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Kamp Krusty

"Kamp Krusty" is the first episode of the fourth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on September 24, 1992.[2] In the episode, the children of Springfield attend Kamp Krusty, a summer camp named after Krusty the Clown. The camp is extremely unpleasant, leading to the campers rebelling against the camp director. Meanwhile, with the kids away, Homer and Marge enjoy more time together, and Homer becomes physically and emotionally healthier.[3]

"Kamp Krusty"
The Simpsons episode
Episode no.Season 4
Episode 1
Directed byMark Kirkland
Written byDavid M. Stern
Production code8F24
Original air dateSeptember 24, 1992 (1992-09-24)
Episode features
Chalkboard gag"This punishment is not boring and pointless"
Couch gagThe family finds Fred Flintstone, Wilma, and Pebbles already sitting on the couch.[1]
CommentaryMatt Groening
Al Jean
Mark Kirkland
David Silverman
Episode chronology
The Simpsons (season 4)
List of episodes

The episode was written by David M. Stern and directed by Mark Kirkland.

Plot edit

Bart and Lisa attend the summer camp Kamp Krusty, leaving Homer and Marge to have some time alone for the summer. The camp's director, Mr. Black, has licensed the camp's name from Krusty the Clown. However, the camp turns out to be a dystopia; as Lisa explains in a letter to her parents, "Our nature hikes have become grim death marches. Our arts and crafts center is, in actuality, a Dickensian workhouse.” The camp counselors are bullies Dolph, Jimbo and Kearney, who feed the campers Krusty-Brand Imitation Gruel while enjoying deluxe accommodations themselves; the bullies sip brandy with Mr. Black, who intones: "Gentleman, to evil!" Worst of all, Krusty himself is unaware of the camp's conditions and is currently on a vacation in London.

To appease the restless campers, Mr. Black tells the children that Krusty himself is coming to visit. However, "Krusty" turns out to be a poorly disguised Barney Gumble, and the ruse does not fool Bart. Bart then leads the campers in revolt, driving out Mr. Black and the bullies and changing the camp's name to Camp Bart. The stress of seeing Bart as the rebellion's leader on television causes Homer to instantly lose the hair he grew and regain the weight he lost since the children went to camp.

The real Krusty is informed of Kamp Krusty's conditions, and returns from London to visit the camp. He apologizes to the campers for their ordeal and his unawareness of their plight; Mr. Black had bribed him with a "dump truck full of money", which placated Krusty into ignorance. To make it up to the campers, Krusty takes them for "two weeks at the happiest place on Earth: Tijuana!". As Frank Sinatra's "South of the Border" plays, a montage is shown of Krusty and the campers vacationing in Tijuana, but Krusty misses the bus home at the end of the trip.

Production edit

 
James L. Brooks originally wanted the episode to become a film.

The idea that the children should go to a camp run by Krusty was first suggested by David M. Stern. The animators were enthusiastic about making this episode because they had all gone to summer camps as children and thought it would be a fun episode to write for.[4] The writers also thought that "it would be fun if while the kids are gone Homer and Marge find that as the kids are miserable their marriage is better than ever."[5] The layout for Bart and Lisa's cabin was influenced by the director, Mark Kirkland, who as a child went to a Boy Scout camp that had exposed wires and other similar faults.[4] Kirkland was also sure that the character Mr. Black would reappear later in the series, but he never did. Al Jean commented, "I guess that the hydrofoil really got Mr. Black out of the show forever."[5]

After he saw the completed episode, James L. Brooks called the writers and suggested that the "Kamp Krusty" script be used as a plotline for a film. However, the episode ran very short, and to make it barely fit the minimum time the Kamp Krusty song had to be lengthened by a number of verses. The episode was also chosen to be the first episode of the season, further complicating matters. As Jean told Brooks, "First of all, if we make it into the movie then we don't have a premiere, and second, if we can't make 18 minutes out of this episode how are we supposed to make 80?"[6]

Along with the following episode, "A Streetcar Named Marge", "Kamp Krusty" was a holdover from the previous season's production run. It was the final episode to be produced in this run and so the last animated at Klasky Csupo, before the show's producers Gracie Films moved its domestic production to Film Roman.[4][7]

Cultural references edit

Bart’s dream sequence at the beginning of the episode ends with the students destroying Springfield Elementary School to Alice Cooper’s “School’s Out,” mirroring the ending of the 1979 film Rock ‘n’ Roll High School.

