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9.3 Superb
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Air Date

Thursday October 7, 1993

Production Code

9F22

Episode Summary

After Bart starts receiving death threats from his nemesis Sideshow Bob, the Simpsons enter the Witness Relocation Program and move to a "Cape Fear"-esque town several miles away.

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    10 Perfect

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    Bart gets threats in the mail, and he soon learns it is from Bob. So the Simpsons relocate themselves. But little do they realize that Bob is following them. In the end, Bob is about to finally get Bart, but Bart tricks him by singing the entire score from the HMS Pinafore. And he is again arrested. Everything returns to normal, except for... Grandma?! Nah, it's Grampa looking like a woman because he did not have his pills.

    This is one of the funniest episodes of the whole series. It's wacky too but almost every single jokes in it works.

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    8.5 Great

    Bart's sworn enemy Sideshow Bob has been paroled and once again tries to murder Bart. The Simpsons' efforts to elude Bob have them joining the Witness Protection Program and being relocated to a town named Cape Feare. hide show

    Hands down the funniest episode of the season. The laughs do not stop from beginning to end. Kelsey Grammar is once again in top form as the voice of Sideshow Bob. It's hard to determine which is the best scene in this episode because there are so many great ones. From the Simpsons' drive to their new home to Bob's unlucky encounters with numerous rakes and a very painful parade, it's hard to say which is the best. Let's not forget the hysterical way that Bart manages to outsmart Bob and save himself. Definitely a classic episode of "The Simpsons."

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    10 Perfect

    Sideshow bob is back and hes trying to kill Bart again. hide show

    This quite possibly be the best episode of the Simpsons since it is one of my favorites. The whole episode is just flawless from start to finish. I loved Homer getting his new name and not understanding the concept that he is Homer Thompsan now. Also, Homer scaring Bart with a chainshaw and butcher knife. All of the letters ti Bart were hilarious, and Bob's parole hearing had me in stiches. "No one who speaks German can be an evil man!" Bottom line this is just a wonderful episode and a must see for any TV fan even if you dont like the show.

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    9.5 Superb

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    This is one of the best Simpson episodes ever, and is regarded as one of the all-time greats. It is a parody of the horror film, Cape Fear, also taking its title. Sideshow Bob is shown in prison writing threatening letters to Bart. He is soon released from prison and vows to act his revenge against Bart. The Simpsons find out about this and enter a witness protection program that leads them to the town, Terror Lake. Little do they know that Sideshow Bob has been following them all along. This is easily one of my favorite episodes and another great Sideshow Bob episode.

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    A classic attempt of sideshow bob killing young bart simpson. hide show

    I really love this episode it's for me the best one of all the simpsons episodes. Almost everthing they say is meant as a joke! :)Die bart Die. No one who speaks german could be an evil man! And of course the rake scene. :D But I especially love the part from homer walks in with a butcher knif till sideshow bob gets arrested. But my favourite quote from sideshow bob is still... Atempting murder, now honestly, what is that? Do they give a Nobel Prize for attempted chemistry? And then... You want the truth! You can't handle the truth! No truth handler you! Bah! I deride your truth handling abilities! Haha so funny ;)

    I know my englisch isn't that good but I'm Dutch and I get english at my school and I'm not verry good in it. :P

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  • Sideshow Bob's shudder after he steps on the rakes was a reused clip from the previous Sideshow Bob episode, "Black Widower". []
  • At the police station, there is a "wanted" picture of Fat Tony. []
  • Sideshow Bob's tattoos include ''Die Bart, Die'' and a picture of Bart's head on a skateboard, with a speech bubble reading ''Ouch, Man!''. []
More Trivia
  • This episode was nominated for the 1994 Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore). []
  • This was the last episode produced by the original team of writers. []
  • Itchy and Scratchy: "Spay Anything"
    Scratchy enters a building called "Itchy's Cat Hospital." When Scratchy runs into a room, two bulldogs capture him and put him on a seat of a machine. Itchy starts up the lasers. As the lasers are rolling, Scratchy sees a plug. Just as the lasers are about to strike, his tounge manages to pull the plug. But Itchy comes back in, replugs the machine, and the lasers go in different directions, killing Scratchy. []
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  • Bart: Take him away, boys.
    Chief Wiggum: Hey, I'm the chief here! Bake him away, toys.
    Lou: What'd you say, chief?
    Chief Wiggum: Do what the kid said. []
  • Bart: Mom, Dad, I saw Sideshow Bob and he threatened to kill me!
    Homer: Bart, don't interrupt!
    Marge: Homer, this is serious!
    Homer: Oh, it is not. []
  • Bart: I'll be Gus, the lovable chimney-sweep. Clean as a whistle, sharp as a thistle, best in all Westminster. []
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  • Nightmare on Elm Street
    The knife glove that Flanders wears to trim his hedges is similar to the one worn by Freddy Kruger from the horror series, A Nightmare on Elm Street. []
  • Friday the 13th
    The hockey mask Homer wears looks like Jason Voorhees' from the Friday the 13th movie series. []
  • Bart: Linda Lavin?
    Lisa: No, someone who didn't deserve it.
    Linda Lavin is an American singer and Tony Award and Golden Globe Award-winning stage, film and television actress. She is perhaps best known for playing the title character in the US sitcom Alice. []
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