History Characters / TheSimpsonsChurchDoctorsCelebrities

--->'''Tatum:''' ''(decks Homer)'' That's what I think of the Fourth Estate!

* CatchPhrase: "Hey hey, kids!" or "Hey, hey" followed by his goofy laugh.

* BunnyEarsLawyer: He may be a quack doctor, but he's a ''good'' quack doctor--that is to say, while going to him for a legitimate medical treatment is practically a suicide attempt, if you're ''looking'' for someone whose morals are as murky as their medical accreditation, he's the man to get you what you ''want'' in lieu of what you ''need''. In "22 Short Films About Springfield", this ends up saving his job when his performance review (with his accreditation on the line) is interrupted by [[CodeSilver Grandpa Simpson barging in with a scalpel]] and ''specifically demanding'' a quack doctor to listen to his complaints, STAT. The other more professional doctors are unable to get Grandpa to listen, but Dr. Nick--being the only quack in the house--manages to get through to him and calm him down with a "treatment", at the same time [[SavedByTheAwesome saving his accreditation]] by demonstrating just ''why'' the doctors of Springfield need a quack among them.

** Krusty's general RichInDollarsPoorInSense lifestyle and financial problems are reminiscent of any number of real life celebrities who have the same issues.

* RichInDollarsPoorInSense: Krusty's made millions of dollars during his career. Unfortunately, he's also found all kinds of ways to waste it: lighting his cigarettes with everything from hundred-dollar bills to strings of pearls to copies of ''[[ComicBook/{{Superman}} Action Comics #1]]''; eating omelets made from rare condor eggs; sending roses to [[Creator/BeaArthur Bea Arthur's]] grave even when she was still alive; buying a ruby-studded clown nose; hiring [[Music/KennyG Kenny G]] to play for him in his elevator; buying a new house because his old one is dirty; buying pornographic magazines (which Apu says kept him in business during his first year); settling lawsuits other comedians launch when he steals their material; and gambling on everything from horse races to sporting events to operas.

* GagBoobs: Her large breasts and her constant references to them are always played for laughs.

* CatchPhrase: "Damn Flanders..."

* YiddishAsASecondLanguage: Krusty often peppers his dialogue with Yiddish words like ''ferkakta'', ''schlub'', and ''putz'' to give his phrases extra punch.

* StrawmanPolitical: Proud to be a Republican, which in most of the episodes where it's plot-important translates to "CardCarryingVillain plotting to spread tyranny throughout Springfield".

* StrawnanPolitical: Proud to be a Republican, which in most of the episodes where it's plot-important translates to "CardCarryingVillain plotting to spread tyranny throughout Springfield".

* KentBrockmanNews: He actually steals Brockman's job as news anchorman when the latter protests over a stolen danish, and provides to be better at the job. At least until Bumblebee Man freaks out over the Kuala Lumpur tsunami and falls out of his chair.

* ExpyCoexistence: Over time the writers have added multiple details that have made Wolfcastle less of a generic TheAhnold and more of a full-on Expy of Schwarzenegger (such as a wife named Maria, like Arnold's (now ex-) wife). Schwarzenegger (or someone heavily implied to be him) appears as the President of the United States in ''The Simpsons Movie''.

* IconicSequelCharacter: Introduced in season 2 episode ''"Bart Gets Hit by a Car"'' and has been re-acurring character ever since.
* InsaneTrollLogic: His diagnosis are usually this; for example you ''might'' loose weight by following his "eat anything you want anytime you want" diet.
* LabCoatOfScienceAndMedicine: Usually wears a little bit too large labcoat.

* WouldHurtAChild: When Nelson starts bullying him because Lisa covered Tantum with nerd sweat, he tells the remorseful Nelson he doesn't have a choice but hit him.

* PetTheDog: In spite of his apathetic nature, in the episode “Alone Again, Natura-Diddily”, he comforts Ned during Maude’s funeral.

* DarkSkinnedBlonde: He's got light blond hair and often (though not always) sports a heavy, fake-looking orange tan, probably to underline the manufactured nature of his persona.

* EveryoneHasStandards: Finds no humor in the prospect of Apu cheating on his wife when he has a ton of kids.

* GrumpyBear: He's a grump both on and off the air when someone agitates him.

* AmbiguouslyJewish: Confirmed as Jewish in the third season, despite once grilling pork products on an episode of his show and suffering a heart attack. Another episode had him telling a Jewish cook to keep quiet about his religious background.

* MonsterClown: Krusty has the uncanny ability to sometimes cause heart attacks in people with pacemakers. He even has one himself (which is why his face is so pale, though a lot of past episodes imply that his white makeup is just makeup and, in one case, can be genetically passed [[note]]In "Marge vs. the Monorail", a woman begs Krusty to look at her son. He has the same white facial skin as Krusty[[/note]]). One ''WesternAnimation/TreehouseOfHorror'' episode had him show his audience what he would look like in HD. [[GrossUpCloseUp It wasn't pretty]].