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* BluffTheImpostor: Bart and Milhouse attempt this on Walt by enacting a Creator/GilbertAndSullivan play, thinking Bob can't resist the temptation of joining in if it's really him, but he easily shrugs it off, claiming he prefers "southern style music".
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* SubvertedSuspicionAesop: After spending half the episode trying to prove that Walt was really Bob, Bart eventually decides he was wrong and even takes him up on his offer to go a trip. It's only after he gets in the car does he find he was right and that he really ''is'' Bob.

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* SubvertedSuspicionAesop: After spending half the episode trying to prove that Walt was really Bob, Bart eventually decides he was wrong and even takes him up on his offer to go a trip. It's only after he gets in the car does he find he was right and that he really ''is'' Bob.Bob.
** Subverted [[spoiler: (Bart was never convinced Walt wasn't really Bob and before leaving, called Chief Wiggum, requesting that he track him)]].
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* AmbiguousSyntax: "Bart Simpson will die."


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* RealityEnsues: Years of Krusty's sidekick made Bob immune to pain. Or so he thought.
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* CelebrityParadox: PlayedForLaughs with Marge and Homer assuring Bart that lots of people sound like Sideshow Bob: Frasier from Series/{{Cheers}}, [[CriticalResearchFailure Frasier]] from Series/{{Frasier}} and Lt. Commander Tom Dodge. Guess who voice these characters.

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* CelebrityParadox: PlayedForLaughs with Marge and Homer assuring Bart that lots of people sound like Sideshow Bob: Frasier from Series/{{Cheers}}, [[CriticalResearchFailure Frasier]] from Series/{{Frasier}} and Lt. Commander Tom Dodge. Guess who voice plays these characters.
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* PapaWolf: When Walt wearing Bob's face shows up to warn Homer and Marge, Marge sprays water in his mouth and Homer slams the windowsill on his neck making it clear he is gonna kill him this time.
-->'''Homer:''' Alright buddy, I'm gonna do to you what you should have done to my son a long time ago.
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* CelebrityParadox: PlayedForLaughs with Marge and Homer assuring Bart that lots of people sound like Sideshow Bob: Frasier from Series/Cheers, [[CriticalResearchFailure Frasier]] from Series/Frasier and Lt. Commander Tom Dodge. Guess who voice these characters.

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* CelebrityParadox: PlayedForLaughs with Marge and Homer assuring Bart that lots of people sound like Sideshow Bob: Frasier from Series/Cheers, Series/{{Cheers}}, [[CriticalResearchFailure Frasier]] from Series/Frasier Series/{{Frasier}} and Lt. Commander Tom Dodge. Guess who voice these characters.
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* CelebrityParadox: PlayedForLaughs with Marge and Homer assuring Bart that lots of people sound like Sideshow Bob: Frasier from Series/Cheers, [[CriticalResearchFailure Frasier]] from Series/Frasier and Lt. Commander Tom Dodge. Guess who voice these characters.

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* PoliceAreUseless: Subverted. Bart called Wiggum and had him follow Bob's car using a tracking device. Police officers from other states also show up to prevent Bob from killing anyone in a different state.

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* PoliceAreUseless: Subverted. Bart called Wiggum and had him follow Bob's car using a tracking device. Police officers from other states [[WhereTheHellIsSpringfield (Texas, Minnesota, New Jersey, and one unidentified)]] also show up to prevent Bob from killing anyone in a different state.


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** Walt Warren sounds like Creator/JimmyStewart.
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* PoorCommunicationKills: Almost. "Bart Simpson will die" was a warning, not a threat. When Marge points out Walt's poor choice of words, he sheepishly responds "I'm not a writer".
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** Bob's plan hinges on ''Film/FaceOff''-esque surgery.
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* OffOnATechnicality: Bob's plan to kill Bart was shooting from a state while his gun-holding hand was at a second state; having the bullet cross another one; having Bart being hit in a fourth state and falling dead in the fifth. No single action could be prosecuted or so Bob believes. Even him seems to realize it doesn't make sense since he just decides to shoot Bart when he keeps jumping and says that if anyone asks he followed his plan.

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* OffOnATechnicality: Bob's plan to kill Bart was shooting from a state while his gun-holding hand was at a second state; having the bullet cross another one; having Bart being hit in a fourth state and falling dead in the fifth. No single action could be prosecuted or so Bob believes. Even him he seems to realize it doesn't make sense since he just decides to shoot Bart when he keeps jumping and says that if anyone asks he followed his plan.



* PoliceAreUseless: Subverted. Bart called Wiggam and had him follow Bob's car using a tracking device. Police officers from other states also show up to prevent Bob from killing anyone in a different state.

