Sideshow Bob

**Robert Underdunk Terwilliger Jr.** better known as **Sideshow Bob** is a recurring villain from the Simpsons television series voiced by Kelsey Grammer, who is best known for his roles in the classic episodes: Krusty Gets Busted (1990), Black Widower (1992), Cape Feare (1993) and Sideshow Bob Roberts (1994). Sideshow Bob is the main-antagonist of *The Simpsons Ride*.

## History

### Background

#### Krusty the Clown Show

Robert Underdunk Terwilliger Jr. was the sidekick to Krusty the Clown on the Krusty the Clown Show. Krusty frequently abused Sideshow Bob, leading to Bob snapping and robbing the Kwik-E-Mart while disguised as Krusty as a means of framing his employer before taking over Krusty's show. Bob's scheme was found out by the young Bart Simpson, by realizing that when the Krusty robbing the store had his clown-shoe stepped on he was in pain which could only happen if it was Bob who had oversized feet while Krusty just wore large shoes. After this, Bob was sent to prison.

#### Criminal Career

While in prison, Sideshow Bob became prison pen-pals with Bart's maternal aunt Selma Bouvier who he planned to marry and then murder for the inheritance of money which she stashed in the stock-market. Bob's plot was once again foiled by Bart, leading to Bob being arrested again while vowing revenge on Bart. In prison, Bob became obsessed with revenge against the child, even tattooing the words, "DIE BART, DIE" onto his chest (though in court he would claim this was German for, "The Bart, the"). He also sent Bart threatening letters written in his own blood.

When Bob was granted parole, the Simpsons were put under protection and assumed the name, "The Thompsons" while moving to the town of Terror Lake. Bob stalked them by clinging onto the bottom of their car, where he was hit by various rocks and cacti. Upon arriving to the town, the Simpsons moved into a houseboat while the injured Sideshow Bob hit his face on multiple rakes left stranded about. Bob then attacked the Simpsons on their houseboat and cornered Bart to murder, but not before granting him a final request. Bart appealed to Bob's ego and tricked him into singing the entire soundtrack to the *HMS Pinafore*, which was enough time for the boat to float back to Springfield where Bob was once again arrested and sent to prison.

Sideshow Bob later had interviews with right-wing talk-show host Birch Barlow where he claimed he was being held in prison unfairly as he only, "Attempted" murder and did not actually succeed in it. The ensuing political discourse lead to Mayor Quimby releasing Bob from prison, where he became the new mayoral candidate for the villainous Springfield Republican Party. Bob got elected mayor by performing cheap tricks, personal attacks against Mayor Quimby, and committing voter-fraud by having deceased pets of citizens vote for him. While mayor, he tried destroying the Simpsons family only for Bart and Lisa to find out about his fraud and manipulate him into confessing to it in court, where he was subsequently arrested and sent back to prison.

Bob had various other encounters with the Simpsons and Springfield after this.

#### Krustyland

Six months prior to Krusty opening his new Krustyland attraction, "Krusty's All-New Thrilltacular Upsy-Downsy Spins-Aroundsy Teen-Operated Thrill Ride BY THE NUMBERS" replacing the, "Tooth Chipper" roller-coaster, Sideshow Bob had escaped from the Springfield Penitentiary. Bob did this by scaling the prison wall and attempting to jump into a truck of pillows, only for the trucks to move causing him to fall into a truck of barbed-wire. When rumours suggested Bob was in the vicinity of Krustyland, Krusty appointed various incompetent Springfield police-officers to be the park's security-team.

Bob snuck into Krustyland by incapacitating ex-Scratchy performer, Barney Gumble and stealing the cat costume from him. Disguising himself as Scratchy, Bob snuck onto the new ride which the Simpsons were selected to go on with Krusty. Krusty then held the Simpsons at gunpoint and forced them to go on the rollercoaster which he had turned into a death-trap, rigged to explode and be destroyed.

The destroyed rollercoaster flew different members of the family into different attractions rigged to be death-traps by Bob.  Lisa and Bart got stuck in the, "Happy Little Elves in Panda Land" where Bob turned a Panda animatronic into a killer mech suit. Meanwhile, Homer and Marge landed in, "Captain Dinosaur’s Pirate-Rip Off" which Bob rigged to tempt them and lead them into a trap, which Bob warned them about via waterfall project them to give them a chance. Homer immediately triggered the trap when he went for beer left out by Bob with the dinosaur animatronics, causing a chain reaction which destroyed the ride.

The Simpsons got stuck in the waters of the Krusty's Wet-and-Smokey Stunt Show and were narrowly saved by Maggie, who had grown to immense size due to the nuclear reactor which Krustyland used. Bob then stole her pacifier and used it to try and lead her into destroying Springfield. The Simpsons managed to save Maggie and returned home where they sat on their couch, only for this to have been revealed as still part of the ride by the aliens Kang & Kodos who fastened them into the *Death Drop* and dropped them by the sky so their experience would still end by the gift-shop. The Simpsons landed in a largely destroyed and burning Krustyland, where Bob was about to murder the other guests only to be crushed by falling debris.

## Appearances

For meet 'n' greets, Doc Brown sometimes has a clipboard with a theory that Bob and/or Krusty made a deal with Biff Tannen which allowed for Krusty's takeover of Doc Brown's institute and the creation of Krustyland.

### Springfield

Sideshow Bob sometimes appears in prison uniform as a meet 'n' greet character, accompanied by Krusty.

#### The Simpsons Ride

Sideshow Bob is main-antagonist of this attraction.

## References

1. ↑ https://touringplans.com/blog/s6\_usfmeetngreet/