"whose maiden name is Mona Simpson. Mona was designed in a way so that she has little bit of Homer in her face, such as the shape of her upper lip and her nose. There were several design changes because the directors were trying to make her an attractive older and younger woman, but still be Simpson-esque. Glenn Close recorded original material for another episode, season fifteen's ""My Mother the Carjacker"". Mona also has a speaking appearance in season ten's ""D'oh-in in the Wind"", this time voiced by Tress MacNeille. Patty and Selma Bouvier, both voiced by Julie Kavner, are"
"to the character, stating, ""It's really weird to have people think you're a cartoon."" Marge's beehive hairstyle was inspired by the titular Bride in ""Bride of Frankenstein"" and the style that Margaret Groening wore during the 1960s, although her hair was never blue. Marge debuted with the rest of the Simpson family on April 19, 1987, in ""The Tracey Ullman Show"" short ""Good Night"". In 1989, the shorts were adapted into ""The Simpsons"", a half-hour series airing on the Fox Network. Marge and the Simpson family remained the main characters on this new show. Matt Groening believes that episodes featuring"
"Maggie Simpson Margaret ""Maggie"" Simpson is a fictional character in the animated television series ""The Simpsons"". She first appeared on television in the ""Tracey Ullman Show"" short ""Good Night"" on April 19, 1987. Maggie was created and designed by cartoonist Matt Groening while he was waiting in the lobby of James L. Brooks' office. She received her first name from Groening's youngest sister. After appearing on ""The Tracey Ullman Show"" for three years, the Simpson family was given their own series on the Fox Broadcasting Company which debuted December 17, 1989. Maggie is the youngest child of Homer and Marge,"
"mother Margaret Groening. After appearing on ""The Tracey Ullman Show"" for three seasons, the Simpson family received their own series on Fox, which debuted December 17, 1989. Marge is the matriarch of the Simpson family. With her husband Homer, she has three children: Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. Marge is the moralistic force in her family and often provides a grounding voice in the midst of her family's antics by trying to maintain order in the Simpson household. She is often portrayed as a stereotypical television mother and is often included on lists of top ""TV moms"". She has appeared in"
"Simpson family The Simpson family consists of fictional characters featured in the animated television series ""The Simpsons"". The Simpsons are a nuclear family consisting of married couple Homer and Marge and their three children Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. They live at 742 Evergreen Terrace in the fictional town of Springfield, United States, and they were created by cartoonist Matt Groening, who conceived the characters after his own family members, substituting ""Bart"" for his own name. The family debuted on Fox on April 19, 1987 in ""The Tracey Ullman Show"" short ""Good Night"" and were later spun off into their own"
"Julie Kavner Julie Deborah Kavner (born September 7, 1950) is an American actress. She first attracted notice for her role as Brenda Morgenstern, the younger sister of Valerie Harper's title character in the sitcom ""Rhoda"", for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. She is best known for her voice role as Marge Simpson on the animated television series ""The Simpsons"". She also voices other characters for the show, including Marge’s mother, Jacqueline Bouvier, and sisters Patty and Selma Bouvier. Known for her improvisation and distinctive ""honeyed gravel voice"", Kavner was cast"
"was also nominated for an Annie Award for Best Voice Acting in an Animated Feature for her performance in ""The Simpsons Movie"". In 2000, Marge, along with the rest of her family, was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. ""The Simpsons"" uses a floating timeline (the characters do not physically age), and as such the show is generally assumed to be set in the current year. In several episodes, events have been linked to specific time periods, although this timeline has been contradicted in subsequent episodes. Marge Simpson is the wife of Homer and mother of Bart,"
"well-meaning and extremely patient wife of Homer and mother of Bart, Lisa and Maggie. She often acts as the voice of reason, but displays exaggerated behavior traits of stereotypical mothers and takes the blatant dysfunctionality of her family for granted, unlike the other family members, who are aware that they are eccentric. Her most notable physical feature is her blue hair, styled into an improbably high beehive. Julie Kavner received a Primetime Emmy Award in 1992 for voicing Marge in the episode ""I Married Marge"". For her performance in ""The Simpsons Movie"", Kavner received a nomination for ""Best Voice Acting"
"Simpson family, making them seem oddly real and adding weight to their status as a family with a long history together."" I Married Marge ""I Married Marge"" is the twelfth episode of ""The Simpsons""<nowiki>'</nowiki> third season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on December 26, 1991. In the episode, Marge worries that she may yet again be pregnant and drives to Dr. Hibbert's office. While anxiously waiting, Homer begins to tell Bart, Lisa, and Maggie the story of how he and Marge got married and how Bart was born. Written by Jeff Martin and directed"
