When Marge wanted their allowances, they gave them to her, but made Marge do their chores for them. [6] Patty and Selma have taken many vacations together to various places including Hair Patty wooed a tenured professor from Yale University away from her husband[34] and has also been attracted to Edna Krabappel. This is an officially licensed Simpsons costume. For example, in the season thirteen episode "Jaws Wired Shut" she is part of the Springfield Gay Pride Parade's "stayin' in the closet" float, though only her voice was heard and she was not seen. The two seem to be aroused by the character and smoke a cigarette after every viewing of the show. Selma, the elder by two minutes, longs for male companionship and has had several brief, doomed marriages. First appearance They seem relatively fond of their nieces and nephew, but seem to like them more when they are young, as one of them remarks "The older they get, the cuter they ain't. [54], It was reported a long time in advance of the episode's airing in 2005 that a major character would come out as gay during the episode. [42] After the fraud was exposed, Selma managed to keep the baby as a Chinese dignitary (voiced by Lucy Liu), who had also been raised by a single parent, became sympathetic. [3] She is more vicious to Homer than Selma is, and unlike Selma, who experiences brief moments of kindness to Homer, Patty has no pity for Homer's well-being. "[6] Patty's first serious relationship with a woman was with Veronica, a pro golfer. $pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling), A Springfield Summer Christmas for Christmas. Before she came out as a lesbian, she was seen alongside her sister as having a massive fangirl fascination with MacGyver, even going as far as to abduct his actor Richard Dean Anderson, and she also once arranged for a "gentleman caller" to arrive by tricking the man, a TV repairman, into thinking there was a broken TV and forced him to "spend the night" with them. As children, Patty and Selma both where shown to have very melodic voices, and sang very well. She first attracted notice for her role as Brenda Morgenstern, the younger sister of Valerie Harper's title character in the sitcom Rhoda (1974), for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. [36] After an off-screen marriage to Lionel Hutz,[43] she began dating Troy McClure. [9], Patty's fraternal twin sister Selma Bouvier, Patty has come out of the closet as a lesbian (She exclaims "you could see it from space! [17] Patty wooed a tenured professor of Yale University away from her husband. The Simpsons Simpsons Cartoon Cartoon Art Patty Y Selma Simpsons Frases Lana Del Rey Memes Beatles Songs Funny Tumblr Posts Patterns Tumblr Post anything (from anywhere! The first was when Patty came out of the closet as a lesbian, sucked up her pride and asked Homer (who was legally allowed to perform marriages) to perform the ceremony. When Marge pointed out that Evelyn was ruining the trip and was a female version of Homer, a horrified Patty broke up with her. Voiced by [22], As children, Patty and Selma were apparently domineering towards Marge and ridiculed her ambition of becoming an astronaut. We are richer for having lost him." [6] Patty took various classes, including Microwave Cookery and Tai Kwon Do, as she used them as an excuse not to see Principal Skinner, and when he tried to kiss her she used a martial arts move to throw him across the hall. She refused to marry him, claiming she was too devoted to Selma as a sister to leave her alone. Unlike Selma, who on rare occasions is nice to Homer, Patty hates him totally; even when she saw how devastated Marge was when Homer left her to find a better job, she still refused to help them get back together. Her standards are extremely low, as evidenced by her comments on Mr. Burns: "Single, eh? Patty and Selma appear in the level NeverQuest in the form of a two-headed dragon who attack the Hobbit-like forms of Rod Flanders, Todd Flanders, and Ralph Wiggum. In one opening sequence, they are witches being burned at the stake. Her relationship with Homer remains one of mutual hatred. "[24] On occasions, they babysit Bart, Lisa and Maggie, something not relished by the kids. [37] Homer was sympathetic to her when she broke down after a disastrous trip to Duff Gardens with Bart and Lisa, remarking "I just couldn't cut it today", referring to raising kids. In “Mmm... Homer”, Homer stays home alone and binges on junk food (and eventually his