Characters - The Simpsons - GlobalTV.com: Official Site of Global Television The Simpsons cast Homer Simpson Homer Simpson was born March 12, 1951 to parents Abe and Mona Simpson. He is an overweight and lazy, yet devoted and caring man of below average intelligence. At his job at the Sprinfield Nuclear Power plant, Homer is lazy, and often sleeps on duty. His favourite hobbies are watching TV and drinking at Moe's Tavern. His best friends are childhood pals Barney Gumble, Lenny Leonard, Carl Carlson, and Moe Szyslak. His favourite beer is Duff. In 1960, Homer pushed 15 crayons up his nose. One remains wedged in his brain, resulting in Homer's below low IQ. Homer Simpson developed an overeating habit after a traumatizing experience discovering a decomposing corpse. Homer met Marge Bouvier in high school and fell in love with her immediately. The couple married at Shotgun Pete's 24 hour Wedding Chapel while Marge was pregnant with their first born, Bart. It is the three announcements of Marge's pregnancy which have resulted in Homer Simpson's loss of hair. Throughout the years, Homer's held many jobs.

This include a gig at Sir Putt-A-Lot's Merrie Old Fun Cetre, a pin monkey at Barney's uncle's bowling alley, a professional astronaut, and aa Grammy award winning musician. Homer's rival is his pious neighbor Ned Flanders. Homer attends church on a regular basis despite being an irreligious man. Despite his indifference towards church, Homer has met God several times, who once told Homer he's allowed to skip church. Homer is a polygot, meaning he is able to easily speak many languages. Homer has been known to speak Spanish and Penguing. At least once a season, Homer Simpson has had a life saving operation. He owns the Denver Broncos, has died twice, has been shot three times, and is afraid of sock puppets. Homer Simpsons middle name is The Simpsons creator Matt Groening's nod to Bullwinkle J Moose of Rocky and Bullwinkle. Homer has been cited as being inspired by actor Walter Mathau and the British comedy Laurel and Hardy. Homer Simpson's email is Chucklover53@aol.com - if you send Homer an email, Simpsons writer Matt Saleman will reply. Marge Simpson Marge Simpson's role is to essentially maintain order in the Simpsons household.

She is often described as the killjoy of the family. Marge is the youngest daughter or Jacqueline and Clancy Bouvier, she has two older sisters, twins Patty and Selma. Throughout the years, Marge Simpson has held many occupations. These jobs include pretzel wagon creator and seller, policewoman, trade show model, real estate agent for Red Blazer Realty, and baker for an erotic bakery. Marge met Homer Simpson in high school, and fell in love with Homer after realizing her prom date Artie Ziff was a sleaze ball. Since senior prom, Marge has worn her hair in a beehive style. She uses Blue dye #56 and if you included the height of her hair, Marge is 8'6 tall. Marge is a talented painter, Ringo Star lover, and celebrated cook. Her specialty dish is pork chops, which happens to be her husband Homer's favourite. Marge is left handed, needs glasses, and is afraid of flying. In 2009, Marge Simpson posed for playboy magazine. She is said to have been based on Jackie Onassis. Lisa Simpson Lisa Simpson is the 8 year old prodigy of the Simpsons family.

She is a smart, independent overachiever with few friends. Lisa's first word was "Bart". Lisa is a vegetarian, leftist, and member of Mensa. Her IQ is 159. Lisa'd hobbies include playing baritone saxophone, riding horses, and studying. Lisa's first boyfriend has Nelson Muntz. She's had many crushes and is adored by Milhouse. . Lisa Simpson speaks Italian, wears Calvin Klein invisible braces, and is a part of the Free Tibet movement. The character of Lisa Simpson was originally written as "a female Bart". Lisa's saxophone solos are performed by Terry Harrington. Bart Simpson Born on April Fool's Day, Bart Simpson is the eldest child of Marge and Homer Simpson. He is a self-proclaimed underachiever and prankster of Sprinfield Elementary. A rebel before he was born, Bart mooned Dr.Hibbert while Marge was having a sonogram. His first words were "Aye Carumba". Bart loves Krusty the Klown, skateboarding, pulling pranks, and reading the comic book Radioactive Man. Bart's best friend is Milhouse Van Houten. Bart is constantly getting detention.

His main rival is Sprinfield Elementary's principal, Seymour Skinner. His other nemesis is bully Nelson Muntz Bart and his younger sister Lisa share a sibling rivalry, but Bart is always supportive of Lisa in her times of great need. Another rival of Bart's is Sideshow Bob. On many occasions, Bart has foiled Sideshow Bob's plans to kill Bart or commit various other other evil doings. Life his father, Bart is a polygot and speaks many different languages. Bart speaks French, Spanish, Japanese, Cantonese, and Latin. Like many other members of his family, Bart is a skilled musician. He plays the drums. Bart is the lead scorer in the Mighty Pigs pee wee hockey league. He is a natural dancer and driver. He died once, and was once brought back to life by Satan. Maggie Simpson Maggie Simpson is the youngest child of the Simpson family. She is 1 years old, loves her pacifier and often trips over her jumper. 7 years after Marge was pregnant with Lisa, Homer and Marge bought their first home.

Set up comfortably to raise two children, Homer quit his job at the Sprinfield Nuclear Power Plant to follow his dreams and work as a pin monkey at Barney's Bowlerama. Soon after Homer quit his job, Marge became pregnant with Maggie. Home pulled out what was left of his hair and was forced to go back to his old job at the power plant. Maggie's first word was "Daddy". Despite the fact that Homer often forgets his third child exists and Maggie is often portrayed as being afraid of Homer, Homer loves Maggie dearly and keeps all of her photos at work to keep him happy throughout the day. Maggie's second word was "Daddily-Doodily". Maggi has often displayed precocious levels of violence and heroism. She has attempted to murder Mr. Burns, fought in a St. Patrick's Day riot, and protected her family's house against an angry mob. She has saved Homer's life on more than one occasion. Maggie once organized a coup on her day care to regain her pacifiers. She is extremely agile, has been seen playing the saxophone, and once bowled a perfect game.

In the opening credits of the Simpsons, Maggie's scanner price is $847.63 - the average monthly cost of rearing an infant in 1989. Patty Bouvier Patty Bouvier is the younger twin of Marge's cynical, chain-smoking sisters. She is younger than her twin, Selma, by two minutes. Like her sister Selma, Patty has a strong dislike of her younger sister's husband, Homer. Of the pair, Patty is the more jaded of the twin sisters. Patty and Selma are both obsessed with the 1980's series MacGyver. She lives in a spinster apartment with Selma, chain-smokes Lady Laramie 100s cigarettes, and is a severe snorer. In season 16, Patty announced she was a lesbian. Patty has traveled extensively with Selma. They have visited Egypt, Mexico, Russia, Easter Island and the horse drawn carriage museum in Alberta. Selma Bouvier-Hutz-McClure-Stu-Simpson-D'Amico Selma Bouvier is the older sibling of Marge's twin sisters.

