History Recap / TheSimpsonsS19E8FuneralForAFiend

* OnlySaneMan: When Bob fakes his death in a way that sets Bart up as his [[AccidentalMurder accidental killer]], the community mourns Sideshow Bob and is enraged at Bart, who doesn't have it in him to offer a show of grief since the man has tried to kill him repeatedly. The rest of his family pretty much feel the same way, even Homer, who ruins Marge's attempt at keeping up appearances by whispering to her, "Between you and me, I ''still'' can't stand him" in a way that echoes around the church.

'''Sideshow Bob:''' ''[reenters the room]'' I shall! ''[takes the laptop]'' Come on, Wiki/{{Wikipedia}}. Load, you unwieldy behemoth!\\

** The Simpsons seeing a commercial for a new rib establishment with features that appeal to each of them [[note]] they only see it at all because Marge has a conveniently-timed guilt trip about skipping ads on their new TIVO setup[[/note]] and deciding to go there for dinner as soon as it opens, while nobody else who sees the ad is interested;

* SustainedMisunderstanding: Throughout the family's first encounter with Bob, Homer fails to understand that the fake restaurant invented to trap them isn't real.

* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Homer once Wes Doobner's restaurant is revealed to be Sideshow Bob's trap.
-->'''Sideshow Bob''': Before you die, perhaps you'd like to know how I engineered my ultimate revenge.
-->'''Homer''': I'd like to know if Wes Doobner is aware of what you're doing in his restaurant!
-->'''Sideshow Bob''': I'm Wes Doobner!
-->'''Homer''': Mr. Doobner, I have a complaint: I work hard and when I go out with my family I expect a certain level of basic--
-->'''Sideshow Bob''': Shut up!

* SustainedMisunderstanding: Throughout the family's first encounter with Bob in the episode, Homer still thinks "Wes Doobner's" is a real restaurant and is largely angry at Bob for coming between him and the ribs he was anticipating.

* BoringVacationSlideshow: When Bart complains that Bob is about to summarize all the boring stuff he did since their last encounter, Bob assured him that he's prepared a visual aid this time and delivers a presentation on his family's flight from Italy to England and illegal immigration via Canada that would do Patty and Selma proud.

* BoringVacationSlideshow: When Bart complains that Bob is about to summarize all the boring stuff he did since their last encounter, Bob assured him that he's prepared a visual aid this time and delivers a presentation that would do Patty and Selma proud.

* UngratefulBastard: Krusty publicly denounces Bart for killing his "best friend" Sideshow Bob despite the fact that Bart brought Bob's wrath upon his head by clearing Krusty's name after Bob had framed him for armed robbery, and has been enduring Bob's vengeance-driven murder attempts ever since.

* GoryDiscretionShot: Bob's IndulgentFantasySegue gives us a SecondPersonAttack while blood flies off his knives.

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Sideshow Bob is close not only to his wife and son but his parents and his brother Cecil (despite the latter's attempt to kill him in his last appearance), as well as his on-again-off-again cellmate Snake.

* AntagonistInMourning: {{Subverted}} with Bart, who doesn't help the anger of the community by ''not'' having this reaction after seemingly causing Bob's death. After Cecil puts the pressure on, he does express some ambivalence about his own accidental role in the situation, but he's mostly upset that the town has turned on him once again.

* InsanityDefense: Bob admits his crimes against the Simpsons but pleads not guilty by reason of insanity, claiming that Bart harassed him to the point of full-blown dementia. This plays well with Springfield's jury, as pretty much everybody there has been driven crazy by Bart at some point.

* SeriesContinuityError: Bart claims he's the oldest kid in his class "by like two years," implying he's been HeldBackInSchool more than once. [[RuleOfFunny Officially, this has never happened]] as ComicBookTime puts him at 10 years old and in the 4th grade with the rest of his peers.

* SeriesContinuityError: Bart claims he's the oldest kid in his class "by like two years," implying he's been HeldBackInSchool multiple times. [[RuleOfFunny Officially, this has never happened]] as ComicBookTime puts him at 10 years old and in the 4th grade with the rest of his peers like Nelson and Milhouse.

** The Simpsons seeing a commercial for a new rib establishment with features that appeal to each of them [[note]] they only see it at all because Marge has a conveniently-timed guilt trip about skipping ads on their new TIVO setup[[/note]] and deciding to go there for dinner as soon as it opens, with Homer in particular being so enthused he shoos the other customers away before they can get in;

** Bart taking away Bob's vial of nitroglycerin while they're in court, providing a reason for his supposed "death";

* CallBack: Homer blocks Marge when she tries to open the coffin to save Bart but Homer insists "He has ''got'' to get over his fear of coffins", referring back to the opening scene of season 12's "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS12E12TennisTheMenace Tennis the Menace]]".

* ContinuityNod: Marge is initially uninterested in Wes Doobner's noodles until it's shown to be with butter. Back in "Mommie Beerest", Marge's favorite food was revealed to be buttered noodles, making this a very subtle nod.

* OnlySaneMan: When Bob fakes his death in a way that sets Bart up as his [[AccidentalMurder accidental killer]], the community mourns Sideshow Bob and is enraged at Bart, who doesn't have it in him to make a show of grief since the man has tried to kill him repeatedly.