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* PoliceAreUseless: Subverted. Bart called Wiggam Wiggum and had him follow Bob's car using a tracking device. Police officers from other states also show up to prevent Bob from killing anyone in a different state.
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* OffOnATechnicality: Bob's plan to kill Bart was shooting from a state while his gun-holding hand was at a second state; having the bullet cross another one; having Bart being hit in a fourth state and falling dead in the fifth. No single action could be prosecuted or so Bob believes.

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* OffOnATechnicality: Bob's plan to kill Bart was shooting from a state while his gun-holding hand was at a second state; having the bullet cross another one; having Bart being hit in a fourth state and falling dead in the fifth. No single action could be prosecuted or so Bob believes. Even him seems to realize it doesn't make sense since he just decides to shoot Bart when he keeps jumping and says that if anyone asks he followed his plan.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Going by this promotional picture, you'd swear this was an EnemyMine between Bob & Bart.]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:Going by this promotional picture, you'd almost swear this was an EnemyMine between Bob & Bart.]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Going by this promotional picture, you'd swear this was an EnemyMine between Bob & Bart.]]
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* CassandraTruth: Bart believes that Walt Warren is Sideshow Bob just based off his voice. [[spoiler:He's right and he's almost killed because he believed that he was wrong.]]
** [[spoiler:Walt Warren himself. He was set up to look like Sideshow Bob and he had a difficult time telling people who he really was. He even tried warning Bart that he was going to die, but people obviously didn't believe him.]]

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* CassandraTruth: Bart believes that Walt Warren is Sideshow Bob just based off his voice. [[spoiler:He's He's right and he's almost killed because he believed that he was wrong.]]
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** [[spoiler:Walt Walt Warren himself. He was set up to look like Sideshow Bob and he had a difficult time telling people who he really was. He even tried warning Bart that he was going to die, but people obviously didn't believe him.]]



* HiddenDepths: Even though he's a minor offender, Walt managed to perfectly plan and execute his escape from prison, which could mean that either there's more criminal behavior in Walt's past than has been revealed thus far, or that while he and Sideshow Bob were cellmates, Bob bragged about his exploits enough for Walt to pick up a few pointers.



* SubvertedSuspicionAesop: After spending half the episode trying to prove that Walt was really Bob, Bart eventually decides he was wrong and even takes him up on his offer to go a trip. [[spoiler:It's only after he gets in the car does he find he was right and that he really ''is'' Bob]].

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* SubvertedSuspicionAesop: After spending half the episode trying to prove that Walt was really Bob, Bart eventually decides he was wrong and even takes him up on his offer to go a trip. [[spoiler:It's It's only after he gets in the car does he find he was right and that he really ''is'' Bob]].Bob.
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* EatTheCamera: Ends the first act, when Bart runs screaming from "Walt" among recognizing the voice as Sideshow Bob, he runs right into the camera, his mouth turning the frame black.
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* SouthOfTheBorder: Falling for Walt's look, a waitress misleads the Simpsons into going to Mexico.

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* SouthOfTheBorder: Falling for Walt's look, a waitress misleads the Simpsons into going to Mexico.Mexico.
* SubvertedSuspicionAesop: After spending half the episode trying to prove that Walt was really Bob, Bart eventually decides he was wrong and even takes him up on his offer to go a trip. [[spoiler:It's only after he gets in the car does he find he was right and that he really ''is'' Bob]].
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* PoliceAreUseless: Subverted. Bart called Wiggam and had him follow Bob's car using a tracking device. Police officers from other states also show up to prevent Bob from killing anyone in a different state.
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* CassandraTruth: Bart believes that Walt Warren is Sideshow Bob just based off his voice. [[spoiler:He's right and he's almost killed because he believed that he was wrong.]]
** [[spoiler:Walt Warren himself. He was set up to look like Sideshow Bob and he had a difficult time telling people who he really was. He even tried warning Bart that he was going to die, but people obviously didn't believe him.]]

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* JurisdictionFriction: {{Averted|Trope}}. While Sideshow Bob was at Five Corners (a place where five states meet) by the time Chief Wiggum found him, police officers from the other states showed up to arrest Bob and his only choice was where he'd be arrested.

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* JurisdictionFriction: {{Averted|Trope}}. While Sideshow Bob was is at Five Corners (a place where five states meet) by the time Chief Wiggum found finds him, police officers from the other states showed show up to arrest Bob and his only choice was is where he'd he'll be arrested.


