"Fourth Season"". The episode was again included in the 2003 DVD release of the ""Greatest Hits"" set, but this time the set did not include ""Trash of the Titans"". Lisa's First Word ""Lisa's First Word"" is the tenth episode of ""The Simpsons""<nowiki>'</nowiki> fourth season. It was first broadcast on the Fox network in the United States on December 3, 1992. In the episode, as the Simpson family gathers around Maggie and tries to encourage her to say her first word, Marge reminisces and tells the story of Lisa's first word. Elizabeth Taylor appeared for the voicing of Maggie's first word."
"Maggie Roswell Maggie Roswell (born November 14, 1952) is an American actress from Los Angeles, California. She is well known for her voice work on the Fox network's animated television series ""The Simpsons"", in which she has played recurring characters such as Maude Flanders, Helen Lovejoy, Miss Hoover, and Luann Van Houten, as well as several minor characters. This work has earned her both an Emmy Award nomination and an Annie Award nomination. Maggie Roswell made her acting break-through in the 1980s with appearances in films such as ""Midnight Madness"" (1980), ""Lost in America"" (1985), and ""Pretty in Pink"" (1986),"
"Jones voiced Maggie in ""Treehouse of Horror V"". Maggie would later have brief dialogue in ""Treehouse of Horror IX"", voiced by Harry Shearer, who used his Kang voice. In earlier episodes, Yeardley Smith did many of Maggie's squeaks, cries, laughs and occasional speaking parts, although in the later seasons her parts are done by Nancy Cartwright (including a single word spoken during the end credits of ""The Simpsons Movie""). Jodie Foster voiced a Howard Roark-inspired Maggie in the season 20 episode ""Four Great Women and a Manicure"". In the occasional episodes set in the future (""Lisa's Wedding"", ""Bart to the"
"is almost always seen as a baby. She has blonde spiked hair like Lisa. Her first word was ""daddy"", shown at one point after Homer tucks her in. She is almost 2 years old and still uses a pacifier despite teething, although this was mentioned in a Treehouse of Horror episode (""Starship Poopers"") and is not considered canon. She was quite prominent in the ""Tracey Ullman Show"" shorts, often being featured alongside Bart and Lisa but has since become the least seen and heard of the five main Simpsons. It has been revealed that Maggie has outstanding artistic and academic"
"Theatre on Sunday nights with The Sirens. Maggie Roswell Maggie Roswell (born November 14, 1952) is an American actress from Los Angeles, California. She is well known for her voice work on the Fox network's animated television series ""The Simpsons"", in which she has played recurring characters such as Maude Flanders, Helen Lovejoy, Miss Hoover, and Luann Van Houten, as well as several minor characters. This work has earned her both an Emmy Award nomination and an Annie Award nomination. Maggie Roswell made her acting break-through in the 1980s with appearances in films such as ""Midnight Madness"" (1980), ""Lost in"
"Four Great Women and a Manicure ""Four Great Women and a Manicure"" is the twentieth episode of the twentieth season of ""The Simpsons"". First broadcast on the Fox network in the United States on May 10, 2009, it was the second Simpsons episode (after ""Simpsons Bible Stories"") to have four acts instead of the usual three. The episode tells four tales of famous women featuring ""Simpsons"" characters in various roles: Selma as Queen Elizabeth I, Lisa as Snow White, Marge as Lady Macbeth and Maggie as Howard Roark from Ayn Rand's ""The Fountainhead"". Jodie Foster performs the voice of Maggie"
"that he hopes she never says a word. But as soon as he turns off the light and closes the door, Maggie takes her pacifier out of her mouth and utters the word ""daddy"", before going to sleep. ""Lisa's First Word"" was written by Jeff Martin, and directed by Mark Kirkland. ""The Simpsons"" writers Mike Reiss and Al Jean were discussing about having an episode where Maggie would say her first word, and Reiss thought it would be cute to have her say ""daddy"" when no one could hear her. Jeff Martin was assigned to write the episode because he"
"scene required. Maggie's comedic hallmarks include her tendency to stumble and land on her face while attempting to walk, and a penchant for sucking on her pacifier, the sound of which has become the equivalent of her catchphrase and was originally created by Groening during the Tracey Ullman period. In the early seasons of the show, Maggie would suck her pacifier over other characters' dialogue, but this was discontinued because the producers found it too distracting. With few exceptions, Maggie never speaks but participates in the events around her, emoting with subtle gestures and facial expressions. Maggie's first lines were"
"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"
"escapes and takes Homer's car for a ride. Basile also added that ""whether watching 'The Happy Elves' or falling down, Maggie is the cutest baby in the Simpson family"". Comedian Ricky Gervais named ""And Maggie Makes Three"" his second favorite episode of the show and said that the scene in the end where Homer puts up pictures of Maggie over his desk gave him ""a lump in the throat thinking about it"". Todd Everett at ""Variety"" called the scene in ""Lisa's First Word"" where Maggie speaks her first word ""quite a heart-melter"". In 2006, Elizabeth Taylor was named thirteenth on"
