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

Many influential feminist utopias of this sort were written in the 1970s ; the most often studied examples include Joanna Russ's The Female Man, Suzy McKee Charnas's Walk to the End of the World and Motherlines, and Marge Piercy's Woman on the Edge of Time.

Wiggum often orchestrates or appreciates plays and other shows in prison with the inmates, played a major role in a production of A Streetcar Named Desire in the episode " A Streetcar Named Marge ", and his fondness for the art form is even specifically stated in " Wild Barts Can't Be Broken ".

Marge was often referred to when a player messed up something that was easy.

Others in the cast included Tony Randall as history teacher Harvey Weskit ; Georgann Johnson as Harvey's wife, Marge ; Patricia Benoit as county nurse Nancy Remington, later married to Peepers ; Marion Lorne as often confused English teacher Mrs. Gurney ; Jack Warden as athletic coach Frank Whip and Ernest Truex and Sylvia Field as Nancy's parents.

They are often quick in pointing out how close he has come to infidelity, and have unsuccessfully offered to help Marge find a replacement for Homer, although Selma eventually gave in and helped Marge find Homer after seeing how truly unhappy she was.

According to then-showrunner Mike Scully, the story of this episode originated from the fact that the staff members of The Simpsons wanted to do an episode about Marge but felt they did not want it to revolve around her getting a new job, as that had been seen on the show " too often ".

Bob briefly returns in the season 20 episode " Wedding for Disaster ", when Bart and Lisa initially suspect Bob of kidnapping Homer to prevent him from attending his second wedding with Marge ( due to a keychain they found had an ' S ' and a ' B '), but Krusty provides him with an alibi, explaining to the kids that Bob was with him the whole day.

They force Homer to make a phone call to Marge, telling her that if the family provides 50, 000 dollars to the kidnappers, he will be released.

Julie Kavner, who provides the voice of Marge Simpson on the show, was particularly impressed by the eyes.

" In a review of the sixth season of The Simpsons, Colin Jacobson of DVD Movie Guide writes: " Homer ’ s disdain for Marge ’ s sisters – and vice versa – has always led to terrific sparks, and “ Vs .” provides another great round in their eternal battle.

Despite being well aware that he is not a good Cop, Clancy does not like of being criticized about his work or his mistakes, visible in Smart and Smarter when Clancy ask to Marge write her opinion about his work before he continue his search for Lisa, but when Marge writes her concern about the latter's incompetence, Clancy is offended and refuses in find Lisa unless Marge gives a more positive critic about him, much to Marge's anger.

Marge tells Lisa that she was scolded by her art teacher for doing those paintings ; she also recalls sending a painting to Starr for an " honest opinion ", but she never got a response.

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 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 ".

" 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.

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.

The Simpsons pay a pop culture reference to this film, as King Wrong ( Homer Simpson ) battles Bridezilla ( Marge Simpson ).

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.

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.

In " Regarding Margie " ( season 17, 2006 ), Homer mentioned that Marge was his age, meaning she could have been anywhere between 36 and 40.

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 ).

During the third season of the show, most of the writers focused on Bart and Homer, so David M. Stern decided to write a Marge episode, which became " Homer Alone " ( season three, 1992 ).

Marge admits that she " put up with a lot in marriage ," and has left Homer or thrown him out of the house on several occasions.

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.

Through it all, Marge has remained faithful to Homer, despite temptations to the contrary such as the one in " Life on the Fast Lane " ( season one, 1990 ), where she resists the charming Frenchman Jacques and instead chooses to remain with Homer.

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 " 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.

The Simpsons episode " Catch ' Em If You Can ", aired 25 April 2004, alluded to the snob appeal of The Economist in an exchange between Homer and Marge Simpson while they are travelling first-class aboard an airplane: