 Okay. 184 00:12:21,747 --> 00:12:23,578 Keep the trial going. I'll be right back. 185 00:12:23,747 --> 00:12:28,059 Your Honor, I'd like to call all of my surprise witnesses again. 186 00:12:36,507 --> 00:12:37,826 Thank you. 187 00:12:38,267 --> 00:12:40,827 I knew I had seen this exact scene somewhere else. 188 00:12:40,987 --> 00:12:42,943 It was in the movie Mr. Lampwick showed me. 189 00:12:43,427 --> 00:12:46,783 Ladies and gentlemen, this drawing was made in 1919. 190 00:12:46,947 --> 00:12:51,418 Nine years before Roger Myers made his first Itchy & Scratchy cartoon. 191 00:12:51,587 --> 00:12:53,737 That could've been drawn by anyone at any time. 192 00:12:53,907 --> 00:12:55,704 There's no signature or date. 193 00:12:57,107 --> 00:12:58,779 Look under the frame, Brad. 194 00:12:58,947 --> 00:13:01,859 Careful, careful. 195 00:13:02,067 --> 00:13:03,739 It's there! 196 00:13:05,027 --> 00:13:06,346 "To Roger Myers. 197 00:13:06,507 --> 00:13:10,625 Keep drawing. Your moxie more than makes up for your lack of talent. 198 00:13:10,787 --> 00:13:15,065 Your pal, Chester J. Lampwick. Sept. 3, 1919." 199 00:13:18,067 --> 00:13:21,855 Okay. Maybe my dad did steal Itchy. But so what? 200 00:13:22,027 --> 00:13:24,495 Animation is built on plagiarism. 201 00:13:24,667 --> 00:13:27,465 If it weren't for someone plagiarizing The Honeymooners... 202 00:13:27,627 --> 00:13:29,265 ...we wouldn't have The Flintstones. 203 00:13:29,427 --> 00:13:32,783 If someone hadn't ripped off Sergeant Bilko, there'd be no Top Cat. 204 00:13:32,947 --> 00:13:36,178 Huckleberry Hound, Chief Wiggum, Yogi Bear. 205 00:13:36,347 --> 00:13:38,861 Andy Griffith, Edward G. Robinson, Art Carney. 206 00:13:39,027 --> 00:13:42,337 Your Honor, you take away our right to steal ideas... 207 00:13:42,507 --> 00:13:45,897 ...where are they gonna come from? Her? 208 00:13:47,387 --> 00:13:50,265 How about Ghost Mutt? 209 00:13:50,987 --> 00:13:53,182 The court rules in favor of Mr. Lampwick. 210 00:13:53,347 --> 00:13:57,898 Itchy & Scratchy Studios will pay a restitution of $800 billion. 211 00:13:58,107 --> 00:14:00,826 Though that amount will probably come down a bit on appeal. 212 00:14:08,987 --> 00:14:10,864 I hope you're happy, kid. 213 00:14:11,027 --> 00:14:12,346 The studio's bankrupt. 214 00:14:12,507 --> 00:14:15,624 You just killed Itchy & Scratchy. 215 00:14:18,187 --> 00:14:20,985 - We killed Itchy & Scratchy? - Good riddance. 216 00:14:21,147 --> 00:14:25,538 Wanna go celebrate? I feel like liver and onions. 217 00:14:37,387 --> 00:14:39,343 What are you gonna do with all your money? 218 00:14:39,507 --> 00:14:40,906 Well, first off... 219 00:14:41,067 --> 00:14:44,025 ...here's your $ 1000 back for hiring that lawyer. 220 00:14:44,187 --> 00:14:46,542 And $ 750 for the drawing. 221 00:14:46,707 --> 00:14:49,062 And here's a couple of bucks for your trouble. 222 00:14:49,227 --> 00:14:50,706 Look, Marge. A couple of bucks. 223 00:14:50,867 --> 00:14:52,266 As for the rest of it... 224 00:14:52,427 --> 00:14:54,736 ...I'm gonna buy the thing I've been dreaming of... 225 00:14:54,907 --> 00:14:56,818 ...all the years I spent in the gutter... 226 00:14:57,067 --> 00:14:58,978 ...a solid-gold house. 227 00:15:06,787 --> 00:15:08,584 Well, Itchy & Scratchy are gone. 228 00:15:08,747 --> 00:15:12,979 But here's a cartoon that tries to make learning fun! 229 00:15:14,827 --> 00:15:16,863 Sorry about this, kids. But stay tuned. 230 00:15:17,027 --> 00:15:20,019 We got some real good toy commercials coming right up. I swear. 231 00:15:22,027 --> 00:15:25,861 Hey, who left all this garbage on the steps of Congress? 