She is more romantic than her twin sister, easily and often falling in love with the wrong men . Selma shares an apartment with her sister Patty at the Spinster Arms. Like Patty, Selma is obsessed with MacGyver, and once almost called off a marriage because of her spouse-to-be's disdain for the show. Selma has been married 5 times. Her exes include Disco Stu, Fat Tony, Abe Simpson, Troy MaClure, and Sideshow Bob. She has also dated Moe Syzlak, Barney Gumble, and Hans Moleman. Selma has a pet iguana named Jub-Jub. She smokes Laramie Hi-Tars cigarettes and has lost her sense of taste and smell after a childhood bottle rocket accident. Selma's motto: "Single, eh? Well, he passes the Selma test." Charles Montgomery Plantagenent Schnicklegruber Burns Mr. Burns is the primary antagonist of the Simpsons. He is old, frail, greedy, cruel, bitter and heartless. He is also a billionaire. Mr. Burns is of Scottish/German descent. He was raised in the country and had ten siblings. At a young age, Mr.

Burns left the country to live with his grandfather, Colonel Wainwright Montgomery Burns, who owned the Atom Mill in Sprinfield. Charles Montgomery Burns attended Yale, studying business and science. There, Burns played varsity football and was a member of the Yale Skull & Bones society. Burns served in the Flying Hellfish battalion alongside Abe Simpson in WW2. He once owned a trillion dollar bill and was at one point the richest man in the U.S.A. Mr. Burns has one child, Larry Burns. He has also raised Waylon Smithers after allowing Smithers Sr. to sacrifice himself to a prevent nuclear meltdown. Mr. Burns suffers from "3 Stooges Syndrome" - he has every disease known to man, and as a result, the diseases have cancelled each other out. Mr. Burns has had many business ventures. These include the Monty Burns Casino, Lil' Lisa's Recycling Plant, Burns Slant Drilling Co., Burns Media, The Electric Company, Water Works, a Hotel on Baltic Avenue, and the rights to the song "White Christmas". Mr. Burns live in Burns Manor in the Sprinfield Heights district.

He was been engaged at least three times, to Jacqueline Bouvier, Gloria (a policewoman), and a lady named Gertrude. Abraham Jay-Jedediah Simpson II Via Simpsons wiki: Abraham "Abe" Jay-Jedediah Simpson II, also known as "Grifty McGrift" and "Grampa Simpson", or simply as "Grampa" is the patriarch of the Simpson family, the father of Homer, Herbert and Abbie Simpson, father-in-law of Marge Simpson, and the paternal grandfather of Bart, Lisa, and Maggie Simpson. He is also the ex-boyfriend of Jacqueline Bouvier, his daughter-in-law's mother. Abe is a World War II veteran who was later sent to the Springfield Retirement Castle by Homer. He is known for his long, rambling, and often inaccurate stories and general incompetence. Apu Nahasapeemapetilon Via Simpsons wiki: During the 1960s, while still living in India, Apu spent some time as a student of the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, in which capacity he became a friend of Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney.

Apu's friendship with the McCartneys caused him to be referred to by some (mainly himself) as "The Fifth Beatle", They visited Apu in Springfield around the time he became naturalized, He says that he Graduated from Calcutta Technical University, where he was the top of his class of 7 million and got a scholarship in the United States at the Springfield Heights Institute of Technology (S.H.I.T.). In the United States he got a doctorate in computer science by designing the world's first tic-tac-toe program that only the top human players could beat (and which was broken by Bart years later), He then took a job at the Kwik-E-Mart to pay back his student loans. He has great remembrance. Barney Gumble Via Simpsons wiki: Bernard "Barney" Arnold Gumble is the Springfield town drunk and Homer Simpson's best friend, though to a lesser extent after High School. Being a frequent customer at Moe's (to the point of sleeping there) Barney considers Moe to be his second best friend; however, he is often abused in the process, mainly due to Moe's personality.

Barney was formerly an A-student back at Springfield High, but lost it all due to the alcohol. Herschel Shmoikel Pinchas Yerucham Krustofski (Krusty the Clown) Via Simpsons wiki: Herschel Shmoikel Pinchas Yerucham Krustofsky, formerly known as Rory B. Bellows, better known by his stage name Krusty the Clown or just Krusty, is the cynical, burnt-out, addiction-riddled smoking clown host of Bart, Lisa's and Maggie's favorite TV show The Krusty the Clown Show. Milhouse Van Houten Via Simpsons wiki: Milhouse Mussolini Van Houten is Bart Simpson's best friend. As the only child of Kirk and Luann Van Houten, Milhouse's most distinctive physical traits are his blue hair, big nose and extreme nearsightedness (depicted by very small eyes), requiring thick glasses to correct. He has average intelligence but very poor social skills. Although devious in his own way, Milhouse is quite gullible, which is why he is often led into trouble by Bart, who is not shy about taking advantage of the other's naivete.

Ned Flanders Via Simpsons wiki: Ned Flanders is the Simpson family's extremely religious next "diddly-door" neighbor. He is a genuinely well-meaning good-natured person, and is one of the few in Springfield to whom that description applies. Though firmly religious, he can be timid and something of an easy pushover. He thoroughly worships God and strictly follows the Bible as literally as possible and is easily shocked when challenged on any point of dogma. He also owns the Leftorium and a home business, Flancrest Enterprises, which makes religious hook rugs. Nelson Mandela Muntz Via Simpsons wiki: Nelson Muntz is the main bully in The Simpsons. He is the leader of the bullies at Springfield Elementary School (despite being the youngest and shortest), although usually seen and acting independently. He is Bart Simpson's former arch-enemy (later one of his best friends). He is a 4th grader. Ralph Wiggum Via Simpsons wiki: Ralph Wiggum is a student who attends Springfield Elementary School. He is best known as the town's resident oddball, and has been immortalized for his non sequiturs and erratic behavior.

His lines range from purely nonsensical, or bizarre interpretations of a current event, to surprisingly profound statements that go over people's heads. Clancy Wiggum Via Simpsons wiki: Commissioner Clarence "Clancy" Wiggum is the head of police of the Springfield Police Department. He is an extreme stereotype of a lazy police officer (copper). Comissionner Wiggum is morbidly obese, straightforwardly indecent, ignorant, incompetent, and really lazy, with a fondness for doughnuts. While he pretentiously feigns authority, he has little regard for individual rights or even public safety. He is disturbingly uninformed and flaunts his power, albeit with good intentions most of the time. New Episodes Krusty the Clown - Jewish Entertainment - Jew Watch News Real Jewish Name Herschel Shmoikel Pinchas Yerucham Krustofski Herschel Shmoikel Pinchas Yerucham Krustofski (a caricature of Jewish names)[1][2], better known as Krusty the Klown, is a fictional character in the animated television series The Simpsons. He is voiced by Dan Castellaneta.

He is the long-time clown host of Bart and Lisa's favorite TV show, a combination of kiddie variety television hijinks and cartoons including The Itchy & Scratchy Show. Krusty is often portrayed as a cynical, burnt out, addiction-riddled smoker who is made miserable by show business but continues on anyway. He has become one of the most common characters outside of the main Simpson family and has been the focus of several episodes, most of which also spotlight Bart. Krusty was created by cartoonist Matt Groening and partially inspired by Rusty Nails, a television clown from Groening's hometown of Portland, Oregon. He was designed to look like Homer Simpson with clown make-up, with the original idea being that Bart worships a television clown who looks like his own father. His voice is based on Bob Bell, who portrayed WGN-TV's Bozo the Clown. Krusty made his television debut on January 15, 1989 in the Tracey Ullman Show short "The Krusty the Klown Show". Krusty the Klown, born Herschel Shmoikel Pinchas Yerucham Krustofski, is the son of Hyman Krustofski.

