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However, after repeated instances of abuse, including being shot from a cannon and hit constantly with pies, the Yale-educated Bob became angry with Krusty and resentful of the clown's success. In "Krusty Gets Busted" (season 1, 1990), Bob disguised himself as Krusty and framed him for armed robbery of the Kwik-E-Mart. After Krusty is arrested ...
When that backfires, he attempts to kill Bart once again, but this time along with Krusty the Clown. The episode was written by freelance writer Spike Feresten, and features the fifth major appearance of Sideshow Bob. Although Feresten received credit for the episode, the writing staff completely rewrote the episode and very little of Feresten ...
The first, which shows Krusty in his normal clown attire with several Krusty products, was released in 2000 as part of "wave one". [50] The second, released in 2002 as part of "wave nine", is called "busted Krusty" and shows him in a prison and without his clown makeup, as he was seen in "Krusty Gets Busted". [51]
"The Clown Stays in the Picture" scored a 0.9 rating with a 4 share and was watched by 2.75 million people. [ 3 ] Dennis Perkins of The A.V. Club gave the episode a B, stating "This late-game Simpsons outing is a heartening glimpse of inventiveness, and improbable near-success, in defiance of show biz machinery."
Bored on a class trip to a box factory, Bart escapes to the nearby Channel 6 TV studio, where he encounters Krusty the Clown. Bart swipes a Danish intended for Krusty, who fires his assistant over the missing pastry. Bart steals a Danish from Kent Brockman and gives it to Krusty, who is so grateful that he makes Bart his new assistant.
At Krusty the Clown's 4,000th episode, Krusty decides to hire brand-new "Krustkateers", children who used to star alongside Krusty in his early episodes. Bart has the best performance of all the children auditioning, but Krusty chooses Nelson Muntz instead. Lisa decides to defend Bart and demands Krusty hire him.
The "Krusty the Clown Prison Special" is based on Johnny Cash's 1968 appearance at Folsom Prison. Krusty's song is a parody of " Folsom Prison Blues ". [ 7 ] The mention of Arthur Fiedler 's wake is an apparent reference and parody of Frasier Crane 's upper class Seattle lifestyle.
The reunion between Krusty and Bob at the telethon is a reference to a surprise reunion between former comedy partners Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin on a 1970s telethon. [ 5 ] [ 7 ] The chairman character in the telethon scene is a reference to Frank Sinatra, who was nicknamed "the chairman of the board" and who reunited Martin and Lewis at the ...