The Simpsons Secretly Cast Krusty As Pennywise Already

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Although The Simpsons season 34 promises to cast Krusty the Clown as It’s famous Stephen King villain Pennywise The Dancing Clown, this is not the first time that the long-running series has used this idea. The Simpsons has, it is fair to say, an unusual relationship with canon and continuity. The long-running animated sitcom has an “elastic” canon according to producer Matt Selman, meaning the events of one outing won’t necessarily line up with those of an earlier (or later) The Simpsons episode.

This makes it easier for the show to excuse apparent plot holes and retcons like The Simpsons season 33’s Mona mystery, but this also means that the series can sometimes boast of a first that the show has actually done before. Recently, The Simpsons creators informed fans that a new Treehouse of Horror outing would soon cast Krusty the Clown as a famous Stephen King villain. The only problem is that The Simpsons already did It.

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In The Simpsons Comics «Treehouse of Horror #23» which came out shortly after the first half of It's two-part movie adaptation in September 2017, Krusty played the part of Pennywise the Dancing Clown as the show’s comic iteration parodied the horror blockbuster. Admittedly, only time will tell whether the comic’s parody influences the show’s take on Krusty as Pennywise. However, season 34’s Treehouse of Horror won’t be the first time thatThe Simpsons cast Kriusty in the role, even though it will be the first time that the animated series itself parodied the popular horror adaptations. Whether or not the Simpsons Comics share a canon with the television show is up for debate, as is the very existence of a Simpsons canon according to some fans.

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