own severed body parts) while the rest of the family goes to Ohio with the twins. Patty lived in celibacy until she came out as a lesbian. [28], One person Selma refused to marry was Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, because she said her collection of last names was long enough. They share an apartment at the Spinster City apartment complex and both work at the DMV. [35], Selma Bouvier is two minutes older than Patty. They are often quick in pointing out his attempts at infidelity, and have unsuccessfully offered to help Marge find a replacement for Homer (although Selma eventually gave in and helped Marge find Homer after seeing how truly unhappy she was). [36] According to Marge, Selma "likes Police Academy movies and Hummel figurines, and walking through the park on clear autumn days." [5] Other than her occupation at the DMV, she alongside Selma also worked at the Adult Education Annex, where they co-taught a class teaching how girls are to land men. パティ ・ブービエ（Patty Bouvier） 声：ジュリー・カブナー/ 鈴木れい子 マージの姉 [注 6] で、セルマの双子の姉（つまり3人姉妹の長女）。 She is also slightly more sympathetic towards Homer than Patty. They use the fire to light their cigarettes. For example, they have been shown in swimsuits with and without leg hair. The Simpsons Season show reviews & Metacritic score: Homer loses all his money in pumpkin stocks and must turn to Patty and Selma for a loan. Patty wears a pink dress, with pink shoes and blue triangle earrings and orange or blue spherical beads while Selma wears purple or orange elliptical beads. [18] They once kidnapped Homer before his and Marge's second wedding and imprisoned him in a cellar in the hope that Marge would find someone else. They both have leg hair (although the leg hairs are only shown on close-ups or when the two are not wearing their usual clothes). The Simpsons, despite having consistently cartoonish elements and deep family values, is also full of genuinely dark and depressing gags.While some focus on the defeatist attitude of Springfield, others can carry some extremely dark baggage with them -- especially given the history of … Patty and Selma still live together and are apparently both still single, as hinted by Selma threatens to stuff Edna Krabappel's hat down her throat if she catches the bouquet at "Lisa's Wedding". Marge's sisters spend every scene they're in puffing away, never missing a beat. In “Unnormal Activity”, teens Patty and Selma summon Devil Moe, resulting in 8-year-old Marge making a 30-year promise to save them. He was intended to be set with Selma, but he fell for Patty instead despite her reluctance (due to Homer mixing up Patty with Selma). Captain McAllister says this is how trick-or-treating started. [61][62] BetUS said gamblers made more than 900 bets on the coming-out on their website. They have a strong, mutual (and reciprocated) dislike for Homer as they often make fun of him and are quite quick to point out his faults. However, when Marge was 8, the twins were already teenagers, so they were likely around 15 at the time, and they are also shown as teenagers at camp when the other girls are much younger. Regardless of her orientation, she also seems to be erotically aroused by the show and the character, euphemistically needing a cigarette after each viewing of the show. [49] Groening has stated that the staff wanted to out Patty as gay because portraying her as a "love-starved spinster [...] seemed old" on the show. Seen in Bart Gets Famous. [27] She was rejected by Groundskeeper Willie, who upon seeing her dating video remarked "Back to the Loch with you Nessie". Marge then says “I wish we hadn’t filled up on kids before we hit the Flanders house”. [3] El episodio fue escrito por Brent Forrester y dirigido por Mark Kirkland. Bart and Lisa were left traumatized when they had to stay with their aunts for a week while a stressed out Marge left for Rancho Relaxo. Maggie managed to take evasive action and got to stay with Homer instead. Kavner voices them as characters who "suck the life out of everything". It is presumed they are in their mid to late 40s. Series creator Matt Groening said he suggested that Kavner voice Patty and Selma as characters who "suck the life out of everything...." Al Jean said Kavner makes Patty's voice more masculine and a lower register, while Selma's voice is a little sweeter. [2] Patty and Selma debuted on the first Simpsons episode "Simpsons Roasting On An Open Fire", which aired on December 17, 1989.