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Krusty the Clown
The Simpsons character
First appearance
Created byMatt Groening
Voiced byDan Castellaneta
In-universe information
Full nameHerschel Shmoikel Pinchas Yerucham Krustofsky
OccupationTelevision clown
Family
ChildrenSophie Krustofsky (daughter)
ReligionJudaism

Herschel Shmoikel Pinchas Yerucham Krustofsky[1], better known by his stage name Krusty the Clown, is a recurring character in the animated television series The Simpsons. Voiced by Dan Castellaneta, he is the longtime clown host of Bart and Lisa's favorite variety show featuring child-friendly sketches and often highly violent cartoons, most notably The Itchy & Scratchy Show. Despite his cheery onscreen persona, Krusty is a cynical, burned-out, addiction-riddled smoker. He has been the focus of many episodes, including some about his relationship with former co-star Sideshow Bob, who later became a major antagonist.

Krusty was created by cartoonist Matt Groening and partially inspired by Rusty Nails, a television clown from Groening's hometown. He was designed to resemble Homer Simpson in clown makeup because Groening originally planned to reveal Krusty as Homer’s secret identity. Krusty made his television debut in the Tracey Ullman Show short "The Krusty the Clown Show".

The character was the favorite of several writers. Castellaneta won a Primetime Emmy Award for voicing Krusty and several other characters, and critics have praised the character's pathos and Krusty-centered episodes for their satire of Hollywood.

Role in The Simpsons

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Krusty was raised on the Lower East Side of Springfield as the son of Rabbi Hyman Krustofsky.[2] Little is known about his mother, Rachel, who died before the series' events.[3] Hyman wanted Krusty to attend yeshiva and opposed his ambition to become a clown, believing that show business would distract him from his faith.[2] It is later revealed that Krusty never had a Bar Mitzvah because Hyman feared he would disrupt the ceremony by "acting up."[4] Krusty first performed slapstick comedy in secret. At a rabbis' convention, a rabbi jokingly squirted him with seltzer, washing off his clown makeup and revealing his identity to Hyman. Hyman then disowned him, and they did not speak for 25 years.[5] After leaving Springfield's Lower East Side, Krusty begins his show-business career as a street mime in Tupelo, Mississippi.[6]

Krusty later reconciled with his father with help from Bart and Lisa.[5] As an adult, Krusty holds two Bar Mitzvahs: first a televised spectacle at Springfield Stadium intended to revive his canceled show, and later a simple ceremony designed to reconnect him with his father.[4] Krusty later discovers that he has a daughter, Sophie, from a brief relationship with a Gulf War soldier, and the two begin to bond.[7]

Krusty hosts The Krusty the Clown Show on Springfield's Channel 6. Aimed at children, it has many devoted viewers, including Bart and Lisa.[6] Localized versions are produced in dozens of countries, but the Springfield original is the least popular.[8] Clips from 1961 and 1963 show Krusty interviewing AFL–CIO president George Meany about collective bargaining agreements[9] and dumping snow on Robert Frost.[10] In 1973, Krusty performed a drugged-out version of The Doors' Break on Through (To the Other Side).[11] By the 1980s, the show had become a children's program, although Krusty also provided updates on the 1982 Argentine invasion of the Falkland Islands.[12]

Its recurring cast includes Sideshow Mel, Tina Ballerina, and Corporal Punishment,[13] as well as Mr. Teeny.[14] Sideshow Bob begins the series as Krusty's main sidekick. Years of abuse eventually lead Bob to frame Krusty for armed robbery, but Bart exposes the scheme.[6] Bob later attempts to kill Krusty during one of Krusty's retirements, but the two reconcile; Krusty remarks that Bob's attacks boost his ratings.[14] Sideshow Mel succeeds Bob and remains loyal despite enduring similar abuse.[15]

Bart is one of Krusty's biggest fans. In the episode "Krusty Gets Busted", he declares, "I've based my whole life on Krusty's teachings,"[6] and sleeps in a room filled with Krusty merchandise. At Kamp Krusty, Bart becomes disillusioned when he discovers that the poorly run camp has little connection to Krusty beyond licensing his image.[16][17] He exposes Sideshow Bob's plot to frame Krusty,[6] helps revive Krusty's career with a comeback special,[15] and reunites him with his estranged father.[5] Krusty is usually grateful for Bart's help.[15][5]

