"Homie the Clown" is the fifteenth episode of the sixth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons.

Joe Mantegna returned as Fat Tony, while Dick Cavett and Johnny Unitas guest starred as themselves.

One dropped storyline for The Simpsons saw Krusty being revealed as Homer's secret identity and this episode allowed writers to comment upon the similarity of the two characters' design.

He soon discovers his uncanny resemblance to the clown has its benefits: Chief Wiggum rips up a speeding ticket when he mistakes Homer for Krusty, Apu gives him a discount at the Kwik-E-Mart, and he and his family are given preferential treatment at Luigi's restaurant.

They succeed and their lives are spared, but DiMaggio still requires Krusty to pay off his gambling debt – which proves to be a mere $48.

[4] Homer beating up the Estonian dwarf (who first appeared in "Burns' Heir") was a joke Matt Groening "had trouble with".

David Mirkin wanted the scene to be violent, but Silverman stated that he thought he had animated the finished product to be too realistic.

[2] Ryan Keefer of DVD Verdict felt it "features one of the more amusing stunts to cap an episode", giving it an A.

[10] Colin Jacobson of DVD Movie Guide said in a review of the sixth season DVD that the episode "offers a truly terrific show", and praised the "clever Close Encounters reference, and the ways that it ties together Krusty's mob connection with Homer", concluding "it's a real winner".

[11] Mike Brantley of The Mobile Register named "Homie the Clown" the 48th greatest television episode of all-time.