FOX Will Air 'Bart the Lover' As Tribute to Late 'Simpsons' Star Marcia Wallace

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Fans of The Simpsons are still reeling from the death of Marcia Wallace, who played the beloved Edna Krabappel on the long-running animated drama. This Sunday, FOX has plans for a tribute.

In addition to airing a tribute card at the end of this Sunday's new episode, FOX will also offer a special re-airing of one of Wallace's most classic episodes, "Bart the Lover". This is the episode in which Bart carries on a prank love affair with Krabappel, only to be wracked with guilt upon witnessing how the joke has hurt her.

It's a seminal episode in depicting the close bond Bart would share with his longtime teacher, and it's not just a great episode for the character, but for Wallace as well. In 1992, she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for her role in the episode.

Via: AV Club