Like Father, Like Clown

"Like Father, Like Clown"
The Simpsons episode
Episode no.Season 3
Episode 6
Directed byJeffrey Lynch
Brad Bird
Written byJay Kogen
Wallace Wolodarsky
Production code8F05
Original air dateOctober 24, 1991 (1991-10-24)
Guest appearance
Jackie Mason as Hyman Krustofsky
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"Like Father, Like Clown" is the sixth episode of The Simpsons third season. It first started on the Fox network in the United States on October 24, 1991. In this episode, Krusty the Clown says to the Simpson family that he is of "Jewish heritage", and that his father, "Rabbi Hyman Krustofski", disowned him for keeping a job in comedy. Krusty is sad and Bart and Lisa decide to try to reunite Krusty with his long-estranged father.

Other websites

  • "Like Father, Like Clown episode capsule". The Simpsons Archive.
  • "Like Father, Like Clown" at the Internet Movie Database
  • "Like Father, Like Clown" at TV.com