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#89 Krusty Gets Busted
Season 1, Episode 12 (Guide from the Simpsons Archive)
A classic that started the whole nearly annual Sideshow Bob series of episodes (which helps it in the rankings). While buying some premium ice cream at the Kwik-e Mart, Homer observes Krusty the Klown robbing it. After he's thrown in jail, the whole town turns against him and Sideshow Bob takes over his television show. However, Bart nevers loses his faith that Krusty is innocent. He recruits Lisa to help him investigate and they discover several suspicious happenings. They go to meet Sideshow Bob to try to get his help, but Bob is rushed to get on set and gives the kids tickets to the show. During the show, he notices Bart looking depressed, so he brings him onto the stage to try to address the problem. While on stage, Bart realizes that the robber had large feet, while Krusty had small feet, and Sideshow Bob has large feet. He puts two and two together and exposes Bob on live tv. The police, who happen to be watching the show, rush down to the studio to arrest Bob; they release Krusty, who gives a special thanks to Bart. Memorable moments include the kids expressing their total devotion to Krusty, Patty and Selma's "thorough" slide show, the trial, Bob being shot out of a cannon (or not), the news intro hyping Kent Brockman only to not have him there (that always amuses me), "Dad, you're giving in to mob mentality!" "No, I'm not; I'm jumping on the bandwagon", and the burning of the children's toys.