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href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patty_a_Selma_Bouvierovy" title="Patty a Selma Bouvierovy – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Patty a Selma Bouvierovy" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Simpsons_(Familie)#Patty_Bouvier" title="Die Simpsons (Familie) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Die Simpsons (Familie)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patty_y_Selma_Bouvier" title="Patty y Selma Bouvier – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Patty y Selma Bouvier" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patty_eta_Selma_Bouvier" title="Patty eta Selma Bouvier – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Patty eta Selma Bouvier" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patty_et_Selma_Bouvier" title="Patty et Selma Bouvier – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Patty et Selma Bouvier" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it badge-Q70893996 mw-list-item" title=""><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patty_e_Selma_Bouvier" title="Patty e Selma Bouvier – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Patty e Selma Bouvier" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petija_un_Selma_Buvj%C4%93" title="Petija un Selma Buvjē – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Petija un Selma Buvjē" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patty_en_Selma_Bouvier" title="Patty en Selma Bouvier – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Patty en Selma Bouvier" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patty_og_Selma_Bouvier" title="Patty og Selma Bouvier – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Patty og Selma Bouvier" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patty_e_Selma" title="Patty e Selma – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Patty e Selma" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BC%D0%B0_%D0%B8_%D0%9F%D1%8D%D1%82%D1%82%D0%B8_%D0%91%D1%83%D0%B2%D1%8C%D0%B5" title="Сельма и Пэтти Бувье – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Сельма и Пэтти Бувье" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patty_a_Selma_Bouvier" title="Patty a Selma Bouvier – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Patty a Selma Bouvier" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B8_%D0%B8_%D0%A1%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BC%D0%B0_%D0%91%D1%83%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B5" title="Пати и Селма Бувије – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Пати и Селма Бувије" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patty_ja_Selma_Bouvier" title="Patty ja Selma Bouvier – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Patty ja Selma Bouvier" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patty_och_Selma_Bouvier" title="Patty och Selma Bouvier – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Patty och Selma Bouvier" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patty_ve_Selma_Bouvier" title="Patty ve Selma Bouvier – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Patty ve Selma Bouvier" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a 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class="infobox ib-character"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above notheme">Patty and Selma Bouvier</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i> characters</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Patty_Bouvier.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f8/Patty_Bouvier.png/130px-Patty_Bouvier.png" decoding="async" width="130" height="236" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f8/Patty_Bouvier.png/195px-Patty_Bouvier.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f8/Patty_Bouvier.png 2x" data-file-width="234" data-file-height="424" /></a></span><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Selma_Bouvier.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Selma_Bouvier.png/132px-Selma_Bouvier.png" decoding="async" width="132" height="226" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Selma_Bouvier.png/198px-Selma_Bouvier.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/ba/Selma_Bouvier.png 2x" data-file-width="241" data-file-height="412" /></a></span></span><div class="infobox-caption">Patty (left) and Selma Bouvier</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First appearance</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Simpsons_Roasting_on_an_Open_Fire" title="Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire">Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire</a>"</li><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i></li><li>December 17, 1989</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Created by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Matt_Groening" title="Matt Groening">Matt Groening</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Mimi_Pond" title="Mimi Pond">Mimi Pond</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Designed by</th><td class="infobox-data">Matt Groening</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Voiced by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Julie_Kavner" title="Julie Kavner">Julie Kavner</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme">In-universe information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Full name</th><td class="infobox-data">Patricia Maleficent Bouvier<hr />Selma Bouvier-Terwilliger-Hutz-McClure-Discotheque-Simpson</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Gender</th><td class="infobox-data">Female</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Civil_servant" class="mw-redirect" title="Civil servant">Civil servants</a>, <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Motor_Vehicles" class="mw-redirect" title="Department of Motor Vehicles">DMV</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Relatives</th><td class="infobox-data"><b>Parents:</b> <a href="/wiki/Simpson_family#Jacqueline_Bouvier" title="Simpson family">Jacqueline</a>, <a href="/wiki/Simpson_family#Clancy_Bouvier" title="Simpson family">Clancy</a> <br /> <b>Sisters:</b> <a href="/wiki/Marge_Simpson" title="Marge Simpson">Marge</a> and each other<br /> <b>Nephews:</b> <a href="/wiki/Hugo_Simpson" class="mw-redirect" title="Hugo Simpson">Hugo</a> (non-canon), <a href="/wiki/Bart_Simpson" title="Bart Simpson">Bart</a><br /> <b>Nieces:</b> <a href="/wiki/Lisa_Simpson" title="Lisa Simpson">Lisa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maggie_Simpson" title="Maggie Simpson">Maggie</a><br /> <b>Selma's Adopted Daughter (Patty's Adopted Niece):</b> <a href="/wiki/Simpson_family#Ling_Bouvier" title="Simpson family">Ling</a><br /> <b>Brother-in-Law:</b> <a href="/wiki/Homer_Simpson" title="Homer Simpson">Homer</a> <br /> <b>Cousins:</b> <a href="/wiki/Simpson_family#Extended_Bouvier_family" title="Simpson family">Dot</a> <br /> <b>Aunts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Simpson_family#Extended_Bouvier_family" title="Simpson family">Gladys Gurney</a> (maternal aunt) and Charlene Bouvier (paternal aunt) <br /><b>Grandmothers</b>: Alvarine Gurney (maternal grandmother) and Bambi Bouvier (paternal grandmother) <br /> <b>Uncles:</b> Lou Gurney (maternal uncle) <br /><small>(See also <a href="/wiki/Simpson_family#Extended_Bouvier_family" title="Simpson family">Bouvier family</a>)</small> <br /><b>Patty's former boyfriend:</b> <a href="/wiki/Principal_Skinner" title="Principal Skinner">Principal Skinner</a> <br /> <b>Patty's former lesbian girlfriends:</b> Veronica, the professional golfer (who was actually a man disguised as a woman)<br /> Evelyn <br /> <b>Selma's Ex-Husbands:</b> (<b>Patty's Ex-Brothers-in-law:</b>) <a href="/wiki/Sideshow_Bob" title="Sideshow Bob">Sideshow