What "The Simpsons" 14-th episode about
"Itchy & Scratchy" are getting low ratings, so the producers sample children as a test audience. They decide that they need a new character. The execs decide to add a new dog named "Poochie" and hold auditions for the voice. Homer, Otto, Troy McClure and others audition, but Homer gets the part. Coincidentally, a guy named Roy is staying with the Simpson family. Homer gathers friends to watch his debut as Poochie and they all hate it. Poochie is a spectacular failure, so the execs are going to hug him off, but Homer refuses to let him die. He writes his own lines and reads them. The producers hug him off anyway, in a very strange edit and Roy leaves the Simpson house, too. With that, "Itchy & Scratchy" returns to its former glory.
Episode number: 14
Episode name: "The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show"
Episode release date: 10 february 1997 at 01:00
Status: aired
Rating: 7.9
