However, Bob's reign is short-lived; Bart Simpson exposes him as the robber, Krusty is released, and Bob is fired and sent to jail. "Day of the Jackanapes" is the thirteenth episode of The Simpsons' twelfth season. Bob briefly appears in "Clown in the Dumps" (season 26, 2014), where he offered his condolences to Krusty after the death of his father, Rabbi Krustofsky. He appears in the Simpsons Comics, cameos in the 2007 video game The Simpsons Game, and stars as the main antagonist in The Simpsons Ride at Universal Studios' theme parks. It is revealed in "The Italian Bob" (season 17, 2005) that Bob has moved to Italy to make a fresh start. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 16, 2010. Treehouse of Horror XXVII; Sideshow Bob Roberts; Treehouse of Horror XXVI; Krusty Gets Busted; Cape Feare; The Great Louse Detective; To appease things, Krusty sings himself a song on Bob's behalf, and being touched by this, Bob decides to abort his plan of attempted murder and reconciles with Krusty, although he is returned to prison for it. Kelsey Grammer guest starred as Sideshow Bob for the second time. 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", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sideshow_Bob&oldid=998533313, Pages using infobox character with unknown parameters, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 5 January 2021, at 20:34. Sideshow Bob's character icon can only be seen either when the player is assigned the task to apprehend him on his first appearance in the game or during the Flaw and Order questline. He also tries to "manipulate the tastes of the masses" by becoming a criminal mastermind. Bob follows them to their hideout, a houseboat on Terror Lake, and, after subduing the family, prepares to kill Bart. It initially publicized on the Fox arrange in the United States on November 26, 1995. Pinafore in its entirety as a last request for Bart. His first major appearance was in season one's twelfth episode "Krusty Gets Busted", written by Jay Kogen and Wallace Wolodarsky. [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. [43] Another rule established by the show's writers mandated Bob's return to prison at the end of each episode, although this pattern was abandoned in later episodes like "The Great Louse Detective" and "The Italian Bob".[43]. After an attempt is made on Homer Simpson's life, Bob is released from prison to help find the culprit. Pinafore. Bart again foils the plan and Sideshow Bob returns to prison. According to Sideshow Bob, he and his family fled to England where Bob got a job as a chimney brush after they had failed to kill the Simpsons in Rome due to Krustysaving them. You need me, Springfield!" 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! Edit. Sideshow Bob episodes. [10] Competing theories as to the origin of his name exist; some sources say he was named after the character Dr. Terwilliker, a megalomaniac outwitted by a boy named Bart in the film The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T by Dr. Seuss, but others say he was named after Terwilliger Boulevard in Portland, Oregon. [17] Bob briefly appears in "At Long Last Leave" (season 23, 2012), where he attends a town meeting to decide if the Simpson family should be banished from Springfield, and is one of many who express their desire for it to happen. During the episode "Cape Feare", for example, the parole board asks Bob why he has a tattoo that says "Die, Bart, Die". [47] In "Black Widower", Sideshow Bob notes that he is a "life-long Republican". Sideshow Bob in the 500th episode of the series. Commentary for "Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming", in, Weinstein, Josh. [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. Eventually, Bob and the kids discover the true culprits, Patty and Selma.[16]. He allows a final request, however, and Bart asks to hear Bob sing the entire score of H.M.S. [25] His first major appearance was in season one's twelfth episode "Krusty Gets Busted", written by Jay Kogen and Wallace Wolodarsky. Commentary for "Black Widower", in, Michels, Pete. [57] Mahoney portrayed Martin Crane, the father of Grammer's and Pierce's characters in Frasier. "[60], Most of the episodes featuring Bob have been well received by fans and critics. The first five Bob episodes took up the top five, with "Cape Feare" being ranked first. [58] Whereas in Frasier, Mahoney played the "down-to-Earth, average guy" to Grammer's and Hyde Pierce's "uppity snobs", Robert Terwilliger Sr. was portrayed as equally highbrow as Bob. The episode "Brother from Another Series" (season eight, 1997) reveals that Bob only received the job after his younger brother Cecil failed an audition, because Krusty considered Bob to be a perfect comic foil. Sideshow Bob first appeared in "The Telltale Head", the eighth episode of season one. In the scene, Sideshow Bob endeavors to free Springfield of TV by taking steps to explode a nuclear bomb. A lover of Gilbert and Sullivan operettas, Sideshow Bob is also known for his singing voice; several of Grammer's performances have been included in The Simpsons musical compilations. Bob's design was updated for "Krusty Gets Busted"; as the episode's