Some elements of the plot are borrowed from the Allan Sherman song "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh", a song about a kid who went to camp and hated it. The song was later used in "Marge Be Not Proud", and inspired the title of a later episode. The idea for the song sung by the children was from a 1960s TV show called Camp Runamuck, which has a theme song that is similar to the Kamp Krusty song.[1][5]

The scene where Lisa gives a bottle of whiskey to a man on horseback (payment for delivering a letter) is a reference to Meryl Streep's scene from the film The French Lieutenant's Woman.[8] Some aspects of the episode are references to the novel Lord of the Flies (a pig's head on a spear, kids using primitive weapons and wearing war paint, and a burning effigy).[4]

The scene where Kearney beats a drum to make the campers work in the sweatshop is taken from the slave galley scene in the 1959 film Ben-Hur.[6] The episode ends with the song "South of the Border". According to the DVD commentary, the song is not sung by Frank Sinatra but by another artist impersonating him.[5]

When Krusty is confronted by the reporters, he is asked "if him and Princess Di are just friends." A more cryptic reference was made when he is confronted by another reporter and retorts "Where were you when I sang at Farm Aid?" The reference was inspired by Jackie Mason making the remark "Where were you when I marched in the civil rights movement?" Mason had a recurring role in series as Krusty's father.

While the plot of the episode is similar to that of the 1991 video game spin-off from the television series called Bart Simpson's Escape from Camp Deadly, the two are unrelated as the video game was released well before the first airing of the "Kamp Krusty" episode.

Reception edit

In its original broadcast, "Kamp Krusty" finished 24th in ratings for the week of September 21–27, 1992, with a Nielsen rating of 13.5, equivalent to approximately 12.6 million viewing households. It was the highest-rated show on the Fox network that week.[9]

Nathan Rabin of The A.V. Club gave the episode an A, ultimately saying the episode began the Simpsons' fourth season in an amazing way.[10]

Warren Martyn and Adrian Wood, the authors of the book I Can't Believe It's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide, had mixed views about the episode. They said that it is "A bit baffling to non-Americans unfamiliar with the summer camp system. But top grade stuff nonetheless. Anyone who's worked as a counsellor in such a place can testify to this episode's authenticity."[1]

The episode's reference to Ben-Hur was named the 31st greatest film reference in the history of the show by Total Film's Nathan Ditum.[11]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Martyn, Warren; Wood, Adrian (2000). . BBC. Archived from the original on August 31, 2007. Retrieved September 21, 2007.
  2. ^ Groening, Matt (2004). The Simpsons The Complete Fourth Season DVD commentary for the episode "Kamp Krusty" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
  3. ^ Groening, Matt; Stern, David; Kirkland, Mark (2004). The Simpsons The Complete Fourth Season DVD commentary for the episode "Kamp Krusty" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
  4. ^ a b c d Kirkland, Mark (2004). The Simpsons The Complete Fourth Season DVD commentary for the episode "Kamp Krusty" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
  5. ^ a b c d Jean, Al; Kirkland, Mark (2004). The Simpsons The Complete Fourth Season DVD commentary for the episode "Kamp Krusty" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
  6. ^ a b Jean, Al (2004). The Simpsons The Complete Fourth Season DVD commentary for the episode "Kamp Krusty" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
  7. ^ Bernstein, Sharon (January 21, 1992). "'The Simpsons' Producer Changes Animation Firms". Los Angeles Times. p. 18. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  8. ^ Kirkland, Mark; Groening, Matt (2004). The Simpsons The Complete Fourth Season DVD commentary for the episode "Kamp Krusty" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
  9. ^ The Associated Press (September 30, 1992). "Nielsen ratings". Daily Breeze. p. D4.
  10. ^ Rabin, Nathan (April 1, 2012). "The Simpsons (Classic): "Kamp Krusty"". www.avclub.com. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  11. ^ Ditum, Nathan (June 6, 2009). "The 50 Greatest Simpsons Movie References". Total Film. GamesRadar. Retrieved July 22, 2009.

