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Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
The Simpsons makes clear if Marge Simpson survived show's 36th season finale
Fans of Marge Simpson can breathe easier Thursday. Amid rampant speculation that the matriarch of the iconic animated series was killed off amid the show's 36th season finale, a producer on the long-running animated series clarified she's alive and well. In response to murmurs that data points in the show's 790-episode canon indicated that Marge had died, executive producer Matt Selman told Variety that Springfield's most famous mom is alive and well. 'There is no canon - the Simpsons' doesn't even have canon!' Selman told the outlet. Selman said that the freeform nature of the long-running series, which began as skits on The Tracey Ullman Show in the late 1980s, can lend at times to misguided speculation. 'Obviously since The Simpsons future episodes are all speculative fantasies, they're all different every time,' Selman said. 'Marge will probably never be dead ever again. 'The only place Marge is dead is in one future episode that aired six weeks ago.' The outlet noted that over the show's expansive history, very few characters have had storyline deaths that were clearly intended as permanent; among them were Maude Flanders and Edna Krabappel. The character of Krabappel, Bart's teacher at school, was retired after the beloved voice actor who played the role, Marcia Wallace, died of cancer at the age of 70 in October of 2013. Marge's fate was questioned by fans following the airing of this past season's finale on May 18, titled Estranger Things. In the storyline of the episode, which was penned by Tim Long, siblings Bart and Lisa characters stopped watching The Itchy & Scratchy Show with one another. This led them to become distant and grow apart, and the rift between the two expanded with the (fictional passing of their mother) Marge. In a future sequence, Lisa was seen as the commissioner of the National Basketball Association, while Bart was the proprietor of a sketchy retirement community that his father Homer resided at. In the season 36 finale, Marge struck up a heavenly romance with Beatles drummer Ringo Starr, who is also thankfully alive and well They are still not speaking with one another at a time Lisa returns to Springfield to deliver a speech to the children at the elementary school she formerly attended. Lisa subsequently discovered a clip Marge recorded prior to her fictional death - telling her kids she wanted them to look after each other - which led to an emotional reconciliation between siblings. Marge observed all of the happenings from heaven, where she had struck up a romance with Beatles drummer Ringo Starr, who is also thankfully alive and well.
CBC
20-05-2025
- Business
- CBC
City of Ottawa hires new planning chief following lengthy search
The City of Ottawa has hired a new general manager of planning, a top position that's been vacant since August 2022. Marcia Wallace will assume the role of general manager of planning, development and building services (PDBS) on June 16, the city announced in a memo on Tuesday. The hiring follows a lengthy search during which a panel of councillors approved paying an executive search firm to find suitable candidates. Wallace will oversee the city's planning and heritage files, including development approvals, real estate and economic development, and infrastructure projects that aren't related to transportation. She will take responsibility for planning at a time when provincial policies around housing and development are evolving, and as the city is due to approve a major zoning bylaw within the coming year. Wallace is "a true public sector leader" with "vast experience" in planning and public administration, city manager Wendy Stephanson said in Tuesday's memo. "I am confident she will lead the team in PDBS to success in an inspiring and empowering way while delivering on the priorities of Council, the organization and the evolving landscape of our city," Stephanson said. A difficult vacancy to fill A registered planning professional with a PhD in planning, Wallace most recently served as chief administrative officer of the Corporation of the County of Prince Edward for five years. She previously worked in the provincial government for nearly 20 years, according to the memo. The city had struggled to find the right candidate for the planning job, with experts previously telling CBC that the lengthy hiring process reflected the fact that it's a pressure-filled role for which there is a limited pool of qualified talent. The cities of Toronto and Hamilton have also been hunting for a top planning bureaucrat. The portfolio Wallace will oversee was recently restructured, with several of its past responsibilities assumed by a new strategic initiatives department created last April, leaving a "pure planning department" that is "laser-focused" on meeting the city's housing targets. Wallace will replace Vivi Chi, who has been serving as interim general manager of planning, real estate and economic development since January 2023, when the previous interim manager Don Herweyer retired after 18 months in the role.
