The Simpsons character
Marjorie Bouvier Simpson
Gender	Female
Job	Housewife
Relatives	Husband: Homer Children: Bart, Lisa, Maggie Parents: Clancy (deceased) and Jacqueline Bouvier Sisters: Patty and Selma Niece: Ling Bouvier
Voice actor	Julie Kavner
First appearance
Ullman shorts	"Good Night"
The Simpsons	"Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"

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Personality

Marge’s image is typically that of a stereotypical sitcom mother, who is sometimes portrayed as naive and gullible. Despite having higher morals than most other characters, Marge has had her fair share of wild escapades throughout the show’s history. She was once a police officer in Springfield, took therapy for road rage, was jailed for shoplifting, became a gambling addict, showed alcoholic tendencies, was an unwilling participant in a cross-country police chase, overdosed on steroids, cheated on a cooking competition and developed amnesia. A police officer (also known as a policeman or policewoman) is a warranted employee of a Police force. Road rage is the behavior by a driver of an automobile or other motor vehicle which thus causes collisions or incidents on roadways Shoplifting (also known as retail theft, or shrinkage within the retail industry is Theft of goods from a Retail establishment by an ostensible Alcoholism is a term with multiple and sometimes conflicting definitions A steroid is a Terpenoid Lipid characterized by a Carbon skeleton with four fused rings generally arranged in a 6-6-6-5 fashion Amnesia (from Greek) is a condition in which Memory is disturbed She has also sold prescription drugs at her garage sale which she was jailed for. In "The Joy of Sect", she escapes brainwashing by the Movementarian Church, showing a surprisingly strong will. " The Joy of Sect " is the thirteenth episode of The Simpsons ' ninth season. Religion is one of the major themes on the animated show The Simpsons. Marge is the only member of the family who encourages church attendance.

Marge can be somewhat of a doormat for her husband and children, reasoning that they love her and mean well behind their various crazy schemes. Although she is usually considered the most "normal" of the wild Simpson family, a major character trait is her inability to see her family as overly strange, making her quite eccentric when compared to non-regular characters and people from outside Springfield. While she puts up with a lot from her family, even she has a breaking point; she has been known to fight with Homer — a few times to the point of leaving him (most notably in The Simpsons Movie where she taped her farewell message over their wedding video) — and does not shy from disciplining her children when needed. The Simpsons Movie is a 2007 American animated Comedy film based on the animated television series The Simpsons

Politically, Marge generally aligns with the Democratic Party. Politics is a common theme in the Animated Television series The Simpsons, and this phenomenon has had some crossover with real The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. She once mentions that she voted for Jimmy Carter ("twice" according to Lisa) and supported the candidacy of their state's progressive governor Mary Bailey, and also claimed to have been extremely depressed when Lyndon B. Johnson died. James Earl "Jimmy" Carter Jr (born October 1 1924 was the thirty-ninth President of the United States, serving from 1977 to 1981 and the recipient of the 2002 A governor is a governing official usually the executive (at least nominally to different degrees also politically and administratively of a non-sovereign level of government This following is a list by episode of one-time Fictional characters from the American animated Television comedy series Major depressive disorder, also known as major depression, unipolar depression, unipolar disorder, clinical depression, or simply depression

Talents

Marge’s pretzel business in the episode "The Twisted World of Marge Simpson"

Marge is a talented painter. A pretzel is a bread pastry of German origin that has the shape of a three looped Knot or twisted braid " The Twisted World of Marge Simpson " is the eleventh episode of the The Simpsons ' eighth season, which originally aired January When she was a teenager she had an intense crush on Ringo Starr and painted a large number of portraits of him. Ringo Starr, MBE (born Richard Starkey on 7 July 1940 is an English Musician, Singer, Songwriter and Actor She also wrote to him, but only received a reply 25 years later. After Homer discovered her old paintings, Lisa encouraged Marge to enroll in an art contest in which her portrait of a drunk Homer asleep on the couch won a local art competition. She was then hired by Mr. Burns to do a portrait of him. Charles Montgomery Burns, also referred to as Mr Burns is a recurring Fictional character and Antagonist in the animated television series After many attempts, she almost gave up until a belated response from Ringo Starr, stating that she had talent, inspired her to continue. The resulting nude portrait even won Mr. Burns’ praise. Charles Montgomery Burns, also referred to as Mr Burns is a recurring Fictional character and Antagonist in the animated television series She also seems to be good at making statues out of popsicle sticks, which was shown when Homer got a job as an ice-cream man and gave her all the spare sticks in Ice Cream of Margie (With the Light Blue Hair). " Ice Cream of Margie (with the Light Blue Hair " Plot Mr

