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background: #f0e3a2; border:2px solid #e9d677;"> <tr> <td align="center"> 463<br>"<b>The Bob Next Door</b>" </td></tr></table> </td> <td width="33%" style="background: #f0e3a2; border:2px solid #e9d677; border-radius: 0px 10px 10px 0px; -moz-border-radius: 0px 10px 10px 0px; -webkit-border-top-left-radius: 0px; -webkit-border-top-right-radius: 10px; -webkit-border-bottom-right-radius: 10px; -webkit-border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; -khtml-border-radius: 0px 10px 10px 0px; -o-border-radius: 0px 10px 10px 0px;"> <table align="right" style="width:100%; background: #f0e3a2; border-radius: 0px 10px 10px 0px; -moz-border-radius: 0px 10px 10px 0px; -webkit-border-top-left-radius: 0px; -webkit-border-top-right-radius: 10px; -webkit-border-bottom-right-radius: 10px; -webkit-border-bottom-left-radius: 0px; -khtml-border-radius: 0px 10px 10px 0px; -o-border-radius: 0px 10px 10px 0px;"> <tr> <td align="left"> <a href="/wiki/Judge_Me_Tender" title="Judge Me Tender">"Judge Me Tender"</a> </td> <td align="right"> 464 </td> <td align="left"> <a href="/wiki/Judge_Me_Tender" title="Judge Me Tender">→</a> </td></tr></table> </td></tr></table> <dl><dd><span>"<i>The sum total is the greatest murder since <a href="/wiki/Snape" class="mw-redirect" title="Snape">Snape</a> killed Dumbledore!</i>"</span></dd> <dd>―<a href="/wiki/Sideshow_Bob" title="Sideshow Bob">Sideshow Bob</a></dd></dl> <div style="position:absolute; z-index:100; right:38px; top:17%;" class="metadata" id="featured-star"><img alt="This article is written in a real-world perspective." src="https://static.simpsonswiki.com/images/thumb/7/71/Real-world.png/37px-Real-world.png" title="This article is written in a real-world perspective." width="37" height="37" srcset="https://static.simpsonswiki.com/images/7/71/Real-world.png 1.5x" /></div> <table align="right" style="background: #f0e3a2; border:2px solid #e9d677; width: 19%; border-top-left-radius: 5px; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 5px; -webkit-border-top-left-radius: 5px; -khtml-border-top-left-radius: 5px; -icab-border-top-left-radius: 5px; -o-border-top-left-radius: 5px; border-bottom-left-radius: 5px; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px; -webkit-border-bottom-left-radius: 5px; -khtml-border-bottom-left-radius: 5px; -icab-border-bottom-left-radius: 5px; -o-border-bottom-left-radius: 5px;; border-bottom-left-radius: 5px; -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 5px; -webkit-border-bottom-left-radius: 5px; -khtml-border-bottom-left-radius: 5px; -icab-border-bottom-left-radius: 5px; -o-border-bottom-left-radius: 5px; border-bottom-right-radius: 5px; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 5px; -webkit-border-bottom-right-radius: 5px; -khtml-border-bottom-right-radius: 5px; -icab-border-bottom-right-radius: 5px; -o-border-bottom-right-radius: 5px;; border-radius: 10px; -moz-border-radius: 10px; -webkit-border-radius: 10px; -khtml-border-radius: 10px; -icab-border-radius: 10px; -o-border-radius: 10px;;"> <tr> <td align="center"> <b><big>"The Bob Next Door"</big></b> <table align="center" style="background: #e9d677; border-radius: 10px; -moz-border-radius: 10px; -webkit-border-radius: 10px; -khtml-border-radius: 10px; -icab-border-radius: 10px; -o-border-radius: 10px;;"> <tr> <td align="center" style="background:#f4eabd;"> <a href="/wiki/File:The_Bob_Next_Door.png" class="image"><img alt="The Bob Next Door.png" src="https://static.simpsonswiki.com/images/thumb/b/b8/The_Bob_Next_Door.png/250px-The_Bob_Next_Door.png" width="250" height="141" srcset="https://static.simpsonswiki.com/images/thumb/b/b8/The_Bob_Next_Door.png/375px-The_Bob_Next_Door.png 1.5x, https://static.simpsonswiki.com/images/thumb/b/b8/The_Bob_Next_Door.png/500px-The_Bob_Next_Door.png 2x" /></a><br/> </td></tr></table> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#e9d677; border-radius: 10px; -moz-border-radius: 10px; -webkit-border-radius: 10px; -khtml-border-radius: 10px; -icab-border-radius: 10px; -o-border-radius: 10px;;" align="center"> <b>Episode Information</b> <table align="center" style="background: #FFFDF0; width: 100%; border-radius: 10px; -moz-border-radius: 10px; -webkit-border-radius: 10px; -khtml-border-radius: 10px; -icab-border-radius: 10px; -o-border-radius: 10px;"> <tr> <th align="right" width="80px"> Episode number: </th> <td> 463 </td></tr> <tr> <th align="right" width="80px" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa;"> Season number: </th> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa;"> <a href="/wiki/Season_21" title="Season 21">S21</a> E22 </td></tr> <tr> <th align="right" width="80px" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa;"> Production code: </th> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa;"> MABF11 </td></tr> <tr> <th align="right" width="80px" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa;"> Original airdate: </th> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa;"> May 16, <a href="/wiki/2010" title="2010">2010</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th