Editing Sideshow Bob (section)

==Character==

===Creation===
[[File:SideshowBobsfirstappearance.png|right|200px|thumb|Sideshow Bob in his first appearance in "The Telltale Head". His design was simple compared to later versions and would be refined for his appearance in "Krusty Gets Busted".]]
Sideshow Bob first appeared in "[[The Telltale Head]]", the eighth episode of [[The Simpsons (season 1)|season 1]]. His design was relatively simple compared to later incarnations, and his hairstyle was rounded. However, towards the end of the episode, he appears again, in a panning shot of a crowd, with his familiar hairstyle.<ref name="MooreTTH"/> His second appearance, and first major one, was in season 1's twelfth episode "[[Krusty Gets Busted]]", written by [[Jay Kogen]] and [[Wallace Wolodarsky]].{{sfn|Richmond & Coffman|1997 |pp=28–29}} Bob's design was updated for "Krusty Gets Busted"; as the episode's animation style evolved, director [[Brad Bird]] made the character of Sideshow Bob sleeker and more refined, to fit Grammer's voice technique.<ref name="SilvermanBW"/> Following the re-design, animators tried to redraw his scenes in "The Telltale Head", but had insufficient time before the show was produced.<ref name="MooreTTH">Moore, Rich. (2001). Commentary for "The Telltale Head", in ''The Simpsons: The Complete First Season'' [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.</ref>

Bob has no lines of dialogue during the first half of "Krusty Gets Busted"; the character's only communication takes the form of a [[slide whistle]]. This was designed to make Bob appear simplistic, so that when he finally spoke, viewers would be surprised to hear his sophisticated vocabulary.<ref name="JeanKGB">Jean, Al. (2001). Commentary for "Krusty Gets Busted", in ''The Simpsons: The Complete First Season'' [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.</ref> An early version of the script for "Krusty Gets Busted" called for [[James Earl Jones]] to voice Bob, but the producers instead selected [[Kelsey Grammer]].<ref name="BirdKGB">Bird, Brad. (2001). Commentary for "Krusty Gets Busted", in ''The Simpsons: The Complete First Season'' [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.</ref> For Bob's voice, Grammer performed an impression of theatre [[actor]] and [[Theatre director|director]] [[Ellis Rabb]]. Grammer had once worked for Rabb, whose "lamenting tones became [the] foundation for Sideshow Bob".<ref name="Grammer">Grammer, Kelsey. (2006). Commentary for "Brother From Another Series", in ''The Simpsons: The Complete Eighth Season'' [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.</ref><ref name=NuvoAllan>{{cite web |last=Allan |first=Marc |title=17 Reasons to Turn on the TV |url=http://www.nuvo.net/ScreensBlog/archives/2011/07/30/17-reasons-to-turn-on-the-tv |work=Nuvo Magazine |date=July 30, 2011 |access-date=August 3, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015141244/http://www.nuvo.net/ScreensBlog/archives/2011/07/30/17-reasons-to-turn-on-the-tv |archive-date=October 15, 2011 }}</ref>

Sideshow Bob's full name is Robert Underdunk Terwilliger.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Oakley |first1=Bill |title=One of the defenses of Trump is — literally — a TV-cartoon joke |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/11/14/one-defenses-trump-is-literally-tv-sitcom-joke/ |newspaper=Washington Post |date=November 14, 2019}}</ref> His [[last name]] was first revealed in "Black Widower"<ref name="Black Widower"/> while his [[middle name]] was first revealed in "Sideshow Bob Roberts".<ref name="Roberts"/> Competing theories as to the origin of his name exist; some sources say he was named after the character Dr. Terwilliker, a megalomaniac outwitted by a boy named Bart in the film ''[[The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T]]'' by [[Dr. Seuss]], but others say he was named after [[Terwilliger Boulevard]] in [[Portland, Oregon]].<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 |access-date=July 29, 2007 |date=July 26, 2007 |last=Carroll |first=Larry |publisher=[[MTV]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071220140402/http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1565538/20070725/story.jhtml |archive-date=December 20, 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.oregonlive.com/movies/index.ssf/2012/05/the_simpsons_map_of_portland_w.html|date= May 7, 2012 |first= Joseph | last= Rose |title= 'The Simpsons' map of Portland |work= The Oregonian|quote= Southwest Terwilliger Boulevard: Just as the rush-hour traffic in the Terwilliger Curves never seems to go away, culturally sophisticated jailbird Sideshow Bob Terwilliger just keeps coming back in his quest to exact revenge on Bart. | access-date= August 2, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.hulu.com/the-simpsons-anniversary-special-in-3-d-on-ice |title=The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100114015750/http://www.hulu.com/the-simpsons-anniversary-special-in-3-d-on-ice| archive-date= January 14, 2010 |access-date=January 25, 2010 |date=January 10, 2010}}</ref> Yet another theory is that he was named after Sergeant Terwilliger and Mrs. Onderdonk in the pilot episode of the TV show ''[[Hunter (1984 American TV series)|Hunter]]''.<ref>[http://terminallaughter.ca/2010/05/06/terminal-laughter-plants-flag-on-unclaimed-simpsons-reference Unclaimed Simpsons Reference Finally Gotten] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100514162054/http://terminallaughter.ca/2010/05/06/terminal-laughter-plants-flag-on-unclaimed-simpsons-reference/ |date=May 14, 2010 }}</ref>

