Bob Newbie

Robert "Bob" Newbie, Jr., is a Sim who makes his first appearance (along with his wife, Betty Newbie) in the player tutorial in The Sims. After the completion of the tutorial, he can be played like any other Sim. Due to the in-game chronology in The Sims series, he appears as a teen in The Sims 3, living with his parents Robert and Mags Newbie in Riverview. Bob is not alive in The Sims 2, though he is present in the family tree of the Broke family. Aside from main title releases, Bob appears in several console games. He and Betty are some of the most popular Sims of all time. Because of that, two families appear to be based on them; these are the Pancakes family and the Andrews family.
==Biography==
===Life leading up to The Sims 3===
Bob had a hard time adjusting to life in Riverview until he met his new best friend, Betty Simovitch. When he is not spending time with her, however, he mostly spends time lounging around indoors, leaving his parents concerned. It is said that his father disapproves of his laziness, though Bob's relationship with his parents are great ones. He is a lot thinner in this game and has light brown hair and no facial hair. Bob's face is almost identical to his father, Robert's. However, some details have been customized. At the start of the game, Bob is 13 days from becoming a young adult.
Even though the chronology of the series places Betty Simovitch as his future wife, if left alone with story progression on, he may form relationships with other women. However, he can easily be directed to start a romance with Betty if the player desires, due to their high friendship level.
===Life leading up to The Sims 2 Pets (console)===
Bob Newbie appears in The Sims 2: Pets for console wearing something similar to what he wore in The Sims 3. He lives with Betty and their dog Buddy Newbie. He starts out unemployed. As in other games he appears in, he is quiet and a loner. However, it is possible that this may be a different Bob Newbie because he looks nothing like the way he does in any of the other Sims games.
===Life leading up to The Sims===
Bob Newbie is one of the pre-made Sims in The Sims, and was one of the tutorial characters. He and his wife Betty had just moved into the neighborhood at the start of the game. They are inhabitants of Neighborhood 1 and live at 7 Sim Lane. They often make up the welcome wagon. Bob is bald, but has a mustache and full beard. He is pudgy, and starts out wearing dingy, greasy clothing.This is easily changed with a dresser, but may require the use of custom skins, as Maxis did not provide a very good selection for fat Sims. Bob likes to spend time reading. Although he is married to her, his relationship with Betty are only at the friendship level.
A different version of Bob appeared in Japanese copies of the game, with a fit physique, tan skin, black hair and a goatee (almost identical in appearance to MAHUIZOH "Jimmy" Maximus, differing only by his mint green shirt and blue pants).
According to SimEnhancer, Bob Newbie was the first created Sim in Neighborhood 1.
===Life leading up to The Sims (console)===
Bob Newbie appears in The Sims for console wearing the same clothes as in The Sims. He and his wife Betty Newbie live in 7 Sim Avenue. They both share a 20+ relationship, so it is unknown if they are really married. Neither one has a job, but it may be best to get them into the Military Career Track, since they are both very active. He likes to read books and water the plants, but doesn't like noise - he always turns down the TV and Stereo.
===Life leading up to The Sims 2===
By the time the storyline has caught to The Sims 2, he and his wife Betty are already deceased, though he left a daughter, Brandi Broke, to raise her family. She is the mother of two sons, Dustin and Beau Broke, and is pregnant with her third son at the start of The Sims 2. She is the widow of Skip Broke. Bob, his wife, his parents, and his in-laws can be resurrected with SimPE. He also has an unused beard and hairstyle that are very similar to available ones. Storyline pictures show him with black hair, and SimPE shows he has genetics for black hair, which is different from The Sims and The Sims 3 where his hair is brown and light brown respectively. 
Interestingly, in one of the storytelling images, it shows Bob giving Betty a massage, also clearly showing that he lost weight, as he is no longer fat. According to his age data in SimPE, Bob had 33 days left in the elder life stage when he died.
He has a counterpart in the tutorial for The Sims 2, called Bob Sim. Bob Sim resemble the Bob from other games, with red hair and a wife called Betty. However, there are several differences and they don't appear to be the same Sim. The most obvious differences between the main games' Bob and the tutorial version are the different family trees and second names, as tutorial Bob's second name is Sim, while original Bob's is Newbie. Bob Sim is still an unplayable characters in this version, appearing as a deceased ancestor, but has no connection to the Broke family and is not the father of Brandi Broke, but of the main tutorial sim, Tutorial Joe Sim. He is not canonically related to Bob Newbie in any way and doesn't appear in any other Sims game. 
===Life leading up to The Sims 2 (console)===
Bob lives here with his roommate, Betty. But, they are very different from the usual light-skinned Bob Newbie and Betty Newbie. Whether they are canonical in their appearance, as by the time of The Sims 2, both Bob and Betty are deceased, or they are entirely different people, is unknown.