Marge is also an excellent cook. At the Simpsons' home, she is well known for her pork chops, which are Homer's favorite dish. She once started a pretzel business, which flourished with the aid of the mafia, but is never seen again. A pretzel is a bread pastry of German origin that has the shape of a three looped Knot or twisted braid Furthermore, she has entered several cooking challenges but lost in most of them due to vengeful competitors and overheated ovens. In "All's Fair in Oven War", Marge cheats her way to the finals of a bakeoff but confesses after being prompted by Lisa. All's Fair in Oven War is the second episode of The Simpsons ' sixteenth season. Although, she is an accomplished cook, her ability to improvise in her recipes is not showcased in the series - the only known change she ever made to a recipe was adding salt to her lamb chops. In "The Mysterious Voyage of Homer", she claims to not know what oregano is during the chili cookoff. " El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer (The Mysterious Voyage of Homer " also known as The Mysterious Voyage of Our Homer, is the ninth episode of the eighth season Oregano or ( Origanum vulgare) is a species of Origanum, native to Europe, the Mediterranean region and southern and central Asia

Appearance

As with many Simpson characters, Marge's age changes to serve the story. In first-season episodes "Life on the Fast Lane" and "Some Enchanted Evening", Marge is said to be 34, but her age was later changed to 38, possibly because she and Homer attended their twentieth anniversary high-school reunion in one episode. " Life on the Fast Lane " also known as " Jacques To Be Wild " is the ninth episode of The Simpsons first season, which originally This article is about the Simpsons episode for other uses see Some Enchanted Evening. High school is the name used in some parts of the world (in particular Scotland, North America and Australia) to describe an institution In the episode "Regarding Margie", Homer mentions that Marge is his age, meaning she could be anywhere between 36 and 40. “ Regarding Margie ” is the 20th episode of The Simpsons ’ seventeenth season.

Hair

As a teen, Marge had waist length hair that she always wore down, but got the idea to wear it in her trademark beehive for senior prom in the episode "The Way We Was"; this is sometimes contradicted by more recent episodes that show Marge as a child, where she is portrayed with her hair worn tall. " The Way We Was " is the 12th episode of the second season of The Simpsons. In the episode "Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious", her hair is shown close to her knees, consistent with the logic that a lot of hair would be needed to create her tall beehive. " Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Gruntcious " also known as SimpsoncalifragilisticexpialaD'OHcious After Marge becomes stressed the Simpsons hire a new nanny In "That 90's Show", Marge is shown in college with her hair much shorter than usual, cut just above the shoulders. " That 90's Show " is the eleventh episode of The Simpsons ' nineteenth season. It was revealed by Homer in "Secrets of a Successful Marriage" that Marge dyes her hair with blue dye #56, stating "She’s been gray as a mule since she was seventeen. " Secrets of a Successful Marriage " is the 22nd and final episode of The Simpsons ' fifth season. " Because of her unusually large hairstyle, her height is reported to be 8'6", as noted by Apu Nahasapeemapetilon in the episode "Marge in Chains". " Marge in Chains " is the 21st episode of The Simpsons ' fourth season. In "The Way We Weren't", her hair was blue before she met Homer and was brunette at one time due to Marge ironing a piece of her hair for a long time. " The Way We Weren't " is the twentieth episode of The Simpsons ' fifteenth season. In The Simpsons Season Four DVD commentary, Groening states that the original idea behind Marge's hair was to conceal large rabbit ears. The gag was intended to be revealed in the final episode of the series, but was scrapped early on due to inconsistencies, and also to the fact that rabbit ears would be too fictitious even for the Simpsons. ^[2]

