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'Krusty' redirects here. For other uses, see.Krusty the ClowncharacterFirst appearance'The Krusty the Clown Show' (1989)Created byVoiced byInformationGenderMaleOccupationTelevision clown, entertainer, congressmanFamilyRachel Krustofsky (deceased mother)(deceased father)(deceased half-Brother)Barbara Van Horne (sister)SpouseHolly Hippie (ex-wife)(ex-wife)Children(daughter)RelativesJosh Van Horne (nephew)Herschel Shmoikel Pinchas Yerucham Krustofsky, better known as Krusty the Clown (sometimes spelled as Krusty the Klown), is a cartoon character in the. He is voiced. He is the long-time host of and 's favorite TV show, a combination of kiddie variety television hijinks and cartoons including.
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 the main and has been the focus of several episodes, most of which also spotlight Bart.Krusty was created by cartoonist and partially inspired by, a television clown from Groening's hometown of,. He was designed to look like with clown makeup, with the original idea being that Bart worships a television clown who was actually his own father in disguise.
His voice is based on, who portrayed 's. Krusty made his television debut on January 15, 1989 in the 'The Krusty the Clown Show'. Contents.Role in The Simpsons Krusty the Clown, born Herschel Shmoikel Pinchas Yerucham Krustofsky, was born in the Lower East Side of Springfield and is the son of. Very little is known about his mother, aside from her name being Rachel and that she died when Krusty was around thirteen. Hyman strongly opposed Krusty's wish to become a and make people laugh, believing that it would distract him from, wanting the boy to go to instead.
However, Krusty performed behind his father's back. One day, he was performing at a rabbis' convention when one joking rabbi squirted on him, washing off his clown makeup. When Rabbi Krustofsky found out, he disowned his son, and did not speak to him for 25 years. Krusty was later reconciled with his father with the assistance of Bart and Lisa Simpson. It was later revealed that Krusty did not have a service, because Hyman feared he would violate the sanctity of the rites by 'acting up.' Krusty had two adult Bar Mitzvah ceremonies: a gala which Krusty uses to stage a comeback after his show is cancelled, 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 (a reference to 's birthplace).
Krusty later discovered that he has a daughter named Sophie. He had met Sophie's mother when she served as a soldier in the and he was entertaining the troops. After spending the night together, he prevented her from assassinating to protect his Saddam-themed comedy act. After that she started hating clowns, and kept their daughter a secret from Krusty. Krusty and Sophie bonded over time, and while not a full-time father, he is known to keep up with her birthdays and to also make occasional in-show references to 'my daughter.' Krusty has his own show on Channel 6 in Springfield: The Krusty the Clown Show, which is aimed towards a children's audience and has many followers, including. Krusty has licensed the show to dozens of countries that produce localized versions, including, and with the original version being the least popular.
Krusty's show has gone through various phases: a clip from presents the show as a serious featuring Krusty interviewing president on the topic of agreements, while a clip from shows Krusty interviewing, then dumping a load of snow on the poet. The show later takes a different turn, featuring as a guest and having Krusty howl a drugged-out version of ' ' in 1973. By the, the show had devolved into a children's entertainment show, although in one episode Krusty provided updates on the. During the series, the Krusty the Clown Show is shown to be aimed almost entirely at children and features many characters, including, Tina Ballerina,. Begins the series as Krusty's main. However, years of constant abuse lead to Bob framing Krusty for, although Bob is eventually foiled by Bart.
Bob is replaced by, who has remained loyal to Krusty despite being constantly abused by Krusty as well.Krusty seems to retire from — and then get back into — show business repeatedly throughout his career. One of his retirements is almost made permanent due to just- Sideshow Bob's latest scheme: wiring to a 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 reconcile, with Krusty exclaiming that Bob's attempts at Krusty's life make his ratings shoot through the roof.
This reconciliation remains for the rest of the series, as Bob abandons his attempts for revenge on Krusty in favor of targeting Bart exclusively. Krusty finishes his show with a song.is one of Krusty's biggest fans.
In the episode ' (Season 1, Episode 12) he declares, 'I've based my entire life on Krusty's teachings,' and sleeps in a room filled with Krusty merchandise. He exposes Sideshow Bob's attempted framing, helps Krusty return to the air with a comeback special, reigniting his career, and reunites Krusty with his estranged father.
For his part, Krusty is usually grateful for Bart's assistance, but almost immediately forgets about it — presumably due to his excessive drinking and drug habits — and usually does not even remember his name the next time they encounter each other. One summer, Bart enthusiastically attends Kamp Krusty, largely because of the promise that he would get to spend his summer with Krusty. The camp turns out to be a disaster, with Krusty nowhere to be seen, as the camp is simply a franchise location to which Krusty has licensed his image. Bart keeps his hopes up by believing that Krusty will show up, but one day the camp director, Mr. Black, brings in with clown makeup masquerading as Krusty. This pushes Bart over the edge. He decides that he is sick of Krusty's shoddy merchandise and takes over the camp.
Krusty immediately visits the camp in hopes of ending the conflict and manages to appease Bart.Krusty is a who has amassed his fortune mostly by licensing his name and image to a variety of substandard products and services, from Krusty to Krusty. Many of these products are potentially dangerous, such as Krusty's brand of, Krusty-O's, which in boasts a jagged metal Krusty-O in each box. One of many regarding these products is launched by Bart, who eats a jagged metal Krusty-O and has to have his 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 with a rigged promotion that backfires when the the games, causing Krusty to lose $44 million. In the TV series and, Krusty is also the mascot and owner of the restaurant. 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, as well as using beef infected with to save money.
