"Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie" is the sixth episode of the fourth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 3, 1992. The plot follows Bart continually getting in trouble, and how Homer is unable to give him any suitable punishment. Marge gets Homer to agree to make a punishment stick, and he forbids Bart to see the new Itchy & Scratchy movie for not watching Maggie, a punishment that Homer takes very seriously. The episode was written by John Swartzwelder and directed by Rich Moore. Plot Marge and Homer attend a parent-teacher night at Springfield Elementary School. Although Miss Hoover tells Homer that Lisa is doing well, Mrs. Krabappel tells Marge that Bart is continually causing trouble. She urges Homer and Marge to enforce stronger discipline and plants the idea that Bart could grow up to become a Supreme Court Justice if he turns his life around. The two return home to find that Bart has stolen and broken Grampa's false teeth. He is sent up to his room without dinner as punishment, but Homer sneaks up and brings him some pizza, making Bart promise to behave. However, Bart continues to get in trouble and Homer's attempts to discipline him fail. Eventually, Homer vows to make the next punishment stick. Bart buys himself a ticket for the upcoming Itchy & Scratchy Movie. Later on, Bart is left to babysit Maggie, but he neglects to watch her, as he is distracted by the history of Itchy & Scratchy. She takes Homer's car for a joyride and crashes into the wall of Springfield Prison, releasing the prisoners. An angry Homer then punishes Bart by banning him from ever seeing The Itchy & Scratchy Movie, tearing up Bart's ticket. Bart begs to be given another punishment, but Homer refuses. For the next two months after the film's release, Bart becomes angry and sad that he is the only kid in Springfield who has not seen the film, and tries to watch it secretly, but Homer has instructed the theater employees not to sell him a ticket. Marge and Lisa unsuccessfully beg Homer to change his mind, with Marge claiming Bart has been punished enough. Eventually, the film is removed from theaters and Bart reluctantly tells Homer he won, to which Homer replies that they both won because by