Bobby Singer

Robert "Bobby" Singer is a hunter closefriend and father figure to Sam and Dean Winchester. , he is a "rough but warmhearted" working-class man who hunts supernatural creatures, has evolved over time into a father-figure for the brothers Winchesters.

Personality
Bobby is a hunter like the Winchesters, though he seems to stay fairly stationary. He wears a lot of flannel and is almost always seen in a trucker's hat. He runs an auto salvage yard as his day job, and is a go-to guy for supernatural research. He became involved in the hunt when his wife became possessed and he was forced to kill her, because of his lack of supernatural knowledge at that time. He seems to have amassed quite a bit of knowledge over the years (being the first to deduce on his own that Meg was in fact possessed), plus his house is full of bookcases and stacks of books about the supernatural world and the things hunters go after. He and John Winchester were old friends, though they had a falling out prior to the onset of the series. According to Dean Winchester during Bobby's first appearance, the last time Bobby and John met prior to the show, Bobby almost "filled him with buckshot," but they made peace and were working together again before John's death.

Biography
Born namely as "Robert Steven Singer", although most people just call him Bobby for short. Bobby is a hunter and was an old friend of John Winchester who acquainted with Dean and Sam on occasions, and later looks after them when John dies, coming to their aid in tight situations, assisting them in hunts. He owns a large vineyard of land, where his house is planted. His house contains a large collection of hunter objects, arsenal weaponry stocks, and has a library. The Winchester brothers occupy the house regularly, as it serves as a base of operations.

Season 1
With John held captive by the demons, the boys turn to Bobby for help. He gives Sam the Key of Solomon. When Meg Masters turns up at his house, they restrain her using a devil's trap (symbol) painted on the ceiling. It is Bobby who alerts the boys to the fact that Meg is not a demon herself, but a woman possessed by one. After the demon is exorcised, and Meg dies, Bobby agrees to dispose of her body and the authorities.

Season 2
With Dean in a coma and John injured, Sam goes to visit Bobby who has towed the Impala from the crash site. Sam has to retrieve the Colt, and John has given Sam a list of herbs to get from Bobby. Sam is distressed at the wrecked state of the Impala, and Bobby suggests scraping the car, until he sees that to Sam it embodies the state Dean is in, and to give up on the Impala would be to give up on Dean. He also informs Sam that the items Sam has requested are not for repelling a demon, but for summoning one. Although Bobby is not present in this episode, Sam and Dean are staying with him as they recover from their wounds, and the death of their father. Dean uses Bobby's tools to repair the Impala. They have been there a week at the beginning of the episode. Bobby lends them a van (which makes Dean feel like a "soccer mom") when they drive to meet Ellen at the Roadhouse. When Sam is possessed by the Demon, Meg, he turns up at Bobby's place, intending to kill him. However Bobby is alerted to the demon's presence when it reacts to holy water he has spiked Sam's beer with. Again, the demon is restrained under the devil's trap (symbol), but this time the exorcism Dean attempts fails because the demon has bound itself to Sam's body with a brand. The demon is expelled when Bobby burns across the brand with a hot poker. Bobby is aware Sam killed another hunter, Wandell, while possessed, and advises the boys to leave before other hunter's find them. He gives them each a charm to ward off possession. When Sam disappears, Dean turns to Bobby for help. Together they search for Sam, and find the burnt out ruins of the Roadhouse. After Dean receives the vision of Sam's location, it is Bobby who deciphers that the town is Cold Oak. When they arrive there, Bobby pursues Jake Talley after he stabs Sam, but loses him in the woods. Bobby tries to look after Dean in the wake of Sam's death, but Dean pushes him away in anger. Bobby responds with understanding, and leaves. When Dean and Sam turn up at Bobby's, he immediately knows Dean has made some deal to resurrect Sam. Out in the middle of his junkyard he confronts Dean, and is upset when he learns Dean only has a year to live. His affection for Dean is clear, when he despairs that Dean doesn't value his own life. When Ellen appears, having escaped the demon attack on the Roadhouse, Bobby makes her drink a shot of holy water to ensure she is not possessed. Bobby is part of the effort to stop the opening of the Devil's Gate in Wyoming, and it is he and Ellen who actually close it.

