"Krusty the Clown" is the eighth episode of the thirtieth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons, and the 647th episode overall. The episode is directed by Matthew Faughnan and written by Ryan Koh. It aired in the United States on Fox on November 25, 2018.[1]
When the school newspaper starts losing money, Principal Skinner appoints a new editor who demotes Lisa to TV recapper. She soon realizes Homer has a talent for summarizing shows and gives him the job. Homer is successful, but his bad reviews of Krusty the Clown's TV show causes Krusty to become enraged, and he tries to run Homer off the road. With Bart's help, Krusty hides out in a low-budget circus, where he finds happiness as a traditional clown. When the circus goes bankrupt, Krusty bails them out, but is ostracized by the circus people as a TV clown. He returns to TV after being acquitted by a Homer-hostile jury.
Homer's constant recapping causes friction in his marriage and he quits. A TV executive tries to keep Homer on the job, explaining that many of the shows out there don't really exist, but the networks promote them just for the buzz. Homer and Lisa expose the fraud in the school paper, but the article is cancelled and replaced by clickbait.
Productionedit
In September 2018, it was reported that Billy Eichner would guest star in an upcoming episode.[2] Promotional material featuring Eichner was released in November 2018 with a report that Peter Serafinowicz would guest star in the same episode.[3]
Receptionedit
Viewing figuresedit
"Krusty the Clown" scored a 0.8 rating with a 3 share and was watched by 2.11 million people, making The Simpsons Fox's highest rated show of the night.[4]
Critical responseedit
Rodney Ho of the The Atlanta Journal-Constitution gave the episode an A, stating "In the end, this episode gives aggrandized importance to TV recappers, which I appreciate. But to be honest, I am not certain this part of my job is [as] important as it used to be. Still, because this episode is about my job and I'm an easily manipulated journalistic narcissist, I give this episode an A!"[5]
Tony Sokol of Den of Geek gave the episode 4.5 out of 5 points ranking, stating "'Krusty the Clown' is a great episode, good enough to be on season 4. It's funny, character-driven and dare I say it? Timely, as overused a word in reviewing as the use of the comic rule of three on The Simpsons."[6]
Dennis Perkins of The A.V. Club gave the episode a B− ranking, stating "The Simpsons used to be, can be, and occasionally still is a razor-sharp and hilarious critic of pop culture itself, and 'Krusty The Clown' shows what happens when the show's creators swing and miss."[7]
^Pedersen, Erik (September 21, 2018). "'The Simpsons' Unveils 30th Anniversary Logo; Billy Eichner Set For Guest Role". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
^Greene, Steve (November 20, 2018). "'The Simpsons': Billy Eichner Reveals His Role as a Bossy Fourth Grader". IndieWire. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
^Welch, Alex (November 28, 2018). . TV by the Numbers. Tribune Media. Archived from the original on November 28, 2018. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
^Ho, Rodney (November 26, 2018). "Ironic Simpsons recap: Lisa and Homer Simpson become TV recappers". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
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Krusty the Clown is the eighth episode of the thirtieth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons and the 647th episode overall The episode is directed by Matthew Faughnan and written by Ryan Koh It aired in the United States on Fox on November 25 2018 1 Krusty the Clown The Simpsons episodeEpisode no Season 30Episode 8Directed byMatthew FaughnanWritten byRyan KohProduction codeXABF22Original air dateNovember 25 2018 2018 11 25 Guest appearancesBilly Eichner as Billy Peter Serafinowicz as the CEOEpisode chronology Previous Werking Mom Next Daddicus Finch The Simpsonsseason 30List of episodes Contents 1 Plot 2 Production 3 Reception 3 1 Viewing figures 3 2 Critical response 3 3 Awards and nominations 4 References 5 External linksPlot editWhen the school newspaper starts losing money Principal Skinner appoints a new editor who demotes Lisa to TV recapper She soon realizes Homer has a talent for summarizing shows and gives him the job Homer is successful but his bad reviews of Krusty the Clown s TV show causes Krusty to become enraged and he tries to run Homer off the road With Bart s help Krusty hides out in a low budget circus where he finds happiness as a traditional clown When the circus goes bankrupt Krusty bails them out but is ostracized by the circus people as a TV clown He returns to TV after being acquitted by a Homer hostile jury Homer s constant recapping causes friction in his marriage and he quits A TV executive tries to keep Homer on the job explaining that many of the shows out there don t really exist but the networks promote them just for the buzz Homer and Lisa expose the fraud in the school paper but the article is cancelled and replaced by clickbait Production editIn September 2018 it was reported that Billy Eichner would guest star in an upcoming episode 2 Promotional material featuring Eichner was released in November 2018 with a report that Peter Serafinowicz would guest star in the same episode 3 Reception editViewing figures edit Krusty the Clown scored a 0 8 rating with a 3 share and was watched by 2 11 million people making The Simpsons Fox s highest rated show of the night 4 Critical response edit Rodney Ho of the The Atlanta Journal Constitution gave the episode an A stating In the end this episode gives aggrandized importance to TV recappers which I appreciate But to be honest I am not certain this part of my job is as important as it used to be Still because this episode is about my job and I m an easily manipulated journalistic narcissist I give this episode an A 5 Tony Sokol of Den of Geek gave the episode 4 5 out of 5 points ranking stating Krusty the Clown is a great episode good enough to be on season 4 It s funny character driven and dare I say it Timely as overused a word in reviewing as the use of the comic rule of three on The Simpsons 6 Dennis Perkins of The A V Club gave the episode a B ranking stating The Simpsons used to be can be and occasionally still is a razor sharp and hilarious critic of pop culture itself and Krusty The Clown shows what happens when the show s creators swing and miss 7 Awards and nominations edit Ryan Koh was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for Outstanding Writing in Animation at the 71st Writers Guild of America Awards for his script for this episode but lost to Stephanie Gillis who wrote The Simpsons episode Bart s Not Dead 8 References edit Jean Al AlJean October 23 2018 Yes Tweet Retrieved November 22 2019 via Twitter Pedersen Erik September 21 2018 The Simpsons Unveils 30th Anniversary Logo Billy Eichner Set For Guest Role Deadline Hollywood Retrieved June 17 2018 Greene Steve November 20 2018 The Simpsons Billy Eichner Reveals His Role as a Bossy Fourth Grader IndieWire Retrieved June 17 2018 Welch Alex November 28 2018 Sunday Night Football adjusts up The Simpsons and 60 Minutes adjust down Sunday final ratings TV by the Numbers Tribune Media Archived from the original on November 28 2018 Retrieved November 29 2018 Ho Rodney November 26 2018 Ironic Simpsons recap Lisa and Homer Simpson become TV recappers The Atlanta Journal Constitution Retrieved November 28 2018 Sokol Tony November 25 2018 The Simpsons Season 30 Episode 8 Review Krusty the Clown Den of Geek Dennis Publishing Retrieved November 28 2018 Perkins Dennis November 25 2018 The Simpsons has had it with those TV recapping clowns The A V Club Retrieved November 28 2018 McNary Dave February 17 2019 WGA Awards 2019 Winners Can You Ever Forgive Me Eighth Grade Win Screenplay Awards Variety Retrieved February 23 2019 External links edit Krusty the Clown at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Krusty the Clown The Simpsons episode amp oldid 1216735334, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
