Marge Simpson voice is performed by Julie Kavner, who also does the voices of Marge's mother Jacqueline and her sisters Patty and Selma. Kavner had been part of the regular cast of "The Tracey Ullman Show". Voices were needed for the shorts, so the producers decided to ask Kavner and fellow cast member Dan Castellaneta to voice Marge and Homer rather than hire more actors. Part of Kavner's contract says that she will never have to promote "The Simpsons" on video and she rarely performs Marge's voice in public because she believes it "destroys the illusion. People feel these are real people."
The Twisted World of Marge Simpson scene was placed 24th on ESPN.com's list of the "Top 100 Simpsons sport moments", released in 2004. Greg Collins, the author of the list, added that "Every time it looks like a fight is about to start at a baseball game, I start quoting this scene." "The A.V. Club" named the baseball commentator's line "Aaaannnd heeerrre come the pretzels" one of the quotes from "The Simpsons" that can be used in everyday situations. The Twisted World of Marge Simpson "The Twisted World of Marge Simpson" is the eleventh episode of "The Simpsons"<nowiki>'</nowiki> eighth season. It originally aired on the Fox