In 'The Simpson's', what was the name of 'Ned Flanders' ' wife?
"middle of the second season in the episode ""Dead Putting Society"" (1990), with the introduction of Maude Flanders (neighbor to the Simpson family and the loving wife of Ned Flanders). Maggie Roswell went on to voice other recurring characters on the show, such as Helen Lovejoy (the reverend's wife), Miss Hoover (an elementary school teacher), and Luann Van Houten (the mother of Bart's best friend Milhouse), as well as several more one-time characters and background characters. Fellow ""Simpsons"" cast member Nancy Cartwright wrote in her autobiography that ""Maggie Roswell has been blessed with a skill in creating one of the"
"reason for this was that much of the humor on ""The Simpsons"" comes from making the scenery look lifelike; ""The realism of the background serves as the straight man for the absurd situations."" This episode was the first to prominently feature Ned Flanders and the rest of the Flanders family, and contained the first appearances of Maude and Rod Flanders. Maggie Roswell was given the role of Maude, Ned's loving wife, and became a regular cast member with this episode. She had previously played supporting parts in the show's first season. Nancy Cartwright, the voice of Bart, commented on Roswell's"
"Ned Flanders Nedward Flanders Jr. is a recurring fictional character in the animated television series ""The Simpsons"". He is voiced by Harry Shearer, and first appeared in the series premiere episode ""Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"". He is the extremely religious, good-natured, cheery next-door neighbor to the Simpson family and is generally envied and loathed by Homer Simpson. A scrupulous and devout Evangelical Christian with an annoyingly perfect family, he is among the friendliest and most compassionate of Springfield's residents and is generally considered a pillar of the Springfield community. He was one of the first characters outside the"
"on a remake of ""Old Yeller"", according to Lois. Maude Flanders, a recurring character and the first wife of Ned Flanders on ""The Simpsons"", was killed off in the Season 11 episode, ""Alone Again, Natura-Diddily"" where she is killed by a T-shirt cannon at the Springfield Speedway when Homer ducks at the last second to pick up a bobby pin on the ground. This kill off was decided by the show's producers after Maude's voice actress, Maggie Roswell, left The Simpsons in spring 1999 after a pay dispute with Fox Broadcasting Company, which airs The Simpsons. Marcia Mitzman Gaven voiced"
"the winning quarterback to give the game ball to Homer. Overwhelmed by Ned's generosity and no longer ashamed to be associated with him, Homer becomes friends with Ned and his family. Homer begins acting overly grateful and annoys Ned and his family to no end by interrupting their family time together. The Flanders family and the Simpson family go on a camping trip, but the families do not get along. When the Simpsons initiate a food fight, Ned tells his wife that he has grown to hate Homer. Upon returning home, Homer remains oblivious to Ned's animosity. He arrives at"
"immediate Simpson family to appear on the show, and has since been central to several episodes, the first being season two's ""Dead Putting Society"". His last name comes from Flanders St. in Portland, Oregon, the hometown of ""Simpsons"" creator Matt Groening. When he was created, he was intended to just be a neighbor who was very nice, but whom Homer abhorred. Ned is very honest and sincere in carrying out the Christian doctrines of charity, kindness, and compassion. He is frequently shown doing volunteer work, and is rigorously honest and upright, even going so far as to spend an entire"
"Viva Ned Flanders ""Viva Ned Flanders"" is the tenth episode of ""The Simpsons"" tenth season. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on January 10, 1999. In the episode, Ned Flanders, who is revealed to be 60 years old, feels that he has not lived his life to the fullest. He asks for help from his neighbor, Homer Simpson, who takes Ned to Las Vegas to show him ""the right way to live"". However, while there, the two become intoxicated and accidentally marry two cocktail waitresses. The episode was written by David M. Stern and directed"
"hears a woman's scream next door, and witnesses Ned burying something in his backyard. He becomes convinced that Ned has murdered his wife Maude. During Bart's exile in his room, Lisa becomes popular with the other children thanks to the swimming pool, but soon loses her newfound popularity to Martin, who gets an even bigger swimming pool. Bart asks Lisa to go and look for evidence of the murder while Ned is out of the house. When Ned returns, Lisa becomes trapped in the Flanders house. Bart makes his way over there, just in time to discover that Ned was"
