It has been mass produced on souvenirs, lent its name to a Superman villain, appeared on The Simpsons to demonstrate the redemption of a murderous character named Sideshow Bob, incorporated into Hare Krishna chants and adapted for Wicca ceremonies.

He has provided the voice of Sideshow Bob on The Simpsons, winning an Emmy Award for his work in the episode " The Italian Bob ", his fifth Emmy win.

Sideshow Mel's voice is Castellaneta's impression of Kelsey Grammer, the voice of Sideshow Bob.

Sideshow Bob used to be Krusty's main sidekick, but years of constant abuse led to Bob framing Krusty for armed robbery, although Bob was eventually foiled by Bart.

Bob has since been replaced by Sideshow Mel, who has remained loyal to Krusty.

He also won a case against Sideshow Bob, who was Mayor at that time, for electoral fraud, in which Bart and Lisa found evidence connected to it, as stated in " Sideshow Bob Roberts ".

When the Republicans nominate Sideshow Bob as its mayoral candidate, Bob rigs the election, briefly deposing Quimby.

" as well as helping backing her up in a school protest on one occasion in " The President Wore Pearls ", and arriving just in time during a crucial moment such as the various times Sideshow Bob has attempted to kill Bart Simpson.

" He also has been known to arrest people impulsively, disregarding their involvement of a determined situation or crime, evident in " Brother from Another Series " where he arrested Sideshow Bob by the incidents of the episode, despite Bart and Lisa ( the main witnesses ) confirming his innocence, and in " The Frying Game " where he gleefully condemns Homer and Marge to death for murder without using a lie detector or making a DNA examination.

Robert Underdunk Terwilliger Jr., better known as Sideshow Bob, is a recurring character in the animated television series The Simpsons.

" The plan was foiled by Bart Simpson, and Sideshow Bob was sent to prison.

Episodes in which he is a central character typically involve Sideshow Bob being released from prison and executing an elaborate revenge plan, usually foiled by Bart and Lisa.

Sideshow Bob shares some personality traits of Grammer's character Frasier Crane from the sitcoms Cheers and Frasier, and has been described as " Frasier pickled in arsenic ".

In addition to his recurring role in the series, Sideshow Bob has made several appearances in other Simpsons media.

Sideshow Bob is also known for his singing voice ; several of Grammer's performances have been included in The Simpsons musical compilations.

The character of Sideshow Bob began his career as the non-speaking sidekick on Krusty the Clown's television show.

Bart again foils the plan and Sideshow Bob returns to prison.

His most recent retirement was almost permanent because of recently paroled Sideshow Bob's latest scheme – wiring plastic explosives to a hypnotized Bart and sending him up on stage.

Just as Bob was to succeed, he overhears Krusty publicly holding himself responsible for turning Bob into a criminal, expressing his regret of mistreating Bob during his years as Sideshow.

Kelsey Grammer recorded several Sideshow Bob lines for The Simpsons Movie, but the scene was cut.

Bob's design was updated for " Krusty Gets Busted "; as the episode's animation style evolved, director Brad Bird made the character of Sideshow Bob sleeker and more refined, to fit Grammer's voice technique.

His last name was first revealed in " Black Widower " while his middle name was first mentioned in " Sideshow Bob Roberts ".

" Clausen composed Sideshow Bob's theme, which is played whenever Bob gets out of prison or is about to commit a sinister action, and was first used in " Cape Feare ".

Sideshow Bob's brother Cecil was designed to resemble actor David Hyde Pierce, who also played the brother of Grammer's character on the show Frasier.

After writer Ken Keeler was assigned to write an episode featuring Sideshow Bob, he drew inspiration from episodes of Frasier.

Cecil was drawn to resemble David Hyde Pierce, while retaining a visual similarity to Sideshow Bob.

" The Italian Bob " was ranked tenth, with the explanation that " All the things we love about a Sideshow Bob episode – the vengeance, the familiar settings and characters, the elaborate scheming – were missing from this half-hour.

