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Sideshow Simpsons is a comic story featured in Simpsons Comics 40. The comic later got reprinted in the comic compendium Unchained, Simpsons Classics 21 and The Best of the Simpsons 22.
Synopsis[]
After Krusty was involved in an accident, he was resting at the Simpson's home, when he realises that the Simpson family could become the new cast of his TV show.
Full Story[]
Homer and his pals play pool on Ned Flanders' house, and they got in thanks to Chief Wiggum's skeleton key. Homer explains to Marge about his plan to convert the basement into a pool room but Marge says that the basement needs cleaning and that means getting rid of the Olmec head Homer had accumulated from Mr. Burns. Despite Homer saying that he might come to visit, Marge reminds him that Burns doesn't even know Homer's name.
Krusty is involved in a battle with his co-stars who want to be paid extra for their upcoming primetime TV special but Krusty refuses because all the profits have to go to Fat Tony and the co-stars refuse to budge along with Fat Tony, who wants his money. Just then, Ms. Pennycandy shows Krusty a classified ad for an Olmec head that Krusty needs for a sketch.
Krusty and Ms. Pennycandy try to get the head from the Simpsons' basement, however, Homer had lots of stuff on the steps and Krusty fell over, soon to get a concussion. Krusty feigns his injuries, as he pictured the Simpson family to be his sidekicks replacing Sideshow Mel and the rest. And if the Simpsons refuse, he can throw a lawsuit at their heads. However, the plan goes badly when Sideshow Mel and the rest of Krusty's crew see Fat Tony at Krustylu Studios loading stuff in a car for Evergreen Terrace. And Krusty gets a king sized can of his own-brand tuna marking that Fat Tony knows he and the Simpsons are inside and if Krusty doesn't relent, they all go down. Marge refuses to have her family a part of the primetime special, but has to go along with it because, if she doesn't, the Simpsons will get sued.
The special begins and Homer is supposed to be Corporal Punishment but he casually is in his underwear during the sketch before Fat Tony tries to break it up. We see Marge, Bart, and Lisa be forced to endure the shenanigans. Just before the Olmec head sketch, Ms Pennycandy tells them that she may have a plan to get the Simpsons out of their predicament and to teach Krusty that he can't use other people to hide behind when he does something wrong. Using the striking workers, they humiliate Krusty, they get their bonus checks and Krusty must do dishes for Fat Tony until the check clears. Homer learns to appreciate the Olmec head and he breaks into Flanders' house again to play pool.
