Marcia Wallace (Edna Krabappel) dead at 70

*Ninjinister* · 10-26-2013, 10:58 AM

http://www.deadline.com/2013/10/r-i-p-marcia-wallace/

Well... even if Krabappel's not the one dying in the show next week, they might have to off her anyway, or cast someone else.

*NinjaPug* · 10-26-2013, 11:45 AM

I'm sure The Simpsons will do the same thing they did with Phil Hartman's characters when he died. No way they recast her.

It'll be weird seeing Bart with a different teacher.

*blindturtle02* · 10-26-2013, 11:51 AM

Sad news. I liked her character.

*Redeemer* · 10-26-2013, 11:52 AM

That stinks....may she rest in peace. I wonder what they will do with her character now??? probably kill her off like everyone else is suggesting.

*NinjaPug* · 10-26-2013, 12:30 PM

According to the article below she wasn't the character they planned to kill off and she won't be replaced.

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Wallace, who was also a breast cancer survivor for 28 years, has died at age 70, according to the showrunner of The Simpsons. “I was tremendously saddened to learn this morning of the passing of the brilliant and gracious Marcia Wallace,” producer Al Jean said in a statement to EW. “She was beloved by all at The Simpsons and we intend to retire her irreplaceable character.”

It has become a sad tradition of the extremely long-running show to simply cease using characters whose voice actors pass away. The first instance was when Phil Hartman died in 1998, and the show retired his sleazy attorney Lionel Hutz and desperate pretty-boy actor Troy McClure.

The program, which began in 1989, had recently announced it planned to end the life of a veteran character. Producers previously killed off Ned Flanders’ wife Maude in 2000. But Jean said today that Mrs. Krabappel was not one they had planned to eliminate. “Earlier we had discussed a potential storyline in which a character passed away,” Jean said. “This was not Marcia’s Edna Krabappel. Marcia’s passing is unrelated and again, a terrible loss for all who had the pleasure of knowing her.”

http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/10/26/ma...ow-dies-at-70/

*Donatello19* · 10-26-2013, 12:47 PM

Wow, very sad news. I wonder if they'll get rid of Edna now...that would be a shame since they just started the whole story with her and Ned.

*ZariusTwo* · 10-26-2013, 02:32 PM

Horrible news. I don't know what they'll do with Ned and Edna now, it feels too convieniant/cruel to have Ned lose two wives to the grim reaper, but you don't want to villify Edna by having her divorce him either.

*Guitar_Raph* · 10-26-2013, 02:33 PM

Besides her roles on The Simpsons & The Bob Newhart SHow, she also guested on Full House (chasing after Joey Gladstone), did two Brady Bunch episodes (Will the Real Jan Brady Please Stand Up?/Getting Davy Jones).

She's a fixture game show panelist, on Hollywood Squares, Password Plus and its 1980s spin-off Super Password, (Celebrity) Whew!, the 1980s version of Crosswits, (Celebrity) Hot Potato, Body Language, The $25,000 Pyramid, Double Talk, Win, Lose or Draw, To Tell the Truth and Match Game. She was also on special celebrity episodes of the Ray Combs version of Family Feud and the Jim Perry version of Card Sharks.

On Match Game, she wrote an answer that the CBS Censors had to cover!

She will be missed.

*BubblyShell22* · 10-26-2013, 05:10 PM

Wow. I really liked her a lot on The Simpsons so she'll be missed. I had just watched the episode "A Special Edna" a few days ago, too. So horrible to think she'll be gone now. I always loved her character and how Edna always put up with Bart's antics. R.I.P., Marcia. You'll be missed.

**Jester** · 10-26-2013, 05:29 PM

I agree with Zarius. Dealing with this death might be a rough one for the show. Unless they DO kill Edna and make Ned question his faith...

You will be missed Ms. Wallace.

*TurtleTitan97* · 10-26-2013, 05:29 PM

Man, that's awful news. But at least the Simpsons writers won't kill off Krabappel.

