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[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UViRkwG-8GY&feature=channel_page Big Evil Bob (or BEB for short)] is an [[Web Original|online series]] about a guy, the eponymous Big Evil Bob, who apparently makes it his mission in life to offend, hurt or kill two other guys named Sam and Eddie. Stylistically simple, very little information is given about any of the characters' backgrounds. In fact, outside of their homes, nothing is known of their jobs, ages (the actors playing the characters are all in their late teens or early 20s as of the first episode shot in 2007), location (episode 2 mostly takes place, and is directly referenced as taking place in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, while the characters' home town is simply called "The Tree") or families (Sam and Eddie spend a lot of time together in the house that presumably belongs to one of them, including Christmas Eve, implying that they are either blood relations such as brothers or cousins, gay, or, perhaps most likely, [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]).
The first three episodes were shorts, with only Episode 2 passing the five-minute mark (thanks to an extended credits sequence which featured a [[
The series, while live action, has a distinctly cartoony quality, and brings to mind the Wile E. Coyote and Roadrunner Looney Toons. In the first three episodes Bob's aim seems to be simply offending Sam and Eddie, perhaps in an effort to get them to leave him alone or simply due to a strong personal dislike of them. His attempts at thwarting Sam and Eddie in these episodes are spontaneous; the first two are based on ruining things he sees the characters enjoying, such as a free snack or Sam's sand art on the beach (in addition, the second episode is actually based on Bob's attempt to simply get very far away from them), with the third episode being his first attempt at concentrated planning, resulting in his vision of a "Full-Proof Plan" to offend them (which was to simply kick them in the groin). The [[Christmas Special]] is the first to feature Bob being physically harmed by the backfiring of his own schemes, with Sam and Eddie all the while totally ignorant of his intentions. This and the fifth episode both feature Bob attempting to actually kill Sam and Eddie, either as a primary or back-up plan {{spoiler|(in both episodes, he becomes the victims of explosions and survives them without explanation, making one wonder if the cartoon logic would allow Sam and Eddie to be hurt even if they did fall victim to his explosive traps)}}.
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In 2007, four episodes were produced and released, including a two-part [[Christmas Special]]: the first was "Big Evil Bob and The Free Banana" in March, "Big Evil Bob and The Beach Beauties" in August, "Big Evil Bob and The Full-Proof Plan" in October (specifically, on Halloween, though the episode does not have a Halloween theme it was billed in the description as a "Bob-O-Ween Spooktacular"), and parts 1 and 2 of "Big Evil Bob Saves Christmas", released on Christmas Eve. This seemed to set up a theme of releasing one episode per season, possibly on appropriate seasonal holidays.
However, for much of 2008, no new episodes surfaced. In May, a short video titled "Snap, Crackle Pop" written and directed by, as well as starring the creator of the Big Evil Bob series surfaced, with mention of the video being an attempt by the creator to keep his editing skills up to par before the filming of the next Big Evil Bob episode.. In the first days of June, a [[
As of February 2009 no news has surfaced regarding future episodes, though considering that no direct news of future episodes surfaced from January to August of 2008 (aside from the vague comment made in the aforementioned "Snap, Crackle, Pop!" video), it still seems possible future episodes will be released.
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* [[Villain Protagonist]]: Viewers might be inclined to sympathize with Bob simply because Sam and Eddie are so annoying.
* [[Vomit Discretion Shot]]: {{spoiler|The [[Christmas Special]] has a particularly funny one, complete with the trashcan being vomited into shaking violently.}}
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* [[Zany Scheme]]: Bob's schemes have been progressively zanier as the series has moved forward from episode 3, going from a [[Groin Attack|simple kick to the groin,]] to impersonating Santa Claus, to rigging some sort of insane trap that causes an explosion of toilet paper and chicken noises.
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