Krusty wastes money almost as fast as he earns it: lighting his with, eating -egg, spending huge sums on and, and losing a fortune on everything from to and against the.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, cigarettes,. He instantly becomes as soon as the cameras stop rolling; Marge states in ' that, 'off camera, he's a desperately unhappy man.' Krusty appears to have used, one time emerging from a restaurant bathroom with white powder under his nose; however, he explains that he was simply researching a part for a film in which he played himself. In his book, author describes Krusty as 'the wizened veteran, the total pro' who lives the celebrity life.
He is miserable but he needs his celebrity status. In ',' Bart inadvertently reports Krusty for to the and, as a result, Krusty loses most of his money.
Bart soon discovers that Krusty has faked his death and is living as Rory B. Bellows on a boat. Krusty declares that he is finished with the life of a celebrity and is unconvinced when Bart reminds him of his fans and his entourage. Finally, Bart tells Krusty that leaving would mean losing his status, which convinces 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, Bart convinces Krusty to run for so that Krusty can introduce an airline rerouting bill and stop planes from flying over the Simpsons' house. Krusty agrees and runs on the ticket.
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Although his campaign starts off badly, Lisa suggests that he try connecting with regular families. He does so, resulting in a landslide victory.
Krusty's term starts off badly, as he is completely ignored by his new, more politically savvy colleagues. With the help of the Simpsons and an, however, Krusty succeeds in passing his bill.His body features include a, a veal-shaped, and a on his as a result of having a inserted into his heart after suffering from a heart attack on the air in 1986. 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 from that first aired on January 15, 1989.
The character was partially inspired by TV clown ' whom The Simpsons creator and director watched as children while growing up in,. Groening describes Rusty Nails as being a sweet clown whose show sometimes had a Christian message, but whose name scared Groening. Based his voice characterization on television's who had a very raspy voice and portrayed 's from 1960 to 1984.Many events in Krusty's life parallel those of comedian, including his Jewish background, addiction to Percodan, hosting of telethons, and appearance in. When asked, Groening has simply noted that 'Simpsons characters are collaborations between the writers, animators, and actors' without specifically confirming or denying the association.Krusty's appearance and design is essentially that of with clown makeup. Groening said that 'The satirical 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 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.
There are two instances of the one assuming the identity of the other. In a (non-canonical) Butterfinger commercial depicting a contest for $50,000 to find out who stole Bart's Butterfinger, a captured Homer appears to be the culprit until Maggie pulls off a mask, revealing Krusty.
In the episode ',' Homer goes to Clown College and dresses up as — and is confused with — Krusty. Krusty was originally just a normal man wearing clown makeup, but 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 makeup 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 ' and '.' Later episodes made jokes about Krusty's face.
In ',' 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.' In ',' he abandons an idea to sail away with a new identity and swims towards shore, leaving a trail of yellow makeup in his wake and his natural white face underneath. On shore, he shakes off his black hair, revealing his natural green clown hair, and removes his normal-looking fake nose to reveal his natural red bulbous clown nose underneath. Development.
Based his voice characterization on Chicago television's.The episode ' 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. The episode is a parody of, 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, Krustofsky, was pitched. Krusty's father, Rabbi Hyman Krustofsky was played by, who won a for for the episode. It was established in ' that Krusty is illiterate.
This was shown in subsequent episodes like ' 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 ', 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 ', which is set fifteen years in the future, Krusty's design was significantly altered to make him look considerably older and was based on.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 show business jokes and thus many of Krusty's experiences and anecdotes are based on real experiences and stories heard by the writers. He was a particular favorite of, who directed the first two Krusty episodes and always tried to animate a scene in every Krusty episode.In 1992, and began planning a spin-off from The Simpsons that revolved around Krusty and would star as Krusty. They pitched the series in 1994. Groening and Michael Weithorn wrote a pilot script where Krusty moved to 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. Eventually, the contract negotiations fell apart and Groening decided to stop work on the project.
Reception In 2004, won a for in ', an episode that heavily features Krusty. Several episodes featuring Krusty have been very well received. In 2007, named ' 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 topnotch, 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.
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. Merchandise Krusty has been included in many Simpsons publications, toys and other merchandise. Krusty-themed merchandise includes dolls, figurines, and clothing such as. Has made a talking evil Krusty doll, based on the one that appeared in '. In 1992, released the for PC and home consoles. Krusty was made into an action figure, and several different versions were included as part of the toy line. The first, which shows Krusty in his normal clown attire with several Krusty products, 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 makeup, 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 play sets were also released, including a Krusty-Lu Studios and Krusty Burger playset, both released in 2001.
Krusty appears as a playable character in the video game, released via a 'Fun Pack' packaged with a Clown Bike accessory in November 2015.In, a opened at and in May 2008, Krusty builds and opens a cartoon theme park called Krustyland. Makes an appearance and tries to murder the Simpson family. In July 2007, convenience store chain converted eleven of its stores in the United States and one in Canada into to celebrate the release of. Amongst the products sold were ', which were made. References.
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