- "How about letting me go double or nothing on the big opera tonight?"
- ―Krusty the Clown
- "OK. But we're only letting the bet ride because you crack us so consistently up."
- ―Fat Tony
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"Homie the Clown" is the fifteenth episode of season 6 of The Simpsons and the one-hundred and eighteenth episode overall. It originally aired on February 12, 1995. The episode was written by John Swartzwelder and directed by David Silverman. It guest stars Dick Cavett as himself, Johnny Unitas as himself and Joe Mantegna as Fat Tony.
Synopsis
- "After spotting a billboard for clown college, Homer cannot resist and upon becoming an official Krusty the Clown impersonator Homer runs into some trouble with the mob."
Plot
After finishing an episode of The Krusty the Clown Show, where one of the tricks he performs is the "spin cycle fantastique" trick, Krusty goes backstage and tells his aides to spend and bet more of his money on frivolous things. Krusty's accountant, Bill, warns Krusty that he's spending too much money. Fat Tony, Legs, and Louie then enter his office to collect on a bet that Krusty lost. Krusty convinces the mob to let him go double or nothing on the big opera that night, which they accept. Bill suggests that Krusty open a clown college to train regional Krustys, which Krusty is against. However, Bill decides to found the college anyway.
As Homer drives along the freeway, he notices new billboards. After stopping to look at each one, he sees a billboard for Krusty's Clown College but doesn't care much since it's not something he can eat. However, the billboard keeps playing on his mind, and he starts imagining people as clowns, including employees at the Nuclear Power Plant and his own family. At dinner, Homer molds his mashed potatoes into a circus tent. He then tells his family that he's going to enroll in clown college, which shocks them as they didn't see it coming.
Homer goes to clown college, where he and the other students are taught by Krusty. Krusty teaches them everything they need to know, and they eventually graduate. After graduation, Homer's first task as Krusty is to unveil the new burger at Krusty Burger. During the unveiling, Homer mistakes the Krusty Burglar for a real burglar trying to steal the burgers and beats him up. He then goes to Milhouse's party, where Milhouse doesn't recognize him as Homer and believes he is actually Krusty. Running so many events exhausts Homer, and he starts losing interest in being a Krusty stand-in.
As Homer drives home, Chief Wiggum pulls him over for speeding. However, since Wiggum thinks Homer is really Krusty, he lets him off without a ticket. Homer realizes he can use this to his advantage and starts tricking people around town who believe he is Krusty. After Krusty loses another bet with the mafia, they decide to collect the debt he owes. However, Krusty manages to escape and flee the country. As the mafia drives around Springfield, Fat Tony orders a worldwide search for Krusty before they spot Homer at a car dealership. Thinking Homer is Krusty, they try to shoot him from a distance but miss all their shots. Meanwhile, Krusty is at Surgery de Plastique in Switzerland, where he decides to get a new appearance to escape the mafia. However, the plastic surgeon doesn't change anything about his face, only making him look younger and giving him fake breasts. Krusty then decides to return to Springfield and face the mafia.
The mafia finds Homer again outside his house, where they once again miss all their shots. They then decide to grab Homer and take him to the Legitimate Businessman's Social Club. Homer meets with Don Vittorio DiMaggio, who, believing Homer is Krusty, asks him to perform the spin cycle fantastique trick, which was the one thing Homer struggled with in clown college. After he fails to do the trick, Don Vittorio goes to shoot Homer just as Krusty enters the building. Don Vittorio then demands that the two of them do the trick together. As they cycle towards the loop, Homer covers Krusty's eyes so he can't see. They then miss the loop, go over the pool table, across the bar, onto a barstool, then back over the loop multiple times before dismounting. Impressed by the completion of the trick, Don Vittorio lets them keep their lives but still wants the money Krusty owes, which turns out to be $48. Krusty hands over $50, gets $2 in change, and is then free to go.
Production
In other languages
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Translation
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 Español
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"Homie, el payaso"
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Homie, the clown
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 Español
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"Homie, el payaso"
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Homie, the clown
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 Italiano
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"Homer il clown"
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Homer the clown
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