However, his fifth album, Spooky Lady's Sideshow, released in 1974, was a commercial failure, setting the trend for most of the rest of his career.

Also, a 15-inch polystone statue of " Brundlefly " was made by Sideshow Collectibles in 2008.

" A big top area was built for meet-and-greets, called Pete's Silly Sideshow.

McDermott reunited with Robinson in 2007 when he was named host of a new ABC variety program, The Sideshow, a show described as a successor to The Big Gig.

In The Simpsons, Krusty the Clown was framed for robbing the Kwik-e-Mart by Sideshow Bob.

" The episode " Sideshow " reveals a sequence where Killer Croc nearly does hit Batman with a huge rock, but was drugged and couldn't throw it far enough to smash him.

He reunited with Robinson again in 2007 when he was named host of a new ABC variety program, The Sideshow, a show described as a successor to The Big Gig.

The Jim Rose Circus Sideshow video tape ( 1993 American Recordings ) was re-released in 2003 as a DVD by Moonshine Music.

Tripod were core cast performers on the ABC program The Sideshow, and performed a number of their songs on the show, including " Gonna Make You Happy Tonight ", " Krap Karate ", and " Snapshots ".

Homer surprising Bart with his new hockey mask recalls the film Friday the 13th Part III and Sideshow Bob's tattoos on his knuckles are similar to those of Robert Mitchum's character in The Night of the Hunter ( Mitchum also played the villain Max Cady in the original 1962 version of Cape Fear ).

Krabappel appears to be desired by many men ( and in one case even women, when Patty Bouvier once had a sexual fantasy with Edna ), as seen in Sideshow Bob's outrage ( in " Brother from Another Series ") wherein his romantic date with her is ruined by a spying Bart: " You only get one chance with Edna Krabappel!

" In her book My Life as a 10-Year-Old Boy, Nancy Cartwright ( who performs the voice of Bart Simpson ) wrote that " Kelsey Grammer scores big-time by injecting caustic, bitter, contemptuous and deliciously vile energy into his rendition of Sideshow Bob.

After Sideshow Bob's stooges pull up to the Simpsons ' house, toss Bart Simpson ( who had been investigating Bob ) out of their car, and deliver a warning to " Stay away from Sideshow Bob!

* In The Simpsons episode " Cape Feare ", the Simpson family joins the Witness Protection Program after Sideshow Bob threatens to kill Bart Simpson.

* In Simpsons Comics, Bart is being stalked by Sideshow Bob.

* An episode of The Simpsons, The Bob Next Door, features Sideshow Bob using face transplants to exchange his face with a cellmate as part of an elaborate prison escape plan so he can murder Bart.

There are some wonderful tunes, including the ' Mary Poppins '- ish ' Cut Every Corner ,' Bart and Sideshow Bob performing the score to ' HMS Pinafore ,' the SUV parody commercial ' Canyonero ,' and Homer and Marge's take on the All in the Family theme [...], but too much of it is filler.

Written by Jon Vitti and directed by Rich Moore, " Cape Feare " features the return of guest star Kelsey Grammer as Sideshow Bob, who tries to kill Bart Simpson after getting out of jail.

The next day, Sideshow Bob's parole hearing is held ; Sideshow Bob convinces the parole board that he is no threat to Bart, and is paroled.

Despite their efforts, Chief Wiggum and the Simpson family are unable to protect Bart from Sideshow Bob.

Later, when Bart is walking down the road, he sees Sideshow Bob escape from the underside of another car, only to be stepped on by a parade of elephants, greatly adding to his misfortune.

Bart runs home and warns his parents about Sideshow Bob's presence.

Bart escapes out the window and tries to hide from Sideshow Bob, but cannot jump off the boat, as there are crocodiles and electric eels in the water, and is cornered.

After the performance, Bob advances on Bart again, but the boat runs aground, and Sideshow Bob is apprehended by the police.