RIP

*Redeemer* · 10-26-2013, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by TurtleTitan97

Man, that's awful news. But at least the Simpsons writers won't kill off Krabappel.

RIP

Who says they wont??? They probably will

*TurtleTitan97* · 10-26-2013, 06:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Redeemer

Who says they wont??? They probably will

The link that NinjaPug posted above said that she wasn't planned to be the Simpsons character that would be killed off.

*NinjaPug* · 10-26-2013, 06:41 PM

As the article i posted above says, they will not recast her character.

*Mayhem* · 10-26-2013, 06:57 PM

This is sad news... I was fortunate to meet her a few years ago at San Diego, and had time to get an autograph, ask her a couple of questions about The Simpsons, and comment that our version of Match Game, called Blankety Blank, would have been right up her alley as well as it was just as risque

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mayheme...57606439787144

They won't recast Edna, she'll be retired... it will be interesting to see how the writers achieve this...

*Ninjinister* · 10-27-2013, 08:42 PM

Spoiler'd for length

Spoiler:

*BubblyShell22* · 10-28-2013, 07:59 AM

Wow. Awesome pic, and the look on Bart's face says it all. I've been thinking of writing a short fan fiction about her death and how Bart feels now that she's gone.

*ZariusTwo* · 10-28-2013, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by BubblyShell22

Wow. Awesome pic, and the look on Bart's face says it all. I've been thinking of writing a short fan fiction about her death and how Bart feels now that she's gone.

I'd like to read that Bubbly. Hell I always wanted to write an AU fic where Bart was adopted by Edna.

*BubblyShell22* · 10-28-2013, 12:56 PM

Well, you will get to read it. I just haven't put it up yet. Not in the mood for writing today, but it will be up soon. Ooh, I think an AU about Bart being adopted by Edna would be awesome. Go for it, Zar.

*Guitar_Raph* · 10-29-2013, 05:30 AM

Looks like Ned Flanders is a widower again. The company behind The Simpsons will retire Edna Krabappel like they did Troy McClure, Lionel Hutz, Bleeding Gums Murphy, Dr. Marvin Monroe & Maude Flanders.

10-26-2013, 10:58 AM	#1
Ninjinister 無問題 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Moesko Island, WA Posts: 14,348	Marcia Wallace (Edna Krabappel) dead at 70 http://www.deadline.com/2013/10/r-i-p-marcia-wallace/ Well... even if Krabappel's not the one dying in the show next week, they might have to off her anyway, or cast someone else. __________________

10-26-2013, 11:51 AM	#3
blindturtle02 Foot Elite Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Tx Posts: 2,627	Sad news. I liked her character. __________________ Please don't remove my nice hat and wack me in the butt with it.

10-26-2013, 11:52 AM	#4
Redeemer Technodrome Technician Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: third earth Posts: 4,737	That stinks....may she rest in peace. I wonder what they will do with her character now??? probably kill her off like everyone else is suggesting. __________________ GT:Reedeamer *THE TECHNODROME REDESIGN 2015* http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=51594

10-26-2013, 02:32 PM	#7
ZariusTwo Overlord Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Britain, DINO THUNDER...POWER UP! Posts: 22,508	Horrible news. I don't know what they'll do with Ned and Edna now, it feels too convieniant/cruel to have Ned lose two wives to the grim reaper, but you don't want to villify Edna by having her divorce him either. __________________ Spider-Man: The Rescue Spider-Man: The Galloping Cat Spider-Man: Scarlet Mirror Doctor Who: Child of the Daleks

10-26-2013, 02:33 PM	#8
Guitar_Raph Superhero musician Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 2,191	Besides her roles on The Simpsons & The Bob Newhart SHow, she also guested on Full House (chasing after Joey Gladstone), did two Brady Bunch episodes (Will the Real Jan Brady Please Stand Up?/Getting Davy Jones). She's a fixture game show panelist, on Hollywood Squares, Password Plus and its 1980s spin-off Super Password, (Celebrity) Whew!, the 1980s version of Crosswits, (Celebrity) Hot Potato, Body Language, The $25,000 Pyramid, Double Talk, Win, Lose or Draw, To Tell the Truth and Match Game. She was also on special celebrity episodes of the Ray Combs version of Family Feud and the Jim Perry version of Card Sharks. On Match Game, she wrote an answer that the CBS Censors had to cover! She will be missed. Last edited by Guitar_Raph; 10-26-2013 at 09:32 PM.

