"Sideshow Bob Roberts" is the fifth episode of The Simpsons' sixth season, and it originally aired on October 9, 1994. Kelsey Grammer More

"Sideshow Bob Roberts" is the fifth episode of The Simpsons' sixth season, and it originally aired on October 9, 1994. Kelsey Grammer returns as villain Sideshow Bob, who in this episode, wins the Springfield mayoral election through electoral fraud. The episode was written by Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein, and directed by Mark Kirkland. Oakley and Weinstein drew inspiration for the episode from the Watergate scandal, and included many cultural references to political films, as well as real-life events. These included the film All the President's Men and the first televised debate between Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy during the 1960 United States presidential election. The episode was referenced in a course at Columbia College Chicago titled: "The Simpsons as Satirical Authors". It received favorable reception in the media, including a positive mention in I Can't Believe It's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide and Green Bay Press-Gazette. A review in Press & Sun-Bulletin placed the episode as the seventh best of the series.+++++++++++++++++Plot In Springfield Prison, Sideshow Bob calls Birch Barlow, a local right-wing talk show host and complains of being unfairly imprisoned. Barlow and Springfield's residents pressure Mayor Quimby into releasing Bob. Bob is soon unveiled as the Republican Party candidate for the Springfield mayoral election. Determined to keep Bob from becoming mayor, Bart and Lisa decide to campaign for Quimby. Unfortunately, due to Bob's charisma and Quimby's drowsy appearance at a televised debate, Bob wins the election. The Simpsons awake to find that their house is in the way of Bob's new "Matlock Expressway" and that it will soon be demolished. Bob also demotes Bart to kindergarten at Springfield Elementary School. Bart and Lisa begin to suspect that Bob somehow rigged the election. Lisa goes through the voting records but is unable to find any evidence that the election was rigged. Lisa receives a message from a whistleblower, who turns out to be Waylon Smithers. Bob's policies disagree with Smithers's "choice of lifestyle" so he tells Bart and Lisa to find a voter named Edgar Neubauer, who will lead them to evidence of electoral fraud. Eventually, Bart discovers the name Edgar Neubauer on a tombstone at the cemetery. Lisa discovers that many of those listed as voting for Bob are in fact long dead. At the trial that follows, Bart and Lisa trick Bob into confessing his crime and he is sent back to prison. The Simpsons get their house back, Quimby takes Bob's place as mayor, Bart returns to the fourth grade, and the "Matlock Expressway" is put on hold.
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