"Flash! 24 Simpsons Stars Reveal Themselves" Archived August 12, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, TV Guide October 21, 2000, via The Simpsons Archive: " Groening says: 'My original idea about Marge's family was they were utterly joyless.
"Flash! 24 Simpsons Stars Reveal Themselves" Arquivado 12 de agosto de 2014 en Wayback Machine., TV Guide 21 de outubro de 2000, a través de The Simpsons Archive: " Groening di: 'A miña idea orixinal sobre a familia de Marge foi que fosen persoas completamente tristes.