Brother from Another Series
The Simpsons, season 8, episode 16. First aired February 23, 1997. 137 moments of about ten seconds each: open one for its frame, what happens and what's said.
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About the episode
After Reverend Lovejoy vouches for him, Sideshow Bob leaves prison in the care of his estranged brother, Cecil Terwilliger, a city engineer who puts him to work on Springfield's hydroelectric dam. Convinced Bob is plotting revenge, Bart and Lisa snoop until they find a briefcase of stolen money in his trailer. The real schemer is Cecil, who has been skimming the dam's budget and plans to frame his brother.
- Written by
- Ken Keeler
- Directed by
- Pete Michels
- Guest stars
- Marcia Wallace as Mrs. Krabappel
- Kelsey Grammer as Sideshow Bob
- David Hyde Pierce as Cecil Terwilliger
- Couch gag
- Topsy Turvy
- Production code
- 4F14
The synopsis is our own. Credits and guest stars from Wikipedia and the Simpsons wiki.
Every moment
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Starting with clouds and the title THE SIMPSONS in orange letters over a blue sky, the scene moves…
0:00–0:12 -
Homer, Marge, Bart and Maggie tumble together on the green carpet of a pink living room, with Homer sprawled…
0:12–0:23 -
Homer sits on the red couch holding a jar, Marge sits beside him cradling baby Maggie, and Lisa and Bart sit…
“Live from Springfield Penitentiary's fabulous this big open area in cell block”
0:23–0:36 -
Krusty the Clown strums an acoustic guitar on a raised stage while rows of inmates in blue uniforms sit…
“I slugged some jerk in Tahoe. They gave me one to three.”
0:36–0:46 -
Krusty the Clown sits on a stool in a black suit and plays an acoustic guitar on a stage with a brick wall…
“My high-priced lawyer sprung me on a technicality.”
0:46–0:56 -
Krusty the Clown plays an acoustic guitar in front of a grey brick wall, gesturing with yellow gloves…
“Hey, hey, I kid. I kid, I kid cause I love.”
0:56–1:06 -
Lisa Simpson and Bart Simpson lie on a purple rug in the living room, propping their chins on their hands…
“Man, those cons love Krusty.”
1:06–1:13 -
Bart sits in the foreground on the left while Marge holds baby Maggie in her arms on a red couch…
“Just remember, Bart, convicts aren't cool, they're bad people.”
1:13–1:20 -
Krusty the Clown holds a microphone on a television screen while standing in front of a row of inmates…
“Hey, now I know where my tax dollars are going.”
1:20–1:31 -
Krusty the Clown and Sideshow Bob stand in a prison common room with rows of inmates in blue uniforms seated…
“Why, I haven't seen you in years. What have you been doing with yourself, Bob?”
1:31–1:41 -
Sideshow Bob speaks into a microphone held by a reporter in a black sleeve while several men in grey shirts…
“Let's see, I rigged the mayoral elections,”
1:41–1:52 -
Sideshow Bob peers out from a purple television-like cabinet in a pink-walled room while Bart stares…
“I've tried to murder Bart Simpson.”
1:52–1:54 -
Lisa, Marge with Maggie in her arms, and Homer sit in the family living room, with Lisa on a rug on the floor…
“He said tried.”
1:54–2:03 -
Homer, Marge, and baby Maggie sit together on the red couch in the pink living room, with Lisa at first…
“Homer!”
2:03–2:13 -
Bart lies face down on a purple bed in an orange shirt and blue shorts while Marge, Homer and Lisa stand…
“Oh, you have nothing to worry about, honey.”
2:13–2:24 -
Homer leans over the bed from the left, while Bart lies face down on a purple bed with his arms tucked…
“We're very proud of you, by the way. And sure,”
2:24–2:32 -
Marge Simpson leans over a purple bed beside Homer Simpson, bald and heavy in a white shirt, while Bart…
“But he's safely locked away. In a medium security prison.”
2:32–2:40 -
Homer, Marge and Lisa stand near a brown door in a pink bedroom while Bart lies face down on a purple bed…
“Thanks for trying, guys.”
