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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: It's stated at the end of the episode that Krusty and his father haven't spoken in twenty-five years, which based on his apparent age in the flashback would put Krusty in his early 40s in the present day. Later episodes would establish him to have been in the entertainment industry for ''considerably'' longer.
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* ShaveAndAHairCut: Krusty marks his entrance at Bart's dinner this way.

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* ShaveAndAHairCut: Krusty marks his entrance at Bart's dinner knocks on the Simpsons' door this way.way. The "two bits" are honks of a clown horn.
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* CallBack: The reason for Krusty's thank-you dinner with the Simpsons in this episode is due to the events of Season 1's "Krusty Gets Busted". There, Bart had cleared Krusty's name after Sideshow Bob framed him for robbery... Unfortunately, a life event that significant means very little to Krusty, and it takes some prodding from Ms. Pennycandy to get him to fulfill his promise..

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* CallBack: The reason for Krusty's promised thank-you dinner with the Simpsons in this episode for Bart is due to the events of Bart clearing his name in Season 1's "Krusty Gets Busted". There, Bart had cleared Krusty's name after Sideshow Bob framed him for robbery... Unfortunately, a life event that significant means very little Krusty didn't commit this good deed or his promise to Krusty, memory, and it takes some prodding from Ms. Pennycandy to get him to fulfill his promise..visit the Simpsons.
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* CallBack: The reason for Krusty's thank-you dinner with the Simpsons is held in this episode is due to the events of Season 1's "Krusty Gets Busted". There, Bart had cleared Krusty's name after Sideshow Bob framed him for robbery... Unfortunately, a life event that significant means very little to Krusty, and it takes some prodding from Ms. Pennycandy to get him to fulfill his promise..

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* CallBack: The reason for Krusty's thank-you dinner with the Simpsons is held in this episode is due to the events of Season 1's "Krusty Gets Busted". There, Bart had cleared Krusty's name after Sideshow Bob framed him for robbery... Unfortunately, a life event that significant means very little to Krusty, and it takes some prodding from Ms. Pennycandy to get him to fulfill his promise..

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Since the events of "Krusty Gets Busted" directly influence this one, this entry should be listed under Call Back.


* CallBack: The reason for Krusty's thank-you dinner with the Simpsons is held in this episode is due to the events of Season 1's "Krusty Gets Busted". There, Bart had cleared Krusty's name after Sideshow Bob framed him for robbery... Unfortunately, a life event that significant means very little to Krusty, and it takes some prodding from Ms. Pennycandy to get him to fulfill his promise..
-->'''Ms. Pennycandy:''' ''[reading from a list of appointments Krusty made]'' Thank-you dinner with Bart Simpson?\\
'''Krusty:''' I don't know any Bart Simpson!\\
'''Ms. Pennycandy:''' Krusty, he's the boy who saved you from jail!



* ContinuityNod: To "Krusty Gets Busted".
-->'''Ms. Pennycandy:''' ''[reading from a list of appointments Krusty made]'' Thank-you dinner with Bart Simpson?\\
'''Krusty:''' I don't know any Bart Simpson!\\
'''Ms. Pennycandy:''' Krusty, he's the boy who saved you from jail!

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* ActorAllusion: Rabbi Krustofski (voiced by Jackie Mason) sees a "Jackie Mason" sandwich on the menu chart, but dismisses it because the coleslaw it comes with makes him gassy.


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* CelebrityParadox: Rabbi Krustofski (voiced by Jackie Mason) sees a "Jackie Mason" sandwich on the menu chart, [[SelfDeprecation but dismisses it because the coleslaw it comes with makes him gassy]].
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* AbortedArc: Krusty's assistant Miss Pennycandy is revealed early on to be holding a torch for him, which to date has never been revisited, with her being relegated to a silent background character.
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* ADayInTheLimelight: The first one for Krusty, establishing his backstory.
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* ActorAllusion: Rabbi Krustofsky (voiced by Jackie Mason) sees a "Jackie Mason" sandwich on the menu chart, but dismisses it because the coleslaw it comes with makes him gassy.

