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The Italian Bob
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Sideshow Bob

"The Italian Bob" is the eighth episode of Season 17.

Synopsis[]

The Simpsons are going to Italy...to help Mr. Burns retrieve his new sports car, and end up in an Italian village where Sideshow Bob is now married and has a son.

Full Story[]

When Mr. Burns' 1930s-model car is beyond repair, he purchases a Lamborgotti Fasterossa and assigns Homer Simpson to travel to Italy, where the car will be acquired. The rest of the family comes along with him, and after they pick up the car, they have a great time touring the country. However, after a huge wheel of Mortadella lands on their car (the only type the car isn't covered by under cheese related accidents), they push it into a small Tuscan village nearby called Salsiccia. When they get there, they ask an elderly woman for help, and she tells them that the mayor speaks English. However, they find out the mayor is none other than Sideshow Bob (both Bob and the Simpsons scream in horror at the sight of one another). He explains to them that after he attempted to kill Bart, he came to Italy to begin a new life. After a rough start, the natives warmed up to him after he helped them crush grapes into wine (using his enormous feet). After that, they elected him mayor of their village. Bob no longer has any intention of killing Bart, and it is revealed that he has a wife and son, Francesca and Gino, and they don't know anything about his past life in the United States. Now that he is a citizen of Italy with no criminal record, Bob begs the Simpsons not to tell anyone, and they agree in order to have the car fixed.

The Simpsons enjoy spending time in the village, and they continue to keep Bob's past a secret. However, once Lisa becomes intoxicated after drinking some wine at a party, she starts to spout off about him being an attempted-murderer. He leads her away from the table, but as she stumbles backwards, she rips off his suit and everyone can see that underneath is his outfit from Springfield Prison (which Bob somehow never bothered to dispose after his release from prison). Homer screams "AHHHH! Sideshow Bob!" The villagers of Salsiccia find out that Bob was a citizen of the United States with a criminal record, and strip Bob of his mayoralty. The Simpsons take off in the fixed car, and Bob swears vendetta on them.

After the family flees, Bob begins to follow them on a motorcycle. Homer drives into a ditch and ends up driving on ancient Roman ruins, and after they go off the end, the car ends up on top of Trajan's Column in the Roman Forum. Bob's wife meets up with him, and she tells him that they will kill the Simpsons together as a family (Gino, too).

Meanwhile, the Simpsons are wondering what they should do next. Lisa spots a bus with a poster advertising Krusty the Clown's performance in Pagliacci. They meet up with him at the Colosseum, and he puts them in as extras. However, Bob, Francesca and Gino find them and corner them on the stage while Krusty who is getting booed by the audience (for his horrible voice and that he keeps getting the words wrong), goes into a trap door and flees the stage, allowing Bob to perform the climax of Vesti la Giubba, (which his performance gains a standing ovation). Before the villains can kill them, however, Krusty's limo picks them up (though Krusty admits the only reason he did so was because he needed someone to help him smuggle stolen artifacts back to America). The Terwilligers walk off with evil smiles, no doubt plotting revenge against the Simpson family.

Awards[]

  • Kelsey Grammer won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for his voice portrayal of Sideshow Bob in this episode.

Behind the Laughter[]

Broadcasting Information[]

United States|USA/Canada

  • 1st Air date: Sunday, December 11, 2005
  • 2nd Air date: Sunday, February 5, 2006

United Kingdom|UK

  • 1st Air date: Sunday, January 15, 2006
  • 2nd Air date: Friday, January 20, 2006 (Encore Screening)
  • 3rd Air date: Sunday, April 23, 2006
  • 4th Air date: Thursday, June 22, 2006
  • 5th Air date: Sunday, August 6, 2006
  • 6th Air date: Saturday, August 26, 2006

Australia

  • 1st Air date: Tuesday, April 25, 2006

Citations[]

Sideshow Bob Episodes
Krusty Gets BustedBlack WidowerCape FeareSideshow Bob RobertsSideshow Bob's Last GleamingBrother from Another SeriesDay of the JackanapesThe Great Louse DetectiveThe Italian BobFuneral for a FiendThe Bob Next DoorThe Man Who Grew Too MuchTreehouse of Horror XXVIGone BoyBobby, It's Cold OutsideTreehouse of Horror XXXIV
Season 16 Season 17 Episodes Season 18
The Bonfire of the ManateesThe Girl Who Slept Too LittleMilhouse of Sand and FogTreehouse of Horror XVIMarge's Son PoisoningSee Homer RunThe Last of the Red Hat MamasThe Italian BobSimpsons Christmas StoriesHomer's Paternity CootWe're on the Road to D'oh-whereMy Fair LaddyThe Seemingly Never-Ending StoryBart Has Two MommiesHomer Simpson, This is Your WifeMillion-Dollar AbieKiss Kiss Bang BangaloreThe Wettest Stories Ever ToldGirls Just Want to Have SumsRegarding MargieThe Monkey SuitMarge and Homer Turn a Couple Play
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