ABSTRACT

Itchy and Scratchy wander onto the huge outdoor stage from opposite ends. Itchy, proclaiming his friendship, gives a bouquet of flowers to Scratchy, who is purringly happy. But, seconds later, Scratchy gives his trademark scream as Itchy shoots him off the stage with a largecaliber machine gun. Scratchy staggers back onstage to get a drink of water from a well, but Itchy sneaks in from the side and kicks Scratchy down the opening. The manic mouse then throws a hand grenade down after the crazy cat, and a huge explosion bellows out, spraying the audience with water. Moments later, a charred Scratchy appears at the mouth of the well, staggers across the stage, and lays down under a ledge to get a badly needed cat nap; little does he know that he is sleeping on a bowling alley. Itchy, however, is happy to point this out, and quietly arranges nine warhead bowling pins around the napping cat. Next, he rolls a bomb/ bowling ball down the alley and there is a huge explosion. “Cut” yells the “director,” as the smoke clears, and the Itchy and Scratchy performers come back onstage. “Now, audience,” he asks, “what should we do next?”