Tyler Robert Hudson, also known as C.O. Bob, was a correctional officer at Fox River State Penitentiary. He was a father with a wife and daughter. At the time of the Big Riot, Bob was tasked with bringing Lincoln Burrows to the other side of the prison, where he was captured by Theodore Bagwell's gang and later given to Theodore "T-Bag" Bagwell after being attacked. Bob was accidentally pushed by T-Bag into Michael and Sucre's cell where he fell into the toilet which he pulled from the wall, revealing the escape plan. T-Bag killed Bob to prevent him from telling others about the intended escape.
Family[]
- Shauna Hudson - Wife
- Bob Hudson's daughter - Daughter
Biography[]
Background[]
Bob started working at Fox River when he was 18 years old. He got the job due to having a good relationship with Brad Bellick.
Season 1[]
Bob first appeared when he was in the room with Lincoln, Nick Savrinn and Veronica Donovan. However, while moving Lincoln to the other side of the prison, Theodore Bagwell's gang found them. He released Lincoln from his handcuffs and then they were attacked by the gang. After T-bag knocked out Lincoln, Bob was then taken hostage by T-Bag. T-Bag took him to general population area around the cells, but Bob tried to fight back. T-Bag got the upper hand and pushed him into cell 40. He was then kicked towards the toilet, where they discovered that John Abruzzi, Fernando Sucre, and Michael Scofield had an escape hole. Just before T-Bag could inform the other inmates about the escape plan, Abruzzi stopped him by covering his mouth and shushing him.
 Bob Hudson being stabbed to his death by T-Bag |
Bob was kept in the cell with T-Bag, while Gus Fiorello watched them. Later, Gus informed Henry Pope about holding Bob as a hostage. While going through Bob's wallet, T-Bag found a photo of his daughter and took it. When the riot ended, Scofield and the others released Bob, however T-Bag stabbed him and tossed him onto the ground below.
Post-Death[]
Season 1[]
Following Bob's death, Shauna Hudson went to Fox River. Henry Pope instructed Bellick to search for the killer, and attempted to get information from Charles Westmoreland. Westmoreland refused to narc, so Bellick killed Marilyn, his cat.
Seth Hoffner told the officers that Christopher Trokey killed Bob, and after his cell was searched, they found the photo of Bob's daughter, which was planted. Trokey was taken to the SHU.
Season 2[]
Michael reflected on everything that had happened at Fox River, including the fact that he let T-Bag kill Bob.
Appearances[]
Season 1[]
- Riots, Drills and the Devil, Part 1 (First appearance)
- Riots, Drills and the Devil, Part 2
- The Old Head (Mentioned only)
Season 2[]
- Fin Del Camino (Archive footage only)
Etymology[]
- Robert and Bob are meaning "fame-bright"[1]
- Tyler does mean "a worker in roof tiles".[2]
- Hudkson means "son of Hugh"[3]
Trivia[]
- Bob appears in season 2 in living footage.
- Bob is the only named CO to die while being killed T-Bag.
- Bob is the only CO to die in the show.
- Bob is the first CO to be killed by T-Bag. He kills 73 episodes later, 2 COs.
- Coincidentally, this is exactly the same episodes of T-Bag's appearances in the show (don't count his Breakout Kings appearance)
- Bob is the only CO to appear back in season 2, while being dead.
- Bob along with Stroker, Theo and Turk died during the Big Riot.
- The actor who portrays Bob is Michael Cudlitz. 36 episodes later, T-Bag killed Flora, who has been portrayed by Sara Jane Henriques.
- Bob is the only character to appear in archive footage three times while being killed: in episode 11 and 21 of season 2.
- John Abruzzi appeared only once in archive footage, but not in deceased footage.
- Bob was the first character to discover that there was an opening between the tunnels and the toilet in cell 40.
- Henry Pope wasn't aware of this until the last episode of season 1.
- Bob is the only person in the Big Riot who is responsible for the death of another member in the Big Riot: Turk, by making Lincoln free.
- Bob is also responsible for the escape of T-Bag and thus his victims, since he was aware of the hole.
- Bob's death resulted in T-Bag making part of the Fox River Eight and being responsible for all the deaths except before the show and Breakout Kings.
- Bob is also responsible for the escape of T-Bag and thus his victims, since he was aware of the hole.
- Bob along with Flora and Roy Geary were killed by T-Bag and their "murder" used them so that they were arrested, by Bob it was Christopher Trokey and by Flora and Roy Geary it was Brad Bellick.
- Coincidentally enough, Bellick was responsible for the arrest of Trokey.
- Bob appeared in the Old Head, Bolshoi Booze and Fin Del Camino.
- Bob has only met Veronica, Michael, T-Bag, Abruzzi, Sucre and Lincoln.
- It's highly possible that he did met Bellick off-screen. Also note that Bellick was aware of Bob after he was captured and after Bob's death.
- Bob Hudson along with Lechero are the only characters to be killed by T-Bag, while being a father.
- Coincidentally, both Bob and Lechero had a daughter.
- Bob is the only CO to be a prisoner in a prison where he works himself. He was held hostage in Fox River for 2 episodes.
- Bellick appeared in 4 episodes as prisoner in Fox River, but wasn't a CO at that time.
- Bob is the only character who was held hostage in cell 40.
- Ironically enough, he was held hostage on Michael's bed.
- Bob along with Charles Westmoreland, Stroker, Theo and Turk died in a piece of Michael's escape plans in Fox River.
- Bob did work for Brad Bellick in season 1, while Bellick "worked" for T-Bag in season 4 (because it gave them access to the tunnels between GATE and the Company).