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Robert "Bob" Newbie, Jr., is a Sim who makes his first appearance (along with his wife, Betty Newbie) in the player tutorial in The Sims. After the completion of the tutorial, he can be played like any other Sim. Due to the in-game chronology in The Sims series, he appears as a teen in The Sims 3, living with his parents Robert and Mags in Riverview. Bob is not alive in The Sims 2, though he is present in the family tree of the Broke family. Aside from main title releases, Bob appears in several console games. He and Betty are some of the most popular Sims of all time. Because of that, two families appear to be based on them; these are the Pancakes family and the Andrews family.

Bob Newbie


Gender	Male
Age	Young Adult
Life state	Sim
Family
Family	Newbie family
Marital status	Married
Romances	Betty Newbie
Household
Pets	Buddy Newbie
Personality
Traits	Slob
	Lazy
	Bookworm
	Animal Affection
Aspiration	Friend of the Animals
Appearance
Hair color	Brown
Eye color	Brown
Skin color	Light
Other information
Game	The Sims 4
Playability	Gallery

Biography[]

An official Maxis recreation of Bob, Betty, and their dog Buddy from the console version of The Sims 2: Pets was uploaded to the The Sims 4 Gallery on February 15, 2019, marking the 19th anniversary of The Sims. Bob is unemployed, has no skills, and is 22 days from becoming an adult.

Simology[]

Relationships

Relationships
	Betty Newbie	Sweethearts, Spouse

	Buddy Newbie

Relationships
	Betty Newbie	Sweethearts, Spouse

	Buddy Newbie

Bob Newbie


Gender	Male
Age	Teen
Life state	Sim
Biography
Bob Newbie loves to lie around and read. He's a good kid but he can't seem to clean up his room. He doesn't know what he wants to do with his life.
Education and employment
School	High School
Grade	B
Family
Family	Newbie family
Parents	Robert Newbie, Mags Newbie
Marital status	Single
Personality
Traits	Artistic
	Bookworm
	Good
	Slob
Favorites	Latin
	Fruit Parfait
	Gray
Appearance
Hair color	Light Brown
Eye color	Brown
Skin color	Light
Body shape	Thin
Other information
Game	The Sims 3 Store
Playability	Playable
World	Riverview

Biography[]

Bob had a hard time adjusting to life in Riverview until he met his new best friend, Betty Simovitch. When he is not spending time with her, however, he mostly spends time lounging around indoors, leaving his parents concerned.^{[confirmation needed]} It is said that his father disapproves of his laziness, though Bob's relationship with his parents is great. He is a lot thinner in this game and has light brown hair and no facial hair. Bob's face is almost identical to his father, Robert's. However, some details have been customized. At the start of the game, Bob is 13 days from becoming a young adult.

Even though the chronology of the series places Betty as his future wife, if left alone with story progression on, he may form relationships with other women. However, he can easily be directed to start a romance with Betty if the player desires, due to their high friendship level.

Simology[]

Skills

Skills
	Painting

Skills
	Painting

Bob Newbie


Gender	Male
Age	Adult
Life state	Sim
Biography
Bob Newbie was an odd child who insisted on speaking only in short, step-by-step sentences. He transformed this quirk into a job skill when he lent his talents to the company "Map This". Famous for helpful retorts like "Turn left" and "watch out for that moose," he soon became a legend in both mapping and verbal instruction.
Education and employment
Career	Unemployed
Family
Family	Newbie family
Marital status	Single
Household
Pets	Buddy Newbie
Personality
Zodiac sign	Virgo
Aspiration	Family
Appearance
Hair color	Black
Eye color	Brown
Skin color	Dark
Body shape	Thin
Other information
Game	The Sims 2 Pets (console)
Playability	Playable
Neighborhood	Whiskerton

Biography[]

Bob appears in The Sims 2: Pets for console, wearing something similar to what he wore in The Sims 3. He lives with Betty and their dog Buddy Newbie. As in other games he appears in, he is quiet and a loner. However, it is possible that this may be a different Bob Newbie because he looks nothing like the way he does in any of the other Sims games.

Simology[]

Skills
	Cooking

Skills
	Cooking

Relationships
	Betty Newbie	20, Acquaintance
	Buddy Newbie	60, Friend

Relationships
	Betty Newbie	20, Acquaintance
	Buddy Newbie	60, Friend

Personality
Virgo Virgo
Sloppy		Neat
Shy		Outgoing
Lazy		Active
Serious		Playful
Grouchy		Nice

Bob Newbie


Gender	Male
Age	Adult
Life state	Sim
Education and employment
Career	Unemployed
Family
Family	Newbie family
Household
Roommates	Betty Newbie
Personality
Zodiac sign	Gemini
Aspiration	Romance
Appearance
Hair color	Black
Eye color	Gray
Skin color	Dark
Body shape	Thin
Other information
Game	The Sims 2 (console)
Playability	Playable
Neighborhood	Pleasantview, Strangetown, and Melbourne

Biography[]

Bob lives here with his roommate, Betty. But they are very different from the usual light-skinned Bob Newbie and Betty Newbie. Whether they are canonical in their appearance, as by the time of The Sims 2, both Bob and Betty are deceased, or they are entirely different people, is unknown.

