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Bart is the most misunderstood Simpson. He is constantly frustrated by the narrow-minded people of Springfield who judge him merely by his thoughts and actions. At heart, he's just a good kid with a few bad ideas, a couple of really bad ideas and one or two that are still being reviewed by the Springfield district attorney. Basically Bart is no different from any ordinary fourth grader. He enjoys skateboarding, bubble gum, Squishees from the Kwik-E-Mart, and single-handedly bringing a homicidal TV sidekick to justice -- twice. |
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A devoted husband, Homer leaves his wife with few complaints. When pressed, however, Marge did once acknowledge to a marriage counselor that Homer "forgets birthdays, anniversaries, holidays (both religious and secular), chews with his mouth open, hangs out at a seedy bar with bums and lowlifes, blows his nose in towels and puts them back, and cratches himself with his keys." Despite these few foibles, Homer loves his family, and he'll do just about anything to prove it -- even if that means making himself look foolish. |
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Lisa Simpson takes after both her parents; she has Marge's sense, hard work ethic and sympathy for others; she has Homer's last name. Lisa's enormous intelligence and moral authority pllace her in a unique position in the Simpson family -- and, for that matter, Springfield at large. A devoted vegetarian, this second grader also plays the saxophone with virtuosity, if not the stubble, of Springfield's late blues great, Bleeding Gums Murphy. Her deep love for cartoon characters proves that, no matter how intelligent she may be, Lisa is still a Simpson. |
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Marge is the putty that just barely holds the Simpson family together week after week. By sensibly drawing the line at such frivolous expenses as an electric garage opener and changes of clothing for her children, Marge manages to stretch Homer's modest salary to cover the tremendous costs incurred by a family of the new millenium: Homer's beer and donut supply, and such necessary expenses as a day trip to India to meet the owner of the Kwik-E-Mart Corporation |
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Over the years, we've watched Maggie grow from a cute pacifer-sucking infant into a cute pacifer-sucking infant who's said her first word, "Daddy." This places Maggie just behind Bart and slightly ahead of Homer in vocabulary development. For an infant who can neither talk nor walk with any consistency, Maggie nonetheless leads an exciting lif. She is perhaps proudest of the baby escape she led at the Springfield Daycare. Maggie is almost always in a good mood, although once she did develop a rivalry with the mysterious one-eyebrowed baby who lives down the street. Angry pacifier sucks were exchanged. |