Krusty Gets Busted
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"Krusty Gets Busted"
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Episode Information
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- "''"Krusty the Clown, you are being arrested for armed robbery"
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Krusty Gets Busted is the twelth episode of Season 1. The episode first aired on April 29, 1990. The episode was written by Jay Kogen and Wallace Wolodarsky, and directed by Brad Bird. This episode marks the first full-fledged appearance of Kent Brockman, and Kelsey Grammer makes his first guest appearance on the show as the voice of Sideshow Bob.
Krusty the Klown, TV hero of Springfield's children, is tried for the armed robbery of the Kwik-E-Mart. Bart and Lisa investigate, convinced that Krusty has been framed. How does Krusty's unusually literate sidekick Sideshow Bob fit into the picture?
Plot
After work, Homer stops by the Kwik-E-Mart after learning that his wife's sisters are coming over. While in the store, he encounters a masked gunman who proceeds to rob the Kwik-E-Mart. When Homer is asked to identify the gunman, the photographic evidence appears to show the culprit as being Krusty the Clown. It doesn't take long before the news is broadcasting the story, and Bart becomes disillusioned by his television idol.
Krusty goes to trial, but all the evidence points to him as being the robber. During this time, parents groups and church groups alike take up arms to hold a public burning of all of Krusty's merchandise, after he is found guilty. Shortly after Krusty is sentenced, Sideshow Bob takes his place on television, promising that his television program will become a more educational and pleasant experience.
During this time, Bart manages to convince Lisa that he believes Krusty was framed. While going back to the scene of the crime, they recall two things:
1) The robber used the microwave oven to heat up a burrito. However, a sign on the microwave says that people with pacemakers should not go near it. After a much-publicized heart attack, Krusty was fitted with a pacemaker.
2) The robber was reading a magazine, but it is well-known that Krusty is illiterate.
Hoping to find more clues, Bart, Lisa and Maggie go to the television studio to interview Sideshow Bob. However, Bob casually waves them aside, but gives them free tickets to attend the next show. During the taping of "The Sideshow Bob Cavalcade of Whimsy," Bart is chosen to speak with Bob on a one-to-one interview session, when Bob notices that Bart appears troubled. Bart then explains what he and Lisa have come up with. While Sideshow Bob shows concern, he still feels that Bart should move on, commenting that he has some "big shoes to fill." When Bart hears these words, he suddenly remembers the video footage where Homer stepped on the end of the impersonators clown shoes, too far along for anyone with normal feet to feel it. Noticing the size of Sideshow Bob's feet, Bart suddenly blurts out and proves on network television that Sideshow Bob framed Krusty, noting that while Krusty wears big floppy shoes, he has little feet (like all good-hearted people).
Soon afterward, Bob is arrested, admitting that he framed Krusty due to the amount of humiliation he endured as the fall-guy for all of Krusty's pranks. Once Krusty is released from jail, he cheerfully thanks Bart for believing in him through the entire ordeal. Bart is rewarded with an enormous amount of Krusty-related merchandise that we see all over his bedroom as the episode ends.
Special Guest Voice(s)
The Krusty the Clown Show
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| Main cast | ||
| Krusty the Clown • Sideshow Mel • Mr. Teeny | ||
| Other cast | ||
| Tina Ballerina • Clown doctor • Ms. No Means No • Corporal Punishment | ||
| Former cast | ||
| Sideshow Bob • Sideshow Leonard Cohen • Holly Hippie • Princess Penelope • Sideshow Luke Perry • Sideshow Raheem • Bart Simpson • Lisa Simpson • Sideshow Agent Tom Stovak | ||
| Guest cast | ||
| Battery • Professor Gas Can • George Meany • Robert Frost • Hyman Krustofsky • Miami Sound Machine • Madame Mimi • Ravi Shankar • Sophie • Stingy | ||
| Staff | ||
| Howard |
