 As Homer , Lisa , and her friends watch the announcement of the year 's Nobel Prize winners , they are astounded to hear that Krusty the Clown has won the Peace Prize . Krusty picks Homer to accompany him to Oslo for the awards ceremony , and Homer decides to take Bart with him . Their plane lands in The Hague , and it is revealed that the Peace Prize announcement was a ruse to bring Krusty there so he could be tried by the International Court of Justice for his deplorable public behavior over the years , such as dropping a monkey from the Eiffel Tower in Paris , and stealing the act from a local clown in The Hague . Homer and Bart search desperately for any evidence to show that Krusty has made a genuine contribution to humanity , and eventually argue that his refusal to perform at Sun City because he wanted potato chips led directly to the South African government 's decision to release Nelson Mandela from prison . Even though it is obvious that these two incidents are not connected in any way , the court accepts this argument and frees Krusty , who immediately seeks out the nearest place to buy marijuana — the courthouse cafeteria . 