"addition to her live action roles, Roswell did some voice acting in animated films and shows, including the voice of Teegra in ""Fire and Ice"" from 1983. This led to her being hired on the animated television series ""The Simpsons"" in 1989. Her first appearance was in the season one episode ""Homer's Night Out"", in which she voiced the character Princess Kashmir (a belly dancer who seduces Homer). Out of the total thirteen episodes of the first season, Maggie Roswell appeared in four; however, they were only minor roles. Maggie Roswell did not become a regular cast member until the"
"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,"
"IGN's ""Top 25 Simpsons Guest Appearances"" list for her performance as Maggie in ""Lisa's First Word"". James Earl Jones, voice of Maggie in ""Treehouse of Horror V"", was named the seventh greatest guest star on the show in the same list. In 2000, Maggie and the rest of the Simpson family were awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard. Four children's books, written by Maggie Groening (after whom Maggie was named) and illustrated by Matt Groening, entitled ""Maggie Simpson's Book of Animals"", ""Maggie Simpson's Counting Book"", ""Maggie Simpson's Book of Colors and Shapes"""
"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"
"Maggie out of the cage and tells Homer that she has some 'S&M for him' - scrubbing and mopping, since he is dressed for the job anyway. As Marge giggles, Homer fires a dart borrowed from the doctors into her, which sends her straight to sleep. The writers of ""The Simpsons"" were told that actress Drew Barrymore wanted to guest star in the series and pitched several possible episodes for her. These included what became the plot of this episode, with Barrymore voicing Becky, as well as another which would see her voice Krusty the Clown's daughter. The latter idea"
"that MGM kept out of talking films the longest for fear that one of their biggest stars, like so many others, would not succeed in them. Her famous first line is: ""Gimme a whisky, ginger ale on the side, and don't be stingy, baby!"" In fact, Garbo's English was so good by the time she appeared in this film, she had to add an accent in several retakes to sound more like the Swedish Anna. In addition to the English and German-language version of this film, a silent version with titles was also made. George F. Marion performed the role"
"Nancy Cartwright Nancy Jean Cartwright (born October 25, 1957) is an American actress and voice actress, known for her long-running role as Bart Simpson on the animated television series ""The Simpsons"". Cartwright also voices other characters for the show, including Nelson Muntz, Ralph Wiggum, Todd Flanders, Kearney and Database. Cartwright was born in Dayton, Ohio. Cartwright moved to Hollywood in 1978 and trained alongside voice actor Daws Butler. Her first professional role was voicing Gloria in the animated series ""Richie Rich"", which she followed with a starring role in the television movie ""Marian Rose White"" (1982) and her first feature"
"Nancy Cartwright Nancy Jean Cartwright (born October 25, 1957) is an American actress and voice actress, known for her long-running role as Bart Simpson on the animated television series ""The Simpsons"". Cartwright also voices other characters for the show, including Nelson Muntz, Ralph Wiggum, Todd Flanders, Kearney and Database. Cartwright was born in Dayton, Ohio. Cartwright moved to Hollywood in 1978 and trained alongside voice actor Daws Butler. Her first professional role was voicing Gloria in the animated series ""Richie Rich"", which she followed with a starring role in the television movie ""Marian Rose White"" (1982) and her first feature"
"Suzanne Rogers Suzanne Rogers (born Suzanne Cecelia Crumpler; July 9, 1943) is an American actress with film and television credits. Her stage name was inspired by Ginger Rogers, whom she cites as a personal inspiration for joining the entertainment industry. Rogers got her start as a dancer/performer at New York City's Radio City Music Hall, but she is perhaps best known for playing Maggie Horton, a role she originated and has played since 1973 on the NBC dramatic serial ""Days of Our Lives"". Suzanne Rogers was born Suzanne Cecelia Crumpler on July 9, 1943, in Midland, Maryland. While growing up"
"Pamela Hayden Pamela Hayden (born November 28, 1953) is an American actress and voice actress, known for providing various voices for the animated television show ""The Simpsons"", most notably Milhouse Van Houten. Hayden provides various voices on ""The Simpsons"" including Bart's unlucky best friend Milhouse Van Houten, teenage thug Jimbo Jones (with Nancy Cartwright as Kearney and Tress MacNeille as Dolph, though ""The Telltale Head"" had MacNeille as Jimbo Jones while Hayden voiced Dolph), Ned Flanders' first-born son Rod Flanders (Nancy Cartwright voices Todd Flanders), Chief Wiggum's wife and Ralph Wiggum's mother Sarah, Lois Pennycandy and Lisa's on-again, off-again friend"
"collection: ""The Simpsons: Greatest Hits"", and released again on the 2003 DVD edition of the same collection. The episode features cultural references to two chains of fast food restaurants, Wendy's and McDonald's, as well as a reference to the 1981 arcade video game ""Ms. Pac-Man"". ""Lisa's First Word"" received positive reception from television critics, and acquired a Nielsen rating of 16.6. The Simpson family are trying unsuccessfully to get Maggie to speak, inspiring Marge to share the story of Lisa's first word. The story flashes back to March 1983 where Homer, Marge and Bart originally lived in an apartment on"
