Marge's flashback of her and her sisters swimming in a lake is based on The Prince of Tides.

The giant Chinese take-away box… not so much.

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Eventually, however, they realized they just cannot make it work because of his age and her career and called it quits. [17] Selma once claimed she and Kent Brockman made out on the date of 9/11. There were several instances where they did not seem to care when Homer faced a life-threatening situation. [13] Selma once made out on a park bench with Moe Szyslak after mistaking him for John Ritter; however they continued making out anyway,[14] she later dated Moe a second time.

The cameraman tells Selma to tell about herself. The Witch Is Dead" from The Wizard of Oz. [10], The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family, Planet Simpson: How a Cartoon Masterpiece Defined a Generation, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Selma%27s_Choice&oldid=981247768, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Their relationship with Homer remains one of mutual dislike (although Selma gradually grows to become more tolerant towards Homer and often experiences brief moments of kindness from both Homer and Selma) which involves a continuous exchange of insults from day one. Retrieving baby Ling and keeping her are the episode’s highlights, especially Homer’s stint as a statue of Buddha. Directed by Carlos Baeza. During the adoption process, Selma pretended to be married to Homer, since the Chinese government only allows children to be adopted by married couples. Lisa is soon found swimming nude in the Fermentarium by some workers and is returned to Selma as Lisa proclaims "I am the Lizard Queen!" Matt Groening said he named the Simpsons after his own parents and two younger sisters; he has an older sister named Patty who is an art dealer. They are often quick in pointing out his attempts at infidelity, and unsuccessfully offered to help Marge find a replacement for Homer (although Selma eventually gave in and helped Marge find Homer after seeing how truly unhappy she was without him). Her bad traits have not gone unnoticed by the populace of Springfield and even their family, her mother even stated "[they're] a sort of evil", having raised them her whole life. She experiences what life with children is like by taking Bart and Lisa to the Duff Gardens amusement park, which does not go as planned.

[5] When the family watches the video will, Julie Kavner did five voices in the scene. Doch ein Vergnügen ist das nicht, denn Tante Selma ist ununterbrochen auf der Suche nach einem Mann. Use the “Crossword Q & A” community to ask for help. Later, Homer was convinced by Marge to act as Selma's husband so she could adopt a Chinese baby and did all he could to make sure Selma got to keep said baby.

When the fraud was exposed, Selma managed to keep the baby, as a Chinese dignitary (voiced by Lucy Liu) who had also been raised by a single parent became sympathetic.

According to Marge, Patty chose a life of celibacy, while Selma had celibacy thrust upon her. The twins went so far as to have a billboard built trying to convince voters to have Homer kicked out of Springfield. Selma and Patty occasionally expressed their common hope Marge will eventually divorce Homer. Couch gag: The couch pops out like a sofa bed, First appearance of:Groundskeeper WillieHans Moleman. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on January 21, 1993. Writer David Stern said he wanted to go back to a "Patty and Selma episode", because it was sustained so well[clarification needed] when he wrote "Principal Charming". Jub-Jub made his debut appearance in this episode; the name of the iguana Jub-Jub came from Conan O'Brien. "Celebrating new life with my soulmate," Jessica Simpson wrote on Instagram after little sister Ashlee Simpson Ross' baby shower bonanza. During an interview with David Letterman, Young said she was working in quality control at a potato chip factory, and collected potato chips that looked like, amongst other things, famous people. [4] as Lisa's hallucination where she sees Selma after drinking the water on the ride is based on the work of artist Ralph Steadman, particularly in the novel Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

After a series of disastrous dates and knockbacks for a goodnight kiss, Skinner falls in love with Patty and asks her to marry him. Selma threatens to stuff Edna Krabappel's hat down her throat if she catches the bouquet at Lisa's Wedding. [4] The singers at Duff Gardens, Hooray for Everything, are a parody of the musical group Up with People. As adults, the Bouvier twins have a friendly relationship with their sister and frequently visit the Simpsons. They share an apartment at the Spinster Arms apartment complex and work at the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). Are you looking for more answers, or do you have a question for other crossword enthusiasts? Discussion: The Simpsons are off on another overseas adventure, but this time it’s Selma’s treat because she’s adopting a little bundle of joy.

Selma starts to feel broody, but after taking Bart and Lisa to Duff Gardens, she changes her mind. Selma is then given pills by a man she assumes is a doctor, who informs her he isn't.

Selma Bouvier was born two minutes before Patty. [19] However she later slept with him after Homer and Marge's second wedding. ", Selma actively sought out a husband, having been married a total of six times. The poem that Great Aunt Gladys reads at the start of her video will is "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost. "Selma's Choice" is the thirteenth episode of The Simpsons' fourth season. [15] She once dated Barney Gumble[16] and may have hooked up with him again during "Grown up Halloween".

