"The Simpsons" Like Father, Like Clown (1991)

User Rating:

7.7/10   

Directors:

Brad Bird
Jeffrey Lynch

Writers:

Matt Groening (creator)
James L. Brooks (developer) ...

TV Series:

"The Simpsons" (1989)

Original Air Date:

24 October 1991 (Season 3, Episode 6)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy

Plot:

When the Simpsons have Krusty the Clown over for dinner, he says grace in Hebrew, and recalls his difficult relationship with his father, a rabbi. Bart and Lisa try to reunite the two of them.

Plot Keywords:

Priest | Nuclear Power | Dysfunctional Family | Sitcom | Baby

Cast

Dan Castellaneta	...	Homer Simpson / Krusty The Klown / Barney Gumble / Others (voice)
Julie Kavner	...	Marge Simpson (voice)
Nancy Cartwright	...	Bart Simpson (voice)
Yeardley Smith	...	Lisa Simpson (voice)
Hank Azaria	...	Moe Szyslak / Chief Wiggum / Apu / Others (voice)
Harry Shearer	...	Reverend Timothy Lovejoy / Others (voice)
Doris Grau	...	Waitress (voice)
Pamela Hayden	...	Milhouse Van Houten / Others (voice)
Tress MacNeille	...	(voice)
Jackie Mason	...	Rabbi Hyman Krustofski (voice)

Runtime:

Argentina:30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Hebrew

Color:

Color

Certification:

Argentina:Atp

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Goofs:

Continuity: Where Krusty re-unites with his father, Homer is wearing a long-sleeved shirt in one frame and then a couple of seconds later he is wearing his usual short white sleeved shirt whilst at the dinner table.

Quotes:

[Bart is sitting in a sauna with a group of rabbis in towels]
Bart: "At all times let a man be supple as a reed, and not rigid as a cedar."
[the other rabbis murmur approvingly]
Rabbi Hyman Krustofski: But, my short, learned friend, the Book of Joshua says, "Ye shall meditate on the Torah all day and all night."
[the other rabbis murmur approvingly again]

Movie Connections:

Spoofs The Jazz Singer (1927)

Soundtrack:

O Mein Papa