Born | Julie Deborah Kavner September 7, 1950 (age 69) |
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Occupation | Actress, comedienne |
Years active | 1974–present |
Known for | Acting roles: Brenda Morgenstern in Rhoda Marge Simpson in The Simpsons |
Julie Kavner was born on September 7, 1950 in Los Angeles, California, USA as Julie Deborah Kavner. Born: September 7, 1950. A Conversation with Danny Elfman and Tim Burton (2011) Do Not Disturb (2011). The Simpsons: Road Rage (2001).
Julie Deborah Kavner (born September 7, 1950 in Los Angeles, California) is an Emmy Award-winning Americanactress and comedienne, best known for playing Brenda Morgenstern on Rhoda in the 1970s, as an actress in several Woody Allen-directed films and playing the voice of Marge Simpson on the animated television show The Simpsons. She also voices Marge's sisters Patty and Selma
Filmography[change | change source]
Film[change | change source]
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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1982 | National Lampoon Goes to the Movies | Mrs. Falcone | |
1985 | Bad Medicine | Cookie Katz | |
1986 | Hannah and Her Sisters | Gail | |
1987 | Radio Days | Mother | |
Surrender | Ronnie | ||
1989 | New York Stories | Treva | |
1990 | Awakenings | Eleanor Costello | |
Alice | Decorator | ||
1991 | Shadows and Fog | Alma | |
1992 | This Is My Life | Dottie Ingels | |
1994 | I'll Do Anything | Nan Mulhanney | |
1995 | Forget Paris | Lucy | |
1997 | Deconstructing Harry | Grace | |
1998 | Dr. Dolittle | Female pigeon | |
1999 | Judy Berlin | Marie | |
A Walk on the Moon | P.A. Announcer | ||
Story of a Bad Boy | Elaine | ||
2001 | Someone Like You | Furry animal | |
2004 | Barn Red | Unnamed character | |
The Lion King 1½ | Ma | Direct-to-DVD release | |
Behind the Legend: Timon | Ma | Direct-to-DVD release; uncredited | |
2006 | Click | Trudy Newman | |
2007 | The Simpsons Movie | Marge Simpson Patty and Selma Bouvier |
Television[change | change source]
Year | Show | Role | Notes |
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1974–1978 | Rhoda | Brenda Morgenstern | Appeared in all 110 episodes; Won one Primetime Emmy Award; nominated for three more Nominated for four Golden Globes |
1975 | The ABC Afternoon Playbreak | Jane Darwin | Episode 3.4: 'The Girl Who Couldn't Lose' |
Katherine | Margot Weiss Goldman | TV film | |
Petrocelli | Unnamed character | Episode 2.6: 'To See No Evil' | |
1976 | Bert D'Angelo/Superstar | Unnamed character | Episode 1.4: 'The Brown Horse Connection' |
1977 | Lou Grant | Alice | Episode 1.11: 'Housewarming' |
1979 | No Other Love | Janet Michaels | TV film |
1980 | Revenge of the Stepford Wives | Megan Brady | TV film |
Taxi | Monica Banta Douglas | Episode 3.2: 'Tony's Sister and Jim' | |
1983 | A Fine Romance | Laura Prescott | TV film |
1987–1989 | The Tracey Ullman Show | Various characters | Nominated for four Primetime Emmy Awards |
1989–present | The Simpsons | Marge Simpson Patty and Selma Bouvier Additional voices | Longest-running role; Won Primetime Emmy Award |
1990 | 42nd Primetime Emmy Awards | Marge Simpson | TV special |
1991 | Sibs | Unnamed character | Episode 1.13: 'Honey, I Shrunk My Head' |
To the Moon, Alice | Sitcom Producer | TV film | |
Sesame Street | Marge Simpson | Big Bird's Birthday Celebration in Celebrity Monster in the Mirror segment | |
1994 | Birdland | Madeline Diamond | Episode 1.5: 'Grand Delusion' |
Don't Drink the Water | Marion Hollander | TV film | |
1996 | Jake's Women | Karen | TV film |
1996–1999 | Tracey Takes On... | Various characters | Appeared in numerous episodes |
2010 | The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice! | Herself Marge Simpson | TV special |
2012 | FOX 25th Anniversary Special | Marge Simpson | TV special |
2014 | Family Guy | Marge Simpson | Episode 13.1: 'The Simpsons Guy' |
Video games[change | change source]
- The Simpsons (1991) – Marge Simpson
- Storybook Weaver (1994) - Mayzie Bird
- The Simpsons Cartoon Studio (1996) – Marge Simpson
- Virtual Springfield (1997) – Marge Simpson, Patty and Selma Bouvier
- Simpsons Bowling (1999) – Marge Simpson, Patty and Selma Bouvier
- The Simpsons Wrestling (2001) – Marge Simpson
- The Simpsons: Road Rage (2001) – Marge Simpson
- The Simpsons Skateboarding (2002) – Marge Simpson
- The Simpsons: Hit & Run (2003) – Marge Simpson, Patty and Selma Bouvier
- Storybook Weaver Deluxe (2004) - Mayzie Bird
- The Simpsons Game (2007) –– Marge Simpson, Patty and Selma Bouvier
- The Simpsons: Tapped Out (2012) – Marge Simpson, Patty and Selma Bouvier
Music video[change | change source]
- 'Do the Bartman' (1990) – Marge Simpson
Theme park[change | change source]
- The Simpsons Ride (2008) – Marge Simpson, Patty and Selma Bouvier
Other websites[change | change source]
- Julie Kavner on IMDb
'Marge Simpson in: 'Screaming Yellow Honkers'' | |||
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The Simpsons episode | |||
Episode no. | Season 10 Episode 15 | ||
Directed by | Mark Kirkland | ||
Written by | David M. Stern | ||
Production code | AABF10 | ||
Original air date | February 21, 1999 | ||
Guest appearance(s) | |||
John Kassir as Possum | |||
Episode features | |||
Chalkboard gag | 'Grammar is not a time of waste'. | ||
Couch gag | The Simpsons sit on the couch as normal. A crash bar lowers onto their laps and the couch takes the family on a wild rollercoaster ride. | ||
Commentary | Mike Scully George Meyer Ian Maxtone-Graham Ron Hauge Matt Selman Mike B. Anderson | ||
Episode chronology | |||
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The Simpsons (season 10) | |||