"nine, 1997); owning her own pretzel business in ""The Twisted World of Marge Simpson"" (season eight, 1997), and working at an erotic bakery in ""Sex, Pies and Idiot Scrapes"" (season 20, 2008). While Marge has never expressed discontent with her role as a homemaker, she has become bored with it. In ""The Springfield Connection"" (season six, 1995), Marge decided that she needed more excitement in her life and became a police officer. However, by the end of the episode, she became upset with the corruption in the force and quit. Matt Groening first conceived Marge and the rest of the"
"named the character after his father, Homer Groening. After appearing for three seasons on ""The Tracey Ullman Show"", the Simpson family got their own series on Fox that debuted December 17, 1989. As the patriarch of the eponymous family, Homer and his wife Marge have three children: Bart, Lisa and Maggie. As the family's provider, he works at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant as safety inspector. Homer embodies many American working class stereotypes: he is crude, obese, incompetent, lazy, clumsy, dim-witted, hot-tempered, childish and addicted to alcohol, junk food and watching television. However, he often does his best to be"
"Kavner commented, ""What I do is not mimicry or an impersonation, but more of an assimilation. [On ""The Tracey Ullman Show""] we did a lot of looking at people to find out who to base our characters on. We did our homework on our lunch hour."" She received four Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Best Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program. Kavner became most famous for her role as Marge Simpson on the animated television show ""The Simpsons"", a show that continues to the present. ""The Tracey Ullman Show"" included a series of animated shorts about the dysfunctional"
"A Streetcar Named Marge ""A Streetcar Named Marge"" is the second episode of ""The Simpsons""<nowiki>'</nowiki> fourth season. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on October 1, 1992. In the episode, Marge wins the role of Blanche DuBois in a community theatre musical version of Tennessee Williams' ""A Streetcar Named Desire"". Homer offers little support for his wife's acting pursuits, and Marge begins to see parallels between him and Stanley Kowalski, the play's boorish lead male character. The episode contains a subplot in which Maggie Simpson attempts to retrieve her pacifier from a strict daycare owner."
"promote ""The Simpsons"" on video. For her work as Marge, Kavner received another Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance in 1992 and an Annie Award nomination for her performance as the character in ""The Simpsons Movie"". Typically cast as a ""woman who is supportive, sympathetic or self-effacingly funny"", Kavner grew to dislike playing such roles. In 1992, she starred in ""This Is My Life"", her first leading role in a feature film. Kavner has also appeared in live-action roles in six films written by Woody Allen, and in the Adam Sandler comedy ""Click"". Kavner was born in Los Angeles,"
"show ""The Tracey Ullman Show"". Originally, Brooks wanted Groening to adapt his ""Life in Hell"" characters for the show. Groening feared that he would have to give up his ownership rights, and that the show would fail and would take down his comic strip with it. Groening conceived of the idea for The Simpsons in the lobby of James L. Brooks's office and hurriedly sketched out his version of a dysfunctional family: Homer, the overweight father; Marge, the slim mother; Bart, the bratty oldest child; Lisa, the intelligent middle child; and Maggie, the baby. Groening famously named the main Simpson"
"other media relating to ""The Simpsons""—including video games, ""The Simpsons Movie"", ""The Simpsons"" Ride, commercials, and comic books—and inspired an entire line of merchandise. Marge's distinctive blue beehive hairstyle was inspired by a combination of the Bride's in ""Bride of Frankenstein"" and the style that Margaret Groening wore in the 1960s. Julie Kavner, who was a member of the original cast of ""The Tracey Ullman Show"", was asked to voice Marge so that more voice actors would not be needed. Kavner has won several awards for voicing Marge, including a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance in 1992. She"
"Béatrice Picard Béatrice Picard, , (born July 3, 1929 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian actress whose career spans over six decades. She became known for her role as Angelina Desmarais in one of the first French Canadian ""télé-roman"" series called ""Le survenant"" in the early days of French-speaking television. She then went on to a prolific career in televised comedies such as ""Cré Basil"" and ""Symphorien"". She also played in numerous theatre productions, summer plays, and films. Most recently, she is well known as the Quebec French voice of Marge Simpson in ""The Simpsons"". Picard received the title of"
"I Married Marge ""I Married Marge"" is the twelfth episode of ""The Simpsons""<nowiki>'</nowiki> third season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on December 26, 1991. In the episode, Marge worries that she may yet again be pregnant and drives to Dr. Hibbert's office. While anxiously waiting, Homer begins to tell Bart, Lisa, and Maggie the story of how he and Marge got married and how Bart was born. Written by Jeff Martin and directed by Jeffrey Lynch, ""I Married Marge"" was the second flashback episode of ""The Simpsons"" after season two's ""The Way We Was""."