Character

Creation

Groening first conceived the Simpson family in the lobby of James L. Brooks' office. The Simpson family is a family of Fictional characters featured in the animated television series The Simpsons. James L Brooks (born May 9, 1940) is an American producer, Screenwriter and director. He had been called in to pitch a series of animated shorts, and had intended to present his Life in Hell series. Life is Swell (originally titled Life in Hell until early 2007 is a weekly Comic strip by Matt Groening. When he realized that animating Life in Hell would require him to rescind publication rights for his life's work, Groening decided to go in another direction. ^[3] He hurriedly sketched out his version of a dysfunctional family, and named the characters after various members of his own family, with Marge being the name of his mother. ^[3] Marge then made her debut with the rest of the Simpsons clan on April 19, 1987 in the Tracey Ullman short "Good Night". Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) The Simpsons shorts are a series of 48 one-minute shorts that ran on the variety show The Tracey Ullman Show for three seasons before the characters spun off into " Good Night " is the first Simpsons short that appeared on The Tracey Ullman Show. ^[4]

Voice

Marge's voice is performed by Julie Kavner, who also does the voices of Marge's mother Jacqueline and sisters Patty and Selma. Julie Deborah Kavner (born September 7, 1951) is an American Emmy Award -winning actress, perhaps best known for providing the voice of Kavner had been part of the regular cast of The Tracey Ullman Show. The Tracey Ullman Show was a weekly American Television Variety show, hosted by British Comedian and onetime pop singer Voices were needed for the shorts, so the producers decided to ask Kavner and fellow cast member Dan Castellaneta to voice Marge and Homer and rather than hire more actors. Daniel Louis "Dan" Castellaneta ( October 29, 1957) is an American voice actor, Actor and Comedian, best known for providing ^[5][6] Part of Kavner's contract says that she will never have to promote The Simpsons on video because she does not want to "destroy the illusion for children". ^[7] In The Simpsons Movie, some scenes in the movie, such as Marge's video message to Homer, were recorded over one hundred times, leaving Kavner exhausted. The Simpsons Movie is a 2007 American animated Comedy film based on the animated television series The Simpsons ^[8]

Reception

Julie Kavner received a Primetime Emmy Award in 1992 for voicing Marge in the episode "I Married Marge". Julie Deborah Kavner (born September 7, 1951) is an American Emmy Award -winning actress, perhaps best known for providing the voice of The Primetime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American Primetime Television " I Married Marge " is the 12th episode of the The Simpsons ' third season. ^[9] In 2004, Kavner and Dan Castellaneta (the voice of Homer) won a Young Artist Award for "Most Popular Mom & Dad in a TV Series". Daniel Louis "Dan" Castellaneta ( October 29, 1957) is an American voice actor, Actor and Comedian, best known for providing The Young Artist Awards are presented yearly by the Young Artist Foundation ^[10] For her performance in The Simpsons Movie, Kavner received a nomination for "Best Voice Acting in an Animated Feature" at the 2007 Annie Awards, but lost to Ian Holm in Ratatouille. The Simpsons Movie is a 2007 American animated Comedy film based on the animated television series The Simpsons Sir Ian Holm CBE (born 12 September, 1931) is an English award-winning Actor known for his stage work and for many film roles Ratatouille (rat-a-too-e is a 2007 Computer-animated Family film produced by Pixar and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures ^[11][12] Kavner's emotional performance in the movie got positive reviews and one critic said she "gave what must be the most heartfelt performance ever". ^[13] On May 11, 2008, (Mother's Day), CityNews published an article entitled "Top 10 Greatest TV Mom's of All Time", and Marge ties for number eight alongside Roseanne Conner, from Roseanne and Lorelei Gilmore, from The Gilmore Girls, also being the only animated character. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Mother's Day is a day honoring Mothers celebrated on various days in many places around the world CityNews are local newscasts on the Citytv system in Canada. Previously seen on all five Citytv stations Gilmore Girls was an Emmy Award -winning Golden Globe -nominated American Comedy-drama series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino The bouncing ball animation (below consists of these 6 frames ^[14]

References

External links

• Marge Simpson at TheSimpsons. com
• Marge Simpson at the Internet Movie Database