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Poochie
Poochie
Poochie is a single-appearance anthropomorphic
dog in the animated cartoon The
Simpsons, season eight, episode 14, 1997.
However, as is often the case in Springfield, things are never so
simple.
Rather, Poochie appeared as a new
character, voiced by Homer Simpson, in The
Beagle Has Landed, the first
episode of The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie
Show, a "new" animated cartoon to improve the ratings of The
Itchy & Scratchy Show, the long-running animated cartoon
within the long-running animated cartoon, The Simpsons.
As such, the The Itchy & Scratchy Show is both
self-referential, in exploring the nature of animation, and The
Simpson's inherently violent, dark alter-ego, an extension
of classic animated themes of "Cat versus Mouse," (Tom and
Jerry) and non-fatal extreme violence as pioneered by the
Warner Bros. cartoons of the 1950s, the Road Runner series
only one of many example.
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Itchy_Scratchy_Poochie_Show
The
Conception of Poochie
Under the direction of the the producers, the animator prepares sketches of the Poochie
character:
MEYERS: Oh, you know, attitude, attitude! Uh...
sunglasses!
EXECUTIVE: Can we put him in more of a "hip-hop"
context?
KRUSTY: Forget
context, he's gotta be a surfer. Give me a nice
shmear of surfer.
Simpson Crazy
http://www.simpsoncrazy.com/scripts/itchy-scratchy-poochie
Surfing in the
Simpsons.
In the vast multitude of culural references
imbedded in The Simpsons, surfing makes regular
appearances, if only in Bart's (surf derived) skateboard.
These are always perceptive, and in any surfing
sequences, unlike many cartoons, are always represented
"realistically."
This is obviously the influence of the films of
Homer Philip Groening, father of the of Simpson's creator, Matt
Groening.
Homer's films include:
Get Wet (1967)
Homer Groening; Eastman Kodak Co
1 film reel (26 min.), optical sound, 16 mm.
Surveys ways in which Americans use water resources for
recreational activities. Includes rafting, diving, surfing,
sailing and boating. Points out the need for water conservation.
Psychedelic Wet (1968)
Homer Groening; Aims Media, Inc
1 film reel (8 min.), 16 mm.
Presents an impressionistic view of water. Views reflections on
the ceiling of the sea off the Bahamas, a pretty girl in a pool
and great waves off the north shore in Oahu, Hawaii.
Study in Wet (1966)
Homer Groening; Aims Media, Inc
1 film reel (7 min.), 16 mm.
Uses water as a disciplined instrument to create a musical event
and relates it to spectacular film scenes.
Watch
on Youtube - some portions of this film are shown at the
end of the Futurama credits.
Surf (1969)
Homer Groening
1 film reel (13 min.), optical sound, 16 mm.
Portrays the beauty and colors of the sea and the thrills of the
surf. Presents, without narration, an impression of waves and
sunlight.
Surfboards, Skateboards and Big Big
Waves (1969)
Homer Groening; Amer Educational Films
1 film reel (10 min.), optical sound, 16 mm.
Pictures the famous surfing spots of Ala Moana, Anaheim and
Waimea Bay and features acrobatics of the world’s best
skate-boarders.
-
http://www.avgeeks.com/wp2/films-of-homer-groening/
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Geoff Cater (2014) : Surfer : Poochie
http://www.surfresearch.com.au/sPoochie.html