align="right" width="80px" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa;"> <a href="/wiki/List_of_title_screen_gags" title="List of title screen gags">Title screen</a>: </th> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa;"> <a href="/wiki/Krusty_the_Clown" title="Krusty the Clown">Krusty the Clown</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sideshow_Mel" title="Sideshow Mel">Sideshow Mel</a> performing a trapeze act </td></tr> <tr> <th align="right" width="80px" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa;"> <a href="/wiki/List_of_billboard_gags" title="List of billboard gags">Billboard gag</a>: </th> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa;"> <a href="/wiki/Springfield_Retirement_Castle" title="Springfield Retirement Castle">Springfield Retirement Castle</a>: New Vacancies Every Flu Season </td></tr> <tr> <th align="right" width="80px" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa;"> <a href="/wiki/List_of_chalkboard_gags" title="List of chalkboard gags">Chalkboard gag</a>: </th> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa;"> Batman is not "nothing without his utility belt." </td></tr> <tr> <th align="right" width="80px" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa;"> <a href="/wiki/List_of_couch_gags" title="List of couch gags">Couch gag</a>: </th> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa;"> Harold from <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_and_the_Purple_Crayon" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Harold and the Purple Crayon">Harold and the Purple Crayon</a></i> draws the Simpsons' living room, as well as a can of <a href="/wiki/Duff" class="mw-redirect" title="Duff">Duff</a> for <a href="/wiki/Homer" class="mw-redirect" title="Homer">Homer</a>. </td></tr> <tr> <th align="right" width="80px" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa;"> <a href="/wiki/List_of_guest_stars" title="List of guest stars">Guest star(s)</a>: </th> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa;"> <a href="/wiki/Kelsey_Grammer" title="Kelsey Grammer">Kelsey Grammer</a> as <a href="/wiki/Sideshow_Bob" title="Sideshow Bob">Sideshow Bob</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th align="right" width="80px" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa;"> <a href="/wiki/List_of_showrunners" title="List of showrunners">Showrunner</a>: </th> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa;"> <a href="/wiki/Al_Jean" title="Al Jean">Al Jean</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th align="right" width="80px" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa;"> Written by: </th> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa;"> <a href="/wiki/John_Frink" title="John Frink">John Frink</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th align="right" width="80px" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa;"> Directed by: </th> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa;"> <a href="/wiki/Nancy_Kruse" title="Nancy Kruse">Nancy Kruse</a> </td></tr> </table> </td></tr></table> <p><br /> "<b>The Bob Next Door</b>" is the twenty-second episode of <a href="/wiki/Season_21" title="Season 21">season 21</a> of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i> and the four-hundred and sixty-third episode overall. It originally aired on May 16, <a href="/wiki/2010" title="2010">2010</a>. The episode was written by <a href="/wiki/John_Frink" title="John Frink">John Frink</a> and directed by <a href="/wiki/Nancy_Kruse" title="Nancy Kruse">Nancy Kruse</a>. It guest stars <a href="/wiki/Kelsey_Grammer" title="Kelsey Grammer">Kelsey Grammer</a> as <a href="/wiki/Sideshow_Bob" title="Sideshow Bob">Sideshow Bob</a>. </p> <div id="toc" class="toc"><div id="toctitle" class="toctitle"><h2>Contents</h2></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Synopsis"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Synopsis</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Plot"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Plot</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="#Act_I"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Act I</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4"><a href="#Act_II"><span class="tocnumber">2.2</span> <span class="toctext">Act II</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="#Act_III"><span class="tocnumber">2.3</span> <span class="toctext">Act III</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-6"><a href="#Production"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Production</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-7"><a href="#Reception"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Reception</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-8"><a href="#Gallery"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Gallery</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-9"><a href="#References"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Synopsis">Synopsis</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Bob_Next_Door&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Synopsis">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <dl><dd><span>"<i><a href="/wiki/Bart" class="mw-redirect" title="Bart">Bart</a> becomes convinced that his new neighbor, <a href="/wiki/Walt_Warren" title="Walt Warren">Walt Warren</a>, is his archenemy, <a href="/wiki/Sideshow_Bob" title="Sideshow Bob">Sideshow Bob</a>, disguised and back for revenge. But when <a href="/wiki/Marge" class="mw-redirect" title="Marge">Marge</a> tries to convince Bart otherwise by taking him to the state penitentiary, a disturbing truth is revealed, leading to danger for the spiky-haired boy.