===Development===
For [[The Simpsons (season 3)|season three]]'s "[[Black Widower]]", the writers echoed the premise of [[Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner|Wile E. Coyote chasing the Road Runner]] from ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' cartoons by having Bob unexpectedly insert himself into Bart's life and attempt to kill him. Executive producer [[Al Jean]] has compared Bob's character to that of Wile E. Coyote, noting that both are intelligent, yet always foiled by what they perceive as an inferior intellect.<ref name="JeanBW">Jean, Al. (2003). Commentary for "Black Widower", in ''The Simpsons: The Complete Third Season'' [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.</ref> For "Black Widower", director [[David Silverman (animator)|David Silverman]] updated the character model to reflect the animation of director Brad Bird.<ref name="SilvermanBW">Silverman, David. (2003). Commentary for "Black Widower", in ''The Simpsons: The Complete Third Season'' [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.</ref> A rule for earlier episodes featuring Bob called for a recap of his evil deeds; this was dropped after [[The Simpsons (season 8)|season eight]]'s "[[Brother from Another Series]]" when the chronology became too lengthy.<ref name="Weinstein">Weinstein, Josh. (2006). Commentary for "Brother From Another Series", in ''The Simpsons: The Complete First Season'' [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.</ref> Another rule established by the show's writers mandated Bob's return to prison at the end of each episode, although this pattern was abandoned in later episodes like "The Great Louse Detective" and "The Italian Bob".<ref name="Weinstein"/>
[[File:Kelsey Grammer - Cropped.jpg|left|thumb|[[Kelsey Grammer]] based Bob's voice on his experiences with actor [[Ellis Rabb]]. |alt=A man wearing a cap smiles broadly.]]
[[Bill Oakley]] and [[Josh Weinstein]], the [[showrunner]]s for the seventh and eighth seasons, believed that every season of the show should contain an episode starring Sideshow Bob. However, by the seventh season, Bob had already been the focus of four episodes, and writers were having trouble developing new ways to include him.<ref>Oakley, Bill. (2005). Commentary for "Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming", in ''The Simpsons: The Complete Seventh Season'' [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.</ref> Weinstein describes Bob's dialogue as difficult to write, due to his unique and refined style of speaking.<ref>Weinstein, Josh. (2005). Commentary for "Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming", in ''The Simpsons: The Complete Seventh Season'' [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.</ref> Despite these challenges, however, creators of ''The Simpsons'' usually look forward to "Sideshow Bob episodes"; the writers consider them enjoyable to write,<ref name="Keeler">Keeler, Ken. (2006). Commentary for "Brother From Another Series", in ''The Simpsons: The Complete Eighth Season'' [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.</ref> and former director [[Dominic Polcino]] describes them as "a treat" to work on.<ref name="Polcino">Polcino, Dominic. (2005). Commentary for "Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming", in ''The Simpsons: The Complete Seventh Season'' [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.</ref> In "Black Widower", Sideshow Bob notes that he is a "life-long [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]".

Kelsey Grammer initially expected Sideshow Bob to be a one-time role, and calls him "the most popular character I've ever played".<ref name="Grammer"/> Grammer usually joins the show's "table readings" (wherein cast members read each script together for the first time),<ref name="JeanCF">Jean, Al. (2004). Commentary for "Cape Feare", in ''The Simpsons: The Complete Fourth Season'' [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.</ref> and former executive producer [[David Mirkin]] described working with Grammer as very pleasant, due to his lively sense of humor. Grammer, Mirkin says, is capable of perfect readings, but noted that the actor dislikes performing Sideshow Bob's evil laugh.<ref name="Mirkin">Mirkin, David. (2005). Commentary for "Sideshow Bob Roberts", in ''The Simpsons: The Complete Sixth Season'' [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.</ref> In a 2007 interview, ''Simpsons'' executive producer [[Al Jean]] listed Grammer as one of his favorite guest stars (second only to [[Phil Hartman]]), saying "his voice is so rich."<ref name="Star">{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/2007/05/20/producer_speaks_out_on_cartoon_cameos.html |title=Producer speaks out on cartoon cameos |work=[[Toronto Star]] |access-date=October 13, 2007 |date=May 20, 2007}}</ref> Writer [[George Meyer]] commented that "writing for Kelsey is great, he can give the kind of purple, florid, melodramatic speeches that most of the characters would never give. And he can sing."<ref name="Guide">{{cite news |last=Rhodes |first=Joe |title=Flash! 24 Simpsons Stars Reveal Themselves |work=[[TV Guide]] |date=October 21, 2000|url=http://simpsonsarchive.com/other/articles/flash.html |access-date=August 15, 2007}}</ref>

