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| − | '''Jub-Jub''' is [[Selma Bouvier|Selma]]'s pet iguana | + | '''Jub-Jub''' is [[Selma Bouvier|Selma]]'s pet iguana He was originally owned by [[Gladys Bouvier|Aunt Gladys]]. |
| − | When Gladys died, she left Jub-Jub to her sister [[Jacqueline Bouvier|Jackie]] ([[Selma]], [[Patty]], and [[Marge Simpson|Marge]]'s mother) who was highly unattached to him and tried to stab him with a hat pin. | + | When Gladys died, she left Jub-Jub to her sister [[Jacqueline Bouvier|Jackie]] ([[Selma]], [[Patty]], and [[Marge Simpson|Marge]]'s mother) who was highly unattached to him and tried to stab him with a hat pin. Jub-Jub then ended up with Patty and Selma, and became Selma's pet. |
Selma once said that Jub-Jub will eat her remains upon her passing (probably a reference to an urban legend about Vivian Vance and her cats). Jub-Jub is always trying to eat dead things, and once almost ate Selma's foot, because it was asleep. Jub-Jub also likes roaches. | Selma once said that Jub-Jub will eat her remains upon her passing (probably a reference to an urban legend about Vivian Vance and her cats). Jub-Jub is always trying to eat dead things, and once almost ate Selma's foot, because it was asleep. Jub-Jub also likes roaches. | ||
Revision as of 17:14, April 7, 2010
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Character Information
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Jub-Jub is Selma's pet iguana He was originally owned by Aunt Gladys.
When Gladys died, she left Jub-Jub to her sister Jackie (Selma, Patty, and Marge's mother) who was highly unattached to him and tried to stab him with a hat pin. Jub-Jub then ended up with Patty and Selma, and became Selma's pet.
Selma once said that Jub-Jub will eat her remains upon her passing (probably a reference to an urban legend about Vivian Vance and her cats). Jub-Jub is always trying to eat dead things, and once almost ate Selma's foot, because it was asleep. Jub-Jub also likes roaches.
Behind the Scenes
The name Jub-Jub was coined by then-writer Conan O'Brien. He often said nonsensical things around the office for no apparent reason, one of which was "Jub-Jub."
"Jub-Jub" may also be a reference to the poem "Jabberwocky" by Lewis Carroll, in which the narrator warns his son to "Beware the Jubjub bird."
Robert Kane-Vaziri of heavy metal outfit Black Hawk Dawn has a pet iguana named Jub Jub.
Appearances
Episode – "Selma's Choice" - Episode – "Duffless"
- Episode – "A Fish Called Selma"
- Episode – "Goo Goo Gai Pan"
- Episode – "The Wife Aquatic"