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Kamp Krusty is the first episode of the fourth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on September 24 1992 2 In the episode the children of Springfield attend Kamp Krusty a summer camp named after Krusty the Clown The camp is extremely unpleasant leading to the campers rebelling against the camp director Meanwhile with the kids away Homer and Marge enjoy more time together and Homer becomes physically and emotionally healthier 3 Kamp Krusty The Simpsons episodeEpisode no Season 4Episode 1Directed byMark KirklandWritten byDavid M SternProduction code8F24Original air dateSeptember 24 1992 1992 09 24 Episode featuresChalkboard gag This punishment is not boring and pointless Couch gagThe family finds Fred Flintstone Wilma and Pebbles already sitting on the couch 1 CommentaryMatt GroeningAl JeanMark KirklandDavid SilvermanEpisode chronology Previous Brother Can You Spare Two Dimes Next A Streetcar Named Marge The Simpsons season 4 List of episodesThe episode was written by David M Stern and directed by Mark Kirkland Contents 1 Plot 2 Production 3 Cultural references 4 Reception 5 References 6 External linksPlot editBart and Lisa attend the summer camp Kamp Krusty leaving Homer and Marge to have some time alone for the summer The camp s director Mr Black has licensed the camp s name from Krusty the Clown However the camp turns out to be a dystopia as Lisa explains in a letter to her parents Our nature hikes have become grim death marches Our arts and crafts center is in actuality a Dickensian workhouse The camp counselors are bullies Dolph Jimbo and Kearney who feed the campers Krusty Brand Imitation Gruel while enjoying deluxe accommodations themselves the bullies sip brandy with Mr Black who intones Gentleman to evil Worst of all Krusty himself is unaware of the camp s conditions and is currently on a vacation in London To appease the restless campers Mr Black tells the children that Krusty himself is coming to visit However Krusty turns out to be a poorly disguised Barney Gumble and the ruse does not fool Bart Bart then leads the campers in revolt driving out Mr Black and the bullies and changing the camp s name to Camp Bart The stress of seeing Bart as the rebellion s leader on television causes Homer to instantly lose the hair he grew and regain the weight he lost since the children went to camp The real Krusty is informed of Kamp Krusty s conditions and returns from London to visit the camp He apologizes to the campers for their ordeal and his unawareness of their plight Mr Black had bribed him with a dump truck full of money which placated Krusty into ignorance To make it up to the campers Krusty takes them for two weeks at the happiest place on Earth Tijuana As Frank Sinatra s South of the Border plays a montage is shown of Krusty and the campers vacationing in Tijuana but Krusty misses the bus home at the end of the trip Production edit nbsp James L Brooks originally wanted the episode to become a film The idea that the children should go to a camp run by Krusty was first suggested by David M Stern The animators were enthusiastic about making this episode because they had all gone to summer camps as children and thought it would be a fun episode to write for 4 The writers also thought that it would be fun if while the kids are gone Homer and Marge find that as the kids are miserable their marriage is better than ever 5 The layout for Bart and Lisa s cabin was influenced by the director Mark Kirkland who as a child went to a Boy Scout camp that had exposed wires and other similar faults 4 Kirkland was also sure that the character Mr Black would reappear later in the series but he never did Al Jean commented I guess that the hydrofoil really got Mr Black out of the show forever 5 After he saw the completed episode James L Brooks called the writers and suggested that the Kamp Krusty script be used as a plotline for a film However the episode ran very short and to make it barely fit the minimum time the Kamp Krusty song had to be lengthened by a number of verses The episode was also chosen to be the first episode of the season further complicating matters As Jean told Brooks First of all if we make it into the movie then we don t have a premiere and second if we can t make 18 minutes out of this episode how are we supposed to make 80 6 Along with the following episode A Streetcar Named Marge Kamp Krusty was a holdover from the previous season s production run It was