Does Marge Simpson Have Any Friends? BoJack Horseman Creator Explores

Marge is the rock of the Simpson family. She's the heart. She's the engine. She's the glue. She's the (insert one syllable metaphor). When Homer is considering his next scheme, when Bart's off causing trouble, while Lisa is agonizing over her studies or social standing, Marge is keeping the family afloat. She's cutting off crusts. She's shoo-ing spiders for Homer. She's the only one who seems to take care of or even acknowledge Maggie's existence. Without Marge, the Simpsons would fall apart. In fact, multiple episodes have been dedicated to this. Remember when she took a day off to go to the spa? Remember when she had that gambling problem? Marge is the hero the Simpsons don't deserve.

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But what about Marge? Who is she outside of the family? Who is she independent from the thankless tasks and her unyielding motherly love? What does she do for fun? Whenever she does something for herself it always ends in disaster. Remember when she wanted to join the country club?

Does Marge have any friends? Patty and Selma are her sisters. The neighbors are all more acquaintances. Helen Lovejoy is a gossip. She barely talked to Maude Flanders before she died. Ruth Powers was a total nut.

So who?

In part academic analysis part fan fiction, BoJack Horseman creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg studied the question recently in 15 elegant tweets: