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| − | "Uhhhhh rakes my arch enemy."
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| − | - Sideshow Bob to a rake in [[Day of the Jackanapes]]
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| − | {{Character|
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| − | name= Dr Robert Underdunk Terwiliger, Jr. AKA Sideshow Bob|
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| − | gender=Male|
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| − | hair=Red and Wild|
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| − | age=40|
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| − | job= Krusty's Sidekick (now a Criminal)|
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| − | relatives=Brother: [[Cecil Terwilliger]]<br>Wife: [[Francesca Terwilliger]]<br>Son:[[Gino Terwilliger]]<br>Father:[[Robert Terwilliger Sr.]]<br>Nephew:[[Neil Tewilliger]]|
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| − | appearance="[[The Telltale Head]]" (Cameo)|
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| − | voiced by=[[Kelsey Grammer]]|
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| − | '''Robert Underdunk "Sideshow Bob" Terwilliger, Jr. ''' is voiced by [[Kelsey Grammer]]. His full name is Robert Underdunk Terwilliger. In the episodes he is featured in he is repeatedly the target of the rake slapstick gag, (That is, stepping on a section of rake causing it to fly up and hit him in the face,) causing him to declare rakes as his greatest foe "besides Bart Simpson."
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| − | ==Character==
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| − | ===Creation===
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| − | Sideshow Bob first appeared in the background of a scene in the [[The Simpsons (season 1)|season one]] episode "[[The Telltale Head]]". In that appearance, his design was more simple and his hair was round in shape. His first major appearance was in season one's penultimate episode "[[Krusty Gets Busted]]". Bob's design was updated for "Krusty Gets Busted", and the animators tried to redo his scenes in "The Telltale Head" with the re-design, but did not have enough time.<ref name="MooreTTH">{{cite video | people=Moore, Rich|year=2001|title=The Simpsons season 1 DVD commentary for the episode "The Telltale Head"| medium=DVD||publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref> The script for "Krusty Gets Busted" called for [[James Earl Jones]] to voice Bob, but the producers instead went with ''Frasier'' actor [[Kelsey Grammer]].<ref name="BirdKGB">{{cite video | people=Bird, Brad|year=2001|title=The Simpsons season 1 DVD commentary for the episode "Krusty Gets Busted"| medium=DVD||publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref> Bob did not say anything during the first half of "Krusty Gets Busted" because the character always spoke with a slide whistle and when he finally did speak, it would be a shock to hear Grammer's voice.<ref name="JeanKGB">{{cite video | people=Jean, Al|year=2001|title=The Simpsons season 1 DVD commentary for the episode "Krusty Gets Busted"| medium=DVD||publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref> Grammer used his impression of Ellis Rabb, a man that Grammer had once worked for, for Bob's voice.<ref name="Grammer">{{cite video | people=Grammer, Kelsey|year=2006|title=The Simpsons season 8 DVD commentary for the episode "Brother From Another Series"| medium=DVD||publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref> For [[The Simpsons (season 3)|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". They took the idea of the Coyote chasing the Road Runner, and had Bob always inserting himself into Bart's life.<ref name="JeanBW">{{cite video | people=Jean, Al|year=2003|title=The Simpsons season 3 DVD commentary for the episode "Black Widower"| medium=DVD||publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref> However, he did not appear in every season because the writers were not always able to think of reasons to bring Bob back.<ref name="GroeningKGB">{{cite video | people=Groening, Matt|year=2001|title=The Simpsons season 1 DVD commentary for the episode "Krusty Gets Busted."| medium=DVD||publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref>
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| − | [[File:200px-Funeral_for_a_fiend.png|frame|Bob Jr. Bob Sr. and Cecil (*note Bob is named after his Father.) :)]]
