Editing The Krusty the Clown Show (TV series)

{{TV Show
|name = The Krusty the Clown Show
|image = [[File:The Krusty the Clown Show.png|250px]]
|genre = Children's Comedy
|Starring = [[Krusty the Clown]]<br>[[Mr. Teeny]]<br>[[Sideshow Mel]]<br>[[Sideshow Bob]] (formerly)
|Country of Origin = United States
|Channel = [[Channel 6]]<br>[[Channel 25]] (formerly)
}}

'''''The Krusty the Clown Show''''', or '''''The Krusty the Klown Show''''', is a popular children's variety show that airs in [[Channel 6]] every afternoon at 4 PM, and is hosted by [[Krusty the Clown]].

== History ==
''The Krusty the Klown Show'' began as early as 1957, and started off as a serious talk show. The show soon devolved into a children's entertainment show which became extremely popular. Until the 1970s, Krusty hit the kids with a stick if they didn't laugh. A documentary was made about this called ''[[Circus of Shame]]''.<ref name="10%">"[[The Ten-Per-Cent Solution]]"</ref> The show involves slapstick humor, comedy skits starring members of the show, and occasional special guest stars along with often questionable sponsors like Percodan.

At one point, the show was handed over to [[Sideshow Bob]] due to the fact that Krusty was convicted for attempted robbery, and the show was renamed the ''Sideshow Bob's Cavalcade of Whimsy'', and turned into an educational program for children. However, the show was handed back to Krusty after it was revealed that [[Sideshow Bob]] framed Krusty because Bob had enough of being the butt of Krusty's jokes.<ref>"[[Krusty Gets Busted]]"</ref>

The show faced competition with a popular ventriloquist show, ''[[The Gabbo Show]]'', resulting in a rapid ratings drop that left it below even [[Channel Ocho]], and it was soon canceled. Siblings [[Bart Simpson|Bart]] and [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa]] helped Krusty to air the ''[[Krusty Comeback Special]]'', starring many celebrities including his half-brother, {{Ch|Luke Perry}}, and the {{Chs|Red Hot Chili Peppers}}. The show soon became popular again, while the Gabbo show fell from grace due to the doll accidentally swearing at the audience.<ref name="Krusty Gets Kancelled">"[[Krusty Gets Kancelled]]"</ref>

The show was temporarily possessed by the IRS after Krusty was caught for tax fraud.<ref>"[[Bart the Fink]]"</ref>

Later, the show was criticized by the FCC for not being educational enough. In response, a children's news segment called ''[[Kidz Newz]]'' was created, with children being the news anchors. The segment gained popularity after Bart Simpson became an anchor for the segment and created an additional human interest segment called ''[[Bart's People]]''. The segment was later canceled and replaced.<ref>"[[Girly Edition]]"</ref>

In [[2001]], ''The Krusty the Klown Show'' faced competition with another show once again, this time with a quiz show called ''[[Me Wantee!]]''. Fed up with network executives attempting to get him to drastically change the content of the show, Krusty announces his retirement. The last episode of the show was a special farewell episode. During the episode, Sideshow Bob, who was released from prison days before, planned to kill Krusty in revenge over Krusty constantly mistreating Bob during his career. To kill Krusty, Bob brainwashed and hypnotized [[Bart Simpson]] into killing Krusty, and straps bombs on Bart which will detonate when Bart comes up to hug Krusty on stage after Krusty's speech to the audience. However, Krusty unexpectedly apologized to Bob on stage for mistreating Bob, causing Bob to do everything he can to stop Bart. [[Mr. Teeny]] ultimately saved Krusty by throwing Bart's bomb strap into a room full of network executives, killing them instead. The show's ratings rose once again due to Sideshow Bob's attempted murder (which Krusty enjoys due to the ratings that are brought to the show every time Bob attempts to kill him).<ref name="Day of the Jackanapes">"[[Day of the Jackanapes]]"</ref>

Some time during the show's history, Krusty and Sideshow Mel shot episodes of ''The Krusty the Klown Show'' in German for German consumption (This is a reference to a similar situation that occurred to the Monty Python troupe, who were compelled to create special German-language episodes of ''Monty Python's Flying Circus'' to clear German-specific content laws that were in force in West Germany at the time. The episodes were filmed at a Bavarian TV studio in Germany).

