Fears of a Clown - Revision history

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 == Production ==
 The front cover of the script incorrectly refers to the episode title as "Tears of a Clown", rather than "Fears of a Clown", which is the actual episode title.<ref name="MichaelPriceTwitterS">Michael Price's Twitter (account closed)</ref>
 A first description of the plot was: "Everybody is now horrified of clowns after Bart does a prank using clown masks, which also makes Krusty lose his job. He tries to come back as a dramatic actor for the play "[[The Salesman's Bad Day]]", with [[Llewellyn Sinclair]] as his director."<ref>[http://ew.com/tv/the-simpsons-season-29-preview/the-simpsons-season-29 Entertainment Weekly - The Simpsons: Season 29 features Ed Sheeran, Game of Thrones gag]</ref>

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 == Synopsis ==
-{{Desc|[[Bart]] goes to [[Tomorrow's New Horizons Rehab Center|prankster rehab]] after a clown-mask prank terrifies the town and destroys [[Krusty]]'s career. A tortured Krusty then tries his hand at serious drama with [[Springfield Public Theater|a regional theater company]].}}
+{{Synopsis|[[Bart]] goes to [[Tomorrow's New Horizons Rehab Center|prankster rehab]] after a clown-mask prank terrifies the town and destroys [[Krusty]]'s career. A tortured Krusty then tries his hand at serious drama with [[Springfield Public Theater|a regional theater company]].}}
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 == Reception ==
-"Fears of a Clown" was nominated for a {{W|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance}} in the {{W|70th Primetime Emmy Awards}} for voicing [[Homer Simpson]], [[Krusty the Clown]], [[Groundskeeper Willie]] and [[Sideshow Mel]] in this episode, but he lost to [[Alex Borstein]] for ''[[Family Guy]]''.<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2015/outstanding-voice-over-performance Television Academy - "Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance - 2015"]</ref>
+[[Dan Castellaneta]] was nominated for a {{W|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance}} in the {{W|70th Primetime Emmy Awards}} for voicing [[Homer Simpson]], [[Krusty the Clown]], [[Groundskeeper Willie]] and [[Sideshow Mel]] in this episode, but he lost to [[Alex Borstein]] for ''[[Family Guy]]''.<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2015/outstanding-voice-over-performance Television Academy - "Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance - 2015"]</ref>
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-'''"Fears of a Clown"''' is the fourteenth episode of [[season 29]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the six hundred thirty-second episode overall. It originally aired on April 1, [[2018]]. The episode was written by [[Michael Price]] and directed by [[Steven Dean Moore]]. It guest stars [[Andy Daly]] as [[Judge Dowd]], [[Damian Kulash]] as {{Ch|Damian Kulash|himself}}, [[Jon Lovitz]] as [[Llewellyn Sinclair]], [[Jackie Mason]] as [[Hyman Krustofsky]], and [[Timothy Nordwind]] as {{Ch|Timothy Nordwind|himself}}.
+'''"Fears of a Clown"''' is the fourteenth episode of [[Season 29|broadcast season 29]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the six hundred thirty-second episode overall. It originally aired on April 1, [[2018]]. The episode was written by [[Michael Price]] and directed by [[Steven Dean Moore]]. It guest stars [[Andy Daly]] as [[Judge Dowd]], [[Damian Kulash]] as {{Ch|Damian Kulash|himself}}, [[Jon Lovitz]] as [[Llewellyn Sinclair]], [[Jackie Mason]] as [[Hyman Krustofsky]], and [[Timothy Nordwind]] as {{Ch|Timothy Nordwind|himself}}.
 == Synopsis ==

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 == Production ==
-The front cover of the script incorrectly refers to the episode title as "Tears of a Clown", rather than "Fears of a Clown", which is the actual episode title.<ref name="MichealPriceTwitterS">Micheal Price's Twitter (account closed)</ref>
+The front cover of the script incorrectly refers to the episode title as "Tears of a Clown", rather than "Fears of a Clown", which is the actual episode title.<ref name="MichaelPriceTwitterS">Michael Price's Twitter (account closed)</ref>
 It is a re-imagining of [[Stephen King]]'s {{W|It_(miniseries)|It}} but with [[Krusty]].<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/simpsons-season-29-preview-comic-con-2017-1023604 The Hollywood Reporter - "'The Simpsons' Creator Gets Political at Comic-Con Panel"]</ref>

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 |season=29
 |snumber=14
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 |airdate= April 1, [[2018]]
 |titlescreen=[[Homer]] flies through the logo in a wingsuit.
