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The Simpsons Season 1 Episode 12
Episode Title: Krusty Gets Busted
Episode Plot
As Bart and Lisa watch The Krusty The Clown Show, Marge phones Homer to stop at the Kwik-E-Mart on his way home from work. While in the Kwik-E-Mart, a masked clown, resembling Krusty, points a gun at Apu and robs the store. Police question Homer and a Police sketch artist creates an image that looks like Krusty. Chief Wiggum and the police barge into Krusty's home and take him into custody. Krusty's trial begins and Bart tries to stop Homer from taking the stand, but the bailiff takes Bart back to his seat. Homer takes the stand and immediately indicates that Krusty was the clown he saw. Later, Krusty testifying in his own defense admits during cross-examination that he is illiterate when he is unable to identify an exhibit in the courtroom. Krusty is found guilty and sentenced to prison. The Krusty The Clown Show is replaced with Sideshow Bob's Cavalcade of Whimsy, a critically-acclaimed educational program.
Bart and Lisa set out to prove Krusty's innocence. Judging from the fact Krusty is illiterate and has a pacemaker (hence he could not be near Apu's microwave), Bart guesses that his hero was framed and Sideshow Bob would know who did it. The next day, Bart, Lisa and Maggie meet Sideshow Bob at the studio to ask him for input. A suspicious Bob dismisses their investigations and gives them tickets to his show. On the air, Bob spots an "unhappy child" Bart in the audience, and invites him onstage to talk about what's the matter. Bart states his findings, but Bob provides plausible explanations for each claim.
Then, Bob admits that he "has big shoes to fill." That statement echoes through Bart's mind, as he realizes the final link to the mystery: Homer stepped on the tip of the robber's oversized floppy shoes, causing the suspect to cry out in pain; yet, Krusty had small feet like everyone else. Being an underappreciated TV sidekick, Bob would have the most to gain from Krusty's downfall. Seeing his chance, Bart grabs the microphone and reveals Bob as the imposter who committed the robbery. To prove his point, Bart grabs a croquet mallet and smashes the end of Bob's shoe, causing him to scream in pain. Bart pulls off Bob's shoes to reveal very large feet.
Exposed, Bob admits that he framed Krusty out of frustration being constantly on the receiving end of the clown's humiliating (and often painful) gags. He is taken off to jail, swearing revenge on Bart, and the charges are dropped against Krusty, who receives apologies from Wiggum and Homer. Grateful to be free, Krusty thanks Bart for standing up for the truth and sticking to his convictions.
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