THE SIMPSONS TWIST INVOLVING HOMER AND KRUSTY THE CLOWN RE-EXAMINED

An interesting link between The Simpsons characters Homer Simpson and Krusty the Clown has been re-examined in a TikTok clip.

In a plot twist that never made it to the air, further context was given to the similar look between the stalwart characters on the long-running Fox animated series, whom have both been voiced by Dan Castellaneta.

The theories surrounding the characters have been examined in multiple TikTok clips

A user with the handle @Lwham quoted excerpts of a clip (that has since been removed on the social media site), the outlet LAD Bible reported Sunday.

The user asked of the characters, 'Ever noticed just how similar Homer and Krusty the Clown are?

'It's even more evident when Krusty's shown without make-up on or in the episode Homer the Clown, where they look more or less identical.'

The user said that the common look was 'not sheer coincidence,' as it's 'a defining part of Krusty's character and a key element for the relationship between Krusty, Homer and Bart.'

The user noted the irony in how while Bart showed no respect for his father and is just a brat, he idolizes Krusty the Clown.'

The user noted how the creators of the iconic animated show initially 'planned for Homer to actually be Krusty the Clown as a sort of secret identity.'

The show's creator Matt Groening explained in a 2007 interview with Entertainment Weekly that 'the original idea behind Krusty the Clown was that he was Homer in disguise,' but that it was scrapped because it was too confusing at the outset of the show in the late 80s.

Groening said that the idea behind the storyline was that 'Homer still couldn’t get any respect from his son, who worshipped Krusty,' who barely bore any differences to Homer.

'If you look at Krusty, it’s just Homer with extended hair and a tuft on his head,' he said.

Groening went into further detail about the series, which began as a series of shorts on The Tracey Ullman Show in 1987 before spinning off into a standalone series in December of 1989.

'We were in such a rush in the beginning of the series that I thought, "Oh, it’s too complicated," so we just dropped it,' Groening said. 'But when I look at Krusty, I think, "Yeah - that’s Homer."'

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