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Sideshow Bob Roberts

"Sideshow Bob Roberts"
The Simpsons episode
Episode no. 108
Directed by Mark Kirkland
Written by Bill Oakley & Josh Weinstein
Showrunner(s) David Mirkin
Production code 2F02
Original air date October 9, 1994
Commentary Matt Groening
David Mirkin
Bill Oakley
Josh Weinstein
Mark Kirkland
Guest appearance(s)
Seasons

Kelsey Grammer as Sideshow Bob
Larry King as himself
Dr. Demento as himself
Phil Hartman as Lionel Hutz
Henry Corden as Fred Flintstone

"Sideshow Bob Roberts" is the fifth episode of The Simpsons' sixth season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on October 9, 1994. Kelsey Grammer returns as Sideshow Bob, who, in this episode, wins the Springfield mayoral election through electoral fraud. The episode was written by Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein, and directed by Mark Kirkland. Oakley and Weinstein drew inspiration for the episode from the Watergate scandal, and included many cultural references to political films, as well as real-life events. These included the film All the President's Men and the first televised debate between Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy during the 1960 United States presidential election.

The episode received a favorable reception in the media, including a positive mention in I Can't Believe It's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide and Green Bay Press-Gazette. A review in Press & Sun-Bulletin placed the episode as the seventh best of the series.


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