Mona was first mentioned in season one and made two brief flashback appearances, but her first major appearance was in "Mother Simpson". In the episode "Mother Simpson", it was established that Homer believed that his mother was dead, a lie his father, Abe, told him when in reality she was on the run from the law after she sabotaged Mr Burns' biological warfare laboratory. [14], Glenn Close, who was directed in her first performance by Josh Weinstein,[14] was convinced to do the episode partially because of James L. ", appearing again in the sixth season episode "Grampa vs. She later travels to the post office with Homer, where Mr. Burns recognizes her face and tracks her down with FBI assistance. First mentioned First appearance Homer feels guilty about being angry with her and tries to make up only to learn she has died. She and other activists, protesting germ research, enter a facility owned by Charles Montgomery Burns, destroying all the biological warfare experiments and in the process curing Clancy Wiggum of asthma. [4] At some point before Homer's birth, she learned that Abe fathered Herbert Powell a child with a carnival worker, Gaby, before he married her. To marry wealth. Homer's dream then collapses (due to Professor Frink and Chief Wiggum fighting), and he and the rest of the family return to the real world. At first, Mona does not reveal her whereabouts and spends time catching up with her family, but is forced to reveal her past. [12] Mona Simpson was designed in a way so that she has a little bit of Homer in her face, such as the shape of her upper lip and her nose. Occupation Status "[17], "Mother Simpson" is one of Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein's favorite episodes as they feel it is a perfect combination of real emotion, good jokes and an interesting story[18] and they have expressed regret about not submitting it for the Emmy Award in the Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming less than One Hour) category. Mona Simpson is first mentioned in season one's "There's No Disgrace Like Home", where Homer recalls his mother telling him that he's a "big disappointment". To get her daughter into the best schools. Grampa Simpson is voiced by Dan Castellaneta, who also voices his son, Homer Simpson.He is also the paternal grandfather of Bart, Lisa and Maggie Simpson.In the 1000th issue of Entertainment Weekly, Grampa was selected as the "Grandpa for The Perfect TV Family". Mayan’s … properly[7] and thus they used the original temp track recorded by Hayden. On hitting L.A., Adele has goals. [4], Mona returns in "Mona Leaves-a" to try to make up for lost time with Homer, but he angrily refuses, saying that she will just abandon him again. The Paris Review Foundation has announced the appointment of bestselling novelist Mona Simpson as the venerable magazine’s new publisher.. As today’s press release details, Simpson—the author of six novels and the recipient of numerous literary accolades including a Guggenheim Fellowship, an NEA award, and a Whiting Award—has been connected to The Paris … Mona was originally voiced by Maggie Roswell, before Glenn Close took over in the episodes "Mother Simpson", "My Mother the Carjacker", "Mona Leaves-a" and "How I Wet Your Mother". [7] "My Mother the Carjacker" received a Writers Guild of America Award nomination in 2004 in the animation category. One of the biggest celebrities to ever lend his voice to "The Simpsons" was the late King of Pop himself, Michael Jackson. [7] Her crime was intentionally the least violent crime the writers could think of, as she did not harm anyone and was only caught because she came back to help Mr. She is responsible for Wiggum's police career. TV Show: The Simpsons Franchise: Simpsons. Grandma Simpson, Mona Stevens, Martha Stewart,Penelope Olsen, El Mono, Muddy Mae Suggins, Anita Bonghit, Mom, Sunny Relatives [14] Star News Online listed Close as one of the four hundred reasons why they love The Simpsons. "So I set out to fix that. Political activist (formerly)Housewife(formerly)Weiteres(formerly) She cites Joe Namath's long hair during Super Bowl III as igniting her beliefs. Mona also tells Homer that he misinterpreted everything that happened between her and Abe after the fishing trip and shows him a video of what really happened. Mona solves Homer's problem by telling him that the fishing trip never played a role in her leaving. [10] A deleted scene featuring Mona from "Mother Simpson" appears in season seven's "The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular" as well as season thirty-one's "Todd, Todd, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?". Another reason she left wasthate she could not stand her husband's intolerance. Things get worse when Mona dies and her last wishes are to have her ashes spread over the mountains, which turns out to be a plot in stopping a nuclear disaster. [8] There were several design changes because the directors were trying to make her an attractive older and younger woman, but still be "Simpson-esque". and the second being season six's "Grampa vs. Abe lied and said Mona had died while Homer was at the movies, in order to spare him of the trauma that his mother was a wanted criminal. With Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith. From the Simpsons American animated sitcom that includes six main voice actors and numerous regular and... 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