2:40–2:50 -
Sideshow Bob stands at a wooden lectern with a microphone in front of a stained glass window, wearing a white…
“I once was lost,”
2:50–2:56 -
Inside a church with stained glass windows, Sideshow Bob stands at a wooden pulpit with a microphone…
“Was blind, but now I see.”
2:56–3:09 -
A row of men in blue jumpsuits sits on a wooden bench beneath a barred window, scowling and talking…
“Oh, really, Reverend?”
3:09–3:21 -
Sideshow Bob stands in a blue shirt beside a man with black swept-back hair, a red shirt and a dark tie…
“Yes, I'm a good, good man.”
3:21–3:33 -
Sideshow Bob stands facing a black-haired man in a pink shirt and dark tie outside a prison area
“Me?”
3:33–3:43 -
Sideshow Bob stands in a visiting room beside a tall reddish-brown beehived woman in the foreground…
“Cecil?”
3:43–3:55 -
Sideshow Bob sits across a wooden partition from a man with curly orange hair and a green sweater vest…
“But it's been ten years. We haven't spoken since the unpleasantness.”
3:55–4:07 -
Sideshow Bob sits across a wooden partition from a curly orange-haired man in a green sweater vest and white…
“Oh, that. That's ancient history.”
4:07–4:18 -
Sideshow Bob sits across a wooden counter from a man with curly orange hair, a green argyle sweater vest…
“Goodness, I had no idea.”
4:18–4:28 -
Sideshow Bob sits at a wooden counter in a paneled room beside a round speaker grille, facing…
“I'm aware of your felonious past, but you are still my brother,”
4:28–4:40 -
Otto stands by a police officer in a cap, and then Sideshow Bob clasps his hands near a police officer
“Get back in there! Get back in there! How can you even think of releasing Sideshow Bob?”
4:40–4:52 -
Homer, Marge, Lisa and Bart stand in a crowd of angry protesters outside a fence, with Moe shouting…
“Get back in there! Get back in there! How can you even think of releasing Sideshow Bob?”
4:52–5:03 -
Troy McClure and Sideshow Bob stand outside a brick building beneath a sign reading "SPRINGFIELD P..."…
“He explained his reasons for trying to kill us all,”
5:03–5:12 -
Sideshow Bob stands in front of a grey brick building with a partly visible sign, first with his hands…
“I make no secret of my past,”
5:12–5:25 -
Sideshow Bob stands in the middle of a crowd outside a grey brick wall marked with partial lettering…
“but this is America, and as an American, aren't I entitled to one?”
5:25–5:36 -
Bart stands on a sidewalk watching a crowd that includes Marge with her tall blue beehive, Homer, and other…
“Don't you see what you've done?”
5:36–5:47 -
Bart stands on a dirt yard in front of a chain-link fence, first wide-eyed with his hands raised…
“Sideshow Bob hasn't reformed. He's pure evil!”
5:47–5:56 -
Sideshow Bob fills the frame in close-up, smirking with half-lidded eyes and a hooked nose, before the hair…
“I hope they still make that shampoo I like.”
5:56–6:04 -
No characters appear in this moment
6:04–6:10 -
Sideshow Bob and a blond-haired man in a white shirt and green sweater vest, who is not Ned Flanders since he…
“Now make yourself at home.”
6:10–6:18 -
Sideshow Bob leans on a bar counter in a wine cellar-style room and gestures with one hand while speaking
“I've been in prison, Cecil.”
6:18–6:27 -
Homer and Marge stand in a pink doorway looking into a bedroom where Bart kneels with his back to them…
“And God bless Mom and Dad and Lisa and Maggie.”
6:27–6:35 -
Homer and Marge stand beside Bart, the spiky-haired boy in a green shirt, at a table in a pink bedroom
“It's him or me, oh, Lord.”
6:35–6:45 -
Sideshow Bob and a one-off man with curly tan hair, a green sweater vest and white shirt sit facing each…
“Well, I suppose I should ask you what you do if I'm to be working with you.”
6:45–6:52 -
A curly-haired, orange-haired man in a green sweater vest and white shirt sits at a table with a plate…
“For me, Bob.”