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* ActorAllusion: Rabbi Krustofsky Krustofski (voiced by Jackie Mason) sees a "Jackie Mason" sandwich on the menu chart, but dismisses it because the coleslaw it comes with makes him gassy.



* PlayingCatchWithTheOldMan: Krusty shows an ''Itchy & Scratchy'' cartoon in which Scratchy and his son have a came of catch before Itchy and his son kill them and play catch themselves, using Scratchy's head as the ball. This episode drives Krusty, who hasn't spoken to his own father in years, to near-tears.

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* PlayingCatchWithTheOldMan: Krusty shows an ''Itchy & Scratchy'' cartoon in which Scratchy and his son have a came game of catch before Itchy and his son kill them and play catch themselves, using Scratchy's head as the ball. This episode drives Krusty, who hasn't spoken to his own father in years, to near-tears.



* ShaveAndAHaircut: Krusty marks his entrance at Bart's dinner this way.

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* ShaveAndAHaircut: ShaveAndAHairCut: Krusty marks his entrance at Bart's dinner this way.



* SpecialGuest: Jackie Mason as Rabbi Krustofski

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* SpecialGuest: Jackie Mason as Rabbi KrustofskiKrustofski.
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* LiteralMinded: When Rabbi Krustofski outright states that he has no son, Bart assumes that he and Lisa went to the wrong person. Rabbi immediately opens the door to correct him and explain that he didn't mean that literally.
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* [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff The French Love Krusty]]: Implied InUniverse when Bart and Lisa trick Krusty into going to the meeting they arranged between him and his father by saying that the French government wants to induct him into the French Legion of Honor.

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* [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff The French Love Krusty]]: GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Implied InUniverse when Bart and Lisa trick Krusty into going to the meeting they arranged between him and his father by saying that the French government wants to induct him into the French Legion of Honor.
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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: The "one rowdy rabbi" who sprays young Krusty with the seltzer water and removes his clown disguise...[[OhCrap right in front of his father]].

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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: The "one rowdy rabbi" who sprays young Krusty with the seltzer water and removes his clown disguise...[[OhCrap right in front of his father]]. Krusty even [[LampshadeHanging lampshades this]] with his voiceover narration that, if it wasn't for that rabbi, his father wouldn't have suspected anything about his clown act.
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* IHaveNoSon: Provides the page quote.

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* IHaveNoSon: Provides the page quote.Krusty's father disowned him after Krusty became a clown against his father's wishes. When Bart and Lisa track him down and mention his son, Krusty's father says this trope word for word.
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* BerserkButton: Rabbi Krustofski hates it when someone keeps calling him and doesn't say anything and just hangs up. It was his son, Krusty, trying to call him but chickening out.
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** An Itchy and Scratchy short entitled "[[Film/FieldOfDreams Field of Screams]]" depicts Scratchy playing catch with his son.
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-->'''Ms. Pennycandy:''' ''[reading from a list of appointments Krusty made]'' Thank-you dinner with Bart Simpson?\\
'''Krusty:''' I don't know any Bart Simpson!\\
'''Ms. Pennycandy:''' Krusty, he's the boy who saved you from jail!
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* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: This episode is one of the more dramatic ones, and is one of many of the early episodes where Bart and Lisa work together to do something that would be more suited for adults/is too dangerous for kids. This is also one of the earliest episodes centric to a character outside the Simpson family, along with "Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish" and "Principal Charming".
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* BrokenPedestal: After learning Krusty cancel his thank you dinner to him, Bart writes a letter saying he's no longer a fan. It turns into a RebuiltPedestal when Krusty's secretary forces him to go.

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* BrokenPedestal: After learning Krusty cancel cancelled his thank you dinner to him, Bart writes a letter saying he's no longer a fan. It turns into a RebuiltPedestal when Krusty's secretary forces him to go.
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* CreatorBreakdown: InUniverse example. The day after Bart's dinner, Krusty breaks down during his show after an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheItchyAndScratchyShow'' that depicts the duo playing with their children.

