Funeral for a Fiend

"Funeral for a Fiend"
The Simpsons episode
Sideshow Bob's "funeral" with his brother Cecil, their father and Krusty the Clown.
Episode no.Season 19
Episode 8
Directed byRob Oliver
Written byMichael Price
Production codeKABF01
Original air dateNovember 25, 2007 (2007-11-25)
Guest appearances
Kelsey Grammer as Sideshow Bob
David Hyde Pierce as Cecil Terwilliger
John Mahoney as Doctor Robert Terwilliger Sr.
Keith Olbermann as himself
Episode features
Couch gagA magician walks into the empty living room and uses his cape to make the couch and the Simpsons appear from thin air.
CommentaryMatt Groening
Al Jean
Michael Price
Matt Selman
Tom Gammill
Max Pross
David Silverman

"Funeral for a Fiend" is the eighth episode of the nineteenth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 25, 2007. This episode was written by Michael Price and was directed by Rob Oliver. Serving as a stand-alone sequel to "The Italian Bob", the episode features Kelsey Grammer in his tenth appearance as Sideshow Bob and David Hyde Pierce in his second appearance as his brother, Cecil. John Mahoney makes his sole appearance as the Terwilligers' patriarch, Doctor Robert Terwilliger Sr.. Keith Olbermann also makes a guest appearance as himself.