▁ven ge ful ▁character ▁has ▁been ▁let ▁down ▁by ▁recent ▁episodes , ▁but ▁' The ▁Bob ▁Next ▁Do or ' ▁has ▁rem ind ed ▁us ▁what ▁makes ▁Bob ▁so ▁much ▁fun ." ▁C anning ▁later ▁named ▁" The ▁Bob ▁Next ▁Do or " ▁the ▁best ▁episode ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁tied ▁with ▁" The ▁S qu irt ▁and ▁the ▁Wh ale ". ▁▁ ▁TV ▁F an atic ▁gave ▁the ▁episode ▁four ▁out ▁of ▁five ▁and ▁stated ▁that ▁they ▁enjoyed ▁the ▁plot ▁tw ists ▁but ▁thought ▁the ▁j okes ▁were ▁un fun ny , ▁remark ing ▁that ▁" the ▁episode ▁just ▁didn ' t ▁have ▁the ▁same ▁humor ▁as ▁say , ▁' C ape ▁Fe are ' ." ▁ ▁John ▁T eti ▁of ▁The ▁A . V . ▁Club ▁gave ▁the ▁episode ▁a ▁B + . ▁He ▁stated ▁that ▁" The ▁show down ▁at ▁Five ▁Corn ers ▁played ▁out ▁just ▁like ▁' C ape ▁Fe are ,' ▁complete ▁with ▁ra ke ▁g ag , ▁which ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁bad ▁thing . ▁If ▁The ▁Sim ps ons ▁int ends ▁to ▁self - pl ag iar ize ▁( and ▁it ▁obviously ▁does ), ▁that ' s ▁a ▁good ▁episode ▁to ▁copy ." ▁▁ ▁Sh aron ▁Kn ol le ▁of ▁A OL ▁TV ▁said , ▁" I ' d ▁say ▁overall ▁this ▁ep ▁ranks ▁with ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁better ▁S ides how ▁Bob ▁e ps , ▁if ▁not ▁the ▁very ▁best . ▁C ertain ly , ▁it ▁be ats ▁the ▁he ck ▁out ▁of ▁' The ▁Italian ▁Bob