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Black Widower

Episode aired Apr 9, 1992
TV-14TV-14
30m

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8.3/10

3.2K

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Animation Comedy

Sideshow Bob gets out of jail and plots to take his revenge on Bart by marrying his Aunt Selma and killing her.Sideshow Bob gets out of jail and plots to take his revenge on Bart by marrying his Aunt Selma and killing her.Sideshow Bob gets out of jail and plots to take his revenge on Bart by marrying his Aunt Selma and killing her.

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3.2K

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Director
- David Silverman
Writers
- Matt Groening
- James L. Brooks
- Sam Simon(story by)
Stars
- Dan Castellaneta(voice)
- Julie Kavner(voice)
- Nancy Cartwright(voice)

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Dan Castellaneta

Homer Simpson
(voice)
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Julie Kavner

Marge Simpson
(voice)
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Nancy Cartwright

Dino-Son
(voice)
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Yeardley Smith

Lisa Simpson
(voice)

Hank Azaria

Dino-Dad
(voice)
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Harry Shearer

Prison Guard
(voice)
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Kelsey Grammer

Sideshow Bob
(voice)

Director
- David Silverman
Writers
- Matt Groening
- James L. Brooks
- Sam Simon(story by)
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Trivia
The episode begins with the family, except for Marge, watching a parody of Dinosaurs (1991) on television. The staff thought the series was a knock-off of The Simpsons (1989), so at one point Bart exclaims "It's like they saw our lives and put it right on screen," and points at the television screen.

Goofs
When Bob is laughing in the car while Selma is asleep, you can see the outline of Bob's right eye show through his hair for a couple of seconds.

Quotes
Sideshow Bob: [Sideshow bob is watching TV with Selma]
Man: Thank you, Sen?or MacGyver, you saved our village.
MacGyver: Don't thank me, thank the Moon's gravitational pull.
Selma: That MacGyver's a genius.
Sideshow Bob: First of all, he's not a genius, he's an actor, and second, he's not *much* of an actor.
Selma: You're lying! You're lying!
Sideshow Bob: No Selma, this is lying: that was a well-plotted piece of nonclaptrap that never made me want to retch.

Connections
Featured in The Simpsons: Another Simpsons Clip Show (1994)

Soundtracks
Somethin' Stupid
(uncredited)
by C. Carson Parks
Performed by Kelsey Grammer and Julie Kavner

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9/10

Sideshow Bob Returns!

This is the twenty-first episode of the third season of the Simpsons and it's a highlight of the season, thanks to the return of the villain Sideshow Bob who last time we saw him, tried to frame Krusty. But this time the unthinkable happens as he begins a harmless romance with Selma.....or is he?

In this episode, "Black Widower," Selma and Bob began to write to each other while Bob was in prison. When Bob was released, he plans to marry Selma. While everyone is convinced that Bob has changed, Bart is not too sure. Eventually, Bart undercovers a dastardly plan in which Bob will try to murder Selma, so he steps in to try to save the day.

Overall, another excellent episode and it's pretty tense at times, actually. It's still funny, and the romance between Selma and Bob is well-developed and the best part of the episode. I also loved the references to The Elephant Man and Psycho. I rate this episode 9/10.

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g-bodyl
Aug 21, 2014

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30 minutes
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Dolby
Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1

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