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View full size image. For most people, the name Stephen Hawking calls to mind the brilliant, wheel chair-bound physicist and his renowned theories about space-time and black holes. But a new film depicts a different side of Hawking: his relationship with his first wife, and his battle with a brutal disease. The Theory of Everything tells the story of Stephen Hawking 's life with Jane Hawking, and his struggle with motor neuron disease, or ALS. The movie reveals how the couple's bond allowed Hawking to persist in the face of increasing disability, and develop the theories that made him so famous.
An action figure based on Hawking's appearance in The Simpsons has been produced, with the figurine's computer screen reading If you're looking for trouble, you've found it, a line from They Saved Lisa's Brain. Since They Saved Lisa's Brain, Hawking has guest-starred three times on The Simpsons. In 2005, he appeared in the season 16 episode Don't Fear the Roofer; in 2007, he starred in the season 18 episode Stop or My Dog Will Shoot; and in 2010, he appeared in the Season 22 premiere Elementary School Musical.