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Edna Krabappel-Flanders (née Krabappel / k r ə ˈ b ɑː p əl / ⓘ krə-BAH-pəl) is a fictional character from the American animated sitcom The Simpsons, voiced by Marcia Wallace. A 4th-grade teacher, she teaches Bart Simpson's class at Springfield Elementary School. In the twenty-third season, she marries Ned Flanders.
The episode is dedicated in memory of Marcia Wallace (the voice of Edna Krabappel) who died on October 25, 2013. [2] In addition, the chalkboard gag in the opening sequence was changed to read a single "We'll really miss you Mrs. K" as Bart looks on solemnly. [3]
Emily VanDerWerff of The A.V. Club gave the episode a C+ and also stated "So I liked the Krabappel and Bart stuff, but everything else was pretty bad." [4] After the death of Marcia Wallace in 2013, Entertainment Weekly named this episode as one of the best episodes featuring Edna Krabappel. It highlighted the reprimand Edna gives Bart where ...
The script for "Bart the Lover" was written by Jon Vitti, who wanted an episode centered on Mrs. Krabappel that examined what it was like to have Bart as a student. Executive producer Mike Reiss pitched the idea of having Bart answer Mrs. Krabappel's personal ad. [2] It was the first episode of the show to feature Mrs. Krabappel in a prominent ...
Marcia Karen Wallace (November 1, 1942 – October 25, 2013) was an American actress and comedian, primarily known for her roles on sitcoms.She is best known for her roles as receptionist Carol Kester on the 1970s sitcom The Bob Newhart Show, Mrs. Carruthers on Full House, and as the voice of elementary school teacher Edna Krabappel on the animated series The Simpsons, for which she won an ...
The idea of Skinner and Krabappel becoming a couple had been around since the days when Mike Reiss and Al Jean were show runners. [3] The episode's writer Rachel Pulido took some of the inspiration for this episode from " Bart the Lover ", specifically Mrs. Krabappel's line to Bart about refusing to date Principal Skinner because, "his mommy ...
"Special Edna" was named the best episode of the fourteenth season of The Simpsons by IGN writers Robert Canning, Eric Goldman, Dan Iverson, and Brian Zoromski. They commented: "First and foremost, this episode, as the title implies, is a nice spotlight on poor, overworked, underpaid Mrs. Krabappel.
The fate of the "Nedna" relationship being left to a public vote made this the second cliffhanger episode of The Simpsons. [ note 2 ] The cliffhanger was resolved midway through the 23rd season premiere " The Falcon and the D'ohman " by revealing Ned and Edna were still a couple, as the real-world poll overwhelmingly voted to keep them together.