List of The Simpsons episodes |
'Marge Simpson in: 'Screaming Yellow Honkers' ' is the fifteenth episode of The Simpsons'tenth season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 21, 1999.[1] After Homer purchases a Canyonero sports utility vehicle, he discovers he bought the model intended for women, so he gives the vehicle to Marge. Despite disliking it at first, Marge grows fond of it, and quickly develops clear road rage against other motorists. The episode was written by David M. Stern and directed by Mark Kirkland.[2]
Plot[edit]
The Simpson family attempts to leave Springfield Elementary after watching a poor talent show by the school's teachers. As they sit at the parking lot due to Marge's timid driving, Homer sees Krusty driving a Canyonero and buys one for himself. However, Lenny and Carl tell him he bought the 'F-series', which is intended for women. Embarrassed, he gives the vehicle to Marge, who dislikes it at first due to its size and features, but soon grows fond of it and develops road rage. Later, Marge is given a traffic ticket by Chief Wiggum for cutting through a funeral procession and ordered to take a defensive driving course. While leaving the class, she accidentally drives the Canyonero into a prison, letting some inmates escape, and loses her license.
Later, Homer, Bart, and Lisa visit a zoo, where Homer sling-shoots a rock at a lemur, causing a chain reaction that makes the rhinoceroses go berserk and escape. The police ask Marge to use her Canyonero to stop the wild animals, but she declines until she sees her family in danger. She succeeds in rounding up the animals and saving the children, but one escapes with Homer on its horn. She chases the angry rhino into a construction site and deliberately crashes the vehicle, making it explode. The rhino attempts to stamp out the fire, allowing zookeepers to capture it and Homer to escape.
Production[edit]
The idea behind the episode came from a study performed that showed women had more cases of road rage than men.[3] The names of the other car salesmen on the board in the car garage are friends of Mike Scully from high school.[4] The road rage film which Chief Wiggum shows during the road rage class was originally titled 'Screaming Yellow Honkers'.[5] The road rage film was originally to have been presented by Troy McClure, but voice actor Phil Hartman died the previous year.[4] The group of people running out of the zoo, before Homer, Bart, and Lisa, are caricatures of Mike Scully, his wife, and his children, who are also seen running behind Kent Brockman's news report.[4] The Fox Broadcasting Company executives were displeased with the positive references to NBC made near the end of the episode.[4] As a compromise, the writers added in the sequence during the end credits where Homer reads a statement at gunpoint that disparages NBC and praises Fox (and briefly praises CBS, resulting in him being shot).[4]
In an attempt to stop the rhinos, Homer shouts 'Jumanji!', a reference to the film Jumanji.[4] Marge mentions Dateline NBC and former anchor Stone Phillips.[4] Ms. Krabappel does a balloon dance singing 'Fever', a 1958 hit for Peggy Lee.[2] The other teachers parody songs from Fame.[2] Singer Courtney Love is advertised on a box of Wheaties breakfast cereal.[2]
Reception[edit]
In its original broadcast, 'Marge Simpson in: 'Screaming Yellow Honkers' finished 43rd in ratings for the week of February 15–21, 1999, with a Nielsen rating of 8.7, equivalent to approximately 8.6 million viewing households. It was the third highest-rated show on the Fox network that week, following Ally McBeal and The X-Files.[6]
Simpsons Road Rage Imdb 2016
Peter Brown of If notes in his review of The Simpsons' tenth season that 'Marge Simpson in: 'Screaming Yellow Honkers', alongside 'Lard of the Dance', 'Wild Barts Can't Be Broken', and 'Homer Simpson in: 'Kidney Trouble', was 'some of the best episodes of the season'.[7]
The authors of the book I Can't Believe It's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide, Warren Martyn and Adrian Wood, wrote in their review of the episode: 'very clever, very dry humour and showcasing the last person you might expect to suffer road rage. Some lovely moments (Marge losing patience with Agnes and Kearney is great), especially her drive across the cornfield. Sadly the Canyonero doesn't survive the experience of this episode, which would have been nice, if only to see Marge regularly at the wheel rather than Homer.'[2]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^'Marge Simpson in: 'Screaming Yellow Honkers''. The Simpsons.com. Retrieved 2008-09-07.
- ^ abcdeMartyn, Warren; Wood, Adrian. 'A new car brings out Marge's aggressive side'. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2008-09-07.
- ^Meyer, George (2007). The Simpsons The Complete Tenth Season DVD commentary for the episode 'Marge Simpson in: 'Screaming Yellow Honkers' (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
- ^ abcdefgScully, Mike (2007). The Simpsons The Complete Tenth Season DVD commentary for the episode 'Marge Simpson in: 'Screaming Yellow Honkers' (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
- ^Hauge, Ron (2007). The Simpsons The Complete Tenth Season DVD commentary for the episode 'Marge Simpson in: 'Screaming Yellow Honkers' (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
- ^Associated Press (February 24, 1999). 'Prime-time Nielsen ratings'. Associated Press Archive.
- ^Brown, Peter (August 7, 2007). 'The Simpsons – The Complete Tenth Season'. If. Archived from the original on March 2, 2009. Retrieved 2008-09-07.
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