"Krusty Gets Kancelled" is the twenty-second and final episode of The Simpsons' fourth season. Carson felt this role was too degrading, so instead the writers took the opposite route and portrayed him as extremely versatile and multi-talented. Finally, "Gabbo" is revealed to be a ventriloquist's dummy. In the 2017 film Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul while Greg and Rodrick were at the convention center, Manny is watching the scene where Luke Perry gets shot out of a cannon from "Krusty Gets Kancelled". It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 13, 1993. Lleva tu comunidad favorita contigo y no te pierdas de nada. Check out our picks for family friendly movies movies that transcend all ages. En 2000, el episodio fue incluido en un especial de DVD lanzado por la Twentieth Century Fox llamado The Simpsons Go to Hollywood, celebrando el décimo aniversario de la serie. Brien Murphy de Abilene Reporter-News eligió a "Krusty Gets Kancelled" como uno de sus tres episodios favoritos de la serie, junto con "Behind the Laughter" y "The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase". The episode was written by John Swartzwelder, and directed by David Silverman. Edit. [5], In its original broadcast, "Krusty Gets Kancelled" finished 24th in ratings for the week of May 10–16, 1993, with a Nielsen rating of 12.3, equivalent to approximately 11.5 million viewing households. Afortunadamente, Homer lo ayuda a volver a su peso normal, y luego Krusty da su programa de regreso con todas las estrellas, alcanzando nuevamente el éxito. Though Jim Schembri de The Age incluyó al episodio entre sus diez favoritos del programa, y también notó que "Desafortunadamente, éste episodio fue el principio de la obsesión de los productores de incluir estrellas invitadas". DVD Commentary for "Krusty Gets Kancelled", in, Reiss, Mike. Krusty tries to fight back with a dummy of his own, but its gruesome appearance and poor condition scares off many of the children in the audience. Bart and Lisa then help Krusty get back into shape before the special airs, necessitated by his misunderstanding of the concept of diet milkshakes and drinking copious amounts of regular milkshakes instead. Following the success of "Homer at the Bat", the writers wanted to try a similar guest star-heavy episode, except with celebrities instead of baseball players. Having beaten off hordes of competition before, Krusty laughs off the threat, but while Gabbo's star rises, Krusty's falls. TV Guide nombró a "Krusty Gets Kancelled" como el segundo mejor episodio de Los Simpson y lo incluyó en el puesto #66 de la lista de mejores episodios de televisión en general. Left without work and without having built a nest egg (something referenced in Krusty Gets Busted by his ex-sidekick, Sideshow Bob), Krusty falls on hard times and begins suffering from depression. Plow," "Marge vs. the Monorail" y "Krusty Gets Kancelled" como las "joyas" de la cuarta temporada. Luego de que Bart colaborara para acabar con el éxito de Gabbo, él y Lisa empiezan a buscar algunas estrellas para llevar al programa de Krusty: Bette Midler, Johnny Carson, los Red Hot Chili Peppers, Luke Perry (en Hispanoamérica Robert Redford, medio hermano de Krusty) y Elizabeth Taylor, quien rechaza la oferta de Bart y Lisa, aunque luego se arrepiente. [5] One of the goals for the episode was to have an ex-President of the United States. [21] In a 2004 review of the release of The Simpsons season four on DVD, Andrew Pulver of The Guardian highlighted episodes "Kamp Krusty" and "Krusty Gets Kancelled" as part of "TV art at its peak". [9] Gabbo's name comes from the 1929 film The Great Gabbo. Luego de que Homer y Bart se burlaran del accidente en un comercial aparece la palabra "Gabbo", centelleante. His voice was based on Jerry Lewis. Broke, obese, and desperate for work, he turns to Bart and Lisa for help. Several scenes in Krusty's special are based on Elvis Presley's '68 Comeback Special. Krusty tries to tempt his former partner Sideshow Mel, who is now working in a fast food restaurant, into rejoining for the comeback special, but Mel declines, citing the repeated physical abuse that he was subjected to during his time working with Krusty. The show is a great success and Krusty's career gets back on track. Afterwards, everyone heads to Moe's Tavern for an after party, where they toast Krusty and watch Carson as he plays the accordion while balancing Grampa and Jasper on a bench on his head. Fue escrito por John Swartzwelder y dirigido por David Silverman. Voice actors Julie Kavner and Harry Shearer both strongly objected to the celebrity cameos in the episode, which led to Kavner boycotting it entirely; as a result, this is the only episode of the series in which Marge does not have any speaking parts. Un artículo de Herald Sun ubicó a "Krusty Gets Kancelled" entre los mejores veinte episodios de Los Simpson, diciendo que lo mejor del mismo fueron "Los intentos de Krusty de pelear contra su rival, un muñeco manejado por un ventrílocuo, el cual termina arruinándose a sí mismo en el aire". Sin trabajo, Krusty comienza a estar deprimido permanentemente. En la versión Hispanoamericano de este episodio, Luke Perry fue renombrado como Robert Redford, ya que los productores del doblaje Hispanoamericano pensaron que el público no conocería a Luke Perry. 5 of 9 people found this review helpful. [4] The scene in which Krusty instructs the Red Hot Chili Peppers to change the lyrics to the song "Give It Away" is a reference to Ed Sullivan instructing The Doors to change the lyrics to the song "Light My Fire". DVD Commentary for "Krusty Gets Kancelled", in, The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family, "Did Uncle Don Call Kids 'Little Bastards' on the Air? It originally aired on May 13, 1993. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. [4] The rest of the writers decided this would be an opportunity to include a group of celebrity guest stars. They wrote "very respectful but cute" parts for each then-living ex-president (Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, and Ronald Reagan) at the time, but they all turned them down. [25] Forrest Hartman of the Reno Gazette-Journal wrote that the large number of celebrity appearances detracted from the episode, commenting: "The result is a boring hodgepodge of scenes with Bette Midler, Johnny Carson, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and more where we're supposed to laugh simply because famous people are interacting with Krusty. One afternoon while watching television, Homer and Bart see a highly distracting commercial for something named "Gabbo"; this is the start of a viral marketing campaign, with the whole of Springfield unsure what "Gabbo" actually is. While watching the special at home, Taylor remarks to herself that she should fire her agent. "[26] The episode is one of co-executive producer Tim Long's three favorites, including "The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show" and "A Milhouse Divided". Krusty's show is soon canceled. The family steps into a net trap on the way to the couch. (2004). [5] Johnny Carson appears in the episode, and it was one of the few televised appearances he made after he retired from The Tonight Show. "[13] In 2006, Bette Midler, Hugh Hefner, Johnny Carson, Luke Perry, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers were listed at number four on IGN's list of the best Simpsons guest stars. [20], In an article about the 2003 DVD release in The Independent, "Krusty Gets Kancelled" was highlighted along with episodes "When You Dish Upon a Star", "Lisa the Iconoclast", "Dog of Death", "Homer Badman", and "Grampa vs. [5][6] Bette Midler's condition for guest-starring was that the show promoted her anti-littering campaign. [4] They had done a similar episode the year before called "Homer at the Bat" (which starred nine Major League Baseball players) and had hoped to emulate its success. The cultural references came thick and fast too but, importantly, they are smart and most very well done producing regular chuckles of appreciation.The cast are excellent across the board. Jen Chaney de The Washington Post describió a los episodios "A Streetcar Named Marge," "Mr. This backfires when Kent Brockman makes the same reference, right after condemning Gabbo for it. [28] The set included "some of the series' best spoofs of movies and TV", and also included episodes "Marge vs. the Monorail", "A Streetcar Named Marge", "Who Shot Mr. Meanwhile, Bart and Lisa, unimpressed with Gabbo, decide to try to help Krusty. For even more, visit our Family Entertainment Guide. Spence Kettlewell de The Toronto Star dijo que los episodios de esta temporada "Krusty Gets Kancelled", "Kamp Krusty," "Mr. En 2007, Vanity Fair nombró a "Krusty Gets Kancelled" como el noveno mejor episodio de Los Simpson. View production, box office, & company info. Los invitados al completo de Los Cuadros de Springfield. DVD Commentary for "Krusty Gets Kancelled", in, Groening, Matt. En un artículo sobre el lanzamiento en DVD de 2003 publicado por The Independent, "Krusty Gets Kancelled" fue resaltado junto con los episodios "When You Dish Upon a Star", "Lisa the Iconoclast", "Dog of Death", "Homer Badman", y "Grampa vs. It was the highest-rated show on the Fox network that week, beating Married... with Children. The poses of the Red Hot Chili Peppers in the scene are based on the movie The Doors. Bart and Lisa decide to help Krusty get back on the air by staging a comeback special. His show is unceremoniously canceled. Plow", "Marge vs. the Monorail", and "Krusty Gets Kancelled" as "gems" of The Simpsons' fourth season. This added layer to the show really added to it in the past and in this season it was as much a part of the show as anything else. (2004). Krusty la canta con la letra cambiada, diciendo "Send in those soulful and doleful, schmaltz-by-the-bowlful clowns" en el número musical de su regreso a la televisión. La recopilación tiene algunas de las mejores parodias de cine y televisión de la serie, e incluye además episodios tales como "Marge vs. the Monorail," "A Streetcar Named Marge," "Who Shot Mr. [15] In 2007, Vanity Fair named "Krusty Gets Kancelled" as the ninth-best episode of The Simpsons. [11], In 1997, TV Guide named "Krusty Gets Kancelled" as the second greatest Simpsons episode and the 66th greatest TV episode. Plow," y "I Love Lisa" son "algunos de los mejores episodios" de la historia de la serie. [17] Though Jim Schembri of The Age put the episode among his top 10 episodes of the series, he also noted "Unfortunately, this signaled the beginning of the show's obsession with star cameos. To make matters worse, Itchy and Scratchy have moved to the Gabbo Show, forcing Krusty to instead show a Cold War-era Eastern European Communist cartoon entitled "Worker and Parasite", which is incomprehensible. Plow • Lisa's First Word • Homer's Triple Bypass • Marge vs. the Monorail • Selma's Choice • Brother from the Same Planet • I Love Lisa • Duffless • Last Exit to Springfield • So It's Come To This: A Simpsons Clip Show • The Front • Whacking Day • Marge in Chains • Krusty Gets Kancelled, El contenido de la comunidad está disponible bajo. 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