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A Streetcar Named Marge

Episode aired Oct 1, 1992
TV-14TV-14
30m

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Animation Comedy

Marge stars in a musical adaptation of A Streetcar Named Desire, but is angry with Homer's lack of interest; Maggie squares off with her strict new daycare owner.Marge stars in a musical adaptation of A Streetcar Named Desire, but is angry with Homer's lack of interest; Maggie squares off with her strict new daycare owner.Marge stars in a musical adaptation of A Streetcar Named Desire, but is angry with Homer's lack of interest; Maggie squares off with her strict new daycare owner.

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8.1/10

3.4K

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Director
- Rich Moore
Writers
Stars
- Dan Castellaneta(voice)
- Julie Kavner(voice)
- Nancy Cartwright(voice)

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Dan Castellaneta

Homer Simpson
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Julie Kavner

Marge Simpson
(voice)

Nancy Cartwright

Bart Simpson
(voice)
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Yeardley Smith

Lisa Simpson
(voice)

Hank Azaria

Chief Wiggum
(voice)
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Harry Shearer

Mr. Boswell
(voice)
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Maggie Roswell

Lona Williams

Debra Jo Smallwood
(voice)

Phil Hartman

Lionel Hutz
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Jon Lovitz

Llewellyn Sinclair
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Trivia
Marlon Brando, who played Stanley in the definitive movie adaptation of the play A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), was shown this episode by Edward Norton while filming The Score (2001). According to Norton, Brando loved it.

Goofs
In response to Marge staying in character as Blanche DuBois in order to rehearse, Bart also "goes into character" by adopting a Cockney (East London) accent and vocabulary. But "gulliver" which Bart uses for "head" is not authentic Cockney (the correct word is "loaf") but Nadsat, the fictional argot invented by Anthony Burgess for his novel "A Clockwork Orange". This probably shows Bart's ignorance of the culture he's trying to ape.

Quotes
Bart: Are there any Jive-Talking Robots in this play?
Marge: I don't think so.
Homer: Bart, don't ask stupid questions. Is there any frontal nudity?
Marge: No, Homer.

Connections
Featured in The Simpsons: Another Simpsons Clip Show (1994)

Soundtracks
Long Before the Superdome
(uncredited)
Written by Jeff Martin
Performed by Hank Azaria

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10/10

Manages to enrich A Streetcar Named Desire

Most of the time when the Simpsons reference or parody another text it is merely for laughs-nothing more. However, this use of Streetcar and the conscious parallel the writers draw between Homer and Stanley add something to both texts. Both characters are expression of masculine indifference and cruelty. It makes sense that Marge would connect with Blanche. It is very satisfying to see Homer get the point.

Bonus: Maggie kicks Randian objectivism in the pantsuit.

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