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"'''The Clown Stays in the Picture'''" is the |
"'''The Clown Stays in the Picture'''" is the fourteenth episode of the [[The Simpsons season 30|thirtieth season]] of the American animated television series ''[[The Simpsons]]'', and the 653rd episode overall. The episode was directed by Timothy Bailey and written by [[Matt Selman]]. It aired in the [[United States]] on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] on February 17, 2019. |
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In this episode, Krusty tells the story of the time when he made a feature film in which a younger Homer and Marge were part of the crew. Comedian [[Marc Maron]] appeared as himself. The episode received positive reviews. |
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[[Bart Simpson|Bart]] and [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa]] listen to a podcast hosted by [[Marc Maron]] with [[Krusty the Clown]] as a guest. Krusty tells the story of the troubled production of his directorial debut ''The Sands of Space''. |
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At a road block, Bart's phone battery dies so he tries to listen to what Lisa is listening to, and finds Marc Maron's podcast and discovers he interviewed Krusty, where he gets upset once Marc mentions the movie The Sands of Space and starts narrating the story around the movie. |
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In the mid ‘80’s, Krusty's career is taking off following his role as the dog cop in ''Good Cop Dog Cop''. Before he will sign on to film the sequel, Krusty wants to star in an adaptation of his favorite book, ''The Sands of Space''. The film studio's executives agree to produce the film, but plan on cutting costs by shooting in Mexico and hiring amateurs for the crew. Most of the town of [[Springfield (The Simpsons)|Springfield]] sign up for the film crew, including a young [[Homer Simpson]] and his girlfriend [[Marge Simpson|Marge Bouvier]]. |
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Krusty started his work on the set as a star on the movie Good Cop, Dog Cop. At the idea of a sequel, Good Cop, Dog Cop 2: Golden Revolver, Krusty proposed to produce the movie of the book The Sands of Space. |
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Krusty fires the director and takes over the role himself, but finds himself unable to make any decisions until he takes on Marge as his assistant director. With Marge's help, the production gets underway, but she finds it difficult to balance her job and her relationship with Homer. Krusty becomes jealous and plots to kill Homer by putting him on more and more dangerous jobs on the crew. |
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In the crew, Marge and Homer as production assistants, were hired along other Springfielders, and are going to shoot it in Mexico. But the production of the movie isn't going too well when Krusty argues with the director and he leaves the set, so Krusty becomes the director, but doesn't know how to do it and starts crying. |
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Homer is sent to retrieve a lizard in a sandstorm and subsequently falls unconscious in a ravine. A vision of Bart, Lisa, and [[Maggie Simpson|Maggie]] as [[cactus|cacti]] appears and gives him the will to get up. However, he is captured by Mexican gangsters, and Krusty refuses to pay the ransom. Marge and the crew go to save him, pretending the film weapons are real, but the ruse is quickly seen through. Marge convinces Krusty to hand over the film to the captors, ensuring it would never be released, and dooming Krusty to a life of children's television. |
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Krusty starts falling apart, so Marge goes to help him and so he hires her as assistant to the director to decide for him. Her work though interferes with her love with Homer, and Krusty tries to break them, and appear to give in, but once alone, he plots to take him down, giving him hard and dangerous jobs on the set. |
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In the present, Krusty and Maron travel to Mexico and learn that the movie was released as a comedy there entitled ''El Bozo Loco''. Krusty is angry that the message of the movie was misinterpreted, but Maron reassures him that the movie had brought people together through laughter. Krusty tells him he's crazy if he thinks what he said was closure for him. |
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Homer is sent to grab a lizard in the middle of a sandstorm and gets unconscious down a ravine, and awaits death down there, but cacti versions of Bart, Lisa and Maggie appears making him change idea, but he gets captured. Krusty refuses to save him, but the crew doesn't give up and goes to save him, using weapons from the movie, which are all fake. The only way to stop it is Marge selling the movie itself to the captures. And after that Krusty's career ended and he went back to kids tv. |
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Back home, Bart and Lisa asks Homer and Marge how it was to work for the movie, asking what happened to the movie and if Krusty ever saw it. In Mexico, at the El Bozo Loco theater, the movie is shown and Krusty finds out people thinks its a comedy and laugh at the ending. |