Krusty was eventually dropped from [[Channel 6]] and moved to a new station, [[HBOWTIME]] where he started up a new show, ''[[The Krusty the Clown Show Retro Reboot!]]''. After he quit HBOWTIME, it is unknown what happened to ''The Krusty the Clown Show''.<ref name="10%"/>


=== The Itchy and Scratchy Show ===
''See [[The Itchy & Scratchy Show|The Itchy and Scratchy Show]]''

== Members of ''The Krusty the Clown Show'' ==
[[File:Krustytheclownshow.png|thumb|314px|The cast of the Krusty the Clown show]]
*[[Krusty the Clown]] (host)
*[[Mr. Teeny]] 
*[[Sideshow Mel]] 
*[[Tina Ballerina]]
*[[Corporal Punishment]]
*[[The Clown Doctor]]
*[[Sideshow Bob]] (former, fired after getting arrested)
*[[Bart Simpson]] (former)<ref>"[[Bart Gets Famous]]"</ref>
*[[Lisa Simpson]] (former)<ref>"[[All About Lisa]]"</ref>
*[[Sideshow Raheem]] (former)<ref name="I Love Lisa">"[[I Love Lisa]]"</ref>
*{{Ch|Luke Perry}} (former)<ref name="Krusty Gets Kancelled"/>
*[[Princess Penelope]] (former)<ref>"[[Once Upon a Time in Springfield]]"</ref>
*Sideshow Phil (former, non-canon)<ref>"[[Homer's Triple Bypass]]" deleted scene</ref>

== Guest Stars ==
*[[George Meany]] (Klassic Krusty segment)<ref name="Bart of Darkness">"[[Bart of Darkness]]"</ref>
*[[Robert Frost]]<ref name="I Love Lisa"/>
*[[Hyman Krustofsky|Rabbi Hyman Krustofsky]]<ref>"[[Like Father, Like Clown]]"</ref>
*[[Sideshow Bob]]
*[[Ravi Shankar]] (Klassic Krusty segment)<ref name="Bart of Darkness"/>
*[[Madame Mimi]]<ref name="Day of the Jackanapes"/>

== Behind the Laughter ==
*''Sideshow Bob's Cavalcade of Whimsy'' is a Spoof on BBC's {{w|Play School (British TV series)|Original "Play school" series}} with 4 International Spin-offs such as {{w|Play School (New Zealand TV series)|New Zealand}}, {{w|Play School (Australian TV series)|Australian}}, {{w|Polka Dot Door|Canadian "Polka Dot Door"}} and {{w|Zoom (1972 TV series)|American "Zoom"}}.

== Appearances ==
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*{{ul|The Krusty the Clown Show}}
*{{ep|The Telltale Head}}
*{{ep|Krusty Gets Busted}}
*{{ep|Itchy & Scratchy & Marge}}
*{{ep|Like Father, Like Clown}}
*{{ep|Kamp Krusty}}
*{{ep|Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie}}
*{{ep|I Love Lisa}}
*{{ep|The Front}}
*{{ep|Krusty Gets Kancelled}}
*{{ep|Homer Goes to College}}
*{{ep|Bart Gets Famous}}
*{{ep|Bart of Darkness}}
*{{ep|Itchy & Scratchy Land}}
*{{ep|Homie the Clown}}
*{{ep|Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming}}
*{{ep|Marge Be Not Proud}}
*{{ep|Bart the Fink}}
*{{ep|The Day the Violence Died}}
*{{ep|The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show}}
*{{ep|Brother from Another Series}}
*{{ep|The Last Temptation of Krust}}
*{{ep|Day of the Jackanapes}}
*{{ep|The Lastest Gun in the West}}
*{{ep|Yokel Chords}}
*{{ep|Once Upon a Time in Springfield}}
*{{ep|Lisa Simpson, This Isn't Your Life}}
*{{ep|The Man in the Blue Flannel Pants}}
*{{ep|The Ten-Per-Cent Solution}}
*{{ep|Holidays of Future Passed}}
*{{ep|The Daughter Also Rises}}
*{{ep|Clown in the Dumps}}
*{{ep|Krusty the Clown (episode)|pipe=yes|3=Krusty the Clown}}
*{{ep|Bart vs. Itchy & Scratchy}}
*{{ep|The Winter of Our Monetized Content}}
*{{ep|Marge the Lumberjill|([[Marge the Lumberjill/Gags|billboard gag]])}}
*{{bon|O Bart, Where Art Thou?}}
*{{bon|To Live and Diaper in Springfield}}
*{{bk|The Krusty Book}}
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== References ==
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