Krusty the Clown

**Herschel Krustofsky** better known as **Krusty the Clown** is a supporting-character from the Simpsons who has a central role in the Simpsons theming at Universal parks, including the Simpsons ride.

## History

### Background

#### Origins

Herschel Krustofsky was son of Rabi Hyman Krustofsky in Springfield. Krusty was disowned by his father for wanting to go into show-business. Herschel took up the stage-name, "Krusty the Clown" and became a jaded, chain-smoking and morally questionable children's entertainer on the, "Krusty the Clown Show" of Channel 6. Krusty also became the owner and likeness/namesake of various low-quality products including *Krusty Burger*, a fast-food chain which serves dangerous low-quality foods which has its business aided by Krusty paying the mafia to keep McDonald's and Burger King out of Springfield. At some point, Krusty had a heart-attack which left him needing a pace-maker and caused his skin to be white omitting the need for clown makeup.

Krusty's sidekick on TV was, "Sideshow Bob", who Krusty frequently abused and mistreated. This lead to Sideshow Bob robbing a Kwik-E-Mart while disguised as Krusty in-order to frame Krusty and take over the show. However, Sideshow Bob's plot was uncovered by Krusty's major fan Bart Simpson causing Sideshow Bob to go to prison and eventually develop a vendetta against Bart. Krusty replaced Sideshow Bob with new sidekick, Sideshow Mel.

#### Krustyland

In the late March of 2007, inventor Doc Brown was losing control of his organization the *Institute of Future Technology* which Krusty was attempting to take over. Doc Brown was going to sign a contract which would save the institute, only for his business ally to be accidentally run-over by scientist Professor Frink in one of Brown's DeLorean time-machines while Frink was returning to the past to try and save the institute. After this, Doc Brown was left with no other alternative than to sell the institute to Krusty who then planned to develop it into the amusement-park Krustyland which he hired Brown to work the ticket-booth of and ordered to cut his hair. Doc Brown would go on to make plans involving time-travel to try and undo Krusty's takeover of the institute.

Krustyland hired various theme-park designers who were fired from other, higher quality theme-parks, and largely run by townsfolk of *Springfield*. The park itself was built entirely by prison convicts.. The park was also partially powered by a dubiously maintained Nuclear reactor, maintained by scientist Professor Frink who rose concerns of it causing monstrous growth mutations which Krusty ignored. When Frink questioned how Krusty was able to take over the Institute of Future Technology with his theme-park, Frink used one of Doc Brown's DeLoreans and travelled back to 2007 where he accidentally ran-over Doc Brown's business-ally, allowing for Krusty to take over the Institute.

#### Sideshow Bob's Breakout

At some point, Krusty opened a new rollercoaster in Krustyland which many people (including the Simpsons family) attended the opening of in an extremely long line. At the same time, Sideshow Bob escaped from prison and travelled to the amusement park for revenge on Krusty and the Simpsons while disguised as a mascot. When Krusty chose the Simpsons to be amongst the first guests to ride his rollercoaster, he and the family were held at gunpoint by Bob then forced onto the rollercoaster for Bob's revenge.

However, the Simpsons managed to escape Bob while causing massive damage throughout Krustyland. Eventually Sideshow Bob was crushed by debris from the collapsing park and the riders disembarked from Krusty's ride.

## Appearances

Krusty is mentioned on clipboards sometimes in Doc Brown's possession for the character's meet 'n' greets.

#### Krusty Burger Restaurant

This restaurant is themed to being run by Krusty.

#### The Simpsons Ride

This ride is set within Krustyland and initially follows the Simpsons and the riders going on Krusty's new rollercoaster, only for it to be taken over by Sideshow Bob.

## Trivia

* During meet 'n' greets, Doc Brown sometimes has a clipboard with plans to reclaim the Institute from Krusty's control. This clipboard theorizes that Krusty and/or Sideshow Bob conspired with Biff Tannen to take down the institute.

## References

1. ↑ Ride pre-show
2. ↑ https://touringplans.com/blog/s6\_usfmeetngreet/
3. ↑ Fun fact stated by Apu