Season 3
Bobby tracks down a possible omen in Nebraska, and the boys join him to investigate. They meet Tamara and Isaac, a married hunter couple Bobby knows. While Bobby urges caution, they are attacked by demons and Isaac is killed. Bobby works out that the demons are the Seven Deadly Sins, and with Sam, Dean and Tamara and the intervention of a mysterious girl, the demons are trapped and Bobby exorcises them. At the beginning of the episode, Sam is on the phone to Bobby as they try to translate an ancient document. After finding John's lock-up has been broken into, the boys contact Bobby, who confirms that he built the Curse Boxes, one of which has been stolen. Later, he explains the curse of the Rabbit's Foot and starts researching how to destroy it. During this conversation, he appears to be working on the Colt. After Bela steals the Rabbit's Foot, Bobby identifies her to Dean, and tracks down her address for him. Finally, Bobby provides Sam and Dean with a ritual which destroys the Rabbit's Foot and breaks its curse. Bobby is working on the Colt, with Dean's help. After the boys leave for Ohio, he is test firing the Colt, when Ruby appears, and offers to help turn it back into a demon-killing weapon. Summoned by Sam he arrives to help, only to be struck down by Father Gil. At the end of the episode he reassures Dean that Sam is okay - that nothing has changed since he came back from the dead. Months later, Bobby was investigating a Doctor who had been studying sleeping habits, but testing people with nightmarish serum-induced dreams. Bobby fell under what Sam described as a Freddy Krueger type dream state, and Bobby went into a coma.

Season 4
After being resurrected from Hell, Dean first approaches Bobby, making him the first person to see Dean Winchester alive. At first, he doesn't believe that its really him, resulting in a fight between them. They continue until Dean sliced his arm with a silver knife. Even still, Bobby splashed Holy Water to make sure he wasn't a demon. In "Are You There God? It's Me, Dean Winchester", Bobby is tormented by the spirits of victims he couldn't save, most notably two blond children. He finally puts them to rest using a exorcism spell. In the episode "Yellow Fever", Bobby helps Sam kill a ghost, to save Dean's life. Bobby returns to save the brothers from a seductive Siren in "Sex and Violence". Bobby is seen briefly in "The Rapture," towards the end of the episode. He calls Sam and asks that both Dean and Sam get to his place immediately.

Once there, Dean and Bobby trick Sam and lock him up for his own safety. Now with Sam locked up, detoxing the demon blood, Bobby gets a call from Rufus about seals breaking. He suggests they let Sam out and use him as a weapon in the oncoming demon war. Dean refuses this. Though Dean does agree to with the angels, and Bobby calls Dean the angel's bitch.Then Dean and Bobby notice its gone quite downstairs, and rush to the panic room. There Sam is being flung arround by the Demon blood, and the two had to hold down Sam. Bobby tells Dean they are going to need to tie Sam down, and asks Dean "Are you with me?"After tying Sam to the bed, Bobby asks Dean if they are doing the right thing. Dean answers yes, because the demon blood is killing him. Bobby disagrees and says that they are the ones killing Sam. Dean refuses to give him more blood, and Bobby says Sam will die. Dean replies, "at least he'll die human." When Sam escapes, Bobby catches him, attempts to make Sam turn around. But Sam refuses and knocks Bobby out. Now with Sam gone, Bobby and Dean investigate how Sam got out. Dean leaves to track Sam down and Bobby to watch the police database. While Dean is in pursuit of Sam, Bobby tells Dean to bring him back, not to scare Sam away.

After the fight with Sam, Dean heads back to Bobby's. Bobby tries to convince Dean to call Sam, but Dean refuses. Bobby explodes and tells Dean that family is not only meant to make you happy, but unhappy as well.

