The Italian Bob

"The Italian Bob"
The Simpsons episode
Episode no.Season 17
Episode 8
Directed byMark Kirkland
Written byJohn Frink
Production codeHABF02
Original air dateDecember 11, 2005 (2005-12-11)
Guest appearances
Kelsey Grammer as Sideshow Bob[1]
Maria Grazia Cucinotta as Francessa Terwilliger (Sideshow Bob's wife)[2]
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"The Italian Bob" is the 8th episode of The Simpsons' 17th season. It was first broadcast on the Fox network on December 11, 2005.[3] The episode was written by John Frink.[1] Mark Kirkland is the director of the episode.[1] The episode is about the Simpson family going to Italy. They learn that Sideshow Bob is the mayor of a town in Italy.[4]

Kelsey Grammer guest stars as Sideshow Bob.[1] Maria Grazia Cucinotta guest stars as Bob's wife, Francesca Terwilliger.[2] About 10.39 million people watched the episode when it was first broadcast[5] Grammer was given an Emmy Award in 2006 for being the voice actor of Sideshow Bob in the episode.[6] John Frink got a Writers Guild of America Award for writing the episode.[7]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The A.V. Club (June 20, 2018). "The Simpsons vacation episodes, ranked". Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Luck, Richard (December 16, 2019). "The Simpson's greatest European excursions". The New European. Archived from the original on January 25, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  3. ↑ Hugar, John (November 19, 2014). "Every Sideshow Bob Episode Of 'The Simpsons,' Ranked". Uproxx. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  4. ↑ Elle, Vanessa (October 15, 2019). "10 Real Locations Around The World The Simpsons Visited". The Travel. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  5. ↑ unknown (September 12, 2005). "Ratings: The Italian Bob". Posted by Adam. Simpsons Channel. Archived from the original on August 3, 2013. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  6. ↑ Heritage, Stuart (July 21, 2014). "Krusty the Clown: the greatest Simpsons character ever?". The Guardian. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  7. ↑ McNary, Dave (February 11, 2007). "'Departed' shines at WGA kudos". Variety. Retrieved March 13, 2021.

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