Difference between revisions of "Martha Quimby"
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|relatives='''Husband:''' [[Joe Quimby]]<br />'''Nephew:''' [[Freddie Quimby]]<br />'''Brother-In Law:''' [[Clovis Quimby]] | |relatives='''Husband:''' [[Joe Quimby]]<br />'''Nephew:''' [[Freddie Quimby]]<br />'''Brother-In Law:''' [[Clovis Quimby]] | ||
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|voiced by=[[Maggie Roswell]] | |voiced by=[[Maggie Roswell]] | ||
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| − | '''Martha Quimby''' is the wife | + | '''Martha Quimby''' is the long-suffering wife of [[Mayor Quimby]]. |
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==History== | ==History== | ||
=== Relationship with Mayor Quimby === | === Relationship with Mayor Quimby === | ||
| − | Martha is | + | 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.<ref>"[[The Last of the Red Hat Mamas]]"</ref> |
=== Relatives === | === Relatives === | ||
| − | + | Martha is related to actor [[Rainier Wolfcastle]]'s wife, Maria.<ref>"[[Homerazzi]]"</ref> | |
== Behind the Laughter == | == Behind the Laughter == | ||
| − | Like [[Sarah Wiggum]] and [[Bernice Hibbert]], Martha | + | 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. |
| − | Martha often wears a pink suit and pillbox hat similar to one {{w|Jacqueline Kennedy}} made famous. | + | Martha often wears a pink suit and pillbox hat, a style similar to the one that {{w|Jacqueline Kennedy}} made famous. |
== Appearances == | == Appearances == | ||
Revision as of 01:47, September 24, 2010
Martha Quimby
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Character Information
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Martha Quimby is the long-suffering wife of Mayor Quimby.
Contents
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]
Relatives
Martha is related to actor Rainier Wolfcastle's wife, Maria.[2]
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.
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"
THOH – "Treehouse of Horror XI" - Episode – "The Wandering Juvie"
- Episode – "The Last of the Red Hat Mamas"
- Episode – "Homerazzi"
- Episode – "No Loan Again, Naturally"