Krusty is a multimillionaire who has amassed much of his fortune by licensing his name and image for substandard products and services ranging from Krusty alarm clocks to Krusty crowd control barriers,[18] many of which are dangerous.[16] In one episode, every box of Krusty-O's, a cereal sold under his name, contains a jagged metal Krusty-O. Bart accidentally eats one and requires surgery to remove his appendix.[19] Krusty's licensing company, the "Krusty Korporation", also runs disastrous promotions and business ventures. During the 1984 Summer Olympics, it sponsors a rigged promotion that backfires when the Soviet Union boycotts the games, costing Krusty $44 million.[20] Krusty also owns and serves as the mascot of the fast-food chain Krusty Burger, where abandoned, half-eaten burgers are stapled together for reuse.[21]

Krusty spends his money almost as quickly as he earns it. He lights his cigarettes with hundred-dollar bills[18], spends lavishly on pornographic magazines,[22] and loses fortunes by gambling on horse races.[18]

Krusty is a jaded show-business veteran addicted to gambling, cigarettes, and alcohol.[23] He has also abused Percodan[19] and uses Pepto-Bismol and Xanax.[24] He becomes depressed as soon as the cameras stop rolling.[25] In Planet Simpson, Chris Turner describes Krusty as "the wizened veteran, the total pro" who depends on celebrity despite his misery.[26] In "Bart the Fink", Krusty fakes his death after losing most of his fortune[22] but returns when Bart points out that leaving show business would mean surrendering his celebrity status.[22][26]

In "Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington", Krusty is elected to Congress as a Republican and passes a bill rerouting flights away from the Simpsons' house.[24]

Characterization

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Creation

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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. The short first aired on January 15, 1989.[27] The character was partially inspired by television clown Rusty Nails, whom The Simpsons creator Matt Groening watched while growing up in Portland, Oregon.[28][29] Director Brad Bird watched the same performer while growing up elsewhere in Oregon.[30] Groening described Rusty Nails as a gentle clown whose program sometimes carried a Christian message, although he found the name frightening.[31] Dan Castellaneta based Krusty's voice on Chicago television performer Bob Bell, who had a raspy voice and portrayed WGN-TV's Bozo the Clown from 1960 to 1984.[32][33] Groening praised Castellaneta's voice work, saying that he had to leave the room whenever Castellaneta recorded as Krusty to avoid ruining the take.[34] Krusty has also been compared with "Flunky the Late Night Viewer Mail Clown".[35] The character was created and played by Jeff Martin, who later joined the writing staff of The Simpsons[36] and wrote episodes featuring Krusty.[20]

Film critic Eric Henderson described Krusty as the Simpsons character that "owes the biggest debt" to comedian Jerry Lewis.[37] Asked about the resemblance, Groening said that "[Simpsons] characters are collaborations between the writers, animators, and actors".[38]

Krusty's appearance is essentially Homer Simpson's with clown makeup.[39] 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 worshipped a clown who looked exactly like his father", a theme that became less important as the show developed.[28] An early concept would have revealed Krusty as Homer's secret identity, but the writers abandoned it because it was too complex and they were still developing the series.[40] In the episode "Homie the Clown", Homer attends Clown College, dresses as Krusty, and is mistaken for him.[18]

Krusty was originally conceived as an ordinary man wearing clown makeup, but David Silverman noted that "at some point, we decided he looked [like a clown] all the time".[32] The producers debated whether Krusty should ever appear without his makeup but concluded that the distinction did not matter.[31] Although "Krusty Gets Busted" and "Like Father, Like Clown" showed what appeared to be his real face,[6][5] the writers decided that he did not look right without his clown features. Later episodes turned the ambiguity into a joke. In "Homer's Triple Bypass", Krusty attributes his "grotesque appearance" to multiple heart attacks and insists, "This ain't makeup."[41][42] In "Bart the Fink", yellow makeup and black hair come off to reveal his natural white face and green hair, while removing his normal-looking fake nose exposes a naturally bulbous red one.[22]

Development

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Dan Castellaneta based Krusty's voice on Chicago television performer Bob Bell.

