"Homie the Clown"
Written by: John Swartzwelder
Directed by: David Silverman
First aired: February 12, 1995
S06E15
(2F12)
Episode Background
Episode Background:
"Homie the Clown"
"Homie the Clown"
Written by: John Swartzwelder
Directed by: David Silverman
First aired: February 12, 1995
S06E15
2F12
Episode Background
Homie the Clown was part of the winter lineup of the 1994-1995 US TV schedule. It first aired February 12, 1995 at 8pm on Fox following “Get Smart” and was followed by “House of Buggin'”, both of which remain top notch examples of quality television, well worth clearing your Sunday nights to watch on the family TV. Homie the Clown was seen by over 17 million people when it first aired according to Nielsen ratings.
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Plot
In this episode, Homer becomes a Krusty the Clown impersonator after seeing a billboard ad for clown college, but is mistaken for the real Krusty by the Springfield Mafia.
“Clown college? I can’t eat that.”
Top Quotable Lines
- Bart: “TV sucks”. Homer: “I know you′re upset right now, so I′ll pretend you didn′t say that”.
- Homer: “To alcohol! The cause of and solution to all of life′s problems!”
- Homer: “Hello? You′ll have to speak up. I′m wearing a towel”
Top Ranking Term
Professor Frink has ran advanced ranking algorithms and processed every spoken line of this episode and found that…
“Krusty”
… is the top ranking unique term in Homie the Clown.
“We’re only letting the bet ride because you crack us so consistently up.”