Selma tries video dating, but gets rejected by Groundskeeper Willie.

Homer also demonstrated moments of kindness towards Selma such as offering advice and sympathy, when she began to question her own ability to be a mother after attempting to take care of Bart and Lisa for an afternoon. They seem relatively fond of their nieces and nephew, but seem to like them more when they are young: "The older they get, the cuter they ain't." Sie will unbedingt ein Baby haben.

Selma is the adoptive mother of Ling. Awww! "I will not yell 'she's dead' during roll call".

[22], Their dislike towards Homer even led to push Homer off a bridge, although they halfheartedly claim they did this in order to get him to his surprise party, conveniently on a boat passing under the bridge at the time.[23]. The psychic ingests it, blurts out the innocuous ingredients and discovers that she accidentally drank a truth serum. -- "Selma's Choice" Selma wants a baby, and Maggie fears for her life.

"[2], The author of Planet Simpson: How a Cartoon Masterpiece Documented an Era and Defined a Generation, Chris Turner said it "Fills in with the usual grab bag of great gags" and "The episode had some crowd-pleasing moments."

The filler bits don’t quite reach the embarrassment of other overseas adventures such as Japan and Australia, but given any more air time and it would surely happen. After decades of playing mah-jongg with her buddies Bernice and Myrna, Selma has been given a somewhat more youthful spin via actresses Selma Blair and Salma Hayek. When Homer faked his death to get out of work, Patty and Selma showed up at the Simpson house holding a tombstone inscribed with "Homer J. Simpson.

This gift as well as the fact they been saving for this since Marge's wedding causes her to angrily throw them out.[12]. Click here for your invite! [11] They later attempted to set up Marge with a (rather sleazy) friend as a replacement for Homer, regardless of the fact Homer was still very much alive. After watching an advertisement on television for Duff Gardens, Homer, Bart and Lisa decide to go. On the video will, Great Aunt Gladys advises Patty and Selma not to die alone, as she did. Despite being identical twins, Patty and Selma have very different track records when it comes to finding dates. [9], The authors of the book I Can't Believe It's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide, Warren Martyn and Adrian Wood said, "A nice episode for Selma and good for Marge and Homer as well. While Selma is looking for Lisa, Bart gets on a roller coaster called The Barrel Roll and ends up having to be rescued after the car stops in the center of one of the inversions. Selma lacks the senses of taste and smell due to a childhood bottle rocket accident (one shot up her nose). Time: 7'04"] Selma's in a dating service room. The song and ride that Bart, Lisa, and Selma go on, with animatronic kids from all over the world singing is a parody of the song "It's a Small World".

The Simpsons, along with Patty and Selma, drive to Littleneck Falls to attend her funeral and the reading of her will. [2] After acquiring Jub-Jub, Selma sings "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman", a reference to the season four finale of the sitcom Murphy Brown, in which reporter Murphy Brown sings the song after giving birth to her baby. Homer and Bart start to sing "Ding-Dong! Oh puh-leese!

[3] In the episode, Selma decides to have a baby, inspired by her late aunt's wish that she not spend her life alone. The name Selma is a girl's name of German origin meaning "godly helmet".

[8], "Selma's Choice" finished 27th in the weekly ratings for the week of January 18–24, 1993 with a Nielsen rating of 14.2.

Selma hears the ticking of her biological clock, and decides she wants a child. After babysitting Bart and Lisa for a day, she realized although she wanted someone to love, she was not ready to have children and wound up adopting Jub-Jub, her Aunt Gladys' pet iguana. Synopsis: Selma and the Simpsons travel to China to adopt a baby. The Simpsons: Tapped Out characters/Bouvier Family, Simpsons World the Ultimate Episode Guide: Seasons 1-20, The Simpsons: Tapped Out Treehouse of Horror 2015 content update, Mitch Hartwell, the Reality Channel Producer, Suds McDuff, Spokesdog/Mascot for Duff Beer, The Editor of American Poetry Perspectives, https://simpsonswiki.com/w/index.php?title=Selma_Bouvier&oldid=948445. Her current name evolved into Selma Bouvier-Terwilliger-Hutz-McClure-Discothèque-Simpson-D'Amico, after failed marriages to Sideshow Bob, Lionel Hutz, Troy McClure, Disco Stu, Abraham Simpson, and Fit Tony. The episode was written by David M. Stern and directed by Carlos Baeza.[2]. Unlike Homer, who usually makes a perfunctory (if not particularly sincere or committed) effort to be polite to his sisters-in-law out of respect for his wife, Patty and Selma have no hesitation in treating Homer with open rudeness and contempt. The animators had trouble with the size of the characters' pupils during the season. Her standards are extremely low, as evidenced by her comments on Mr. Burns: "Single, eh?