S03E06 · EP
season 3 ·
Like Father Like Clown
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Episode DNA

24 scenes · 4 threads
cheerful 12%tense 12%confession 10%awkward 7%humiliation 7%avoidance 5%angry 5%misunderstanding 5%absurd 5%tender 5%

Story threads over runtime

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A · Bart reunites Krusty with father
B · Krusty cancels dinner repeatedly
C · Krusty's backstory revealed
D · Family helps Bart's mission
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Every scene

24 scenes · our breakdown
1 · Simpson living room · cold_openCouch gag and intro

The Simpsons end their day with a chaotic couch gag and credits.

00:02–00:09
2 · Krusty show studio · act1Krusty's show ends

Krusty finishes his TV show and thanks guests.

00:09–00:54
3 ▸ 00:54
3 · Krusty's dressing room · Krusty cancels dinner

Krusty cancels dinner with Bart despite his assistant's insistence.

00:54–01:47avoidance
4 ▸ 01:47
4 · Simpson kitchen · Pennycandy calls Marge

Lois Pennycandy calls Marge to apologize for Krusty's cancellation.

01:47–02:28petty_grievance
5 ▸ 02:28
5 · Bart's bedroom · Bart writes angry letter

Bart writes a letter returning his Krusty badge in anger.

02:28–03:26humiliation
6 · Simpson living room · Homer calls sex chat

Homer accidentally calls a sex chat line instead of reading Bart's letter.

03:26–03:35misunderstanding
7 · Krusty's dressing room · Pennycandy forces Krusty

Lois forces Krusty to go to Bart's dinner after reading the letter.

03:35–03:58confession
8 · Simpson living room · Krusty arrives at Simpsons

Krusty arrives for dinner and Bart asks him to relax.

03:58–05:56social_rule_violation
9 ▸ 05:56
9 · Simpson dining room · Krusty says Hebrew grace

Krusty says a Hebrew blessing, revealing he is Jewish.

05:56–06:00secret_exposed
10 ▸ 06:00
10 · Simpson dining room · Krusty reveals his past

Krusty tells the family about his estranged rabbi father.

06:00–07:03confession
11 ▸ 07:03
11 · Lower East Side apartment · Flashback to young Krusty

Young Herschel asks to be a clown but his father refuses.

07:03–09:07escalation
12 ▸ 09:07
12 · Yeshiva · Krusty's comedy beginnings

Krusty gets laughs impersonating his father at yeshiva.

09:07–10:10humiliation
13 ▸ 10:10
13 · Catskills conference hall · Krusty's big break and shame

Krusty performs at a Talmudic conference and is discovered by his father.

10:10–11:34humiliation
14 ▸ 11:34
14 · Simpson living room · Family watches home movies

The family watches home movies and Krusty leaves.

11:34–11:47
15 ▸ 11:47
15 · Krusty's apartment · Krusty watches TV alone

Krusty watches TV and cries after leaving the Simpsons.

11:47–12:21
16 · Reverend Lovejoy's office · Family plans to find rabbi

The Simpsons decide to find Rabbi Krustofski to reunite him with Krusty.

12:21–12:31scheme
17 · Rabbi Krustofski's home · Visit to rabbi's home

Bart and Lisa visit Rabbi Krustofski, who denies having a son.

12:31–14:17avoidance
18 ▸ 14:17
18 · Radio studio · Radio show confrontation

Bart calls into a radio show to confront the rabbi about forgiving Krusty.

14:17–15:39confession
19 ▸ 15:39
19 · Phone booth · Bart's plan to trick rabbi

Bart and Lisa trick the rabbi into meeting them at a deli.

15:39–16:37impersonation
20 ▸ 16:37
20 · Izzy's deli · Deli meeting fails

The rabbi leaves the deli after Krusty shows up instead of Bart.

16:37–17:40misunderstanding
21 ▸ 17:40
21 · Rabbi Krustofski's home · Bart uses Talmud quotes

Bart uses Jewish texts to argue with the rabbi about forgiveness.

17:40–20:24
22 ▸ 20:24
22 · Rabbi Krustofski's home · Sammy Davis Jr quote works

Bart uses a Sammy Davis Jr quote to finally convince the rabbi.

20:24–21:25confession
23 ▸ 21:25
23 · Krusty show studio · Reunion on Krusty show

Krusty and his father reunite on live TV.

21:25–22:51comeuppance
24 · Krusty show studio · End credits

The episode ends with credits and a final scene.

22:51–22:55
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