6:52–7:03 -
Sideshow Bob sits across a restaurant table from a pale, orange-haired one-off man in a green argyle sweater…
“Snigger all you like, Bob.”
7:03–7:13 -
Sideshow Bob sits at a wooden table across from a thin, pale-haired man in a green sweater and white shirt…
“Or a clown's sidekick. Aha!”
7:13–7:21 -
Sideshow Bob sits in a red chair and speaks angrily while gesturing with an outstretched hand
“You wanted to be Krusty's sidekick since you were five.”
7:21–7:29 -
Sideshow Bob and a one-off man with curly orange hair and a green sweater vest sit at a restaurant table…
“I'll thank you not to refer to Princeton that way.”
7:29–7:40 -
Sideshow Bob wears a brown fedora and tan suit with a red tie, and leans on a cane
“Thanks for driving me, big brother.”
7:40–7:51 -
Krusty the Clown sits in the front row of a bleacher beside a purple-haired woman with a notepad, a man…
“Number 73, you're next. Make with a laugh, laugh.”
7:51–8:02 -
Krusty the Clown sits on purple bleachers with a few onlookers, including a woman with lavender hair and red…
“Uh, I have prepared a pie-in-the-face take.”
8:02–8:13 -
Krusty the Clown stands in the foreground of a red-curtained stage, glaring and pointing with a cigarette…
“Free comedy tips, Lick. The pie gag's only funny when the saps got dignity.”
8:13–8:23 -
Sideshow Bob stands on a stage before red curtains with orange circles as a cream pie hits his face…
“Oh, dear.”
8:23–8:31 -
Sideshow Bob stands in a tan suit on the left of a circus ring while a row of spectators sits on purple…
“That guy's a genius. He's gonna change the way we think about getting hit by pies.”
8:31–8:39 -
Krusty the Clown appears in a close-up against a purple wavy background, then a curly orange-haired man…
“When that pie hit your face, I saw my dreams explode in a burst of cream and crust.”
8:39–8:50 -
Sideshow Bob sits at a dining table set with plates of food, a half-full wine glass, and a green bottle…
“Cecil,”
8:50–9:02 -
Two small yellow-skinned cartoon kids walk along a dirt riverbank, one with bushy red hair and a grey-blue…
“There it is, the future site of the Springfield Hydroelectric Dam.”
9:02–9:08 -
Two cartoon men stand outdoors against a blue sky with white clouds, evergreen trees and bushes behind them
“Just the thought of all that raw surging power makes me wonder why the hell I should care.”
9:08–9:16 -
Sideshow Bob stands outdoors beside a man with curly orange hair, a green argyle sweater and khakis who holds…
“Oh, great.”
9:16–9:24 -
Sideshow Bob stands beside a man with short orange hair in a green sweater vest, both on a dirt cliff edge…
“Come on, Bob.”
9:24–9:29 -
Bart and Milhouse crouch in green bushes against a dark backdrop, with Bart raising binoculars while Milhouse…
“He's planted something evil. I know it.”
9:29–9:41 -
Sideshow Bob and a boy with curly orange hair in a green argyle sweater vest are first seen beside a blue…
“Who is that?”
9:41–9:52 -
Sideshow Bob and an orange-haired woman in a white top and green necklace sit at a dinner table with plates…
“I really must thank you for this moment of tranquility, Edna.”
9:52–10:04 -
Sideshow Bob sits in a red-upholstered booth at a restaurant, with a lamp and a glass of red wine…
“It's so exciting to be dating a killer. To be fair, I never successfully killed anyone.”
10:04–10:12 -
Sideshow Bob and Mrs. Krabappel sit together in a restaurant booth with a red banquette, framed portraits…
“I did once try to kill the world's greatest lover.”
10:12–10:25 -
Bart Simpson stands in a green-carpeted restaurant and then steps up to a white-clothed table where Sideshow…
“That's Sideshow Bob!”
10:25–10:27 -
Sideshow Bob sits at a restaurant table across from Bart, seen from behind with his spiky hair
“Well, that's the last time I announced my dinner plans in class.”
10:27–10:40 -
Bart stands on a green carpet in a restaurant lined with framed portraits, with a red sofa and a table…
“I won't be happy until I find out what you're up to.”