Hyman strongly opposed Krusty's wish to become a clown and make people laugh, believing that it would distract him from his religion, wanting the boy to go to yeshiva instead. However, Krusty performed slapstick comedy behind his father's back. One day, he was performing at a rabbi's convention when one joking rabbi squirted seltzer on him, washing off his clown makeup. When Rabbi Krustofski found out, he disowned his son, and did not speak to him for 25 years. Krusty later reconciled with his father with the assistance of Bart and Lisa.[3] It was later revealed that Krusty did not have a Bar Mitzvah service, because Hyman feared he would violate the sanctity of the rites by "acting up." Krusty had two adult Bar Mitzvah ceremonies: a Hollywood gala, then a simple ceremony intended to reconnect with his father.[2] After leaving the Lower East Side of Springfield, Krusty started his show biz career as a street mime in Tupelo, Mississippi.[4] Krusty later discovered that he has a daughter named Sophie.

He had met Sophie's mother when she served as a soldier in the Gulf War and he was entertaining the troops. After spending the night together, he prevented her from assassinating Saddam Hussein to protect his career and after that she started hating clowns, and kept their daughter a secret from Krusty.[5] Krusty has his own show: The Krusty the Klown Show, which is aimed towards a children's audience and has many followers, including Bart Simpson.[6] Some of the early details of Krusty's career have been revealed in clips, but many have been contradictory. For example, Krusty once revealed that he was banned from television for consecutive 10- and 22-year periods taking him from 1957 to 89.[7] Another episode shows a rerun of Krusty's show from 1961 in which he interviews AFL-CIO president George Meany.[8] Krusty's show has gone through various phases: a clip from 1963 shows Krusty interviewing Robert Frost then dumping a load of snow on the poet.

The show later took a different turn, featuring Ravi Shankar as a guest[8] and having Krusty howl a drugged-out version of The Doors' "Break on Through (To the Other Side)" in 1973.[9] By the 1980s, the show had devolved into a children's entertainment show. During the series, the Krusty the Klown Show is shown to be aimed almost entirely at children and features many characters, including Sideshow Mel, Mr. Teeny, Tina Ballerina and Corporal Punishment.[10] Sideshow Bob used to be Krusty's main sidekick, but years of constant abuse led to Bob framing Krusty for armed robbery, although Bob was eventually foiled by Bart.[4] Bob has since been replaced by Sideshow Mel, who has remained loyal to Krusty.[6] He seems to retire from and then get back into show business repeatedly throughout his career. His most recent retirement was almost permanent because of recently paroled Sideshow Bob's latest scheme � wiring plastic explosives to a hypnotized Bart and sending him up on stage.

When Krusty makes a tribute to Bob at the last minute, however, Bob has a change of heart and stops Bart from fulfilling his mission. Bob and Krusty later reconciled, with Krusty exclaiming that Bob's attempts at Krusty's life make his ratings shoot through the roof.[7] Bart Simpson is one of Krusty's biggest fans. In the episode "Krusty Gets Busted" (Season 1, Episode 12) he declared "I've based my life on Krusty's teachings" and sleeps in a room filled with Krusty merchandise. He exposed Sideshow Bob's attempted framing, helped Krusty return to the air with a comeback special and reignite his career[6] and reunited Krusty with his estranged father.[3] For his part, Krusty has remained largely ignorant of Bart's help and has treated Bart with disinterest.[3] One summer, Bart enthusiastically attended Kamp Krusty, largely because of the promise that he would get to spend his summer with Krusty. The camp turned out to be a disaster, with Krusty nowhere to be seen.

Bart kept his hopes up by believing that Krusty would show up, but one day the camp director brought in Barney Gumble with Clown make-up. This pushed Bart over the edge and he finally decided that he was sick of Krusty's shoddy merchandise and took over the camp. Krusty immediately visited the camp in hopes of ending the conflict and managed to appease Bart.[11][12] Krusty is a multi-millionaire who amassed his fortune mostly by licensing his name and image to a variety of sub-standard products and services, from Krusty alarm clocks to Krusty crowd control barriers.[13] Many of these products are potentially dangerous,[11] such as Krusty's brand of cereal, which in one episode boasted a jagged metal Krusty-O in each box.

One of many lawsuits regarding these products was launched by Bart, who ate a jagged metal Krusty-O and had to have his appendix removed.[14] The "Krusty Korporation," the company responsible for Krusty's licensing, has also launched a series of disastrous promotions and business ventures such as sponsoring the 1984 Summer Olympics with a rigged promotion that backfired when the Soviet Union boycotted the games, causing Krusty to lose $44 million.[15] In the TV series and comic books Krusty is also the mascot and owner of the restaurant Krusty Burger.

He has been shut down by the health board many times for everything from overworking employees to stapling together half-eaten burgers to make new ones.[16] Krusty wastes money almost as fast as he earns it: lighting his cigarettes with hundred-dollar bills; eating condor-egg omelets; spending huge sums on pornographic magazines; and losing a fortune gambling on everything from horse races to operas to betting against the Harlem Globetrotters.[13] Krusty is a hard-living entertainment veteran, sometimes depicted as a jaded, burned out has-been, who has been down and out several times and remains addicted to gambling, cigarettes, alcohol, Percodan, Pepto-Bismol, and Xanax.[17] He instantly becomes depressed as soon as the cameras stop rolling;[13] Marge states in "The Sweetest Apu", that, "off camera, he's a desperately unhappy man".

In his book Planet Simpson, author Chris Turner describes Krusty as "the wizened veteran, the total pro" who lives the celebrity life but is miserable and needs his celebrity status.[18] In "Bart the Fink", Bart inadvertently reported Krusty as a tax fraud to the Internal Revenue Service and as a result Krusty lost most of his money. Bart soon discovered that Krusty had faked his death and was living as Rory B. Bellows on a boat. Krusty declared that he was finished with the life of a celebrity and was unconvinced when Bart reminded him of his fans and his entourage.[19] Finally, Bart told Krusty that leaving show business would mean losing his celebrity status, which convinced Krusty to return.[18] Krusty has been described as "the consummate showman who can't bear the possibility of not being on the air and not entertaining people."[20] In the fourteenth season, Bart convinced Krusty to run for Congress so that Krusty could introduce an airline re-routing bill and stop planes from flying over the Simpsons' house. Krusty agreed and ran on the Republican ticket.

Although his campaign started off badly, Lisa suggested that he try connecting with regular families, which Krusty did, resulting in a landslide victory. Krusty's term started off badly, as he was completely ignored by his new, more politically savvy colleagues.

