One of my favorites, another episode of nonstop comedy, and I’m starting to build a theme with “Homer’s career adventures” here. Also, I believe, the first significant appearance in this draft of one of Springfield’s most beloved supporting characters:
"Homie The Clown"
Krusty’s misadventures in gambling and debts to the mob lead him to open a clown college to make money. Homer sees a billboard for the college and it slowly seeps in his brain until he decides to sign up. Homer quickly discovers the perks of people thinking he’s Krusty, until the mob starts targeting him, leading to even more hijinks when Homer and Krusty have to perform their most difficult trick for the mob boss to save their lives.
Some highlights:
- “Gambling is the finest thing a person can do, if he’s good at it!”
- “It’s Krusterrific, Johnny Unitas! But is my upper lip supposed to bleed like this?” “Probably!”
- “You mean like that bozo, Bonko the Clown?”
- “Pfft. Clown college? You can’t eat that.”
- “That billboard had no effect on me whatsoever!”
- “Hey, Homer, the section you’re supposed to be monitoring is on fire!” “…Clowns are funny…”
- Homer’s Close Encounters of the Third Kind moment with the mashed potatoes and everything that comes from that (“Mom?” “I think I’ll have some wine.”)
- “Yes, Homey? Doo-do-doo-doo-do-do-doo-doo-do-do…”
- “What’s a Chachi?”
- “Those are supposed to be baggy pants. BAGGY!”
- “Kill wealthy dowager.”
- “Burn that seat.”
- Krusty’s joy buzzer at the graduation
- Homer beating the Krusty Burglar to death and the kids’ horrified reactions (“Stop, stop, he’s already dead!”)
- “There’s your giraffe, little girl.” “I’m a boy!” “That’s the spirit! Never give up.”
- “I don’t know, Bart. My dad’s a pretty big wheel down at the cracker factory.”
- “Yeah, when I started this clown thing I thought it would be nothing but glory. You know, the glory of being a clown?”
- Homer telling off Dick Cavett (“Look, you’re gonna be having dinner with Groucho tonight if you don’t beat it”)
- “Being a clown sucks. You get kicked by kids, bit by dogs, and admired by the elderly.”
- “I’m not saying it won’t work. I’m saying it’s dishonest.” “Well, if we agree, then why are we arguing?”
- Krusty betting on the Washington Generals
- “Those are… speed holes.”
- “I told you we should have bought more than three bullets!”
- “Joe Valachi!” “The same Joe Valachi who squealed to the Senate Committee about organized crime?”
- The final “spin cycle fantastique” trick
- “You have brought great joy to this old Italian stereotype.” “Don Vittorio, no–” “Yes, yes, I am, I know it.”
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