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 |blackboard= Bart writes "This is the last episode", then flips over the blackboard, and "April fool" is written on it.
 |couchgag= At the [[Museum of Television]], the Simpson family passes in front of wax statues of characters from the tv shows ''[[Bonanza]]'', ''{{W|The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet}}'', ''{{W2|Lassie|1954 TV series}}'' and ''[[Gunsmoke]]''. At the end, they sit on the couch, under the label "The Simpsons 636 episodes" but [[Lisa]] points out they're 4 episodes early and [[Homer]] d'ohs.
-|guests= [[Jon Lovitz]] as [[Llewellyn Sinclair]]<br>[[Damian Kulash]] as {{Ch|Damian Kulash|himself}}<br>[[Timothy Nordwind]] as {{Ch|Timothy Nordwind|himself}}<br>[[Andy Daly]] as [[Judge Dowd]]<br>[[Jackie Mason]] as [[Hyman Krustofsky]]
+|guests= [[Andy Daly]] as [[Judge Dowd]]<br>[[Damian Kulash]] as {{Ch|Damian Kulash|himself}}<br>[[Jon Lovitz]] as [[Llewellyn Sinclair]]<br>[[Jackie Mason]] as [[Hyman Krustofsky]]<br>[[Timothy Nordwind]] as {{Ch|Timothy Nordwind|himself}}
 |showrunner1= Al Jean
 |writer= [[Michael Price]]
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 }}
-'''"Fears of a Clown"''' is the fourteenth episode of [[season 29]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the six hundred thirty-second episode overall. It originally aired on April 1, [[2018]]. The episode was written by [[Michael Price]] and directed by [[Steven Dean Moore]]. It guest stars [[Jon Lovitz]] as [[Llewellyn Sinclair]], [[Damian Kulash]] as {{Ch|Damian Kulash|himself}}, [[Timothy Nordwind]] as {{Ch|Timothy Nordwind|himself}}, [[Andy Daly]] as [[Judge Dowd]] and [[Jackie Mason]] as [[Hyman Krustofsky]].
+'''"Fears of a Clown"''' is the fourteenth episode of [[season 29]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the six hundred thirty-second episode overall. It originally aired on April 1, [[2018]]. The episode was written by [[Michael Price]] and directed by [[Steven Dean Moore]]. It guest stars [[Andy Daly]] as [[Judge Dowd]], [[Damian Kulash]] as {{Ch|Damian Kulash|himself}}, [[Jon Lovitz]] as [[Llewellyn Sinclair]], [[Jackie Mason]] as [[Hyman Krustofsky]], and [[Timothy Nordwind]] as {{Ch|Timothy Nordwind|himself}}.
 == Synopsis ==
-{{Desc|[[Bart]] goes to prankster rehab after a clown-mask prank terrifies the town and destroys [[Krusty]]'s career. A tortured Krusty then tries his hand at serious drama with a regional theater company.}}
+{{Desc|[[Bart]] goes to [[Tomorrow's New Horizons Rehab Center|prankster rehab]] after a clown-mask prank terrifies the town and destroys [[Krusty]]'s career. A tortured Krusty then tries his hand at serious drama with [[Springfield Public Theater|a regional theater company]].}}
 == Plot ==
-[[Martin]] discovers [[Skinner]] giving to [[Myra]] the keys to the trophy case, announcing his retirement. After promising to keep the secret, Martin reveals it, by ear, to others, and the news comes to the teachers' lounge.
+[[Martin]] discovers [[Principal Skinner]] giving [[Myra]] the keys to the trophy case and announcing his retirement. After promising to keep it a secret, Martin reveals the news—by whispering it—to others, and it eventually reaches the teachers' lounge.