"her first speaking role. The screenplay was adapted by Frances Marion and the film was produced by Irving Thalberg and Paul Bern. Sixteen minutes into the film, she famously utters her first line, ""Gimme a whiskey, ginger ale on the side, and don't be stingy, baby."" The film premiered in New York City on 21 February 1930 publicized with the catchphrase ""Garbo talks!"", and was the highest-grossing film of the year. Garbo received her first Academy Award for Best Actress nomination for her performance, although she lost to MGM colleague Norma Shearer. Her nomination that year included her performance in"
"of her voice slightly for the role. In some earlier episodes she provided some of Maggie's squeaks and occasional speaking parts, and has voiced other characters on very rare occasions. Usually they are derivative of Lisa, such as Lisa Bella in ""Last Tap Dance in Springfield"" (season 11, 2000) and Lisa, Jr. in """". (season 11, 2000) Despite the fame of Lisa Simpson, Smith is rarely recognized in public, as it is Lisa who appears on screen. However, Smith does not mind. She said, ""it's wonderful to be in the midst of all this hype about the show, and people"
"were added as cast members. In addition to the main cast, Pamela Hayden, Tress MacNeille, Marcia Wallace, Maggie Roswell, and Russi Taylor voice supporting characters. From 1999 to 2002, Maggie Roswell's characters were voiced by Marcia Mitzman Gaven. Karl Wiedergott has appeared in minor roles, but does not voice any recurring characters. Repeat ""special guest"" cast members include Albert Brooks, Phil Hartman, Jon Lovitz, Joe Mantegna, and Kelsey Grammer. ""The Simpsons"" was the Fox network's first TV series to rank among a season's top 30 highest-rated shows. While later seasons would focus on Homer, Bart was the lead character in"
"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"
"Mona Simpson (The Simpsons) Mona Penelope Simpson (née Olsen) is a recurring fictional character in the animated television series ""The Simpsons"". She has been voiced by several actresses, including Maggie Roswell, Tress MacNeille, Pamela Hayden, and most prominently, Glenn Close. Glenn Close's performances as Mona have been well received by critics and she was named one of the top 25 guest stars on the show by IGN. Mona was the estranged wife of Abe Simpson and the mother of Homer Simpson. In the episode ""Mother Simpson"" where she was introduced, it was established that Homer believed that his mother was"
"Jessica DiCicco Jessica Sonya DiCicco () is an American actress known for voicing in animated television series and video games. Some of her major voice roles in animation include Maggie in ""The Buzz on Maggie"" and Flame Princess in ""Adventure Time"". She was the voice of Nickelodeon's educational channel block Noggin and Miguzi on Cartoon Network. She received a Daytime Emmy nomination for voicing Malina in ""The Emperor's New School"". DiCicco was born in Los Angeles, California. Her father is television and film actor Bobby DiCicco Her family moved to New York City when she was young. In second grade,"
"and guest appearances on television shows such as ""Remington Steele"", ""Masquerade"", and ""Happy Days"". She appeared frequently in the sketch comedy ""The Tim Conway Show"" from 1980 to 1981, and did voice acting for a few animated films and television shows. Roswell also performed in some theater plays, including one in 1988 directed by Julia Sweeney. In 1989, Maggie Roswell was hired for the first season of ""The Simpsons"". She played a few minor characters until she became a regular cast member with the introduction of Maude Flanders in the second season. In 1994, Roswell and her husband Hal Rayle"
"since the year 2000. She is best known for her movie appearances ""The Low Down"" (2000), ""Red Cap"" (2003) and ""Sirens"" (2002). Maggie has also featured in numerous television series's including Dirty Work (2000 ), Secret Diary of a Call Girl (2007) and in the first episode of the long-running British soap opera East Enders. She co-authored ""Actions: The Actors' Thesaurus"" with Marina Caldarone, the drama director of the ""Crying Out Loud"" voiceover production company, in 2006. The book is a thesaurus of ""actioning"" words along with transitive ""playable action verbs"" meant to help theatre directors, practitioners and actors in"
"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"
"for Carson was one where he visited the Simpson family's house and mooched off them. Carson felt this role was too degrading, so instead the writers took the opposite route and portrayed him as extremely versatile and multi-talented. Bette Midler's condition for guest-starring was that the show promoted her anti-littering campaign. Elizabeth Taylor guest-starred as herself and also recorded a part as Maggie in ""Lisa's First Word"" on the same day. Luke Perry was one of the first guest stars to agree to their parts. The short cartoon ""Worker and Parasite"" is a reference to Soviet cartoons. To produce the"
"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"
"and ""Maggie Simpson's Alphabet Book"" were released on September 12, 1991. Other merchandise includes dolls, posters, figurines, jigsaw puzzles, and T-shirts. Maggie was made into an action figure as part of the ""World of Springfield"" toy line, and was released in the wave one playset ""Living Room"", featuring her and Marge in the living room of the Simpsons house. Maggie has appeared in commercials for Burger King, Butterfinger, C.C. Lemon, Domino's Pizza, Ramada Inn and Subway. Maggie has appeared in other media relating to ""The Simpsons"". She is a character in every one of ""The Simpsons"" video games, including the"