18 Facts About Maggie Simpson

1.

Maggie Simpson first appeared on television in the Tracey Ullman Show short "Good Night" on April 19,1987.

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2.

Maggie Simpson received her first name from Groening's youngest sister.

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3.

Maggie Simpson is the youngest child of Homer and Marge, and the younger sister to Bart and Lisa.

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4.

Maggie Simpson is often seen sucking on her orange pacifier and, when she walks, she trips over her clothing and falls on her face.

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5.

Maggie Simpson's occasional speaking parts and other vocalizations are currently provided by Nancy Cartwright, but she has been voiced by guest stars Carol Kane, James Earl Jones, Elizabeth Taylor and Jodie Foster, and by series regulars Yeardley Smith and Harry Shearer.

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6.

Maggie Simpson is the youngest child of Marge and Homer, and sister to Bart and Lisa.

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7.

Maggie Simpson has a penchant for her pacifier, on which she is always seen sucking.

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8.

Maggie Simpson has performed a number of feats that for her age suggest she is highly intelligent, akin to her sister, and possibly a genius.

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9.

Maggie Simpson has spelled out E=MC² with her baby blocks, driven Homer's car, escaped from the Springfield daycare center, written her name on an Etch A Sketch, played Internet poker, spelled words with her baby blocks, shot Mr Burns, played Lisa's saxophone, and treated her pacifier like a cigarette.

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10.

Maggie Simpson is keenly aware of her surroundings, and can usually be seen imitating the flow of action around her.

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11.

Maggie Simpson is usually frightened and exasperated by Homer's attempts to bond with her, but has on several occasions stepped in to save Homer's life: once from drowning, once from being shot by mobsters, once from being kidnapped by a tow truck driver, and once from being shot by Russ Cargill, head of the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

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12.

Entire Maggie Simpson family was designed so that they would be recognizable in silhouette.

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13.

Rather than talking, Maggie Simpson is well known for producing a characteristic "sucking" sound from her pacifier.

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14.

Comedian Ricky Gervais named "And Maggie Simpson Makes Three" his second favorite episode of the show and said that the scene in the end where Homer puts up pictures of Maggie Simpson over his desk gave him "a lump in the throat thinking about it".

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15.

Maggie Simpson is a character in every one of The Simpsons video games, including the most recent, The Simpsons Game.

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16.

Alongside the television series, Maggie regularly appeared in issues of Simpsons comics, which were published from 1993 until 2018.

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17.

Maggie Simpson starred in the 3D short-film The Longest Daycare, which was shown in theaters before Ice Age: Continental Drift in 2012.

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18.

Maggie Simpson starred in the 3D short-film Playdate with Destiny, which was shown in theaters before Onward in 2020.

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