-At the ceremony for the retirement, Skinner calls out [[Bart]] to give a farewell speech, however, when Bart tries to prank him with the slingshot, he deflects the rock (that ricotches on [[Agnes]]'s head), and pranks Bart, telling him that the retirement was a prank to him, with [[Willie]] pouring honey and [[Coach Krupt]] spreading bird seeds on him.
+At the retirement ceremony, Skinner calls on [[Bart]] to give a farewell speech. However, when Bart tries to prank him with a slingshot, Skinner deflects the rock (which ricochets and hits [[Agnes]] in the head) and pranks Bart instead, revealing that the retirement was a setup. [[Willie]] pours honey on Bart while [[Coach Krupt]] spreads birdseed on him.
-After having [[Marge]] help him clean up the mess, for his revenge, Bart glues [[Krusty]]'s mask on the teachers' faces, scaring kids and peoples around town. Clowns are now hated, including Krusty, and kids and advertisers left the [[Krusty the Clown Show]] when it aired.
+After [[Marge]] helps clean him up, Bart seeks revenge by gluing [[Krusty]]'s mask to the teachers' faces, terrifying kids and people around town. Clowns become widely hated, including Krusty himself, and both kids and advertisers abandon the [[Krusty the Clown Show]] when it airs.
-At the Juvenile Court, [[Judge Dowd]] wanted to leave Bart free, but Marge made him sentence Bart to 28 days at the Tomorrow's New Horizons Rehab Center and General Rotten Time Ranch. Marge, [[Homer]] and [[Lisa]] then convinces to switch to drama.
+At Juvenile Court, [[Judge Dowd]] wants to let Bart go free, but Marge insists he be sentenced to 28 days at the [[Tomorrow's New Horizons Rehab Center]] and General Rotten Time Ranch. Later, Marge, [[Homer]], and [[Lisa]] convince Krusty to try drama.
-At the Springfield Public Theater, [[Llewellyn Sinclair]] presents to Krusty the script for ''[[The Salesman's Bad Day]]'', while Marge is at the Rehab Center, watching Bart's rehabilitation. The doctor makes him learn empathy by having Marge sitting on the chair full of thumb thacks Bart put on it, Bart stopping her before she sit.
+At the [[Springfield Public Theater]], [[Llewellyn Sinclair]] presents Krusty with the script for ''[[The Salesman's Bad Day]]'', while Marge visits the Rehab Center to monitor Bart's rehabilitation. A doctor attempts to teach Bart empathy by having Marge sit in a chair covered with thumbtacks Bart planted—he stops her just in time.
-Sinclair tries to make Krusty a drama actor, but the ghost of the clown past still lurks in him. Bart makes amend to the people he had pranked, but ends up pranking the people in front of him with water balloons. In the play, thanks to his past self's ghost, Krusty regains laughs from the crowd, and returns to be a clown, while still doing the play during free time.
+Sinclair works to transform Krusty into a dramatic actor, but the ghost of his clown persona continues to haunt him. Meanwhile, Bart tries to make amends with those he pranked, but ultimately pranks them again with water balloons.
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 |couchgag= At the [[Museum of Television]], the Simpsons family passes in front of wax statues of characters from the tv shows ''[[Bonanza]]'', ''{{W|The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet}}'', ''{{W2|Lassie|1954 TV series}}'' and ''[[Gunsmoke]]''. At the end, they sit on the couch, under the label "The Simpsons 636 episodes" but [[Lisa]] points out they're 4 episodes early and [[Homer]] d'ohs.
 |guests= [[Jon Lovitz]] as [[Llewellyn Sinclair]]<br>[[Damian Kulash]] as {{Ch|Damian Kulash|himself}}<br>[[Timothy Nordwind]] as {{Ch|Timothy Nordwind|himself}}<br>[[Andy Daly]] as [[Judge Dowd]]<br>[[Jackie Mason]] as [[Hyman Krustofsky]]
-|showrunner= [[Al Jean]]
+|showrunner1= Al Jean
 |writer= [[Michael Price]]
 |director= [[Steven Dean Moore]]