Krusty announces his retirement due to interference from network executives and the growing popularity of the big-money game show "Me Wantee", but when Krusty reveals to Sideshow Bob that all of the episodes featuring him have been erased, Sideshow Bob uses Krusty's biggest fan (Bart) to murder him during Krusty's farewell show.
WAR
37.8
Wins Above Replacement
“Day Of The Jackanapes” ranks #364 of 552 The Simpsons episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 76.1 — Great. The episode packs 54 scored jokes at 2.8 per minute, averaging 6.8 on craft and 6.6 on impact, with Sideshow Bob landing the most laughs. Every joke is ranked below with its individual craft and impact scores.
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Top Jokes
Sideshow Bob: consists mainly of prisoners who club me with books.
Sideshow Bob · Bart: Rakes. My old archenemy. I thought I was your archenemy.
Kent Brockman · Executives: Just some network executives. [Deep Voices] We have notes. Have you thought about Dave Chappelle? Destroy!
Virgil Sinclair · Moe: Bonbon, eh, Moe? Is that your ultimate response? - Yeah-huh. - Ohh. You are... correct!
Network Executive: For 'pee,' could you substitute 'whiz'? I don't know. That could upset the Cheez Whiz people.
All Jokes — 54 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Unknown Patient: Oh, Doctor, I'm crazy! [Crying]
Virgil Sinclair · Moe: And you stalled for 20 minutes. Yes. Yes, I did. I was told to.
Homer: Well, it all starts when a 'nulecule' comes out of its nest.
Homer Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Homer: The answer is bonbon!
Virgil Sinclair · Moe: Bonbon, eh, Moe? Is that your ultimate response? - Yeah-huh. - Ohh. You are... correct!
Krusty: Aw, this quiz show crap is just a fad.
Network Executive: All we're saying is be dangerous, but warm. And edgy-cute.
Krusty: These ferkachted network notes. Can you believe this?
Krusty: I don't need 12 suits telling me which way to pee.
Network Executive: For 'pee,' could you substitute 'whiz'? I don't know. That could upset the Cheez Whiz people.
Network Executive: You can kill me, but two more will take my place!
Lisa: Well, I think it's good for a show to go off the air before it becomes stale and repetitive.
Lisa Meta/Self-Referential Irony/Sarcasm ★ Rewatch Marge: Maggie shot Mr. Burns again! [Cricket Chirping]
Marge Callback Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Callback Kent Brockman: not seen since the small plane crash that killed the Banana Splits.
Chief Wiggum · Kent Brockman: Hey, Kent, are you guys still having that contest where we guess what city the weather girl's in? - [Chuckles] That was eight years ago. - Is it Pittsburgh?
Krusty: Kent, the young people today, they think comedy is dirty words. It's not. It's words that sound dirty, like 'mukluk.'
Krusty Observational Wordplay/Pun Krusty: Oh, you know, I had a thing for Judge Judy and blank tape was 3.99. What would you do?
Krusty Character Comedy Observational Krusty: The show didn't really get funny until we fired Sideshow Bob and hired whozits.
Krusty Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Sideshow Bob: Oh, honestly. At Chino they get to stay up till 9:00.
Sideshow Bob: consists mainly of prisoners who club me with books.
Sideshow Bob: These are from the new Tom Clancy. Although it's less painful than reading him. Am I right, folks?
Lou: Hey, no fair. You got long legs. I got these little bitty hooves.
Lou Character Comedy Visual Gag Raphael: You want to live in the box? Cost you two bucks a day.
Raphael Deadpan/Understatement Absurdist Storage Neighbor: Revenge, huh? Half the guys in here are working on that.
Sideshow Bob: To be fair, most of those people were Bart Simpson.
Principal Skinner: Good luck. That kid's like the Road Runner. He won't go down.
Sideshow Bob: Quel dommage.
Sideshow Bob: I believe the clan is Graham-Monroe.
Bart: Hey, I'm not afraid of you. Every time we tangle, you wind up in jail. I'm 6 and 0.
Bart Character Comedy Observational Callback Sideshow Bob · Bart: Rakes. My old archenemy. I thought I was your archenemy.
Sideshow Bob: I have a life outside of you, Bart.
Bart: Krusty? That's the one man I would never kill!
Bart Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Sideshow Bob: That's it. Oh, damn it! Where'd it go? I needed that for laundry!
Sideshow Bob: Let it entrance you with its twirliness. Twirliness.
Sideshow Bob · Bart: I didn't say anything about command. You're in my power. Say so. I am in your power. Excellent. Actually, go back to command. No, power. Power.
Sideshow Bob · Bart · Homer: If anyone asks, you were at the flower shop. I was at the flower shop. Oh, yeah. Uh, I was at the flower shop too. Yep, getting drunk at the old flower shop.
Sideshow Bob: Yes! Yes! Work the groin!
Chief Wiggum: These days, it's all aluminum this and George W. That.
Rainier Wolfcastle: Someone please give me a job. I've lowered my quote to eight million.
Young Krusty: Look at me. I'm Kaputnik, the Russian satellite. [Gasps] Oh, the Bolshoi's doing the Nutcracker in my pants!
Krusty: Back then you couldn't say 'pants' on TV. I was banned for 10 years.
Krusty: The ferkachted doors are stuck! Don't just stare, Arte. Help me!
Krusty Physical/Slapstick Character Comedy Krusty: Oh, look. It was all a bookkeeping snafu.
Krusty Character Comedy Deadpan/Understatement Sideshow Bob: Ah, kettle chips. The perfect side dish for revenge.
Sideshow Bob · Leo (agent): Well, Krusty, this is your Waterloo. Soon you'll be Napoléon Blownapart. Ew. Terrible.
Sideshow Bob · Leo: Ew. Terrible. Oh, hush up, Leo!
Krusty: Sideshow Bob, I'm sorry.
Krusty Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Sideshow Bob: Oh, no! My boy bomb!
Kent Brockman · Executives: Just some network executives. [Deep Voices] We have notes. Have you thought about Dave Chappelle? Destroy!
Krusty: Will ya stop with the 'sorry'? Every time you try to kill me, my ratings go through the roof, you nut!
Krusty Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Sideshow Bob · Krusty: We are good together, Krusty. It makes me sad that you're getting the death penalty.
Lou · Sideshow Bob: Okay, where do you wanna do this thing? Isn't it customary to have a trial? Oh, a wise guy, huh?
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