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This article is about Sideshow Bob's brother. For the man in "Homer the Moe", see Cecil (Homer the Moe).

"And now to kill you. There may be a slight ringing in your ears. Fortunately, you'll be nowhere near them."

―Cecil^[src]

Cecil Underdunk Terwilliger Artwork of Cecil Terwilliger from The Simpsons: Tapped Out

Character Information Gender: Male ♂ Status: Alive Hair: Blond Occupation: Criminal Mastermind Former Chief Hydrological and Hydrodynamical Engineer Relatives: Parents: Robert Terwilliger, Sr. and Judith Underdunk Brother: Sideshow Bob Nephew: Gino Terwilliger Possible Son: Neil Terwilliger Sister-in-law: Francesca Terwilliger First appearance: "Brother from Another Series" Voiced by: David Hyde Pierce v • d • e • h

Cecil Underdunk Terwilliger is the younger brother of "Sideshow Bob" Terwilliger.

History[edit]

Early life[edit]

When he was young, Cecil was ignored by his parents compared to Bob, similar to the rest of his life.^[1] Cecil's dream since a child was to become Krusty the Clown's sidekick on The Krusty the Clown Show.^[2] Cecil spent, according to Bob, "four years at clown college", to which Cecil replies, "I'd thank you not to refer to Princeton that way". Krusty and the producers of his show rejected Cecil during his audition. Cecil offered to perform his prepared "pie-in-the-face take" before he was ushered off-stage, but this did not change the producers' minds as Cecil lacked the dignity neccesary to pull the bit off. It was then that Krusty spotted Robert, standing to the side in a fine suit and looking like he genuinely didn't want to be there. Krusty ordered a pie-in-the-face for him, the resulting impact knocking off Robert's top hat and causing his hair to spring up from under it. Krusty hired Robert as his sidekick on the spot. Cecil resented and was jealous of his brother.

Springfield Dam plot[edit]

When Sideshow Bob was released from prison, Cecil hired him to work for his company building a new hydroelectric dam along the river, proudly telling him that he was Springfield's "Chief Hydrological and Hydrodynamical Engineer". Cecil's true intentions, however, were to skim money from the dam project's contract, build a poor quality dam, and frame his brother for the resulting destruction (mainly due to his still being sore about Sideshow Bob getting the part of sideshow on Krusty's show). Cecil's plot was discovered by Bart and Lisa Simpson, although they initially thought it was Sideshow Bob who was guilty until Cecil revealed his true colors. Ultimately, he lost the laundered money in a struggle against Bart. However, he does try to succeed in doing "the one thing Bob failed to do," which is of course killing Bart Simpson, albeit in an ironically crude fashion as him throwing Bart off of a cliff, although he hints that he'll lie if anyone asks how he did it. This attempt was foiled, ironically by Sideshow Bob. Cecil wasn't done yet, however, so he decided to both blow up the dam as well as directly kill both Bart and Sideshow Bob by shooting the dynamite stick (Bob had to use the Dynamite as a rope to catch Bart), although Bob and Bart foiled this effort by cutting the detonation charge, nearly killing themselves in the process. Despite Bob's innocence, both brothers were sent to prison, since Chief Wiggum did not believe that Sideshow Bob was innocent, despite testimonies from Bart, Lisa, himself, and Lou.^[2]

Bob's funeral[edit]

Cecil at Bob's "funeral"

He was seen again when Sideshow Bob was put on trial for trying to kill The Simpson family and there his father says Sideshow Bob has a rare heart condition which was caused by his many failed attempts to kill Bart.^[3] It was then revealed he had to take medication to keep himself healthy but Bart throws it out the window thinking it's a bomb and Sideshow Bob drops dead. Cecil then invites Bart to Bob's cremation and Bart decides to go to change the way he acted during Bob's funeral, however it is just a trap and Sideshow Bob is not dead but is alive and came out of his coffin to kill Bart by putting him in it and getting burned. But Bob's family's plan is yet foiled again and he, Cecil, Robert Sr., Francesca, and Bob's mother are all sent to jail, while Bob is stuck in a straight coat, and most of his family is playing poker. In "The Bob Next Noor", it is unknown why he and the rest of Bob's family were not seen in Bob's cell.

Bart's dream[edit]

Cecil made a brief appearance in one of Bart's dreams, in which he and Bob are flying kites together.^[4]

Non-canon[edit]

The contents of this article or section are considered to be non-canon and therefore may not have actually happened or existed.