===Life leading up to The Sims 4===
An official Maxis recreation of Bob, Betty, and their dog Buddy from the console version of The Sims 2: Pets was uploaded to the The Sims 4 Gallery on February 15, 2019, marking the 19th anniversary of The Sims. Bob is unemployed, has no skills, and is 22 days from becoming an adult.
==Pancakes-Newbie Comparison==
Bob Pancakes may be based partially on Bob Newbie, as both are named Bob, and married to women whose names are diminutives of Elizabeth (Eliza and Betty). Furthermore, Bob Pancakes' untidy habits, as well as his physique and beard, are very similar to Newbie's in the original The Sims, while his hair, skin and eye color is very similar to Newbie's in The Sims 2 for console and The Sims 2: Pets for console.
==Simology==
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==Bob Newbie in other games==
Bob Newbie is also an available character on SimCity 4. (Note: The selectable people like him are sort of like the NPCs of The Sims 2. They can be selected, and you can change their names, signs, and houses. However, the houses are extremely limited, and you can't play as them.) He also appears in SimGolf as a downloadable golfer.
==Trivia==
*Bob Newbie, along with Mortimer Goth, Bella Goth, Betty Newbie, Daniel Pleasant, the Grim Reaper and Agnes Crumplebottom are the only pre-made Sims to appear in all four of the main series games.
==Quotes==
A list of Bob Newbie's quotes from SimGolf.
*Hey there, sport!
*Hey there, sport! You're gr-r-r-eat!
*This shot's easier than Bella Goth!
*Grumble... too hard!!
*Groan... I'm not up for this...
*Hey there, sport! You're bad.
*Hey there, sport. You're worse.
*Hey! I'm trying to live the American dream here!
*Darn that DATA.
*Double darn that DATA!!
*That DATA gives me an idea for our family room.
*That DATA reminds me of Goth's house.
*Betty would like a pet DATA, I'm sure.
*Sigh. It takes forever to get ahead...
*Where does a new guy get a drink around here?
*Is this the NEW cola?
*Can someone phone the pizza guy?
*I could use a back rub.
==Gallery==
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|-|The Sims=
Bob Newbie in his home.jpg|Bob in his new home
Bob getting something to eat.jpg|Bob getting food from his refrigerator
Bob getting a job.jpg|Bob picking up the newspaper
Bob and Sad Clown.jpg|Bob looking at the portrait of Tragic Clown
Bob Newbie.jpg|Cleaning the toilet
Newbie 1 0008.jpg|Bob and Betty Newbie
Bob Newbie (asian).png|Bob's alternative appearance in SimPeople
|-|The Sims (console)=
BOB NEWBIE.jpg
|-|The Sims 2 (console)=
Bob Newbie TS2C.png|Bob eating in The Sims 2 (console)
Clarice & Bob.png|Bob and Clarice Freebers chatting
|-|The Sims 3=
Bob Newbie TS3.jpg|Bob as a teenager in The Sims 3
Bob and Betty Newbie in TS3.jpg|Bob Newbie and Betty Simovitch in The Sims 3
|-|The Sims 4=
Bob Newbie CAS.png|Bob Newbie CAS Downloadable from Gallery 
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==Other Languages==
Language 	The Sims 	The Sims 2 	The Sims 3
English 	Bob Newbie 	Bob Newbie 	Bob Newbie
Brazilian Portuguese 	João Novato 	João Novato 	João Novato
Chinese (Simplified) 	实习家庭 鲍勃 	鲍勃 纽贝 	
Chinese (Traditional)	 	鮑伯 新手 	鮑伯 紐碧
Czech 	 	Bob Novák 	
Danish 	 	Martin Nybegynder 	
Dutch 	Gijs Groentje 	Gijs Groentje 	Gijs Groentje
European Portuguese 	 	Rafael Novato 	
Finnish 	 	Perttu Alkavainen 	
French 	 	Jojo Nouvot 	Jojo Nouvot
German 	Willi Neuling 	Bob Neuerling Jr. 	
Hebrew 	 	בוב ניובי הבן 	בוב ניובי הבן
Italian 	Roberto Antonellini 	Roberto Antonellini 	Roberto Antonellini
Japanese 	ボブ 新入り(Bob Shin'iri) 	ボブ ニュービー(Bob Newbie) 	
Korean 	신 기해 	밥 뉴비 	
Norwegian 	 	Bob Newbie 	
Polish 	Jan Nowak 	Robert Nowak 	Robert Nowak
Russian 	 	Боб II Новчикс 	Боб Новчикс
Spanish 	Roberto Novato 	Roberto Novato 	
Swedish 	Robert Nyby 	Robert Newbie 	Robert Newbie
Thai 	 	บ็อบ นิวบี้ 	
==Notes==
fr:Jojo Nouvot
no:Bob Newbie
nl:Gijs Groentje
pt-br:João Novato
ru:Боб Новчикс
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Category:Newbies
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