Bob</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Lionel_Hutz" title="Lionel Hutz">Lionel Hutz</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Grampa_Simpson" title="Grampa Simpson">Grampa Simpson</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Troy_McClure" title="Troy McClure">Troy McClure</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/List_of_recurring_The_Simpsons_characters#Disco_Stu" title="List of recurring The Simpsons characters">Disco Stu</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Fat_Tony_(The_Simpsons)" title="Fat Tony (The Simpsons)">Fat Tony D'Amico</a> (Not legal ex-husband, their catholic wedding was just symbolic)</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Patricia Maleficent</b> "<b>Patty</b>" <b>Bouvier</b><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <b>Selma Bouvier-Terwilliger-Hutz-McClure-Discotheque-Simpson</b> (<span title="Name at birth"><a href="/wiki/Birth_name#Maiden_and_married_names" title="Birth name">née</a> <b>Bouvier</b></span> <span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="'b' in 'buy'">b</span><span title="/uː/: 'oo' in 'goose'">uː</span><span title="'v' in 'vie'">v</span><span title="/i/: 'y' in 'happy'">i</span><span title="/eɪ/: 'a' in 'face'">eɪ</span></span>/</a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key" title="Help:Pronunciation respelling key"><i title="English pronunciation respelling"><span style="font-size:90%">BOO</span>-vee-ay</i></a>) are fictional characters in the American <a href="/wiki/Animated_sitcom" title="Animated sitcom">animated sitcom</a> <i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i>. They are identical<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Twin" title="Twin">twins</a> and are voiced by <a href="/wiki/Julie_Kavner" title="Julie Kavner">Julie Kavner</a>, who also voices their sister, <a href="/wiki/Marge_Simpson" title="Marge Simpson">Marge</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGroening20101099_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGroening20101099-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Patty and Selma, both gravel-voiced chain-smokers, work at the <a href="/wiki/Springfield_(The_Simpsons)" title="Springfield (The Simpsons)">Springfield</a> <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Motor_Vehicles" class="mw-redirect" title="Department of Motor Vehicles">Department of Motor Vehicles</a>. They have a strong dislike for their brother-in-law, <a href="/wiki/Homer_Simpson" title="Homer Simpson">Homer Simpson</a>, who likewise loathes them. Selma, the elder by two minutes, longs for male companionship and has had multiple brief, doomed marriages, and has herself offered help in some fashion to Marge and Homer as she envies their loving relationship; she receives occasional compassionate support from Homer who even poses as her husband to help her adopt a child. Patty is an initially closeted lesbian who embraces celibacy until she begins dating women. Kavner voices them as characters who "suck the life out of everything".<sup id="cite_ref-joy_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-joy-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Patty and Selma debuted on the first <i>Simpsons</i> episode "<a href="/wiki/Simpsons_Roasting_on_an_Open_Fire" title="Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire">Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire</a>", which aired on December 17, 1989.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGroening201025_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGroening201025-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Distinguishing_features">Distinguishing features</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Patty_and_Selma&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Distinguishing features"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Being twins, the two have a similar look, but there are several easy ways to distinguish them, including: </p> <ul><li><i>Hairstyle</i>: Patty has an <a href="/wiki/Afro" title="Afro">afro</a>, while Selma's hair is parted in the middle.</li> <li><i>Attire</i>: Patty wears a short-sleeved pink dress and pink shoes while Selma wears a hemmed sleeveless blue dress and blue shoes.</li> <li><i>Jewelry</i>: Patty wears blue or orange triangular earrings and spherical beads connected by a visible string, while Selma wears orange or purple circular earrings (occasionally earrings shaped in an "S" in early episodes) and elliptical beads attached to each other.</li></ul> <p>They both resemble their chain-smoking father Clancy Bouvier who appeared in a flashback of the episode "The Way We Was". In the episode "<a href="/wiki/The_Blue_and_the_Gray_(The_Simpsons)" title="The Blue and the Gray (The Simpsons)">The Blue and the Gray</a>", it is revealed that Selma is actually a blonde, while Patty is a redhead. Their hair has turned blue-gray from long-term exposure to cigarette smoke and ash. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Biography">Biography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Patty_and_Selma&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Biography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Rarely seen apart, Patty and Selma are known for their distinctive gravelly voices, cynical outlook on life, bitter and unpleasant personalities, and love of cigarettes. They share an apartment at the <a href="/wiki/Spinster" title="Spinster">Spinster</a> City apartment complex and both work at the <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Motor_Vehicles" class="mw-redirect" title="Department of Motor Vehicles">DMV</a>. The two are avid, sometimes maniacal fans of the TV series, <i><a href="/wiki/MacGyver_(1985_TV_series)" title="MacGyver (1985 TV series)">MacGyver</a></i>. The two seem to be aroused by the character and smoke a cigarette after every viewing of the show. When <a href="/wiki/Jay_Sherman" class="mw-redirect" title="Jay Sherman">Jay Sherman</a>, on advice from Homer, told Patty and Selma that MacGyver is gay, they stripped him to his boxers and hung him from the gutters.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On the eve of Selma's marriage to <a href="/wiki/Sideshow_Bob" title="Sideshow Bob">Sideshow Bob</a>, he insulted MacGyver and the wedding was almost cancelled as a result.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Selma and Patty once met the actor who portrayed MacGyver, <a href="/wiki/Richard_Dean_Anderson" title="Richard Dean Anderson">Richard Dean Anderson</a>, and kidnapped him.<sup id="cite_ref-kiss_kiss_bangalore_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kiss_kiss_bangalore-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Patty and Selma have taken many vacations together to various places including <a href="/wiki/Czechoslovakia" title="Czechoslovakia">Czechoslovakia</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Dead_Sea" title="Dead Sea">Dead Sea</a>, where Selma sunk to the bottom when she attempted to float on her back.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Patty and Selma have also brought home "souvenirs" from their vacations, including a pillowcase full of seashells from their trip to Sulfur Bay that they forced the family to help them clean and organize.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They drove away Richard Dean Anderson by showing him slides of their trip to the <a href="/wiki/Remington_Carriage_Museum" title="Remington Carriage Museum">Remington Carriage Museum</a> in <a href="/wiki/Cardston,_Alberta" class="mw-redirect" title="Cardston, Alberta">Cardston, Alberta</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-kiss_kiss_bangalore_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kiss_kiss_bangalore-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Patty and Selma have a strong, mutually reciprocated dislike for their brother-in-law <a href="/wiki/Homer_Simpson" title="Homer Simpson">Homer</a>. They regret that Marge chose Homer over her former boyfriend <a href="/wiki/Artie_Ziff" class="mw-redirect" title="Artie Ziff">Artie Ziff</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and have unsuccessfully tried to help Artie win her back.