YMMV / The Itchy & Scratchy Show

• Crosses the Line Twice: The entire point behind the shorts is to exaggerate classic cat-versus-mouse plots by going way past beyond what's supposed to be acceptable for a children's cartoon and be as violent, tasteless, and gory as possible.
• Designated Hero: Itchy constantly goes out of his way to torture and murder Scratchy, and wins every time, yet is never characterized as being the villain of the cartoon. Indeed, when Homer and Bart see the Itchy and Scratchy Movie, Homer asks Bart “which one’s the mouse” and after being told that it’s Itchy comments “Itchy’s a jerk” with Bart actually agreeing.
• The Woobie: Scratchy has shades of this given everything he’s constantly put through by Itchy.