Sideshow Bob Starring in the Simpsons

Krusty Gets Busted (#7G12)

The Summary:

Sideshow Bob frames Krusty for a Kwik-E-Mart robbery in an attempt to take over his show. He succeeds, and the show becomes intellectual and educational. Then comes Bart. With the help of Lisa, he is able to put Bob behind bars, and prove Krusty's innocence.

The Cast:

STARRING: Sideshow Bob, Krusty The Clown, Bart and Lisa Simpson.
ALSO: Homer, Apu, Chief Wiggum, Marge.
CAMEOS: Patti and Selma, Kent Brockman, Rev.Lovejoy.

The Show:

The opening credits of Krusty the clown appear, and Krusty walks onto a stage.
KRUSTY: "Hey kids, who do you love?"
KIDS: "Krusty!"
KRUSTY: "How much do you love me?"
KIDS: "With all our hearts!" (we also see Bart and Lisa joining in at home now).
KRUSTY: "What would you do if I went off the air?"
KIDS: "We'd kill ourselves!"
Sideshow Bob "tells" Krusty (he has to use a slide whistle) that it's Britanny's birthday. Krusty asks if she wants him to sing her a birthday song, or if she wants him to shoot Bob out of a cannon. All of the kids cheer for the cannon, and Britanny agrees. As Sideshow Bob is stuffed in the cannon, Krusty notes that so far they haven't had much luck shooting him so far. Maybe it's because he hasn't used enough gunpowder? He tries more, but the cannon still fails. As Bob falls out of the cannon, Krusty says, "I didn't do it!"

We now go to the nuclear plant, where Homer gets a call from Marge. She asks him to bring home some icecream, because Patti and Selma are coming over to show slides.

Cut to Apu in the Kwik-E-Mart. Homer enters, and walks past someone who looks suspiciously like Krusty the Clown at the microwave. Homer gets a bucket of Triple-chocolate ice cream, and walks back to the cash register. Krusty is laughing diabolically.
Apu notes that he's never seen Homer so sad while buying so much ice cream, and Homer complains that he has to watch a slideshow with his sisters-in-law, "The gruesome twosome." He accidentally steps on Krusty's foot, "Ow, my foot! You stupid, clumsy..." now Homer notices that Krusty has a gun, and dives into a rack of potato chips. "...hand over all of your money in a paper bag!"
Apu replies, "Yes, yes, I know the procedure for armed roberry. I do work in a convenience store, you know." Apu gives him everything, and Krusty runs for it.
Apu now turns his attention to Homer, "You can emerge now from my chips, the opportunity to prove yourself a hero is now long gone." Homer sighs in relief as he steps out from the chips.

We take a break from the action at Kwik-E-Mart to see how the other Simpsons are doing. Lisa and Bart groan as their aunts go through a continuous barage of boring and/or frightening slides.

Back at the Kwik-E-Mart, Homer describes the robber to an officer. A picture of Krusty emerges.

We now find ourselves at Krusty's house. He mixes a drink and sits down in a chair, when suddenly a huge SWAT team breaks into his house. He's pinned to the ground, and Chief Wiggum starts reading him his rights, "Krusty the Clown, you're under arrest for armed robbery. You have the right to remain silent, and anything you say, blah blah blah blah, blah blah blah blah blah."

Now at the police station, we see Homer checking out a lineup of clowns. He takes a while, because he can't stop laughing, but finally fingers Krusty as the robber.

Patti and Selma have finally finished their slide show. The kids are asleep. Homer arrives home, and starts to tell them what happened, but then realizes that they'll see it on the news. He turns on the TV, and the news comes on. Homer realizes that Bart might be hurt if he hears about what happened to Krusty, but Homer is too late to send Bart to bed. The news comes back on after a commercial, and they show Krusty being taken to jail (followed by the video footage from the Kwik-E-Mart, which Patti and Selma do not like at all).

Bart is in his room alone, and he picks up a talking Krusty doll and pulls it's string. The doll says, "I didn't do it!"
"I wish I could believe you." Bart replies.

We now see the news again. Kent Brockman commentates as footage is shown of all the various products that Krusty has endorsed over the years, including a line of pork products, which was partially responsible for one of TV's best-loved bloopers - Krusty's on-air heart-attack in 1986. They show a clip of Sideshow Bob bringing Krusty a tray of meat, and Krusty eats some, then starts gasping and keels over.
"A quick triple-bypass and a pacemaker later, Krusty bounced back." Kents announces. Now, with Krusty's imminent incarceration, Reverend Lovejoy is calling for the citizens of Springfield to publicly burn all of Krusty's merchandise.

We now go to the courthouse, where Lisa and Bart are watching Krusty as he walks from a van. Bart walks up to him and says, "Say it ain't so, Krusty?"
Krusty moans, "I didn't do it." and the crowd laughs.

Now in court, Krusty is once again fingered by Homer as the robber.

Over to the public burning of Krusty products, Rev. Lovejoy warns everyone to stand well back, because these being childrens' toys, they are extremely flammable. Everyone watches in awe as the toys burn.

Now back in court, we discover that Krusty is illiterate when he is unable to determine which exhibit is B.
Some time passes, and the jury announces to the court that they find Krusty guilty.

