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| − | "''Suck suck''" -Maggie's catch phrase
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| − | name= Margaret (Maggie) Simpson|
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| − | gender=Female|
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| − | hair=Blonde|
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| − | age=1|
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| − | job=None|
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| − | relatives=Father [[Homer Simpson|Homer]], mother [[Marge Simpson|Marge]] and [[Kang]] (Fake) , brother [[Bart Simpson|Bart]], sister [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa]], grandfather [[Abe Simpson|Abe]], grandmother [[Mona Simpson]]|
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| − | appearance=[[Good Night]]|
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| − | voiced by= [[Elizabeth Taylor]], [[Nancy Cartwright]] (Gurgling noises, babbling), [[James Earl Jones]], [[Yeardley Smith]]|
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| − | '''Margaret "Maggie" Simpson''' is a fictional character featured in the animated television series ''[[The Simpsons]]''. She is the youngest of the five main family members, and is a baby. She first appeared in the [[Tracey Ullman short]] "[[Good Night]]" and was quite prominent during the Ullman days, often being featured alongside [[Bart Simpson|Bart]] and [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa]]. Maggie has since become the least seen of the five main Simpsons.
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| − | ==Role in ''The Simpsons''==
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| − | Like average babies, Maggie is impressionable and easily influenced by what she sees around her. She once hit [[Homer Simpson|Homer]] on the head with a mallet, shot a suction dart at his picture and brandished a pencil in imitation of ''[[The Itchy & Scratchy Show|Itchy and Scratchy]]''. Despite her age, Maggie is a formidable marksman, as seen in "[[Who Shot Mr. Burns?]]" and "[[Papa's Got a Brand New Badge]]," where she is able to shoot the fingers off of a group of mobsters in rapid succession with a rifle.
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| − | During the early seasons of the show, Maggie's equivalent of a hallmark or calling card would be to trip over her clothing and fall on her face while trying to walk, causing a loud smack on the floor. Indeed, throughout the Tracey Ullman shorts, Maggie fell down a total of 39 times.
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| − | She is keenly aware of her surroundings, and can usually be seen imitating the flow of action around her. Like Bart, Lisa and Homer, she is not fond of spending time with her aunts [[Patty and Selma Bouvier|Patty and Selma]]. It is also known that she dislikes One Eyebrowed baby very much.
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| − | It was revealed that she was the one who pulled the trigger on Mr. Burns. While most characters dismissed this as an accident, it was strongly implied to viewers that Maggie shot Burns on purpose.
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| − | Apart from a few-and-far-between exceptions, Maggie has never been seen to talk.
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| − | ===Creation===
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| − | [[Matt Groening]] first conceived the Simpson family in the lobby of [[James L. Brooks]]' office. He had been called in to pitch a series of animated shorts, and had intended to present his ''[[Life in Hell]]'' series. When he realized that animating ''Life in Hell'' would require him to rescind publication rights for his life's work, Groening decided to go in another direction.<ref name="americasfirstfamily">{{cite video|people=BBC|year=2000|title='The Simpsons': America's First Family (6 minute edit for the season 1 DVD)|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0250735/|format=DVD|location=UK|publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref> He hurriedly sketched out his version of a dysfunctional family, and named the characters after various members of his own family. Maggie was named after [[Matt Groening]]'s younger sister Margaret "Maggie" Groening.<ref name=Grain>{{cite web| last = Sadownick | first = Doug | title = Groening Against the Grain | publisher = Advocate | date = [[February 26]], [[1991]] | url = http://www.snpp.com/other/interviews/groening91.html | accessmonthday = March 27 | accessyear=2007}}</ref>She often sucked on a pacifier and wore a sleep suit, two traits Groening used for Maggie.<ref name=sundvd>{{cite video | people=Groening, Matt; Jean, Al; Brooks, James L.|year=2007|title=The Simpsons Movie: A Look Behind the Scenes| medium=DVD||publisher=[[The Sun]]}}</ref> Maggie then made her debut with the rest of the Simpsons clan on 19 April, 1987 in the [[The Simpsons shorts|Tracey Ullman short]] "[[Good Night]]".<ref>Richmond, Ray; Antonia Coffman (1997). The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to our Favorite Family. Harper Collins Publishers, pg. 14. ISBN 0-00-638898-1</ref> Groening thought that it would be funny to have a baby character that did not talk and never grew up, but assigned any emotions that the scene required. Her comedic hallmarks include her tendency to stumble and land on her face while attempting to walk (though this has been downplayed in later seasons), and a penchant for sucking on her pacifier, the sound of which has become the equivalent of her catchphrase and was originally created by Groening during the [[The Tracey Ullman Show|Tracey Ullman period]], and by [[Nancy Cartwright (actress)|Nancy Cartwright]] during the regular series.