animation style evolve… Sideshow Bob's evil grin as he says "Hello Bart". "[63], Kelsey Grammer has consistently received praise for his voicework, and has been described as "brilliant",[64] "inimitable"[65] and "a feast of mid-Atlantic anglophilia". [35] His last name was first revealed in "Black Widower"[8] while his middle name was first mentioned in "Sideshow Bob Roberts". (2001). [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. The Simpsons: Tapped Out Terwilligers content update was released April 14, 2015 and has several references to the Simpsons episodes with Sideshow Bob. Bob reappears again in the episode "The Bob Next Door" (season 21, 2010), where he switches faces with his prison cellmate Walt Warren. In 2006, he won an Emmy for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for his work in the episode "The Italian Bob". [33] Grammer usually joins the show's "table readings" (wherein cast members read each script together for the first time),[48] and former executive producer David Mirkin described working with Grammer as very pleasant, due to his lively sense of humor. As of the Whacking Day Update, Sideshow Bob appears more often, the chances increased from 1% to 10%. [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". [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. Sideshow Bob's campaign advert was based on the famous Willie Horton and Revolving Door political advertisements used by George Bush during the 1988 United States presidential election. [54] IGN considers it the best episode of the fifth season. It was written by Michael Price and was directed by Rob Oliver. He considers himself a member of the social elite, and happily uses Machiavellian methods to acquire and maintain power. Bob's aid is sought by Springfield police in "The Great Louse Detective" (season 14, 2002). However, towards the end of the episode, he appears again, in a panning shot of a crowd, with his familiar hairstyle. [30] Following the re-design, animators tried to redraw his scenes in "The Telltale Head", but had insufficient time before the show was produced. Despite Lassen's offer to get him out, Bob rejects the idea that they team up as Lassen thought that they would take turns gutting Bart. As part of a scheme to inherit money she has invested in the stock market, Bob attempts to blow Selma up during their honeymoon. (2001). It features Kelsey Grammer in his tenth appearance as Sideshow Bob, as well as David Hyde Pierce in his second appearance as Cecil Terwilliger. [77] Arnold writes that "Bob's own conscience and morality are clearly unaffected by the high culture he represents." [73] In December 2009, Robert Canning of IGN ranked the ten episodes to feature Bob that had aired at the time. Commentary for "Brother From Another Series", in, Polcino, Dominic. Kelsey Grammer recorded several Sideshow Bob lines for The Simpsons Movie, but the scene was cut. Pinafore. 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. Now honestly, what is that? In The Simpsons: Tapped Out, a city-building game released in February 2012, Sideshow Bob occurs as a bonus. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 18, 2001. This too is thwarted, and Bob returns to prison. Bob fakes his own death and locks Bart in the coffin, which he attempts to cremate at the otherwise empty funeral home as all the Terwilligers laugh maniacally. Bob's personality is established pretty well here, and this might be the first time that the intelligent aspect of Lisa's personality made itself known. "[74], The character's line in "Sideshow Bob Roberts", "Attempted murder? Sideshow Bob. "Cape Feare" is generally regarded as one of the best episodes of The Simpsons[69] and placed third on Entertainment Weekly's 2003 list of the show's top 25 episodes. They are foiled by Lisa and the rest of the Simpson family and sent to prison. But how often do you get a chance to work with an actor like Kelsey Grammer and, more importantly, play his brother? [76] Frustrated by his early role as the target of "Krusty's cheap gags", Bob frames Krusty and takes over the show. Grammer, who based Bob's voice on that of actor Ellis Rabb, has been praised for his portrayals of the character. [70] In 2007, Vanity Fair called it the show's fourth-best episode, because of its "masterful integration of filmic parody and a recurring character". Bob, Bart, and Lisa together stop Cecil and save the town, and both brothers, despite Bob's genuine innocence, are sent to prison. Bob returns to Springfield and moves into the house next to the Simpson family, assuming Walt's identity. Executive producer Al Jean has compared Bob's character to that of Wile E. Coyote, noting that both are intelligent, yet always foiled by what they perceive as an inferior intellect. [67] In 2008, Grammer was included in Entertainment Weekly's list of the sixteen best Simpsons guest stars; Hyde Pierce was also included in that list. (2003). [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. Commentary for "Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming", in, Jean, Al. He's just amazing. As part of a scheme to inherit money she has invested in the stock market, Bob attempts to blow Selma up during their honeymoon. This too is thwarted, and Bob returns to prison. [49] In a 2007 interview, Simpsons executive producer Al Jean listed Grammer as one of his favorite guest stars (second only to Phil Hartman), saying "his voice is so rich. However, Bob finds he is "accustomed to [Bart's] face" and cannot do it. [5] The episode "Brother from Another Series" (season eight, 1997) reveals that Bob only received the job after his younger brother Cecil failed an audition, because Krusty considered Bob to be a perfect comic foil. 