Krusty Burger is a fast-food burger restaurant chain that was founded by Krusty the Clown in Springfield, but has locations in many cities.
History[]
Krusty Burger was founded by Krusty the Clown, star of The Krusty the Clown Show.
During the Summer of 1984, Krusty Burger launched a promotion that gave free burgers to those who pick Olympic Events won by the United States on their game cards. The games involved in the promotion were games that were traditionally won by the Russians. Unfortunately for Krusty, the Russians boycott the Olympics, and the United States won almost every event, costing him $44 million. He then vows on camera to spit on every fiftieth burger as a result of his loss (with Homer in particular "liking those odds" when hearing this).[2]
One time, when Homer and Bart were trying to work as grease vendors, Homer chose (after learning that the job's pay was far below what he expected) to rob a Krusty Burger of its grease and started shoveling the grease into Marge's car. Later, the grease was stolen from them by the Acne Shovel and Grease Co..[3]
After Bart accidentally ratted out Krusty to the IRS by exposing he was one of America's biggest tax cheats, the IRS took direct control of Krusty Burger and renamed it "IRS Burger", which resulted in many of the products names being changed to fit in with the IRS (i.e., "krusty burgers" to "tax burgers", an "IRSwich" with the option of withholding the lettuce, "dependent-size sodas", and a "FICA-ccino"), as well as mandating that they fill out schedule B, and it taking at least six to eight weeks to get the food.[4]
After the restaurant was proclaimed the "unhealthiest restaurant in the world", Krusty decided that the restaurant should serve the Mother Nature Burger, a vegetarian burger. Later, it turns out that the burger was made with tainted barley produced from Ogdenville, and anyone who consumed the burger received food poisoning.[5]
The restaurants are also known for cost-cutting measures, such as using discount books for booster seats.[6]
Marketing[]
Krusty also appears to have some input into running the company, personally losing $44 million when a promotional tie-in, in which Krusty Burger was chosen the Official Meat-Flavored Sandwich of the 1984 Summer Olympic Games, backfired due to a Soviet boycott, and Krusty Burger was forced to give away much more food than expected; Krusty expressed his displeasure by stating on live television that "I, personally am gonna spit into every fiftieth burger!"
Ironically, it has frequently been established that Krusty is not particularly fond of the food served, shown when recording a commercial (immediately before learning of his $44 million loss), he said, "Ewww! I almost swallowed some of the juice!" However, Krusty once bit into a Ribwich and said, "Mmm, I don't mind the taste!" In The Simpsons Movie, when filming a commercial for "The Clogger", he spits out the sandwich after filming and throws the rest of it away. For the Mother Nature burger commercial, Krusty uses footage of a customer taking a bite out of the sandwich just as he looks like he's about to.
Nor does he particularly care as to the quality of the food, the service, the hygiene, employees or the poor health of his consumers. Many of his workers are foreign slaves he tricked into coming over and locks in at night, and the only emotion he had at the end of Declan Desmond's documentary about his food which had led Desmond to turning obese was happiness at the prospect of getting turned into another breakfast item. In one episode, the intro for Eye on Springfield had a small clip with zoo animals going inside the restaurant, while on the other side, burgers were being sold to customers, implying that the food is made of zoo animals. Krusty immediately covers the camera with his hand.
He paid the mafia to keep other burger places like Burger King or McDonald's that actually serve real food away, but was then beaten up for not paying them money.
The chain also has a promotion character named Krusty Burglar, which is an obvious parody of the McDonaldland character, the Hamburglar.
It also has kids meals that come with toys, although the toys themselves were created in Krusty-owned sweat shops. At least one toy had a mosquito trapped inside, which resulted in the customer buying the toy being infected with the Panda Virus and force him to live in a bubble in order to avoid infecting everyone else.