232 00:15:26,027 --> 00:15:27,346 I'm not garbage. 233 00:15:27,507 --> 00:15:31,546 I'm an amendment to be Yes, an amendment to be 234 00:15:31,707 --> 00:15:34,858 And I'm hoping that They'll ratify me 235 00:15:35,107 --> 00:15:39,817 There's a lot of flag burners Who have got too much freedom 236 00:15:39,987 --> 00:15:43,457 I wanna make it legal For policemen to beat 'em 237 00:15:43,627 --> 00:15:45,663 'Cause there's limits To our liberties 238 00:15:46,987 --> 00:15:49,547 Least I hope and pray That there are 239 00:15:49,707 --> 00:15:53,586 'Cause those liberal freaks Go too far 240 00:15:53,747 --> 00:15:57,262 But why can't we just make a law against flag burning? 241 00:15:57,427 --> 00:16:00,066 Because that law would be unconstitutional. 242 00:16:00,227 --> 00:16:01,945 But if we changed the Constitution... 243 00:16:02,107 --> 00:16:04,780 Then we could make all sorts of crazy laws. 244 00:16:04,947 --> 00:16:06,426 Now you're catching on. 245 00:16:06,587 --> 00:16:09,226 - What the hell is this? - It's a campy '70s throwback... 246 00:16:09,387 --> 00:16:11,139 ...that appeals to Generation Xers. 247 00:16:11,307 --> 00:16:14,140 We need another Vietnam to thin out their ranks a little. 248 00:16:14,307 --> 00:16:17,424 What if people say you're not good enough to be in the Constitution? 249 00:16:17,667 --> 00:16:20,545 Then I'll crush All opposition to me 250 00:16:20,707 --> 00:16:23,301 And I'll make Ted Kennedy pay 251 00:16:23,467 --> 00:16:27,540 If he fights back I'll say that he's gay 252 00:16:27,707 --> 00:16:30,779 Good news, amendment. They ratified you. 253 00:16:30,947 --> 00:16:33,461 You're in the U.S. Constitution. 254 00:16:33,627 --> 00:16:36,187 Oh, yeah! Door's open, boys. 255 00:16:43,067 --> 00:16:44,420 So it's true! 256 00:16:44,587 --> 00:16:47,818 Some cartoons do encourage violence. 257 00:16:47,987 --> 00:16:49,579 We gotta get Itchy & Scratchy back. 258 00:16:49,747 --> 00:16:51,738 And soon! 259 00:16:55,347 --> 00:16:57,622 You've got to make more Itchy & Scratchy cartoons. 260 00:16:57,787 --> 00:17:01,097 The judge says it's okay as long as you pay Mr. Lampwick royalties. 261 00:17:01,267 --> 00:17:02,905 Royalties? 262 00:17:03,147 --> 00:17:05,536 I don't have the money to produce the cartoons. 263 00:17:05,707 --> 00:17:06,981 I lost everything. 264 00:17:07,147 --> 00:17:08,739 I can't even keep my dad's head... 265 00:17:08,907 --> 00:17:11,137 ...in the freaking cryogenic center anymore. 266 00:17:13,227 --> 00:17:14,819 You comfortable in there, Daddy? 267 00:17:14,987 --> 00:17:18,297 Look, if money's the only problem, I know a guy who has lots of it. 268 00:17:22,147 --> 00:17:23,660 Shoeshine, sir? 269 00:17:23,827 --> 00:17:26,057 Comb your hair for you, sir? 270 00:17:26,227 --> 00:17:28,263 Sir? Sir? Sir? 271 00:17:28,427 --> 00:17:31,021 Okay. Catch you on the way back. 272 00:17:31,187 --> 00:17:32,586 - Oh, hi, kids. - Hi, Chester. 273 00:17:32,747 --> 00:17:35,307 Would you pay to make more Itchy & Scratchy cartoons? 274 00:17:35,467 --> 00:17:36,786 You'll get more royalties. 275 00:17:36,947 --> 00:17:39,415 I don't need any more money. I'm not greedy. 276 00:17:39,587 --> 00:17:42,306 As long as I've got my health, and my millions of dollars... 277 00:17:42,467 --> 00:17:46,062 ...and my gold house and my rocket car, I don't need anything else. 278 00:17:46,227 --> 00:17:48,502 - Yes, but... - Not interested. 279 00:17:50,347 --> 00:17:53,384 Dad, can we have $ 183,000? 280 00:17:53,547 --> 00:17:54,662 What for? 281 00:17:54,827 --> 00:17:57,182 We want to finance a series of animated cartoons. 