Robert "Bob" the Baker is a character from the Wallace & Gromit franchise, named after Aardman Animations writer Bob Baker. He was an award-winning local baker who was killed by Piella Bakewell. He is voiced by Ben Whitehead. Thus far, he is the only character in the franchise to die onscreen.
Appearances and biography[]
A Close Shave[]
Baker Bob unofficially first appeared in A Close Shave, where his bakery called Bob's Buns can be seen next to Wendolene's wool shop. His face is shown on a poster at the front of the bakery, as well as a slogan saying "Try Bob's Buns".
A Matter of Loaf and Death[]
He made his official debut in A Matter of Loaf and Death where he is murdered in the film's opening prologue, being Piella Bakewell's twelfth and final successful victim. He is shown singing to himself "If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked a Cake" while rolling a lump of bread dough. Piella's hand is shown picking up a rolling pin as she creeps up behind him and whisks off his hat. He turns around, recognising her, before suddenly being bashed to death in the head with the pin and falls dead into his dough with his glasses on the back of his head.
He also is seen later on a newspaper with the headline: "Baker Bob murdered! 12th baker found dead" and in Piella's book where he is shown in a photo right next to Piella, right before Gromit turns it to Wallace's page.
Little is known about Bob's personal past life before his death, but according to the books A Matter of Loaf and Death - Joke Book and A Matter of Loath and Death - Novelisation, he was apparently engaged to Piella and had won a "Better Baker" award shortly before his death.
Other appearances[]
He is mentioned in the 2003 video game Wallace & Gromit in Project Zoo.
He also has a brief cameo in the Shaun the Sheep episode "Remote Control", in which The Farmer is shown watching a cooking show with Bob, which is just reused archive footage of the opening of A Matter of Loaf and Death, where only his hands are shown.
Appearance[]
Bob is bald, has pale tan skin and brown eyebrows. He usually is seen wearing glasses and a baker uniform. His personality mostly remains a mystery, although the book A Matter of Loath and Death - Novelisation says he was apparently "a very happy baker, and was particularly happy on the day he died".
Quotes[]
- "Oh. It’s you." - Bob seeing Piella.
- "Eh? No!" - Bob’s final words before death.
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