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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. [64] His wife, Bob's mother, is Dame Judith Onderdonk, "the finest classical actress of her generation."
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―Sideshow Bob, upon greeting Bart Simpson.
―Terwilliger, testifying in court
Robert Terwilliger (aka Sideshow Bob) began his career as "Sideshow Bob", a non-speaking sidekick on Krusty the Clown's television show. 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. Sideshow Bob endured much as it was to be expected from being clown sidekicks, such as being targeted with pies and shot out of cannons, but Krusty took on a more sadistic bent in order to get laughs, which had been shown to be a habit of doing to other sidekicks of his. 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. Fed up with enduring abuse in order to make money to fund Krusty's carnal appetites, Sideshow Bob began plotting Krusty's downfall.
Fed up with Krusty's torment, Bob disguised himself as Krusty and framed him for an armed robbery of the Kwik-E-Mart. After Krusty was arrested, Bob takes control of the show, introducing children to elements of high culture. However, Bob's reign is short-lived; Bart Simpson, with the help of his sister, Lisa, exposes Bob's treachery and Krusty is released. Bart, with Lisa's help, was able to catch Bob mainly because Bob's large feet actually filled out Krusty's clown shoes, so when his foot was stepped on in the security footage, he felt it and yelped. Had it actually been Krusty committing the robbery, he would not have felt his foot being stepped on (or he may have worn normal shoes to aid in his getaway). Bart and Lisa also knew that Krusty had a pacemaker and in the security footage Bob used the microwave, which the real Krusty could not do because it would interfere with his pacemaker. Finally, Krusty was illiterate, and Bob was reading a magazine in the Kwik-E-Mart right before committing the robbery. 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.
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. Bob took part in a prisoner dating service and went into a relationship with Selma Bouvier, Bart's aunt. He also took some satisfaction in making nameplates for cars during this time since it allowed him to make subtle threatening messages against Bart. After he was released from prison, he proposed and married Selma, despite Bart's protests. As part of a scheme to inherit the money she has invested in the stock market, Bob attempted to kill Selma by blowing up their hotel room during their honeymoon. However, Bart again foiled the plan and Sideshow Bob returns to prison, exclaiming that as soon as the Democrats were back in office, he and all his criminal buddies would be back on the streets. Ironically, he would run as a Republican in a later episode to "brutalize criminals".
After being paroled from prison, Bob targeted Bart directly, threatening him repeatedly. 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. The letters led Bart to become extremely paranoid. Bob eventually managed to get parole due to manipulating the Parole Jury with his intellect and cultured nature. He then unveiled his release to the Simpsons family in a movie theater and then proceeded to declare all the people he won't be killing, making sure to leave Bart off the list. His actions forced the Simpsons to move to Terror Lake with the identity of the Thompsons as part of the Witness Relocation Program. Bob, however, anticipated their relocation and followed them to their new houseboat, although the actual journey proved painful for Bob, having his head hit repeatedly by speed bumps, being scalded by coffee Homer threw out of the car, and being subject to cacti after the family decided to drive through the cactus patches, and then after getting out of the car, constantly hitting rakes. 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. Eventually, he, after infiltrating the houseboat and subduing the family, prepared to kill Bart. He allows a final request, however, and Bart asks to hear the entire score of H.M.S. Pinafore. This delaying tactic leads to Bob's third arrest.
Bob was released from prison once again after conservative commentator Birch Barlow convinced the public that Bob was a political prisoner. After being released, he ran for Mayor of Springfield on a Republican Party ticket. He won the election against liberal incumbent Joe Quimby by a landslide. He then used his power as mayor to propose the demolition of the Simpsons house to make way for an Expressway and sent Bart back to kindergarten. Bart and Lisa later discover that Bob rigged the election, and then manipulated him into confessing after implying he was simply a patsy, leading to another incarceration.
During his prison sentence, he began to develop a growing dislike of television, calling it "an omnidirectional sludge pump, droning and burping". While doing community service at an Air Force Base before an annual air show, Bob escaped from his work duty and sneaks into a hangar in the base disguising his voice with the mannerisms of Col. Leslie "Hap" Hapablap, where he made off with a nuclear device. During the air show, coincidentally being attended by the Simpsons family, Bob appeared on the television screens and threatened 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. However, the plan fails, and Bob returned to prison.
AppearanceHe has unusually large feet (they actually fill his over-sized clown shoes). Apparently, if he needs to disguise himself, he can actually fold his feet just to wear "normal" shoes. He is tall with slender limbs and a plump paunch. His favorite weapon is a carving knife, which he is regularly depicted holding. In the episode Cape Feare, he uses a machete.
HairSideshow Bob's defining feature is his curly, palm tree-shaped red hair (the palm-tree style has been used as visual gags in various episodes). His hair is exceedingly long when wet (as seen in Cape Feare), pulled or brushed. It tends to recoil and bounce back into shape with great ease. When he first appeared in The Telltale Head, he had an afro-like hairstyle, with a darker shade of red.
TattoosSideshow Bob has various tattoos all over his body, some of which are against Bart.
•Chest: The words, "Die Bart, Die" (which he claims in court is meant to be German for "The Bart, The")
•Back: Bart's Head (decapitated) on his skateboard with a speech bubble saying, "Ouch, Man!"
•Knuckles: "Luv" (right hand) and "Hāt" (left hand)
Future
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. It also could be implied that he accidentally killed himself from stepping on a rake, as there is also an outline of a rake next to his outline. In "Gone Boy", a flash-forward scene at the end reveals that, in the future, he lives in a lighthouse. Regretting trying to get revenge since he wasted his life doing it, he tells this to Jeremy Freedman that life is short and not to waste it on revenge.
Treehouse of Horror XXVII
He tries to kill the Simpson family once again during the opening sequence for Treehouse of Horror XXVII along with one of the Rigellians, the ghost of Frank Grimes and a Leprechaun. However, once again he fails, as Maggie decapitates all four of them, killing everyone but Frank's ghost (the latter only because, due to his obviously being dead already, he couldn't die again).
The Simpsons Guy
In the Simpsons/Family Guy crossover, Stewie Griffin captures and tortures Bart's enemies, one of them being Sideshow Bob.
Creation
Sideshow Bob debuted in the Season 1 episode "The Telltale Head". In that appearance, his design was simpler and his hair was round in shape. However, towards the end of the episode, he appears again, in a panning shot of a crowd, with his familiar hairstyle. His first major appearance was in season one's penultimate episode "Krusty Gets Busted". Bob's design was updated for the episode, and the animators tried to redo his scenes in "The Telltale Head" with the re-design, but did not have enough time. He was briefly seen in the mob with his normal hair. For Season 3's "Black Widower", the writers decided to have Bob return to get revenge on Bart for foiling his plan in "Krusty Gets Busted". They took the idea of the Coyote chasing the Road Runner and had Bob always inserting himself into Bart's life. However, he did not appear in every season because the writers were not always able to think of reasons to bring Bob back, especially since Sideshow Bob episodes are written backward so they can work on the plotline. Another reason is that Kelsey Grammer is not a regular voice actor in the show.
Development
In twenty-one seasons of The Simpsons, Sideshow Bob has been heavily featured in ten episodes. Kelsey Grammer initially thought that Bob would be a one-time character, and calls him "the most popular character I've ever played." The writers believe that Grammer has a great voice and try to create something for him to sing in each episode he appears in. Grammer usually comes in for table readings, although when he cannot, Gregg Berger stands in for him. Former Executive producer David Mirkin found Grammer a joy to direct as he was very funny but noted that he hates doing the evil Sideshow Bob laughs. 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. The concept was dropped in later episodes or at least simplified. Sideshow Bob's theme, which is used whenever Bob gets out of prison, was first used in the season three episode "Black Widower", Bob's second episode. It is based on the score of the movie Cape Fear, which was composed by Elmer Bernstein. The musical score for "Cape Feare" earned composer Alf Clausen an Emmy Award nomination for "Outstanding Dramatic Underscore - Series" in 1994. Bob's prisoner number is often 24601, which is Jean Valjean's prisoner number in Les Misérables. Another trademark for Bob is to step on rakes, a joke that first appeared in "Cape Feare". In that episode, Bob stepped on nine consecutive rakes, which the writers added to fill up time. The sequence has become known as the "rake joke" and has been referred to as being "genius in its repetitive stupidity". 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. Grammer recorded lines for Sideshow Bob for The Simpsons Movie, but the scene in which he was to appear was cut.
