The episode features the return of guest star Kelsey Grammer as Sideshow Bob, who tries to kill Bart Simpson after getting out of jail, spoofing the 1962 film Cape Fear and its 1991 remake. During his time in prison, Bob won an Emmy Award for his role on The Krusty the Clown Show, but his award was confiscated by the prison guards. Most recently, Bob accidentally stepped on a rake underwater, after falling from atop Springfield Dam into the water below when he was "walking" away at the end of The Man Who Grew Too Much. He survives on account of having given himself gills. [7], When Krusty announces his retirement due to low ratings, Bob discovered from prison that Krusty has erased all of the early shows featuring Sideshow Bob. For some reason, he is named as "Sideshow" Bob Roberts. It is often implied that the real reason behind Bob's obsession with killing Bart is ego rather than to siege revenge on him for landing him in prison as he finds it infuriating that an underachieving 10-year old is constantly able to foil him with such ease. Predictably, he then shoves Milhouse down the manhole and prepares to use the military missile bunker's missiles to do away with his nemesis. Bob R. Simpson is an American businessman. Springfield just wouldn't be the same without him. [4] Several parallels have been explicitly drawn in The Simpsons between Bob and Frasier Crane—Bob's brother Cecil and his father were played by David Hyde Pierce and John Mahoney, respectively, echoing the roles they played in Frasier. Bob is a self-proclaimed genius who is a graduate of Yale University, a member of the Republican Party, and a champion of high culture. Grammer used his impression of Ellis Rabb, a man that Grammer had once worked for, for Bob's voice. In a later attempt on Bart's life, Bob lured the Simpsons family into a fake rib restaurant, and tied the entire family up, planning to kill them with the explosion of an overheating laptop next to a pile of TNT. Bob follows them to their hideout, a houseboat on Terror Lake, and, after subduing the family, prepares to kill Bart. However, Bob found that he was "accustomed to Bart's face" and cannot do it. He married a local woman named Francesca, with whom he has a son named Gino. [41], For season three's "Black Widower", the writers echoed the premise of Wile E. Coyote chasing the Road Runner from Looney Tunes cartoons by having Bob unexpectedly insert himself into Bart's life and attempt to kill him. A notable instance was when he was released by Cecil and fully intended to change his past felon ways (even having reluctance at hurting Bart, his worst enemy). They eventually discover this was exaggerated and his new face is basically exactly the same as before. "[55] Several of Frasier's producers were asked to review the original script and provide feedback. David Hyde Pierce was also included in that list. Grammer usually comes in for table readings, although when he cannot, Gregg Berger stands in for him. Sideshow Bob and his other nemesis, rakes. Retrieved from " … Since framing Krusty for armed robbery, Bob has attempted to kill him a couple of times. Bart is unfazed by the threat, certain that Bob will bungle his plan as usual. Robert Terwilliger (aka Sideshow Bob) began his career as "Sideshow Bob", a non-speaking sidekick on Krusty the Clown's television show. Bart and Lisa traced Sideshow Bob to a cabin believing that he has kidnapped Homer Simpson (Homer went missing at Marge's third wedding and thought Sideshow Bob was the culprit due to a clue, a key-chain with the letters "SB" on it, being left in the groom's room. The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. His first attempt at threatening Bart involved mailing dozens of threatening letters written in Bob's own blood (only one of the letters was not actually written by Sideshow Bob, written in a sloppy, grammatically-incorrect manner and obviously not being written in blood, which was instead written by Homer as revenge for Bart tattooing his butt with "Wide Load"), which also caused him some health problems due to blood loss. He began his career as a sidekick on Krusty the Clown's television show, but after enduring constant abuse, Bob attempted to frame his empl… Vanity Fair called it the show's fourth-best episode in 2007, as "this episode's masterful integration of film parody and a recurring character puts it near the top. Sideshow Bob soon began to tire of these antics, and also realized that off-camera Krusty was engaging in vulgar behavior such as illegal gambling and patronizing strip joints. Commentary for "The Telltale Head", in, Silverman, David. Chief Wiggum decides that all the kids attending the seminar should spend an hour in an actual prison cell. [53] Another trademark for Bob is a visual gag of stepping on a rake and being struck in the face with its handle; this joke first appeared in "Cape Feare". However, the scheming Cecil, still smarting over his failed audition for Krusty, tries to frame Bob by sabotaging the Springfield Dam. The free encyclopedia for everything related to The Simpsons. After publishing the results of the tests he was subjected to, he eventually rose up the ranks to become Chief Scientist at the Monsarno Research Campus, where he created over 5000 patents. Bob takes Bart's corpse home with him and amuses himself for several days desecrating the body. [25] Sideshow Bob plays a lead role in The Simpsons Ride, which opened at Universal Studios Florida and Universal Studios Hollywood in May 2008. The Simpsons is a popular US animated sitcom on the Fox Network (December 17, 1989 - present) created by Matt Groening. Sideshow Bob appears in the game at random and the player has to catch him. He eventually encountered Bart underneath another car but ended up losing his quarry due to the arrival of a parade celebrating Hannibal crossing the Alps, complete with elephants, although not without Bart noticing his presence. 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! This convinced Springfield that in the long-run Bart is ultimately to blame, and they turn against him. Sideshow Bob, in a way, mirrors Hannibal Lecter; a psychopath who could recite Shakespeare by heart while stabbing you in yours. When Lisa questions him about the key chain, he explains that, although it's nice that they thought of him, the initials don't just pertain to him, and gives a list of people whom "SB" could refer to, including Selma Bouvier, the actual culprit. Bob Simpson, a former cricketer, is among the world’s most prominent and successful cricketers; by 2013, Bob’s $1.9 billion net worth saw him feature on Forbes’ list of richest Americans at No.296: his autotown dealership for used cars makes a significant contribution to this net worth. Mel goes on to say that all of Krusty's sidekicks have thought about killing him. Brad Bird first designed Bob for "Krusty Gets Busted". Bob's prisoner number is often 24601, which is Jean Valjean's prisoner number in Les Misérables. Sideshow Bob also appears as a new mascot along with Krusty as part of an expansion at Universal Studios in Florida and Hollywood. Sideshow Bob: the mayor of a small Italian town, in The Italian Bob, Sideshow Bob was briefly seen escaping from prison and visited Krusty the Clown for the week. His younger brother, Cecil, was actually the one who was auditioning for the role, which Krusty was not impressed by and saw Bob as the ideal comic foil who would be ridiculous and never stand him up. [10] Bob escapes from prison for the first time in "Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming" (season seven, 1995), and threatens to blow up Springfield with a nuclear bomb unless the city stops broadcasting all television shows. When confronted by Bart and Lisa, the bomb is discovered to be a dud, and Sideshow Bob instead kidnaps Bart and hijacks the Wright Flier, planning to crash the Flier onto a shack where Krusty was broadcasting an impromptu TV show. Bob proceeds to repeatedly kill Bart, each time using his machine to bring him back to life so that he may be killed again. His hair is exceedingly long when wet (as seen in Cape Feare), pulled or brushed. Bob did not say anything during the first half of the episode, because the character always spoke with a slide whistle, and when he finally did speak, it would be a shock to hear Grammer's sophisticated, dulcet tones. Pinafore in its entirety as a last request for Bart. Another trademark for Bob is to step on rakes, a joke that first appeared in "Cape Feare". It portrays the life of the Simpson family in the town of Springfield. In the Simpsons/Family Guy crossover, Stewie Griffin captures and tortures Bart's enemies, one of them being Sideshow Bob. Homer falls into a cavern full of crates, the prisoner jumps down and removes his mask revealing, Frank Grimes, Jr.. Grimes reminds Homer that he was sent to jail for attempting to murder Homer to avenge the death of his father, Frank Grimes. Sideshow Bob shares some personality traits of Grammer's character Frasier Crane from the sitcoms Cheers and Frasier, and has been described as "Frasier pickled in arsenic". The first shows Bob as he was on The Krusty the Clown Show, and was released in 2001 as part of the Krustylu Studios wave three playset. During their visit, Lisa learns that she and Bob share a common passion for Walt Whitman, poetry, and art. In "Holidays of Future Passed", set 30 years after the regular series, it is implied that Bob has been murdered, as his chalk outline can be seen on the floor of Moe's Tavern, among other outlines, including the Capital City Goofball. They break into Bob's basement and use the machine to restore Bart to life. Fed up with enduring abuse in order to make money to fund Krusty's carnal appetites, Sideshow Bob began plotting Krusty's downfall. Ben Rayner of the Toronto Star listed "Cape Feare", "Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming" and "Brother from Another Series" as being among the best episodes of the series, saying "Forget Frasier, these are Kelsey Grammer's best roles.". The show is set in the fictional town of Springfield and parodies American culture, society and television. Another reason is that Kelsey Grammer is not a regular voice actor in the show. He turns away from it, only for the same to happen, as another rake is lying nearby. Ironically, in his time when he was a Master Criminal, he studied the uses of Dynamite, which would theoretically be considered low class. Likely due to his upbringing, he has a passion for theater, knowing Gilbert and Sullivan's H.M.S. Select from premium Bob Simpson of the highest quality. [22] The producers modeled the song after "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah", but were forced to remove the song from the episode when they were unable to obtain the rights to it. In The Simpsons Road Rage, there is a "Wanted" sign of Sideshow Bob in Evergreen Terrace. Sideshow Bob [9] Ironically, he would run as a Republican in a later episode. The closest thing Bob has to a catchphrase comes from this relationship: Sometimes, Bob will reveal himself saying "Hello, Bart" in a menacing tone to which Bart (and sometimes Lisa and the rest of the Simpsons in unison) will exclaim "AH! He is elected mayor of the village of Salsiccia in Tuscany and marries a local woman named Francesca, with whom he has a son named Gino. The Simpsons: Tapped Out Terwilligers content update was released April 14, 2015 and has several references to the Simpsons episodes with Sideshow Bob. It turns out that there are many rakes in this area, as the event repeats itself for some time. Bob also has a wife named Francesca (voiced by Maria Grazia Cucinotta) and a son named Gino, both of whom were introduced in season 17 episode "The Italian Bob" and returned for "Funeral for a Fiend". $4,995.00. [57] Mahoney portrayed Martin Crane, the father of Grammer's and Pierce's characters in Frasier. However, in Gone Boy, Bob forces Milhouse to show them where Bart was located (being the only one who found the manhole Bart fell into). [15] Strangely, Bob does not seem to hold any distinctive grudge against Lisa, despite the fact that she ruined his plans as mayor of Springfield, mayor of a small Italian village (unintentionally), and his attempt on the lives of her entire family (which even included her). [30] A rule for earlier episodes featuring Bob called for a recap of his evil deeds; this was dropped after season eight's "Brother from Another Series" when the chronology became too lengthy. Krusty escapes while everyone else is forced to take refuge in the frozen food division. In twenty-one seasons of The Simpsons, Sideshow Bob has been heavily featured in ten episodes. His last name, Terwilliger, may have been taken from George J. Terwilliger III, a prominent Republican lawyer who served as United States Deputy Attorney General under George HW Bush. He also made a brief appearance on "Blazed and Confused" (season 26, 2014), where he meets Mr. Lassen, Bart's former teacher, who was now reduced to working in prison as a guard after Bart's actions got him fired. [26], Bob later did community service, although his hard work was wasted when the Simpson family destroyed the garbage by running into it via their rental car. [52], Bob's prisoner number is often 24601, which is Jean Valjean's prisoner number in Les Misérables. [15] Bob did not return to prison and decided to move to Italy in order to make a fresh start. "[54], The episode "Brother from Another Series" introduces Bob's brother Cecil. For season three's "Black Widower", the writers decided to have Bob return to get revenge on Bart for foiling his plan in "Krusty Gets Busted". However, Bob finds he is "accustomed to [Bart's] face" and cannot do it. As the episode's animation progressed he made Bob sleeker, more urbane and refined, and worked with Grammer's voice. [66] In the book Leaving Springfield, David L. G. Arnold comments that Bart is a product of a "mass-culture upbringing" and thus is Bob's enemy. He is then confronted by a drunken Sideshow Mel, who reveals that Krusty is always telling him that he will never live up to Bob's comedic genius. During the trial, Bob's father, Robert Terwilliger, Sr., testified on the stand, explaining that Bob had a rare heart condition, and also suggests that Sideshow Bob is insane because of his long-standing feud with Bart. One day, the Simpson family visits the lab to learn more about genetically modified organisms and are shocked to find Sideshow Bob working there. The Simpson family's next door neighbor; owner of The Leftorium (until it closes on Season 29), Bart Simpson's teacher at Springfield Elementary School (Season 29 onwards, substituting the void left by former deceased teacher Edna Krabappel, who was previously married to Flanders from Seasons 23 to 25). Bart was still wary of him, as depicted in Bobby, It's Cold Outside, where he was terrified upon learning that Sideshow Bob is the Santa's Village's main attraction, although Bob made clear that he had absolutely no intention of even harming Bart, let alone killing him (he claims its because his taking the part of Santa makes him compelled to stay in character as long as possible and thus cannot afford to act on his murderous urges, though his life goals folder that Bart discovered not even mentioning any harmful intentions towards the boy [or indeed, even mentions Bart at all] implies he genuinely stopped trying to act on his murderous impulses against Bart). Bob is a self-proclaimed genius, member of the Republican Party, champion of high culture, former children's entertainer-turned-criminal mastermind and Bart Simpson's nemesis. Sideshow Bob appears as the main antagonist (although Kelsey Grammer refers to him as the ride's host) in The Simpsons Ride at the Universal Studios parks, in which he once again goes after Bart and the rest of the Simpson family. The first few times he was released from jail, Sideshow Bob would carry out a plan to murder Bart, or count it as a 'bonus' to one of his other schemes (the only three exceptions being when he successfully became Mayor, as he found it more fitting to just put Bart back in Kindergarten and demolish the Simpson house for the construction of "Matlock Highway" than to simply murder Bart [though he does warn that any Simpsons who remain at the house during the demolishment date will end up killed as a result], was released under the prison Christianity movement, where he attempted to atone for his sins, and most notably does not desire to even hurt Bart at all, and when Homer had disappeared from the third attempt at a wedding, where he interacted with Bart and Lisa in a manner that belied no hostility, and in fact also gave them a hint from the key-chain that the actual culprit was Selma and Patty Bouvier). [14] The entire Terwilliger family returns in "Funeral for a Fiend" (season 19, 2007) in which Bob's father, Robert Terwilliger Sr., and mother, Dame Judith Underdunk, make their first appearances. However, when Lisa recites a quote by Whitman, Bob finally realizes what kind of person he has become and attempts suicide by leaping from the dam himself. In that appearance, his design was more simple and his hair was round in shape. Bob is released from prison and develops a plot to kill Krusty using Bart as a suicide bomber during Krusty's retirement special. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. However, the real Walt manages to foil his plan and the police from all five states trap him. However, the scheming Cecil, still sulking over his failed audition for Krusty, tried to frame Bob by sabotaging the Springfield Dam. [16] When Homer must go to Italy to get Mr. Burns' new sports car, they just happen to stop in Bob's village. [6] After repeated instances of abuse, including being shot from a cannon and hit constantly with pies, the Yale-educated Bob became angry at Krusty and resentful of the clown's success. Just as Bob was to succeed, he overhears Krusty publicly holding himself responsible for turning Bob into a criminal, expressing his regret of mistreating Bob during his years as Sideshow. Reverend Lovejoy declared him a changed man and recommended him for a work release opportunity. It seems like Simpson appreciates the value of CAC but Wilonsky may not. The first five Bob episodes took up the top five, with "Cape Feare" being ranked first. Many episodes featuring Bob have been well received by fans and critics. The neighborhood has changed around him and the kids that come into his shop have changed, too, at least the kids who bother stopping by. Eventually, when he finally had Bart at his mercy, he lets him go as he has become "accustomed to his face". [62] Adam Finley of TV Squad wrote that "that baritone voice, the Shakespearean delivery, and the ability to go from calm and collected to stark raving mad all within the same second make Sideshow Bob one of the best recurring characters on the show. Robert Simpson (20 February 1862 – 1 May 1923) was a Scottish professional golfer, golf course architect, and club maker who played in the early 20th century. Sideshow Bob performs plastic surgery on his new cellmate, Walt Warren, one such offender, switching their faces (which he did in order to be released from prison early, as Walt, so he can kill Bart). A rule for the early episodes that featured Bob was that there had to be a recap of his evil deeds in case the viewers did not remember them. Be Like Bob. In the episode Cape Feare, he uses a machete. Eventually, Lisa sees Bart's dismembered body through Bob's basement window. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sideshow_Bob&oldid=1005112281, Pages using infobox character with unknown parameters, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 6 February 2021, at 01:29. Commentary for "Brother From Another Series", in, Jean, Al. He also claimed that repeated blows from cream pies left his face immune to pain, short of self-inflicted surgeries as Bob learned the hard way. Simpsons TV Show. After the new evidence was brought forward, Bob was subsequently convicted for the robbery and sent to jail, but not before swearing vengeance on Bart.[8]. Montserrat has a legitimate cachet in Fort Worth as the gated enclave for the who’s who of the city’s elite. Robert Underdunk Terwilliger Jr., PhD, better known as Sideshow Bob, is a recurring character in the animated television series The Simpsons. Commentary for "Cape Feare", in, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, "The Simpsons scoop: Sideshow Bob to finally kill Bart this fall", "Comic-Con 2015: The Simpsons Panel Teases New "Treehouse of Horror, "Simpsons' 'Treehouse of Horror XXVI': First Look and details on Sideshow Bob killing Bart and more", "Primetime Listings (March 21 – March 28)", "Dozens Of 'Simpsons' Songs Bundled For 'Testify, "The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutants", "Simpsons ride features 29 characters, original voices", "Woo Hoo! Bob believes Bart called them and prepares to kill Bart with a high powered drug. [13] At some point, he also participated in Marge's prison art class and ended up having a paper-mâché sculpt being done on his own face for unknown reasons.[14]. Eventually, Bart shows up at the museum and Bob is provoked to attack the Simpson children, due to DNA from Zombie Ant Fungus. Bob is discharged from prison into the care of his brother Cecil, who was Springfield's chief hydrological and hydrodynamical engineer. He is the co-founder of XTO Energy and co-chairman of the Texas Rangers Major League Baseball (MLB) team. [6], In "Day of the Jackanapes" (season 12, 2001), Bob discovers that Krusty has erased all of the early shows featuring Sideshow Bob as Krusty himself is declaring his fifth and final retirement after being annoyed with the network executives. A picture of that spiritual advisor is on the screen and Lisa tells Bart that she recognizes him. However, while this disguise does fool the rest of the Simpsons, Bart easily sees through it, immediately recognizing Bob's distinctive voice. For example in issue 2 story "Cool Hand Bart" where Bart, Nelson, Jimbo, Dolph, Kearny, and Milhouse attend a seminar, called "Scared Spitless", which is held in Springfield State Prison and intended to scare trouble-making kids into shaping up. The Italian Bob. (2006). While there, a Calder Mobile almost falls on Lisa, but Bob saves her by catching the mobile and throwing it aside. Commentary for "Krusty Gets Busted", in, Bird, Brad. [12] Bob's aid is sought by Springfield police in "The Great Louse Detective" (season 14, 2002). Bob works at Bob's RV Round-Up, but he doesn't own the place ("Long story"). On the day of this sit-down at his Fort Worth, Texas, offices, which once served as home to that city’s daily newspaper, the bearded oil-and-gas executive arrives for a photoshoot and interview clad in casual attire – short sleeves and short pants. [47] In "Black Widower", Sideshow Bob notes that he is a "life-long Republican". The Simpsons have earned a couple of enemies in 30 years, most notably Sideshow Bob, who has tried to kill Bart Simpson many times – but who is Sideshow Bob and what was his life like before he became Bart’s nemesis? [46] Cecil was drawn to resemble David Hyde Pierce, while retaining a visual similarity to Sideshow Bob. 24 Simpsons Stars Reveal Themselves", Unclaimed Simpsons Reference Finally Gotten, "The Simpsons: "Funeral for a Fiend" Review", "Grammer nets early Emmy for Simpsons villain portrayal", "Springfield of Dreams: 16 Great 'Simpsons' Guest Voices", "The Simpsons: Top 10 Sideshow Bob Episodes", "One of the defenses of Trump is — literally — a TV-cartoon joke". Homer blackmails Burns to get him out of jail, otherwise he blabs about the paintings, Burns agrees and Homer is set free, while Bob and Grimes are returned to prison. However, towards the end of the episode, he appears again, in a panning shot of a crowd, with his familiar hairstyle. [75], In Planet Simpson, author Chris Turner writes that Bob is built into a highbrow snob and conservative Republican so that the writers can continually use him as a strawman and pincushion.
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