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| − | During the show's opening credits, Maggie is run through a supermarket checkout scanner, which reads that she is worth $847.63 (a reference to the monthly cost of infant-rearing in 1989).<ref name=List>{{cite web| alt.tv.simpsons | title = List of Inquiries and Substantive Answers | url = http://www.snpp.com/guides/lisa-3.html#3.1.4 | accessmonthday = June 4 | accessyear=2007}}</ref>. In "[[The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular]]," the scanner instead reads "NRA4EVER," a reference to the running joke that the show's creators are right-wing radicals.
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| − | === Voice ===
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| − | With few exceptions, Maggie never speaks but is very participatory in the events around her, emoting with subtle gestures and facial expressions. Maggie has spoken in "[[Good Night (The Simpsons short)|Good Night]]", the first [[The Simpsons shorts|short]] to air on ''[[The Tracey Ullman Show]]'', after the family falls asleep. On this occasion, [[Liz Georges]] provided the voice of Maggie.<ref>[http://www.snpp.com/guides/tracey.ullman.html The Simpsons Archive: The Simpsons on The Tracey Ullman Show<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
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| − | Maggie's first word spoken in the normal continuity of the series occurred in "[[Lisa's First Word]]", when she was voiced by [[Elizabeth Taylor]].<ref name="EW">[http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,311750,00.html Face to Face: Maggie Simpson] ''EW.com''. Published September 11, 1992, Retrieved on March 27, 2007</ref><ref name=FirstWord>[http://www.thesimpsons.com/episode_guide/0410.htm "Lisa's First Word"]</ref> Elizabeth Taylor's performance as Maggie was named the 13th greatest guest spot in the history of the show by IGN.<ref name="IGN">[http://tv.ign.com/articles/730/730566p1.html Top 25 Simpsons Guest Appearances, Page 3] ''IGN.com''. Published September 5, 2006, Retrieved on March 27, 2007</ref> [[James Earl Jones]], who voiced Maggie in [[Treehouse of Horror V]],<ref name="book">{{cite book|last=Richmond |first=Ray|coauthors=Antonia Coffman|title=[[The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to our Favorite Family]] |year=1997 |publisher=Harper Collins Publishers|id=ISBN 0-00-638898-1|pages=pg. 154, 155}}</ref> was in seventh place.<ref name="IGN2">[http://tv.ign.com/articles/730/730566p1.html Top 25 Simpsons Guest Appearances, Page 4] ''IGN.com''. Published September 5, 2006, Retrieved on March 27, 2007</ref> She would later have brief dialogue in [[Treehouse of Horror IX]], voiced by [[Harry Shearer]], who used his [[Kang & Kodos|Kang]] voice.<ref>{{cite book | last = Gimple | first = Scott M. | coauthors =[[Matt Groening]]| title = [[The Simpsons Forever!: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family ...Continued]] | publisher = HarperCollins| date = December 1, 1999 | isbn = 978-0060987633 |page=pp.50-51}}</ref> In earlier episodes, [[Yeardley Smith]] did many of Maggie's squeaks and occasional speaking parts,<ref name=com>{{cite video | people=Smith, Yeardley|year=2007|title=Audio commentary for [[The Simpsons Movie]]| medium=DVD||publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref> although in later seasons her parts were done by [[Nancy Cartwright]].<ref name="TwoDimes">{{cite video | people=Brooks, James L.; Cartwright, Nancy; Groening, Matt; Jean, Al; Moore, Rich|year=2003|title=The Simpsons The Complete Third Season DVD commentary for the episode "Brother Can You Spare Two Dimes?"| medium=DVD||publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref> Although she has spoken many times, her only canonical speech that was "real" within the series was in [[Lisa's First Word]].
