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The Simpsons: Like Father, Like Clown

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Bart and Lisa team up to try and reunite Krusty the Clown with his estranged Rabbi father. Read full recap »

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Stars:: Dan Castellaneta (Homer Simpson, Grampa Simpson, Barney Gumble, Krusty the Clown, Groundskeeper Willie, and others); Harry Shearer (Mr. Burns, Ned Flanders, Principal Skinner, Waylon Smithers, Kent Brockman, and others); Hank Azaria (Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Moe Szyslak, Chief Wiggum, Comic Book Guy, Lou, and others); Julie Kavner (Marge Simpson, Patty Bouvier, and Selma Bouvier); Nancy Cartwright (Bart Simpson, Nelson Muntz, Ralph Wiggum, Todd Flanders, and others); Yeardley Smith (Lisa Simpson)

Recurring Role:: Doris Grau (Lunchlady Doris); Pamela Hayden (Milhouse Van Houten, Rod Flanders, Jimbo Jones, and others); Tress MacNeille (Agnes Skinner, Brandine Del Roy, Dolph and others)

While in the deli, Rabbi Krustofski passes on a celebrity-named sandwich called "The Jackie Mason". Jackie Mason provides the voice of the rabbi. edit »
As a boy, Krusty stared in to Yiddle's, a store that advertises "practical jokes, magic tricks, and medical supplies." edit »
Krusty and his father walk down the street past a deli with the sign, "Tannen's Fatty Meats". edit »
Izzy's Deli recipe for the Krusty the Clown sandwich: Ham, sausage, and bacon with a smidge of mayo on white bread. edit »
Jackie Mason, who plays Krusty's rabbi father, was in real life a rabbi before his life led him into stand-up comedy. edit »

Bart and Lisa fool Rabbi Krustofski into "accidentally" meeting up with Krusty by telling him he is having lunch with novelist Saul Bellows. Originally, they were to tell him he was meeting Isaac Bashevis Singer. But between the first draft of the script and the final draft, Singer died so the name was changed. edit »
First Appearance: Mr. Teeny edit »
Itchy & Scratchy: "Field Of Screams"
A combine comes bearing down on Scratchy and his son as they play catch in a wheat field. Itchy and his son look out from inside the combine as blood splashes up against the windshield. Afterwards, Itchy and his son play catch with Scratchy's head. edit »
Blackboard Joke: I will finish what I sta
Couch Gag: Everybody except Bart runs in. Bart then runs in and glides onto everybody's laps. edit »
In 1992, Jackie Mason won an Emmy for, Outstanding Voice-Over Performance, for this episode. edit »

Rabbi Krustofsky: A rabbi would never exaggerate. A rabbi composes. He creates thoughts. He tells stories that may never have happened. But he does not exaggerate. edit »
Bart: Poor Krusty.
Lisa: A man who envies our family is a man who needs help. edit »
Lisa: Here you go, Bart. It's a long shot, but that's all I can do without learning ancient Hebrew. (Bart stares at her) Bart! I am not going to learn ancient Hebrew! edit »
Bart: Hello, my name's Dimitri. I'm a first-time caller, long-time listener. My question is, if a son defies his father and chooses a career that makes millions of children happy; shouldn't the father forgive the son?
Rev. Lovejoy: I think so.
Msgr. D: Yes, of course.
Rabbi Krustofsky: No way! Absolutely not! Never, never! Who screens these calls? Who's in charge here? There's nobody in charge? They leave a building without people watching it... edit »
Bart: Krusty, are you all right?
Krusty: Yes, it's just that saying the bracha brings back a lot of painful memories, the old days, my... my father...
Homer: Hey, Krusty, you going to finish that meatloaf or what? edit »

Raging Bull
The scene in which Krusty calls his father but doesn't say anything is borrowed from a scene in Martin Scorsese's Raging Bull in which Jake LaMotta does the same thing. edit »
Miss Moneypenny: James Bond's secretary is referenced in the name of Krusty's secretary -- Miss Pennycandy. Like her more famous counterpart, she secretly desires her co-worker/boss. edit »
The movies playing at the Springfield Theater are For Your Thighs Only, Crocodile Done Me and Doctor Strangepants are allusions to the actual movies For Your Eyes Only, Crocodile Dundee and Doctor Strangelove. edit »
Itchy & Scratchy: Field Of Screams
The title of the cartoon is a parody of the film Field Of Dreams. edit »
The Carol Burnett Show
At the end of thew show, Krusty tugs on his ear. A quick and funny homage to the end of The Carol Burnett Show. edit »