10:40–10:51 -
Sideshow Bob is shown first in a wide view of a concrete dam with trucks, a crane and a small figure…
“Hello, brother. All's well, I trust? It most certainly is not.”
10:51–11:03 -
Sideshow Bob sits behind a blue-tiled counter while a curly-haired man with orange-blond hair, a red jacket…
“Come now, you speak as if they were a gaggle of slack-jawed yokels.”
11:03–11:12 -
Four workers in white hard hats gather at a red truck with a cement mixer drum, with Troy McClure, who has…
“See, Cousin Merle and me was playing fetch with Geach.”
11:12–11:22 -
Sideshow Bob raises a hand and gestures while a curly-haired, orange-blond man in a red suit and blue tie…
“Oh, Cousin Merle, really?”
11:22–11:36 -
Sideshow Bob stands on a dirt construction site with a railing and blue sky behind him, gesturing with raised…
“Coveralls that don't quite cover all.”
11:36–11:44 -
Sideshow Bob stands in the first two frames against a blue sky, scowling and then speaking with a clenched…
“Sometimes I wish this dam would burst and bury this cursed town.”
11:44–11:56 -
Bart Simpson and Lisa Simpson are in a green dumpster marked TRASH-CO in a back alley beside a brick wall…
“I lied. Now help me rummage through Bob's trash for clues.”
11:56–12:08 -
Sideshow Bob stands behind a counter in front of a brick wall and a window, holding two blue bags aloft…
“You again!”
12:08–12:15 -
A closed orange door with a small blue knob in a pink wall slowly opens to reveal Sideshow Bob, with his huge…
“Madam,”
12:15–12:26 -
Homer stands wide-eyed and talking beside a purple staircase in a pink room, with a framed picture of Bart…
“Lisa, too?”
12:26–12:31 -
Marge stands at the left by a open door while Homer stands at the right in a pink hallway with a coat rack…
“If he crosses me one more time, just once more, well,”
12:31–12:41 -
Bart and Lisa stand together in a pink-walled room with a red side table holding a yellow vase…
“I know it's hard to accept, Bart, but face it.”
12:41–12:53 -
Bart and Lisa Simpson start in a pink hallway, where Bart talks with Lisa and they walk together past a small…
“Bob's trailer at the construction site?”
12:53–13:04 -
Lisa and Bart stand in a wood-paneled room at night with a starry window behind them, then Bart sits down…
“Blueprints, concrete invoices, construction schedules.”
13:04–13:14 -
Bart and Lisa are in a home study with a green desk lamp and a desk chair
“Oh, yeah?”
13:14–13:26 -
Sideshow Bob first appears as a dark silhouette behind a wooden door with a purple window, his hand…
“Who left the lights on?”
13:26–13:36 -
Sideshow Bob stands in a room with green carpet, a bed, and a table holding a briefcase, a teapot…
“Who's in here? Cletus?”
13:36–13:47 -
Sideshow Bob stands with his arms outstretched in a green office beside a desk, while Bart and Lisa are…
“You two.”
13:47–13:59 -
Bart and Lisa climb a metal staircase in a building, with Sideshow Bob, who has a huge mane of spiky red…
13:59–14:08 -
Lisa and Bart stand on a blue floor in a large hall, Bart holding a brown briefcase while Lisa gestures…
“Will your children stop tormenting me?”
14:08–14:18 -
Sideshow Bob stands on a blue floor against a beige wall at left, while Bart and Lisa stand at right…
“Where did that come from?”
14:18–14:25 -
Sideshow Bob glowers in close-up, then purses his lips before turning angrily on Lisa and Bart, in an orange…
“I told you, I'm not a criminal anymore.”
14:25–14:38 -
Bart and Lisa stand with a man who has a tall spiky red mane, a purple shirt, red tie and brown trousers…
“Oh, my God. It's completely hollow.”
14:38–14:51 -
Lisa Simpson and Sideshow Bob stand in front of a cracked tan rock wall with a wooden beam and wire mesh…
“But I wasn't in charge of the money. Cecil was.”
