Today I Am a Clown

"Today I Am a Clown"
The Simpsons episode
Episode no.Season 15
Episode 6
Directed byNancy Kruse
Written byJoel H. Cohen
Production codeFABF01
Original air dateDecember 7, 2003 (2003-12-07)
Guest appearances
Jackie Mason as Rabbi Hyman Krustofsky[1]
Mr. T as himself[2]

"Today I Am a Clown" is the 6th episode of The Simpsons' 15th season. It was first broadcast on the Fox network on December 7, 2003.[1] The episode was written by Joel H. Cohen.[1] Nancy Kruse is the director of the episode. In the episode, Krusty the Clown gets help from his father Hyman to have a bar mitzvah.[3]

Jackie Mason is a guest star as Krusty's father, Hyman Krustofsky.[1] Mr. T guest stars as himself in the episode.[2] About 10.5 million people watched the episode when it was first broadcast.[4] Dan Castellaneta got an Emmy Award for being the voice actor for many characters in the episode.[5] Joel H. Cohen was given a nomination for a Writers Guild of America Award because he wrote the episode.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Wills, Adam (December 4, 2003). "Krusty's Adult Bar Mitzvah". Jewish Journal. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  2. 1 2 Zarum, Dave (February 6, 2018). "The List: Simpsons writers choose their favourite athlete cameos". Sportsnet. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  3. ↑ Gogolya, Walt (December 28, 2019). "The Simpsons: 10 Best Krusty The Clown Episodes". Screen Rant. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  4. ↑ "TV Listings for - December 7, 2003". TV Tango. December 7, 2003. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  5. ↑ Schneider, Michael (August 11, 2004). "Emmy speaks for Homer". Variety. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  6. ↑ McNary, Dave (December 15, 2004). "'Wing' still has the write stuff". Variety. Retrieved March 15, 2021.

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