Homie the Clown

Season 6, Episode 15, Aired
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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.
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  • Kind of Weak

    7.5
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    By futuramarama, Dec 03, 2010 Report Abuse
    Homer goes to Krusty's Klown college. Krusty is on the run from Fat Tony and his henchmen, because he ows them money. They capture Homer who is dressed in make-up, and looks like Krusty. Will Homer be dead?

    An OK Episode, I think this is season 6's weakest. It is funny, but it's not as funny as other episodes and the plot bores me a lot. I also dislike the ending, I think it tried to hard to be funny but it failed. My overall grade is a "C" or so, so I think it was an average episode of the showmoreless

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  • this was a good ep of the simpsons

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    By cube2k8, May 20, 2010 Report Abuse
    in this ep of the simpsons krusty makes a clown college and homer enrolls in it he is not a good clown but he looks lot like krusty .thing is gets msitaken to be krusty by the mob and they take him in and then another krusty shows up and homer and krusty must do a act for the mobs boss to make him laugh to get out of it alive. and they kidnapped them both because krusty owed money to the mob. this was a good ep i thought and it had alot of funny scenes in it .and that iswhy i gave it a 8.5moreless

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  • Homer goes to clown college and becomes a clown.

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    By Hornets3, Jul 29, 2009 Report Abuse
    This was truly an episode that was defined by its amazing humor that could appeal to a wide variety of audiences. So many funny jokes were included in this episode like the baggy pants gag, the mafia taking over the clown college, and Homer trying to convince the mafia he is not krusty. Whenever I think about the Simpsons, I look to an episode like this because it shows us how brilliant the Simpsons writers can be when they want to be. This has always been one of my favortie episodes, and this would probably be the episode that I would show people who are expirencing the show for the first time.moreless

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  • The funniest episode in the series from seasons 1-6. Homer goes to clown college after seeing a billboard for it.

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    By Iverson82094, Sep 02, 2007 Report Abuse
    Krusty opens a clown college which Homer sees a billboard for. Obsessed by it, he enrolls to learn how to become a clown. Upon graduating, Homer appears as Krusty at various Springfield events. Homer starts to hate the job but sees its advantages when people think he is the real Krusty. This is all fine until Fat Tony and his gang want to get in touch with Krusty to collect his gambling debts. They find and capture Homer, who tries to tell them he is not Krusty. Ignoring him, they plan to kill him until Don Vittorio, their boss tells him that his life will be spared if he can perform a trick on a tiny bike. Homer fails the stunt and just in time the real Krusty arrives. Vittorio says they must now kill both unless they can both perform the trick together. They succeed and their lives are spared. This is episode is without a doubt a series classic. My favorite part is when Homer is riding the bike trying to go through the loop and his pants get caught in the wheel and get ripped off! LOLmoreless

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  • Homer goes to College, Clown College.

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    By GerMan666, Jan 18, 2007 Report Abuse
    Another attempt at Homer to get an education. Homer tries to be like Krusty the Clown, and goes through the fantasy of everyone being a clown. I wasn't surprised that Homer passed narrowly, but now he gets to be like Krusty, the glamour parts and the terrible parts. Meanwhile, Krusty is in debt with the mob, and he runs away, and the mob thinks Homer is Krusty. They were smart for making this episode.moreless

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    • A sign at the Kwik-E-Mart reads: "Duff Beer Suitcase" Edit
    • This is the second episode that Milhouse celebrates his birthday. The first was "Homer Defined." (8F04) Edit
    • Krusty lights his cigar with a $100 bill. Edit

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    • First Appearance: Don Vittorio DiMaggio Edit
    • Blackboard Joke: Next time it could be me on the scaffolding. Couch Gag: The family sits in midair on an invisible couch when the couch runs in and assembles itself on top of them, making them collapse. Edit

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    • Krusty's Assistant: George Carlin on line. Krusty the Clown: Yeah? Lawsuit? Oh, come on. My "Seven Words You Can't Say on TV" bit was entirely different from your "Seven Words You Can't Say on TV" bit. So I'm a thief, am I? Well, EXCUUUUUUUUSE MEEEEEE! (hangs up) Krusty the Clown: (to Bill, his accountant) Give him ten grand. Krusty's Assistant: Steve Martin on four. Krusty the Clown: Ten grand. Edit
    • (gunshot, Ned is knocked down) Ned: Whew, good thing I always keep a Bible next to my... (second gunshot, Ned is knocked down again) Ned: Whew, luckily I was wearing an extra large piece of the True Cross today. Uh, I'm going home now. (as he runs off, a third gunshot spins the head of Homer's pickaxe) Homer: What keeps doing that? Fat Tony: I told you we should have bought more than three bullets. Edit
    • Krusty: I look exactly the same, you moron! Plastic Surgeon: Nonsense Krusty, you look at least ten years younger, plus I did your breasts. Krusty: Does anyone hear me complaining about the breasts? Edit

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    • The Godfather When Homer and Krusty ride together on the tiny bike they ride on the counter and Homer's head bangs against the glasses hanging there playing the famous theme from the movie The Godfather. Edit
    • Batman The scene where Krusty is at the plastic surgeon and viewing his transformation in a hand held mirror bears a strong resemblance to the scene in the 1989 film Batman when Jack Napier is transformed into The Joker. Edit
    • The Hamburglar The Krusty Burgler is a parody of the old McDonalds character "The Hamburglar." A character which McDonalds had ressurected back in 2002. Edit

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