The Bob Next Door
| "The Bob Next Door" | |
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| The Simpsons episode | |
Promotional image for the episode featuring Bart, Sideshow Bob and Walt, the Simpsons' new neighbor whom Bart at first thinks is Sideshow Bob.
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| Episode no. | 463 |
| Directed by | Nancy Kruse |
| Written by | John Frink |
| Showrunner(s) | Al Jean |
| Production code | MABF11 |
| Original air date | May 16, 2010 |
| Chalkboard gag | "Batman is "not 'nothing'" without his utility belt". |
| Couch gag | Harold from Harold and the Purple Crayon draws the Simpsons' living room before the Simpsons arrive. Homer asks him to “Draw me some beer!”, and is obliged. |
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Season 21 episodes
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Kelsey Grammer as Sideshow Bob
"The Bob Next Door" is the twenty-second episode of The Simpsons' twenty-first season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 16, 2010. In the episode, Bart Simpson becomes convinced that their new neighbor is Sideshow Bob in disguise, but after a trip to the Springfield Penitentiary they find a distressed Bob still incarcerated. Eventually Bart discovers that Bob has surgically swapped faces with his cellmate and still plans to kill him, although he is ultimately defeated.
The episode was written by John Frink and directed by Nancy Kruse. The episode guest stars Kelsey Grammer as Sideshow Bob Terwilliger. The episode's plot is based on the film Face/Off. "The Bob Next Door" received positive reviews from critics; most agreed that it was a funny return for Sideshow Bob and an improvement over "Funeral for a Fiend" and "The Italian Bob".
A financial crisis in Springfield causes the sale of many houses and the release of all low-level criminals from Springfield Penitentiary, including a man named Walt Warren. Walt purchases a house next door to the Simpson family (where The Winfields and Ruth and Laura Powers used to live), and he immediately charms the neighborhood. However, Bart is convinced that Walt is Sideshow Bob in disguise, because they have the same voice. He tries several times to find proof, but fails. Marge convinces him otherwise by taking him to visit the penitentiary, where they see Bob locked in a padded cell, wearing a straitjacket and writing "Bart Simpson Will Die!" on the walls. A reassured Bart decides to go to a baseball game with Walt. However, Bart's initial instincts prove right when "Walt" removes his small shoes to show his long feet folded inside, revealing himself to be Sideshow Bob. Bob restrains Bart in the car and gags him with duct tape, planning to take him to Five Corners, a location where five states meet, to kill him.
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