Edna Krabappel

Edna Krabappel ( /krəˈbɑːpəl/) is a fictional character from the animated TV series The Simpsons, voiced by Marcia Wallace. She is the teacher of Bart Simpson's 4th grade class at Springfield Elementary School. Krabappel is the only character Wallace voices on a regular basis. Edna Krabappel holds a Master's from Bryn Mawr College, but is thoroughly jaded, a caricature of the American public school system. In "The Seemingly Never-Ending Story", it's revealed that she was once a very optimistic woman who genuinely wanted to help people in need. It would seem that after years of frustration thanks to the school, and Bart Simpson in particular, this wore away. There is some inconsistency about Edna's origins. She is said to have come to...