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| − | [[Brad Bird]] first designed Bob for "Krusty Gets Busted". As the episode's animation progessed he made Bob sleeker, more urbane and refined, and worked with Grammer's voice.<ref name="BirdKGB"/> For "Black Widower", [[David Silverman]] updated the model to reflect the animation of Bird.<ref name="SilvermanBW">{{cite video | people=Silverman, David|year=2003|title=The Simpsons season 3 DVD commentary for the episode "Black Widower"| medium=DVD||publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref> Despite common fan belief that Bob was named after Terwilliger Boulevard in Portland, Oregon, he was actually named after the character Dr. Terwilliker from the film ''The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1565538/20070725/story.jhtml|title='Simpsons' Trivia, From Swearing Lisa To 'Burns-Sexual' Smithers|accessdate=2007-07-29|date=[[2007-07-26]]|author=Carroll, Larry|publisher=[[MTV]]}}</ref>
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| − | ===Development===
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| − | In nineteen 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."<ref name="Grammer"/> The writers believe that Grammer has a great voice and try to create something for him to sing in each episode he appears in.<ref name="JeanBW"/> Grammer usually comes in for table readings, although when he cannot, Greg Berger stands in for him.<ref name="JeanCF">{{cite video | people=Jean, Al|year=2004|title=The Simpsons season 5 DVD commentary for the episode "Cape Feare"| medium=DVD||publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Mirkin">{{cite video | people=Jean, Al|year=2005|title=The Simpsons season 6 DVD commentary for the episode "Sideshow Bob Roberts"| medium=DVD||publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Weinstein">{{cite video | people=Weinstein, Josh|year=2006|title=The Simpsons season 8 DVD commentary for the episode "Brother From Another Series"| medium=DVD||publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref>
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| − | Sideshow Bob's theme, which is used whenever Bob gets out of prison, was first used in the [[The Simpsons (season 3)|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.<ref name="JeanCF"/> The musical score for "Cape Feare" earned composer [[Alf Clausen]] an Emmy Award nomination for "Outstanding Dramatic Underscore - Series" in 1994.<ref>*{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.org/awards/awardsearch.php |title=Primetime Emmy Awards Advanced Search|publisher=Emmys.org|accessdate=2007-10-17}}</ref> Bob's prisoner number is often 24601, which is Jean Valjean's prisoner number in ''Les Miserables''.<ref name="Reiss">{{cite video | people=Reiss, Mike|year=2003|title=The Simpsons season 3 DVD commentary for the episode "Black Widower"| medium=DVD||publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref> 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.<ref name="JeanCF"/> The sequence has become known as the "rake joke" and has been referred to as being "genius in its repetitive stupidity".<ref name="EW"/>
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| − | Bob's brother [[Cecil Terwilliger|Cecil]] made his first appearance in the [[The Simpsons (season 8)|eighth season]] episode "[[Brother From Another Series]]". He is voiced by [[David Hyde Pierce]], who played Frasier Crane's brother Niles in ''Frasier'', and Bob and Cecil's interactions were based on Nile's and Frasier's.<ref name="Keeler"/> Cecil reappeared in "[[Funeral for a Fiend]]" in [[The Simpsons (season 19)|season 19]], along with their previously unseen father, who will be played by [[John Mahoney]].<ref name="Futon">{{cite news | author = | title = Season 19 Information | publisher = The Futon Critic | date = [[2007-07-22]] | url = http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20070722fox06| accessdate=2007-07-22}}</ref> It will be a ''Frasier'' reunion, as Mahoney played the father of Grammer and Pierce's characters in the series.<ref name=Frasierreunion>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a75660/frasier-cast-to-reunite-for-simpsons.html|title=''Frasier'' cast to reunite for ''Simpsons''|date = [[2007-09-14]] |author=Dadds, Kimberley |accessdate=2007-10-15|publisher=Digital Spy}}</ref> Bob also has a wife named Francesca (voiced by [[Maria Grazia Cucinotta]]) and a son named Gino, both of whom were introduced in the [[The Simpsons (season 17)|season 17]] episode "[[The Italian Bob]]".<ref name="TIB"/>
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| − | Grammer recorded lines for Sideshow Bob for ''[[The Simpsons Movie]]'',<ref name="Movie">{{cite news|url=http://www.iesb.net/fox2006/051206d.php|title=Interview: Kelsey Grammer On the Beast PLUS Sideshow Bob Is In The Simpsons Movie!|publisher=IESB.net|date=[[2006-05-12]]|accessdate=2007-05-08|author=Sanchez, Stephanie}}</ref> but the scene in which he was to appear was cut.<ref name=moviesonline>{{cite web|url=http://www.moviesonline.ca/movienews_12524.html|title=The Simpsons Movie Interviews|author=Roberts, Sheila|accessdate=2007-08-01|publisher=Movies Online}}</ref>