"series, which debuted on Fox in the U.S. on December 17, 1989. Alongside the five main family members, there are a number of other major and minor characters in their family. The most commonly recurring characters are Homer's father Abraham ""Grampa"" Simpson; Marge's sisters Patty and Selma Bouvier; and the family's two pets, Santa's Little Helper and Snowball II. Other family members include Homer's mother Mona Simpson, Homer's half-brother Herbert Powell, Marge's mother Jacqueline Bouvier, and other minor relatives. Groening conceived of the idea for the Simpsons in the lobby of James L. Brooks's office. Brooks had asked Groening to"
"The Simpsons (franchise) The Simpsons is an American animated comedy franchise whose eponymous family consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. The Simpsons were created by cartoonist Matt Groening for a series of animated shorts that debuted on ""The Tracey Ullman Show"" on Fox on April 19, 1987. After a three-season run, the sketch was developed into ""The Simpsons"", a half-hour prime time show that was an early hit for Fox, becoming the first Fox series to land in the Top 30 ratings in a season (1989–1990). The popularity of ""The Simpsons"" has made it a billion-dollar merchandising and"
"The Simpsons The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical depiction of working-class life, epitomized by the Simpson family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. The show is set in the fictional town of Springfield and parodies American culture and society, television, and the human condition. The family was conceived by Groening shortly before a solicitation for a series of animated shorts with producer James L. Brooks. Groening created a dysfunctional family and named the characters after his own family members, substituting Bart for"
"Postal Service unveiled a series of five 44-cent stamps featuring Marge and the four other members of the Simpson family. They are the first characters from a television series to receive this recognition while the show is still in production. The stamps, designed by Matt Groening, were made available for purchase on May 7, 2009. Marge is depicted in much ""The Simpsons""-related merchandise, including T-shirts, baseball caps, bumper stickers, cardboard stand-ups, refrigerator magnets, key rings, buttons, dolls, posters and figurines. She has appeared in each of ""The Simpsons"" video games, including ""The Simpsons Game"", released in 2007. Besides the television"
"series, Marge regularly appears in issues of ""Simpsons Comics"", which were first published on November 29, 1993, and are issued monthly. Marge also plays a role in The Simpsons Ride, launched in 2008 at Universal Studios Florida and Hollywood. Marge appeared in a 2005 advertisement for Dove Styling, where her normal beehive hair was exchanged for a more stylish look for a series of ads featuring several popular cartoon women. In October 2009, it was announced that Marge would be featured on the front cover of the November issue of ""Playboy"" becoming the first cartoon character to appear on the"
"after Groening's family members, Bart's name is an anagram of the word ""brat"". After appearing on ""The Tracey Ullman Show"" for three years, the Simpson family received its own series on Fox, which debuted December 17, 1989. At ten years old, Bart is the eldest child and only son of Homer and Marge, and the brother of Lisa and Maggie. Bart's most prominent and popular character traits are his mischievousness, rebelliousness and disrespect for authority. He has appeared in other media relating to ""The Simpsons"" – including video games, ""The Simpsons Movie"", ""The Simpsons"" Ride, commercials, and comic books –"
"Eija Vilpas Eija Annikki Vilpas (born 17 July 1957 in Tuusula, Finland) is a Finnish actress. She is known of her roles in several Finnish comedy series, for example ""Fakta homma"" and ""Hynttyyt yhteen"". The focal point of her career lies in stage acting: Vilpas has worked in the Helsinki City Theatre since 1988. She has also done voice-over work for Finnish film dubs. She provided the voice of Marge Simpson in ""The Simpsons Movie"" and Maggie the cow in Disney's ""Home on the Range"". She has been married to the actor Ville Virtanen. She recorded an album ""Eija Vilpas"""
