“Homie the Clown” is the fifteenth episode of Season 6 and aired on February 12, 1995. The episode was written by John Swartzwelder and directed by David Silverman. The episode contains cultural references to Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Godfather and The Maltese Falcon.
After spotting a billboard for clown college, Homer cannot resist and upon becoming an official Krusty the Clown impersonator Homer runs into some trouble with the mob.