"outward appearance, Ned hides an exceptionally well-toned physique. In the early years of ""The Simpsons"", Homer Simpson generally loathed Ned, because Ned's family, job, health and self-discipline are of higher quality than he could ever hope to attain himself. Homer is often shown ""borrowing"" (stealing) items from Flanders, such as a weather vane, a camcorder, a diploma, a toothbrush and an air conditioning unit. Even the Simpsons' couch came from ""the curb outside Flanders' house"". Homer has since come to have a love-hate relationship with Ned, sometimes being his best friend, partly due to Ned's selfless tolerance of him, and"
"for it by taking Marge out to a hotel. During their attempt to have a romantic night together, Homer receives a phone call from Carl who tells him they are going to Paris on a business trip. When Homer leaves the Simpsons' house the next morning, a frustrated Marge throws a mallet after his retreating taxicab, and she accidentally knocks out neighbor Ned Flanders instead and invites him and his children over for a family dinner by way of apology. In Paris, Carl is having a great time flirting with a beautiful woman, and he reveals to Homer that he"
"Edna Krabappel Edna Krabappel is a fictional character from the animated television series ""The Simpsons"", who was voiced by Marcia Wallace until her death in 2013. She is the teacher of Bart Simpson's 4th grade class at Springfield Elementary School. She married Ned Flanders in the twenty-third season, helping raise Rod and Todd Flanders until her death. Edna is the only character that Wallace voiced on a regular basis. Following Wallace's death, the show's producers announced their intention to retire the character. Episodes featuring Edna since then have been small no-dialogue cameos, until the epilogue (which includes Wallace's voice) of"
"the family to New York to get her back. On their way to the Big Apple, the family encounters Ned Flanders' Amish cousin Jacob in Pennsylvania and learn that Ned is now considered ""ultra liberal"" and a black sheep because he lives in the modern world. In New York City, the Simpsons and even Marge realize that Lisa fits right into the Broadway show world and they decide to go back to Springfield without her. Laney sees Marge's sacrifice and, having a change of heart, immediately kicks Lisa out of the show on the grounds that Lisa got more cheers"
"by Steven Dean Moore. Meg White and Jack White of the White Stripes guest star as themselves. In its original run, the episode received 8.94 million viewers. Amber, Homer's ""Vegas wife"" from ""Viva Ned Flanders"", dies of a drug overdose, so the Simpson family attends her funeral. Bart, bored and looking to go home early, plays a game of paddle ball. The game, however, goes awry when the ball flies into several people's mouths, causing mayhem. Homer and Marge are faced with the angry churchgoers, who have had enough of Bart's antics. As a result, he is forced to see"
"tribute. In the wedding video, Homer is seen wearing an attire similar to the ones worn by the Rat Pack members. In its original American broadcast on January 10, 1999, ""Viva Ned Flanders"" received an 11.6 rating, according to Nielsen Media Research, translating to approximately 11.5 million viewers. The same year, the episode was nominated for an Emmy award in the category of animated programming less than one hour, but it ultimately lost to the ""King of the Hill"" episode ""And They Call It Bobby Love"". On August 7, 2007, the episode was released as part of ""The Simpsons: The"
"it was decided Flanders would be a faithful Christian. Mike Scully noted that Flanders is ""everything Homer would love to be, although he'll never admit it"". Flanders had been meant to be just a neighbor that Homer was jealous of, but Harry Shearer used ""such a sweet voice"" and Flanders was broadened to become a Christian and a sweet guy that someone would prefer to live next to over Homer. Flanders is known for his nonsensical jabbering. His first use of the word ""diddly"" was in ""The Call of the Simpsons"". Ned Flanders' religion was not mentioned in his first"
"tool industry for most of his career. In his first years as a machinist and draftsman, he spent his vacations traveling by bicycle over country roads between Rhode Island and Vermont and New Hampshire. Later, he lived for a time in New York City where he edited a machine tool magazine, but after five years decided to move back to Vermont. In 1911, he married Helen Edith Hartness, daughter of inventor and industrialist James Hartness. They made their home in Springfield, Vermont, where Flanders became president of the Jones & Lamson Machine Company. Flanders and his wife had three children:"
