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Funeral for a Fiend

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Episode Information
"America has a tradition of turning outlaws into legends after their deaths: Billie the Kid. Bonnie and Clyde. Jesus Christ."
Kent Brockman

"Funeral for a Fiend" is the eight episode of The Simpsons' nineteenth season. It features Kelsey Grammer in his tenth guest appearance as Sideshow Bob, as well as David Hyde Pierce in his second appearance as Cecil Terwilliger and John Mahoney makes his first appearance as Dr. Robert Terwilliger Sr., the father of Bob and Cecil. Keith Olbermann also makes a guest appearance as himself.[1]

Plot

The episode begins with Homer and Bart going to Curcuit Circus to buy a camera battery, but Homer ends up purchasing a TiVo because the batteries are free with the purchase of a TiVo (which cost $200). The family enjoys using the TiVo to watch TV without the commercials, especially Marge, who happily skips over them. Late one night, Marge dreams of Keith Olbermann accusing her of not watching the commercials that pay for the TV shows, and convinces her to watch them. One such ad is for a new rib restaurant, owned by a cowboy named Wes Doobner, and the family decides to visit it for its grand opening as everyone liked the sound of it.

When they arrive they find the building deserted, and the door locks behind them. It is revealed that "Wes Doobner's World Famous Family-style Rib Hut" turned out to be "Sideshow Bob's World Famous Family-style Return". Bob plans on killing the family by having a PC explode from an overheated battery, igniting a pile of TNT. While gloating, Bob incorrectly quotes William Shakespeare, and Lisa tells him to look up the correct phrase on the computer, which explodes in Bob's hands. Bob is then arrested and taken to prison (with his oversize hair being trimmed in the process).

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Sidedhow Bob's father and brother are as mean as himself!

During Bob's trial, Bob's father, Dr. Robert Terwilliger Sr. is brought to testify. He explains Bob has a rare heart condition, and also suggests that Sideshow Bob's psychosis is because of Bart. This convinces Springfield that in the long-run Bart is ultimately to blame, and so they side with Bob against him (even Homer, despite nearly being killed by Bob many times before). Bart, however, insists to the town that they are being played by Bob. Bob then takes out a vial labeled nitroglycerin, which Bart snatches and throws out the window, thinking it an explosive. The vial was actually Bob's heart medication and he collapses on the floor and is pronounced dead.

Bob's family and many people of Springfield attend Bob's funeral. Bart shows no remorse for Bob despite Krusty and the rest of Springfield grieving even saying he's glad he's dead and angry that Bob was making his life miserable even in death. The people of Springfield are offended by Bart and also offended by the rest of the Simpson family when they are caught bad mouthing Bob. After Bart speaks to Bob's brother Cecil, he decides to go to the Springfield Funeral to make peace with Bob's corpse before it gets cremated; however, Bob leaps out of the coffin, very much alive, and traps Bart in the coffin to be incinerated, all the while gloating about what he was accomplishing. Back at home, Lisa discovers that everything was an elaborate plot put together by Bob's entire family, explaining that he was put in a temporary death-like state with a special drug injection by his father. The Simpsons race to the parlor and narrowly save Bart from being burned alive by blinding Bob with unclaimed ashes. Bob asks Lisa how she knew of his scheme, and Lisa explains that she was suspicious that Bob's coffin had extra room for his large feet, which the family would not bother to put in if Bob was really dead. Bob and his family are arrested and taken in jail, where Bob imagines himself jumping out of a 10th foiled plot cake killing the Simpson family, and goes completely insane.

Reception

Robert Canning of IGN gave the episode a 6.2/10, saying "there were some enjoyable scenes, but the half hour lacked in the number of laugh-out-loud moments, and Bob's ultimate scheme wasn't very surprising."[2]

References

  1. [1]
  2. Robert Canning. "The Simpsons: "Funeral for a Fiend" Review"IGN. Retrieved on 2007-11-26. 

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Season 19 Episodes
He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs The Homer of Seville Midnight Towboy I Don't Wanna Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Treehouse of Horror XVIII Little Orphan Millie Husbands and Knives Funeral for a Fiend Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind E Pluribus Wiggum That '90s Show Love, Springfieldian Style The Debarted Dial "N" for Nerder Smoke on the Daughter Papa Don't Leech Apocalypse Cow Any Given Sundance Mona Leaves-a All About Lisa