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| − | ==Appearances==
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| − | * [[Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire]]
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| − | * [[Bart the Genius]]
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| − | * [[Homer's Odyssey]]
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| − | * [[There's No Disgrace Like Home]]
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| − | * [[Bart the General]]
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| − | * [[Moaning Lisa]]
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| − | * [[The Call of the Simpsons]]
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| − | * [[The Telltale Head]]
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| − | * [[Life on the Fast Lane]]
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| − | * [[Homer's Night Out]]
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| − | * [[The Crepes of Wrath]]
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| − | * [[Krusty Gets Busted]]
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| − | * [[Some Enchanted Evening]]
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| − | * [[Bart Gets an F]]
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| − | * [[Simpson and Delilah]]
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| − | * [[Treehouse of Horror]]
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| − | * [[Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish]]
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| − | * [[Dancin' Homer]]
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| − | * [[Dead Putting Society]]
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| − | * [[Bart vs. Thanksgiving]]
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| − | * [[Bart the Daredevil]]
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| − | * [[Itchy & Scratchy & Marge]]
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| − | * [[Bart Gets Hit by a Car]]
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| − | * [[One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish]]
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| − | * [[The Way We Was]]
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| − | * [[Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment]]
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| − | * [[Principal Charming]]
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| − | * [[Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?]]
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| − | * [[Bart's Dog Gets an F]]
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| − | * [[Old Money]]
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| − | * [[Brush With Greatness]]
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| − | * [[Lisa's Substitute]]
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| − | * [[The War of the Simpsons]]
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| − | * [[Three Men and a Comic Book]]
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| − | * [[Blood Feud]]
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| − | * [[Stark Raving Dad]]
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| − | * [[Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington]]
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| − | * [[When Flanders Failed]]
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| − | * [[Bart the Murderer]]
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| − | * [[Homer Defined]]
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| − | * [[Like Father, Like Clown]]
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| − | * [[Treehouse of Horror II]]
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| − | * [[Lisa's Pony]]
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| − | * [[Saturdays of Thunder]]
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| − | * [[Flaming Moe's]]
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| − | * [[Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk]]
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| − | * [[I Married Marge]]
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| − | * [[Radio Bart]]
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| − | * [[Lisa the Greek]]
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| − | * [[Homer Alone]]
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| − | * [[Bart the Lover]]
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| − | * [[Homer at the Bat]]
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| − | * [[Separate Vocations]]
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| − | * [[Colonel Homer]]
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| − | * [[Black Widower]]
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| − | * [[The Otto Show]]
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| − | * [[Bart's Friend Falls In Love]]
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| − | * [[Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?]]
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| − | * [[Kamp Krusty]]
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| − | * [[A Streetcar Named Marge]]
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| − | * [[Homer the Heretic]]
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| − | * [[Lisa the Beauty Queen]]
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| − | * [[Treehouse of Horror III]]
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| − | * [[Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie]]
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| − | * [[Marge Gets a Job]]
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| − | * [[New Kid on the Block]]
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| − | * [[Mr. Plow]]
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| − | * [[Lisa's First Word]]
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| − | * [[Homer's Triple Bypass]]
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| − | * [[Marge vs. the Monorail]]
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| − | * [[Selma's Choice]]
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| − | * [[Brother from the Same Planet]]
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| − | * [[I Love Lisa]]
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| − | * [[Last Exit to Springfield]]
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| − | * [[So It's Come To This: A Simpsons Clip Show]]
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| − | * [[The Front]]
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| − | * [[Whacking Day]]
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| − | * [[Marge in Chains]]
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| − | * [[Krusty Gets Kancelled]]
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| − | ==References==
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| − | ==External links==
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| − | * [http://www.thesimpsons.com/bios/bios_family_maggie.htm Maggie Simpson] at TheSimpsons.com
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| − | * [http://www.snpp.com/guides/maggie.file.html The Maggie File] at [[The Simpsons Archive]]
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