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* RakeTake: Happens when Bob tries following Bart through all five corners of each state in an attempt to kill him... and accidentally steps on a rake that appears out of nowhere, a CallBack to "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS5E2CapeFeare Cape Feare]]".
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* PhotoshopFilterOfEvil: As Bob starts discussing his murder plan to Bart, the picture goes to some sort of color/black-and-white negative, indicating the future action of the plan detailed in slow-motion.

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* PhotoshopFilterOfEvil: As Bob starts discussing his murder plan to Bart, the picture goes to some sort of color/black-and-white negative, negative filter, indicating the future action of the plan detailed in slow-motion.

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* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: When Walt shows the Simpson family Bob's room, a lot of pictures of Bart and Krusty with knives pinned in them are shown, as the words are inscribed "Kill Bart!", "Kill Bart!", "Kill Krusty Too!" and "Buy Milk!"



* DuctTapeForEverything: As Sideshow Bob explains his GrandTheftMe of Walt, he uses excessive duct tape all over the place to tie Bart to a car chair and gag his mouth; as Bart tries signalling Bob to remove the tape, he puts more duct tape on his already taped mouth.



* PhotoshopFilterOfEvil: As Bob starts discussing his murder plan to Bart, the picture goes to some sort of color/black-and-white negative, indicating the future action of the plan detailed in slow-motion.



* SouthOfTheBorder: Falling for Walt's look, a waitress mislead the Simpsons into going to Mexico.

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* SouthOfTheBorder: Falling for Walt's look, a waitress mislead misleads the Simpsons into going to Mexico.

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* JurisdictionFriction: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]. While Sideshow Bob was at Five Corners (a place where five states meet) by the time Chief Wiggum found him, police officers from the other states showed up to arrest Bob and his only choice was where he'd be arrested.

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* JurisdictionFriction: [[AvertedTrope Averted]].{{Averted|Trope}}. While Sideshow Bob was at Five Corners (a place where five states meet) by the time Chief Wiggum found him, police officers from the other states showed up to arrest Bob and his only choice was where he'd be arrested.


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* ParrotExpowhat: When Bart recognizes "Walt's" voice and screams, "Aaaah! Sideshow Bob!", "Walt" pretends not to understand and asks, "Side-what Whom?"
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Bart fears his new neighbor might be Sideshow Bob.

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Bart fears his new neighbor might be Sideshow Bob.
Bob -- and his suspicions send The Simpsons into a bizarre case of mistaken identity.



* NoodleIncident: The waitress laments that every man she flirts with is either gay or has no face.

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* NoodleIncident: The waitress laments that every man she flirts with is either gay or has no face. Now, the "has no face" part was shown, but the gay part wasn't.
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* NoodleIncident: The waitress laments that every man she flirts with is either gay or has no face.
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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Homer failed to realize tacos are called tacos in both English and Spanish.
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* ShoutOut: Bob said his plan to kill Bart would be the greatest murder ever since [[HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince Snape killed Dumbledore]].

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* ShoutOut: Bob said his plan to kill Bart would be the greatest murder ever since [[HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince [[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince Snape killed Dumbledore]].

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* OffOnATechnicality: Bob's plan to kill Bart was shooting from a state; having the bullet cross another one; having Bart being hit in a third state and falling dead in the fourth. No single action could be prosecuted or so Bob believes.
* ShoutOut: Bob said his plan to kill Bart would be the greatest murder ever since [[HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince Snape killed Dumbledore]].

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* OffOnATechnicality: Bob's plan to kill Bart was shooting from a state while his gun-holding hand was at a second state; having the bullet cross another one; having Bart being hit in a third fourth state and falling dead in the fourth.fifth. No single action could be prosecuted or so Bob believes.
* ShoutOut: Bob said his plan to kill Bart would be the greatest murder ever since [[HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince Snape killed Dumbledore]].Dumbledore]].
* SouthOfTheBorder: Falling for Walt's look, a waitress mislead the Simpsons into going to Mexico.
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Bart fears his new neighbor might be Sideshow Bob.

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* AlliterativeName: Walt Warren.
* JurisdictionFriction: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]. While Sideshow Bob was at Five Corners (a place where five states meet) by the time Chief Wiggum found him, police officers from the other states showed up to arrest Bob and his only choice was where he'd be arrested.
* OffOnATechnicality: Bob's plan to kill Bart was shooting from a state; having the bullet cross another one; having Bart being hit in a third state and falling dead in the fourth. No single action could be prosecuted or so Bob believes.
* ShoutOut: Bob said his plan to kill Bart would be the greatest murder ever since [[HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince Snape killed Dumbledore]].

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