With the help of the Simpsons and an influential doorman, however, Krusty succeeded in passing his bill.[17] Krusty first appeared in "The Krusty the Klown Show," one of The Simpsons shorts from The Tracey Ullman Show that first aired on January 15, 1989.[21] The character was partially inspired by TV clown "Rusty Nails" whom both The Simpsons creator Matt Groening and director Brad Bird watched as children while growing up in Portland, Oregon.[22] Groening describes Rusty Nails as being a sweet clown whose show sometimes had a Christian message, but whose name scared Groening.[23] Dan Castellaneta based his voice characterization on Chicago television's Bob Bell who had a very raspy voice and portrayed WGN-TV's Bozo the Clown from 1960 to 1984.[24] Many events in Krusty's life parallel those of comedian Jerry Lewis, including his Jewish background, addiction to Percodan, and hosting of telethons.[25] When asked, Groening has simply noted that "[Simpsons] characters are collaborations between the writers, animators, and actors" without specifically confirming or denying the association

.[26] Krusty's appearance and design is basically just that of Homer Simpson with clown make-up.[27] Groening said that "The satirical conceit that I was going for at the time was that The Simpsons was about a kid who had no respect for his father, but worshiped a clown who looked exactly like his father," a theme which became less important as the show developed.[22] One concept initially saw Krusty being revealed as Homer's secret identity but the idea was dropped for being too complex and because the writers were too busy developing the series.[28] Krusty was originally just a normal man wearing clown makeup, but David Silverman noted that "at some point, we decided he looked [like a clown] all the time."[24] The producers had long discussions about whether or not Krusty would always remain in his clown make-up but eventually decided that it did not matter.[4] The writers had tried showing Krusty's real face a few times in early episodes, but decided that it did not look right, although his real face was seen in "Krusty Gets Busted" and "Like Father, Like Clown." Later episodes made jokes about Krusty's face.

In "Homer's Triple Bypass", Krusty reveals that his "grotesque appearance" is the result of multiple heart attacks. Homer remarks that he seems fine, and Krusty replies, "This ain't makeup."[29] The third season episode "Like Father, Like Clown" is the first to establish that Krusty is Jewish. Krusty's religion had not been part of the original concept, and the idea came from Jay Kogen. The episode is a parody of The Jazz Singer, which is about a son with a strict religious upbringing who defies his father to become an entertainer. In order to make "Like Father, Like Clown" a full parody of The Jazz Singer, the decision was made to make Krusty Jewish and have his father be a Rabbi. Krusty's real last name, Krustofski, was pitched by Al Jean.[30] Krusty's father, Rabbi Hyman Krustofski was played by Jackie Mason, who won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for the episode.[31] It was established in "Krusty Gets Busted" that Krusty is illiterate.

This was shown in subsequent episodes like "Itchy & Scratchy & Marge" but the trait was dropped after the first few seasons because it was hard for the writers to write for an illiterate character.[32] Krusty's design has undergone several subtle changes since the early years. For the episode "Homie the Clown", Krusty's design was permanently enhanced and he was given a different shaped mouth muzzle and permanent bags under his eyes in order to distinguish him from Homer.[33] In the episode "Lisa's Wedding", which is set fifteen years in the future, Krusty's design was significantly altered to make him look considerably older and was based on Groucho Marx.[34] Krusty is a favorite character of several of the original writers, many of whom related themselves to him and wanted to write the Krusty focused episodes.

Krusty was used as a chance for showbusiness jokes and thus many of Krusty's experiences and anecdotes are based on real experiences and stories heard by the writers.[35] He was a particular favorite of Brad Bird, who directed the first two Krusty episodes and always tried to animate a scene in every Krusty episode.[30] In 1994, Matt Groening pitched a live-action spin-off from The Simpsons that revolved around Krusty and would star Dan Castellaneta. He and Michael Weithorn[36] wrote a pilot script where Krusty moved to Los Angeles and got his own talk show. A recurring joke throughout the script was that Krusty lived in a house on wooden stilts which were continuously being gnawed by beavers. Eventually, the contract negotiations fell apart and Groening decided to stop work on the project.[37] Reception In 2004, Dan Castellaneta won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance in "Today I Am a Clown", an episode that heavily features Krusty.[38] Several episodes featuring Krusty have been very well received.

In 2007, Vanity Fair named "Krusty Gets Kancelled" as the ninth best episode of The Simpsons. John Ortved felt, "This is Krusty's best episode � better than the reunion with his father, or the Bar Mitzvah episode, which won an Emmy much later on. The incorporation of guest stars as themselves is top-notch, and we get to see the really dark side of Krusty's flailing showbiz career. Hollywood, television, celebrities, and fans are all beautifully skewered here."[39] Matt Groening cites "Krusty Gets Busted" as his ninth favorite episode[40] and has said that he particularly loves Castellaneta's voice work.

Groening claims that he has to leave the room every time Castellaneta records as Krusty for fear of ruining the take.[41] Star News Online named "Krusty the Klown's hatred of children," Kamp Krusty, and Krusty's line "All these rules, I feel like I'm in a strip club" as some of the four hundred reasons why they loved The Simpsons.[42] The Observer listed two Krusty products, "Krusty's Non-Toxic Kologne" and "Krusty's home pregnancy kit", as part of their list of the three hundred reasons why they loved the show.[43] In 2003, Krusty was included in a special history of Jewish entertainers exhibit at the Jewish Museum in New York City.[44] Merchandise Krusty has been included in many Simpsons publications, toys and other merchandise.

Krusty-themed merchandise includes dolls, posters, figurines, Jack-in-the-boxes, Pint glasses, bobblehead dolls, costumes, and clothing such as T-shirts.[45] Playmates Toys has made a talking evil Krusty doll, based on the one that appeared in "Treehouse of Horror III".[46] Krusty was made into an action figure, and several different versions were included as part of the World of Springfield toy line.

The first shows Krusty in his normal clown attire with several Krusty products and was released in 2000 as part of "wave one".[47] The second, released in 2002 as part of "wave nine", is called "busted Krusty" and shows him in a prison and without his clown make-up, as he was seen in "Krusty Gets Busted".[48] The third was released in 2003 as part of "wave thirteen" and was called "Tuxedo Krusty".[49] Several Krusty themed playsets were also released, including a Krusty-Lu Studios[50] and Krusty Burger playset, both released in 2001.[51] In The Simpsons Ride, a simulator ride opened at Universal Studios Florida and Universal Studios Hollywood in May 2008, Krusty builds and opens a cartoon theme park called Krustyland.

Sideshow Bob makes an appearance and tries to murder the Simpson family.[52][53][54] In July 2007, convenience store chain 7-Eleven converted eleven of its stores in the United States and one in Canada into Kwik-E-Marts to celebrate the release of The Simpsons Movie. Amongst the products sold were "Krusty-O's", which were made by Malt-O-Meal.[55] Notes [imdb.com/character/ch0003001 "Krusty the Clown (Character) from "The Simpsons" (1989)"]. IMDB . a b Turner, pp. 392-394 Stern, David M.; Kirkland, Mark (1996-02-11). " Bart the Fink ". The Simpsons . episode 15. season 07. Fox. Oakley, Bill (2002). Commentary for the episode "Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming". The Simpsons: The Complete Seventh Season (DVD). 20th Century Fox. Richmond, Ray; Antonia Coffman (1997). The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family.

