High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! "Day of the Jackanapes" is the thirteenth episode of The Simpsons` twelfth season. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 18, 2001. In the episode, Krusty announces his retirement due to interference from network executives and the growing popularity of the game show Me Wantee. But when Krusty reveals to Sideshow Bob that all of the episodes featuring him have been erased, Sideshow Bob uses Bart to murder Krusty during his farewell show.