After killing Bart, Sideshow Bob doesn't know what to do with himself; Homer wakes up with short-term memory loss; Because of … (2001). It initially publicized on the Fox arrange in the United States on November 26, 1995. [14], The character of Sideshow Bob and Grammer's voicework have received many accolades. This too is thwarted, and Bob returns to prison. [35] His last name was first revealed in "Black Widower"[8] while his middle name was first mentioned in "Sideshow Bob Roberts". He is voiced by Kelsey Grammer and first appeared briefly in the episode "The Telltale Head". [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. "[61] Also that year, Wizard magazine rated Bob as the 66th-greatest villain of all time. However, Bob finds he is "accustomed to [Bart's] face" and cannot do it. He also appears briefly in "Moonshine River" (season 24, 2012), where he tries to sneak up from behind to kill Bart, only to be quickly hit by a train in the process. After being paroled from prison in "Cape Feare" (season five, 1993), Bob targets Bart directly, threatening him repeatedly and forcing the Simpsons into hiding as part of the Witness Relocation Program. While it suffers from dated-looking animation (like all of Season 1), the mystery was still very entertaining. He, his wife and son swear a vendetta on the Simpsons. Read more about this topic:  Sideshow Bob, Appearances, List of Recurring The Simpsons Characters. New characters, skins and costumes include Sideshow Bob, Cecil Terwilliger, Gino Terwilliger, Francesca Terwilliger, Dr. Robert Terwilliger Sr., Judith Underdunk, Captain Bob, and Opera Krusty. However, Bob's reign is short-lived; Bart Simpson exposes the plan, Krusty is released, and Bob is sent to jail. Commentary for "Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming", in, Jean, Al. He noted that only "The Italian Bob" and the ninth ranked "Funeral for a Fiend" were "the only ones I'd consider clunkers. Commentary for "Brother From Another Series", in, Jean, Al. Guest appearance(s) Kelsey Grammer as Sideshow Bob; Episode chronology ← Previous "Colonel Homer" Next → "The Otto Show" "Black Widower" (originally titled "The Return of Sideshow Bob") is the twenty-first episode of The Simpsons ' third season. [9], Bob is released from prison once again in "Sideshow Bob Roberts" (season six, 1994), and runs for Mayor of Springfield as the Republican Party candidate. Commentary for "Black Widower", in, Michels, Pete. Treehouse of Horror XXVII; Sideshow Bob Roberts; Treehouse of Horror XXVI; Krusty Gets Busted; Cape Feare; The Great Louse Detective; [54] IGN considers it the best episode of the fifth season. [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. [23], In The Simpsons Game, released in November 2007, Bob has a speaking cameo appearance at the end of the chapter titled "Invasion of the Yokel-Snatchers" in which he was working with Kang and Kodos. Bob reappears again in the episode "The Bob Next Door" (season 21, 2010), where he switches faces with his prison cellmate Walt Warren. [46] Cecil is voiced by David Hyde Pierce, who portrayed Frasier Crane's brother Niles. 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. In The Simpsons: Tapped Out, a city-building game released in February 2012, Sideshow Bob occurs as a bonus. The delaying tactic leads to Bob's third arrest when the houseboat drifts all the way back to Springfield as Bob sings. The remaining episodes are all quite fun. Category page. However, after he is provoked into a fight, he realizes that he has become a crude monster and jumps off the Springfield Dam, surviving because the gills he gave himself allow him to survive in the lake. Now honestly, what is that? Kelsey Grammer initially expected Sideshow Bob to be a one-time role, and calls him "the most popular character I've ever played". 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. Eventually, Bob and the kids discover the true culprits, Patty and Selma.[16]. [28], Bob has no lines of dialogue during the first half of "Krusty Gets Busted"; the character's only communication takes the form of a slide whistle. The scene was composed by independent author Spike Feresten, and highlights the fifth appearance of Sideshow Bob. 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[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]. (2005). After an attempt is made on Homer Simpson's life, Bob is released from prison to help find the culprit. 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". 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. 