Unpopular compared to his brother, and being compared to by a new prisoner as like Tito Jackson. Cecil was also forgotten by the Police force for a parole hearing as he was apparently never checked in to prison, as Bob was also arrested at the same time, and so Cecil was released. Cecil rented a hideout. Meanwhile Lisa Simpson was also being overshadowed by her brother. Wanting to be different from Bob, Cecil decided to destroy Lisa for thwarting his plan to destroy the dam. Lisa received a death threat and Marge thinking that it was from Sideshow Bob, called the jail, where he was still, his parole hearing failing. Cecil got a seat on the School Board and as part of a money saving plan, got Lisa's favorite lesson, music canceled and her saxophone marked as a "dangerous instrument". He also joined the Friends of the Library Committee and got the Library's books replaced with graphic novels. He also threatened Krusty with pictures from his Bangkok vacation, so he would stop showing Itchy and Scratchy, which was replaced with Jeeves and Wooster and gets her school permanently closed. Comparing the death threats, Lisa notices the different, yet similar handwriting, just as a wrecking ball smashed through the wall. Gary, Doug and Benjamin trace the IP for Lisa, which leads them to the Warehouse District. However, Cecil was already their and caught them, as the nerds where working with Cecil. However, the wrecking ball was from the Construction Workers Union, as Homer ate their lunch. Cecil planned to freeze Bart and Lisa in Liquid Nitrogen, like he had some door-to-door salesman. At that moment however, the police arrested Cecil.

The Simpsons: Tapped Out[edit]

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Cecil Terwilliger Image Cost Unlock method Unlock message FREE Terwilligers Cecil's Redemption Pt. 1 FREE Road to Riches Let Bygones Be Gone Technical Information ID Groups Internal Name 57000 Brainiac, Kook, Criminal, Entrepreneur, Regular Male, Regular Characters, Adult, Musicians, Rich People CecilTerwilliger Permanent Tasks Task Time Reward Requires Quest with the task Animated? Go Skating 10m 17, 5 Simpsons' Skating Rink Scheme 60m 70, 17 Practice Stand-Up 4h 175, 45 Outdoor Opera Stage or Open Air Stage Pilfer Shoplifting Section 4h 260, 70 Fortune Megastore Overpay for Sex on the Beach 4h 260, 70 Smooches on the Beach Stay at the Swelldorado 4h 260, 70 Swelldorado Try to Win at Blackjack 4h 175, 45 $ Casino Drink and Babysit 4h 175, 45 The Boiled Potato Attend Parenting Seminars 4h 260, 70 Universal Panacea Shop for Cider 4h 260, 70 Mt. Swartzwelder Historic Cider Mill Perform at the Opera 6h 225, 55 Outdoor Opera Stage Get Treatment for "Illnesses" 6h 225, 55 Springfield Medical Center Survey the Town 8h 275, 70 Say "Cheers" Pt. 1 Dance the Señor Burns 8h 420, 105 Chez Guevara Eat at a Neutral Location 8h 420, 105 Cora's Diner Count his Money 12h 420, 100 Brown House Run for Mayor 24h 600, 150 Home Visitable

Behind the Laughter[edit]

Cecil, voiced by David Hyde Pierce, and Bob, voiced by Kelsey Grammer, have a similar relationship to Crane brother Niles and Frasier, played by the same actors played on the sitcom Frasier. His mannerisms are similar to that of his Frasier counterpart. Cecil was designed to look similar to David, yet still look like Sideshow Bob.

Bart puts his bands over Cecil's eyes and says, "Guess who?" and Cecil answers, "Maris?" is a reference to Niles' off-screen wife Maris.

Appearances[edit]

• Episode – "Brother from Another Series"
• Episode – "Funeral for a Fiend"
• Episode – "Oh Brother, Where Bart Thou?"
• Couch gag – "Simpsons Pixel couch gag"
• Episode – "Homer's Adventures Through the Windshield Glass" (opening sequence)
• Episode – "Bart's Birthday" (picture)
• Video game – The Simpsons: Tapped Out
• Comic story – Milhouse the Man, Krusty in the Can, and the Great Springfield Frink-Out
• Comic story – Sideshow Simpsons
• Comic story – Bart Simpson and the Krusty Brand Fun Factory
• Comic story – How the Vest Was Won!
• Comic story – Simpson/Sideshow Sibling Smackdown
• Comic story – To the Bookmobile! (The Phantom Tollhouse story is read by Cecil)
• Book – The Krusty Book
• Book – Chief Wiggum's Book of Crime and Punishment

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