Season 5
After Lucifer is freed, Bobby meets up with Sam and Dean to help them research the "Michael Sword" that will be used to kill Lucifer. Sam reveals to Bobby that it was he, not Lilith, that was responsible for Lucifer being freed. Bobby becomes angry and tells Sam that, if they survive the Apocalypse, he wants nothing to do with him. Sam leaves, while Bobby and Dean continue research. Bobby is revealed to be possessed after Dean finds a lead and almost kills Dean, before stabbing himself with Ruby's Knife, killing the demon possessing him. Sam and Dean rush Bobby to the hospital, where his wound is repaired. The doctor informs him that he is unlikely to walk again. Bobby tells Sam that it was the demon, not Bobby himself, that said those things to Sam, and that he's not cutting him out.

Bobby then gets an urgent call from fellow hunter Rufus Turner to immediately get to River Pass, Colorado, as Rufus is under attack by what he says are demons. Bobby, since he can't walk, sends Dean and Sam to help out. "The Curious Case of Dean Winchester" Bobby finds out a witch is holding poker games with years instead of money. He sees this as a chance to escape his wheelchair and rushes to play, only to lose 25 years. Dean immediately threatens the witch before betting 25 of his own years in the game to restore Bobby, only to lose 25 more. As the hunters work to undo Dean's fate, Bobby admits his personal feelings of uselessness at a time of such urgency, even considering suicide. After experiencing life as an old man, Dean appreciates Bobby's view, but urges him that he is not useless and begs him to not try and kill himself.

In "Abandon All Hope..." the Winchesters get a lead on Lucifer's whereabouts. With Castiel, they team up with Ellen and Jo Harvelle. Before they leave, though, they all gather at Bobby's house to reminiscence and drink beer. Bobby then gets a picture of them all, for they know not everyone will live. The Winchesters, the Harvelles, and Castiel go to Carthage, Missouri, where Lucifer is supposed to be. There, Castiel sees many reapers all over, even though no one else can. He goes to investigate. The Winchesters and Harvelles are then attacked by hellhounds, one of them mortally wounding Jo. They lock themselves inside a hardware store, trying to help Jo. Dean then reaches Bobby by radio, telling them of their situation. Bobby concludes that the reapers are there because there will be many deaths due to a ritual, which turns out to be true.

In "Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid" Bobby's dead wife comes back to life. As Sam and Dean try and convince him that he must kill her as she is a zombie, but he tells them to leave or they will have trouble. As Bobby's wife starts to turn he realizes he must kill her. After he killed her again every zombie in town starts coming after him. He and Dean fight them off and in the end are saved by Sam and the town sheriff, who calls Bobby the town drunk. Bobby tells the boys that Death sent the dead after him because he supports the Winchesters and is one of the reasons why Sam hasn't said yes to Lucifer yet. While Dean says he at least got 5 days with his wife, Bobby tells them that only made it a 1000 times worse.

