Clown in the Dumps

"Clown in the Dumps"
The Simpsons episode
Promotional poster for the episode
Episode no.	553
Directed by	Steven Dean Moore
Written by	Joel H. Cohen
Showrunner(s)	Al Jean
Production code	SABF20
Original air date	September 28, 2014 (2014-09-28)
Chalkboard gag	Spoiler alert: Unfortunately, my dad doesn't die.
Couch gag	A surreal depiction of a future episode of the show created by Don Hertzfeldt.
Guest appearance(s)
Kelsey Grammer as Sideshow Bob Don Hertzfeldt as "The Sampsans" Maurice LaMarche as Clive Meriwether and Rodney Dangerfield Jackie Mason as Rabbi Krustofsky David Hyde Pierce as himself Jeff Ross as himself Sarah Silverman as herself
Season 26 episodes September 28, 2014 – May 17, 2015 "Clown in the Dumps" "The Wreck of the Relationship" "Super Franchise Me" "Treehouse of Horror XXV" "Opposites A-Frack" "Simpsorama" "Blazed and Confused" "Covercraft" "I Won't Be Home for Christmas" "The Man Who Came to Be Dinner" "Bart's New Friend" "The Musk Who Fell to Earth" "Walking Big & Tall" "My Fare Lady" "The Princess Guide" "Sky Police" "Waiting for Duffman" "Peeping Mom" "The Kids Are All Fight" "Let's Go Fly a Coot" "Bull-E" "Mathlete's Feat"
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Kelsey Grammer as Sideshow Bob
Don Hertzfeldt as "The Sampsans"
Maurice LaMarche as Clive Meriwether and Rodney Dangerfield
Jackie Mason as Rabbi Krustofsky
David Hyde Pierce as himself
Jeff Ross as himself
Sarah Silverman as herself

"Clown in the Dumps" is the season premiere of the twenty-sixth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons, and the 553rd episode of the series overall. It first aired in the United States on the Fox network on September 28, 2014, with "The Simpsons Guy", a crossover episode of Family Guy with The Simpsons, airing afterwards. This episode was dedicated in memory of Louis Castellaneta, the father of The Simpsons voice actor Dan Castellaneta. It was written by Joel H. Cohen and directed by Steven Dean Moore, with Don Hertzfeldt directing a sequence in the opening titles. Jeff Ross, Sarah Silverman and David Hyde Pierce guest starred as themselves, with Jackie Mason and Kelsey Grammer reprising their respective roles as Rabbi Krustofski and Sideshow Bob, while Maurice LaMarche voiced several minor characters.