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, Marge made it clear to her sisters that she loves Homer and there is nothing they can do to change her mind. Homer usually tries to be polite to them out of respect for Marge, but Patty and Selma do not hide their contempt for him. They showed little concern when Homer suffered a heart attack. While he was undergoing bypass surgery, they tried to set Marge up with a sleazy man named Andre.<sup id="cite_ref-TripleBypass_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TripleBypass-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They own a tombstone inscribed with the epitaph "Homer J. Simpson. We are richer for having lost him" and use it as a coffee table,<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> stick pins in a voodoo doll which looks like Homer<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and even commissioned a billboard urging voters to evict Homer from Springfield.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Patty has also given stoner <a href="/wiki/Otto_Mann" class="mw-redirect" title="Otto Mann">Otto Mann</a> a driver's license due to their mutual dislike for Homer,<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-vsPattyAndSelma_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vsPattyAndSelma-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They once kidnapped Homer before his and Marge's third wedding and imprisoned him in a cellar in the hope that Marge would find someone else. Moved to tears by his obvious devotion to Marge, they let him go and paid for their wedding ceremony to avoid being exposed by Bart and Lisa.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For his part, Homer regards them as the "Gruesome Twosome"<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or "Fatty and Smellma"<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was delighted when he (mistakenly) heard they had died.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As children, Patty and Selma were apparently domineering towards Marge and ridiculed her ambition of becoming an astronaut. In return for their allowance, Marge used to do chores for them. The free time they now had led to them taking up smoking.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As adults, the Bouvier twins have a friendly relationship with their sister and seem very protective of her thus frequently visit the Simpsons. 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."<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On occasions, they babysit Bart, Lisa and Maggie, something not relished by the kids. 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.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Patty_Bouvier">Patty Bouvier</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Patty_and_Selma&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Patty Bouvier"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Patricia Maleficent Bouvier</b> is the younger of the two.<sup id="cite_ref-SomethingAbout_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SomethingAbout-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite the similarities between her and Selma, Patty is more jaded than her sister, particularly towards relationships. It was once said by Marge that Patty chose a life of <a href="/wiki/Celibacy" title="Celibacy">celibacy</a>, and that Selma had it thrust upon her.<sup id="cite_ref-PrincipalCharming_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PrincipalCharming-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Her decision to not have relationships has been implied to be due to her then closeted sexuality. Earlier hints of her closeted sexuality were also shown in some of the show's earlier episodes, when she was reluctant to date Principal Skinner in <a href="/wiki/Principal_Charming" title="Principal Charming">Principal Charming</a>; in <a href="/wiki/Treehouse_of_Horror_III" title="Treehouse of Horror III">Treehouse of Horror III</a>, on seeing Homer naked, she claimed the experience destroyed "the last lingering thread of my heterosexuality." Generally, Patty is more hostile to Homer than Selma. However, when Patty came out as a <a href="/wiki/Lesbian" title="Lesbian">lesbian</a>, she found a surprising supporter in Homer (in contrast to Marge who was at first surprised and angry about it), and she swallowed her pride and asked him to perform her marriage ceremony.<sup id="cite_ref-SomethingAbout_28-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SomethingAbout-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They also teamed up to try to scupper the burgeoning relationship between Selma and Homer's father <a href="/wiki/Abe_Simpson" class="mw-redirect" title="Abe Simpson">Abe</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-RomeJuli_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RomeJuli-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Patty also joined Homer's group to ghost-write an original fantasy fiction novel, and also to stop their novel from being replaced with a drastically revamped version by the book publishing company.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In one episode, where Patty stayed at the Simpson house during a fight with Selma despite Homer's reluctance, Patty privately admitted to Homer that she only mocks him because she is jealous of him having a successful marriage and family with Marge, while all she has is Selma, leaving Homer feeling grateful for her having opened, albeit briefly, a window of kindness.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Relationships">Relationships</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Patty_and_Selma&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Relationships"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Patty's only known relationship with a man involved <a href="/wiki/Principal_Skinner" title="Principal Skinner">Principal Skinner</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-PrincipalCharming_29-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PrincipalCharming-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On a blind date arranged by Homer, Skinner was supposed to fall for Selma, but he noticed Patty first and fell in love with her instead. 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. However, she did consider Skinner a gentleman and ended their relationship with the words "Good night, sweet principal."<sup id="cite_ref-PrincipalCharming_29-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PrincipalCharming-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Like Selma, Patty also has a long-running fixation on <i><a href="/wiki/MacGyver_(1985_TV_series)" title="MacGyver (1985 TV series)">MacGyver</a></i>, although this aspect of her personality has been played down in later episodes. </p><p>Patty was revealed to be lesbian in the <a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_16" title="The Simpsons season 16">season 16</a> episode "<a href="/wiki/There%27s_Something_About_Marrying" title="There's Something About Marrying">There's Something About Marrying</a>", which follows <a href="/wiki/Homer_Simpson" title="Homer Simpson">Homer Simpson</a> as he is ordained to perform <a href="/wiki/Same-sex_marriage" title="Same-sex marriage">same-sex marriages</a>. Producer <a href="/wiki/Al_Jean" title="Al Jean">Al Jean</a> had announced that a character would <a href="/wiki/Coming_out" title="Coming out">come out</a> prior to the episode's airing, prompting widespread speculation.