Reception
In a 2006 article, IGN.com ranked Bob in the second position on their list of the "Top 25 Simpsons Peripheral Characters", citing that he is "a man of contradictions; his goofy appearance, complete with palm tree-like hair, doesn't seem to match up to the well-spoken and even musically talented maniac." Wizard Magazine rated Bob as the 66th greatest villain of all time. WatchMojo placed Sideshow Bob as the 10th best Simpsons side character and the #1 Simpson villain, he surpassed Mr. Burns. WickedBinge placed Sideshow Bob as the evilest character in The Simpsons, outranking even Mr. Burns, who is considered to be the main antagonist of the series. Kelsey Grammer has received praise for his voice work and in 2006, he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for his performance as Bob in the episode "The Italian Bob". Grammer had previously won four in the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series category for his portrayal of Frasier Crane on Frasier. In a 2007 interview, Simpsons executive producer Al Jean listed Grammer as his second favorite guest star, saying "his voice is so rich". Mike Bruno of Entertainment Weekly called Kelsey Grammer one of "fourteen guest stars whose standout performances on TV make us wish they'd turn up in a Simpsons Movie 2". David Hyde Pierce was also included in that list. 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 production staff on The Simpsons are usually excited about "Sideshow Bob episodes" as the writers consider them a treat to write, and the directors think they are always crazy and fun for them to animate. Many episodes featuring Bob have been well received by fans and critics. "Cape Feare", the third episode to feature Sideshow Bob, is generally regarded as one of the best episodes of The Simpsons, and according to Matt Groening, people often include it among their top 10 favorites. In Entertainment Weekly's top 25 The Simpsons episodes ever, it was placed third. In 2006, IGN.com named Cape Feare the best episode of the fifth season. 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." Associated Content chose the score for this episode to be 11th place of all of The Simpsons episodes. Grammer's performance of H.M.S. Pinafore was later included on the album Go Simpsonic with The Simpsons. The season 17 episode "The Italian Bob" and its writer John Frink would win a Writers Guild of America Award in 2007 in the animation category.
•Bob's prisoner number is 24601, like Seymour Skinner's POW number, in reference to Jean Valjean's prisoner number in Les Misérables. However in "Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming" his prison number is A-113, another referenced number in the series.
•In The Simpsons Road Rage, there is a "Wanted" sign of Sideshow Bob in Evergreen Terrace. For some reason, he is named as "Sideshow" Bob Roberts, perhaps as a nod to the episode of the same name from season six.
•Bob's Wanted sign also appears in the background of Chief Wiggum's station in "Treehouse of Horror V".
•Bob shares many similarities with the character Frasier Crane, from Cheers, and later Frasier, from voice to taste. In fact, in "The Bob Next Door", when the Simpsons gain a neighbor who sounds remarkably like Sideshow Bob, Marge cites Frasier to a panicked Bart, saying a "lot of people sound like Sideshow Bob". Kelsey Grammer plays both Frasier and Bob, except in "Krusty Gets Busted", where Kelsey still mostly voiced Bob but shared lines with series regular Dan Castellaneta.
•Bob's brother Cecil and their father Robert Terwilliger Sr. were played by David Hyde Pierce and the late John Mahoney respectively, echoing the roles they played on Frasier as Frasier's brother Niles and their father Martin. Additionally, the arguments between Bob and Cecil in "Brother from Another Series" are a homage to the arguments between Frasier and Niles in Frasier.
•In The Simpsons Arcade, he appears in stage 5 and helped the Simpsons fight Mr. Burns' goons by giving them food which he was carrying in a food tray.
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•Episode – "The Telltale Head"
•Episode – "Krusty Gets Busted"
•Episode – "Bart Gets an "F""
•Episode – "Itchy & Scratchy & Marge" (picture)
•Episode – "Stark Raving Dad"
1."Cape Feare"
2."The Bob Next Door"
3."Sideshow Bob Roberts"
4."The Italian Bob"
5."Funeral for a Fiend"
6.Brother from Another Series
Sep 24, 2020 · Selma has been married a total of five times, with her name evolving into Selma Bouvier-Terwilliger-Hutz-McClure-Discothèque-Simpson-D’Amico, though one of those wasn’t a fair marriage. First was Sideshow Bob, whose real name is Robert Terwilliger.
- Senior Staff Writer
Sep 7, 2023 · Sideshow Bob’s relationship with his brother Cecil Terwilliger is often filled with rivalry and animosity. The two have clashed on multiple occasions, showcasing their contrasting personalities and approaches to villainy.
His parents are Robert Terwilliger, Sr. and Dame Judith Underdunk. After moving to Italy and becoming mayor of a small Italian village, Bob had a wife named Francesca and a son named Gino . [4] When Homer must go to Italy to get Mr. Burn's new sports car, they just happen to stop in Bob's village.
Jan 26, 2020 · While in jail, he took part in a prisoner dating service and met Selma Bouvier. Once he was released, he married Selma as part of yet another plan: Bob’s real intentions were to kill Selma and inherit all the money she had invested in the stock market.
Robert Terwilliger Sr. got married with Dame Judith Underdunk and had two kids, Cecil Terwilliger and Robert Terwilliger (the head of the family). Robert Terwilliger got married with Francesca Terwilliger and had one kid, Gino Terwilliger. Gino Terwilliger has one cousin: Neil Terwilliger.
