Editing Marge Simpson (section)

==Role in ''The Simpsons''==
''The Simpsons'' uses a [[floating timeline]] (the characters do not physically age), and as such the show is generally assumed to be set in the current year. In several episodes, events have been linked to specific time periods, although this timeline has been contradicted in subsequent episodes.{{sfn|Turner|2004|pp=78–79}} Marge Simpson is married to [[Homer Simpson|Homer]] and mother of Bart, Lisa and Maggie Simpson.{{sfn|Turner|2004|pp=239–240}} She was raised by her parents, [[Jacqueline Bouvier (The Simpsons)|Jacqueline]] and [[Clancy Bouvier]].<ref name=WayWeWas>{{cite episode |title=The Way We Was |episode-link=The Way We Was |series=The Simpsons |credits=[[Al Jean|Jean, Al]]; [[Mike Reiss|Reiss, Mike]]; [[Sam Simon|Simon, Sam]]; [[David Silverman (animator)|Silverman, David]] |network=Fox |airdate=January 31, 1991 |season=02 |number=12}}</ref> She has a pair of sisters, the joyless [[Patty and Selma]], both of whom vocally disapprove of Homer. In "[[The Way We Was]]" ([[The Simpsons (season 2)|season two]], 1991), it is revealed via flashback that Marge attended Springfield High School, and in her final year met Homer, after they both were sent to detention—Homer for smoking in the bathroom with Barney, and Marge for burning her bra in a feminist protest. She was at first wary of Homer, but agreed to go to the prom with him, although she ended up going with [[Artie Ziff]]  after Homer received tutoring lessons as a means to get to know her better, while knowing that she needed to sleep for a school meet. However, she regretted going with Artie when he started to pressure her to have sex after prom. At the end of the evening, while Artie drove her home after receiving a slap, she spied Homer walking along the side of the road with the corsage meant for her. After hearing her parents voicing their negative opinions about Homer, she took her own car and went back to give him a ride. She then told Homer she should've gone to the prom with him and he fixes her snapped shoulder strap with the corsage. During the ride, he tells her he will hug her and kiss her and never be able to let her go. After the two had been dating for several years, Marge discovered she was pregnant with Bart, and she and Homer were married in a small wedding chapel across the state line.<ref name=IMarriedMarge>{{cite episode |title=I Married Marge |episode-link=I Married Marge |series=The Simpsons |credits=[[Jeff Martin (writer)|Martin, Jeff]]; [[Jeffrey Lynch|Lynch, Jeffrey]] |network=Fox |airdate=December 26, 1991 |season=03 |number=12}}</ref> Bart was born soon after, and the couple bought [[the Simpsons house|their first house]]. The episode "[[That '90s Show (The Simpsons)|That '90s Show]]" ([[The Simpsons (season 19)|season 19]], 2008) contradicted much of the established back-story; for example, it was revealed that Marge and Homer were childless in the early 1990s although past episodes had suggested Bart and Lisa were born in the 1980s.<ref>{{cite episode |title=That '90s Show |episode-link=That '90s Show (The Simpsons) |series=The Simpsons |credits=[[Matt Selman|Selman, Matt]]; [[Mark Kirkland|Kirkland, Mark]] |network=Fox |airdate=January 27, 2008 |season=19 |number=11}}</ref>