[3]. [33] In another nod to Patty's sexuality being obvious, Homer sarcastically quipped, "Here's another bomb for ya, Marge: I like beer!" [18] It is shown she is attracted to Edna Krabappel. [27] Her decision to not have relationships has been implied to be due to her then closeted sexuality. [1] Patty and Selma, both gravel-voiced chain-smokers, work at the Springfield Department of Motor Vehicles. However, there is evidence that she slept with Apu after Homer and Marge's second wedding. Despite their objections, the two got married, but came to realize it would not work due to his age and her job, so they called it quits. [57][60] Bookmakers in the United States and the United Kingdom took bets on which character would be uncovered as homosexual—BetUS laid odds at four to five that it was Patty, while Smithers had four to one odds and Ned Flanders fifteen to one odds. When Marge wanted their allowances, they gave them to her, but made Marge do their chores for them. [51], According to the publications Zeek: A Jewish Journal of Thought and Culture and Value War: Public Opinion and the Politics of Gay Rights, it was the controversial lesbian outing of the main character (played by Ellen DeGeneres) in the sitcom Ellen in 1997 that paved the way for Patty's coming-out in "There's Something About Marrying", as well as for many other gay characters on other television shows. With so much free time, the twins started smoking, causing their trademark rough voices. Please improve the article, or discuss the issue on the talk page. While he was undergoing bypass surgery, they tried to set Marge up with a sleazy man named Andre. [4] The second was when both Homer and Patty were disgusted that Selma got into a relationship with Homer's father Abe, who is twice her age, and they decided to work together to break them up. [38] After babysitting Bart and Lisa for a day, she realized she was not ready to have children and wound up adopting Jub-Jub, her late Aunt Gladys's pet iguana. Homer vs. Patty & Selma, llamado Homer contra Patty y Selma en España y Homero contra Patty y Selma en Hispanoamérica, es un capítulo perteneciente a la sexta temporada de la serie animada Los Simpson, emitido originalmente el 26 de febrero de 1995. Selma shoves the remote down her cleavage and Pierce kills himself with a lamp. when Marge was shocked at the revelation. Springfield DMV Employee The twins then use the tombstone as a coffee table. [16] Patty has also given stoner Otto Mann a driver's license due to their mutual dislike for Homer,[17] and both she and Selma deliberately failed Homer on his limousine driver's test, but their victory smoking nearly cost them their jobs until Homer intervened. [25], Patricia Maleficent Bouvier is the younger of the two. They are both unlocked upon completion of the Spinster City Apartments . The free time they now had led to them taking up smoking. [26], Once, when Homer had to apply for a chauffeur’s license to become a chauffeur so he could pay off a debt he owed them, they purposely failed him to show how much of a loser he was. Patty & Selma's Ill-Fated Romance: My Sister, My Homewrecker! Employer of Patty and Selma on The Simpsons (Abbr.) When Jay Sherman, on advice from Homer, told Patty and Selma that MacGyver is gay, they stripped him to his boxers and hung him from the gutters. They have, on occasion, watched the kids when their parents were out of town. They also appear earlier on in Mob Rules as people Marge can use to protest the sales of the Grand Theft Scratchy videogame to minors. Cartoon show The Simpsons has ended months of speculation by revealing the identity of its gay character - Marge's sister Patty Bouvier. The twins have on occasion visited Egypt, Mexico, Russia, Easter Island, France, and more mundane places like the Horse Drawn Carriage Museum in Alberta, Canada. [45] It has been implied that Selma had a second failed marriage to Sideshow Bob, giving her a total of seven marriages. [57][58] The tabloid newspaper The Sun revealed already in September 2004 that character who would come out was Patty,[59] though this was regarded as a rumor and The Simpsons executive producer Al Jean would not confirm it. The sisters tend to be cynical and are noted for their addiction to tobacco smoking. Selma and Patty have occasionally expressed their common hope that Marge will eventually divorce Homer. After coming out as a lesbian,[26] Patty exclaims "you could see it from space!". Patty is a lesbian since she has confessed this