"She Used to Be My Girl ""She Used to Be My Girl"" is the fourth episode in the sixteenth season of the American animated television series ""The Simpsons"". It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on December 5, 2004. It features actress Kim Cattrall from ""Sex and the City"". It was the last episode to-date animated by Toonzone Entertainment. One day, Marge Simpson, sees a friend from high school, Chloe Talbot, on TV and is jealous of her success as a news reporter. When they meet, an embarrassed Marge confesses she never left Springfield, but the"
"of the homeless people at the soup kitchen. Marge's mother, Jackie Bouvier, voiced by Julie Kavner, makes her first physical appearance on ""The Simpsons"" in the episode, though she was first referenced in a flashback in the season one episode ""Moaning Lisa"". Bill and Marty, voiced by Dan Castellaneta and Harry Shearer respectively, also make their first visual appearances, although they were heard on the radio in previous episodes, including ""Bart Gets an ""F"""". They are two radio show hosts and DJs on Springfield's own radio station KBBL. Homer listens to their radio show when he drives to pick up"
"The Twisted World of Marge Simpson ""The Twisted World of Marge Simpson"" is the eleventh episode of ""The Simpsons""<nowiki>'</nowiki> eighth season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on January 19, 1997. It was written by Jennifer Crittenden and directed by Chuck Sheetz. The episode guest stars Jack Lemmon as Frank Ormand and Joe Mantegna as Fat Tony. In the episode, Marge starts her own business, selling pretzels. At a meeting of the Springfield Investorettes, Marge admits that she is reluctant to invest money in high-risk ventures and is ejected from the group while receiving her"
"damage although the company denied this and claimed any screen damage was 'user related' and denied warranty claims in Australia. Ben & Jerry's created a ""Simpsons""-themed beer and donut-flavored ice cream, entitled ""Duff & D'oh! Nuts"". Many official or unofficial ""Simpsons"" books such as episode guides have been published. The Simpsons (franchise) The Simpsons is an American animated comedy franchise whose eponymous family consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. The Simpsons were created by cartoonist Matt Groening for a series of animated shorts that debuted on ""The Tracey Ullman Show"" on Fox on April 19, 1987. After a"
"a television series to receive this recognition while the show is still in production. The stamps, designed by Matt Groening, were made available for purchase on May 7, 2009. In a USPS poll, Maggie's stamp was voted the most popular of the five. Bibliography Maggie Simpson Margaret ""Maggie"" Simpson is a fictional character in the animated television series ""The Simpsons"". She first appeared on television in the ""Tracey Ullman Show"" short ""Good Night"" on April 19, 1987. Maggie was created and designed by cartoonist Matt Groening while he was waiting in the lobby of James L. Brooks' office. She received"
"in 1993. Eija Vilpas in the mother to the Finnish dramaturge and playwright Sinna Virtanen. Eija Vilpas Eija Annikki Vilpas (born 17 July 1957 in Tuusula, Finland) is a Finnish actress. She is known of her roles in several Finnish comedy series, for example ""Fakta homma"" and ""Hynttyyt yhteen"". The focal point of her career lies in stage acting: Vilpas has worked in the Helsinki City Theatre since 1988. She has also done voice-over work for Finnish film dubs. She provided the voice of Marge Simpson in ""The Simpsons Movie"" and Maggie the cow in Disney's ""Home on the Range""."
"4 had screened the episode for offensive content, but the reviews focused on the main content of the episode, and the song was not considered a key part of the plot. Channel 4 promised to update their review process to ensure that similar incidents would not occur. A Streetcar Named Marge ""A Streetcar Named Marge"" is the second episode of ""The Simpsons""<nowiki>'</nowiki> fourth season. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on October 1, 1992. In the episode, Marge wins the role of Blanche DuBois in a community theatre musical version of Tennessee Williams' ""A Streetcar"
"the established back-story; for example, it was revealed that Marge and Homer were childless in the early 1990s although past episodes had suggested Bart and Lisa were born in the 1980s. As with many ""Simpsons"" characters, Marge's age and birthday changes to serve the story. In season one (1990) episodes ""Life on the Fast Lane"" and ""Some Enchanted Evening"", Marge was said to be 34. In ""Homer's Paternity Coot"" (season 17, 2006), Marge states that Emerald would have been her birthstone if she had been born three months later, placing her birthday sometime in February. In ""Regarding Margie"" (season 17,"