Edna Krabappel

Edna Krabappel (see "Love Life" below regarding her last name) was a recurring character in The Simpsons and a 4th-grade teacher at Springfield Elementary School until her retirement in 2013.

She lived at 82 Evergreen Terrace, but later moved to 744 Evergreen Terrace, after marrying Ned Flanders, the widower of Maude Flanders. Outside school, Edna was portrayed as a typical mid-life single adult, heavy smoker, gambler, and occasional solitary drinker trying to find the right man. She had numerous affairs with many Springfieldians; her recurring choice always being Principal Skinner, usually out of pity rather than affection. From Season 23 until her retirement in Season 25, Edna Krabappel was married to Ned Flanders. She was 41 years old.

Al Jean announced Edna would be retired due to the death of Marcia Wallace (her voice actress) on October 25, 2013. The process began in "Four Regrettings and a Funeral" when "We'll really miss you Mrs. K." was shown on the chalkboard during the title sequence, which premiered nine days after Marcia's death. In the Season 25 episode "The Man Who Grew Too Much", Ned and Nelson mentioned that they miss her. Her passing was indicated by Ned wearing a black armband, but was never shown on-screen.

Biography
Born in Springfield on January 21, she was an A-grade student back in school and held a Master's in education from Bryn Mawr College. Her life dream once was to teach to young students; however, after years of teaching jaded her positive image, and after her husband left for another woman, their marriage counselor, Edna started drinking her days away. She got fired from teaching in a prestigious private school, and eventually made her way into Springfield Elementary. From then on, she was portrayed as a caricature of the American public school system, as evidenced on the occasion when Lisa steals all the teachers' editions of the textbooks (which contain the answers). Moreover, dealing with Bart Simpson and his shenanigans did nothing but aggravate Edna's apathy.

Edna apparently did come from Springfield, as she can be seen running through the background in Springfield High School when Clancy Wiggum is being videotaped as a hall monitor, suggesting that she probably left Springfield young but returned when unable to keep up with her dream life. Moreover, she graduated from Springfield University.

Krabappel, like many other teachers at Springfield Elementary School, smoked heavily, especially during school hours. It was also implied that Edna Krabappel drank heavily, as when Marge arrived at the school to use a restroom and noticed Edna sleeping in class and uttering "stupid hangover".

During her more recent years at Springfield Elementary School, in general, Edna didn't care at all about teaching the children properly anymore. Edna was usually annoyed by her straight-A student Martin Prince. Her attitude towards her class ranged from a bit of fondness to open dislike. She was known to remark that her students would end up in blue-collar jobs, such as gas station attendants. Edna fought hard for improved materials, leading a strike against Principal Skinner. During class time, Edna presented material in a monotone, apathetic manner, indifferent to the children's disinterest.

Edna was usually shown to be involved with many activities around Springfield. She was a member of the Investorettes. She was also a member of Marge's book club, although nobody in the club seems to read the book they are supposed to. Edna seemed to be friends with fellow teacher Elizabeth Hoover, as they were often seen smoking together and often made comments and criticisms about the state of Springfield Elementary to each other. When Edna thought she had met her dream man through a personal ad, Miss Hoover seemed to be her confidante; Edna showed her the letters and discussed what she would do on future dates.

She seemed to get along with Lisa, as seen in “Treehouse of Horror XX”.

Physical appearance
Edna had short brown hair with the most upper part being a bit puffy. She usually wore spiraling earrings, a thin green jacket with a lighter green undershirt, a dark turquoise skirt, and dark green slip-on shoes. She usually wears a bikini, but her bikini can also be a swimsuit.


 * She worn a green swimsuit in All's Fair in Oven War.
 * She also worn a leopard print bikini in In The Name Of The Grandfather.
 * She also worn a light blue seashell bikini in Bart Stops to Smell the Roosevelts.
 * She also worn a red floral bikini top in A Star Is Born Again.
 * She also worn a blue swimsuit with Yellow on the sides in The Simpsons Comics issue 66 story: Cruisin' for a Bruisin'.
 * She also worn a light green bikini in Bart Simpson Issue 84 story: Carpool Party.
 * She also worn a dark green bikini in The Simpsons Summer Shindig issue 7 story: Sun Burns!.