Simology[]

Relationships
	Betty Newbie	20, Acquaintance

Relationships
	Betty Newbie	20, Acquaintance

Personality
Gemini Gemini
Sloppy		Neat
Shy		Outgoing
Lazy		Active
Serious		Playful
Grouchy		Nice

Bob Newbie


Gender	Male
Age	Elder
Life state	Ghost
Family
Family	Newbie family
Parents	Robert Newbie, Mags Newbie
Marital status	Married
Romances	Betty Newbie
Children	Brandi Broke
Personality
Zodiac sign	Libra
Aspiration	Romance
Appearance
Hair color	Gray
Eye color	Brown
Skin color	Light
Body shape	Thin
Other information
Game	The Sims 2
Playability	Deceased
Neighborhood	Pleasantview

Biography[]

By the time the storyline has caught up to The Sims 2, he and his wife Betty are already deceased, though he left a daughter, Brandi Broke (née Newbie), to raise her family. She is the mother of two sons, Dustin and Beau Broke, and is pregnant with her third son at the start of The Sims 2. She is the widow of Skip Broke. Bob, his wife, his parents, and his in-laws can be resurrected with SimPE. He also has an unused beard and hairstyle that are very similar to the available ones. Storyline pictures show him with black hair, and SimPE shows he has genetics for black hair, which is different from The Sims and The Sims 3 where his hair is brown and light brown, respectively.

Interestingly, one of the storytelling images shows Bob giving Betty a massage, also clearly showing that he lost weight, as he is no longer fat. According to his age data in SimPE, Bob had 33 days left in the elder life stage when he died.

He has a counterpart in the tutorial for The Sims 2, called Bob Sim. Bob Sim resembles the Bob from other games, with red hair and a wife called Betty. However, there are several differences, and they don't appear to be the same Sim. The most obvious differences between the main game's Bob and the tutorial version are the different family trees and second names, as tutorial Bob's second name is Sim, while original Bob's is Newbie. Bob Sim is still an unplayable character in this version, appearing as a deceased ancestor, but has no connection to the Broke family and is not the father of Brandi Broke, but of the main tutorial sim, Tutorial Joe Sim. He is not canonically related to Bob Newbie in any way and doesn't appear in any other Sims game.

Resurrection tip

This Sim has no character data and cannot be resurrected in-game. For more information, read this guide.

Simology[]

Personality
Libra Libra
Sloppy		Neat
Shy		Outgoing
Lazy		Active
Serious		Playful
Grouchy		Nice

Interests
	Politics
	Crime
	Food
	Sports
	Work
	School
	Money
	Entertainment
	Health
	Paranormal
	Weather
	Toys
	Environment
	Culture
	Fashion
	Travel
	Animals
	Sci-Fi

Bob Newbie


Gender	Male
Age	Adult
Life state	Sim
Family
Family	Newbie family
Marital status	Married
Romances	Betty Newbie
Personality
Zodiac sign	Gemini
Appearance
Hair color	Brown
Skin color	Light
Other information
Game	The Sims (console)
Playability	Playable
Neighborhood	Willville

Biography[]

Bob Newbie appears in The Sims for console, wearing the same clothes as in The Sims. He and his wife Betty Newbie live in 7 Sim Avenue. They both share a 20+ relationship, so it is unknown if they are really married. Neither one has a job, but it may be best to get them into the Military Career Track, since they are both very active. He likes to read books and water the plants, but doesn't like noise - he always turns down the TV and Stereo.

Simology[]

Relationships
	Betty Newbie	20/20, Acquaintance

Relationships
	Betty Newbie	20/20, Acquaintance

Personality
Gemini Gemini
Sloppy		Neat
Shy		Outgoing
Lazy		Active
Serious		Playful
Grouchy		Nice

Bob Newbie


Gender	Male
Age	Adult
Life state	Sim
Biography
Bob is new to the neighborhood. He needs help getting familiar with his new environment. Can you help him get through this tutorial?
Education and employment
Career	Unemployed
Family
Family	Newbie family
Marital status	Married
Romances	Betty Newbie
Personality
Zodiac sign	Aquarius
Appearance
Hair color	Brown
Skin color	Light
Body shape	Fat
Other information
Game	The Sims
Playability	Playable
Neighborhood	Neighborhood 1

Biography[]

Bob is one of the pre-made Sims in The Sims, and was one of the tutorial characters. He and his wife Betty had just moved into the neighborhood at the start of the game. They are inhabitants of Neighborhood 1 and live at 7 Sim Lane. They often make up the welcome wagon. Bob is bald, but has a mustache and a full beard. He is pudgy and starts out wearing dingy, greasy clothing.^{[n 1]} Bob likes to spend time reading. Although he is married to her, his relationship with Betty is only at the friendship level.

