Like Father, Like Clown

Like Father, Like Clown
Episode Number	41
Production Code	8F05
Original Airdate	October 24, 1991
Blackboard Text	"I will finish what I sta"
Couch Gag	Bart jumps into the entire family's lap.
Special Guest Voices	Jackie Mason as Rabbi Krustofski
Written By	Jay Kogen and Wallace Wolodarsky
Directed By	Jeffrey Lynch and Brad Bird

Like Father, Like Clown is the sixth episode of The Simpsons' third season.

[edit] Plot

Krusty cancelles a dinner with Bart aparrently not for the first time. This makes Bart extremly upset even to the point of turning in his membership badge, he sends a letter to Krusty and his secretary reads it, she is very disappointed and forces Krusty to go. Marge tells Bart that Krusty is coming and he instantly cheers up. At dinner they ask Krusty to say grace and he starts to recite a jewish prayer, he tells a story about how when he was younger he was called Herschal Krustofsky lived on the Lower East side of Springfield, his father was a Rabbi and he wanted Krusty to be a Rabbi too but Krusty wanted to be a clown, one day Krusty gets a chance to perform but he was sprayed by water, his make-up fell off and his father recognized him and disowned him. After the story is over Krusty seems very emotional and stays at the Simpson home until one AM looking at photo albums, he finally leaves and trys calling his dad but afraid that his dad will reject him again he dosen't say any thing. Bart and Lisa noticing him getting increasingly depressed (even to the point of crying during his TV show) they deceide to try to locate and reunite Krusty with his father. They find him in a radio studio where a framed "Larry Davis Experience" gold record hangs on the wall. His father is still mad at Krusty, so after several trys they finally convince Hyman to forgive Krusty by saying the quote of a famous clown. Krusty has gotten worse and is shown smoking backstage his father greets him and they embrace.