Menu[]
- Krusty Burger (Voted the 'unhealthiest fast food item in the world', somehow more so than a 'double' Krusty Burger)
- Krusty Burger2 (discontinued due to its deadly effects)
- Double Krusty Burger
- Deep Fried Krusty Burger
- Mother Nature Burger (discontinued)
- Krusty Cheese Burger
- Double Double Double Double
- Meat-Flavored Sandwich
- The Clogger
- Ribwich (limited time only; discontinued due to extinction of source animal)
- Filly Fudge Steak (discontinued)
- Bacon Balls (discontinued)
- Whatchamachicken (discontinued)
- Fish Sandwich
- Krusty-Partially-Gelatinated-Non-Dairy-Gum-Based-Beverage
- Buttermilk Siracha Sandwich (limited time only; discontinued)
- Kobe Shiitake Ciabatta Explosion (limited time only; discontinued)
- Hanoi Honey Barbecue Banh Mi Pho_Furter (limited time only; discontinued)
- Kombucha Kimchi Mini Tacos
- Krusty Popcorn
- Krusty Orange Drink
- Krusty Cookies
- Krusty Ice Cream
- Krusty Nuggets
- Krusty Dogs
- Krusty Ground Sausage Burger
- Krusty Fries
- Krusty Curly Fries
- Krusty Pork Sandwich
- Krusty Bacon Cheese Burger
- Krusty Egg Biscuit
- Krusty Egg & Sausage Biscuit
- Krusty Egg & Sausage & Bacon Biscuit
- Krusty Sausage & Bacon Biscuit
- Deep Fried Salad
- Krusty Shake
- Donut Burger
- Bucket of Flan
- Frosted Krusty Flakes
- Whatchamacarcass Sandwich
- Breakfast Balls
- Gravy Scrape 'ems
- Twisty Lard
- Super-Choker Burritos with Macho Sauce
- The Python Buster (discontinued)
- Mutton Buttons
- Snout Snips
- Buffalo Things
- Fiesta Globs
- Triple Double Burger
- Hot Lettuce Injection (a healthy heart selection)
- Chicken Lungs (spicy or mild)
- LGBTQBLT
Locations[]
Krusty Burger operates in thousands of locations across the United States including an unprofitable franchise on an unmanned off-shore oil platform. A Krusty Burger was seen in the city of Paris, France.[7] There was formerly a Krusty Burger at the Fast Food Boulevard, but it was destroyed along with the entire district after a chain reaction occurred where Homer threw away a leaking Car battery which resulted in the battery juice to burn through a gas main located directly below the trash container and throwing away a lit match that ignited the gas main.
United States[]
- Springfield (multiple locations)
- Shelbyville
- Unmanned Oil Platform[8]
- Guam
- Times Square, New York City[9]
- Los Angeles, California
- Orlando, Florida
- San Antonio, Texas[10]
- Atlanta, Georgia[10]
- Boston, Massachusetts[10]
- San Francisco, California[10]
France[]
United Kingdom[]
Gallery[]
Non-canon appearance[]
Video games[]
In The Simpsons: Hit and Run, Cletus Spuckler often works for Krusty Burger, collecting roadkill for the burgers (according to Bart Simpson, it "explains the tire tracks".) Cletus also has to contend with Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, who claims that "no one can sell rotten meat in this town but me." There are seven Krusty Burgers in the game.
In the Lisa level, one of the missions is to order Principal Skinner's dinner from Krusty Burger and deliver it to him before time runs out.
Virtual Springfield[]
On The Simpsons: Virtual Springfield, it is seen between Moe's Tavern and the library, although unlike the previously mentioned locations, Krusty Burger is inaccessible in game.
The Simpsons Road Rage[]
In Road Rage you can pick up passengers and drop them off at the Krusty Burger.
The Simpsons Game[]
In the level Shadow of the Colossal Donut Homer can go to Krusty Burger to order burgers to get energy for his powers.
The Simpsons: Tapped Out[]
In level 7, for $2,600 you get the Krusty Burger, with the character Krusty the Clown. In promoting Krustyland, there is a Krusty Burger called Krustyland Burger.