"Ned 'n' Edna's Blend Agenda ""Ned 'n' Edna's Blend Agenda"" is the twenty first episode of the twenty-third season of the American animated sitcom ""The Simpsons"". It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 13, 2012. In the episode, Edna reveals that she and Ned are married and now having arguments, as Ned thinks Edna changed Rod and Todd's fashion. It features a claymation segment made by the Chiodo Brothers in the style of Davey and Goliath, depicting a premonitory nightmare that Ned Flanders has. Chazz Busby (the ballet teacher from ""Smoke on the Daughter"")"
"so, calling his home a ""sucker"" for getting stuck with the bill. Marge and Homer visit their mortgage broker, Gil Gunderson, after receiving a letter and find out that their adjustable rate mortgage payment has increased drastically because of Homer's ineptitude. The Simpson home goes up for auction and after seeing the Simpsons' sorrow, Ned Flanders outbids Mr. Burns, purchasing the home for $101,000 and then offers to let the Simpsons move back in and rent the property from him. The Simpsons thank Ned with a song and a small celebration, when Marge notices the sink faucet dripping. Ned offers"
"inflammable water to burn the fracking plant down. On seeing that Homer and Marge can reconcile despite their differences due to their passion, Burns and Lombard get back together. During the credits, Burns and Lombard are seen having a conversation while lying in bed with their tablet computers. Mr. Burns says to Maxine Lombard that she was the best woman he had ever been with, including Nellie Taft, the wife of President William Howard Taft. The episode ""Homer the Smithers"" had previously revealed that Burns' mother had an affair with President Taft himself. The episode received an audience of 4.22"
"let the users of the Internet vote over what direction ""The Simpsons"" should take. In the twenty-second season finale ""The Ned-Liest Catch"", the characters Ned Flanders and Edna Krabappel started dating. The episode ends with Homer and Marge Simpson giving the viewers a link to the official ""The Simpsons"" website, TheSimpsons.com, and encouraging them to go on the website and vote over the summer of 2011 on whether Ned and Edna should stay together. Showrunner Al Jean said in an interview that the writers decided it would not be interesting for them to do another episode where a relationship ended,"
"repressed dislikes, finally admitting he hates post offices and his parents, after which he immediately feels better. Dr. Foster declares Flanders cured and he is immediately released. Outside the hospital, Ned is greeted by the townsfolk of Springfield, including the rest of the Simpsons and his family. Ned promises that from now on, if anyone does something he does not like, they will hear about it, which Dr. Foster tells him is very healthy. Homer then tells Ned he's crazy as they both laugh. Steve Young, a writer for the ""Late Show with David Letterman"", was brought in as a"
"When Flanders Failed ""When Flanders Failed"" is the third episode of ""The Simpsons""<nowiki>'</nowiki> third season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on October 3, 1991. In the episode, Homer makes a wish for Ned Flanders's new left-handed store to go out of business. The wish comes true and gets the Flanders family into financial troubles. Ned is forced to sell his possessions, and Homer gleefully buys many of his things. When finding out that Ned's house is to be repossessed, Homer feels guilty and decides to get the store back in business by telling all"
"reason for killing off Maude was to increase ratings for ""The Simpsons"" during the February sweeps. To bring in even more viewers for the broadcast, the ""Simpsons"" producers chose not to reveal beforehand who the character that would be killed off was to create speculation. Fox also decided not to send out screener tapes to television critics to keep it a secret. However, according to an article in the ""Contra Costa Times"" that was published on the day the episode aired, ""all the advance rumors suggest that Ned Flanders' wife, Maude, should watch her back."" The revelation of the episode's"
"is mowing his lawn with frustration, his next-door neighbour Ned Flanders invites him into his basement for a beer. Upon first seeing Ned's house and his perfect relationships with his wife and son, Todd, Homer erupts at Ned, accusing him of showing off. Ned angrily asks Homer to leave in response. However, Ned later feels guilty about his outburst and writes a letter to Homer apologsing, and that he loves him as a brother. Homer's amused by Ned's sentimentality and reads the letter to the family at the breakfast table. Marge is not happy with the family's reaction, despite being"
"Summer of 4 Ft. 2 ""Summer of 4 Ft. 2"" is the twenty-fifth and final episode of ""The Simpsons""<nowiki>'</nowiki> seventh season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 19, 1996. In the episode, the Simpson family stay in Ned Flanders' beach house. Hanging around with a new set of children, Lisa becomes popular, while Bart is left out. Bart tries to sabotage his sister's newfound acceptance, but fails. The episode was written by Dan Greaney and directed by Mark Kirkland. The episode guest stars Christina Ricci, who recorded her lines over the phone instead"
