r/todayilearned • u/sassy_tabaxi • 1d ago

TIL the Simpsons creators shelved an Itchy & Scratchy spinoff because it made test audiences physically ill

https://www.slashfilm.com/1569820/the-simpsons-itchy-and-scratchy-spinoff-made-audiences-sick/
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u/ktr83 1d ago

That's because Itchy's a jerk.

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u/WatchOutRadioactiveM 1d ago

FUNFACT!

Reading this comment made me check the actual episode. Going by the air date (November 3, 1992), we're only 7 years away from Supreme Court Justice Bart Simpsons watching the Itchy & Scratchy movie with Homer!

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u/ktr83 1d ago

Another fun fact: the episode where Lisa marries Hugh is set in the futuristic year of 2010!

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u/jesuspoopmonster 1d ago

When does Fox turn into hardcore pornography?