Today I Am a Clown
Jackie Mason is a guest star as Krusty's father, Hyman Krustofsky. Mr. T guest stars as himself in the episode. About 10.5 million people watched the episode when it was first broadcast. Dan Castellaneta got an Emmy Award for being the voice actor for many characters in the episode. Joel H. Cohen was given a nomination for a Writers Guild of America Award because he wrote the episode.