"Callander, near Menteith, Scotland and the couple bought a house there, called ""Tamavoid"". They divorced just four years later, having had no children. In the year leading up to his second marriage, to Tracy Reed on 17 April 1974, she gave birth to their first daughter, Kelly. They went on to have a second girl named Katy, born in 1975. The couple divorced in 1982. Bill Simpson (actor) William Nicholson Simpson (11 September 193121 December 1986) was a Scottish film and television actor, best remembered for his portrayal of the title role in the long-running BBC TV series ""Dr. Finlay's"
"Diatribe of a Mad Housewife ""Diatribe of a Mad Housewife"" is the tenth episode of ""The Simpsons""<nowiki>'</nowiki> fifteenth season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on January 25, 2004. Marge is inspired to write a romance novel, though after Homer hears rumors that Marge is secretly in love with Ned Flanders due to the storyline of the novel, he grows jealous. Meanwhile, Homer buys an ambulance and becomes an ambulance driver. After his reckless driving causes an accident, Homer is fired from his job at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant. Homer attempts to become a"
"personal faith in Jesus Christ for salvation. This is the only Simpsons episode in which the same person has been accredited with two different names, where James L. Brooks is credited as the Executive Producer and Executive Creative Consultant, and again as Jim Brooks as a Special Guest Voice. During the annual Jellyfish Festival, which welcomes back the Stinging Red Jellyfish to the shores of Springfield, Ned Flanders becomes depressed because he is alone. The other adults have partners with whom to spend a romantic evening at the Jellyfish Cotillion, and this is Ned's first festival without his wife Maude."
"the Flanders' house expecting to play golf, but Ned and his family get in their car and race off without him. Pulled over by Chief Wiggum for speeding, Ned takes a sobriety test as disapproving townspeople watch. At church, when the entire congregation bow their heads in prayer, Homer inhales very loudly through his nose, causing Ned to yell at Homer. This alarms the congregation, who become even more upset with Ned. But Homer sticks up for Ned and convinces the congregation to give him another chance. The next week, everything returns to normal, as Homer once again is annoyed"
"a quiet afternoon, the wind starts to pick up, which leads Lisa to find out that a hurricane is on the way. The evening news confirms that ""Hurricane Barbara"" is close, resulting in panicked citizens storming the Kwik-E-Mart. The hurricane strikes, and after a few treacherous hours, the storm ends. The Simpsons cautiously leave their basement and learn that the home is untouched. Next door, Ned Flanders emerges from a heap of rubble and sees that although his family is safe, his house has been destroyed. The Flanders family is forced to move into the Rescue Center in the church"
"That night, Flanders has a dream that Rod and Todd do not live up to his expectations. On the day of the party, Edna and Ned get into a fight about Rod and Todd's fashion and new vocabulary (Rod says ""Chillax, Daddy""). Annoyed at Ned's inability to trust her, Edna leaves with the kids and leaves Ned at the Simpsons for the night. Ned later sees Homer and Marge get into a fight and realizes that there will always be things that he and Edna will disagree on, so he rushes to the school and makes up with Edna. At"
"the school's low funding. In ""Lisa the Vegetarian"", it is shown that both Ms. Hoover and Lunchlady Doris have access to ""Independent Thought Alarms"" which are sent to Principal Skinner's office and are both triggered by Lisa. Also, in ""Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song"", Superintendent Chalmers fires Ned Flanders, who has become Principal after Skinner being sacked, only because he freely expresses his religious views in the school. Edna Krabappel was Bart Simpson's 4th grade teacher, and from Season 23 onwards also neighbor due to marrying to Ned Flanders until Season 25 established Krabappel's death. In Season 29, Flanders' failing"
"""Bart the Lover"". IGN called ""Special Edna"" the best episode of the fourteenth season of the show. Tilda Swinton modeled her hairdo in the film ""Burn After Reading"" on Krabappel's. Edna Krabappel Edna Krabappel is a fictional character from the animated television series ""The Simpsons"", who was voiced by Marcia Wallace until her death in 2013. She is the teacher of Bart Simpson's 4th grade class at Springfield Elementary School. She married Ned Flanders in the twenty-third season, helping raise Rod and Todd Flanders until her death. Edna is the only character that Wallace voiced on a regular basis. Following"