Comments: Homer graduates from Krusty's Clown College and starts making appearances as "Krusty" at several less-than-stellar events around Springfield. Naturally, Homer begins to take advantage of the perks that come with the celebrity of being Krusty. However, the tables are turned when he is kidnapped by mobster DOn Vittorio, who is out to collect on Krusty's enormous gambling debt. When the real Krusty arrives to settle his debts, the Don orders Homer and Krusty to perform the perilous "Spin Cycle Fantastique." The pair successfully complete the difficult stunt and the star-struck mobster sets them free.
Didja know? When Homer builds a model of Krusty's Clown College out of mashed potatoes, it's an homage to the classic movie involving a close encounter and a mashed potato replica of Wyoming's Devil Tower National Monument.