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."
Marge in Chains May 6, 1993. The episode was selected for release in a 1997 video collection of selected episodes titled: "The Simpsons: Crime and Punishment". Other episodes included in the set were "Homer the Vigilante", "Bart the Fink", and "You Only Move Twice". It was included again in the 2005 DVD release of the "Crime and Punishment" set. "Marge in Chains" is also featured on "The Simpsons"<nowiki>'</nowiki> season 4 DVD set, "The Simpsons - The Complete Fourth Season", which was released on June 15, 2004. David Crosby portrays himself in a cameo appearance in the episode as the 12-step sponsor for Lionel