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Helen Lovejoy is a character on The Simpsons, voiced by Maggie Roswell and Marcia Mitzman Gaven, when Roswell is involved in a pay dispute. When Roswell left the show, Helen became a primarily nonspeaking character, much like Luann Van Houten, often appearing in the background and in group scenes.
Appearance
Helen Lovejoy is known for having large, slanted eyes, long lashes, wears a pink sweater, with a purplish blue shirt underneath, and plain black shoes. In the early appearances of the show, she use to have light brown hair, which changed to red, then it remained on grey. In a flashback in Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?, she has pink hair.
Personality
Helen is the wife of Rev. Timothy Lovejoy and the mother of Jessica Lovejoy. She is a judgmental, small minded, moralistic person and the typical town gossip. She thinks she can win by finding out secrets, and people joining her alliance so that she won't reveal their secrets. She introduces herself as "the gossipy wife of the minister".
Their moral convictions took to always defend the interests to him of the minors, and it is the explanation of her famous catchphrase, in delivered in times of civic crisis (moral or otherwise): "Will someone please think of the children?".
Relationships
A running gag in the series is Marge and Helen's frenemy relationship. Helen is known to share gossip with Marge, however spread gossip about Marge herself in return. In "All's Fair in Oven War", Helen mocked Marge's cooking. Marge retaliated by putting Maggie's ear medicine in her food first. In 24 Minutes she had a furious fight with Marge over the last box of raisons. However, in "You Kent Always Say What You Want" she rushed towards Marge saying she had some juicy gossip, only to be told to "save it."
Politics
Helen is openly conservative, and was seen at the Republican Headquarters located at a haunting location.
Marriage
A common factor and attribute to the show is to note that Helen and Timothy have a stronger marriage than many other Springfieldians (save for Ned and Maude, and probably Dr. Hibbert). In early episodes, it was shown many couples would turn to divorce (Kirk and Luanne Van Houtan, A Milhouse Divided") or consistantly argue, bear many kids, and have trouble with money (Cletus and Brandine Spuckler) however Helen is somewhat patient of Timothy. In the episode In Marge We Trust, Timothy spends more time on his own and slowly loses his mind, but Helen remains patient, however worried. However, in the episode Marge Gamer, while her daughter Jessica Lovejoy was running down the field to shoot a soccer goal, Helen screamed "Get it in sweetie and save our troubled marriage!" [1]
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