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Patty was the character that fans most suspected would come out.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_33-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The episode aired in 2005, when same-sex marriage was a major political issue in the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_34-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The move was controversial, provoking outrage from opponents to same-sex marriage.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Entertainment columnist <a href="/wiki/Ray_Richmond" title="Ray Richmond">Ray Richmond</a> credited Patty's coming out as a significant milestone for the <a href="/wiki/Gay_rights_movement" class="mw-redirect" title="Gay rights movement">gay rights movement</a>, as it proved that the movement was prominent enough to feature in an episode of a mainstream sitcom.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_35-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After coming out as a lesbian,<sup id="cite_ref-SomethingAbout_28-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SomethingAbout-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Patty exclaims "you could see it from space!". There had been many previous hints of her sexuality: she was seen visiting a burlesque house;<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> she exclaimed (upon seeing Homer naked) "There goes the last lingering thread of my heterosexuality";<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> she was seen hiding in a closet with <a href="/wiki/Waylon_Smithers" title="Waylon Smithers">Smithers</a> on a parade float during a gay pride parade.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In another nod to Patty's sexuality being obvious, Homer <a href="/wiki/Sarcasm" title="Sarcasm">sarcastically</a> quipped, "Here's another bomb for ya, Marge: I like beer!" when Marge was shocked at the revelation. </p><p>Patty wooed a tenured professor from <a href="/wiki/Yale_University" title="Yale University">Yale University</a> away from her husband<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and has also been attracted to <a href="/wiki/Edna_Krabappel" title="Edna Krabappel">Edna Krabappel</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-RomeJuli_30-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RomeJuli-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When Selma claimed she couldn't face prison, Patty replied that she could, implying she would welcome a female-only environment.<sup id="cite_ref-kiss_kiss_bangalore_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kiss_kiss_bangalore-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Patty's first serious relationship with a woman was with Veronica, a pro golfer. It was later discovered by Marge and revealed during Patty's wedding that Veronica was actually a man in disguise.<sup id="cite_ref-SomethingAbout_28-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SomethingAbout-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Patty's next serious relationship with a woman was with Evelyn, who quickly bonded with Homer over similar traits during a trip to Costa Rica. When Marge pointed out that Evelyn was ruining the trip and was a female version of Homer, a horrified Patty broke up with her. However, when a remorseful Marge apologized to Patty and reassured her that the difference between Homer and Evelyn was that Evelyn truly loved her, Patty decided to reconcile with Evelyn.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Selma_Bouvier">Selma Bouvier</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Patty_and_Selma&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Selma Bouvier"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Selma Bouvier</b> is two minutes older than Patty. Due to a childhood bottle rocket accident, she has no sense of taste or smell.<sup id="cite_ref-BlackWidower_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BlackWidower-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to Marge, Selma "likes <i><a href="/wiki/Police_Academy_(franchise)" title="Police Academy (franchise)">Police Academy</a></i> movies and <a href="/wiki/Hummel_figurines" title="Hummel figurines">Hummel figurines</a>, and walking through the park on clear autumn days." In contrast to her twin, Selma yearns for male companionship and children. She is also slightly more sympathetic towards Homer than Patty. Selma helped reunite Homer and Marge after seeing how upset Marge was without him, despite an agreement with Patty not to say anything.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-SelmasChoice_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SelmasChoice-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Homer also agreed to pose as Selma's husband to help her adopt a baby from China.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During Homer and Marge's trial separation, when Marge went out on a date with someone else, Selma called Homer and offered to help him save their marriage, but was left frustrated when Homer mistook her for Patty over the phone.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Unable to find companionship in a man, Selma has also sought to have children. At one point she considered using a <a href="/wiki/Sperm_donor" class="mw-redirect" title="Sperm donor">sperm donor</a> which Homer mistakenly thought meant Selma would have sex with a robot.<sup id="cite_ref-SelmasChoice_44-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SelmasChoice-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After babysitting <a href="/wiki/Bart_Simpson" title="Bart Simpson">Bart</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lisa_Simpson" title="Lisa Simpson">Lisa</a> for a day, she realized she was not ready to have children and wound up adopting <a href="/wiki/List_of_recurring_The_Simpsons_characters#Jub-Jub" title="List of recurring The Simpsons characters">Jub-Jub</a>, her late Aunt Gladys's pet iguana.<sup id="cite_ref-SelmasChoice_44-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SelmasChoice-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Much later, she adopted a Chinese baby girl, <a href="/wiki/Simpson_family#Ling_Bouvier" title="Simpson family">Ling</a>. During the adoption process, Selma pretended to be married to Homer, since the Chinese government only allows children to be adopted by married couples.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the fraud was exposed, Selma managed to keep the baby as a Chinese dignitary (voiced by <a href="/wiki/Lucy_Liu" title="Lucy Liu">Lucy Liu</a>), who had also been raised by a single parent, became sympathetic. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Relationships_2">Relationships</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Patty_and_Selma&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Relationships"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Despite being identical twins, Patty and Selma have very different track records when it comes to finding dates. According to Marge, Patty chose a life of <a href="/wiki/Celibacy" title="Celibacy">celibacy</a>, while Selma had celibacy thrust upon her. Her standards are extremely low, as evidenced by her comments on <a href="/wiki/Mr._Burns" title="Mr. Burns">Mr. Burns</a>: "Single, eh? Well, he passes the Selma Test." </p><p>Selma has actively sought out a husband, and has been married to six different men. Her current name has evolved into <b>Selma Bouvier-Terwilliger-Hutz-McClure-Stu-Simpson-D'Amico</b>. Her first marriage, to <a href="/wiki/Sideshow_Bob" title="Sideshow Bob">Robert "Sideshow Bob" Terwilliger</a>, ended when his plan to kill her was foiled by Bart.<sup id="cite_ref-BlackWidower_42-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BlackWidower-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After an off-screen marriage to <a href="/wiki/Lionel_Hutz" title="Lionel Hutz">Lionel Hutz</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> she began dating <a href="/wiki/Troy_McClure" title="Troy McClure">Troy McClure</a>. They married, but she soon discovered it was just a sham to boost his flagging career. She told him she was unwilling to bring a baby into a loveless marriage and broke it off.<sup id="cite_ref-FishCalledSelma_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FishCalledSelma-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Another unseen marriage was to <a href="/wiki/Disco_Stu" class="mw-redirect" title="Disco Stu">Disco Stu</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-SomethingAbout_28-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SomethingAbout-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which was annulled by the <a href="/wiki/John_Paul_II" class="mw-redirect" title="John Paul II">Pope</a>. For a time she dated <a href="/wiki/Abraham_Simpson" class="mw-redirect" title="Abraham Simpson">Abe Simpson</a>, to the horror of Homer and Patty. 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.<sup id="cite_ref-RomeJuli_30-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RomeJuli-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Her most recent husband is <a href="/wiki/Fat_Tony_(The_Simpsons)" title="Fat Tony (The Simpsons)">Fat Tony D'Amico</a>, though he was already married and regarded Selma as his "<a href="/wiki/Comare" class="mw-redirect" title="Comare">gumare</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-FatTony_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FatTony-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It has been implied that Selma had a second failed marriage to Sideshow Bob, giving her a total of seven marriages.<sup id="cite_ref-RomeJuli_30-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RomeJuli-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>One person Selma refused to marry was <a href="/wiki/Apu_Nahasapeemapetilon" title="Apu Nahasapeemapetilon">Apu Nahasapeemapetilon</a>, because she said her collection of last names was long enough. However, there is evidence that she slept with Apu after Homer and Marge's second wedding. Selma has also dated various other men around Springfield, among them <a href="/wiki/Hans_Moleman" class="mw-redirect" title="Hans Moleman">Hans Moleman</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-FishCalledSelma_50-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FishCalledSelma-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Moe_Szyslak" title="Moe Szyslak">Moe Szyslak</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and pitifully, <a href="/wiki/Barney_Gumble" title="Barney Gumble">Barney Gumble</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-PrincipalCharming_29-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PrincipalCharming-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She was rejected by <a href="/wiki/Groundskeeper_Willie" title="Groundskeeper Willie">Groundskeeper Willie</a>, who upon seeing her dating video remarked "Back to the <a href="/wiki/Loch_Ness_Monster" title="Loch Ness Monster">Loch with you Nessie</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-SelmasChoice_44-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SelmasChoice-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Character">Character</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Patty_and_Selma&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Character"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Creation">Creation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Patty_and_Selma&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Creation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Series creator <a href="/wiki/Matt_Groening" title="Matt Groening">Matt Groening</a> said he suggested that Kavner voice Patty and Selma as characters who "suck the life out of everything...."<sup id="cite_ref-joy_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-joy-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Groening_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Groening-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Al_Jean" title="Al Jean">Al Jean</a> said Kavner makes Patty's voice more masculine and a lower register, while Selma's voice is a little sweeter.<sup id="cite_ref-Selma_54-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Selma-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Development">Development</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Patty_and_Selma&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Development"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/There%27s_Something_About_Marrying" title="There's Something About Marrying">There's Something About Marrying</a></div> <p>In the 2005 episode "<a href="/wiki/There%27s_Something_About_Marrying" title="There's Something About Marrying">There's Something About Marrying</a>" of the sixteenth season, Patty was revealed to be a lesbian and became the first openly gay recurring character in the series.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There had previously been hints about Patty's orientation. For example, in the <a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_13" title="The Simpsons season 13">season thirteen</a> episode "<a href="/wiki/Jaws_Wired_Shut" title="Jaws Wired Shut">Jaws Wired Shut</a>" she is part of the Springfield <a href="/wiki/Pride_parade" title="Pride parade">Gay Pride Parade</a>'s "stayin' in the closet" float, though only her voice was heard and she was not seen.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to the publications <i>Zeek: A Jewish Journal of Thought and Culture</i> and <i>Value War: Public Opinion and the Politics of Gay Rights</i>, it was the controversial lesbian outing of the main character (played by <a href="/wiki/Ellen_DeGeneres" title="Ellen DeGeneres">Ellen DeGeneres</a>) in the sitcom <i><a href="/wiki/Ellen_(TV_series)" title="Ellen (TV series)">Ellen</a></i> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Brewer_59-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Brewer-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In his book <i>Queers in American Popular Culture</i>, Jim Elledge noted that it is possible the <i>Simpsons</i> staff chose Patty to come out as gay instead of a male character because lesbians were "traditionally considered more acceptable" on television. She did, however, not "adhere to the eroticized male lesbian fantasy or fit into the loveable, asexual guise of the comedy lesbian" that had previously been seen on shows such as <i>Ellen</i>. 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.<sup id="cite_ref-Elledge_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Elledge-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>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.<sup id="cite_ref-bbc_61-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbc-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There was a widespread debate among fans of the series as to who the character would be.<sup id="cite_ref-AVclubInventory_62-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AVclubInventory-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Patty was suspected by many fans and the press because she had not often been seen dating men on the show.