282 00:17:57,787 --> 00:17:58,936 Forget it! 283 00:18:03,267 --> 00:18:05,383 I give up. There's nothing we can do. 284 00:18:05,547 --> 00:18:06,946 Yeah, I agree. 285 00:18:07,107 --> 00:18:09,416 You wanna start on trying to get Apu out of jail? 286 00:18:09,587 --> 00:18:10,861 Okay. 287 00:18:13,347 --> 00:18:15,622 Wait, kids. You can't give up on Itchy & Scratchy. 288 00:18:15,787 --> 00:18:17,505 You're always so good at these things. 289 00:18:17,667 --> 00:18:19,976 Together, you've reunited Krusty with his father... 290 00:18:20,147 --> 00:18:22,058 ...gotten Principal Skinner his job back... 291 00:18:22,227 --> 00:18:26,015 ...and helped Dr. Riviera perform open-heart surgery on your father. 292 00:18:26,187 --> 00:18:29,179 You've even foiled Sideshow Bob on five separate occasions. 293 00:18:29,347 --> 00:18:30,860 And he's an evil genius. 294 00:18:31,227 --> 00:18:32,501 You're right, Mom. 295 00:18:32,667 --> 00:18:35,500 I'm sure if we put our minds to it, we can solve this one too. 296 00:18:39,867 --> 00:18:41,664 Bart, look at this! 297 00:18:42,947 --> 00:18:44,619 What a perfect plan. 298 00:18:44,987 --> 00:18:46,898 Now, Roger Myers' hotel is just around... 299 00:18:47,067 --> 00:18:50,423 And so when no one could think of a plan to resurrect Itchy & Scratchy... 300 00:18:52,547 --> 00:18:58,144 ...a wonderful, irrepressible young boy took it on his own to solve the problem. 301 00:18:58,307 --> 00:19:01,697 He discovered that the postal service's Mr. Zip... 302 00:19:01,867 --> 00:19:08,022 ...was just a rip-off of my father's stick-figure character, Manic Mailman. 303 00:19:08,507 --> 00:19:12,420 So the government gave me a huge cash settlement. 304 00:19:12,587 --> 00:19:16,216 And Itchy & Scratchy Studios is back in business. 305 00:19:17,587 --> 00:19:20,499 Thanks to you, Lester. 306 00:19:22,987 --> 00:19:26,297 - What the hell is going on? - I don't know. 307 00:19:26,467 --> 00:19:29,743 But it looks like you might have a little competition all of a sudden. 308 00:19:30,147 --> 00:19:33,457 Thanks, everybody. But I couldn't have done all this without the help... 309 00:19:33,627 --> 00:19:36,425 ...of my brainy sister, Eliza. 310 00:19:39,147 --> 00:19:41,707 I, too, owe many thanks to Lester and Eliza. 311 00:19:41,867 --> 00:19:45,064 This is a great vindication for anybody who was ever taking a bath... 312 00:19:45,227 --> 00:19:46,979 ...went to get the paper, fell down... 313 00:19:47,147 --> 00:19:49,786 ...had the door slam behind them and the doorknob break off. 314 00:19:50,067 --> 00:19:54,902 And I'd like to thank Lester for reuniting me with my estranged wife. 315 00:19:56,587 --> 00:19:59,147 - I never even heard about that. - I don't understand it. 316 00:19:59,307 --> 00:20:01,457 We're always the ones who solve these problems. 317 00:20:03,667 --> 00:20:06,579 I guess you don't need it now, but we had a plan too. 318 00:20:06,747 --> 00:20:09,944 Hey, great! Listen, write it down and mail it to last week... 319 00:20:10,107 --> 00:20:11,460 ...when I might've cared. 320 00:20:11,667 --> 00:20:14,659 I've got cartoons to make, kids. 321 00:20:40,827 --> 00:20:42,101 You kids must be so happy. 322 00:20:42,267 --> 00:20:44,861 Your cute little cartoon friends are back on the air. 323 00:20:45,027 --> 00:20:47,939 Yes. Well, technically, everything worked out all right. But... 324 00:20:48,107 --> 00:20:49,335 - But? - Well... 325 00:20:49,787 --> 00:20:53,143 I wasn't the one who solved the problem. And neither was Lisa. 326 00:20:53,307 --> 00:20:56,140 There's something unsettling about that. 327 00:21:49,347 --> 00:21:51,338 Subtitles by SDI Media Group 328 00:21:51,507 --> 00:21:53,498 [ENGLISH]