| Hyman Krustofski
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| Character Information
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Hyman Krustofski or better known as Rabbi Krustofski (voiced by Jackie Mason) is the father of Krusty the Clown. His first appearance was in “Like Father, Like Clown.” Krusty started to miss his long estranged father, who had abandoned him because Krusty wanted to become a Clown instead of a Rabbi. Bart and Lisa noticed this and did everything they could to convince the Rabbi to see his son, but he proved to be a stubborn man. They tried to beat him at his own game and quoted Jewish scripture that suggests he reunited with his son, however he easily countered this with Talmudic interpretation. Lisa, out of ideas, suggests using a Sammy Davis, Jr. quote, which works and the Rabbi reunites with his son during the show. His second major appearance would be in “Today I Am a Clown” in which Krusty would decide to get a Bar Mitzvah and has to go to his father. In preparation, Krusty becomes a devout Jew and is later fired from his show. In a move of desperation, he decided to televise his Bar Mitzvah. It proved to be extremely successful, but was a disappointment to the Rabbi. In the end, Krusty decided to have a real Bar Mitzvah in a real Shul, which pleased his father. This would be the last appearance in which he was voiced by Jackie Mason. Jackie Mason voices the character in “Like Father, Like Clown” and “Today I Am a Clown.” All other appearances are voiced by Dan Castellaneta. He would make a brief cameo appearance in “Homer’s Triple Bypass,” and later in the episodes “Simpsons Christmas Stories,” “Treehouse of Horror XVII”, and “On a Clear Day I Can't See My Sister.”
