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{{Desc|[[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.}}
 
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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.<ref>[https://twitter.com/mikepriceinla/status/872952243468746752 Michael Price on Twitter - "Tears/Fears"]</ref>
 
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.<ref>[https://twitter.com/mikepriceinla/status/872952243468746752 Michael Price on Twitter - "Tears/Fears"]</ref>
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It is a re-imagining of [[Stephen King]]'s {{w|It_(miniseries)|It}} but with [[Krusty]].<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/simpsons-season-29-preview-comic-con-2017-1023604 The Hollywood Reporter - "'The Simpsons' Creator Gets Political at Comic-Con Panel"]</ref>
 
It is a re-imagining of [[Stephen King]]'s {{w|It_(miniseries)|It}} but with [[Krusty]].<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/simpsons-season-29-preview-comic-con-2017-1023604 The Hollywood Reporter - "'The Simpsons' Creator Gets Political at Comic-Con Panel"]</ref>
  
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.<ref>[http://ew.com/tv/the-simpsons-season-29-preview/the-simpsons-season-29 Entertainment Weekly - The Simpsons: Season 29 features Ed Sheeran, Game of Thrones gag]</ref>"
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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."<ref>[http://ew.com/tv/the-simpsons-season-29-preview/the-simpsons-season-29 Entertainment Weekly - The Simpsons: Season 29 features Ed Sheeran, Game of Thrones gag]</ref>
  
 
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Revision as of 20:25, April 1, 2018

Season 29 Episode
631 "3 Scenes Plus a Tag from a Marriage"
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"Fears of a Clown"
"No Good Read Goes Unpunished" 633
"Fears of a Clown"
Fears of a Clown promo 1.png
Episode Information
Billboard gag: Mayor Quimby's Easter egg hunt. Bunnies supplied by President Trump
Showrunner: [[{{{showrunner}}}]]



"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."


Plot

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.[1]

It is a re-imagining of Stephen King's It but with Krusty.[2]

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."[3]

Gallery

Promo videos

References


Season 29 Episodes
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