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FOLLOWING THE THREAD · 9 RECORDED EPISODES · 8 SEASONS

Clowns

Clowns as a recurring subject: costumes, clown imagery, fears, fictional personas and spoken references.

Also known as clown

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Clowns · 8 recorded seasons
In episode order. Images illustrate episodes, not the documented scene.

  1. FIRST RECORDED OCCURRENCE · S02 E05

    Hundred Dollar Baby

    IMDb8.6/10

    Mac and Dennis name Charlie “Clown Baby,” then explain the name by describing a clown who is a baby. Dialogue reference; Charlie is not performing as a clown.

    Springfield! Springfield! · S02E05 episode dialogue

  2. S02 E10

    Dennis and Dee Get a New Dad

    IMDb8.5/10

    Barbara, Dee and Dennis wear red clown noses during their hospital visit. Clown accessories, rather than a separate clown character.

    Seen at

    Episode reference · visual inspection of S02E10

  3. S03 E10

    Mac is a Serial Killer

    IMDb9.0/10

    Dee chooses a psycho-clown persona for the stalking experiment; she and Dennis discuss killer clowns and John Wayne Gacy. Dee wears the costume herself.

    Springfield! Springfield! · S03E10 episode dialogue

  4. S06 E09

    Dee Reynolds: Shaping America's Youth

    IMDb8.9/10

    Richie’s Juggalo face paint prompts repeated remarks about clown makeup and a clown posse. The dialogue connects the look to Insane Clown Posse; he is a student, not a circus performer.

    Springfield! Springfield! · S06E09 episode dialogue

  5. S10 E08

    The Gang Goes on Family Fight

    IMDb9.1/10

    The Gang answers “Clowns” when Family Fight asks what people are afraid of. A spoken game-show answer, not a clown appearance.

    IMDb · The Gang Goes on Family Fight quotes

  6. S12 E05

    Making Dennis Reynolds a Murderer

    IMDb8.6/10

    The episode’s opening dialogue asks whether frightening children as a clown is paid work. A spoken reference, not a clown appearance.

    Subtitle Cat · S12E05 opening subtitles

  7. S14 E08

    Paddy's Has a Jumper

    IMDb8.3/10

    Mac’s name becomes the subject of jokes about sharing a clown’s name and being named after a hamburger clown. Dialogue reference only.

    Springfield! Springfield! · S14E08 episode dialogue

  8. S15 E05

    The Gang Goes to Ireland

    IMDb8.0/10

    During the McDonald family discussion in Ireland, Charlie asks whether the hamburger clown was named after Mac. Dialogue reference only.

    Springfield! Springfield! · S15E05 episode dialogue

  9. S18 E02

    Dennis and Dee Don't Get Rich

    IMDb8.0/10

    Charlie says he needs to sell the house to pay for funeral clowns and musicians; Dennis objects to a clown-based funeral. These are plans discussed in dialogue, not evidence of a clown appearance.

    Springfield! Springfield! · S18E02 episode dialogue

Recorded occurrences only. Earlier or additional uses may exist in episodes still being documented.