List of Itchy & Scratchy Cartoons - 500-Yard Gash

500-Yard Gash

Title Pun: 500-Yard Dash
Simpsons Episode: The Simpsons Hit & Run (video game)

Year: 2003

This episode, which seems to be loosely based on "100-Yard Gash" (see above), appears in the video game The Simpsons Hit & Run once the player has collected all the collector cards. In this version, Itchy surreptitiously injects Scratchy with steroids just as the race is about to begin. At first, this makes Scratchy faster and stronger, allowing him to circle the earth several times in the time it takes Itchy to almost reach the finish line. However, the exertion takes its toll on Scratchy, and his heart literally explodes mere feet away from the finish line. The final scene shows Itchy on the winner's stand, holding Scratchy's head. This short is unique in that it was animated in cel-shaded 3D, like the rest of the game, as opposed to traditional animation.