Ranking All 25 The Simpsons Season Finales
3. Krusty Gets Kancelled
B4
Gabbo. Gabbo! GABBO!!
This finale sees Krusty the Klown get some tough competition in the form of ventriloquist dummy Gabbo, who soon has his own hit show in Springfield. Eventually, Gabbo gets caught on camera calling the kids of Springfield S.O.B.s, but he escapes the scandal, and Krusty winds up cancelled. That sends Krusty spiraling into the gutter (and drinking milkshakes to the point of becoming a human blimp), until Bart decides to help him get back in the spotlight with a comeback special.
What makes this episode so great?
Aside from a solid storyline, one of the best line-ups of special guests the show has ever had, including the late Johnny Carson and Elizabeth Taylor, plus "Sideshow" Luke Perry (Krusty's half-brother), Betty White, Hugh Hefner, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Bette Midler.