10-26-2013, 11:45 AM	#2
NinjaPug Foot Elite Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 4,390	I'm sure The Simpsons will do the same thing they did with Phil Hartman's characters when he died. No way they recast her. It'll be weird seeing Bart with a different teacher.

10-26-2013, 12:47 PM	#6
Donatello19 Merchandise Maniac Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: New York Posts: 5,919	Wow, very sad news. I wonder if they'll get rid of Edna now...that would be a shame since they just started the whole story with her and Ned.

10-26-2013, 05:10 PM	#9
BubblyShell22 Leo-holic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 16,912	Wow. I really liked her a lot on The Simpsons so she'll be missed. I had just watched the episode "A Special Edna" a few days ago, too. So horrible to think she'll be gone now. I always loved her character and how Edna always put up with Bart's antics. R.I.P., Marcia. You'll be missed. __________________ "A warrior who never fails, never learns."-The Ancient One. "Embrace your inner a**holiness."-Mr. Anderson.

10-26-2013, 05:29 PM	#10
Jester Rat-faced Dude-guy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 26,301	I agree with Zarius. Dealing with this death might be a rough one for the show. Unless they DO kill Edna and make Ned question his faith... You will be missed Ms. Wallace. __________________ "Clearly, you're Ninja Turtling incorrectly." - Leo656

10-26-2013, 05:29 PM	#11
TurtleTitan97 Space Cowboy Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Speed Force Posts: 7,043	Man, that's awful news. But at least the Simpsons writers won't kill off Krabappel. RIP __________________

10-26-2013, 06:41 PM	#14
NinjaPug Foot Elite Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 4,390	As the article i posted above says, they will not recast her character.

10-26-2013, 06:57 PM	#15
Mayhem Foot Elite Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: London, England Posts: 4,086	This is sad news... I was fortunate to meet her a few years ago at San Diego, and had time to get an autograph, ask her a couple of questions about The Simpsons, and comment that our version of Match Game, called Blankety Blank, would have been right up her alley as well as it was just as risque http://www.flickr.com/photos/mayheme...57606439787144 They won't recast Edna, she'll be retired... it will be interesting to see how the writers achieve this... __________________ Lie with passion and be forever damned...

10-27-2013, 08:42 PM	#16
Ninjinister 無問題 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Moesko Island, WA Posts: 14,348	Spoiler'd for length Spoiler: __________________

10-28-2013, 07:59 AM	#17
BubblyShell22 Leo-holic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 16,912	Wow. Awesome pic, and the look on Bart's face says it all. I've been thinking of writing a short fan fiction about her death and how Bart feels now that she's gone. __________________ "A warrior who never fails, never learns."-The Ancient One. "Embrace your inner a**holiness."-Mr. Anderson.

10-28-2013, 12:56 PM	#19
BubblyShell22 Leo-holic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 16,912	Well, you will get to read it. I just haven't put it up yet. Not in the mood for writing today, but it will be up soon. Ooh, I think an AU about Bart being adopted by Edna would be awesome. Go for it, Zar. __________________ "A warrior who never fails, never learns."-The Ancient One. "Embrace your inner a**holiness."-Mr. Anderson.

10-29-2013, 05:30 AM	#20
Guitar_Raph Superhero musician Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 2,191	Looks like Ned Flanders is a widower again. The company behind The Simpsons will retire Edna Krabappel like they did Troy McClure, Lionel Hutz, Bleeding Gums Murphy, Dr. Marvin Monroe & Maude Flanders.