Maggie Simpson

Margaret Lenny "Maggie" Simpson is a fictional character shown in the animated television series The Simpsons. She is a baby.

 Character 
Like most babies, Maggie copies what she sees around her. She once hit Homer on the head with a mallet, shot a suction dart at his picture and attacked him with a pencil in imitation of Itchy and Scratchy. Maggie is also very accurate with a gun, she shot Mr. Burns in "Who Shot Mr. Burns?".

 Characteristics 
During the early episodes, Maggie's well-known feature would be to trip over her clothes and fall on her face causing a loud smack on the floor. Throughout the early episodes, Maggie fell down 39 times."Maggie File"  SNPP.com. Retrieved on March 27, 2007

 History 
 Creation 
Maggie was named after Matt Groening's sister Maggie Groening.  She often sucked on a pacifier and wore a sleep suit like Maggie. Groening thought that it would be funny to have a baby character that did not talk and never grew up, but showed any emotions that the scene needed.

 Voice 
With few exceptions, Maggie never speaks but is aware of what is going around her. Maggie has spoken in "Good Night", the first cartoon to air on The Tracey Ullman Show. When the rest of the family falls asleep, she speaks and her voice is played by Liz Georges.

Maggie's first word spoken in the normal television show of the series happened in "Lisa's First Word", when she was voiced by Elizabeth Taylor and says, "Daddy" in an empty room.Face to Face: Maggie Simpson  EW.com. Published September 11, 1992. Retrieved on March 27, 2007."Lisa's First Word" Elizabeth Taylor as Maggie was later named the 13th greatest guest spot in the history of the show.Top 25 Simpsons Guest Appearances, Page 3 IGN.com. Published September 5, 2006, Retrieved on March 27, 2007  James Earl Jones, who voiced Maggie in "Treehouse of Horror V" was in seventh place.Top 25 Simpsons Guest Appearances, Page 4 IGN.com. Published September 5, 2006, Retrieved on March 27, 2007.  She would later have small sentences in "Treehouse of Horror IX", voiced by Harry Shearer, who used his Kang voice.  Her squeaks and occasional speaking parts are regularly done by Nancy CartwrightBrooks, James L.; Cartwright, Nancy; Groening, Matt; Jean, Al; Moore, Rich. (2003). Commentary for "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire", in The Simpsons: The Complete Third Season [DVD]. 20th Century Fox. or Yeardley Smith.Smith, Yeardley. (2007). Commentary for The Simpsons Movie [DVD]. 20th Century Fox. Jodie Foster voiced the Howard Roark-inspired Maggie in the Season 20 episode "Four Great Women and a Manicure".

References

Other websites
 Biography from the official Simpsons website
 Maggie's page at BBC.co.uk 
 The Maggie File  unofficial trivia compilation
 The Cutest Baby

Category:Fictional characters introduced in 1987
Category:The Simpsons characters
Category:Animated human characters