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* CreatorBreakdown: InUniverse example. The day after Bart's dinner, Krusty breaks down during his show after an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheItchyAndScratchyShow'' ''JustForFun/TheItchyAndScratchyShow'' that depicts the duo playing with their children.

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Episode - 8F05\\
First Aired - 10/24/1991

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Episode - 8F05\\
First Aired - 10/24/1991

'''Original air date:''' 10/24/1991

'''Production code:''' 8F05

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* JewsLoveToArgue: Hyman can be seen having debates with other rabbis and decided to entertain Bart's attempt to change his mind once he sees how serious he was after learning Jewish customs.



* JewsLoveToArgue: Bart and Lisa engage Rabbi Krustofski in Talmudic debate as a means of convincing him to reconcile with his son.

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* JewsLoveToArgue: Bart and Lisa engage Rabbi Krustofski in Talmudic debate as a means of convincing him to reconcile with his son. Hyman repeatedly tried to get them to leave but entertains them realizing how much research they have done.


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** Hyman can be seen having debates with other rabbis and can't decide what he wants for lunch because he has to point out some kind of flaw. He even refused a Bruce Willis sandwich on the basis that he's not a fan of his movies.
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* RefugeInAudacity: A Jewish deli has a non-kosher sandwich on their menu.

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* ActorAllusion: Rabbi Krustofsky (voiced by Jackie Mason) sees a "Jackie Mason" sandwich on the menu chart, but dismisses it when he finds it's made of mostly treif (un-kosher) ingredients.

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* ActorAllusion: Rabbi Krustofsky (voiced by Jackie Mason) sees a "Jackie Mason" sandwich on the menu chart, but dismisses it when he finds it's made of mostly treif (un-kosher) ingredients.because the coleslaw it comes with makes him gassy.


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* JewsLoveToArgue: Hyman can be seen having debates with other rabbis and decided to entertain Bart's attempt to change his mind once he sees how serious he was after learning Jewish customs.
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* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: When Krusty is told he doesn't have to be "in-character" at Bart's dinner, he tells a monkey on roller skates (who may or may not be Mr. Teeny) to wait in the car, much to Homer's disappointment.
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* ActorAllusion: Rabbi Krustofsky (voiced by Jackie Mason) sees a "Jackie Mason" sandwich on the menu chart, but dismisses it when he finds it's made of mostly treif (un-kosher) ingredients.

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* CulturalTranslation: In one scene, Lisa names several Jewish entertainers and concludes with Creator/MelBrooks, whom Homer ironically never suspected to be Jewish. In the Brazilian version, Lisa names Creator/WoodyAllen, rather than Brooks.


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* CouchGag: The family (sans Bart) sits on the couch. Bart comes in moments later and lies stretched out on everyone’s laps.


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* CulturalTranslation: In one scene, Lisa names several Jewish entertainers and concludes with Creator/MelBrooks, whom Homer ironically never suspected to be Jewish. In the Brazilian version, Lisa names Creator/WoodyAllen, rather than Brooks.

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'''Lisa:'''No, Bart; knowledge. We're gonna hit him where it hurts: right in the Judaica.
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'''Lisa:'''No, '''Lisa:''' No, Bart; knowledge. We're gonna hit him where it hurts: right in the Judaica.
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Judaica.
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* JewsLoveToArgue: Bart and Lisa engage Rabbi Krustofski in Talmudic debate as a means of convincing him to reconcile with his son.
-->'''Lisa:''' We've been going about this all wrong. What's the one thing rabbis prize above everything else?\\
'''Bart:''' Those stupid hats?\\
'''Lisa:'''No, Bart; knowledge. We're gonna hit him where it hurts: right in the Judaica.
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* BrokenPedestal: After learning Krusty cancel his thank you dinner to him, Bart writes a letter saying he's no longer a fan. It turns into a RebuiltPedestal when Krusty's secretary forces him to go.

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