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Selma Bouvier (voiced by Julie Kavner) is a fictional character featured in the animated television series The Simpsons. Selma is daughter to Jacqueline Bouvier, twin sister (younger by two minutes) to Patty Bouvier, older sister to Marjorie Bouvier Simpson, sister-in-law to Homer Jay Simpson and maternal aunt to Bartholomew Jo-Jo Simpson, Lisa Marie Simpson and Margaret Simpson. Her full name has evolved into Selma Bouvier Terwilliger Hutz McClure, after failed marriages to Sideshow Bob, Lionel Hutz and Troy McClure ("From now on I'm only getting married for love, ...and maybe once more for money.")
It is not easy to distinguish the twins from each other. According to Marge, Selma is "the one who likes Police Academy movies and Hummel figurines, and walking through the park on clear autumn days".
Selma reportedly lacks the senses of taste and olfaction due to a childhood bottle rocket accident. Both twin sisters tend to be cynical and are noted for their strong dislike for their brother-in-law and their addiction to tobacco smoking. Selma's favorite brand of cigarettes is identified as "Laramie Hi-Tars," as opposed to her sister's "Lady Laramie 100's." They share an apartment and work together at the Department of Motor vehicles (DMV). According to Marge, Patty chose a life of celibacy, while Selma had celibacy thrust upon her (the sly reference is to Malvolio in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night). This presumably explains her occasional attempts at romance. Her standards tend to be rather low though, as evidenced by her comments on Charles Montgomery Burns: "Single, eh? Well, he p the Selma-test."
Like her twin sister Patty, Selma is an avid (and sometimes maniacal) fan of the 1980s TV series MacGyver. Her favorite film actor was reportedly Troy McClure.
Selma has spent most of her life at the side of her twin sister. As children, Patty and Selma were reportedly rather domineering towards Marge and ridiculed her ambition of becoming an astronaut. However, their relationship seems to have improved over the years. As adults, the Bouvier twins appear to have a friendly relationship with their sister and frequently visit the Simpsons. They seem relatively fond of their nieces and nephew. They have offered on occasion to look after them for a while. However, Bart and Lisa would rather not be around when their aunts ask for a foot massage. Their idea of bonding with Lisa includes tutoring her in the belief that men are pigs.
Their relationship with Homer remains one of mutual dislike. They have continued to exchange insults since the day Marge first introduced them to each other. They tend to compare their brother-in-law to a caveman. They have even suggested him capable of trading Maggie for beer and a nudie magazine. Selma and Patty have occasionally expressed their common hope that Marge will eventually divorce Homer. They are usually quick in discovering and pointing out his attempts at insincerety and/or infidelity. They have offered Marge their help in finding a replacement for Homer. The couple, however, is still together after a decade of marriage.
Selma once took the Simpson children on a disastrous trip to the Duff Gardens theme park, where Bart manhandled several animatronic characters and Lisa went on a psychedelic trip after ingesting "water" from a boat ride (she shows up later swimming naked in the Fermentarium and exclaiming "I am the lizard queen!"). Selma cares for her deceased aunt's iguana Jub-Jub.
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