Patty and Selma [SEP] creator
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Character Creation.
Series creator Matt Groening said he suggested that Kavner voice Patty and Selma as characters who "suck the life out of everything..." Al Jean said Kavner makes Patty's voice more masculine and a lower register, while Selma's voice is a little sweeter.
Character Development.
In the 2005 episode "There's Something About Marrying" of the sixteenth season, Patty was revealed to be a lesbian and became the first openly gay recurring character in the series. Groening has stated that the staff wanted
At the hospital, Patty discovers that Selma relapsed ten minutes after quitting smoking. Patty gets angry and has a fight with Selma that leads to Patty staying at The Simpsons house for a while.
Homer doesn't want Patty there and he quickly gets annoyed by aspects of Patty's presence such as her snoring while he and Marge are trying to have sex and accidentally seeing Patty in the shower. Meanwhile, at the apartment, Selma has a hard choice: quit smoking and reconcile with Patty or carry on smoking and lose