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| Character Profile Of Selma &
Patty Bouvier |
Known
as the "Gruesome Twosome," Patty and Selma Bouvier are Marge
Simpson's older, chain-smoking twin sisters. Patty and Selma both
work at Springfield's Department of Motor Vehicles and share an apartment
together at the Spinster City Apartments.
They share a passion for watching the tv show McGyver, smoking cigarettes,
travelling together and of course, ridiculing their brother-in-law,
Homer. Patty and Selma were not very loving sisters to Marge growing
up. They used to make her clean their room and perform their chores,
they tormented Marge about her first day of school and even leaked
the news of Marge's pregnancy despite her asking them not to. Another
problem for Marge is that both sisters hate Homer and are constantly
insulting him in front of Marge.
Despite their similarities, Patty and Selma do have their differences.
Selma,
the younger twin, is distinguishable from Patty by the middle part
in her hair, her circular shaped earrings, necklace beads and light-blue
dress. Selma has no sense of smell which was a consequence of a freak
bottle-rocket accident. Some of Selma's favorite things include spending
time with her iguana "Jub Jub", smoking her Laramie Hi-Tars
and of course, watching McGyver.
Unlike her twin, Selma has had several romantic relationships and
has even been married three times (though all marriages were unsuccessful
and ended in divorce). Selma's first marrige was to the evil SideShow
Bob Terwilliger who was her prison pen pal. Selma's marriage to Bob
ended after he tried to murder her. Selma was also married to Lionel
Hutz briefly. Selma was also married to actor Troy McClure. Troy married
Selma to further his career and image but he couldn't make himself
love Selma. When Selma realized that she was in a loveless marriage,
she dissolved the marriage and returned to live with Jub Jub and her
sister, Patty.

Born two minutes earlier, Patty has had a rough time in the relationship
department. While she did date Principal Seymour Skinner for a short
period, Patty has basically chosen a life of celibacy. Patty loves
watching McGyver and frequently has dreams about Richard Dean Anderson.
Patty smokes Lady Laramie 100's which would probably explain her deep
and smoky voice. Patty wears triangle shaped earrings, an oval beaded
necklace and a pink dress. She also has the ability to grow leg hair
quickly and is quite fond of having her feet rubbed. |
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