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Empire . pp. 76. Krusty the Clown - The Simpsons The Simpsons datacard Krusty the Clown Herschel Shmoikel Pinchas Yerucham Krustofski , better known by his stage name, "Krusty the Clown," or simply as "Krusty", is the cynical, burnt out, addiction-riddled smoking clown host of Bart and Lisa 's favorite TV show, The Krusty the Clown Show . Krusty is a hard-living entertainment veteran who has been down and out several times (always being rescued by the Simpson children) and remains addicted to cigarettes and alcohol (and, in one episode, Percodan). He also seems to suffer from bipolar disorder. Krusty lives in his mansion in the upscale residential area of " Springfield Heigths ", which is also resided by Mob boss "Fat" Tony D'Amico and actor Troy McClure . Krusty's father is Rabbi Hyman Krustofski , and he lived with his father in the Jewish community. Through his unnamed mother, Krusty is supposedly an older half-brother to actor Luke Perry , and Mia Farrow is his ex-wife. He has several illegitimate children, one of which is named Sophie .

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Krusty later reconciled with his father with the assistance of Bart and Lisa. It was later revealed that Krusty did not have a Bar Mitzvah service, because Hyman feared he would violate the sanctity of the rites by "acting up." Krusty had two adult Bar Mitzvah ceremonies: a Hollywood gala, then a simple ceremony intended to reconnect with his father. After leaving the Lower East Side of Springfield, Krusty started his show biz career as a street mime in Tupelo, Mississippi. Krusty later discovered that he has a daughter named Sophie. He had met Sophie's mother when she served as a soldier in the Gulf War and he was entertaining the troops. After spending the night together, he prevented her from assassinating Saddam Hussein to protect his career and after that she started hating clowns, and kept their daughter a secret from Krusty. Krusty has his own show: The Krusty the Clown Show, which is aimed towards a children's audience and has many followers, including Bart Simpson. Some of the early details of Krusty's career have been revealed in clips, but many have been contradictory.

For example, Krusty once revealed that he was banned from television for consecutive 10- and 22-year periods taking him from 1957 to 89. Another episode shows a rerun of Krusty's show from 1961 in which he interviews AFL-CIO president George Meany. Krusty's show has gone through various phases: a clip from 1963 shows Krusty interviewing Robert Frost then dumping a load of snow on the poet. The show later took a different turn, featuring Ravi Shankar as a guest and having Krusty howl a drugged-out version of The Doors' "Break on Through (To the Other Side)" in 1973. By the 1980s, the show had devolved into a children's entertainment show. During the series, The Krusty the Clown Show is shown to be aimed almost entirely at children and features many characters, including Sideshow Mel, Mr. Teeny, Tina Ballerina and Corporal Punishment. Sideshow Bob used to be Krusty's main sidekick, but years of constant abuse led to Bob framing Krusty for armed robbery, although Bob was eventually foiled by Bart.

Bob has since been replaced by Sideshow Mel, who has remained loyal to Krusty. He seems to retire from and then get back into show business repeatedly throughout his career. His most recent retirement was almost permanent because of recently paroled Sideshow Bob's latest scheme – wiring plastic explosives to a hypnotized Bart and sending him up on stage. When Krusty makes a tribute to Bob at the last minute, however, Bob has a change of heart and stops Bart from fulfilling his mission. Bob and Krusty later reconciled, with Krusty exclaiming that Bob's attempts at Krusty's life make his ratings shoot through the roof. Krusty finishes his show with a song. Bart Simpson is one of Krusty's biggest fans. In the episode titled Krusty Gets Busted, he declared "I've based my life on Krusty's teachings" and sleeps in his room which appears to be filled up with Krusty merchandise. He exposed Sideshow Bob's attempted framing, helped Krusty return to the air with a comeback special and reignite his career and reunited Krusty with his estranged father. For his part, Krusty has remained largely ignorant of Bart's help and has treated Bart with disinterest.

One summer, Bart enthusiastically attended Kamp Krusty, largely because of the promise that he would get to spend his summer with Krusty. The camp turned out to be a disaster, with Krusty nowhere to be seen. Bart kept his hopes up by believing that Krusty would show up, but one day the camp director brought in Barney Gumble with Clown make-up. This pushed Bart over the edge and he finally decided that he was sick of Krusty's shoddy merchandise and took over the camp. Krusty immediately visited the camp in hopes of ending the conflict and managed to appease Bart. Krusty is a multi-millionaire who amassed his fortune mostly by licensing his name and image to a variety of sub-standard products and services, from Krusty alarm clocks to Krusty crowd control barriers. Many of these products are potentially dangerous, such as Krusty's brand of cereal, which in one episode boasted a jagged metal Krusty-O in each box. One of many lawsuits regarding these products was launched by Bart, who ate a jagged metal Krusty-O and had to have his appendix removed.

The Krusty Korporation, the company responsible for Krusty's licensing, has also launched a series of disastrous promotions and business ventures such as sponsoring the 1984 Summer Olympics with a rigged promotion that backfired when the Soviet Union boycotted the games, causing Krusty to lose $44 million. In the TV series and comic books Krusty is also the mascot and owner of the restaurant Krusty Burger. He has been shut down by the health board many times for everything from overworking employees to stapling together half-eaten burgers to make new ones. Krusty wastes money almost as fast as he earns it: lighting his cigarettes with hundred-dollar bills; eating condor-egg omelets; spending huge sums on pornographic magazines; and losing a fortune gambling on everything from horse races to operas to betting against the Harlem Globetrotters. Krusty is a hard-living entertainment veteran, sometimes depicted as a jaded, burned out has-been, who has been down and out several times and remains addicted to gambling, cigarettes, alcohol, Percodan, Pepto-Bismol, and Xanax.

He instantly becomes depressed as soon as the cameras stop rolling; Marge states in "The Sweetest Apu", that, "off camera, he's a desperately unhappy man". In his book Planet Simpson, author Chris Turner describes Krusty as "the wizened veteran, the total pro" who lives the celebrity life but is miserable and needs his celebrity status. In "Bart the Fink", Bart inadvertently reported Krusty as a tax fraud to the Internal Revenue Service and as a result Krusty lost most of his money. Bart soon discovered that Krusty had faked his death and was living as Rory B. Bellows on a boat. Krusty declared that he was finished with the life of a celebrity and was unconvinced when Bart reminded him of his fans and his entourage. Finally, Bart told Krusty that leaving show business would mean losing his celebrity status, which convinced Krusty to return. Krusty has been described as "the consummate showman who can't bear the possibility of not being on the air and not entertaining people." In the fourteenth season, Bart convinced Krusty to run for Congress so that Krusty could introduce an airline re-routing bill and stop planes from flying over the Simpsons' house.

