But Sideshow Bob—born Robert Onderdonk Terwilliger Jr.—is different.

Sideshow Bob : The Cultural Legacy of Springfield’s Sophisticated Serial Killer

In the vibrant, often chaotic tapestry of The Simpsons universe, villains come and go. There is the monomaniacal Mr. Burns, the slippery Snake Jailbird, and the occassional alien overlord. Yet, none have left a mark quite as indelible, or as delightfully pretentious, as Sideshow Bob.

Sideshow Bob is a: