He may be a parody of Owen Wister 's taciturn eponymous hero in The Virginian ( novel ) .
Silent Bob : A comical prankster cowboy ( a stock character in the Dime Western ) .
Silent Bob may be a parody of Owen Wister 's taciturn eponymous hero in The Virginian ( novel ) .
Silent Bob : A comical prankster cowboy ( a stock character in the Dime Western ) .