the final episode to be produced in this run and so the last animated at Klasky Csupo before the show s producers Gracie Films moved its domestic production to Film Roman 4 7 Cultural references editBart s dream sequence at the beginning of the episode ends with the students destroying Springfield Elementary School to Alice Cooper s School s Out mirroring the ending of the 1979 film Rock n Roll High School Some elements of the plot are borrowed from the Allan Sherman song Hello Muddah Hello Fadduh a song about a kid who went to camp and hated it The song was later used in Marge Be Not Proud and inspired the title of a later episode The idea for the song sung by the children was from a 1960s TV show called Camp Runamuck which has a theme song that is similar to the Kamp Krusty song 1 5 The scene where Lisa gives a bottle of whiskey to a man on horseback payment for delivering a letter is a reference to Meryl Streep s scene from the film The French Lieutenant s Woman 8 Some aspects of the episode are references to the novel Lord of the Flies a pig s head on a spear kids using primitive weapons and wearing war paint and a burning effigy 4 The scene where Kearney beats a drum to make the campers work in the sweatshop is taken from the slave galley scene in the 1959 film Ben Hur 6 The episode ends with the song South of the Border According to the DVD commentary the song is not sung by Frank Sinatra but by another artist impersonating him 5 When Krusty is confronted by the reporters he is asked if him and Princess Di are just friends A more cryptic reference was made when he is confronted by another reporter and retorts Where were you when I sang at Farm Aid The reference was inspired by Jackie Mason making the remark Where were you when I marched in the civil rights movement Mason had a recurring role in series as Krusty s father While the plot of the episode is similar to that of the 1991 video game spin off from the television series called Bart Simpson s Escape from Camp Deadly the two are unrelated as the video game was released well before the first airing of the Kamp Krusty episode Reception editIn its original broadcast Kamp Krusty finished 24th in ratings for the week of September 21 27 1992 with a Nielsen rating of 13 5 equivalent to approximately 12 6 million viewing households It was the highest rated show on the Fox network that week 9 Nathan Rabin of The A V Club gave the episode an A ultimately saying the episode began the Simpsons fourth season in an amazing way 10 Warren Martyn and Adrian Wood the authors of the book I Can t Believe It s a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide had mixed views about the episode They said that it is A bit baffling to non Americans unfamiliar with the summer camp system But top grade stuff nonetheless Anyone who s worked as a counsellor in such a place can testify to this episode s authenticity 1 The episode s reference to Ben Hur was named the 31st greatest film reference in the history of the show by Total Film s Nathan Ditum 11 References edit a b c Martyn Warren Wood Adrian 2000 Kamp Krusty BBC Archived from the original on August 31 2007 Retrieved September 21 2007 Groening Matt 2004 The Simpsons The Complete Fourth Season DVD commentary for the episode Kamp Krusty DVD 20th Century Fox Groening Matt Stern David Kirkland Mark 2004 The Simpsons The Complete Fourth Season DVD commentary for the episode Kamp Krusty DVD 20th Century Fox a b c d Kirkland Mark 2004 The Simpsons The Complete Fourth Season DVD commentary for the episode Kamp Krusty DVD 20th Century Fox a b c d Jean Al Kirkland Mark 2004 The Simpsons The Complete Fourth Season DVD commentary for the episode Kamp Krusty DVD 20th Century Fox a b Jean Al 2004 The Simpsons The Complete Fourth Season DVD commentary for the episode Kamp Krusty DVD 20th Century Fox Bernstein Sharon January 21 1992 The Simpsons Producer Changes Animation Firms Los Angeles Times p 18 Retrieved January 15 2022 Kirkland Mark Groening Matt 2004 The Simpsons The Complete Fourth Season DVD commentary for the episode Kamp Krusty DVD 20th Century Fox The Associated Press September 30 1992 Nielsen ratings Daily Breeze p D4 Rabin Nathan April 1 2012 The Simpsons Classic Kamp Krusty www avclub com Retrieved January 15 2022 Ditum Nathan June 6 2009 The 50 Greatest Simpsons Movie References Total Film GamesRadar Retrieved July 22 2009 External links edit nbsp Wikiquote has quotations related to 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