14:51–14:58 -
Lisa stands beside Sideshow Bob, whose huge mane of spiky red hair is unmistakable, while Bart in an orange…
“This dam could collapse at any minute. One minute past sunrise, to be precise.”
14:58–15:11 -
Sideshow Bob stands with both hands raised beside Lisa in her red dress and pearls, while Bart in his orange…
“But everyone will know you did this.”
15:11–15:13 -
A thin man with curly blond hair and a green argyle sweater vest, holding a stick of dynamite in one hand…
“Perhaps.”
15:13–15:26 -
Sideshow Bob stands in a rocky tunnel lined with wooden beams, netting and a teal pipe
“Oh, you're referring to me.”
15:26–15:37 -
Sideshow Bob stands facing a one-off man with curly orange hair, a green argyle sweater vest and a white…
“Off the record, yes.”
15:37–15:50 -
Bart in an orange shirt and Lisa in a red dress stand on a blue floor scattered with rubble with Sideshow…
“I forgot to mention, I'm planning to blow up the dam with you inside.”
15:50–16:00 -
Sideshow Bob, Lisa and Bart stand in an industrial area with green curved tanks, railings and scattered…
“Oh, it's hopeless.”
16:00–16:12 -
Lisa Simpson and Bart Simpson stand watching while Sideshow Bob works at a water-pumping station
“Well, if you kids aren't going to foil him, I'll have to do it myself.”
16:12–16:23 -
Sideshow Bob first appears in close-up looking worried and gesturing, then stands at the top of a railed ramp…
“But for once, I'm not trying to kill you.”
16:23–16:34 -
Bart, Lisa, and Sideshow Bob appear in a sequence: Bart shrugs with open hands on a blue tiled floor…
“Ah, what the hell.”
16:34–16:45 -
Bart and Lisa Simpson are tumbling with Sideshow Bob, whose huge red mane of hair and red tie stand out…
16:45–16:54 -
Lisa and Bart are in a grey room with blue machinery and green control panels
“Let's go again, let's go again.”
16:54–17:06 -
Sideshow Bob stands between Bart in an orange shirt and Lisa in a red dress and pearl necklace, leaves stuck…
“Come on, children. Let's go thwart my brother.”
17:06–17:16 -
A bald-less, curly-haired man in a green sweater vest, white shirt and khaki trousers, unnamed, carries…
“I don't own creation and the only explanation I can find a boo-boo-boo.”
17:16–17:24 -
Lisa kneels beside Sideshow Bob, who has a huge mane of spiky red hair, at a construction site under a pink…
“Um, do you know what you're doing?”
17:24–17:34 -
Bart watches from a grassy hillside at sunset as a one-off man with curly reddish hair, a white hard hat…
“Plunger? Check.”
17:34–17:45 -
Bart Simpson rides on the shoulders of a man in a green argyle sweater and tan trousers, a white hard hat…
“Guess who? Maris?”
17:45–17:55 -
Sideshow Bob kneels beside Lisa on a pavement and snips wires on a bundle of dynamite while Lisa gestures…
“Oh, shoot!”
17:55–18:05 -
Sideshow Bob first appears in a tight close-up with a grim, squinting expression
“At last I'm going to do what Bob never could.”
18:05–18:14 -
Bart is held in the air by a curly-haired man in a green argyle sweater against a pink sunset sky over pine…
“By throwing me off a dam? Isn't that a little crude for a genius like you?”
18:14–18:27 -
Sideshow Bob and Bart dangle together from a rope against a plain grey backdrop, with Bart clinging to Bob's…
18:27–18:37 -
Sideshow Bob grips Bart, who wears an orange shirt and blue shorts, as he dangles him over a gray ledge…
“Cecil!”
18:37–18:49 -
Sideshow Bob dangles off the side of a grey structure while gripping a bundle of red dynamite sticks…
“I guess this is it.”
18:49–18:54 -
A close view shows a yellow hand gripping a bundle of red dynamite with a fuse, its shadow on a grey wall…
“We'd fall to our deaths, but we'd save the entire town.”
