Maggie Simpson

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

Maggie Simpson
The Simpsons character
First appearance	"Good Night" (1987)
Created by	Matt Groening
Designed by	Matt Groening
Voiced by	Nancy Cartwright (later seasons–present) Yeardley Smith (earlier seasons) Matt Groening (sucking pacifier noise) Carol Kane ("Bart vs. Thanksgiving") Elizabeth Taylor ("Lisa's First Word") James Earl Jones (alternate timeline; "Treehouse of Horror V") Jodie Foster ("Four Great Women and a Manicure")
Information
Full name	Margaret Lenny Simpson
Relatives	Parents: Homer and Marge Siblings: Bart and Lisa Grandparents: Abe Simpson, Mona Simpson, Jacqueline Bouvier and Clancy Bouvier Aunts: Patty Bouvier and Selma Bouvier (See also Simpson family)
Home	742 Evergreen Terrace, Springfield, United States

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.^[1]

History

Creation

Maggie was named after Matt Groening's sister Maggie Groening.^[2][3] She often sucked on a pacifier and wore a sleep suit like Maggie.^[4] 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.^[5]

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.^[6][7] Elizabeth Taylor as Maggie was later named the 13th greatest guest spot in the history of the show.^[8] James Earl Jones, who voiced Maggie in "Treehouse of Horror V" was in seventh place.^[9] She would later have small sentences in "Treehouse of Horror IX", voiced by Harry Shearer, who used his Kang voice.^[10] Her squeaks and occasional speaking parts are regularly done by Nancy Cartwright^[11] or Yeardley Smith.^[12] Jodie Foster voiced the Howard Roark-inspired Maggie in the Season 20 episode "Four Great Women and a Manicure".