History Recap / TheSimpsonsS6E15HomieTheClown

* AffablyEvil: Don Vittorio [=DiMaggio=] [[ApologeticAttacker apologizes]] as he is about to shoot Homer (believing him to be Krusty) and opts to spare him on the condition of having him perform the mini bicycle trick (which he fails); then apologizes again when the real Krusty shows up at the last second, and ultimately lets them both live when they successfully perform the trick together.
** Hell, he even [[HonorAmongThieves returns Krusty's change]] once he's fully paid his debt.

* AffablyEvil: Don Vittorio [=DiMaggio=] [[ApologeticAttacker apologizes]] as he is about to shoot Homer (believing him to be Krusty) and opts to spare him on the condition of having him perform the mini bicycle trick (which he fails); then apologizes to him again when the real Krusty shows up at the last second, and ultimately lets them both live when they successfully perform the trick together.
** Hell, [[HonorAmongThieves he even returns Krusty's change]] once he's paid his debt.

* AffablyEvil: Don Vittorio DiMaggio [[ApologeticAttacker apologizes]] as he is about to shoot Homer (believing him to be Krusty) and opts to spare him on the condition of having him perform the mini bicycle trick (which he fails); then apologizes to him again when the real Krusty shows up at the last second, and ultimately lets them both live when they successfully perform the trick together.

* KillTheCutie: An Estonian little person (not the one who played Lisa in the fake video of The Simpsons talking about how they don't miss Bart, though he does have the same voice as him), dressed up as a thief character to amuse the young audience is brutally beaten to pulp by Homer, who doesn't get that it's supposed to be an act.

* IdleRich: Krusty lights a cigarette with a one dollar bill (later also with an original Superman comic and a pearl string), then orders his assistants to "Put five thousand bucks on the Lakers. Hire Kenny G to play for me in the elevator. My house is dirty; buy me a clean one."

* IsItSomethingYouEat: When Homer goes by the new billboards, the first few ones are of food, so when he comes to the one for Clown College, he complains "That's not something you can eat!"

* PlotHole: Milhouse really had no reason to gloat about having Krusty over at his party -- Bart already had Krusty over for dinner at his place in "Like Father, Like Clown".

* EvenEvilHasStandards: After nearly killing Krusty for not paying his debts Krusty pays the money anyway, which turns out to be a ridiculous low sum. The boss is happy and even gives him back his change.

* {{Plagiarism}}: Krusty is phoned by Creator/GeorgeCarlin for stealing his "Seven Words You Can't Say On Television". Krusty gives him ten grand, but sarcastically says "Well, excuuuuse me!", causing him have to pay another ten grand to Creator/SteveMartin.

* PunbasedTitle: "Homie the Clown" was a character from the sketch show LiveAction/InLivingColor.
* {{Shoutout}}:

** Homer says to his kids that they didn't complain when he dressed up as Tom Bosley and got them "this close to Chachi".

* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Homer's reasons why it sucks being a clown: "You get kicked by kids, bit by dogs, and admired by the elderly."[[note]]though subverted somewhat, considering the harsh jokes made about old people on this show[[/note]]

* KillTheCutie: An Estonian little person, dressed up as a thief character to amuse the young audience is brutally beaten to pulp by Homer, who doesn't get that it's supposed to be an act.

* WhatExactlyIsHisJob: In this episode we learn Milhouse's father works at the cracker factory (later, in "Bart On the Road," we find out that Kirk oversees production on crackers).

* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Homer's reasons why it sucks being a clown: "You get kicked by kids, bit by dogs, and admired by the elderly."

** While all the other clown college students inform Krusty where they're from Homer just says his name.
** After Krusty reads the joke names of certain towns Homer inexplicably finds the most normal one, UsefulNotes/{{Seattle}}, to be hilarious.

** Homer beats up an actor, portraying a burglar to amuse the children in the audience, not understanding that it's obvious an act.

** The scene where Krusty has plastic surgery is a shout-out to the Series/TwilightZone episode "Eye Of The Beholder".
** Homer and Krusty drive a mini unicycle together, causing Homer's head to bump against some glasses and quote the theme from Film/TheGodfather.
** Homer building a circus tent with his porridge while his family looks at him with a concerned look is a parody of a similar scene in Film/CloseEncountersOfTheThirdKind, where the protagonist's obsession about a certain mountain hill also makes him create one with a spoon and some porridge.

** Dick Cavett mentions he knew Creator/WoodyAllen, though nobody in the audience cares. When he tries to make conversation with Homer and says his "churlish attitude reminds me of the time I met [[Creator/TheMarxBrothers Groucho]]" Homer threatens him that he we'll be dining with Groucho tonight if he doesn't shut up!"
* The son of the guy who played Huggy Bear in Series/StarskyAndHutch accepts Krusty's award.

--> Bill: "At this rate you'll be broke in a month. The only thing left todo is...open a Clown College and train some regional Krustys."
--> Krusty: "You mean like that bozo, Bonko the Clown?"

---> *Gunshot* (Flanders is knocked down)\\

-> *Gunshot* (Flanders is knocked down)\\

* WhatExactlyIsHisJob: In this episode we learn Milhouse's father works at the Cracker factory.

* ArtisticLicense:Anatomy: How does one swallow a bicycle in one gulp?
* ArtisticLicense:Medicine: Krusty is given female breasts in plastic surgery, but they seem to removed again afterwards. Rather quickly, we must say.
* ArtisticLicense:Physics:
** How on Earth can Krusty lift Homer up several times in quick succession with only one hand?

* TheMagazineRule: Krusty apparently enjoys reading "Gigantic Asses" magazine.
* {{Mooning}}: Homer tries to ride a mini unicycle but his pants got stuck between the wheels and are ripped off, causing him to drive around in his bare behind.

* ArtisticLicense/{{Anatomy}}: How does one swallow a bicycle in one gulp?
* ArtisticLicense/{{Medicine}}: Krusty is given female breasts in plastic surgery, but they seem to removed again afterwards. Rather quickly, we must say.
* ArtisticLicense/{{Physics}}:

* DepartementOfRedundancy: Homer: "Who am I clowning? I have no business being a clown! I'm leaving the clowning business to all the other clowns in the clowning business."

* WhatExactlyIsYourJob: In this episode we learn Milhouse's father works at the Cracker factory.

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