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We are pleased to offer SIMPSONS fans this RARE hand painted original production cel setup, from the classic twelfthh season episode "Treehouse of Horror XI" (2000).

This great multi-character setup is a deleted scene which features Otto, Jimbo, Todd Flanders and other kids having dived into the water at Springfield’s Marine World to play with Snorky the dolphin. Chief Wiggum arrives and tells them to stop because he's got cutsies, then Ralph begins to touch Snorky's blowhole, and tells his father that Snorky liked it! Chief Wiggum takes Ralph home to wash his finger. Please note that this deleted scene can be viewed in the DVD extras.

This is a one-of-a-kind, hand-painted piece that was filmed under the camera, and used in the making of this Simpsons episode. Freeze-frame your DVD or Video, and you will see this unique piece of artwork! All the characters and water ripples are hand-painted onto four seperate cels, and placed against a copy made from the original scene background.

The animation cel measures 10.5 inches by 12.5 inches wide and has the three-peg punch holes, and bears the Twentieth Century Fox gold seal (lower corner). The artwork is accompanied by the original Twentieth Century Fox certificate of authenticity and is in excellent condition.

EPISODE SYNOPSIS:
"Treehouse of Horror XI" is the first episode of the twelfth season of The Simpsons. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on October 25th, 1998.
In a parody of The Day of the Dolphin and The Birds, Lisa takes pity on the star attraction of Springfield's Marine World, a dolphin named Snorky, whose trainers let him be humiliated while forced to perform stunts for the crowd's amusement. After Snorky's show, Lisa sets the dolphin free to swim in the ocean. Unbeknownst to Lisa, Snorky is actually king of the dolphins and organizes the world's dolphins into an army to declare war on humanity. The dolphins attack Springfield. During a town meeting, Snorky takes the stage and reveals he is capable of speaking. Snorky tells Springfield that dolphins used to live on land but were banished to the ocean by humans. Now the dolphins want to banish all mankind to live underwater. The humans refuse to submit to the dolphins' will without a fight, only to find the dolphins greatly outnumber them. When Lisa is bitten by a small dolphin after removing a set of bottle rings around its face, Homer encourages the townspeople to fight back. A battle ensues between the dolphins and the humans, with heavy casualties on both sides. The end of the story reveals the humans lost the war and have been driven into the sea. Lisa admits she regrets freeing Snorky in the first place, but Marge comforts her that everyone will have to adjust to their new life as "marine animals".