“A Streetcar Named Marge” is the second episode of The Simpsons’ fourth season. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on October 1, 1992. In the episode, Marge wins the role of Blanche DuBois in a community theatre musical. The episode generated controversy for its original song about New Orleans.
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“A Streetcar Named Marge” is the second episode of The Simpsons’ fourth season. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on October 1, 1992. In the episode, Marge wins the role of Blanche DuBois in a community theatre musical. The episode generated controversy for its original song about New Orleans, which contains several unflattering lyrics about the city. Despite the controversial song, the episode was well received by many fans, and show creator Matt Groening has named it one of his favorite episodes. Jon Lovitz made his fourth guest appearance on The Simpsons, this time as musical director Llewellyn Sinclair, as well as Lle wellyn’s sister, who runs the daycare. The episode contains a subplot in which Maggie Simpson attempts to retrieve her pacifier from a strict daycare owner. It was conceived about two years before it aired on television. The idea of Homer being in a theatrical production of Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar named Desire was conceived by show creator Jeff Martin. The show’s producer James L. Brooks suggested that Marge could play BlancheDuBois, since Marge’s relationship with Homer was similar to Blanche’s. However, since the play was copyrighted, the show was not allowed to use large excerpts from the work since it was copyrighted to Anatole Kleoleban, a lawyer for the estate of the late Tennessee Williams. Marge and Homer watch the musical, and the two happily leave the theater after Homer realizes that Homer really did really did love Marge, and that the two really did want to be together.
The musical, Oh, Streetcar!, is directed by Lle Wellyn Sinclair. After the performance, Homer immediately falls into boredom, but he perks up when Marge appears on stage. While Homer slowly learns the show’s plot, he appears sad. At the end of the musical,. Marge receives a warm reaction from the crowd, but she misinterprets Homer’s sadness for boredom. Homer expresses his intentions to be the husband that she deserves—someone to have in life who loves and mistreats his wife who neglects her—not like Stanley Kowalski, the lead male character in the play. The next day, Maggie again attempts to regain her pacifiers, following a complicated plan, she succeeds and wildly distributes pacifiers to all the small children. Homer retrieves her, and he and his children go to attend the musical. After the show, Homer is able to explain that he was genuinely moved by the play and he feels for Blanche’s situation, and his feelings along with it. Marge realizes that he really does want to have a relationship with Marge that is similar to the one he had with Blanche, and they get married the next day. The family ignores her and she leaves for her audition, feeling unappreciated by Homer. The day before the performance she tries to break a glass bottle and attack Stanley, but cannot muster enough anger towards Stanley to break the bottle.
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