The season 3 episode "Like Father, Like Clown" first establishes that Krusty is Jewish. His religion was not part of the original concept; writers Jay Kogen and Wallace Wolodarsky proposed the idea.[28] The episode parodies The Jazz Singer, in which a son defies his father to become an entertainer despite his strict religious upbringing.[2] To complete the parody, the writers made Krusty Jewish and his father a rabbi. Al Jean proposed Krusty's surname, Krustofsky.[43] Jackie Mason played Krusty's father, Rabbi Hyman Krustofsky, and won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for the episode.[44]

"Krusty Gets Busted" establishes that Krusty is illiterate.[6] Subsequent episodes such as "Itchy & Scratchy & Marge" retained the trait, but the writers dropped it after the first few seasons because it limited the stories they could tell about him.[45]

For "Homie the Clown", the artists permanently revised Krusty's muzzle and added bags under his eyes to distinguish him from Homer.[46] In "Lisa's Wedding", set fifteen years in the future, the artists based an older version of Krusty on Groucho Marx.[47]

Several original writers identified with Krusty and considered him a favorite to write. His show-business role created opportunities for industry satire, and many of his experiences and anecdotes draw on the writers' lives and stories they had heard.[48] Krusty was a particular favorite of Brad Bird, who directed the first two Krusty episodes and tried to animate at least one scene in every episode centered on the character.[43][49]

Simpsons showrunners Al Jean and Mike Reiss planned an animated Krusty spin-off in which he would be a single father in New York City. The proposed supporting cast included a cantankerous makeup artist and a boss resembling Ted Turner. They later reworked the unsuccessful concept into the animated series The Critic.[50]

In 1992, Matt Groening and James L. Brooks began planning a live-action spin-off of The Simpsons centered on Krusty, with Dan Castellaneta in the title role.[51][52][53] They pitched the series in 1994.[54] Groening and Michael Weithorn[55] wrote a pilot in which Krusty moved to Los Angeles and hosted his own talk show.[54] When contract negotiations failed, Groening stopped work on the project.[54][53]

Promotion and reception

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Krusty has appeared on a range of Simpsons merchandise, including toys[56] and apparel.[57][58] He is also the title character of the 1992 video game Krusty's Fun House.[59]

In July 2007, 7-Eleven converted several stores into Kwik-E-Marts to promote The Simpsons Movie[60], selling products including Malt-O-Meal's "Krusty-O's" cereal.[61] The Simpsons Ride[62], a simulator attraction,[63] opened at Universal Studios Florida[64] and Universal Studios Hollywood in May 2008.[65] It is set in Krustyland, a theme park built by Krusty.[66]

In 2015, The A.V. Club wrote that Krusty has "arguably the most pathos of any Simpsons character not named Moe Szyslak".[67]

In 2004, Dan Castellaneta won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for voicing several characters, including Krusty, in "Today I Am a Clown".[68][69] In 2007, Vanity Fair ranked "Krusty Gets Kancelled" as the ninth-best episode of The Simpsons, praising its guest stars, dark portrayal of Krusty's struggling show-business career, and satire of Hollywood and television.[70]

References

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  1. ↑ Leibovitz, Liel (December 15, 2017). "The Problem With 'The Problem With Apu'". Tablet. Retrieved August 23, 2026. Born Herschel Shmoikel Pinchas Yerucham Krustofsky on the Lower East Side of Springfield, the show's celebrated clown is the son of a rabbi, Hyman.
  2. 1 2 3 Suskind, Alex (June 8, 2017). "'The Simpsons' Celebrates 30 Years of Cartoon Chutzpah". The Times of Israel. Retrieved August 23, 2026. His parents ... land Stateside ... in "The Lower East Side of Springfield" ... where they look to raise their son.
  3. ↑ Written by Joel H. Cohen; directed by Steven Dean Moore (September 28, 2014). "Clown in the Dumps". The Simpsons. Season 26. Episode 1. Fox.
  4. 1 2 Written by Joel H. Cohen; directed by Nancy Kruse (December 7, 2003). "Today I Am a Clown". The Simpsons. Season 15. Episode 6. Event occurs at 08:18. Fox. Hyman: "I was afraid you'd make a mockery out of the whole ceremony."
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Written by Jay Kogen and Wallace Wolodarsky; directed by Jeffrey Lynch and Brad Bird (October 24, 1991). "Like Father, Like Clown". The Simpsons. Season 3. Episode 6. Event occurs at 09:57. Fox. Hyman: "You have brought shame on our family. I never want to see you again."
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Written by Jay Kogen and Wallace Wolodarsky; directed by Brad Bird (April 29, 1990). "Krusty Gets Busted". The Simpsons. Season 1. Episode 12. Event occurs at 07:20. Fox. Bart: "He's my idol. I've based my whole life on Krusty's teachings."
  7. ↑ Written by John Frink and Don Payne; directed by Bob Anderson (November 12, 2000). "Insane Clown Poppy". The Simpsons. Season 12. Episode 3. Event occurs at 07:27. Fox. Sophie: "I'm your daughter." Later: "You met my mom during the Gulf War."
  8. ↑ Written by Joel H. Cohen; directed by Bob Anderson (December 8, 2013). "Yellow Subterfuge". The Simpsons. Season 25. Episode 7. Event occurs at 16:59. Fox. Lisa: "You are now the least popular Krusty in the world."
  9. ↑ Written by Dan McGrath; directed by Jim Reardon (September 4, 1994). "Bart of Darkness". The Simpsons. Season 6. Episode 1. Event occurs at 10:12. Fox. Krusty: "Tonight my guest is AFL-CIO chairman George Meany, who will be discussing collective bargaining agreements."
  10. ↑ Written by Jon Vitti; directed by Carlos Baeza (January 21, 1993). "Selma's Choice". The Simpsons. Season 4. Episode 13. Event occurs at 06:49. Fox. Krusty: "I would like to start by reading a passage from Robert Frost."
  11. ↑ Written by Frank Mula; directed by Wes Archer (February 11, 1993). "I Love Lisa". The Simpsons. Season 4. Episode 15. Event occurs at 14:26. Fox. Krusty: "Break on through to the other side."
  12. ↑ Written by Jace Richdale; directed by Mark Kirkland (April 14, 1994). "Burns' Heir". The Simpsons. Season 5. Episode 18. Event occurs at 10:47. Fox. Krusty: "The Falkland Islands have just been invaded. I repeat, the Falklands have just been invaded!"
  13. ↑ Written by John Swartzwelder; directed by Jim Reardon (December 20, 1990). "Itchy & Scratchy & Marge". The Simpsons. Season 2. Episode 9. Event occurs at 09:26. Fox. Krusty: "Krusty will have to bring out his old friend Corporal Punishment again."
  14. 1 2 Written by Al Jean; directed by Michael Marcantel (February 18, 2001). "Day of the Jackanapes". The Simpsons. Season 12. Episode 13. Event occurs at 21:17. Fox. Krusty: "Every time you try to kill me, my ratings go through the roof, you nut!"
  15. 1 2 3 Written by John Swartzwelder; directed by David Silverman (May 13, 1993). "Krusty Gets Kancelled". The Simpsons. Season 4. Episode 22. Fox. Krusty: "I don't know how to thank you kids."
  16. 1 2 Written by David M. Stern; directed by Mark Kirkland (September 24, 1992). "Kamp Krusty". The Simpsons. Season 4. Episode 1. Event occurs at 20:38. Fox. Bart: "How could you, Krusty? I'd never lend my name to an inferior product."
  17. ↑ Turner 2004, pp. 128–129.
  18. 1 2 3 4 Written by John Swartzwelder; directed by David Silverman (February 12, 1995). "Homie the Clown". The Simpsons. Season 6. Episode 15. Event occurs at 02:35. Fox. Krusty's accountant: "You've already merchandised everything: Krusty's Monopoly Game, the Krusty Krowd Kontrol Barrier..."
  19. 1 2 Story by Al Jean and Mike Reiss; teleplay by Joshua Sternin and Jeffrey Ventimilia; directed by Steven Dean Moore (April 30, 1995). "'Round Springfield". The Simpsons. Season 6. Episode 22. Fox. Krusty: "It wasn't my fault. It was the Percodan." Later, Dr. Hibbert: "Bart, I found the culprit: a jagged metal cereal O."
