Krusty Gets Busted

Aired April 29, 1990 (episode 7G12)

Plot

After work, Homer stops by the Kwik-E-Mart after learning that his wife's sisters are coming over. He then sees Krusty the Klown robbing the store. When Homer identifies him as the thief, Krusty is arrested. Bart is devastated and all Krusty merchandise gets burned after Krusty is found guilty of robbery. Sideshow Bob takes his place on the TV and Bart refuses to believe Krusty did it. When Bart and Lisa go to the Kwik-E-Mart to find clues, they find some interesting things. Krusty couldn't have used the microwave; he has a pacemaker. He also couldn't have read the magazine, for he is illiterate. Krusty was framed. On the live show "The Sideshow Bob Cavalcade of Whimsy" Bart concludes to the audience that it wasn't Krusty who robbed the store; it was Sideshow Bob. He realizes this because in the footage of the store, Homer stepped on his foot. But Krusty has small feet. So the police arrest Bob, free Krusty, and Krusty thanks Bart for trusting him. Krusty is cleared and Bob begins the first of his many prison terms.

First Appearances

Trivia

As Bart and Lisa arrive at the crime scene, the music from Mission: Impossible can be heard.
The District Attorney is dressed up, and even acts a lot like 1950's attorney Perry Mason.
Sideshow Bob's line, "And I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for these meddling kids" is from Scooby-Doo.
Sign on the Kwik-E-Mart microwave: "People with pacemakes should stay away from this thing."
The entire idea behind the Itchy & Scratchy cartoons is nothing more than an "extremely violent" version of the old Tom & Jerry cartoons. Their names however were inspired by the 1958 cartoon Pixie & Dixie.