Edited sentence: " His sister Lil replies, "Don't bother; they're here." on the U2 release, Under A Blood Red Sky./Send in those soulful and doleful, schmaltz-by-the-bowlful clowns) are clearly not the original lyrics.Also, in Treehouse of Horror XIII, the episode "Send in the Clones", is a parody of the song.Aren't we a pair.He opens the special by singing the song in a baleful croak, all the time on the verge of weeping, and on his final chant of "Send in the clowns," he does indeed break down, and Sideshow Mel enters and completes the verse: They're already here.However, the band did not have the appropriate licensing and did not pay the required royalties and were fined $50,000 (US) and had to make sure any further pressings of the release had an edited version of the song.In episode 36 of the Nickelodeon cartoon Rugrats, "King Ten Pin", Phil wonders, "Maybe they'll send in the clowns.In season 5 of the television series 3rd Rock from the Sun (episode 20 "Dick Solomon's Day Off"), character Dick Solomon (John Lithgow), upon missing a balloon ride with love interest Mary Albright (Jane Curtin), muses, "Isn't it rich.Me here at last on the ground, you in mid-air.Stars of the Lid recorded a version called "Don't Bother They're Here" for their 2007 album And the Refinement of the Decline.The Santa Clara Vanguard uses an instrumental version as its official corps song, which is played at the anniversary dinner, as well as in encore performances.The episode concerns Krusty the Clown hosting a comeback special to rival his puppet competitor, Gabbo.The lines sung here (Send in the clowns/those daffy, laffy clowns.The song was performed as a snippet during "The Electric Co.The song was sent up on an episode of The Simpsons, "Krusty Gets Kancelled"