However, she regretted going with Artie when he started to pressure her to have sex after prom. Marge and the Simpson family remained the main characters on this new show. [77] In 2004, Marge appeared on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom for the Alternative Christmas message, which is annually broadcast at the same time that Queen Elizabeth II gives her Christmas message. [82] She has appeared in each of The Simpsons video games. "[16][17][18] 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. It's actually a very interesting story. Shown just before her 80th birthday in 2015, Marge Dudeck died Wednesday from complications due to COVID-19. It began not by governmental fiat, but as a concept gradually evolving at informal gatherings of business and civic leaders on both sides of the San Francisco Bay. Homer Simpson is 36 years-old. Conteúdo[exibir] Who is Bart? Marge lately had been most with the girls and she had noticed that Bart had been mostly alone. Marge admits that she "put[s] up with a lot in [their] marriage," and has left Homer or thrown him out of the house on several occasions. "[34] While Marge is her most famous character, Kavner's favorite characters to voice are Patty and Selma because "they're really funny and sad at the same time. "), Bart ("Eat My Shorts", "¡Ay, caramba!" The cover and a three-page picture spread, as well as a story inside entitled The Devil in Marge Simpson, commemorated the 20th anniversary of The Simpsons,[89] but as also part of a plan to appeal to younger readers, a decision which has been criticized due to a page in which the character is depicted nude. As with many Simpsons characters, Marge's age and birthday changes to serve the story. She has a pair of older sisters, the joyless twins, Patty and Selma, both of whom passionately disapprove of Homer. 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. [9] In "Regarding Margie" (season 17, 2006), Homer mentioned that Marge was his age, meaning she could have been anywhere between 36 and 40. LiveAbout uses cookies to provide you with a great user experience. She was ranked first on Entertainment Weekly's list in 1994;[64] first on Fox News' list in 2005;[65] eighth on CityNews' list in 2008;[66] and was included in Time's list of the "10 Best Moms Ever". if the show kept everyone same age, homer would now be a millenial. People feel these are real people. She tells Lisa, "There has to be more life than just what we see, everyone needs something to believe in. “If Homer is 39 he was born in 1980 which is when we said Bart was born,” Jean, 59, tweeted Monday. [5] Bart was born soon after, and the couple bought their first house. [19][20], Marge debuted with the rest of the Simpson family on April 19, 1987, in The Tracey Ullman Show short "Good Night". Homer Simpson is selfish, gluttonous, ignorant, rash, and proud of all those things. @TheSimpsons If Homer is 39 he was born in 1980 which is when we said Bart was born… yeah this is a common fuckimold. During a pay dispute in 1998, Fox threatened to replace the six main voice actors with new actors, going as far as preparing to cast new voices. "[55] In spite of her highly debatable moral stances, Marge struggles with vices, such as a gambling addiction. With so much fluctuation in the show's chronology, Simpsons' writers have only ever presented one proper, canonical birthday of Bart's: in "Radio Bart," when he officially turned 10 years old after having been 9 years old for the first few seasons of the show. She has appeared 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. In Season 5's "Lady Bouvier's Lover," the family gathers to celebrate Maggie's first birthday. [45] In "Marge Be Not Proud" (season seven, 1995), she felt she was mothering Bart too much and started acting more distant towards him after he was caught shoplifting. [53] While Marge has learned to cope with her addiction, it has never completely disappeared and remains an underlying problem that is referenced occasionally on the show. [40] Marge often provides a grounding opinion for Homer and their marriage has often been shaky. She once said "I know Bart can be a handful, but I also know what he's like inside. ", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marge_Simpson&oldid=1002605441, Fictional American municipal police officers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 25 January 2021, at 06:08. [87], In April 2004, Marge appeared on the cover of Maxim. Marge has been nonworking for most of the series, choosing to be a homemaker and take care of her family. The next day, Homer is dirty and disheveled, and begs Marge to take him back, saying the one thing he can offer her that nobody else can is "complete and utter dependence." He is 10 years old and he born in April Fools. A few weeks after her son, Bart, was born Marge Simpson lost him. I foolishly didn't know you had one. Secondly, what is Bart Simpson's catchphrase? [24], The entire Simpson family was designed so that they would be recognizable in silhouette. (2005). [26] Groening's original plan for Marge's hair was that it would conceal large, Life in Hell-esque rabbit ears. Following complaints, 20th Century Fox sent a letter to the event organizers ordering that the episode not be shown due to copyright laws. [58] In 2004, Kavner and Dan Castellaneta (the voice of Homer) won a Young Artist Award for "Most Popular Mom & Dad in a TV Series". She's 34 and trapped in a loveless sham of a marriage. I was deeply hurt. These include working as a nuclear technician alongside Homer at Springfield Nuclear Power Plant in "Marge Gets a Job" (season four, 1992);[11] selling houses in "Realty Bites" (season nine, 1997);[12] owning her own pretzel business in "The Twisted World of Marge Simpson" (season eight, 1997),[13] and working at an erotic bakery in "Sex, Pies and Idiot Scrapes" (season 20, 2008). After the two had been dating for several years, Marge discovered she was pregnant with Bart, and she and Homer were married in a small wedding chapel across the state line. She is a forgiving, loving person ... absolutely saintly. She forgives and she makes her own mistakes. She then told Homer she should've gone to the prom with him and he fixes her snapped shoulder strap with the corsage. 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. He loves his sister, Lisa. The BART story began in 1946. (2004). However, he eventually grows closer to his sister, especially once he hears her first word and realizes it's his name. He's got a spark. Who Are the Characters That Live in Springfield? Upon finding this out, Marge is incensed and throws him out of the house. In "Homer the Heretic" (season four, 1992), Homer starts skipping church and Marge tells him "don't make me choose between my man and my God, because you just can't win.". Bartholomeu "Bart" Jojo Simpson, is the old brother between three brothrs of Homer and Marge. In Season 1's "Some Enchanted Evening," Marge calls into Dr. Marvin Monroe's radio talk show. Again in Season 3, in "Radio Bart," the Simpson family celebrates his 10th birthday. Groening had been called to pitch a series of animated shorts for The Tracey Ullman Show, and had intended to present an adaptation of his Life in Hell comic strip. [56] Marge also has a bit of a drinking problem with wine, though not nearly as problematic as her husband Homer's drunkenness, it is still a prevalent topic in quite a few episodes. Commentary for ", Archer, Wes; Groening, Matt; Kirkland, Mark. [36] The issue was resolved a month later,[37] and Kavner earned $250,000 per episode. In the beginning of the episode, Bart protested her "over-mothering", but as she started acting more distant towards him, he felt guilty about it and made up with her. [28][29] Part of Kavner's contract says that she will never have to promote The Simpsons on video and she rarely performs Marge's voice in public because she believes it "destroys the illusion. yuck. Learn How to Make Your Own Simpsons Character, The Reason Behind Dr. Marvin Monroe's Death on The Simpsons. Kavner has won several awards for voicing Marge, including a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance in 1992. In Season 3's "Stark Raving Dad," Lisa is celebrating her 8th birthday. "[75] The writers decided to respond by privately sending a polite letter on September 28 to Bush where they posed as Marge Simpson. When he cannot remember, Marge yells that it is in May. [69] In May 2012, Marge was one of the 12 moms chosen by users of iVillage on their list of "Mommy Dearest: The TV Moms You Love". Feb 23, 2018 - In-universe, Bart Simpson and Harry Potter were the same age in 1990. Bart is perpetually 10 years old because of a spell put on his town by someone trying to … Bill Oakley believes that the "junior" writers are usually given Marge episodes because he and writing partner Josh Weinstein were given several to write during their first season. On October 9, Bush sent a reply: "Dear Marge, How kind of you to write. [3] She was raised by her parents, Jacqueline and Clancy Bouvier. [36] However, the dispute was soon resolved and she received $125,000 per episode until 2004 when the voice actors demanded that they be paid $360,000 an episode. She has more than two decades of experience writing. The BART Concept is Born. 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. [7][8] 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. [59] For her performance in The Simpsons Movie, Kavner was nominated for "Best Voice Acting in an Animated Feature" at the 2007 Annie Awards, but lost to Ian Holm from Ratatouille. His penchant for shocking people began before he was born: Bart \"mooned\" Dr. Hibbert while he performed a sonogram on Marge when she was pr… In Season 3's "Bart the Murderer," Mr. Burns says, "Thank God we live in a country so hysterical over crime that a 10-year-old child can be tried as an adult." His birthdate explains his prankster-like behavior. Here's a cute one: he's all tuckered out. She is the youngest daughter of the Bouvier family. She was at first wary of Homer, but agreed to go to the prom with him, although she ended up going with Artie Ziff after Homer received tutoring lessons as a means to get to know her better, while knowing that she needed to sleep for a school meet. They are the first characters from a television series to receive this recognition while the show is still in production. Then, the nose and lip are drawn. Bart also sings her a song about turning 8. Bart is a self-proclaimed underachiever and prankster who is constantly in detention who in addition to his behavior is easily distracted. I mean, any way you cut it, she sees the tv as more important then her ring. During this episode (Kiss Kiss Bang Bangalore), Lisa questions