Krusty agreed and ran on the Republican ticket. Although his campaign started off badly, Lisa suggested that he try connecting with regular families, which Krusty did, resulting in a landslide victory. Krusty's term started off badly, as he was completely ignored by his new, more politically savvy colleagues. With the help of the Simpsons and an influential doorman, however, Krusty succeeded in passing his bill. Character Creation Krusty in his first appearance in The Simpsons short The Krusty the Clown Show. Krusty first appeared in The Krusty the Clown Show, one of The Simpsons shorts from The Tracey Ullman Show that first aired on January 15, 1989. The character was partially inspired by TV clown "Rusty Nails" whom both The Simpsons creator Matt Groening and director Brad Bird watched as children while growing up in Portland, Oregon. Groening describes Rusty Nails as being a sweet clown whose show sometimes had a Christian message, but whose name scared Groening. Dan Castellaneta based his voice characterization on Chicago television's Bob Bell who had a very raspy voice and portrayed WGN-TV's Bozo the Clown from 1960 to 1984.

Krusty's appearance and design is basically just that of Homer Simpson with clown make-up. Groening said that "The satirical conceit that I was going for at the time was that The Simpsons was about a kid who had no respect for his father, but worshiped a clown who looked exactly like his father", a theme which became less important as the show developed. One concept initially saw Krusty being revealed as Homer's secret identity but the idea was dropped for being too complex and because the writers were too busy developing the series. Krusty was originally just a normal man wearing clown makeup, but David Silverman noted that "at some point, we decided he looked like a clown all the time." The producers had long discussions about whether or not Krusty would always remain in his clown make-up but eventually decided that it did not matter. The writers had tried showing Krusty's real face a few times in early episodes, but decided that it did not look right, although his real face was seen in "Krusty Gets Busted". Later episodes made jokes about Krusty's face. In "Homer's Triple Bypass", Krusty reveals that his "grotesque appearance" is the result of multiple heart attacks.

Development Dan Castellaneta based his voice characterization on Chicago television's Bob Bell. The third season episode Like Father, Like Clown is the first to establish that Krusty is Jewish. Krusty's religion had not been part of the original concept, and the idea came from Jay Kogen. The episode is a parody of The Jazz Singer, which is about a son with a strict religious upbringing who defies his father to become an entertainer. In order to make Like Father, Like Clown a full parody of The Jazz Singer, the decision was made to make Krusty Jewish and have his father be a Rabbi. Krusty's real last name, Krustofski, was pitched by Al Jean. Krusty's father, Rabbi Hyman Krustofski was played by Jackie Mason, who won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for the episode. It was established in "Krusty Gets Busted" that Krusty is illiterate. This was shown in subsequent episodes like "Itchy & Scratchy & Marge" but the trait was dropped after the first few seasons because it was hard for the writers to write for an illiterate character. Krusty's design has undergone several subtle changes since the early years.

For the episode "Homie the Clown", Krusty's design was permanently enhanced and he was given a different shaped mouth muzzle and permanent bags under his eyes in order to distinguish him from Homer. In the episode "Lisa's Wedding", which is set fifteen years in the future, Krusty's design was significantly altered to make him look considerably older and was based on Groucho Marx. Krusty is a favorite character of several of the original writers, many of whom related themselves to him and wanted to write the Krusty focused episodes. Krusty was used as a chance for showbusiness jokes and thus many of Krusty's experiences and anecdotes are based on real experiences and stories heard by the writers.[32] He was a particular favorite of Brad Bird, who directed the first two Krusty episodes and always tried to animate a scene in every Krusty episode. In 1994, Matt Groening pitched a live-action spin-off from The Simpsons that revolved around Krusty and would star Dan Castellaneta. He and Michael Weithorn wrote a pilot script where Krusty moved to Los Angeles and got his own talk show.

A recurring joke throughout the script was that Krusty lived in a house on wooden stilts which were continuously being gnawed by beavers. Eventually, the contract negotiations fell apart and Groening decided to stop work on the project. Reception In 2004, Dan Castellaneta won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance in Today I Am a Clown, an episode that heavily features Krusty. Several episodes featuring Krusty have been very well received. In 2007, Vanity Fair named Krusty Gets Kancelled as the ninth best episode of The Simpsons. John Ortved felt, "This is Krusty's best episode — better than the reunion with his father, or the Bar Mitzvah episode, which won an Emmy much later on. The incorporation of guest stars as themselves is top-notch, and we get to see the really dark side of Krusty's flailing showbiz career. Hollywood, television, celebrities, and fans are all beautifully skewered here." Matt Groening cites "Krusty Gets Busted" as his ninth favorite episode and has said that he particularly loves Castellaneta's voice work.

Groening claims that he has to leave the room every time Castellaneta records as Krusty for fear of ruining the take. Star News Online named "Krusty the Clown's hatred of children", Kamp Krusty, and Krusty's line "All these rules, I feel like I'm in a strip club" as some of the four hundred reasons why they loved The Simpsons. The Observer listed two Krusty products, "Krusty's Non-Toxic Kologne" and "Krusty's home pregnancy kit", as part of their list of the three hundred reasons why they loved the show. In 2003, Krusty was included in a special history of Jewish entertainers exhibit at the Jewish Museum in New York City Merchandise Krusty's has been included in many Simpsons publications, toys and other merchandise. Krusty-themed merchandise includes dolls, posters, figurines, Jack-in-the-boxes, Pint glasses, bobblehead dolls, costumes, and clothing such as T-shirts. Playmates Toys has made a talking evil Krusty doll, based on the one that appeared in Treehouse of Horror III.

Krusty was made into an action figure, and several different versions were included as part of the World of Springfield toy line. The first shows Krusty in his normal clown attire with several Krusty products and was released in 2000 as part of "wave one". The second, released in 2002 as part of "wave nine", is called "busted Krusty" and shows him in a prison and without his clown make-up, as he was seen in "Krusty Gets Busted". The third was released in 2003 as part of "wave thirteen" and was called "Tuxedo Krusty". Several Krusty themed playsets were also released, including a Krusty-Lu Studios and Krusty Burger playset, both released in 2001. In The Simpsons Ride, a simulator ride opened at Universal Studios Florida and Universal Studios Hollywood in May 2008, Krusty builds and opens a cartoon theme park called Krustyland. Sideshow Bob makes an appearance and tries to murder the Simpson family.

In July 2007, convenience store chain 7-Eleven converted eleven of its stores in the United States and one in Canada into Kwik-E-Marts to celebrate the release of The Simpsons Movie. Amongst the products sold were "Krusty-O's", which were made by Malt-O-Meal. The Simpsons Ride has also been open at Halloween Horror Nights, starting in 2008, which the event was called Halloween Horror Nights: Reflections of Fear, whose icon was none other than the urban legend of Bloody Mary. Krusty | The Simpsons: Tapped Out Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Edit Krusty was moved to the B-List Celebrities collection with the Level 33 update to accommodate Arnie Pye . He was previously in the collection C-List Celebrities. If you add another Krusty Burger and sell the original Krusty Burger that Krusty came with, then you still keep Krusty. The Level 51 update on April 8, 2015, made Mr. Teeny a non-controllable character, this removed Krusty's 12h job for those that had unlocked Mr.

