Patty and Selma
Patricia Maleficent "Patty" Bouvier[1] and Selma Bouvier-Terwilliger-Hutz-McClure-Discotheque-Simpson (née Bouvier /ˈbuːvieɪ/ BOO-vee-ay) are fictional characters in the American animated sitcom The Simpsons. They are identical[2] twins and are voiced by Julie Kavner, who also voices their sister, Marge.[3] Patty and Selma, both gravel-voiced chain-smokers, work at the Springfield Department of Motor Vehicles. They have a strong dislike for their brother-in-law, Homer Simpson, who likewise loathes them. Selma, the elder by two minutes, longs for male companionship and has had multiple brief, doomed marriages, and has herself offered help in some fashion to Marge and Homer as she envies their loving relationship; she receives occasional compassionate support from Homer who even poses as her husband to help her adopt a child. Patty is an initially closeted lesbian who embraces celibacy until she begins dating women. Kavner voices them as characters who "suck the life out of everything".[4] Patty and Selma debuted on the first Simpsons episode "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire", which aired on December 17, 1989.[5]
Patty and Selma Bouvier
- "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"
- The Simpsons
- December 17, 1989
Matt Groening
Patricia Maleficent Bouvier
Selma Bouvier-Terwilliger-Hutz-McClure-Discotheque-Simpson
Female
Parents: Jacqueline, Clancy
Sisters: Marge and each other
Nephews: Hugo (non-canon), Bart
Nieces: Lisa, Maggie
Selma's Adopted Daughter (Patty's Adopted Niece): Ling
Brother-in-Law: Homer
Cousins: Dot
Aunts: Gladys Gurney (maternal aunt) and Charlene Bouvier (paternal aunt)
Grandmothers: Alvarine Gurney (maternal grandmother) and Bambi Bouvier (paternal grandmother)
Uncles: Lou Gurney (maternal uncle)
(See also Bouvier family)
Patty's former boyfriend: Principal Skinner
Patty's former lesbian girlfriends: Veronica, the professional golfer (who was actually a man disguised as a woman)
Evelyn
Selma's Ex-Husbands: (Patty's Ex-Brothers-in-law:) Sideshow Bob
Lionel Hutz
Grampa Simpson
Troy McClure
Disco Stu
Fat Tony D'Amico (Not legal ex-husband, their catholic wedding was just symbolic)
Being twins, the two have a similar look, but there are several easy ways to distinguish them, including:
In the episode "The Blue and the Gray", it is revealed that Selma is actually a blonde, while Patty is a redhead. Their hair has turned blue-gray from long-term exposure to cigarette smoke and ash.