  20. 1 2 Written by Jeff Martin; directed by Mark Kirkland (December 3, 1992). "Lisa's First Word". The Simpsons. Season 4. Episode 10. Event occurs at 13:32. Fox. Krusty's accountant: "You personally stand to lose $44 million."
  21. ↑ Written by Dan Greaney and Allen Glazier; directed by Steven Dean Moore (March 30, 2003). "'Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky". The Simpsons. Season 14. Episode 16. Event occurs at 01:44. Fox. Declan Desmond: "Your customers may be shocked by my footage of you stapling together abandoned, half-eaten burgers."
  22. 1 2 3 4 Story by Bob Kushell; teleplay by John Swartzwelder; directed by Jim Reardon (February 11, 1996). "Bart the Fink". The Simpsons. Season 7. Episode 15. Event occurs at 19:21. Fox. Krusty: "That's why I faked my death."
  23. ↑ Bravin, Jess (December 30, 1995). "Sometimes It Pays to Be a Real Clown. Just Ask Bozo". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on August 24, 2021. Retrieved August 23, 2026. a shameless, cynical huckster who drinks, smokes and gambles when he's off the air.
  24. 1 2 Written by John Swartzwelder; directed by Lance Kramer (March 9, 2003). "Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington". The Simpsons. Season 14. Episode 14. Event occurs at 15:21. Fox. Krusty: "And I'm on Pepto and Xanax." Later: "I'd like to introduce a bill banning air travel over residential areas."
  25. ↑ Written by John Swartzwelder; directed by Matthew Nastuk (May 5, 2002). "The Sweetest Apu". The Simpsons. Season 13. Episode 19. Event occurs at 13:55. Fox. Marge: "Off camera, he's a desperately unhappy man."
  26. 1 2 Turner 2004, pp. 392–394.
  27. ↑ Richmond & Coffman 1997, p. 15.
  28. 1 2 3 Groening, Matt (October 23, 2003). "'Simpsons' Creator Matt Groening". Fresh Air (Interview). Interviewed by Terry Gross. Philadelphia: WHYY. Retrieved August 23, 2026. Krusty was based on a TV-show clown who I grew up with in Portland, Oregon ... named Rusty Nails.
  29. ↑ Barnes, Mike (July 29, 2015). "James Allen, TV Personality Who Inspired Krusty the Clown on 'The Simpsons,' Dies at 87". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on August 2, 2015. Retrieved August 23, 2026. James Allen ... portrayed the clown character Rusty Nails ... and served as Matt Groening's inspiration for Krusty.
  30. ↑ King, Susan (October 31, 2004). "Staring 'em Down". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on May 24, 2023. Retrieved August 23, 2026. Brad and I both grew up in Oregon and we were mesmerized by a local TV clown named Rusty Nails.
  31. 1 2 Matt Groening; Brad Bird; Jay Kogen; Wallace Wolodarsky (2001). "Audio commentary for "Krusty Gets Busted"". The Simpsons: The Complete First Season (DVD commentary). 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.
  32. 1 2 Rhodes, Joe (October 21, 2000). "Flash! 24 Simpsons Stars Reveal Themselves". TV Guide. Vol. 48, no. 43. pp. 17–24, 26, 28, 30–33. Castellaneta modeled the voice after Bob Bell, Chicago's long-standing Bozo the Clown on WGN.
  33. ↑ Zimmerman, Barak (October 21, 2014). "Send In the Clowns" (PDF). Television Academy. Retrieved August 23, 2026. Dan Castellaneta ... based the raspy voice on Bob Bell's version of Bozo.
  34. ↑ Matt Groening (2003). "Audio commentary for "Treehouse of Horror II"". The Simpsons: The Complete Third Season (DVD commentary). 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.
  35. ↑ Zinoman, Jason (February 22, 2016). "The Tears (and Fears) of a Clown". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 26, 2016. Retrieved August 23, 2026. The dissolute, depressive Krusty (Dan Castellaneta), a smoking clown like Flunky, was a breakout star on "The Tracey Ullman Show" and "The Simpsons."
  36. ↑ Hoffman, Ken (May 18, 2015). "Houstonian Was the Man Behind Letterman's Flunky the Clown". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved August 23, 2026. Jeff Martin, one of Letterman's comedy writers, created the character of Flunky.
  37. ↑ Henderson, Eric (October 30, 2004). "Jerry Lewis: The Clown Who Cried". Slant Magazine. Retrieved August 23, 2026. The Simpsons character that owes the biggest debt to Lewis is Krusty the Clown.
  38. ↑ Groening, Matt (April 26, 2006). "Matt Groening". The A.V. Club (Interview). Interviewed by Nathan Rabin. Retrieved August 23, 2026. All of these characters are collaborations between the writers, animators, and actors.
