Bobby Peterson

Bobby Peterson is the Dean of Springfield University. He prefers to be called "Bobby."

Bobby is a young go-getter -- very mellow, hip, and easy-going. He plays bass guitar and encourages the Springfield University students to call him by his first name. Bobby is also very much not a hard-nosed disciplinarian, but is willing to take the blame for being too strict if disciplinary issues arise at the university. In fact, Bobby had never expelled anybody from school, prior to kicking out the three nerds for kidnapping Sir Oinks-A-Lot. Even then, Bobby only did it because of the influence of the pig's powerful friends (such as Richard Nixon).

In spite of these positive qualities, Homer Simpson takes an instant dislike to Bobby, and spends most of his time at Springfield University nurturing an unreasonable resentment for the dean. But when Homer confesses to his role in the pig kidnapping (which led to the nerds being expelled), Bobby concedes that he's been "a bit of an ogre" and rescinds the nerds' expulsions. After that, the two of them get along reasonably well.