<sup id="cite_ref-Kiehl_63-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kiehl-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Maurstad_64-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Maurstad-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The tabloid newspaper <i><a href="/wiki/The_Sun_(United_Kingdom)" title="The Sun (United Kingdom)">The Sun</a></i> revealed already in September 2004 that character who would come out was Patty,<sup id="cite_ref-Wilkes_65-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wilkes-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> though this was regarded as a rumor and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i> executive producer <a href="/wiki/Al_Jean" title="Al Jean">Al Jean</a> would not confirm it.<sup id="cite_ref-Kiehl_63-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kiehl-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Hiatt_66-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hiatt-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bookmakers in the United States and the United Kingdom took bets on which character would be uncovered as homosexual—<a href="/wiki/BetUS" title="BetUS">BetUS</a> laid odds at four to five that it was Patty, while Smithers had four to one odds and <a href="/wiki/Ned_Flanders" title="Ned Flanders">Ned Flanders</a> fifteen to one odds.<sup id="cite_ref-Waxman_67-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Waxman-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-sandiego_68-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sandiego-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> BetUS said gamblers made more than 900 bets on the coming-out on their website.<sup id="cite_ref-sandiego_68-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sandiego-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to <i><a href="/wiki/The_Baltimore_Sun" title="The Baltimore Sun">The Baltimore Sun</a></i>, another bookmaker <a href="/wiki/Paddy_Power" title="Paddy Power">Paddy Power</a> "stopped taking wagers because so much money was being placed on [Patty]."<sup id="cite_ref-Kiehl_63-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kiehl-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>*The first reference to Patty being gay, however, happened long before this 2005 episode, going all the way back to 1993, in season 4, episode 5: Treehouse of Horror III. in this Episode, Homer runs through the kitchen naked where Marge, Patty and Selma are all eating. Patty and Selma each put down their forks, and Patty remarks "There goes the last lingering thread of my heterosexuality". Since this is a Halloween episode, however, fans might not have presumed this to be canon. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Patty_and_Selma&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width reflist-columns-3"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFBaileyKelley2019" class="citation episode cs1">Bailey, Timothy; <a href="/wiki/Brian_Kelley_(writer)" title="Brian Kelley (writer)">Kelley, Brian</a> (November 17, 2019). "<a href="/wiki/Livin_La_Pura_Vida" title="Livin La Pura Vida">Livin La Pura Vida</a>". <a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons"><i>The Simpsons</i></a>. Season 31. Episode 7. <a href="/wiki/Fox_Broadcasting_Company" title="Fox Broadcasting Company">Fox</a>. <q>Patricia Maleficent Bouvier, I've put up with you criticizing my husband for years, and I've had it.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Simpsons&rft.series=Season+31.+Episode+7&rft.date=2019-11-17&rft.aulast=Bailey&rft.aufirst=Timothy&rft.au=Kelley%2C+Brian&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APatty+and+Selma" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/Patty_Bouvier">"Patty Bouvier"</a>. <i>Wikisimpsons</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">November 25,</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Wikisimpsons&rft.atitle=Patty+Bouvier&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fsimpsonswiki.com%2Fwiki%2FPatty_Bouvier&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APatty+and+Selma" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEGroening20101099-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGroening20101099_3-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFGroening2010">Groening 2010</a>, p. 1099.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-joy-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-joy_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-joy_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.snpp.com/other/articles/flash.html">Rhodes, Joe. "Flash! 24 <i>Simpsons</i> Stars Reveal Themselves"</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140812090512/http://www.snpp.com/other/articles/flash.html">Archived</a> August 12, 2014, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, <i>TV Guide</i> October 21, 2000, via The Simpsons Archive: "[Matt] Groening says: 'My original idea about Marge's family was they were utterly joyless. The original note I gave to Julie was that they suck the life out of everything they see'".</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEGroening201025-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGroening201025_5-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFGroening2010">Groening 2010</a>, p. 25.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i> – "<a href="/wiki/A_Star_is_Burns" class="mw-redirect" title="A Star is Burns">A Star is Burns</a>"</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i>. "<a href="/wiki/Black_Widower" title="Black Widower">Black Widower</a>"</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-kiss_kiss_bangalore-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-kiss_kiss_bangalore_8-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-kiss_kiss_bangalore_8-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-kiss_kiss_bangalore_8-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i> – "<a href="/wiki/Kiss_Kiss,_Bang_Bangalore" title="Kiss Kiss, Bang Bangalore">Kiss Kiss, Bang Bangalore</a>"</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i>. "<a href="/wiki/Flaming_Moe%27s" title="Flaming Moe's">Flaming Moe's</a>"</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i>. "<a href="/wiki/Treehouse_of_Horror_VI" title="Treehouse of Horror VI">Treehouse of Horror VI</a>"</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i> – "<a href="/wiki/The_Way_We_Was" title="The Way We Was">The Way We Was</a>"</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i> – "<a href="/wiki/Half-Decent_Proposal" title="Half-Decent Proposal">Half-Decent Proposal</a>"</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i> – "<a href="/wiki/The_Ziff_Who_Came_to_Dinner" title="The Ziff Who Came to Dinner">The Ziff Who Came to Dinner</a>"</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-TripleBypass-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-TripleBypass_14-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i>. "<a href="/wiki/Homer%27s_Triple_Bypass" title="Homer's Triple Bypass">Homer's Triple Bypass</a>"</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i> – "<a href="/wiki/Mother_Simpson" title="Mother Simpson">Mother Simpson</a>"</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i> – "<a href="/wiki/Homer_and_Apu" title="Homer and Apu">Homer and Apu</a>"</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i> – "<a href="/wiki/Three_Gays_of_the_Condo" title="Three Gays of the Condo">Three Gays of the Condo</a>"</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i> – "<a href="/wiki/Eternal_Moonshine_of_the_Simpson_Mind" title="Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind">Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind</a>"</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i>. "<a href="/wiki/The_Otto_Show" title="The Otto Show">The Otto Show</a>"</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-vsPattyAndSelma-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-vsPattyAndSelma_20-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i>. "<a href="/wiki/Homer_vs._Patty_and_Selma" title="Homer vs. Patty and Selma">Homer vs. Patty and