Fears of a Clown

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	Season 29 Episode
← 631 "3 Scenes Plus a Tag from a Marriage"	632 "Fears of a Clown"	"No Good Read Goes Unpunished" 633 →

"Fears of a Clown"

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"Fears of a Clown" is the 14th episode of season 29. It aired on April 1, 2018.

Synopsis

"Bart goes to prankster rehab after a clown-mask prank terrifies the town and destroys Krusty's career. A tortured Krusty then tries his hand at serious drama with a regional theater company."

Production

The front cover of the script incorrectly refers to the episode title as "Tears of a Clown", rather than "Fears of a Clown", which is the actual episode title.

It is a re-imagining of Stephen King's It but with Krusty.

A first description of the plot was: "Everybody is now horrified of clowns after Bart does a prank using clown masks, which also makes Krusty lose his job. He tries to come back as a dramatic actor for the play "The Salesman's Bad Day", with Llewellyn Sinclair as his director."

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Promo videos

• Preview: Celebrate April Fool's Day! at YouTube
• Preview: It's A Shocker at YouTube
• Guest Starring Andy Daly at YouTube
• Krusty The Clown Takes The Stage at YouTube
• Coach Llewellyn Sinclair Gives Krusty Some Encouragement at YouTube

References

← Season 28 Season 29 Episodes Season 30 →

The Serfsons • Springfield Splendor • Whistler's Father • Treehouse of Horror XXVIII • Grampy Can Ya Hear Me • The Old Blue Mayor She Ain't What She Used to Be • Singin' in the Lane • Mr. Lisa's Opus • Gone Boy • Haw-Haw Land • Frink Gets Testy • Homer Is Where the Art Isn't • 3 Scenes Plus a Tag from a Marriage • Fears of a Clown • No Good Read Goes Unpunished • King Leer • Lisa Gets the Blues • Forgive and Regret • Left Behind • Throw Grampa from the Dane • Flanders' Ladder