Martha Quimby
Martha Quimby
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Character Information
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Martha Quimby is the long-suffering wife of Mayor Quimby.
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History
Relationship with Mayor Quimby
Martha is well aware that Mayor Quimby cheats on her; she only stays with him because she enjoys the power that goes with being the mayor's wife. Martha puts up a brave front of being all right with the mayor's cheating, but on one occasion she revealed her true feelings. Marge Simpson was visiting the Quimby house and talking to Martha in the mayor's home office. Martha accidentally pressed a button that transformed the office into a combination bar/strip joint, and broke down in tears at the sight of scantily clad women in cages being lowered from the ceiling.[1]. In No Loan Again, Naturally, Homer throw a Mardi Gras party, having invited most of the town. Joe speek at the beginning of the party to say the party is open. But at the same time, this wife, Martha try to call Joe and he ask people to behave as if it were a conference in Zurich. In the same time, Martha come on next Quimby, and he say disappointed, he had forgotten that she had come with him.
First Lady of Springfield
Martha is the first lady of Springfield. She is many times with Joe Quimby for celebration, for exemple in the annual Easter celebration at Mayor Quimby's mansion. After this Martha Quimby goes on a tour of the mansion with housewives of Springfield, like Helen Lovejoy, Martha Quimby and Berenice Hibbert.
Relationship with another housewives of Springfield
Martha Quimby is already seen in the church next to Joe. She doesn't was present with the group of housewives, with Agnes Skinner, Maude Flanders and Helen Lovejoy. But in Homer Scissorhands, she was seen with Cookie Kwan and Lindsey Naegle and Manjula Nahasapeemapetilon in competition to have a appointment with the new famous hairdresser in Springfield, Julio.
Relatives
Martha is related to actor Rainier Wolfcastle's wife, Maria.[2]
Non-canon
In Lisa's dream, Mayor Quimby's New Year's Resolution was to spend more time with his wife. He did, but eventually she divorced him as she realised she didn't love him.[3]
Behind the Laughter
Like Sarah Wiggum and Bernice Hibbert, Martha is one of the less notable and more sane characters on the show. Also like Mrs. Wiggum and Mrs. Hibbert, Martha plays the role of the quiet housewife, the wife to a corrupted husband.
Many times, Martha Quimby has surprised his husband in affair with Miss Springfield, but never she ask the divorce.
Martha often wears a pink suit and pillbox hat, a style similar to the one that Jacqueline Kennedy made famous.
Appearances
Episode – "Bart Gets Famous" - Episode – "The Boy Who Knew Too Much"
- Episode – "Bart After Dark"
- Episode – "Missionary: Impossible"
THOH – "Treehouse of Horror XI" - Episode – "The Wandering Juvie"
- Episode – "The Last of the Red Hat Mamas"
– The Simpsons Movie - Episode – "Homerazzi"
- Episode – "No Loan Again, Naturally"
- Episode – "Homer Scissorhands"
- Episode – "Pulpit Friction"
Comic story – Gnaws - Comic story – Lisa Simpson in: that's SO glavin!
Book – The Marge Book
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