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'''Little Miss Vicki Valentine''' is a dance instructor and former child star.
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'''Vicki Valentine''', also known as '''Lil' Vicki''', '''Little Vicki''', and '''Little Miss Vicki''', is a dance instructor and former child actress.
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
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Vicki Valentine was a child star in the late 1930s and early 1940s. She appeared in over forty movies, among them ''Little Vicki for President,'' ''Little Vicki vs. Big Rhonda'', and ''Hell Hath no Little Vicki,'' a war-themed movie whose poster showed her as a gunner in a bomber plane. When she grew up, she generally preferred to be called "just plain Vicki" rather than "Little Vicki" or "Little Miss Vicki," but apparently still reserved the right be called "Little Vicki" in a professional (i.e., dancing-related) context.
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[[File:Vicki Valentine film.png|thumb|left|Lil' Vicki in one of the films she starred in as a child.]]
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Vicki Valentine was a child star in the late 1930s and early 1940s. She appeared in over forty movies, including ''[[Little Vicki for President]]'', ''[[Little Vicki vs. Big Rhonda]]'', and ''[[Hell Hath No Little Vicki]]''. When she grew up, she generally preferred to be called "just plain Vicki" rather than "Little Vicki" or "Little Miss Vicki," but she apparently still reserved the right to be called "Little Vicki" in a professional context.
  
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Vicki eventually became a dance instructor, and had her own studio—[[Lil' Vicki Valentine's School of Dance]]—in [[Springfield]]. In her studio, Vicki kept her child-star movie posters on the walls. As an instructor, Vicki had a reputation for being very strict, but was also very successful, teaching many people how to dance. [[Lisa Simpson]] and [[Ralph Wiggum]] joined one of Vicki's dance classes. Ralph discovered that he was a natural at dancing, but Lisa just didn't have any knack for it and kept falling down.
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Vicki eventually became a dance instructor and had her own studio, [[Lil' Vicki Valentine's School of Dance]], in [[Springfield]]. In her studio, Vicki displayed her child-star movie posters on the walls. As an instructor, Vicki had a reputation for being very strict but was also highly successful, teaching many people how to dance. [[Lisa]] and [[Ralph]] joined one of Vicki's dance classes. Ralph discovered that he was a natural at dancing, but Lisa had no knack for it and kept falling down.
  
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Typical for performers, Vicki had a well-developed ego to go with her sense of professionalism. When Lisa borrowed a pair of high-tech automatic tap shoes from [[Professor Frink]], the shoes went out of control, and Lisa ended up dancing onto the stage and interrupting a recital in which Vicki was starring. Vicki took Lisa's interruption as a personal affront and a deliberate attempt to upstage her, and matched Lisa (or rather, the shoes) move for move, until the shoes short-circuited and took Lisa off of the stage. When Vicki learned that Lisa had been using automatic tap shoes, she was highly offended, but understood Lisa's using the shoes out of a strong desire to be a dancer.<ref>"[[Last Tap Dance in Springfield]]"</ref>
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Vicki's lessons usually involved very little instruction and had her repeating "tappa, tappa, tappa," which was a style of teaching that Lisa didn't like. As a result, Lisa struggled with dancing and didn't enjoy it. Eventually, Vicki planned a dance recital, where the main song would be "[[On the Spaceship Lollipop]]". However, she cut Lisa from the recital and relegated her to the curtain puller. [[Professor Frink]] overheard this and gave Lisa a chip for her shoes which would make them dance along to noise so she could match the other tap dancers.
  
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She was among the crowd at the {{chs|Green Day}} concert.<ref>''[[The Simpsons Movie]]''</ref>
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Lisa showed up to the recital, ready to dance, but was told that she was still cut from the production. When Ralph ate some of the plastic candy and became too unwell to dance, Vicki decided to take his place in the show instead of Lisa. Then, as Lisa went to open the curtains, Vicki took that job as well as she didn't trust Lisa to do it right. The show started, with Lisa off-stage, but her shoes started dancing along to the music and tap dancing. She ended up dancing on stage and took over as lead, which annoyed Vicki. Not wanting to be upstaged, Vicki danced harder. The crowd started applauding, which eventually led to Lisa's shoes malfunctioning, and she danced off the stage, causing the crowd to disperse. Homer tripped Lisa, which brought her dancing rampage to an end. After the show, Vicki was annoyed at Lisa using self-tapping shoes but understood why she did it.<ref>"[[Last Tap Dance in Springfield]]"</ref>
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She was among the crowd at the {{Chs|Green Day}} concert<ref>''[[The Simpsons Movie]]''</ref> and was one of the people who were dancing on [[Mr. Burns]]' empty grave after his supposed death.<ref>"[[The Fool Monty]]"</ref>
  
 
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== Personality ==
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Typical for performers, Vicki has a well-developed ego to accompany her sense of professionalism. When Lisa borrowed a pair of high-tech automatic tap shoes from Professor Frink, the shoes went out of control, causing Lisa to dance onto the stage and interrupt a recital in which Vicki was starring. Vicki took Lisa's interruption as a personal affront and a deliberate attempt to upstage her. She matched Lisa move for move until the shoes short-circuited.
  
 
== Behind the Laughter ==
 
== Behind the Laughter ==
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*Vicki Valentine is loosely based on {{W|Shirley Temple}}.
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Vicki Valentine is based on [[Shirley Temple]]. Temple was also asked to guest star as Valentine, but she declined.<ref name="Scully">{{Com|Scully, Mike|Last Tap Dance in Springfield|Eleventh|(2008).|link=Mike Scully}}</ref>
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*Judging by her movie posters including references to the USA being involved in [[World War II]], Vicki's career as a child star had to have included the early 1940s as well as the late 1930s.
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Judging by her movie posters including references to the USA being involved in [[World War II]], Vicki's career as a child star had to have included the early 1940s as well as the late 1930s.
  
 
== Appearances ==
 
== Appearances ==
 
*{{ep|Last Tap Dance in Springfield}}
 
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== References ==
 
== References ==
 
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"Tappa, tappa, tappa. Tappa, tappa, tappa."
―Vicki Valentine instructs a dance class[src]
Vicki Valentine
Vicki Valentine.png
Artwork of Vicki Valentine from The Simpsons: Tapped Out
Character Information
Gender:
Female ♀
Status:
Alive
Hair: Gray
Formerly: Blonde
Occupation: Dance instructor
Former child actress
First appearance: "Last Tap Dance in Springfield"
Voiced by: Tress MacNeille
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Vicki Valentine, also known as Lil' Vicki, Little Vicki, and Little Miss Vicki, is a dance instructor and former child actress.

History[edit]

Lil' Vicki in one of the films she starred in as a child.

Vicki Valentine was a child star in the late 1930s and early 1940s. She appeared in over forty movies, including Little Vicki for President, Little Vicki vs. Big Rhonda, and Hell Hath No Little Vicki. When she grew up, she generally preferred to be called "just plain Vicki" rather than "Little Vicki" or "Little Miss Vicki," but she apparently still reserved the right to be called "Little Vicki" in a professional context.

Vicki eventually became a dance instructor and had her own studio, Lil' Vicki Valentine's School of Dance, in Springfield. In her studio, Vicki displayed her child-star movie posters on the walls. As an instructor, Vicki had a reputation for being very strict but was also highly successful, teaching many people how to dance. Lisa and Ralph joined one of Vicki's dance classes. Ralph discovered that he was a natural at dancing, but Lisa had no knack for it and kept falling down.

Vicki's lessons usually involved very little instruction and had her repeating "tappa, tappa, tappa," which was a style of teaching that Lisa didn't like. As a result, Lisa struggled with dancing and didn't enjoy it. Eventually, Vicki planned a dance recital, where the main song would be "On the Spaceship Lollipop". However, she cut Lisa from the recital and relegated her to the curtain puller. Professor Frink overheard this and gave Lisa a chip for her shoes which would make them dance along to noise so she could match the other tap dancers.

Lisa showed up to the recital, ready to dance, but was told that she was still cut from the production. When Ralph ate some of the plastic candy and became too unwell to dance, Vicki decided to take his place in the show instead of Lisa. Then, as Lisa went to open the curtains, Vicki took that job as well as she didn't trust Lisa to do it right. The show started, with Lisa off-stage, but her shoes started dancing along to the music and tap dancing. She ended up dancing on stage and took over as lead, which annoyed Vicki. Not wanting to be upstaged, Vicki danced harder. The crowd started applauding, which eventually led to Lisa's shoes malfunctioning, and she danced off the stage, causing the crowd to disperse. Homer tripped Lisa, which brought her dancing rampage to an end. After the show, Vicki was annoyed at Lisa using self-tapping shoes but understood why she did it.[1]

She was among the crowd at the Green Day concert[2] and was one of the people who were dancing on Mr. Burns' empty grave after his supposed death.[3]

Non-canon[edit]

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Personality[edit]

Typical for performers, Vicki has a well-developed ego to accompany her sense of professionalism. When Lisa borrowed a pair of high-tech automatic tap shoes from Professor Frink, the shoes went out of control, causing Lisa to dance onto the stage and interrupt a recital in which Vicki was starring. Vicki took Lisa's interruption as a personal affront and a deliberate attempt to upstage her. She matched Lisa move for move until the shoes short-circuited.

Behind the Laughter[edit]

Vicki Valentine is based on Shirley Temple. Temple was also asked to guest star as Valentine, but she declined.[4]

Judging by her movie posters including references to the USA being involved in World War II, Vicki's career as a child star had to have included the early 1940s as well as the late 1930s.

Appearances[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Last Tap Dance in Springfield"
  2. ↑ The Simpsons Movie
  3. ↑ "The Fool Monty"
  4. ↑ Scully, Mike (2008). Commentary for "Last Tap Dance in Springfield", in The Simpsons: The Complete Eleventh Season.


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