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. His first major appearance was in season one's penultimate episode "Krusty Gets Busted". [46] Cecil is voiced by David Hyde Pierce, who portrayed Frasier Crane's brother Niles. This game event was split in 3 acts and ended June 4, 2015. Pierce commented, "Normally, I would not do something like this. "Black Widower" (originally titled "The Return of Sideshow Bob") is the twenty-first episode of The Simpsons ' third season.It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on April 9, 1992. Episodes in which he is a central character typically involve Sideshow Bob being released from prison and executing an elaborate revenge plan, usually foiled by Bart and Lisa. "The Bob Next Door" is the twenty-third episode of The Simpsons ' twenty-first season. [36][37][38] Yet another theory is that he was named after Sergeant Terwilliger and Mrs. Underdunk in the pilot episode of the TV show Hunter. He, his wife and son swear a vendetta on the Simpsons. He is elected mayor of a village in Tuscany and marries a local woman named Francesca, with whom he has a son named Gino. Crane Operator (Sideshow Bob Roberts) (first and only appearance) Hall of Records Agent (Sideshow Bob Roberts) (first and only appearance) Bob Security Guard 1 (first and only appearance) Bob was also included as a level boss in the 1991 video game Bart vs. the Space Mutants. This was designed to make Bob appear simplistic, so that when he finally spoke, viewers would be surprised to hear his sophisticated vocabulary. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on April 9, 1992. Commentary for "Black Widower", in, Jean, Al. Gino and the rest of his family constructed a trap to kill the Simpsons by building a phony barbecu… I will not take runarounds or … He represents high culture while Krusty represents low culture, and Bart, stuck in between, always wins out. [46] Cecil was drawn to resemble David Hyde Pierce, while retaining a visual similarity to Sideshow Bob. During The Simpsons ' 21 seasons, Sideshow Bob has been featured in an episode eleven times. Their comments were positive; they only expressed concern with a very brief scene in which Cecil talks to a visible character whom he refers to as "Maris". He defeats Democratic Party incumbent Joe Quimby in a landslide, but Bart and Lisa discover that Bob rigged the election, leading to another incarceration. He is a sadistically obsessed psychopath by trying to kill Bart, yet he is often very smart and sophisticated in talk, and has shown redeeming features in the past such as deciding against killing Krusty when he realized that he regretted mistreating him (which led to his start to villainy). [66] In 2006, Grammer won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for his role in "The Italian Bob"; he had previously won four awards in the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series category for his portrayal of the title role on Frasier. In addition to his recurring role in the series, Sideshow Bob has made several appearances in other Simpsons media. Commentary for "The Telltale Head", in, Silverman, David. Commentary for "Krusty Gets Busted", in, Bird, Brad. Grammer had once worked for Rabb, whose "lamenting tones became [the] foundation for Sideshow Bob". However, by the seventh season Bob had already been the focus of four stories, and writers were having trouble developing new ways to include him. She sports the same curly spiked hair as her two sons. Bob is released from prison and develops a plot to kill Krusty using Bart as a suicide bomber during Krusty's retirement special. (2006). [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. Sideshow Bob first appeared in the background of a scene in "The Telltale Head", the eighth episode of season one.His design was relatively simple compared to later incarnations, and his hairstyle was rounded. Bob & Cecil in Brother from Another Series. In 2015, however, during the "Treehouse of Horror" segment, "Wanted: Dead, Then Alive", Bob finally gets his wish of killing Bart, commenting that he spent 24 years trying to kill a ten-year-old child; however, he becomes bored with Bart dead, so he brings him back to life so that he can repeatedly kill Bart over and over again.[1][2][3]. 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". In the majority of those episodes, Bob's sole purpose was to … However near the end of the episode he appears with his more familiar hairstyle. 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. It 's Cold Outside in where he plays Santa Claus at a theme park arrest him [ 16.. 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