 Kurt M. Koenigsberger analyzed a scene from the episode in his piece " Commodity Culture and Its Discontents " , published in the compilation work Leaving Springfield : The Simpsons and the Possibility of Oppositional Culture edited by John Alberti . He commented that The Simpsons ' literary and cultural awareness extends to the " conventions of its own medium " in this episode . Bart criticizes an Itchy & Scratchy episode because Itchy stakes down Scratchy 's appendages and props his belly to form a tent with faulty knots . With Homer looking on from the couch , Lisa reminds Bart that cartoons do not simply reproduce reality , a point hammered on as a second Homer meanders past the living @-@ room window . Koenigsberger said that " this moment and many others like it reveal a strong sense of self @-@ awareness within the show , an awareness especially characteristic of high modernism . " 
 Kurt M. Koenigsberger analyzed a scene from the episode in his piece " Commodity Culture and Its Discontents " , published in the compilation work Leaving Springfield : The Simpsons and the Possibility of Oppositional Culture edited by John Alberti . He commented that The Simpsons <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'</mark></a>literary and cultural awareness <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>extends</mark></a> to the " conventions of its own medium " in this episode . Bart <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>criticizes</mark></a> an Itchy & Scratchy episode because Itchy <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>stakes</mark></a> down Scratchy <a href='null_genetive' title='5'><mark>'s</mark></a>appendages and <a href='uninflect' title='6'><mark>props</mark></a> his belly to form a tent with faulty knots . With Homer looking on from the couch , Lisa <a href='uninflect' title='7'><mark>reminds</mark></a> Bart that cartoons do not simply reproduce <a href='negative_concord' title='8'><mark>reality</mark></a> , a point hammered on as a second Homer meanders past the living @-@ room window . Koenigsberger said that " this moment and many others like it reveal a strong sense of self @-@ awareness within the show , an awareness especially characteristic of high modernism . " 
Kurt M. Koenigsberger analyzed a scene from da episode in his piece " Commodity Culture and Its Discontents " , published in the compilation work Leaving Springfield : TdaSimpsons and the Possibility of Oppositional Culture edited by John Alberti . He commented dat Thdaimpsons  literary and cultural awareness extend to the " conventions of its own medium " in this episode . Bart criticize an Itchy & Scratchy episode cuz Itchy stake dwn Scratchy  appendages and prop his belly to form a tent w faulty knots . Witwidmer looking on from the couch , Lisa remind Bart that cartoons do not simply reproduce no reality , a point hammered on as a second Homer meanders past thedaving @-@ room window . Koenigsberger said that " this moment and many others like it reveal a strong sense of self @-@ awareness within the show , an awareness especially characteristic of high modernism . "