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| − | ==Reception==
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| − | In a 2006 article, IGN.com ranked Bob in 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."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uk.tv.ign.com/articles/730/730957p5.html|title=Top 25 Simpsons Peripheral Characters|accessdate=2007-06-08|date=2006-09-06|author=Eric Goldman, Dan Iverson, Brian Zoromski|publisher=[[IGN.com]]}}</ref> ''Wizard Magazine'' rated Bob as the 66th greatest villain of all time.<ref>''Wizard'' #177</ref>
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| − | Kelsey Grammer has received praise for his voicework 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''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/arts/story/2006/07/20/grammer-emmy-sideshowbob.html|title=Grammer nets early Emmy for Simpsons villain portrayal|accessdate=2007-10-12|date=[[2006-07-20]]|publisher=[[CBC]]}}</ref> In a 2007 interview, ''Simpsons'' executive producer [[Al Jean]] listed Grammer as his second favorite guest star, saying "his voice is so rich".<ref name="Star">{{cite news|url=http://www.thestar.com/News/article/215823 |title= Producer speaks out on cartoon cameos|publisher=[[Toronto Star]]|accessdate=2007-10-13}}</ref> 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 ''[[The Simpsons Movie|Simpsons Movie]] 2''". David Hyde Pierce was also included in that list.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20035285_20035331_20049408,00.html|title=''Simpsons Movie 2'': Our Dream cast|accessdate=2007-10-06|author=Bruno, Mike|publisher=Entertainment Weekly}}</ref> 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."<ref name="Star2">{{cite news|url=http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/215831 |title= Eye on Springfield|author=Rayner, Ben| publisher=Toronto Star|accessdate=2007-10-13}}</ref>
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| − | The production staff on ''The Simpsons'' are usually excited about "Sideshow Bob episodes" as the writers consider them a treat to write,<ref name="Keeler">{{cite video | people=Keeler, Ken|year=2006|title=The Simpsons season 8 DVD commentary for the episode "Brother From Another Series"| medium=DVD||publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref> and the directors think they are always crazy and fun for them to animate.<ref name="Polcino">{{cite video | people=Polcino, Dominic|year=2005|title=The Simpsons season 7 DVD commentary for the episode "Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming"| medium=DVD||publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref>
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| − | 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.<ref name="groening">{{cite video | people=Groening, Matt|year=2004|title=The Simpsons season 5 DVD commentary for the episode "Cape Feare"| medium=DVD||publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref> In ''Entertainment Weekly'''s top 25 ''The Simpsons'' episodes ever, it was placed third.<ref name="EW">{{cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,417748~3~0~25bestand1,00.html|title=The Family Dynamic|accessdate=2007-10-12|date=[[2003-01-29]]|publisher=Entertainment Weekly}}</ref> In 2006, IGN.com named Cape Feare the best episode of the fifth season.<ref name="IGN2">{{cite web|url=http://tv.ign.com/articles/731/731095p1.html|title=The Simpsons: 17 Seasons, 17 Episodes|author=Goldman, Eric; Dan Iverson, Brian Zoromski|publisher=IGN.com|date=[[2006-09-08]]|access date=2007-10-12}}</ref> ''Vanity Fair'' called it the show's fourth best episode in 2007, as "this episode's masterful integration of filmic parody and a recurring character puts it near the top."<ref>{{cite news | author = Orvted, John | title = Springfield's Best | publisher = Vanity Fair | date = 2007-07-05 | URL = http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2007/08/top10simpsons200708?currentPage=2 | access date=2007-10-12}}</ref> Associated Content chose the score for this episode to be 11th place of all of ''The Simpsons'' episodes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/30081/top_eleven_simpsons_musical_numbers.html|title=Top Eleven Simpsons Musical Numbers|access date=2007-10-12|author=Sexton, Timothy|date=2006-05-23|publisher=Associated Content}}</ref> Grammer's performance of ''H.M.S. Pinafore'' was later included on the album ''[[Go Simpsonic with The Simpsons]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE4781ED849AD7F20CE873E4AF6BE72F106DC4CC5940B2E4352DD953947990077E850BB8A92ECB633EB3BFBAE75E85810D2CAF154FCDC61713A87EBA06A383B5B7775&sql=10:ctom967ohepf|title=Go Simpsonic with the Simpsons|accessdate=2007-02-10|author=Erlewine, Stephen Thomas|publisher=allmusic.com}}</ref> The [[The Simpsons (season 17)|season seventeen]] episode "[[The Italian Bob]]" and its writer [[John Frink]] would win a Writers Guild of America Award in 2007 in the animation category.<ref>{{cite news | title = 2007 AWARDS WINNERS | publisher = wga.org | url = http://www.wga.org/awards/awardssub.aspx?id=1517 | accessdate=2007-10-13}}</ref>
