After last year’s wonderful Treehouse of Horror discussion, Tyler Shores has kindly returned to talk all things Itchy and Scratchy! How did an ultra-violent cartoon become a long running joke in the Simpsons? How does the show-within-a-show help the writers reflect on the role that tv plays in shaping minds? And most importantly, what does this cartoon …
Itchy and Scratchy - The Horror Legacy of the Simpsons
With Tyler Shores, creator of the Simpsons and Philosophy course at UC Berkeley
Oct 06, 2025
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