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In July 2018 at [[San Diego Comic-Con]], comedian [[Marc Maron]] was announced to be a guest star in this episode as himself.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/the-simpsons-gal-gadot-first-look-photo-1202006911/|title='The Simpsons': Gal Gadot Plays Herself In Season Premiere Episode 'Bart's Not Dead' — Exclusive First Look|last=Schneider|first=Michael|website=[[IndieWire]]|date=September 25, 2018|access-date=September 4, 2023|archive-date=August 4, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240804183438/https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/the-simpsons-gal-gadot-first-look-photo-1202006911/|url-status=live}}</ref> Several days before the episode aired, Maron revealed on his [[WTF with Marc Maron|podcast]] that the episode would depict him interviewing Krusty on his podcast.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://entertainment.ie/tv/tv-news/marc-marons-doing-a-wtf-interview-with-krusty-the-clown-sort-of-390457/|title=Marc Maron's doing a 'WTF' interview with Krusty The Clown (sort of)|last=Lloyd|first=Brian|website=[[Entertainment.ie]]|date=2019-02-14|access-date=September 4, 2023|archive-date=September 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230904224858/https://entertainment.ie/tv/tv-news/marc-marons-doing-a-wtf-interview-with-krusty-the-clown-sort-of-390457/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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==Reception== |
==Reception== |
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"The Clown Stays in the Picture" scored a 0.9 rating with a 4 share and was watched by 2.75 million people.<ref name="30.14">{{cite web|url=https://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/sunday-final-ratings-feb-17-2019/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190220211931/https://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/sunday-final-ratings-feb-17-2019/|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 February 2019|title='God Friended Me' adjusts down: Sunday final ratings|last=Welch|first=Alex|work=[[TV by the Numbers]]|date=20 February 2019|accessdate=20 February 2019}}</ref> |
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After 30 seasons, The Simpsons have a lot more to look back on than forward to. Episode 14, "The Clown Stays in the Picture," takes another in a series of peaks into their past for a revelatory look to add to the series canon, whether we remember it or not. Krusty the Clown is a local hero. Well known on every TV set in Springfield except the Flanderses. Up until now, his only nationally recognized appearances was as the Adam West-era Batman villain Clownface. We knew that Bob Newhart was vaguely familiar with the name. |
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Dennis Perkins of ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' gave the episode a B, stating "This late-game Simpsons outing is a heartening glimpse of inventiveness, and improbable near-success, in defiance of show biz machinery."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/krustys-long-ago-vanity-project-makes-for-a-surprisingl-1832691729|title=Krusty's long-ago vanity project makes for a surprisingly compelling Simpsons|last=Perkins|first=Dennis|website=[[The A.V. Club]]|date=18 February 2019|access-date=16 May 2019|archive-date=September 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928160252/https://tv.avclub.com/krustys-long-ago-vanity-project-makes-for-a-surprisingl-1832691729|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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What we didn't know is Krusty the Clown costarred in a hit comedy film called "Good Cop Dog Cop." It spilled so much popcorn a sequel was a natural. All of Hollywood's biggest names, Danny DeVito, Cher, Spielberg, Eddie respected the money he made. But his thwarted attempt at motion picture fame was thwarted by something Krusty keeps secret, the likes of which can only be admitted on a Mark Maron podcast. |
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[[Tony Sokol]] of ''[[Den of Geek]]'' gave the episode 4 out of 5 stars, stating "This is a spark of the classic Simpsons. This episode is less sentimental than recent stories and is a better for it. This has been easing uncomfortably close to cloying for a few years now. A lot of people lay this at the feet of Al Jean, but every now and then we get a selfish man doing a selfless act and are relieved he's learned his lesson and will never do it again. The audience laughs when Krusty is trying to be serious and it's the best lesson of all."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/us/tv/the-simpsons/279332/the-simpsons-season-30-episode-14-review-the-clown-stays-in-the-picture|title=The Simpsons Season 30 Episode 14 Review: The Clown Stays in the Picture|last=Sokol|first=Tony|author-link=Tony Sokol|date=18 February 2019|website=[[Den of Geek]]|accessdate=16 May 2019|archive-date=March 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306042802/https://www.denofgeek.com/us/tv/the-simpsons/279332/the-simpsons-season-30-episode-14-review-the-clown-stays-in-the-picture|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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The studio decides to go along with the idea, just to heel the dog cop into submission. They deem it a hippy dippy vanity project, hire a has-been to direct it, and a never-was to do everything else. It turns out Krusty takes the low-budget project very personally. So when the director starts turning it into schlock, Krusty blows his nose in the guy's ascot, and fires him. The director quotes silent star Lillian Gish, telling Krusty to go crap in a hat, before he mysteriously drowns, and the clown announces he is going to make the picture himself. The way it should be, if only he can decide what that should be. |
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"The Clown Stays in the Picture" scored a 0.9 rating with a 4 share and was watched by 2.75 million people, making "The Simpsons" Fox's highest rated show of the night. |
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Latest revision as of 04:00, 19 November 2024
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| The Simpsons episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 30 Episode 14 |
| Directed by | Timothy Bailey |
| Written by | Matt Selman |
| Original air date | February 17, 2019 |
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"The Clown Stays in the Picture" is the fourteenth episode of the thirtieth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons, and the 653rd episode overall. The episode was directed by Timothy Bailey and written by Matt Selman. It aired in the United States on Fox on February 17, 2019.