Homer's memory of Marge's birthday. He disappeared at a mall and was never heard from again. "A Bit From the Animators", Illustrated Commentary for ", Brooks, James L. (2004). [48] In "Jazzy and the Pussycats" (season 18, 2006), Homer casually mentions that they once attended his funeral. It seems Marge is slightly older than her hubby (Picture: Fox) On the show, Marge is 34 years of age – which was confirmed in the season one episode Some Enchanted Evening. [80][81], 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. After hearing her parents voicing their negative opinions about Homer, she took her own car and went back to give him a ride. "If Homer is 39 he was born in 1980 which is when we said Bart was born," Jean, 59, tweeted Monday. [71] Her relationship with Homer was included in TV Guide's list of "The Best TV Couples of All Time". She never made the connection of the names until it was too late. [78], On April 9, 2009, the United States Postal Service unveiled a series of five 44-cent stamps featuring Marge and the four other members of the Simpson family. [22], Matt Groening believes that episodes featuring Marge are among the most difficult episodes to write. Lisa didn't know what to think when she learned the kid that practically kidnapped Maggie was named Bart who was also a mob boss. ", and "Don't have a cow, man." I am looking at a picture of you ... depicted on a plastic cup ... with your blue hair filled with pink birds peeking out all over. [53] Marge is the only member of the family who encourages, and often forces, church attendance. [3] While she usually takes her family's problems with good humor, in "Homer Alone" (season three, 1992), her workload and resultant stress caused her to have a mental breakdown. [86], 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. “If Homer is 39 he was born in 1980 which is when we said Bart was born,” Jean, 59, tweeted Monday. [68] Still in 2004, Marge was ranked third in a poll conducted by the Opinion Research Company. [35], Until 1998, Kavner was paid $30,000 per episode. He felt that they could achieve a "deeper vein" of comedy in an episode where Marge has a nervous breakdown, and James L. Brooks quickly approved. The episode "That '90s Show" (season 19, 2008) contradicted much of 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 … [54] Yet, in some episodes, Marge's stereotypical attitude seems to affect her relationship with her daughter, Lisa, who is a feminist. ", "Eat my shorts! As Lisa rants about the people who believe it is an angel, Marge informs her that she also believes it is an angel. The article included the following passage: "She loves America's Funniest Home Videos but remains baffled after sampling The Simpsons. "[41] Episodes that depict marital problems have become more frequent in recent seasons of the show. If "The Simpsons'"characters had aged in real time, Homer would be 62 years old, Marge 61, Bart 36, Lisa 34 and Maggie 26. In "The Springfield Connection" (season six, 1995), Marge decided that she needed more excitement in her life and became a police officer. He named the character after his mother Margaret Groening. he was boomer at first, then they did that horrible retcon episode where he and marge met in the 90s making him genx... now. [83] Besides the television series, Marge regularly appears in issues of Simpsons Comics, which were published from 1993-2018. Who Voices Which Character on 'The Simpsons'? His initial enthusiasm was crushed by an uncaring teacher and Marge became worried that something was truly wrong with Bart. [67] In a 2004 poll in the United Kingdom, Marge was named the "most respected mother" by respondents. [27], Marge's voice is performed by Julie Kavner, who also does the voices of Marge's mother Jacqueline and her sisters Patty and Selma. The series is a satirical depiction of American 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. Years later Lisa meets a boy coincidentally named Bart. Other baby-related events include Maggie cutting her first tooth in Season 3's "Colonel Homer," and saying her first word ("Daddy") in Season 4's "Lisa's First Word.". She is often portrayed as a stereotypical television mother and is often included on lists of top "TV moms". By using LiveAbout, you accept our, 20 Most Iconic Episodes of 'The Simpsons'. Marge, who is 4 years old, is getting an extra feed per day, while the five lambs are being bottle-fed three times per day, in addition to grazing around the garden at the near-4,000-acre estate. Politically, Marge generally aligns with the Democratic Party, having supported the candidacy of her state's progressive governor Mary Bailey,[57] and voted for Jimmy Carter in both of his presidential elections. [38] Three years later, with Fox threatening to cancel the series unless production costs were cut, Kavner and the other cast members accepted a 30 percent pay cut, down to just over $300,000 per episode. After spending time at "Rancho Relaxo", during which her family barely coped with her absence, she returned refreshed and everyone promised to help out more often. Bart is famous for catchphrases such as "Ay caramba! "[30][31] Kavner takes recording sessions seriously and feels that voice acting is "a little more limiting than live acting. Scroll down for a downloadable PDF of this tutorial. 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