A different version of Bob appeared in Japanese copies of the game, with a fit physique, tan skin, black hair, and a goatee (almost identical in appearance to MAHUIZOH "Jimmy" Maximus, differing only by his mint green shirt and blue pants).

According to SimEnhancer, Bob was the first Sim created in Neighborhood 1.

Simology[]

Skills
	Cooking
	Mechanical

Skills
	Cooking
	Mechanical

^{[n 2]}

Relationships
	Betty Newbie	55/55, Friend

Relationships
	Betty Newbie	55/55, Friend

Personality
Aquarius Aquarius
Sloppy		Neat
Shy		Outgoing
Lazy		Active
Serious		Playful
Grouchy		Nice

Personality
Aquarius Aquarius
Sloppy		Neat
Shy		Outgoing
Lazy		Active
Serious		Playful
Grouchy		Nice

Bob Newbie is also an available character on SimCity 4. (Note: The selectable people like him are sort of like the NPCs of The Sims 2. They can be selected, and you can change their names, signs, and houses. However, the houses are extremely limited, and you can't play as them.) He also appears in SimGolf as a downloadable golfer.

Quotes[]

A list of Bob Newbie's quotes from SimGolf.

Hey there, sport!
Hey there, sport! You're gr-r-r-eat!
This shot's easier than Bella Goth!
Grumble... too hard!!
Groan... I'm not up for this...
Hey there, sport! You're bad.
Hey there, sport. You're worse.
Hey! I'm trying to live the American dream here!
Darn that DATA.
Double darn that DATA!!
That DATA gives me an idea for our family room.
That DATA reminds me of Goth's house.
Betty would like a pet DATA, I'm sure.
Sigh. It takes forever to get ahead...
Where does a new guy get a drink around here?
Is this the NEW cola?
Can someone phone the pizza guy?
I could use a back rub.

Trivia[]

Bob, along with Mortimer Goth, Bella Goth, Betty Newbie, Daniel Pleasant, the Grim Reaper, and Agnes Crumplebottom, is the only pre-made Sim to appear in all four of the main series games.
Bob Pancakes may be based partially on Bob Newbie, as both are named Bob, and married to women whose names are diminutives of Elizabeth (Eliza and Betty). Furthermore, Bob Pancakes' untidy habits, as well as his physique and beard, are very similar to Newbie's in the original The Sims, while his hair, skin and eye color is very similar to Newbie's in The Sims 2 for console and The Sims 2: Pets for console.

Gallery[]

Other Languages[]

Language	The Sims	The Sims 2	The Sims 3
English	Bob Newbie	Bob Newbie	Bob Newbie
Brazilian Portuguese	João Novato	João Novato	João Novato
Chinese (Simplified)	实习家庭鲍勃	鲍勃纽贝
Chinese (Traditional)		鮑伯新手	鮑伯紐碧
Czech		Bob Novák
Danish		Martin Nybegynder
Dutch	Gijs Groentje	Gijs Groentje	Gijs Groentje
European Portuguese		Rafael Novato
Finnish		Perttu Alkavainen
French		Jojo Nouvot	Jojo Nouvot
German	Willi Neuling	Bob Neuerling Jr.
Hebrew		בוב ניובי הבן	בוב ניובי הבן
Italian	Roberto Antonellini	Roberto Antonellini	Roberto Antonellini
Japanese	ボブ新入り (Bob Shin'iri)	ボブニュービー (Bob Newbie)
Korean	신 기해	밥 뉴비
Norwegian		Bob Newbie
Polish	Jan Nowak	Robert Nowak	Robert Nowak
Russian		Боб II Новчикс	Боб Новчикс
Spanish	Roberto Novato	Roberto Novato	Roberto Novato
Swedish	Robert Nyby	Robert Newbie	Robert Newbie
Thai		บ็อบ นิวบี้
Hungarian		Bob Newbie

Notes[]

↑ This is easily changed with a dresser, but may require the use of custom skins, as Maxis did not provide a very good selection for fat Sims.
↑ In Asian locales of the game, Bob Newbie does not have any skills.

The Newbie family
Robert - Mags - Bob - Betty - Brandi - Buddy

[1] This is easily changed with a dresser, but may require the use of custom skins, as Maxis did not provide a very good selection for fat Sims.

[2] In Asian locales of the game, Bob Newbie does not have any skills.

[n 1]

[n 2]