</i>"</span></dd></dl> <p><br /> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Plot">Plot</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Bob_Next_Door&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Plot">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Act_I">Act I</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Bob_Next_Door&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Act I">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <div class="thumb tleft"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:202px;"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Bob_Next_Door_1.png" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://static.simpsonswiki.com/images/thumb/f/f9/The_Bob_Next_Door_1.png/200px-The_Bob_Next_Door_1.png" width="200" height="113" class="thumbimage" srcset="https://static.simpsonswiki.com/images/thumb/f/f9/The_Bob_Next_Door_1.png/300px-The_Bob_Next_Door_1.png 1.5x, https://static.simpsonswiki.com/images/thumb/f/f9/The_Bob_Next_Door_1.png/400px-The_Bob_Next_Door_1.png 2x" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Bob_Next_Door_1.png" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div><a href="/wiki/Simpson_family" title="Simpson family">The Simpsons</a> watch their new neighbor move in.</div></div></div> <p>At an emergency <a href="/wiki/Springfield_Town_Hall" title="Springfield Town Hall">town-hall</a> meeting, <a href="/wiki/Mayor_Quimby" class="mw-redirect" title="Mayor Quimby">Mayor Quimby</a> announces to <a href="/wiki/Springfield" title="Springfield">Springfield</a>'s citizens that the town is suffering from an economic crisis. Therefore, he decides to enact several cost-cutting measures, one of which includes the release of all prisoners convicted of minor offenses from <a href="/wiki/Springfield_Penitentiary" title="Springfield Penitentiary">Springfield Penitentiary</a>. </p><p>Many Springfieldians move because of the crisis, including <a href="/wiki/Simpson_family" title="Simpson family">The Simpsons</a>' neighbors, <a href="/wiki/Ruth_Powers" title="Ruth Powers">Ruth</a> and <a href="/wiki/Laura_Powers" title="Laura Powers">Laura Powers</a> and their <a href="/wiki/740_Evergreen_Terrace" title="740 Evergreen Terrace">home</a> is put on the market. <a href="/wiki/Homer" class="mw-redirect" title="Homer">Homer</a>, after smelling cookies baked by realtor <a href="/wiki/Cookie_Kwan" title="Cookie Kwan">Cookie Kwan</a> to attract buyers, decides he wants to purchase the house. Just as Homer is filling out loan paperwork, Cookie informs him that someone has already bought the property. Shortly after, Marge, <a href="/wiki/Lisa" class="mw-redirect" title="Lisa">Lisa</a> and Bart watch several movers carrying personal possessions into the house. They conclude that their new neighbor is a lover of hybrid cars, antique furniture, and <a href="/wiki/Koi_Pond" title="Koi Pond">koi ponds</a>. Just then, the new neighbor — Walt Warren — arrives and Bart heads over to introduce himself, "Bart Simpson-style". Bart spits on his hand and holds it out to shake in a playful prank. Walt greets him with a eerily familiar "Hello, Bart." Bart immediately recognizes Walt's voice as that of Sideshow Bob's and runs off screaming in terror. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Act_II">Act II</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Bob_Next_Door&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Act II">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <p>Bart begins barricading himself into his home, all the while trying to convince the rest of the family that Sideshow Bob is living next door, using the identity of Walt Warren as a distraction. Homer and Marge attempt to reassure him that "a lot of people sound like Sideshow Bob, like Frasier on <i><a href="/wiki/Cheers" title="Cheers">Cheers</a></i>, Frasier on <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frasier" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Frasier">Frasier</a></i>, and Lt. Commander Tom Dodge on <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Down_Periscope" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Down Periscope">Down Periscope</a></i>" but Bart remains unconvinced. He decides to unmask Walt as Bob and reveal to everyone the truth. </p> <div class="thumb tleft"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:202px;"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Bob_Next_Door_2.png" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://static.simpsonswiki.com/images/thumb/b/bb/The_Bob_Next_Door_2.png/200px-The_Bob_Next_Door_2.png" width="200" height="113" class="thumbimage" srcset="https://static.simpsonswiki.com/images/thumb/b/bb/The_Bob_Next_Door_2.png/300px-The_Bob_Next_Door_2.png 1.5x, https://static.simpsonswiki.com/images/thumb/b/bb/The_Bob_Next_Door_2.png/400px-The_Bob_Next_Door_2.png 2x" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Bob_Next_Door_2.png" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div><a href="/wiki/Bart" class="mw-redirect" title="Bart">Bart</a> suspects <a href="/wiki/Sideshow_Bob" title="Sideshow Bob">Sideshow Bob</a> is at it again.