Posted by AsianPersuasion at bu-wcs2-kelly.nipr.mil on March 24, 2004 at 20:41:13:
...who came first?
Silent Bob or Sideshow Bob? I think the Simpsons was out for, what, 4 years by the time Clerks dropped so Sideshow should have had the lead.
It hadn't dawned on me that there were simularities, such as both characters being sidekicks of a couple of idiots or that Sideshow used to be silent, too. Both target audiences are about the same. Oh, and, yeah... the whole "Bob" thing, I suppose is worth noting.
Is there more to this or just mere coincidence?