Teeny With the The Kids Are All Fight Promotional update on April 22, 2015, Mr. Teeny regained his playable character condition and thus Krusty regained his 12h job. Gallery Krusty the Clown | Heroes Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia „ ~ Krusty's catchphrase Herschel Shmoikel Pinchas Yerucham Krustofski, better known as Krusty the Clown, is a fictional character in the animated television series The Simpsons. He is voiced by Dan Castellaneta. He is the long-time clown host of Bart and Lisa's favorite TV show, a combination of kiddie variety television hijinks and cartoons including The Itchy & Scratchy Show. Krusty is often portrayed as a cynical, burnt out, addiction-riddled smoker who is made miserable by show business but continues on anyway. He has become one of the most common characters outside of the main Simpson family and has been the focus of several episodes, most of which also spotlight Bart. Krusty was created by cartoonist Matt Groening and partially inspired by Rusty Nails, a television clown from Groening's hometown of Portland, Oregon.

He was designed to look like Homer Simpson with clown make-up, with the original idea being that Bart worships a television clown who looks like his own father. His voice is based on Bob Bell, who portrayed WGN-TV's Bozo the Clown . Krusty made his television debut on January 15, 1989 in the Tracey Ullman Show short "The Krusty the Clown Show". Contents [ show ] Role in The Simpsons Krusty the Clown, born Herschel Shmoikel Pinchas Yerucham Krustofski, is the son of Rabbi Hyman Krustofski. Hyman strongly opposed Krusty's wish to become a clown and make people laugh, wanting the boy to go to yeshiva instead. However, Krusty performed slapstick comedy behind his father's back. One day, he was performing at a rabbi's convention when one joking rabbi squirted seltzer on him, washing off his clown makeup. When Rabbi Krustofski found out, he disowned his son, and did not speak to him for 25 years. Krusty later reconciled with his father with the assistance of Bart and Lisa.

It was later revealed that Krusty did not have a Bar Mitzvah service, because Hyman feared he would violate the sanctity of the rites by "acting up." Krusty had two adult Bar Mitzvah ceremonies: a Hollywood gala, then a simple ceremony intended to reconnect with his father. After leaving the Lower East Side of Springfield, Krusty started his show biz career as a street mime in Tupelo, Mississippi.[3] Krusty later discovered that he has a daughter named Sophie. He had met Sophie's mother when she served as a soldier in the Gulf War and he was entertaining the troops. After spending the night together, he prevented her from assassinating Saddam Hussein to protect his career and after that she started hating clowns, and kept their daughter a secret from Krusty. Krusty has his own show: The Krusty the Clown Show, which is aimed towards a children's audience and has many followers, including Bart Simpson. Some of the early details of Krusty's career have been revealed in clips, but many have been contradictory. For example, Krusty once revealed that he was banned from television for consecutive 10- and 22-year periods taking him from 1957 to 89.

Another episode shows a rerun of Krusty's show from 1961 in which he interviews AFL-CIO president George Meany. Krusty's show has gone through various phases: a clip from 1963 shows Krusty interviewing Robert Frost then dumping a load of snow on the poet. The show later took a different turn, featuring Ravi Shankar as a guest and having Krusty howl a drugged-out version of The Doors' "Break on Through (To the Other Side)" in 1973. By the 1980s, the show had devolved into a children's entertainment show. During the series, the Krusty the Clown Show is shown to be aimed almost entirely at children and features many characters, including Sideshow Mel, Mr. Teeny, Tina Ballerina and Corporal Punishment.[9] Sideshow Bob used to be Krusty's main sidekick, but years of constant abuse led to Bob framing Krusty for armed robbery, although Bob was eventually foiled by Bart. Bob has since been replaced by Sideshow Mel, who has remained loyal to Krusty. He seems to retire from and then get back into show business repeatedly throughout his career.

His most recent retirement was almost permanent because of recently paroled Sideshow Bob's latest scheme – wiring plastic explosives to a hypnotized Bart and sending him up on stage. When Krusty makes a tribute to Bob at the last minute, however, Bob has a change of heart and stops Bart from fulfilling his mission. Bob and Krusty later reconciled, with Krusty exclaiming that Bob's attempts at Krusty's life make his ratings shoot through the roof. Krusty finishes his show with a song. Bart Simpson is one of Krusty's biggest fans. In the episode "Krusty Gets Busted" (Season 1, Episode 12) he declared "I've based my life on Krusty's teachings" and sleeps in a room filled with Krusty merchandise. He exposed Sideshow Bob's attempted framing, helped Krusty return to the air with a comeback special and reignite his career and reunited Krusty with his estranged father. For his part, Krusty has remained largely ignorant of Bart's help and has treated Bart with disinterest. One summer, Bart enthusiastically attended Kamp Krusty, largely because of the promise that he would get to spend his summer with Krusty.

The camp turned out to be a disaster, with Krusty nowhere to be seen. Bart kept his hopes up by believing that Krusty would show up, but one day the camp director brought in Barney Gumble with Clown make-up. This pushed Bart over the edge and he finally decided that he was sick of Krusty's shoddy merchandise and took over the camp. Krusty immediately visited the camp in hopes of ending the conflict and managed to appease Bart. Krusty is a multi-millionaire who amassed his fortune mostly by licensing his name and image to a variety of sub-standard products and services, from Krusty alarm clocks to Krusty crowd control barriers. Many of these products are potentially dangerous, such as Krusty's brand of cereal, which in one episode boasted a jagged metal Krusty-O in each box. One of many lawsuits regarding these products was launched by Bart, who ate a jagged metal Krusty-O and had to have his appendix removed.

The "Krusty Korporation," the company responsible for Krusty's licensing, has also launched a series of disastrous promotions and business ventures such as sponsoring the 1984 Summer Olympics with a rigged promotion that backfired when the Soviet Union boycotted the games, causing Krusty to lose $44 million. In the TV series and comic books Krusty is also the mascot and owner of the restaurant Krusty Burger. He has been shut down by the health board many times for everything from overworking employees to stapling together half-eaten burgers to make new ones. Krusty wastes money almost as fast as he earns it: lighting his cigarettes with hundred-dollar bills; eating condor-egg omelets; spending huge sums on pornographic magazines; and losing a fortune gambling on everything from horse races to operas to betting against the Harlem Globetrotters. Krusty is a hard-living entertainment veteran, sometimes depicted as a jaded, burned out has-been, who has been down and out several times and remains addicted to gambling, cigarettes, alcohol, Percodan, Pepto-Bismol, and Xanax.

He instantly becomes depressed as soon as the cameras stop rolling; Marge states in "The Sweetest Apu", that, "off camera, he's a desperately unhappy man". In his book Planet Simpson, author Chris Turner describes Krusty as "the wizened veteran, the total pro" who lives the celebrity life but is miserable and needs his celebrity status. In "Bart the Fink", Bart inadvertently reported Krusty as a tax fraud to the Internal Revenue Service and as a result Krusty lost most of his money. Bart soon discovered that Krusty had faked his death and was living as Rory B. Bellows on a boat. Krusty declared that he was finished with the life of a celebrity and was unconvinced when Bart reminded him of his fans and his entourage. Finally, Bart told Krusty that leaving show business would mean losing his celebrity status, which convinced Krusty to return. Krusty has been described as "the consummate showman who can't bear the possibility of not being on the air and not entertaining people." In the fourteenth season, Bart convinced Krusty to run for Congress so that Krusty could introduce an airline re-routing bill and stop planes from flying over the Simpsons' house.