to Marge (asking "did you actually think I was straight? Patty and Selma drive a 1973 or 1974 VW Thing. She gets stabbed through the torso and when Bart comments on the age of her “corpse”, she says “It was five minutes ago, you twit!” and then dies. They were two of the “manimals“ in “The Island of Dr. Hibbert“. Homer also openly calls them ugly. At the end of Treehouse of Horror 2016, they and several other characters swim while a James Bond-esque song plays. However, she did consider Skinner a gentleman and ended their relationship with the words "Good night, sweet principal. [28] Selma says "I can't face prison" and Patty replies "I can. [5] Selma and Patty once met the actor who portrayed MacGyver, Richard Dean Anderson, and kidnapped him. Selma herself has offered help in some fashion to help Marge and Homer, as she does envy their loving relationship). In contrast to her twin, Selma yearns for male companionship and children. [28] Her most recent husband is Fat Tony, though he was already married and regarded Selma as his "goomar". If the twins do not have identically coloured hair, then they must be fraternal twins and not identical twins, although they do have a close family resemblance. [38] Homer also agreed to pose as Selma's husband to help her adopt a baby from China. When Richard Dean Anderson tells them he hated playing MacGyver they kidnap him but eventually grow tired of him and get him to leave. In There's Something About Marrying, which has aired in the US, Homer Simpson is ordained on the internet and performs dozens of same-sex marriages. Notable differences include: In the episode "The Blue and the Gray", it is revealed that Selma is actually a blonde, while Patty is a redhead. They have joint-ownership of a Volkswagen Thing. And after her coming out, the writers basically retconned those storylines out of her. They dated for a while, though Patty often showed signs of reluctance through things like unjoyful facial expressions and turned down his marriage proposal, claiming him she was too devoted to Selma to abandon her. "[13] It is also implied that she has feelings for Edna Krabappel as she pictures Edna while kissing Homer in order to break Selma and Abe up in the episode Rome-Old and Julie-Eh. And the angle of Marge asking "What's that supposed to mean?" There had been many previous hints of her sexuality: she was seen visiting a burlesque house;[31] she exclaimed (upon seeing Homer naked) "There goes the last lingering thread of my heterosexuality";[32] she was seen hiding in a closet with Smithers on a parade float during a gay pride parade. Her bad traits have not gone unnoticed by the populace of Springfield and even their family, her mother even stated that "[they're] a sort of evil", having raised them her entire lifetime. Status Selma takes this to heart, while Patty seems to pay no attention, remarking that they did well with Gladys leaving them her grandfather clock. They seem relatively fond of their nieces and nephew, but seem to like them more when they were younger: "The older they get, the cuter they ain't." [36] Homer has also called them "Penis curling she devils" during a party Marge threw. Patricia and Selma Bouvier (/ˈbuːvi.eɪ/) are fictional characters in the American animated sitcom The Simpsons. "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" There were several instances where they did not seem to care when Homer faced a life-threatening situation. In “Frinkenstein“, Frink Sr. steals a leg from one of Marge’s sisters. Patty's decision to not have relationships has been implied to be due to her then-closeted sexuality. She also experimented with her. [44] Another unseen marriage was to Disco Stu,[26] which was annulled by the Pope. After Patty comes out of the closet, Marge is hurt that Patty had hidden her sexuality for years (though there were obvious signs), but learns to respect her sister. Patty alongside her sister Selma are also implied to be somewhat lewd, since, as mentioned above, they were implied to have raped a TV repairman by faking it being broken,[7] had to register for sex offender registration once,[8] and once even rode a horse naked throughout Springfield a'la Godiva during the first-annual (and only) Do What You Feel festival. One is hating Homer Simpson, and the other is their love for smoking cigarettes. Unable to find companionship in a man, Selma has also sought to have children. In “Dial D for Diddly”, Ned kills them Wile E. Coyote style by luring