Selma</a>"</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-21">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i> – "<a href="/wiki/Wedding_for_Disaster" title="Wedding for Disaster">Wedding for Disaster</a>"</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-22">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i> – "<a href="/wiki/Krusty_Gets_Busted" title="Krusty Gets Busted">Krusty Gets Busted</a>"</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-23">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i>. "<a href="/wiki/The_Fat_and_the_Furriest" title="The Fat and the Furriest">The Fat and the Furriest</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-24">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i> – "<a href="/wiki/American_History_X-cellent" title="American History X-cellent">American History X-cellent</a>"</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-25">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i> – "<a href="/wiki/Three_Men_and_a_Comic_Book" title="Three Men and a Comic Book">Three Men and a Comic Book</a>"</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-26">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i> – "<a href="/wiki/Lisa%27s_First_Word" title="Lisa's First Word">Lisa's First Word</a>"</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-27">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i> – "<a href="/wiki/Homer_Alone" title="Homer Alone">Homer Alone</a>"</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-SomethingAbout-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-SomethingAbout_28-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-SomethingAbout_28-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-SomethingAbout_28-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-SomethingAbout_28-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-SomethingAbout_28-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i>. "<a href="/wiki/There%27s_Something_About_Marrying" title="There's Something About Marrying">There's Something About Marrying</a>"</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-PrincipalCharming-29"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-PrincipalCharming_29-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-PrincipalCharming_29-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-PrincipalCharming_29-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-PrincipalCharming_29-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i>. "<a href="/wiki/Principal_Charming" title="Principal Charming">Principal Charming</a>"</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-RomeJuli-30"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-RomeJuli_30-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-RomeJuli_30-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-RomeJuli_30-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-RomeJuli_30-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i>"<a href="/wiki/Rome-old_and_Juli-eh" class="mw-redirect" title="Rome-old and Juli-eh">Rome-old and Juli-eh</a>"</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-31"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-31">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i> – "<a href="/wiki/The_Book_Job" title="The Book Job">The Book Job</a>"</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-32"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-32">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i> – "<a href="/wiki/Puffless" title="Puffless">Puffless</a>"</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-:0-33"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-:0_33-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_33-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3932369.stm">"Simpsons to reveal gay character"</a>. <i>BBC News</i>. July 28, 2004. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220512161955/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3932369.stm">Archived</a> from the original on May 12, 2022<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">April 14,</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=BBC+News&rft.atitle=Simpsons+to+reveal+gay+character&rft.date=2004-07-28&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.bbc.co.uk%2F2%2Fhi%2Fentertainment%2F3932369.stm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APatty+and+Selma" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-:1-34"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-:1_34-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:1_34-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4285287.stm">"Simpsons' gay character is Patty"</a>. <i>BBC News</i>. February 21, 2005. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220703222458/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4285287.stm">Archived</a> from the original on July 3, 2022<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">April 14,</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=BBC+News&rft.atitle=Simpsons%27+gay+character+is+Patty&rft.date=2005-02-21&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.bbc.co.uk%2F2%2Fhi%2Fentertainment%2F4285287.stm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APatty+and+Selma" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-:2-35"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-:2_35-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:2_35-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWaxman2005" class="citation news cs1">Waxman, Sharon (February 21, 2005). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/21/arts/television/simpsons-animates-gay-nuptials-and-a-debate.html">"<span class="cs1-kern-left"></span>'Simpsons' Animates Gay Nuptials, and a Debate"</a>. <i>The New York Times</i>. <a href="/wiki/ISSN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISSN (identifier)">ISSN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0362-4331">0362-4331</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220512161958/https://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/21/arts/television/simpsons-animates-gay-nuptials-and-a-debate.html">Archived</a> from the original on May 12, 2022<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">April 14,</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+New+York+Times&rft.atitle=%27Simpsons%27+Animates+Gay+Nuptials%2C+and+a+Debate&rft.date=2005-02-21&rft.issn=0362-4331&rft.aulast=Waxman&rft.aufirst=Sharon&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2005%2F02%2F21%2Farts%2Ftelevision%2Fsimpsons-animates-gay-nuptials-and-a-debate.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APatty+and+Selma" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-36"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-36">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKeslowitz2006" class="citation book cs1">Keslowitz, Steven (2006). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/worldaccordingto0000kesl"><i>The World According to the Simpsons: What Our Favorite TV Family Says about Life, Love, and the Pursuit of the Perfect Donut</i></a>. Sourcebooks. p. 25. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-4022-0655-9" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-4022-0655-9"><bdi>978-1-4022-0655-9</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+World+According+to+the+Simpsons%3A+What+Our+Favorite+TV+Family+Says+about+Life%2C+Love%2C+and+the+Pursuit+of+the+Perfect+Donut&rft.pages=25&rft.pub=Sourcebooks&rft.date=2006&rft.isbn=978-1-4022-0655-9&rft.aulast=Keslowitz&rft.aufirst=Steven&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fworldaccordingto0000kesl&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APatty+and+Selma" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-37"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-37">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i> – "<a href="/wiki/Bart_After_Dark" title="Bart After Dark">Bart After Dark</a>"</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-38"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-38">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i> – "<a href="/wiki/Treehouse_of_Horror_III" title="Treehouse of Horror III">Treehouse of Horror III</a>"</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-39"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-39">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i> – "<a href="/wiki/Jaws_Wired_Shut" title="Jaws Wired Shut">Jaws Wired Shut</a>"</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-40"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-40">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i>. "<a href="/wiki/Homer_Simpson,_This_is_Your_Wife" class="mw-redirect" title="Homer Simpson, This is Your Wife">Homer Simpson, This is Your Wife</a>"</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-41"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-41">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBaileyKelley2019" class="citation episode cs1">Bailey, Timothy; <a href="/wiki/Brian_Kelley_(writer)" title="Brian Kelley (writer)">Kelley, Brian</a> (November 17, 2019). "<a href="/wiki/Livin_La_Pura_Vida" title="Livin La Pura Vida">Livin La Pura Vida</a>". <a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons"><i>The Simpsons</i></a>. Season 31. Episode 7. <a href="/wiki/Fox_Broadcasting_Company" title="Fox Broadcasting Company">Fox</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Simpsons&rft.series=Season+31.+Episode+7&rft.date=2019-11-17&rft.aulast=Bailey&rft.aufirst=Timothy&rft.au=Kelley%2C+Brian&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APatty+and+Selma" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-BlackWidower-42"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-BlackWidower_42-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-BlackWidower_42-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i>- "<a href="/wiki/Black_Widower" title="Black Widower">Black Widower</a>"</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-43"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-43">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i> – "<a href="/wiki/I_Married_Marge" title="I Married Marge">I Married Marge</a>"</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-SelmasChoice-44"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-SelmasChoice_44-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-SelmasChoice_44-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-SelmasChoice_44-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-SelmasChoice_44-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i>. "<a href="/wiki/Selma%27s_Choice" title="Selma's Choice">Selma's Choice</a>"</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-45"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-45">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i> – "<a href="/wiki/Goo_Goo_Gai_Pan" title="Goo Goo Gai Pan">Goo Goo Gai Pan</a>"</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-46"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-46">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i> – "<a href="/wiki/Every_Man%27s_Dream" title="Every Man's Dream">Every Man's Dream</a>"</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-47"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-47">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">According to a <i>The Simpsons</i> <a href="/wiki/DVD_commentary" class="mw-redirect" title="DVD commentary">DVD commentary</a> and by episode writer O'Brien on <i><a href="/wiki/Late_Night_with_Conan_O%27Brien" title="Late Night with Conan O'Brien">Late Night with Conan O'Brien</a></i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-48"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-48">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wnyc.org/shows/tnbt/episodes/2003/10/10">"In the Family Way"</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20061028042157/http://www.wnyc.org/shows/tnbt/episodes/2003/10/10">Archived</a> October 28, 2006, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Next_Big_Thing_(radio_series)" title="The Next Big Thing (radio series)">The Next Big Thing</a></i>, October 10, 2003. <a href="/wiki/Julia_Sweeney" title="Julia Sweeney">Julia Sweeney</a> tells about the messages she received from Chinese adoption agencies trying to confirm her heterosexuality due to government opposition to gay adoption</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-49"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-49">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i> "<a href="/wiki/Much_Apu_About_Nothing" title="Much Apu About Nothing">Much Apu About Nothing</a>"</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FishCalledSelma-50"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FishCalledSelma_50-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FishCalledSelma_50-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i>. "<a href="/wiki/A_Fish_Called_Selma" title="A Fish Called Selma">A Fish Called Selma</a>"</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FatTony-51"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FatTony_51-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i>. "<a href="/wiki/The_Real_Housewives_of_Fat_Tony" title="The Real Housewives of Fat Tony">The Real Housewives of Fat Tony</a>"</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-52"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-52">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i>. "<a href="/wiki/%27Scuse_Me_While_I_Miss_The_Sky" class="mw-redirect" title="'Scuse Me While I Miss The Sky">'Scuse Me While I Miss The Sky</a>"</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Groening-53"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Groening_53-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation audio-visual cs1">Groening, Matt (2001). <i>The Simpsons season 1 DVD commentary for the episode 'Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire'<span></span></i> (DVD). 20th Century Fox.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Simpsons+season+1+DVD+commentary+for+the+episode+%27Simpsons+Roasting+on+an+Open+Fire%27&rft.pub=20th+Century+Fox&rft.date=2001&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APatty+and+Selma" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Selma-54"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Selma_54-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation audio-visual cs1">Jean, Al (2004). <i>The Simpsons The Complete Fourth Season DVD commentary for the episode "Selma's Choice"</i> (DVD). 20th Century Fox.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Simpsons+The+Complete+Fourth+Season+DVD+commentary+for+the+episode+%22Selma%27s+Choice%22&rft.pub=20th+Century+Fox&rft.date=2004&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APatty+and+Selma" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-55"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-55">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFFinn,_Natalie2007" class="citation news cs1">Finn, Natalie (November 7, 2007). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070518233200/http://www.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=fd0da574-316b-4300-80a7-8662f9a096b2&entry=index">"<span class="cs1-kern-left"></span>"Simpsons'" Smithers Part of Shrinking Minority?"</a>. <a href="/wiki/E!_News" title="E! News">E! News</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.eonline.com/news//article/index.jsp?uuid=fd0da574-316b-4300-80a7-8662f9a096b2&entry=index">the original</a> on May 18, 2007<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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