What, "Sideshow Bob has been spotted in the area"? Yeah, I see that all the time, in my town and in neighboring towns. Sometimes he's being sneaky, though, and I don't get a notification.

You will nee to tap him and get few bucks and xp. As long as you dont catch him he will run thru your town and brings your righesness down. You cant assign him tasks, he appears randomly

I do get notifications about Sideshow Bob having escaped. Not often though, and its fairly recent.

spidergirl79 wrote:I do get notifications about Sideshow Bob having escaped. Not often though, and its fairly recent.Hmmm, I've gotten such things since I started playing. I wonder if it's one of those features that was on Android, and now they made it across the board? (Like the lack of in-game friend management)

ericborovay wrote:It's been on iOS platforms too. I have been getting Sideshow Bob in my town a couple of times a week, and in about 4-6 of my neighboring Springfields a day during events. But have you always gotten a popup telling you he's been spotted in the area?

I'm on iOS and have been getting pop ups. More lately thought he has been appearing with no pop up especially in neighbours towns. When I do get a pop up in another town I can rarely find him.

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dcacooper
New Spectator
11 years ago
Dangerman3169 wrote:
... all the criminal that we have now is Snake so we could use a few more and Bob would be a good choice

Do I take it that you don't have Fat Tony, Legs and Louie, then?
henrik4075494
11 years ago
I really wish he was a playable character. He is one of my favorite's on the show. I just find it annoying when he pops up now.
NeoSEC28
11 years ago
If he ever did get made into a full time character....this has to be his 1hr task without a doubt!!!

http://i.imgur.com/VDgsw90.gif
jarya93
11 years ago
He has been popping up a lot recently for me. Probably a future to find and tap on him a number of times and maybe get a new clip to watch him being sentenced?
cjryder625
11 years ago
I've had him pop up at least 10 times today. Getting sick of him!!
spidergirl79
11 years ago
NeoSEC28 wrote:
If he ever did get made into a full time character....this has to be his 1hr task without a doubt!!!

http://i.imgur.com/VDgsw90.gif

YES. Absolute CLASSIC. And one of his tasks could be "Escape from jail" if we no longer have him randomly escaping.
stingray1122
11 years ago
spidergirl79 wrote:
NeoSEC28 wrote:
If he ever did get made into a full time character....this has to be his 1hr task without a doubt!!!

http://i.imgur.com/VDgsw90.gif

YES. Absolute CLASSIC. And one of his tasks could be "Escape from jail" if we no longer have him randomly escaping.

Or it could be his 12 hour task.

1hr- Attempt to kill Bart (He stalks Bart around town periodically taking swings at him with a knife while Bart dodges out of the way)
2hr-Perform H.M.S. Pinafore (outdoor task)
4hr- Train at Gym (Gym)
8hr- Fly kite with Cecil (dual task with Cecil outdoors)
12hr- Get hit by rakes (outdoor task)
24hr-Serve Time (Prison)

And maybe a 6hr task where he escapes from jail as well.
annettemarc
11 years ago
He is in my towns CONSTANTLY now. Can't stand it, especially when I visit neighbors, and I want to scroll over to see if they have a tile to tap. He drags me around, and it's like a minefield trying to close that popup without wasting a tap on something behind it.

And I can't count the times he's gone directly beneath stacked handshakes on squidport. Aarrgghh.
spidergirl79
11 years ago
Rakes! They should be a decoration..
pullupachair
11 years ago
Dangerman3169 wrote:
Has anyone else gotten a notification about Sideshow Bob in there Springfield because on Monday night I got one and I never have before and then on Tuesday he was in my town again but no notification and the again on Wednesday he was in my town and no notification.

Could he be playable after the new update with the courthouse, all the criminal that we have now is Snake so we could use a few more and Bob would be a good choice

Ummm... Out of curiosity, are you really new to this game?