"Bart the Fink" is the fifteenth episode of The Simpsons' seventh season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 11, 1996. In this episode, Bart ruins Krusty the Clown's career by proving him guilty of a massive tax fraud. Driven to despair, Krusty fakes a suicide in order to start life anew as a sailor. Feeling guilty for what he did, Bart convinces Krusty to become a television clown again.
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"Bart the Fink" is the fifteenth episode of The Simpsons' seventh season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 11, 1996. In this episode, Bart ruins Krusty the Clown's career by proving him guilty of a massive tax fraud. Driven to despair, Krusty fakes a suicide in order to start life anew as a sailor. Feeling guilty for what he did, Bart convinces Krusty to become a television clown again.
The episode was written by John Swartzwelder and Bob Kushell, and directed by Jim Reardon. American actor Bob Newhart guest starred in it as himself. The episode's title is a play on the 1991 film Barton Fink. Since airing, the episode has received mostly positive reviews by television critics. It acquired a Nielsen Rating of 8.7, and was the fifth highest-rated show on the Fox network the week it aired.
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