Jacqueline Bouvier
Jacqueline Ingrid "Jackie" Bouvier (née Gurney) is the mother of Marge Simpson, Patty and Selma Bouvier, and the wife of the late Clancy Bouvier. She also had a sister named Gladys, whom is now deceased.
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[[Bart vs. Thanksgiving|File:06202002181052.jpg Jacqueline with Marge in her younger days.]]
Role in the Simpsons
Jacqueline was introduced in Moaning Lisa, in Marge's dream of Jacqueline making Marge smile when she was sad, to show how much of a good mother she has. Jackie later appeared in Bart vs. Thanksgiving, coming to the Simpson home for Thanksgiving. Jackie is Marge, Patty, and Selma's mother. She is the wife of the late Clancy Bouvier, whom was one of the earliest male flight attendants. She is shown to disapprove of Marge's choice of a husband, as her twin daughters, Patty and Selma, do.Jacqueline shares many Bouvier traits, such as in I Married Marge, it was shown that she smoked.
Common Bouvier Traits
When Marge was a little girl, Jacqueline had a blue beehive, and spoke like Marge's adult voice. Jacqueline is shown as a pessimistic, critcial, and unsociable old woman, whom almost never smiles (with one exception in Lady Bouvier's Lover).
Romantic Relationships
She had a brief romance with Abraham Simpson, her son-in-law Homer's father. However, she broke up with him when she was wooed by billionaire Montgomery Burns, whom she came close to marrying before Abraham's intervention made her decide she was better off alone. Jacqueline has made minor appearances in the episodes Bart vs. Thanksgiving and [[Slee[ing with the Enemy]]. As of 2010, she hasn't appeared in any recent episodes.
Name Origin and Creation
The character is created by creator Matt Groening is named after Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis. She has the tallest hair of any Simpson character. Her design according to a DVD commentary was created by "Taking Marge's Model and squashed it".
Episode Appearances
Episode – "Moaning Lisa" (flashback)- Episode – "Bart vs. Thanksgiving"
- Episode – "The Way We Was" (flashback)
- Episode – "I Married Marge" (flashback)
- Episode – "Black Widower"
THOH – "Treehouse of Horror III" - Episode – "Selma's Choice"
- Episode – "Lady Bouvier's Lover"
- Episode – "Another Simpsons Clip Show"
- Episode – "Fear of Flying" (flashback)
- Episode – "And Maggie Makes Three" (flashback)
- Episode – "A Fish Called Selma"
- Episode – "The Regina Monologues"
– The Simpsons Movie Seen on wedding video