Krusty agreed and ran on the Republican ticket. Although his campaign started off badly, Lisa suggested that he try connecting with regular families, which Krusty did, resulting in a landslide victory. Krusty's term started off badly, as he was completely ignored by his new, more politically savvy colleagues. With the help of the Simpsons and an influential doorman, however, Krusty succeeded in passing his bill. In the twenty-sixth season, Krusty's father Rabbi Herman Krustofsky died of old age when said "ehhhhhh" just as Krusty was about to tell his father whether he's the funniest clown in Springfield or not and now Krusty is now a jewish orphan since he lost his mother and now he lost his father. Character Creation Krusty in his first appearance in the Simpsons short "The Krusty the Clown Show" Krusty first appeared in "The Krusty the Clown Show," one of The Simpsons shorts from The Tracey Ullman Show that first aired on January 15, 1989. The character was partially inspired by TV clown "Rusty Nails" whom both The Simpsons creator Matt Groening and director Brad Bird watched as children while growing up in Portland, Oregon.

Groening describes Rusty Nails as being a sweet clown whose show sometimes had a Christian message, but whose name scared Groening. Dan Castellaneta based his voice characterization on Chicago television's Bob Bell who had a very raspy voice and portrayed WGN-TV's Bozo the Clown from 1960 to 1984. Krusty's appearance and design is basically just that of Homer Simpson with clown make-up. Groening said that "The satirical conceit that I was going for at the time was that The Simpsons was about a kid who had no respect for his father, but worshiped a clown who looked exactly like his father," a theme which became less important as the show developed. One concept initially saw Krusty being revealed as Homer's secret identity but the idea was dropped for being too complex and because the writers were too busy developing the series. Krusty was originally just a normal man wearing clown makeup, but David Silverman noted that "at some point, we decided he looked like a clown all the time." The producers had long discussions about whether or not Krusty would always remain in his clown make-up but eventually decided that it did not matter.

The writers had tried showing Krusty's real face a few times in early episodes, but decided that it did not look right, although his real face was seen in "Krusty Gets Busted". Later episodes made jokes about Krusty's face. In "Homer's Triple Bypass", Krusty reveals that his "grotesque appearance" is the result of multiple heart attacks. Development Dan Castellaneta based his voice characterization on Chicago television's Bob Bell. The third season episode "Like Father, Like Clown" is the first to establish that Krusty is Jewish. Krusty's religion had not been part of the original concept, and the idea came from Jay Kogen. The episode is a parody of The Jazz Singer, which is about a son with a strict religious upbringing who defies his father to become an entertainer. In order to make "Like Father, Like Clown" a full parody of The Jazz Singer, the decision was made to make Krusty Jewish and have his father be a Rabbi. Krusty's real last name, Krustofski, was pitched by Al Jean.

Krusty's father, Rabbi Hyman Krustofski was played by Jackie Mason, who won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for the episode. It was established in "Krusty Gets Busted" that Krusty is illiterate. This was shown in subsequent episodes like "Itchy & Scratchy & Marge" but the trait was dropped after the first few seasons because it was hard for the writers to write for an illiterate character. Krusty's design has undergone several subtle changes since the early years. For the episode "Homie the Clown", Krusty's design was permanently enhanced and he was given a different shaped mouth muzzle and permanent bags under his eyes in order to distinguish him from Homer. In the episode "Lisa's Wedding", which is set fifteen years in the future, Krusty's design was significantly altered to make him look considerably older and was based on Groucho Marx. Krusty is a favorite character of several of the original writers, many of whom related themselves to him and wanted to write the Krusty focused episodes.

Krusty was used as a chance for showbusiness jokes and thus many of Krusty's experiences and anecdotes are based on real experiences and stories heard by the writers.[32] He was a particular favorite of Brad Bird, who directed the first two Krusty episodes and always tried to animate a scene in every Krusty episode. In 1994, Matt Groening pitched a live-action spin-off from The Simpsons that revolved around Krusty and would star Dan Castellaneta. He and Michael Weithorn wrote a pilot script where Krusty moved to Los Angeles and got his own talk show. A recurring joke throughout the script was that Krusty lived in a house on wooden stilts which were continuously being gnawed by beavers. Eventually, the contract negotiations fell apart and Groening decided to stop work on the project. Reception In 2004, Dan Castellaneta won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance in "Today I Am a Clown", an episode that heavily features Krusty. Several episodes featuring Krusty have been very well received. In 2007, Vanity Fair named "Krusty Gets Kancelled" as the ninth best episode of The Simpsons.

John Ortved felt, "This is Krusty's best episode — better than the reunion with his father, or the Bar Mitzvah episode, which won an Emmy much later on. The incorporation of guest stars as themselves is top-notch, and we get to see the really dark side of Krusty's flailing showbiz career. Hollywood, television, celebrities, and fans are all beautifully skewered here." Matt Groening cites "Krusty Gets Busted" as his ninth favorite episode and has said that he particularly loves Castellaneta's voice work. Groening claims that he has to leave the room every time Castellaneta records as Krusty for fear of ruining the take. Star News Online named "Krusty the Clown's hatred of children," Kamp Krusty, and Krusty's line "All these rules, I feel like I'm in a strip club" as some of the four hundred reasons why they loved The Simpsons. The Observer listed two Krusty products, "Krusty's Non-Toxic Kologne" and "Krusty's home pregnancy kit", as part of their list of the three hundred reasons why they loved the show.

In 2003, Krusty was included in a special history of Jewish entertainers exhibit at the Jewish Museum in New York City Merchandise Krusty's has been included in many Simpsons publications, toys and other merchandise. Krusty-themed merchandise includes dolls, posters, figurines, Jack-in-the-boxes, Pint glasses, bobblehead dolls, costumes, and clothing such as T-shirts. Playmates Toys has made a talking evil Krusty doll, based on the one that appeared in "Treehouse of Horror III". Krusty was made into an action figure, and several different versions were included as part of the World of Springfield toy line. The first shows Krusty in his normal clown attire with several Krusty products and was released in 2000 as part of "wave one". The second, released in 2002 as part of "wave nine", is called "busted Krusty" and shows him in a prison and without his clown make-up, as he was seen in "Krusty Gets Busted". The third was released in 2003 as part of "wave thirteen" and was called "Tuxedo Krusty".

Several Krusty themed playsets were also released, including a Krusty-Lu Studios and Krusty Burger playset, both released in 2001. In The Simpsons Ride, a simulator ride opened at Universal Studios Florida and Universal Studios Hollywood in May 2008, Krusty builds and opens a cartoon theme park called Krustyland. Sideshow Bob makes an appearance and tries to murder the Simpson family. In July 2007, convenience store chain 7-Eleven converted eleven of its stores in the United States and one in Canada into Kwik-E-Marts to celebrate the release of The Simpsons Movie. Amongst the products sold were "Krusty-O's", which were made by Malt-O-Meal.

Question: In 'The Simpsons', by what name is the performer 'Herschel Shmoikel Pinchas Yerucham Krustofski' better known?
Answer: 'KRUSTY THE CLOWN'