The show's writers admire Grammer's singing voice, and try to include a song for each appearance.<ref name="JeanCF"/> [[Alf Clausen]], the primary composer for ''The Simpsons'', commented that "[Grammer] is so great. He's just amazing. You can tell he has this love of musical theater and he has the vocal instrument to go with it, so I know whatever I write is going to be sung the way I've heard it."<ref>{{Cite news |title=The man who makes 'The Simpsons' sing |url=http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/09/20/simpsons.clausen/index.html |publisher=[[CNN]] |author=Leopold, Todd |date=September 21, 2007 |access-date=January 3, 2009}}</ref> Clausen composed Sideshow Bob's theme, which is played whenever Bob gets out of prison or is about to commit a sinister action, and was first used in "[[Cape Feare]]". It is based on the score of the film ''[[Cape Fear (1962 film)|Cape Fear]]'', composed by [[Bernard Herrmann]].<ref name="JeanCF"/> The musical score for "Cape Feare" earned Clausen an [[Emmy Award]] nomination for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series|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 |access-date=October 17, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090403022947/http://www.emmys.org/awards/awardsearch.php |archive-date=April 3, 2009 }}</ref>

Bob's prisoner number is often 24601, which is [[Jean Valjean]]'s prisoner number in ''[[Les Misérables]]''.<ref name="Reiss">Reiss, Mike. (2003). Commentary for "Black Widower", in ''The Simpsons: The Complete Third Season'' [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.</ref> Another trademark for Bob is a visual gag of stepping on a rake and being struck in the face with its handle; this joke first appeared in "Cape Feare". To fill time, the writers added nine consecutive iterations of the same joke in quick succession.<ref name="JeanCF"/> The sequence has become known as the "rake joke" and was described by ''Entertainment Weekly'' as showing "genius in its repetitive stupidity."<ref name="EW"/>

===Family===
[[File:David Hyde Pierce - Cropped.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Sideshow Bob's brother Cecil was designed to resemble actor [[David Hyde Pierce]], who also played the brother of Grammer's character on the show ''Frasier''.]]
The episode "[[Brother from Another Series]]" introduces Bob's brother Cecil. After writer [[Ken Keeler]] was assigned to write an episode featuring Sideshow Bob, he drew inspiration from episodes of ''[[Frasier]]''. He decided to incorporate elements of Grammer's other show into the character of Sideshow Bob, and designed Cecil to resemble Grammer's brother on ''Frasier''.<ref name="Keeler"/> Cecil is voiced by [[David Hyde Pierce]], who portrayed [[Frasier Crane]]'s brother [[Niles Crane|Niles]]. Pierce commented, "Normally, I would not do something like this. But how often do you get a chance to work with an actor like Kelsey Grammer and, more importantly, play his brother?"<ref>{{Cite news |title=TV Tidbits |work=[[The Hamilton Spectator]] |date=February 20, 1997}}</ref> Several of ''Frasier''{{'s}} producers were asked to review the original script and provide feedback. Their comments were positive; they only expressed concern with a very brief scene in which Cecil talks to a visible character whom he refers to as "Maris". In ''Frasier'', [[Maris Crane]] is an [[unseen character]], and the producers of ''Frasier'' asked that the scene be removed.<ref name="Keeler"/> Many of the interactions between Bob and Cecil were based on those of Niles and Frasier.<ref name="Keeler"/> Cecil was drawn to resemble [[David Hyde Pierce]], while retaining a visual similarity to Sideshow Bob. According to director [[Pete Michels]], it was difficult to draw Bob and Cecil standing together, because of their comically oversized feet.<ref name="Michels">Michels, Pete. (2006). Commentary for "Brother From Another Series", in ''The Simpsons: The Complete Eighth Season'' [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.</ref>

Cecil returns in [[The Simpsons (season 19)|season 19]]'s "[[Funeral for a Fiend]]", which introduces the brothers' previously unseen father, Dr. Robert Terwilliger, played by [[John Mahoney]].<ref name="Futon">{{cite magazine |title=The Simpsons |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=September 4, 2007 |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20054579,00.html |access-date=January 1, 2009 |archive-date=February 4, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090204020429/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20054579,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Mahoney portrayed [[Martin Crane]], the father of Grammer's and Pierce's characters in ''Frasier''.<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=September 14, 2007 |author=Dadds, Kimberley |access-date=October 15, 2007 |work=Digital Spy}}</ref> Whereas in ''Frasier'', Mahoney played the "down-to-Earth, average guy" to Grammer's and Hyde Pierce's "uppity snobs", Robert Terwilliger Sr. was portrayed as equally highbrow as Bob.<ref>{{cite web |author=Canning, Robert |title=The Simpsons: "Funeral for a Fiend" Review |website=IGN |date=November 26, 2007 |url=http://tv.ign.com/articles/837/837504p1.html |access-date=January 3, 2009}}</ref> His wife, Bob's mother, is Dame Judith Onderdonk, "the finest classical actress of her generation." She sports the same curly spiked hair as her two sons. Bob also has a wife named Francesca (voiced by [[Maria Grazia Cucinotta]]) and a son named Gino, both of whom were introduced in [[The Simpsons (season 17)|season 17]] episode "[[The Italian Bob]]" and returned for "[[Funeral for a Fiend]]".<ref name="TIB"/>