Season 6
Dean comes to Bobby for shelter for Lisa and Ben when he reunites with Sam and finds out there are a few Djinn after the brothers. During this short visit, he finds out that Bobby knew that Sam was alive the whole year he was back and out of Dean's life. Dean asks why he didn't tell him, to which Bobby replies that Dean was "as close to happiness as he's ever seen a hunter get". He also admits he didn't want to lie to him, but Dean was out of hunting. A year ago, Bobby summoned Crowley to have him return his soul as part of the deal to end the Apocalypse. However, Crowley reneged on the deal and now holds it for a ten year period. Since then, Bobby has been collecting research on Crowley, to counter-bargain for his soul. He captures and tortures a Crossroads demon to find his real name before he became a demon. Bobby learns from the Crossroads demon that Crowley's real name is Fergus Macleod and he is now the King of Hell. Throughout the weekend, Bobby provides support for the Winchester brothers and the rest of the hunters, helps fellow hunter Rufus bury a Japanese Okami demon and contends with an FBI agent trying to hunt down Rufus. Bobby then goes and hunts for the Okami when he realizes it survived and escaped. Although he manages to finish off the Okami, it ruins his chances of striking up a relationship with Marcy, his next-door neighbor. Dean tells Bobby about Sam's changes and his problems, but Bobby is distracted by other calls. When Dean scolds Bobby for being selfish and cold for not listening, Bobby snaps and gives a telling-off to both brothers and says that he also has his own problems and he can't always be there for them. After finding out more about Macleod (Crowley) from Rufus, he then calls up Crowley's long deceased son Gavin for information, and summons Crowley to threaten him to return his soul. Crowley refuses until Gavin himself tells his father that he told Bobby everything he could know about him. Crowley is shaken but remains unmoved until Dean and Sam calls him to reveal that they are at his grave in Scotland and has dug up his body to prepare for burning. Crowley reluctantly returns Bobby's soul and destroys the contract, and goes to Scotland to pick up his remains, presumably to hide it elsewhere. Later, Bobby thanks the brothers for helping him with this, and once again returns to his usual work. Sometime later, Bobby is called on by Dean for further problems regarding Sam's erratic behavior. He tells Bobby about Sam letting him get turned into a vampire, and stresses how he wants to do something about it fast. Bobby collects research, but doesn't find anything fitting Sam's diagnosis. He soon tells Dean that he should probably face the worst-case scenario: "Maybe it's just Sam." Dean calls Bobby another time later to test a theory of whether he's under a truth curse. It's proven that he is, because Bobby reveals some details that Dean had never known or maybe even wanted to know, including that Dean is his favorite hunter (despite remarking how Sam's been the better hunter lately).

Later on, Dean finds a way to get Sam's soul back and tells Sam and Bobby about his wager with Death. Dean heads off to hold his end of the bargin and leaves Sam in Bobby's care. Under his watch Sam manages to slip away and summon Balthazar. Balthazar tells Sam that need to mark his body, so he is no longer a vessal, a blood of "father" in order to do it. Closest thing to a father Sam has is Bobby, so with this knowledge, Sam goes after Bobby. Bobby notices something is up with Sam, and before Sam can get the jump on Bobby, Bobby knocks Sam out. When Bobby goes for rope Sam is gone. Bobby quickly heads to the closet where he has a trap waiting for Sam. Sam falls for the trap and is locked in the basement. When things get quiet Bobby goes to check on Sam, only to be knocked out from Sam. Once awake, Bobby tries to talk Sam out of what he is about to do. Just as Sam is about to sacrifice Bobby, Dean comes and saves Bobby.

While waiting for Sam to wake up, Bobby gives Dean a drink and a case to look at it. Then Sam appears and gives both a hug. Sam reveals to them that he has no memory of the last year and a half. While Dean is estastic that his brother is back, Bobby is suspicious. This mostly comes from the fact that no longer than a week ago, Sam tried to kill him. So when Sam joins in on the hunt in Like a Virgin, Bobby makes an excuse not to go. Though he does help in the hunt by finding out what the boys are hunting and what can kill it. Bobby sends Dean to acquaintance, who has the weapon they needed. Sam also calls Bobby for help and asks him if Bobby is okay. Bobby tells Sam hes fine and does a quick goodbye.

In ...Then There Were None, Bobby heads out to investigate a werid death, that has a connection with the Mother of All. On the scene he runs into Rufus, whom he teams up with on the case. Once they know where this new creature is, Bobby, Sam, Dean and Rufus head out. There they run into Samuel and Gwen Campbell. Bobby confronts Samuel on giving Sam and Dean to Crowley. Then tragedy hits when Eve's new creature takes over Bobby's body and kills Rufus. Sam and Dean manage to shock the creature out of Bobby.