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. He is thwarted when he finds out that the bomb itself is a dud, then kidnaps Bart and flies the Wright Brothers' plane in an attempt to kill himself, Bart, and Krusty (who is hiding inside a shack). It features Kelsey Grammer in his tenth appearance as Sideshow Bob, as well as David Hyde Pierce in his second appearance as Cecil Terwilliger. [71] Ben Rayner of the Toronto Star listed "Cape Feare", "Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming" and "Brother From Another Series" among the best episodes of the series, writing "forget Frasier, these are Kelsey Grammer's best roles. But how often do you get a chance to work with an actor like Kelsey Grammer and, more importantly, play his brother? In Frasier, Maris Crane is an unseen character, and the producers of Frasier asked that the scene be removed. 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. The first five Bob episodes took up the top five, with "Cape Feare" being ranked first. 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. He believes that by exposing the kids to high culture he will improve their lives. [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". In addition to his recurring role in the series, Sideshow Bob has made several appearances in other Simpsons media. [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. He is thwarted when he finds out that the bomb itself is a dud, then kidnaps Bart and flies the Wright Brothers' plane in an attempt to kill himself, Bart, and Krusty (who is hiding inside a shack, improvising a performance on the Emergency Broadcast System). [24] Sideshow Bob appears in the 1991 The Simpsons Arcade Game, on the fifth level where he is pulling a cart containing a roast chicken health pick up. 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! Sideshow Bob appears in the 31st season in Bobby, It's Cold Outside in where he plays Santa Claus at a theme park. "Day of the Jackanapes" is the thirteenth episode of The Simpsons' twelfth season. Bob was also included as a level boss in the 1991 video game Bart vs. the Space Mutants. [46] Many of the interactions between Bob and Cecil were based on those of Niles and Frasier. [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". He exploits this to make his latest attempt to kill Bart legally over state lines, but is foiled again and gets taken away by state police. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 25, 2007. After Krusty is arrested, Bob takes control of the show, introducing children to elements of high culture. In "Krusty Gets Busted" (season one, 1990) Bob disguised himself as Krusty and framed him for armed robbery of the Kwik-E-Mart. The Simpson family, in Italy to retrieve a car for Mr. Burns, encounters him by chance. She sports the same curly spiked hair as her two sons. Bob appeared in the 29th season in Gone Boy when he tries to track down the whereabouts of Bart Simpson. After writer Ken Keeler was assigned to write an episode featuring Sideshow Bob, he drew inspiration from episodes of Frasier. Bob's aid is sought by Springfield police in "The Great Louse Detective" (season 14, 2002). Commentary for "Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming", in, Weinstein, Josh. [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. He, his wife and son swear a vendetta on the Simpsons. The character of Sideshow Bob began his career as the non-speaking sidekick on Krusty the Clown's television show. [11] In the following season, Bob takes advantage of the prison's work release program, and appears to be genuinely redeemed. [52], Bob's prisoner number is often 24601, which is Jean Valjean's prisoner number in Les Misérables. (2006). He changes the content of that show to present readings of classic literature and segments examining the emotional lives of pre-teens. Sideshow Bob's evil grin as he says "Hello Bart". 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. [59] His wife, Bob's mother, is Dame Judith Underdunk, "the finest classical actress of her generation." (2005). Kelsey Grammer guest starred as Sideshow Bob for the second time. He exploits this to make his latest attempt to kill Bart legally over state lines, but is foiled again and gets taken away by state police. 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. Commentary for "Black Widower", in, Jean, Al. Without it, Bob wasn't nearly as entertaining, and the episode didn't result in a whole lot of laughs." He and his family tour around England going to Buckingham Palace, Sherlock's museum, and rowing a boat (Gino is seen using a megaphone telling his parents to row). 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