Black Widower

"Black Widower"
The Simpsons episode
Episode no.	56
Directed by	David Silverman
Written by	Jon Vitti (teleplay) Sam Simon and Thomas Chastain (story)
Showrunner(s)	Al Jean & Mike Reiss
Production code	8F20
Original air date	April 9, 1992
Chalkboard gag	"Funny noises are not funny".
Couch gag	Two thieves are carting the couch away. The family leaps onto the couch, but the thieves dump them off onto the floor and continue.
Commentary	Matt Groening Al Jean Mike Reiss Julie Kavner Jon Vitti David Silverman
Guest appearance(s)
Kelsey Grammer as Sideshow Bob
Season 3 episodes September 19, 1991 – August 27, 1992 "Stark Raving Dad" "Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington" "When Flanders Failed" "Bart the Murderer" "Homer Defined" "Like Father, Like Clown" "Treehouse of Horror II" "Lisa's Pony" "Saturdays of Thunder" "Flaming Moe's" "Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk" "I Married Marge" "Radio Bart" "Lisa the Greek" "Homer Alone" "Bart the Lover" "Homer at the Bat" "Separate Vocations" "Dog of Death" "Colonel Homer" "Black Widower" "The Otto Show" "Bart's Friend Falls in Love" "Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?"
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Kelsey Grammer as Sideshow Bob

"Black Widower" is the 21st episode of The Simpsons' third season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on April 9, 1992. It was written by Jon Vitti, directed by David Silverman, and saw Kelsey Grammer guest star as Sideshow Bob for the second time. In the episode, Sideshow Bob—Bart's archenemy—marries Bart's Aunt Selma. Bart believes that Bob is planning something sinister rather than marrying for love. He realizes that Bob is planning to kill Selma; he prevents the attempted murder, and Bob is sent back to prison. "Black Widower" finished 39th in Nielsen ratings for the week that it originally aired. Reviewers generally enjoyed the episode, and gave Grammer's portrayal of Sideshow Bob particular praise.

The Simpsons have dinner with Aunt Selma and her new boyfriend, Sideshow Bob, Bart's arch-enemy. According to Bob, while he was in prison he spent every moment planning his revenge on Bart for exposing his plan to frame Krusty the Clown; after receiving Selma's response to his "Prison Pen Pal" ad, he was inspired to become a model prisoner and earned an early release.

Bob proposes to Selma and she accepts. He makes an appearance at a Krusty the Clown telethon and makes amends; Lisa encourages Bart to forgive Bob, but he refuses to believe he has changed. When Selma discovers that Sideshow Bob detests her beloved MacGyver, the marriage is nearly called off until Bob agrees to Homer's suggestion to take a walk when Selma watches it.

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