</div></div></div> <p>Joined by <a href="/wiki/Milhouse" class="mw-redirect" title="Milhouse">Milhouse</a> in his <a href="/wiki/Bart%27s_treehouse" title="Bart's treehouse">treehouse</a>, Bart attempts to trick Bob into exposing his identity by singing loudly to a <a href="/wiki/Gilbert_and_Sullivan" title="Gilbert and Sullivan">Gilbert & Sullivan</a> operetta, knowing that his nemesis, who has a fondness for such music, would overhear and be unable to resist joining in. Their plan fails, however, when Walt expresses his distaste for opera and instead declares his love for country. </p><p>Later, at a neighborhood party, while Walt is giving a speech to a group of Springfieldians, Bart sneaks into Walt's home, to try and locate any proof. He searches through cupboards, drawers and a stack of magazines, but fails to find any solid confirmation that Walt is indeed Bob. He ultimately ends up getting caught by Marge. To put an end to Bart's paranoia, Marge decides to take him to Springfield Penitentiary to prove that Bob remains incarcerated. </p> <div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:202px;"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Bob_Next_Door_3.png" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://static.simpsonswiki.com/images/thumb/f/f2/The_Bob_Next_Door_3.png/200px-The_Bob_Next_Door_3.png" width="200" height="113" class="thumbimage" srcset="https://static.simpsonswiki.com/images/thumb/f/f2/The_Bob_Next_Door_3.png/300px-The_Bob_Next_Door_3.png 1.5x, https://static.simpsonswiki.com/images/thumb/f/f2/The_Bob_Next_Door_3.png/400px-The_Bob_Next_Door_3.png 2x" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Bob_Next_Door_3.png" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div><a href="/wiki/Bart" class="mw-redirect" title="Bart">Bart</a> was right all along...</div></div></div> <p>A guard leads them to Bob's padded cell, where Bart's nemesis is preoccupied with scrawling "Bart Simpson will die" all over the walls. Once Bob spots Bart looking at him through the vision panel, he jumps towards the cell door and mumbles something, before the guard intervenes. Marge and Bart leave, now convinced that Walt cannot be Bob. That night, Bob launches an escape plan. Attracting the attention of a guard, Bob manages to wrestle the guard's taser off him, stunning him and escaping outdoors. After avoiding capture by prison hounds (one of which mistakes Bob's hair for a bush and urinates on him), he makes it over the wall and escapes. He heads for <a href="/wiki/Evergreen_Terrace" title="Evergreen Terrace">Evergreen Terrace</a>. The next morning, Walt invites Bart to a <a href="/wiki/Springfield_Isotopes" title="Springfield Isotopes">Springfield Isotopes</a> baseball game. Bart accepts the invitation and shortly after, the pair begin their journey to the <a href="/wiki/Springfield_Stadium" title="Springfield Stadium">Springfield Stadium</a>. </p><p>Meanwhile, Sideshow Bob arrives at the Simpsons' home and shocks Marge and Homer, the latter who holds Bob captive. Bob explains that he isn't actually Sideshow Bob, he's the <i>real</i> Walt Warren. "If you're the real Walt Warren", Marge questions, "Then who's taking our son to the baseball game right now?" Concurrently, 'Walt' doesn't take the freeway turn-off to the stadium and Bart suspects that something is up. "You don't have to call me Mr. Warren anymore", 'Walt' says slyly, "See Bart, you were right all along ... I <i>am</i> Sideshow Bob!" Bob reveals his true self by taking off his shoes, subsequently unfolding his unusually large feet—undeniable proof that he indeed is Robert Underdunk Terwilliger. "And now I am free to sing all the Gilbert & Sullivan I damn well please!" Bob remarks, as Bart watches, unnerved. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Act_III">Act III</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Bob_Next_Door&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Act III">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h3> <p>Back at the Simpson house, Homer and Marge release Walt and head over to Bob's house, where, in his bedroom, they discover dozens of pictures of Bart with knives in them, effigies of Bart being hanged and drowned in an aquarium, and so on. Lisa also finds a brochure for the fictional <a href="/wiki/Five_Corners" title="Five Corners">Five Corners</a>, the only point in the U.S.A. where five states meet, with the notation "KILL BART HERE" handwritten in red. The Simpsons and Walt set off for Five Corners. </p><p>Meanwhile, Bob recounts his escape from prison to Bart. He explains that his cell-mate, Walt, a minor offender, who fortuitously had the same build and facial structure as him, was up for early release. Shortly before his release took place, Bob performed plastic surgery on Walt and switched their faces, before simply walking out posing as Walt when he was set free. He then used the proceeds from Walt's investments to buy the house next door to the Simpsons.