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| − | Bob was made into an action figure, and two different versions were included as part of the ''[[World of Springfield]]'' toy line. 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 play set".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.simpsonscollectors.com/wospdb/figure.asp?fig=F0029|title=Sideshow Bob|access date=2007-10-12|publisher=Simpsons Collectors}}</ref> The second, released in 2002, shows in the prison uniform he wore in "Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming" and was a part of "wave nine".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.simpsonscollectors.com/wospdb/figure.asp?fig=f0096|title=Prison Bob |access date=2007-10-12|publisher=Simpsons Collectors}}</ref> Bob was included as a level boss in the 1991 video game [[The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutants|Bart vs. the Space Mutants]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://cheats.ign.com/objects/009/009786.html|title=The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutants|access date=2007-10-12|publisher=[[IGN]]}}</ref>
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| − | * [[The Telltale Head]] (first non-speaking appearance): When Lisa and Maggie Sideshow Bob. He has a red Afro instead of spiked hair. Also Seen In The Mob Chasing Homer And Bart.
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| − | * [[Krusty Gets Busted]] (first speaking appearance): Sideshow Bob frames Krusty for armed robbery.
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| − | * [[Bart Gets an F]] (second non speaking appearance): He is seen in the crowd frolicing in the snow.
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| − | * [[Bart The Murderer]] (third non speaking apperance): He can be seen training in the same prison cell as Bart when he is imprisoned.
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| − | * [[Black Widower]]: Sideshow Bob is paroled and marries then tries to murder Selma.
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| − | * [[Cape Fear]]:He is paroled again and tries to murder Bart.
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| − | * [[Sideshow Bob Roberts]]: Sideshow Bob is revealed to be a political prisoner and is sent out of jail and tries to run for mayor.
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| − | *[[Lisa's First Word]]: He appears in this episode but he has blue hair.
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| − | *[[Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming]]: Bob gets out of prison and tries to abolish TV from Springfield for ever and tries to murder Krusty using the Wright Brothers Plane.
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| − | * [[Brother from Another Series]]: Sideshow Bob is once again released from jail and works for his brother Cecil to build the Springfield Hydroelectric Dam, which later collapses and floods the town. Although Sideshow Bob didn't do anything, he (and his brother Cecil) went to jail again.
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| − | * [[Pokey Mom]]: He can be seen and is mentioned.
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| − | * [[Day of the Jackanapes]] Bob yet again attempts to kill Bart, but fails.
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| − | * [[The Great Louse Detective]] Bob is released from prison and is hired by [[Clancy Wiggum]] to protect [[Homer Simpson]] from a [[Frank Grimes, Jr.|serial killer]].
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| − | * [[Mobile Homer]] (third non speaking appearence) Homer turns out to be Sideshow Bob in disguise in the opening sequence and tries to stab Bart.
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| − | * [[The Italian Bob]] The Simpsons go to Italy and meet Bob, [[Francesca Terwilliger|his wife]] and their [[Gino Terwilliger|son]].
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| − | * [[Funeral for a Fiend]] Bob pretends to die and makes it look like Bart killed him.
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| − | * [[Sex, Pies and Idiot Scrapes]](fourth non speaking appearance) he can be seen escaping from prison, hinting that he will return later in the season.
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| − | * Sideshow Bob appears in the all new opening sequence commencing, February 15th.
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| − | * [[Wedding For Disaster]] Bob returns in this new episode.
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