{"id":4664,"date":"2013-05-29T02:22:31","date_gmt":"2013-05-29T10:22:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/legendsrevealed.com\/entertainment\/?p=4664"},"modified":"2016-03-16T10:13:20","modified_gmt":"2016-03-16T18:13:20","slug":"was-krusty-the-clown-originally-going-to-be-homer-simpson-in-disguise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legendsrevealed.com\/entertainment\/2013\/05\/29\/was-krusty-the-clown-originally-going-to-be-homer-simpson-in-disguise\/","title":{"rendered":"Was Krusty the Clown Originally Going to be Homer Simpson in Disguise?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about TV and whether they are true or false. Click here<\/a> to view an archive of the TV urban legends featured so far.<\/p>\n

TV URBAN LEGEND<\/span><\/u>: Was Krusty the Clown Originally Going to be Homer Simpson in Disguise? <\/p>\n

One of the more interesting challenges in the world of television is how to develop a spin-off. A character or a concept being strong enough to be a supporting character\/aspect of a popular TV show is one thing, but taking that character\/idea and developing it into something that can handle its own show is a whole<\/strong> other thing. Compare the way that the creators of Frasier<\/i> were able to add a great cast and a strong show concept around the Frasier Crane character from Cheers<\/em> against what the creators of Joey<\/i> were able to do around the Joey Tribbiani character from Friends<\/i> (I still think Drea de Matteo was a great piece of casting on Joey<\/i>, at the very least). It’s certainly quite a challenge. That was what faced Matt Groening, James L. Brooks and Sam Simon as they took Groening’s Simpsons characters and adapted them from simple shorts on The Tracey Ullman Show<\/em> into their own full-length sitcom. <\/p>\n

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