Edna Krabappel's 10 Best Moments on "The Simpsons"

In memory of Marcia Wallace.

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This past Friday, actress Marcia Wallace passed away due to complications stemming from breast cancer. Her career spanned decades and included stints on The Bob Newhart Show and The Merv Griffin Show, but it was Wallace’s role as Edna Krabappel on The Simpsons that most of us are familiar with. Since 1990, we’ve seen Ms. Krabappel evolve from periphery character to a Simpsons mainstay, a direct result of Wallace’s impeccable performance.

In every episode she was in, Wallace captured the dread of the worn-out elementary school teacher that we’ve all met at one point. But with her trademark “Ha!” and snarky one-liners, the character was more comedy than tragedy, making us laugh at even the most inappropriate times. You'd be a little jaded if you had to teach Bart Simpson for the past 24 years.

Unfortunately, with Wallace’s passing, the character of Edna Krabappel will also be retired from The Simpsons cast. To honor both the character and the woman behind her, we’re taking a look back at Edna Krabappel’s 10 Best Moments from The Simpsons.

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10. Almost Marrying Moe

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9. Turning the Student Body Into Lunch

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8. Picking up Homer at Moe’s

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7. The Traumatizing Talent Show Routine

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6. Marrying Ned Flanders

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5. Her Heart-to-Heart With Bart

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4. Leading the Teacher’s Strike

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Teaching her students about sex

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3. Teaching Her Students About Sex

Episode: “Bart’s Friend Falls in Love” (1992)
Best quote: “She’s faking it.”

It’s no secret that more than 20 years of teaching Bart Simpson has completely drained all of Edna’s passion for the job, but even when she does try to bring some knowledge to the classroom, she winds up traumatizing the kids more than enlightening them. In “Bart’s Friend Falls in Love,” she shows the students a sex education film from the ‘70s starring some cartoon rabbits in heat. As the students recoil in horror over the raunchy sex scenes, she simply takes a drag from her cigarette and scoffs, “She’s faking it.” It's a moment that perfectly captures Edna's views on both sex and the fragile minds of her students. 

2. Caught in the Closet With Principal Skinner

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1. Inadvertently Falling in Love With Bart

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