them with free cigarettes. Homer is forced to borrow money from Patty and Selma after he wipes out the family’s savings by investing in pumpkins. Patty's favorite brand of cigarettes is identified as "Lady Laramie 100s", and her habit had started "before they were even born". She unfavorably compares her brother-in-law to a caveman, suggesting him capable of trading Maggie for beer and a nudie magazine. [26] Earlier hints of her closeted sexuality where also shown in some of the show's earlier episodes, when she was reluctant to date Principal Skinner in Principal Charming and claimed in Treehouse of Horror III "There goes the last lingering thread of my heterosexuality." Patty, along with Selma both travel extensively. However, it was later discovered by Marge and revealed during Patty's wedding that Veronica was in truth a man named Leslie. [15] When Homer contemplated suicide, they encouraged him to go through with it and then pushed him off the bridge, though this was actually part of a plot by the townspeople to bring Homer to his surprise party on a cruise ship. She is 42 years old. It was once said by Marge that Patty chose a life of celibacy, and that Selma had it thrust upon her. Patty is the middle sister, being Selma’s younger twin and being four years older than Marge. Patty's only notable relationship with a woman, however, has been with Veronica, who was a professional golfer. They showed little concern when Homer suffered a heart attack. However, because of their grotesque appearances when demonstrating the type of clothes needed to get a man's attention (such as tight, revealing ones), the female classmates are noticeably and understandably disgusted, causing Patty to remind them that there are no refunds should any of the students quit the class by that point. Answer: DMV Did you found the solution for Employer of Patty and Selma on The Simpsons (Abbr.)? Selma has also dated various other men around Springfield, among them Hans Moleman,[44] Moe Szyslak,[46] and pitifully, Barney Gumble. Homer is known to show little care to what happens to Patty and Selma, unless Marge finds out and gets upset or if there's a benefit for him; for example, when Patty and Selma stopped Homer from getting his chauffeur's license, he smoked their cigarettes to save them from getting fired and in return demands they forgive an earlier loan they gave him for a mortgage payment.[37]. In Treehouse of Horror XX, Selma is shown with a mummy at Marge’s Halloween party. Skinner planned to propose to Patty, but althrough she was flattered, she refused, preferring to stay with Selma, who was on a date with Barney. The Simpsons first appeared to the world on April 19, 1987 on The Tracey Ullman Show. ", Selma has actively sought out a husband, and has been married to six different men. As adults, the Bouvier twins have a friendly relationship with their sister and frequently visit the Simpsons. We are richer for having lost him" and use it as a coffee table,[13] stick pins in a voodoo doll which looks like Homer[14] and even commissioned a billboard urging voters to evict Homer from Springfield. When Homer fakes his death, and Patty and Selma show up holding a tombstone inscribed with "Homer J. Simpson. [19] Selma says "I can't face prison" and Patty suggestively replies "I can. However, some older episodes have a color glitch, with Patty’s dress and shoes being a purple or coral color. [48], In the 2005 episode "There's Something About Marrying" of the sixteenth season, Patty was revealed to be a lesbian and became the first openly gay recurring character in the series. They also teamed up to try to scupper the burgeoning relationship between Selma and Homer's father Abe. On this occasion, however, Homer had the last laugh; saving their jobs by pretending their cigarettes were his when they were caught smoking on the job by their superior. They are identical twins (but with different hairstyles and attire) and Marge Bouvier's older sisters; all three characters are voiced by Julie Kavner. She (along with her sister) were born before Homer (and Marge, of course), but their birth date has not been given. Does not include cigarette, or shoes. Like her twin sister Selma, Patty is an avid (and sometimes maniacal) fan of the 1980s TV series MacGyver. Selma also has an adopted daughter. ⚔️: https://clcr.me/HC_FlashgitzFlashgitz presents "The SIMPsons" a Simpsons parody. Dec 6, 2013 - Explore Nenad Savic's board "Patty & Selma" on Pinterest. [28] The kids also seem to defend their father from Patty and Selma's taunting and insults. 