In this episode, Krusty tells the story of the time when he made a feature film in which a younger Homer and Marge were part of the crew. Comedian Marc Maron appeared as himself. The episode received positive reviews.
Plot
[edit]Bart and Lisa listen to a podcast hosted by Marc Maron with Krusty the Clown as a guest. Krusty tells the story of the troubled production of his directorial debut The Sands of Space.
In the mid ‘80’s, Krusty's career is taking off following his role as the dog cop in Good Cop Dog Cop. Before he will sign on to film the sequel, Krusty wants to star in an adaptation of his favorite book, The Sands of Space. The film studio's executives agree to produce the film, but plan on cutting costs by shooting in Mexico and hiring amateurs for the crew. Most of the town of Springfield sign up for the film crew, including a young Homer Simpson and his girlfriend Marge Bouvier.
Krusty fires the director and takes over the role himself, but finds himself unable to make any decisions until he takes on Marge as his assistant director. With Marge's help, the production gets underway, but she finds it difficult to balance her job and her relationship with Homer. Krusty becomes jealous and plots to kill Homer by putting him on more and more dangerous jobs on the crew.
Homer is sent to retrieve a lizard in a sandstorm and subsequently falls unconscious in a ravine. A vision of Bart, Lisa, and Maggie as cacti appears and gives him the will to get up. However, he is captured by Mexican gangsters, and Krusty refuses to pay the ransom. Marge and the crew go to save him, pretending the film weapons are real, but the ruse is quickly seen through. Marge convinces Krusty to hand over the film to the captors, ensuring it would never be released, and dooming Krusty to a life of children's television.
In the present, Krusty and Maron travel to Mexico and learn that the movie was released as a comedy there entitled El Bozo Loco. Krusty is angry that the message of the movie was misinterpreted, but Maron reassures him that the movie had brought people together through laughter. Krusty tells him he's crazy if he thinks what he said was closure for him.
Production
[edit]In July 2018 at San Diego Comic-Con, comedian Marc Maron was announced to be a guest star in this episode as himself.[1] Several days before the episode aired, Maron revealed on his podcast that the episode would depict him interviewing Krusty on his podcast.[2]
Reception
[edit]"The Clown Stays in the Picture" scored a 0.9 rating with a 4 share and was watched by 2.75 million people.[3]
Dennis Perkins of The A.V. Club gave the episode a B, stating "This late-game Simpsons outing is a heartening glimpse of inventiveness, and improbable near-success, in defiance of show biz machinery."[4]
Tony Sokol of Den of Geek gave the episode 4 out of 5 stars, stating "This is a spark of the classic Simpsons. This episode is less sentimental than recent stories and is a better for it. This has been easing uncomfortably close to cloying for a few years now. A lot of people lay this at the feet of Al Jean, but every now and then we get a selfish man doing a selfless act and are relieved he's learned his lesson and will never do it again. The audience laughs when Krusty is trying to be serious and it's the best lesson of all."[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Schneider, Michael (September 25, 2018). "'The Simpsons': Gal Gadot Plays Herself In Season Premiere Episode 'Bart's Not Dead' — Exclusive First Look". IndieWire. Archived from the original on August 4, 2024. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
- ^ Lloyd, Brian (February 14, 2019). "Marc Maron's doing a 'WTF' interview with Krusty The Clown (sort of)". Entertainment.ie. Archived from the original on September 4, 2023. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
- ^ Welch, Alex (February 20, 2019). "'God Friended Me' adjusts down: Sunday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on February 20, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ Perkins, Dennis (February 18, 2019). "Krusty's long-ago vanity project makes for a surprisingly compelling Simpsons". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on September 28, 2020. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
- ^ Sokol, Tony (February 18, 2019). "The Simpsons Season 30 Episode 14 Review: The Clown Stays in the Picture". Den of Geek. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
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