Now we find ourselves back at the Simpson house where Lisa is watching The Sideshow Bob Show. Bob announces to his audience, "My young friends: For years I have been silent, save for the crude crescendos of this primitive wind instrument. But now destiny has thrust me into the center ring..." As he goes on, Bob paints a picture of his new show. It will be education, stimulating, and entertaining. Bart walks in and yells at Lisa for watching the show. The two of them fight, but then Bart stops, and asks Lisa to help him save Krusty. She agrees, after convincing him to admit that she's smarter than he is.

The pair go to Kwik-E-Mart, and start investigating. First Lisa points out that people who have pacemakers aren't supposed to use the microwave. The "Krusty" who did the crime was microwaving something just before he held the store up.
Next, she notes that Krusty was reading a magazine in the video footage, but the real Krusty is illiterate. Bart decides that they should go visit Sideshow Bob to find out if Krusty had any enemies.

Now we find Sideshow Bob finishing a reading on the set of his show. "'A volley of musketry flamed, thundered, roared! A profound silence followed, broken only by the approaching footsteps of the third brigade.' Next week, Chapter 35 of the Man in the Iron Mask." The kids want more, but it's time for the show to end. Bob sings his goodbye song, "Well kids, that's our show for today, and now in the words of Mr. Cole Porter, 'Every time we say goodbye, I die a little. Every time we say goodbye, I wonder why a little. Every time we say goodbye.' Goodbye."
Bob is now found walking through the halls with his producer. He discusses the show's success while signing some autographs. He tells him, "Thanks, Ed. I'm glad we finally dispelled the rumour that I'm too uptown for the tots. And yet, I can't help but think about poor Krusty." He starts to cry, and then as he enters his dressing room and the producer leaves, the cry turns into diabolical laughter!!!

The next day (presumably), we find Sideshow Bob speaking with a number of merchandisers. "This is all very exciting, but I think we'd do well to explore the more upscale market. For instance: Sideshow Bob limited edition prints, collector's plates..." Bart and Lisa show up (with Maggie), and he asks the merchandisers to leave. They ask if they can get the contracts done tomorrow, and Bob says, "Certainly, I take great pride in being able to sign my own name." Now he speaks briefly with the kids, "Forgive me children, as much as Sideshow Bob would like to chat, he has a show starting in moments. Here you go, three tickets, be my guest!"

The show starts,
BOB: "Hello kids! Whom do you love?"
KIDS: "Sideshow Bob!"
BOB: "How much do you love me?"
KIDS: "With all our hearts!"
Now Bob notices that Bart doesn't look very happy, "Today's show promises to be a marvelous celebration of the human spirit. But first, I regret to say I see a youngster who looks troubled. What's your name, young man?"
BART: "Bart Simpson, sir."
BOB: "Well, perhaps we can shed some light on your problem in a new segment exploring pre-adolescent turmoil. I call it, 'Choices'."
BART: "I don't think so, sir."
BOB: "Bart, I'm reaching to you."
"So, what's the matter, Bart, I'll bet the other children don't accept you."
BART: "True, Sideshow Bob, but that doesn't bother me. You see, my sisters and I have been doing a little investigating and it looks to us like Krusty was framed."
BOB: "Framed?".
Bart tells him about the pacemaker, and Bob replies, "Well, you know Bart, as much as I love Krusty, he was never one to take doctor's orders too seriously."
Next Bart points out the magazine, once again Bob comes up with an answer, "Ah, well Bart. The fact is you don't have to be able to read to enjoy the Springfield Review of books. Just look at these amusing chariactures of Gore Vidal and Susan Sunten. Bart, children. This whole sordid affair has been a shock to all of us, but we must get on with our lives. Let's try to remember Krusty not as a hardened criminal, but as that loveable jester, who'd honk his horn and put around in his little car."
BART: "And shot you out of a cannon."
BOB: "And shot me out of a cannon. Yes, we will never forget that, will we? Bart, open your heart. I'll admit I have some might big shoes to fill, but if you give me a chance, I promise...""
Bart now starts to have flashbacks: He sees Homer stepping on the Kwik-E-Mart Krusty's feet. He sees the real Krusty walking into court, with regular-sized shoes on. Bart sees Sideshow Bob's huge feet when he was sitting at a desk. As Bart snaps out of his flashback, we hear Bob saying, "There was a school of thought called stoicism..." Bart announces that Sideshow Bob did it, and hits one of his feet with a mallet.
Bob yells, "OW! - My foot you lousy, stupid, clumsy..."
Bart says, "See that! Krusty wore big shoes, but he's got little feet, like all good-hearted people!"
At the police station, one cop asks the other, "How do you figure we missed that?" Wiggum sends them to arrest Bob.

As he's being arrested, Bob says, "Yes, I admit it, I hated him! His hackneyed shennanigans robbed me of my dignity for years! I played the bufoon while he squandered a fortune on his vulgar appetites. That's why I framed Krusty. I would have gotten away with it too if it wasn't for those meddling kids. Treat kids as equals! They're people too! They're smarter than you think! They were smart enough to catch me!"

Krusty insults Wiggum as he's released from the jailhouse, but thanks Bart for believing in him when everyone else had given up. The show ends with Bart going to sleep in a room full of Krusty products.

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