* Marge Piercy's He, She and It presents a rather feminist view on the cyborg issue with Yod who, however, is provided with some male attributes.

Following the real staff is a lengthy list of pun-filled fictional staffers and sponsors such as statistician Marge Innovera (" margin of error "), customer care representative Haywood Jabuzoff (" Hey, would you buzz off "), meteorologist Claudio Vernight (" cloudy overnight "), optometric firm C. F.

The series is a satirical parody of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its family of the same name, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie.

Marjorie " Marge " Simpson ( née Bouvier ) is a fictional main character in the American animated sitcom The Simpsons and part of the eponymous family.

Marge is the well-meaning and extremely patient matriarch of the Simpson family.

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.

Marge Simpson is the wife of Homer and mother of Bart, Lisa and Maggie Simpson.

In " The Way We Was " ( season two, 1991 ), it is revealed via flashback that Marge attended Springfield High School, and in her final year met Homer Simpson.

" 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.

Marge is generally a stereotypical sitcom mother, and she also plays the " long-suffering wife " who puts up with the antics of her children and her oafish husband.

He is at first unsuccessful, but gains the interest of the class when he starts giving away family secrets, many of which concern Marge.

Upon finding this out, Marge is incensed and throws him out of the house.

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.

Marge is a caring, understanding, and nurturing parent to Bart, but she refers to him as " a handful " and is often embarrassed by his antics.

Marge is the only member of the family who encourages church attendance.

As Lisa rants about the people who believe it is an angel, Marge informs her that she also believes it is an angel.

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.

" Various episodes in which Marge is prominently featured have been nominated for Emmy Awards for Outstanding Animated Program, including " The Way We Weren't " in 2004 and " Life on the Fast Lane ", which won the award in 1990.

Religious writer Kenneth Briggs has written that " Marge is my candidate for sainthood [...] She lives in the real world, she lives with crises, with flawed people.

The cover and a three-page picture spread, as well as a story inside entitled The Devil in Marge Simpson, is a celebration of the 20th anniversary of The Simpsons, but is also part of a plan to appeal to younger readers.

is: Marge Simpson

Realizing that she is not afraid anymore, an overjoyed Marge starts running around town.

Despite his general unpleasantness, Mr Burns ' gratitude to Marge is both welcome and unexpected.

Fat Tony gets arrested, and Homer expresses gratitude that no one was hurt, but Marge points out his severed thumb and Lisa's destroyed science project.

Selig suspended Cincinnati Reds owner Marge Schott for a year in 1993 for repeated racially insensitive and prejudicial remarks and actions.

Kavner has won several awards for voicing Marge, including a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance in 1992.

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.

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 the 1980s.

Marge has been unemployed for most of the series, choosing to be a homemaker and take care of her family.

An original idea the animators had for when Marge walked through doorways was that her hair would be forced down as she walked through, then once clear of the door, it would spring back and forth.

Voices were needed for the shorts, so the producers decided to ask Kavner and fellow cast member Dan Castellaneta to voice Marge and Homer rather than hire more actors.

Marge often provides a grounding opinion for Homer and their marriage has often been shaky.

Marge has expressed understanding for her " special little guy " and has defended him on many occasions.

Politically, Marge generally aligns with the Democratic Party, having supported the candidacy of her state's progressive governor Mary Bailey, and voting for Jimmy Carter in both of his presidential elections.

At the 44th Primetime Emmy Awards, Kavner received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for voicing Marge in the season three episode " I Married Marge ".

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.

Healy and the Stooges also appeared together in Myrt and Marge for Universal Pictures.

The ghosts of Homer and Marge watch Bart taunt Milhouse, and Homer attempts to talk Marge in to having ghost sex with him, only for Marge to tell him that " ghost sex is nothing.

In 2000, Marge, along with the rest of her family, was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

These include working as a nuclear technician alongside Homer at Springfield Nuclear Power Plant in " Marge Gets a Job " ( season four, 1992 ); selling houses in " Realty Bites " ( season 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.

Marge in her first televised appearance in " Good Night ".

Marge over-mothers Maggie, which causes her to become too clingy and dependent on Marge.

Marge begins to miss Maggie, but at the end of the episode, Maggie starts to need her again.

Marge maintains a good relationship with her mother Jacqueline and her sisters Patty and Selma, though they disapprove of Homer and are vocal about it.

" In spite of her morals, Marge struggles with vices, such as a gambling addiction.