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We are pleased to offer SIMPSONS fans this RARE hand painted original production cel, from the classic sixth season episode "Bart of Darkness" (1994).

This sensational Itchy and Scratchy scene is a parody of the "Star Trek" episodes "The Cage" and "The Menagerie”.
Bart turns on the TV and watches an Itchy and Scratchy cartoon, "Planet of the Aches”. Itchy barricades Scratchy behind a brick wall for 3000 years, after which many blue mice with large brains and white robes release him. Scratchy is old and grey and trembles when they approach, but they pet him and lead him to a bath. Their brains pulse, and brushes come in and groom the wizened cat; a white robe descends and clothes him. Sighing, Scratchy is led into an arena full of mice by his three liberators. They look at him expectantly, and he begins to sweat. The audience closes its eyes, and their brains pulse, bringing forth many sharp objects which slice and dice the hapless cat. They applaud approvingly.

This is a one-of-a-kind, hand-painted production cel (there are no others), and the artwork was filmed and used in the making of this SIMPSONS episode. Freeze-frame your DVD or Video, and you will see this unique piece of artwork on screen around the 09:17 mark. Itchy and Scratchy are hand-painted onto two separate cels, and placed against a copy of the matching scene background.

This 12 field, 3-peghole, celluloid measures 10.5 inches by 12.5 inches wide, and bears the Twentieth Century Fox gold seal (lower corner). The artwork is also accompanied with the original Twentieth Century Fox certificate of authenticity and is in excellent condition.

EPISODE SYNOPSIS:
"Bart of Darkness" is the first episode of the sixth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on September 4th, 1994. In the episode, Bart breaks his leg and becomes increasingly isolated in his room. Spying on Ned Flanders from his room, Bart suspects that Ned has murdered his wife. The episode was produced during the 1994 Northridge earthquake, which delayed production by a month, and is largely a parody of the  Alfred Hitchcock film Rear Window.