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  43. 1 2 Matt Groening; Brad Bird; Jay Kogen; Wallace Wolodarsky; Al Jean; Dan Castellaneta; Julie Kavner (2003). "Audio commentary for "Like Father, Like Clown"". The Simpsons: The Complete Third Season (DVD commentary). 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.
  44. ↑ "Outstanding Voice-Over Performance: 1992". Television Academy. Retrieved August 23, 2026. Jackie Mason ... as Rabbi Krustofsky ... Winner.
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  46. ↑ Matt Groening; David Mirkin; David Silverman; Mark Kirkland (2005). "Audio commentary for "Homie the Clown"". The Simpsons: The Complete Sixth Season (DVD commentary). 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.
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  53. 1 2 Groening, Matt (September 30, 1993). "'Simpsons' Back 'as Crude and Crass as Ever'". Los Angeles Times (Interview). Interviewed by Solomon, Charles. Archived from the original on December 7, 2019. Retrieved August 23, 2026. There were plans to do a "Krusty the Klown Show" in live action.
  54. 1 2 3 Snierson, Dan (April 15, 1999). "Send in the Clown". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 9, 2008. Retrieved August 23, 2026. I wrote a pilot script in which Krusty moves to L.A. and gets his own talk show.
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  56. ↑ "The Simpsons – Krusty the Clown 13-Inch Plush with Sound". Kidrobot. Archived from the original on March 3, 2026. Retrieved August 23, 2026. The kids' TV show host on The Simpsons is ready ... as a 13-inch plush toy!
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  60. ↑ Mayerowitz, Scott (July 24, 2007). "'Simpsons' Kwik-E-Mart Sales Double". ABC News. Archived from the original on April 8, 2008. Retrieved August 23, 2026. 7-Eleven has transformed 12 of its convenience stores into caricatures of the Kwik-E-Mart ... The stores have been carrying boxes of KrustyO's cereal.
  61. ↑ "7-Eleven Becomes Kwik-E-Mart for 'Simpsons Movie' Promotion". Fox News. Associated Press. July 1, 2007. Archived from the original on July 4, 2007. Retrieved August 23, 2026. Those stores ... will sell items that until now existed only on television: Buzz Cola, KrustyO's cereal and Squishees.
  62. ↑ Moro, Eric (July 28, 2007). "SDCC 07: The Simpsons Panel". IGN. Archived from the original on August 21, 2008. Retrieved August 23, 2026. The Simpsons Ride ... will be opening soon at Universal Studios.
  63. ↑ Adalian, Josef (April 23, 2007). "Universal Launches 'Simpsons' Ride". Variety. Archived from the original on November 3, 2015. Retrieved August 23, 2026. Both parks are set to open the ride—which will utilize motion simulator technology—in spring 2008.
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  65. ↑ Moody, Annemarie (May 19, 2008). "Simpsons Ride Open at Universal Orlando Resort and Universal Studios Hollywood". Animation World Network. Retrieved August 23, 2026. The Simpsons Ride is officially open at Universal Studios Hollywood, California and Universal Orlando Resort in Florida.
  66. ↑ Shatkin, Elina (June 12, 2008). "Thrilling New Amusements in SoCal's Theme Parks". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on September 23, 2021. Retrieved August 23, 2026. Launched simultaneously at Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Studios Florida, the motion simulator ... begins when visitors enter Krustyland through Krusty the Clown's gaping maw.
  67. ↑ McLevy, Alex (October 11, 2015). "Krusty the Clown Tries and Fails to Stick It to the Man". The A.V. Club. Retrieved August 23, 2026. Krusty The Clown possesses arguably the most pathos of any Simpsons character not named Moe Szyslak.
  68. ↑ Schneider, Michael (August 10, 2004). "Emmy Speaks for Homer". Variety. Archived from the original on July 23, 2015. Retrieved August 23, 2026. Castellaneta took the 2004 award for his roles as Homer, Krusty the Clown ... in ... Today I Am a Clown.
  69. ↑ "Outstanding Voice-Over Performance: 2004". Television Academy. Retrieved August 23, 2026. Dan Castellaneta ... as Homer, Krusty the Clown, Willie, Sideshow Mel, Barney, Grampa, Itchy.
  70. ↑ Ortved, John (July 5, 2007). "Springfield's Best". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on July 10, 2007. Retrieved August 23, 2026. We get to see the really dark side of Krusty's flailing showbiz career. Hollywood, television, celebrities, and fans are all beautifully skewered here.

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