Treehouse of Horror series[]
In the "Treehouse of Horror XX", segment Don't Have a Cow, Mankind Krusty introduces new Burger², which is a burger that is invented from cannibalistic cows. Despite this madness, everyone seems eager to eat the new burger, jokingly labelled as a "crime against nature" by Kent, who is the first person to have a bite of the new burger. Unfortunately for him, the burger is not what it seems. Within seconds, he transforms into a pale, grey-eyed zombie known as a Muncher. He bites Krusty, who also becomes a Muncher. When Muncher Kent bites Jeremy Freedman, he also becomes infected with the virus and turns into another Muncher, giving them extremely pale skin, grey eyes with dark red bruising around the bottom of each eye, and constantly drool infectious saliva.
The Simpsons Arcade[]
In the Downtown Springfield level, the Krusty Burger appears as the second boss battle stage, where Homer must fight against Mayor Quimby (second boss) who calls his assistants to trying take him down before advancing to the second level.
Jobs involved[]
- Eat at Krusty Burger - 30m
- Promote a New Product - 8h
- Eat at Krusty Burger - 30m
- Eat at Krusty Burger - 30m
- Eat at Krusty Burger - 30m
- Rob the Krusty Burger - 4h
- Provide Security - 6h
- Flip Burgers - 12h
Appearances[]
- Episode – "Old Money"
- Episode – "The War of the Simpsons" (mentioned)
- Episode – "Three Men and a Comic Book"
- Episode – "Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie"
- Episode – "Lisa's First Word" (flashback)
- Episode – "Brother from the Same Planet"
- Episode – "Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy"
- Episode – "Bart's Inner Child"
- Episode – "Boy-Scoutz 'n the Hood"
- Episode – "Secrets of a Successful Marriage"
- Episode – "And Maggie Makes Three"
- Episode – "Homie the Clown"
- Episode – "A Star is Burns"
- Episode – "Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)"
- Episode – "Lisa the Vegetarian"
- Episode – "King-Size Homer"
- Episode – "Two Bad Neighbors"
- Episode – "Bart the Fink"
- Episode – "Scenes from the Class Struggle in Springfield"
- Episode – "22 Short Films About Springfield"
- Episode – "Miracle on Evergreen Terrace"
- Episode – "Trash of the Titans" cameo
- Episode – "Lard of the Dance"
- THOH – "Treehouse of Horror XI"
- Episode – "Lisa the Tree Hugger"
- Episode – "Brother's Little Helper" Mentioned
- Episode – "E-I-E-I-(Annoyed Grunt)"
- Episode – "Day of the Jackanapes"
- Episode – "Little Girl in the Big Ten"
- Episode – "I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can"
- Episode – "The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer"
- – The Simpsons Movie
- Episode – "He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs"
- Episode – "The Homer of Seville"
- Episode – "Husbands and Knives"
- Episode – "Coming to Homerica"
- Episode – "Treehouse of Horror XX"
- Episode – "The Ten-Per-Cent Solution"
- Episode – "Steal This Episode"
- Episode – "Brick Like Me" LEGO® version
- Episode – "Pay Pal"
- Episode – "The Simpsons Guy"
- Episode – "Peeping Mom" Bag
- Episode – "The Kids Are All Fight" (Flashback)
- Episode – "No Good Read Goes Unpunished"
- Episode – "The Cad and the Hat"
- Episode – "Better Off Ned (episode)"
- Episode – "A Springfield Summer Christmas for Christmas" (seen in opening flyover)
- Episode – "Burger Kings"
- Episode – "The Many Saints of Springfield"
- Episode – "The Very Hungry Caterpillars"
- Video game – The Simpsons Road Rage
- Video game – The Simpsons: Hit and Run
- Video game – The Simpsons Game
- Video game – The Simpsons: Tapped Out
- Book – The Simpsons Guide to Springfield
- Book – The Simpsons Uncensored Family Album
- Comic story – American History F
Citations[]
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Krusty the Clown | Sideshow Bob | Sideshow Mel | Sophie Krustofsky | Mr. Teeny Krusty Burger | Clown College | Kamp Krusty |