18:54–19:04 -
Sideshow Bob and Bart are shown against a grey, rain-streaked background
19:04–19:13 -
Sideshow Bob and Bart are on a grey background beside a wooden scaffold and a long blue cylinder
19:13–19:21 -
Bart pushes a dark brown disc on a long stick across a wooden floor beside a rolled-up blue mat
“You... you saved my life, Bert.”
19:21–19:33 -
Sideshow Bob leans over a sprawled Bart on a wooden table, then Bart and Bob stand together atop a blue…
“Joking, joking!”
19:33–19:46 -
Sideshow Bob stands at a doorway holding a small green object in the first moment, then waits beside two…
“Oh, I don't relish having to write the Christmas letter this year.”
19:46–19:59 -
Chief Wiggum stands in the right foreground, back partly turned, watching as two police officers hold…
“Here's your man, Chief.”
19:59–20:01 -
Chief Wiggum first raises a hand and grimaces, then clenches a fist beside a white building with a red awning
“Cecil? I think not.”
20:01–20:14 -
Chief Wiggum stands in the foreground outdoors in front of pine trees and a blue sky with clouds…
“Cecil just voluntarily confessed, Chief.”
20:14–20:23 -
Sideshow Bob and Lisa stand handcuffed together outside a white house while Chief Wiggum stands beside them…
“Perhaps you are. But I say Bob goes back to jail.”
20:23–20:37 -
Bart and Lisa, Bart in his orange shirt and blue shorts and Lisa in her red dress and pearl necklace, stand…
“Funny, isn't it, Lise?”
20:37–20:50 -
Homer appears in a suburban neighborhood of tan houses and a fenced yard, first raising a hand and shouting…
“Sarge, I'm going to look for the kids.”
20:50–21:00 -
Homer Simpson stands in a pink doorway with a red arched frame, first with arms spread and mouth open…
“I think I wet my bed.”
21:00–21:08 -
Sideshow Bob and a one-off character with curly tan hair, a green argyle sweater vest and cream trousers, are…
“But you can't do this.”
21:08–21:20 -
Sideshow Bob sits in the back of a car beside a man with curly blond hair in a green argyle sweater vest…
“Oh, thanks a lot. Now I look crazy.”
21:20–21:33 -
Sideshow Bob and an unnamed prisoner with curly orange hair in a blue-grey shirt are seen first…
21:33–21:39 -
Sideshow Bob and a slim inmate with short orange hair, both in blue prison uniforms, are in a cell with metal…
“I'm older, I get the top bunk.”
21:39–21:50 -
Sideshow Bob lies reclined with his hands behind his head on a blue bunk inside a barred jail cell…
“So, when do they bring us the menus?”
21:50–22:00 -
No Simpsons characters appear in this moment; it is a black opening credits sequence with gold text…
22:00–22:10 -
No animated characters appear; the moment is a plain black screen with gold credit cards that replace one…
“We'll be right back.”
22:10–22:20 -
A black closing credits sequence with no animated figures on screen
22:20–22:30 -
A black screen of gold end credits for The Simpsons
“Shh.”
22:30–22:40 -
Silhouetted audience members sit in rows of theater seats facing a glowing blue screen, with one large…
“Shh.”
22:40–22:50
Who's in it
Bart Simpson, Homer Simpson, Lisa Simpson, Marge Simpson, Maggie Simpson, Moe Szyslak, Barney Gumble, Milhouse Van Houten, Krusty the Clown, Principal Skinner, Ned Flanders, Chief Wiggum, Lenny Leonard, Carl Carlson, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Mrs. Krabappel, Dr. Hibbert, Waylon Smithers, Otto Mann, Jasper Beardsley, Groundskeeper Willie, Ralph Wiggum, Reverend Lovejoy, Lou, Eddie, Miss Hoover, Sideshow Mel, Maude Flanders, Kirk Van Houten, Mayor Quimby, Hans Moleman, Professor Frink, Sam, Bernice Hibbert, Snake, Ruth Powers, Gareth Prince, Dr. Nick, Lionel Hutz, Cletus Spuckler, Alice Glick, Charlie, Sideshow Bob, Lois Pennycandy, Cecil Terwilliger, Geech, Merl, Tito Puente
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