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'''James H. "Jim" Allen''' (May 15, 1928 – July 28, [[2015]]), better known as '''Rusty Nails''', was an American clown and former host of children's television shows. He was interviewed in ''[[The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice!]]''. | '''James H. "Jim" Allen''' (May 15, 1928 – July 28, [[2015]]), better known as '''Rusty Nails''', was an American clown and former host of children's television shows. He was interviewed in ''[[The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice!]]''. | ||
| − | [[Krusty the Clown]] is loosely based on him, but [[Matt Groening]] says that Krusty's mean-spirited nature is nothing like Rusty Nails. | + | [[Krusty the Clown]] is loosely based on him, but [[Matt Groening]] says that Krusty's mean-spirited nature is nothing like Rusty Nails. As a small child, Matt Groening once got to be on Rusty Nails' television show.<ref name=BBKC3>"The Bongo Beat" column, {{KC|3}}</ref> |
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== References == | == References == | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
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| − | *{{Wikipedialink}} | + | *{{Wikipedialink|James H. Allen|Rusty Nails}} |
{{Real-world deaths|other=yes}} | {{Real-world deaths|other=yes}} | ||
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James H. "Jim" Allen (May 15, 1928 – July 28, 2015), better known as Rusty Nails, was an American clown and former host of children's television shows. He was interviewed in The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice!.
Krusty the Clown is loosely based on him, but Matt Groening says that Krusty's mean-spirited nature is nothing like Rusty Nails. As a small child, Matt Groening once got to be on Rusty Nails' television show.[1]
References[edit]
- ↑ "The Bongo Beat" column, Krusty Comics #3
External links[edit]
Interviewees in The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice!
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