1871) The Itchy and Scratchy Show, Tuvalu Island: Perth Mint, Australia has issued a $1 (One Dollar - TVD) featuring the animated American TV Series - The Simpsons: Year of Coin Release: 2021:
The Itchy & Scratchy Show (often shortened as Itchy & Scratchy) is an American fictional animated television series featured in the American animated television series The Simpsons. Seen across 60 countries in 20 languages, The Simpsons has been a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon since it premiered in 1989.
In 2018, the animated series reached an incredible milestone by becoming the longest-running primetime scripted show in television history.
The Itchy & Scratchy Show:
The Show appears as a part of The Krusty the Clown Show. Itself an animated cartoon, the Itchy & Scratchy Show depicts a blue mouse, Itchy (voiced by Dan Castellaneta), who repeatedly and violently maims and/or kills a black cat, Scratchy (voiced by Harry Shearer).
The cartoon first appeared in The Tracey Ullman Show short "The Bart Simpson Show", which aired on November 20, 1988.
The cartoon's first appearance in The Simpsons was in the 1990 episode "There's No Disgrace Like Home".
Typically presented as 15- to 60-second-long cartoons, the show is filled with gratuitous violence that almost invariably prompts uproarious laughter from Bart and Lisa.
The Simpsons also occasionally features characters who are involved with the production of The Itchy & Scratchy Show, including Roger Meyers Jr. (voiced by Alex Rocco, and, later, Hank Azaria), who runs the studio and produces the show.
The Itchy and Scratchy characters are extremely violent and bloody parodies of Tom and Jerry and Herman and Katnip; the names were inspired by Pixie and Dixie from The Huckleberry Hound Show.
The Italian comic strip "Squeak the Mouse" is also considered as an apparent inspiration for the characters. The mouse (or mice) are almost always the aggressors and, as opposed to Tom and Jerry, they relentlessly attempt to kill Scratchy and any other cats around.
The cartoons became popular among the show's writers and animators, and they are often added when an episode needs expanding. As the shorts became popular with fans, the writers decided to have full episodes that centered on the production of The Itchy & Scratchy Show and featured multiple shorts.
The first was "Itchy & Scratchy & Marge" (Season two, 1990), which was a commentary on censorship. Other episodes to feature the show in a prominent role include "Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie" (season four, 1992), "The Front" (season four, 1993), "Itchy & Scratchy Land" (season six, 1994), "The Day the Violence Died" (season seven, 1996), "The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show" (season eight, 1997) and "Treehouse of Horror IX" (season ten, 1998).
The Coin:
This 1oz silver coloured Coin features the logo from The Itchy & Scratchy Show.
The Reverse of the $1 (One Tuvalu Dollar) Silver Coin portrays the coloured logo from The Itchy & Scratchy Show, an animated cartoon ‘show within a show’ watched by Bart and Lisa Simpson. The design includes Matt Groening’s signature (at the bottom) and The Perth Mint’s ‘P’ mintmark (on top).
The Obverse of the $1 (One Tuvalu Dollar) Silver Coin features an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right designed by Ian Rank-Broadley, whose initials "IRB" appear below the Queen's neck.
The peripheral inscriptions are - ELIZABETH II. 1 DOLLAR. TUVALU. 1 Oz. 9999 Ag . 2021"
Looking stunning in its upright acrylic display case, this limited-edition piece is a delight among the massive global audience which has enjoyed The Simpsons since it premiered in 1989.
The Technical Specifications of this Coin are:
Country of issue: Tuvalu Island; Year /Date: 2021; Silver Content: 1.00 Oz; Monetary Denomination (TVD): 1 Dollar; Fineness (% purity): 99.99; Minimum Gross Weight (g): 31.107; Maximum Diameter (mm): 40.90; Maximum Thickness (mm): 3.50; Maximum Mintage: 5,000 pieces; Certificate of Authenticity (COA): Numbered COA; Legal Tender: Tuvalu Legal Tender; Designer: Ian Rank-Broadley; Licenced by: TM & © 20th Television; Display Packaging: The coin is presented in a clear acrylic case, allowing both sides to be displayed, and a branded shipper.
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