<br> </p> <div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:202px;"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Bob_Next_Door_4.png" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://static.simpsonswiki.com/images/thumb/d/dc/The_Bob_Next_Door_4.png/200px-The_Bob_Next_Door_4.png" width="200" height="113" class="thumbimage" srcset="https://static.simpsonswiki.com/images/thumb/d/dc/The_Bob_Next_Door_4.png/300px-The_Bob_Next_Door_4.png 1.5x, https://static.simpsonswiki.com/images/thumb/d/dc/The_Bob_Next_Door_4.png/400px-The_Bob_Next_Door_4.png 2x" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Bob_Next_Door_4.png" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div>Showdown at <a href="/wiki/Five_Corners" title="Five Corners">Five Corners</a>.</div></div></div> <p>Later, Bob stops at a <a href="/wiki/Gas_and_Grub" title="Gas and Grub">diner</a> for food, where a waitress (mistaking a suture for a jacket thread) accidentally pulls his face off. Bob dashes back into his car and, after fixing his face, continues his journey with Bart to Five Corners. Soon after, the Simpsons and Walt arrive. The unsettled waitress sends the Simpsons to <a href="/wiki/Mexico" title="Mexico">Mexico</a>, while Walt, sensing that she fell in love with his face and is purposefully sending them on the wrong route, carries on for Five Corners. Bob and Bart arrive at The Five Corners. Bob tells Bart that he will stand in one state; reach into a second state and shoot his gun; have the bullet travel through a third state; hit Bart in a fourth state; and Bart will fall dead in the fifth state. No single portion of the sequence is illegal, therefore none of the five states will be able to prosecute him for Bart's murder. Just as Bob is about to put his plan into action, Walt arrives and wrestles the gun away. </p><p>Suddenly, a bee appears under Bob's transplanted face, which distracts Walt—Bob takes the gun back and is seconds away from shooting both Walt and Bart, before <a href="/wiki/Chief_Wiggum" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Wiggum">Chief Wiggum</a> arrives with <a href="/wiki/Eddie" title="Eddie">Eddie</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lou" title="Lou">Lou</a>. The law enforcement officials from the other four states quickly make an appearance, cutting off Bob's escape. Bob is arrested by the <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a> cops and taken away. </p><p>Back at Evergreen Terrace, Walt's former house is now vacant, but only temporarily. A distant <a href="/wiki/Flanders_Family" class="mw-redirect" title="Flanders Family">Flanders</a> relative called <a href="/wiki/Ted_Flanders" title="Ted Flanders">Ted Flanders</a> moves into the house, and he and <a href="/wiki/Ned" class="mw-redirect" title="Ned">Ned</a> start a conversation laced with "Flanders-isms", talking to each other from across the Simpsons' front yard. Homer goes stir-crazy. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Production">Production</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Bob_Next_Door&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Production">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <p>"The Bob Next Door" was written by long-term writer <a href="/wiki/John_Frink" title="John Frink">John Frink</a> and directed by <a href="/wiki/Nancy_Kruse" title="Nancy Kruse">Nancy Kruse</a>. </p><p>According to executive producer <a href="/wiki/Al_Jean" title="Al Jean">Al Jean</a>, "The Bob Next Door" was slated to air on January 14, 2010, along with "<a href="/wiki/Once_Upon_a_Time_in_Springfield" title="Once Upon a Time in Springfield">Once Upon a Time in Springfield</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_20th_Anniversary_Special_in_3-D_on_Ice" class="mw-redirect" title="The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special in 3-D on Ice">The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special in 3-D on Ice</a>", but was instead moved to May 16 for an unknown reason.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Reception">Reception</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Bob_Next_Door&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Reception">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <p>The episode was watched by an estimated total of 6.25 million viewers and received a 2.1 in the key demographic, losing out to <i><a href="/wiki/Family_Guy" title="Family Guy">Family Guy</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></sup> </p><p>Critically, "The Bob Next Door" received very positive reviews. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://uk.ign.com/">IGN</a> described the episode as "a funny return to form that proved there's still a lot to enjoy when <i>The Simpsons</i> pit Bob and Bart against each other." They ultimately gave "The Bob Next Door" a 8.5/10 rating, adding that the episode "reminded us what makes Bob so much fun."<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a></sup> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.avclub.com/">The A.V Club</a> called it "refreshing" and "a fine half-hour of entertainment." They compared the episode's final moments to previous Sideshow Bob episode "<a href="/wiki/Cape_Feare" title="Cape Feare">Cape Feare</a>" and concluded, "If <i>The Simpsons</i> intends to self-plagiarize (and it obviously does), that's a good episode to copy." They ultimately awarded the episode a B+ grade.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a></sup> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.thetvcritic.org/">The TV Critic</a> also gave positive opinion. They wrote that "The Bob Next Door" was better than recent Sideshow Bob stories "owing to the <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Face/Off" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Face/Off">Face/Off</a></i> elements which added a new twist on Bob's escape and murder attempts."<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a></sup><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.tvfanatic.com/">TV Fanatic</a> gave the episode a 4/5 star rating, and complimented its "strong plot line" and "good twists."<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a></sup> </p><p>Fan reaction was also positive. On <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nohomers.net/forum.php">The No Homers Club</a>, a fan poll had a majority 4/5 rating, with many commenting that the episode was better than previous Sideshow Bob episodes, notably "<a href="/wiki/Funeral_for_a_Fiend" title="Funeral for a Fiend">Funeral for a Fiend</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/The_Italian_Bob" title="The Italian Bob">The Italian Bob</a>". Fans complimented the final showdown at Five Corners, which was described as "inspired", but many were critical of Bob switching faces with Walt labeling it as "a bit too far fetched."<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a></sup> </p><p>The episode currently has a 7.4/10 IMDb rating and a 8.7/10 rating on TV.com.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8">[8]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Gallery">Gallery</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Bob_Next_Door&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Gallery">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"><div style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px;"><div style="margin:15px auto;"><a 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href="#cite_ref-1">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://uk.ign.com/articles/2009/09/25/the-simpsons-say-hello-to-season-21?page=2">IGN - The Simpsons Say Hello to Season 21 - "Executive Producer Al Jean tells us what's to come this season."</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-2">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/05/17/tv-ratings-survivior-finale-tops-abcs-finale-sunday/51572/">TVbytheNumbers - "TV Ratings: Survivor Finale Tops ABC's Finale Sunday, Celebrity Apprentice Ties Series Low"</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-3">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://uk.ign.com/articles/2010/05/17/the-simpsons-the-bob-next-door-review">IGN: The Simpsons: "The Bob Next Door" Review</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-4">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-bob-next-doorclevelands-angelsthe-splendid-sou,41204/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=feeds&utm_source=avclub_rss_daily">A.V Club - FOX Animation - "The Bob Next Door"/"Cleveland's Angels"/"The Splendid Source"/"Great Space Roaster"</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-5">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.thetvcritic.org/reviews/comedies/the-simpsons/season-46/the-bob-next-door/">TVCritic.org Simpsons - Episode 22 - The Bob Next Door review</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-6">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.tvfanatic.com/2010/05/the-simpsons-review-the-bob-next-door/">TVFanatic.com: The Simpsons Review: "The Bob Next Door"</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-7">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nohomers.net/showthread.php?87185-R-amp-R-The-Bob-Next-Door">NoHomers.net Fan forum - Episode discussion: R&R: The Bob Next Door</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-8">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1645678/">IMDb "The Bob Next Door" page</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-9">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.tv.com/shows/the-simpsons/the-bob-next-door-1304155/">TV.com The Simpsons The Bob Next Door</a></span> </li> 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