Patty and Selma
| Patty and Selma Bouvier | |
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| The Simpsons characters | |
Patty (left) and Selma (right) | |
| First appearance |
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| Created by | Matt Groening Mimi Pond |
| Designed by | Matt Groening |
| Voiced by | Julie Kavner |
| In-universe information | |
| Full name | Patricia Maleficent Bouvier Selma Bouvier-Terwilliger-Hutz-McClure-Discotheque-Simpson |
| Gender | Female |
| Occupation | Civil servants, DMV |
| Relatives | Parents: Jacqueline, Clancy Sisters: Marge and each other Nephews: Hugo (non-canon), Bart Nieces: Lisa, Maggie Selma's Adopted Daughter (Patty's Adopted Niece): Ling Brother-in-Law: Homer Cousins: Dot Aunts: Gladys Gurney (maternal aunt) and Charlene Bouvier (paternal aunt) Grandmothers: Alvarine Gurney (maternal grandmother) and Bambi Bouvier (paternal grandmother) Uncles: Lou Gurney (maternal uncle) (See also Bouvier family) Patty's current lesbian girlfriend: Evelyn Patty's former boyfriend: Principal Skinner Patty's former lesbian girlfriend: Veronica, the professional golfer (who was actually a man disguised as a woman) Selma's Ex-Husbands: (Patty's Ex-Brothers-in-law:) Sideshow Bob Lionel Hutz Grampa Simpson Troy McClure Disco Stu Fat Tony D'Amico (Not legal ex-husband, their catholic wedding was just symbolic) |
Patricia Maleficent "Patty" Bouvier and Selma Bouvier-Terwilliger-Hutz-McClure-Discotheque-Simpson (née Bouvier /ˈbuːvieɪ/ ⓘ BOO-vee-ay) are fictional characters in the American animated sitcom The Simpsons. They are twin sisters and are voiced by Julie Kavner, who also voices their sister, Marge. Patty and Selma, both gravel-voiced chain-smokers, work at the Springfield Department of Motor Vehicles. They have a strong dislike for their brother-in-law, Homer Simpson, who likewise loathes them. Selma, the elder by two minutes, longs for male companionship and has had multiple brief, doomed marriages, and has herself offered help in some fashion to Marge and Homer as she envies their loving relationship; she receives occasional compassionate support from Homer who even poses as her husband to help her adopt a child. Patty is an initially closeted lesbian who embraces celibacy until she begins dating women. Kavner voices them as characters who "suck the life out of everything". Patty and Selma debuted on the first Simpsons episode "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire", which aired on December 17, 1989.