Like Father, Like Clown
- Episode aired Oct 24, 1991
- TV-14
- 30m
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7.6/10
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Bart and Lisa try to reunite Krusty the Clown with his father.Bart and Lisa try to reunite Krusty the Clown with his father.Bart and Lisa try to reunite Krusty the Clown with his father.
Dan Castellaneta
- Krusty The Klown
- (voice)
- …
Julie Kavner
- Marge Simpson
- (voice)
Nancy Cartwright
- Bart Simpson
- (voice)
- …
Yeardley Smith
- Lisa Simpson
- (voice)
Hank Azaria
- Chief Wiggum
- (voice)
- …
Doris Grau
- Waitress
- (voice)
Pamela Hayden
- Lois Pennycandy
- (voice)
- …
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Did you know
- TriviaThe portion of the episode where characters quote the Bible in support or opposition of clowning were carefully researched. Cited passages from the Bible include Exodus 20:12 and Joshua 1:8. The quotations from the Talmud were also researched, and two rabbis, Lavi Meier and Harold M. Schulweis, were credited as "special technical consultants". Schulweis was asked to take a look at a draft of the script. While not a fan of the show, he felt "it was profound" and added some corrections. He later commented, "I thought it had a Jewish resonance to it. I was impressed by the underlying moral seriousness."
- GoofsKrusty is illiterate; how is he writing down an address?
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Simpsons: The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular! (1995)
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A Krusty Foundation
This is an odd episode. Krusty spends the evening with his main hero worshipper, Bart. While there he breaks down and begins to talk about a tragic Jewish childhood. The rest of the episode involves Bart and Lisa attempting reconciliation between Krusty and his rabbi father.
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- Hitchcoc
- Apr 15, 2022
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