- This article discusses Harry Potter references on The Simpsons. For the character, please see Harry Potter (character).
Harry Potter is a media franchise, originally a book series written by British author J. K. Rowling, which spawned a subsequent film series by Warner Bros., about a young boy who discovers he is a wizard and goes to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It has been referenced in many ways in The Simpsons.
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12 | 266 | April 29, 2001 | "Trilogy of Error" | Ned is reading a soppy, modified version of Harry Potter in which Harry Potter and his friends go to hell for their magic. Because it came before the first Harry Potter movie was released, this is a reference to the book series. |
 
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13 | 270 | November 6, 2001 | "Treehouse of Horror XII" | The "Wiz Kids" segment is a parody of the Harry Potter series. Harry is also a character in the segment, appearing as one of the students in Mrs. Krabappel's classroom in the school Springwarts School of Magicry, a parody of Hogwarts. Lord Montymort and Slithers are parodies of Lord Voldemort and Nagini, respectively. |
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15 | 4 | November 23, 2003 | "The Regina Monologues" | Lisa asks J. K. Rowling what the ending of Harry Potter was and the author replies "He married you, is that what you want. Lisa then says "Yeeeeessss." |
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16 | 344 | February 13, 2005 | "Pranksta Rap" | After Bart accidentally causes Kirk to be thrown in jail, Bart tells Milhouse that if he told anyone the truth, he would tell the world about how Milhouse wet his pants watching Harry Potter. Milhouse responds by saying that he wasn't scared, he was just peeing. |
 
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18 | 386 | December 10, 2006 | "The Haw-Hawed Couple" | The book series Angelica Button is a parody of the Harry Potter series and has some character names that are parodies of characters from the latter.
Also, the series' author, T. R. Francis, is a parody of J. K. Rowling. |
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N/A | July 27, 2007 | The Simpsons Movie | Homer renames Spider Pig to Harry Plopper. | |
 
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19 | 415 | March 30, 2008 | "Smoke on the Daughter" | There are several references to Harry Potter.
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19 | 416 | April 13, 2008 | "Papa Don't Leech" | As the rest of the family sings Lurleen's new song, "Daddy's Back", Lisa says, "Keep it down! I'm reading Harry Potter!" |
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20 | 428 | December 7, 2008 | "The Burns and the Bees" | Several billionaires are playing Quidditch in the Billionaire Camp. |
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21 | 451 | January 10, 2010 | "Once Upon a Time in Springfield" | Lisa reads a book Angelica Button and the Infinite Armoire, which is a parody of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. |
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21 | 453 | February 14, 2010 | "Boy Meets Curl" | Moe and other people in the bar were watching Harry Potter and Lenny was complimenting Harry's broomwork, but Moe thought that he shouldn't be playing Quidditch as there are still 4 of the 7 Horcruxes to be found. |
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21 | 463 | May 16, 2010 | "The Bob Next Door" | Sideshow Bob described his plan to kill Bart at the Five Corners as "the greatest murder since Snape killed Dumbledore", a reference to the sixth book and movie, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. |
  
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23 | 492 | November 20, 2011 | "The Book Job" | There are several references to Harry Potter.
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23 | 495 | December 11, 2011 | "Holidays of Future Passed" | Homer mentions that he'll be safe, because he has his invisibility cloak. The invisibility cloak appears in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. |
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24 | 520 | February 10, 2013 | "Love is a Many-Splintered Thing" | Snape is shown in a scene, saying "Love is more powerful than all my magic". |
Parodies[]
- The Angelica Button book series.
- All characters who appear in the book series.
- The series' author T. R. Francis.
Others[]
- Daniel Radcliffe, who plays Harry Potter in the films, was a guest star in the Season 22 episode "Treehouse of Horror XXI".
- The writer of Harry Potter, J. K. Rowling, appeared in The Regina Monologues as herself.