24 Simpsons Stars Reveal Themselves, "Inventory: 15 Simpsons Moments That Perfectly Captured Their Eras", The Simpsons Archive: The Patty and Selma File, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Patty_and_Selma&oldid=995941723, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 23 December 2020, at 18:15. In Treehouse of Horror VI, Homer, along with Bart, Lisa, Santa's Little Helper, and Snowball II dread Patty and Selma's visits so much that each of them hide in various places throughout the house, leading Homer to go into another dimension. Patty is a character released with the Level 35 update on September 13, 2013 along with her sister, Selma. They are apparently in their mid-to-late 40s, since Selma has gone through menopause and they were shown as teenagers in flashbacks Patty and Selma Bouvier (both voiced by Julie Kavner [78]) are Marge's older twin sisters. Pierce is bored with Patty’s droning and tries to shut himself off. Patty seems to have a good relationship with her mother Jacqueline Bouvier, even though Jacqueline describes both Patty and Selma as "being slightly evil." Patty is also mentioned as playing the card game Hearts on Tuesday nights with her mother for the last twenty years. Unlike Selma, who occasionally (though rarely) finds common ground with their brother-in-law, Patty and Homer openly despise each other, and having a relationship which involves a continuous exchange of insults. "[20] Long before coming out, Patty had dated Principal Skinner. Before she came out of the closet, she and Selma also ended up doing some sexually lewd deeds such as tricking a TV repairman into acting as a "gentleman caller" by unplugging their TV and then claiming it was broken,[14] and she and Selma also had to get into a line for sex offender registration presumably for instances like this (although it is also likely that they picked it because they were not good at picking lines). [10][11] However, Marge made it clear to her sisters that she loves Homer and there is nothing they can do to change her mind. Instead, Patty is "rude, crude, and not ashamed of declaring her sexual preferences", and this could make her unpalatable to some viewers according to Elledge. [30]In ”Puffless”, after Selma kicks her out, Patty sleeps in Maggie’s room, which results in Maggie sneaking out. Their hair has turned blue-gray from long-term exposure to cigarette smoke and ash. Other than MacGyver, she alongside her sister also may have raped a TV repairman. In “Reaper Madness”, Homer kills Patty in order to spare Marge’s life. For a time she dated Abe Simpson, to the horror of Homer and Patty. In the Clown Without Pity segment of Treehouse of Horror III, as Homer runs naked in fear from the evil Krusty Doll, Patty mentions that the last thread of her heterosexuality was torn, possibly an early sign of her sexuality (with Homer unwittingly causing it). [21] Patty, like Selma, has also had a sexual fixation on MacGyver for many years, (although after she came out it would appear that she was only going along with Selma's feelings for him) even though this aspect of her personality was phased out in later years. When her Aunt Gladys dies, Gladys records in her video will advice to Patty and Selma to get married and have a family. They are identical twins (but with different hairstyles and attire) and Marge Bouvier 's older sisters; all three characters are voiced by Julie Kavner. Two exceptions occurred, however. Patty Bouvier, before and after the wedding that wasn't. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Install Hustle Castle and get a SPECIAL BONUS! [22] In addition, she also was at least familiar enough with heterosexual relationships that she taught a dating class for single women on how to land men, although thanks to her and her sister's less than appealing appearances, the students were left disgusted with their advice, with Patty opportunistically stating there won't be any refunds if they decide to leave the course. [52][53] In his book Queers in American Popular Culture, Jim Elledge noted that it is possible the Simpsons staff chose Patty to come out as gay instead of a male character because lesbians were "traditionally considered more acceptable" on television. Patricia and Selma Bouvier (/ ˈbuːvi.eɪ /) are fictional characters in the American animated sitcom The Simpsons.
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