| Edna Krabappel-Flanders | |
|---|---|
| The Simpsons character | |
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| First appearance | "Bart the Genius" (1990) |
| Last appearance | "Diary Queen" (2021) |
| Created by | Jay Kogen Wallace Wolodarsky |
| Designed by | Matt Groening |
| Voiced by | Marcia Wallace |
| In-universe information | |
| Gender | Female |
| Occupation | Fourth grade teacher at Springfield Elementary School |
| Spouse | Ken Krabappel (ex-husband) Ned Flanders (husband) |
| Significant others | Seymour Skinner (ex-fiance) Comic Book Guy (ex-fiance) |
| Relatives | Rod and Todd (step-sons) Nedward Flanders, Sr. (father-in-law) Mona Flanders (mother-in-law) |
Edna Krabappel-Flanders (née Krabappel /krəˈbɑːpəl/ krə-BAH-pəl) is a fictional character from the American animated sitcom The Simpsons, voiced by Marcia Wallace. A 4th-grade teacher, she teaches Bart Simpson's class at Springfield Elementary School. In the twenty-third season, she marries Ned Flanders.
Following Marcia Wallace's death in 2013, the show's producers announced that her character would be retired.[1][2] The epilogue of the season 25 episode "The Man Who Grew Too Much" marks Edna Krabappel's final original speaking role.
- ^ "Marcia Wallace, actress from 'The Simpsons' and 'The Bob Newhart Show', dies at 70". Entertainment Weekly. October 26, 2013. Archived from the original on October 27, 2013. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
- ^ "The Simpsons pays tribute to late actress Marcia Wallace". BBC News. November 4, 2013. Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved November 5, 2013. – Sunday's edition of The Simpsons was preceded on the Fox channel in the US by a re-run of 2011 episode The Ned-liest Catch. Wallace appeared in 178 episodes in all, voicing grumpy fourth-grade teacher Edna in all but three of them. The actress's death was confirmed on 26 October by The Simpsons' executive producer Al Jean, who said she had been "brilliant and gracious." "She was beloved by all at The Simpsons and we intend to retire her irreplaceable character,' he said in a message on Facebook."