As with many ''Simpsons'' characters, Marge's age and birthday changes to serve the story. In [[The Simpsons (season 1)|season one]] (1990) episodes "[[Life on the Fast Lane]]" and "[[Some Enchanted Evening (The Simpsons)|Some Enchanted Evening]]", Marge was said to be 34.<ref name="Enchanted">{{cite episode |title=Some Enchanted Evening |episode-link=Some Enchanted Evening (The Simpsons) |series=The Simpsons |credits=Groening, Matt; Simon, Sam; Silverman, David; Butterworth, Kent |network=Fox |airdate=May 13, 1990 |season=01 |number=13}}</ref><ref name="Fast Lane">{{cite episode |title=Life on the Fast Lane |episode-link=Life on the Fast Lane |series=The Simpsons |credits=[[John Swartzwelder|Swartzwelder, John]]; Silverman, David |network=Fox |airdate=March 18, 1990 |season=01 |number=09}}</ref> This is also the age given in ''[[The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family]]'', a book written by ''The Simpsons''<nowiki/>' creator, [[Matt Groening]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Groening |first=Matthew Abram |author-link=Matt Groening |url=https://archive.org/details/simpsonscomplete00groe |title=The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family |publisher=[[Harper Perennial]] |year=1997 |isbn=978-0007234059 |pages=10 |access-date=2024-04-08}}</ref> In "[[Homer's Paternity Coot]]" ([[The Simpsons (season 17)|season 17]], 2006), Marge states that Emerald would have been her birthstone if she had been born three months later, placing her birthday sometime in February.<ref>{{cite episode |title=Homer's Paternity Coot |episode-link=Homer's Paternity Coot |series=The Simpsons |credits=[[Marc Wilmore|Wilmore, Marc]]; Polcino, Michael |network=Fox |airdate=January 8, 2006 |season=17 |number=10}}</ref> In "[[Regarding Margie]]" ([[The Simpsons (season 17)|season 17]], 2006), Homer mentioned that Marge was his age, meaning she could have been anywhere between 36 and 40.{{Efn|Homer's age also fluctuates throughout the series. See [[Homer Simpson#Age]].}} During this episode (Kiss Kiss Bang Bangalore), Lisa questions Homer's memory of Marge's birthday. When he cannot remember, Marge yells that it is in May.<ref>{{cite episode |title=Regarding Margie |episode-link=Regarding Margie |series=The Simpsons |credits=[[Marc Wilmore|Wilmore, Marc]]; Polcino, Michael |network=Fox |airdate=May 7, 2006 |season=17 |number=20}}</ref> In the [[The Simpsons (season 18)|season eighteen]] episode "[[Marge Gamer]]" she states that she and actor [[Randy Quaid]] share the same birthdate (October 1).

Marge has been nonworking for most of the series, choosing to be a [[homemaker]] and take care of her family.<ref name="Job"/> However, she has held several one-episode jobs in the course of the series. These include working as a nuclear technician alongside Homer at [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant]] in "[[Marge Gets a Job]]" ([[The Simpsons (season 4)|season four]], 1992);<ref name="Job">{{cite episode |title=Marge Gets a Job |episode-link=Marge Gets a Job |series=The Simpsons |credits=[[Bill Oakley|Oakley, Bill]]; [[Josh Weinstein|Weinstein, Josh]]; Lynch, Jeffrey |network=Fox |airdate=November 5, 1992 |season=04 |number=07}}</ref> [[Real estate broker|selling houses]] in "[[Realty Bites]]" ([[The Simpsons (season 9)|season nine]], 1997);<ref name="Realty">{{cite episode |title=Realty Bites |episode-link=Reality Bites |series=The Simpsons |credits=[[Dan Greaney|Greaney, Dan]]; [[Swinton O. Scott III|Scott, Swinton O. III]] |network=Fox |airdate=December 7, 1997 |season=09 |number=09}}</ref> owning her own [[pretzel]] business in "[[The Twisted World of Marge Simpson]]" ([[The Simpsons (season 8)|season eight]], 1997),<ref>{{cite episode |title=The Twisted World of Marge Simpson |episode-link=The Twisted World of Marge Simpson |series=The Simpsons |credits=[[Jennifer Crittenden|Crittenden, Jennifer]]; [[Chuck Sheetz|Sheetz, Chuck]] |network=Fox |airdate=January 19, 1997 |season=08 |number=11}}</ref> and working at an erotic bakery in "[[Sex, Pies and Idiot Scrapes]]" ([[The Simpsons (season 20)|season 20]], 2008).<ref>{{cite episode |title=Sex, Pies and Idiot Scrapes |episode-link=Sex, Pies and Idiot Scrapes |series=The Simpsons |credits=[[Kevin Curran (writer)|Curran, Kevin]]; Kramer, Lance |network=Fox |airdate=September 28, 2008 |season=20 |number=01}}</ref> While Marge has never expressed discontent with her role as a homemaker, she has become bored with it. In "[[The Springfield Connection]]" ([[The Simpsons (season 6)|season six]], 1995), Marge decided that she needed more excitement in her life and became a police officer. However, by the end of the episode, she became upset with the corruption in the force and quit.<ref>{{cite episode |title=The Springfield Connection |episode-link=The Springfield Connection |series=The Simpsons |credits=[[Jonathan Collier|Collier, Jonathan]]; Kirkland, Mark |network=Fox |airdate=May 5, 1995 |season=06 |number=23}}</ref>