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The episode received mixed reviews. For this episode, Harry Shearer won his first Emmy Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance. The episode is dedicated in memory of Marcia Wallace (the voice of Edna Krabappel) who died on October 25, 2013. [2]
Edna Krabappel-Flanders (née Krabappel / k r ə ˈ b ɑː p əl / ⓘ krə-BAH-pəl) was 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.
This episode marked the final appearance of Marcia Wallace as Edna Krabappel. [1] [2] Executive producer Al Jean stated that there were only two lines recorded by Wallace remaining, and there was not enough material for a farewell episode. The character would be retired out of respect for Wallace.
The show did not give a farewell to Wallace's character at the time of her passing because producers were not aware she was ill, so this episode was an attempt to memorialize her. The producers also decided not to reveal how Edna died. [4] This is the final episode in which actor Harry Shearer voices the black character of Dr. Hibbert.
The episode sees Edna Krabappel and Ned Flanders begin dating, their relationship being left to the public vote. It has been followed by " The Falcon and the D'ohman ," which revealed that they are still together, and " Ned 'n' Edna's Blend Agenda ," which revealed that they have since married.
[36] Canning added that he felt "the episode made a poor choice by rushing through the mourning period and moving right into Ned dating," but that "the dating stuff, while, again, feeling hurried, was quite funny, especially Ned's date with Edna Krabappel." [36]
Special Edna is the seventh episode of the fourteenth season of the American animated television series The Simpsons. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on January 5, 2003. In the episode, Edna Krabappel begins to lose faith in her relationship with Principal Skinner and becomes depressed.
The episode establishes the long-term relationship between Seymour Skinner and Edna Krabappel. [1] Bart witnesses a romantic moment between Principal Skinner and Mrs. Krabappel and acts as a gofer for them. However, they later embarrass him and he exposes their romance to the public.