- Bart is responsible for Sideshow Bob's death after his latest attempt at revenge is foiled, but is his death actually part of the plan?
- Homer goes to Circuit Circus to buy a camera battery, but winds up purchasing a TiVo because the batteries are free with the purchase of a TiVo. The family enjoys using the TiVo to watch TV without the commercials, especially Marge, who happily skips over them. Late one night, Marge dreams of Keith Olbermann accusing her of not watching the commercials that pay for the TV shows, and convinces her to watch them. One such ad is for a new rib restaurant, owned by a cowboy named Wes Doobner. The restaurant is perfectly suited to each member of the family, and they decide to visit it for its grand opening.
When they arrive they find the building deserted, and the door locks behind them. Wes Doobner is revealed to be Sideshow Bob after he speaks, since Lisa recognizes his voice and realizes that "Wes Doobner's World Famous Family Style Rib Huts" is an anagram of "Sideshow Bob's World Famous Family Style Return." After tying the Simpsons up, Bob shows them a slideshow of how he got to Springfield, built the restaurant, and produced the commercial. Sideshow Bob then reveals a large pile of TNT. Bob is going to use a laptop with a defective battery (which will cause it to overheat and explode) as a detonator. While gloating, Bob incorrectly quotes William Shakespeare, and as he looks up the correct phrase, the laptop explodes in Bob's hands. Bob is then arrested and taken to prison.
During Bob's trial, Bob's father, Dr. Robert Terwilliger Sr. is brought to testify. He explains Bob has a rare heart condition, and also suggests that Sideshow Bob's psychosis is because of Bart. This convinces Springfield that Bart is to blame, and they turn against him. Bart, however, tries to tell the town that they are being played by Bob. Bob then takes out a vial labeled nitroglycerin, which Bart snatches and throws out the window, thinking it was an explosive. The vial was actually Bob's heart medication and he collapses on the floor, unconscious, and is pronounced dead.
Attending the funeral includes Bob's entire family: His mother, Dame Judith Underdunk who is a well-known Shakespearian actress; his father, Dr. Robert Terwilleger Sr.; his brother Cecil who was let out of jail for the occasion; his wife Francesca who is now a widow; and his son, Gino. As well, many people of Springfield attend Bob's funeral. Bart shows little remorse for Bob despite Krusty and the rest of Springfield grieving. After Bart speaks to Bob's brother Cecil, he decides to go to the Springfield Funeral Home to make peace with Bob's corpse before it gets cremated; however, Bob leaps out of the coffin, very much alive, and traps Bart in the coffin to be incinerated, all the while gloating about what he was accomplishing. Back at home, Lisa realizes that everything was an elaborate plot put together by Bob's entire family, explaining that his mother, an actress, knew Shakespeare too well for Bob to have misquoted him accidentally and that he must have done so intentionally to get caught and go to trial, where he was put in a temporary death-like state with a special drug injection by his father, a doctor (Cecil helped by exploring Bart's guilt and encouraging him to visit the corpse). The Simpsons race to the funeral parlor (but waste time driving in circles around the building ten times for Lisa to finish her explanation of Bob's scheme) and narrowly save Bart from being burned alive by blinding Bob with unclaimed ashes. Bob asks Lisa how she knew of his scheme the whole time. She explains that he couldn't fool her since she was suspicious that his coffin had extra room for his large feet, which the family would not have bothered to put in if Bob was really dead. Bob and his family are arrested and sentenced to prison for 87 years, where Bob daydreams of killing the Simpson family, and laughs maniacally, going completely insane.
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