Blackboard Gag: Wedgies Are Unhealthy for Children and Other Living Things

Couch Gag: The family swim in as sea monkeys underwater and look at the TV set which has become a treasure chest

Distinctive Because: The first time Bob tries either genocide or kamikaze

Why Bob Gets Out: He doesn't. He escapes.

How it All Begins: Bob, furious when his matchstick model of Westminster Abbey-in-a-bottle is
destroyed by the laughter of his cell mates, begins a crusade against television.

And Then: Bob escapes while on litter detail at the Springfild Airshow. He steals a nuclear warhead and threatens to destroy Springfield if all TV is not abolished in the area.

Next: TV is abolished, but Krusty sets up a pirate station. Bob detonates the bomb as Bart and Lisa discover his hideout
and... it fails. Bob kidnaps Bart and sets out to destroy Krusty.

The End: Bob's kamikaze attempt fails and he is taken into custody once more.

Bob's Appearance: More cartoony than normal; dressed in horrible orange prison overalls.

Anything Else of Note: Thought - why are there tanks at the air base if the cadets don't know how to use them? Does Bob
know Vanessa Redgrave personally, or is he just an admirer? And why?

Quotes:
*"By the way, I'm aware of the irony of appearing on television in order to decry it, so don't bother pointing that out."
*"How ironic. My crusade against television has come to an end so formulaic it could have spewed from the powerbook of the laziest Hollyood hack."

*"Ah, Westminster Abbey. Edward the Confessor himself could not have done better."
*"My foolish capering destroyed more young minds than syphilis and pinball combined."
*"Oh, how I loathe that box. That omnidirectional sludge pump, droning and burping..."
*"I renew my objection to this pointless endeavour! Informally now and by affidavit later - time permitting."

*"[in Col. Hapablap voice] Sweet anola gay, son! Get moving, or I'll tear you up like a kleenex at a [normal voice] ...snot...party..."
*Col. Hapablap: "What a day for an airshow! Not a cloud in the sky!" Bob: "Except perhaps for a mushroom cloud... Mwahahahaaaa...[trips over]...hwaha."

*"Success! They're giving in! Blast! Should have made more demands! Some decent local marmalade for one. Oh well, next time."
*"[in squeaky voice] All Springfield trembles before the might of Sideshow Bob! Blasted helium. Shoo! Shoo! [in normal voice] Shoo! Ah. Ahhahaaaa!"

*"Oh, my Utopia lies in ruins! How naive of me to believe that a mere atom bomb could fell the chattering cyclops."
*"Dammit Bob! There were plenty of brand new bombs, but you had to go for the retro fifties charm."

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