Handsome Pete

Handsome Pete is a strange, diminutive, small character who plays the concertina, and whose face resembles a distorted Krusty the Klown.

When Bart is looking for Krusty, he blows up a balloon with Krusty's face on and asks the Sea Captain if he'd seen him. The Captain, on seeing the skewed image of Krusty on the balloon, answered, "Aye, that's Handsome Pete, he dances for nickels!"

He was also seen watching Russ Cargill's speech when the Dome was placed on Springfield.

Trivia

 * According to The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family, "he's not that handsome".


 * Attentive viewers can also see another reference to how Handsome Pete helped Bart and Lisa find out Krusty (as well as Krusty's reputation for not honoring debts). Captain McAllister's business had a sign saying "DO NOT ACCEPT CHECKS FROM THESE BUCCANEERS" with several bounced checks. One such returned check was signed "Rory B. Bellows", the postmortem alias of Krusty, in the same elaborate style Krusty was known for. The check reads "Pay to the order of Handsome Pete".