Bobby mourns Rufus's death by drinking it off. Which worries Sam and Dean, until Ellen shows up. In My Heart Will Go On, Bobby is married to Ellen. But it doesn't last once Balthazer sets history right. Later on, when Sam and Dean deside to go to Wild West, Bobby packs them some gold to use. While waiting for the boys return, Castiel pops into his house injured and passes out. When Cas wakes up, Bobby reminds Castiel that he needs to bring Sam and Dean back. Unfortunely, Castiel's injuries weaken him and he no longer has the power to bring Sam and Dean back to the present. So after asking permission, Castiel touches Bobby's soul and regains power. This process though is very painful for Bobby. Now having acquired ashes of the phoniex, Bobby joins Sam, Dean and Castiel, on the hunt for Eve in Oregan. Once there, Bobby searches for any signs that Eve is in town, and they find one guy. So they spilt off and Bobby goes with Sam. When the police come, Bobby manages to con their way out. When the gang re-groups, they find a bar fill of new creatures. Bobby gives Dean naming rights. The gang eventually figures out Eve's location and head there. Sam and Dean head in first, but Bobby and Castiel get caught. After Dean defeats Eve, Castiel leaves, and Bobby voices his suspicions about Castiel. Like how Castiel may know where Crowley is.

So they begin to search for Crowley in secret. So while Dean handles Castiel, Sam and Bobby interrogate a demon disguised as a hunter for Crowley's location. The demon gives them a name, Ellsworth, and his location. Bobby also discuss the possiblity of Castiel knowing where Crowley is with the boys. Once there they get jumped by some of Crowleys goons but are saved by Castiel. Castiel gives himself away though when he re-uses one of Bobby's lines. Bobby helps the Winchesters trap Castiel in holy fire.

Relationships
Bobby and Dean- Bobby and Dean's Relationship over the years.

Bobby and Sam- Bobby and Sam's relationship.

Season 1

 * "Devil's Trap"

Season 2

 * "In My Time of Dying"
 * "Born Under a Bad Sign"
 * "Tall Tales"
 * "All Hell Breaks Loose - Part 1"
 * "All Hell Breaks Loose - Part 2"

Season 3

 * "The Magnificent Seven"
 * "Bad Day at Black Rock"
 * "Sin City"
 * "Dream a Little Dream of Me"
 * "Mystery Spot"
 * "Time Is on My Side"
 * "No Rest for the Wicked"

Season 4

 * "Lazarus Rising"
 * "Are You There God? It's Me, Dean Winchester"
 * "Yellow Fever"
 * "Sex and Violence"
 * "The Rapture"
 * "When the Levee Breaks"
 * "Lucifer Rising"

Season 5

 * "Sympathy for the Devil"
 * "Good God, Y'all"
 * "Free to Be You and Me"
 * "The Curious Case of Dean Winchester"
 * "Abandon All Hope..."
 * "Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid"
 * "Point of No Return"
 * "The Devil You Know"
 * "Two Minutes to Midnight"
 * "Swan Song"

Season 6

 * "Exile on Main Street"
 * "Weekend At Bobby's"
 * "You Can't Handle The Truth"
 * "Appointment In Samarra"
 * "Like A Virgin"
 * "...And Then There Were None"
 * "My Heart Will Go On"
 * "Frontierland"
 * "Mommy Dearest"
 * "The Man Who Would Be King"

Trivia

 * Bobby lives in South Dakota.
 * Owns a blue Ford tow-truck with Lawrence County, South Dakota plates: 9NO3L1. This is probably a reference to Jim Beaver's role in the HBO Western drama Deadwood. Deadwood is the county seat of Lawrence County. In Season Three he also drives a 1971 Chevelle.
 * His dog, who has only appeared in one episode, is called Rumsfeld.
 * At some point in his hunting career, Bobby was unable to save a pair of twin sisters from an unknown creature.
 * In the episode Yellow Fever, it is revealed that he is fluent in Japanese. In Weekend At Bobby's, it was revealed that Bobby has been to Japan.
 * Bobby may also be named after the series' executive producer Robert Singer.
 * Bobby was born at night.