| "The Italian Bob" | |
|---|---|
| The Simpsons episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 17 Episode 8 |
| Directed by | Mark Kirkland |
| Written by | John Frink |
| Production code | HABF02 |
| Original air date | December 11, 2005 |
| Guest appearances | |
| Maria Grazia Cucinotta as Francesca Kelsey Grammer as Sideshow Bob | |
| Episode features | |
| Chalkboard gag | "That one's more jazzy" |
| Couch gag | A pair of cartoon hands deal out a wild royal flush, consisting of the jack of diamonds (Bart), the queen of diamonds (Marge), the king of diamonds (Homer), the ace of diamonds (Lisa), and the joker (Maggie). |
| Commentary | |
"The Italian Bob" is the eighth episode of the seventeenth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on December 11, 2005. The episode was written by John Frink and directed by Mark Kirkland.
In this episode, the Simpsons go to Italy to pick up Mr. Burns' new car and encounter Sideshow Bob after the car is involved in a collision. Serving as a sequel to "The Great Louse Detective", it features Kelsey Grammer in his ninth appearance as Sideshow Bob and is the first time the Simpsons visit Italy. Maria Grazia Cucinotta also guest starred. The episode received mixed reviews. Grammer won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for his performance in this episode. Frink won the Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Animation for his script to this episode.
The episode's title is a reference to the 1969 British caper film The Italian Job. Among the locations the Simpsons visit in this episode are Pisa, Pompeii, Tuscany, Rome and Venice.