Grade: A
It's a wacky Homer-gets-a-job episode where Homer nearly gets himself killed with hilarious results. That first line is not sarcastic either, but the episode is very successful nevertheless. This episode's big draw is its gags. Homer building a circus tent out of his potatoes a la "Close Encounters of the Third Kind", the Krusty plastic surgery sequence reminiscent of "The Twilight Zone", or Ned's Bible saving him like Teddy Roosevelt, Krusty repeatedly shocking Homer (the jumpy animation here is perfect), Homer nearly killing the Krusty Burglar, the Baggy pants line, Krusty betting against the Harlem Globetrotter, the "Where is Springfield" gag where Homer answers "Homer", "Burn that seat", Lisa alluding Homer as a bastardized version of Krusty, the "Gigantic Asses" magazine, "You mean like that bozo, Bonko the Clown?", the Steve Martin "Excuuuuuse Me" and George Carlin "Seven Words You Can't Say on TV" bit, and the Krusty infomercial just to name some of the gags. And aside from maybe the impulsive Homer behavior, there isn't any faulting the characters, and Homer and Krusty just shine throughout the episode. One or two bad gags and a thin plot keep away the +, but more than funny enough to earn an A.