Maggie Simpson Maggie's occasional speaking parts and other vocalisations are currently provided by Nancy Cartwright, but she has also been voiced by guest stars James Earl Jones, Elizabeth Taylor and Jodie Foster, and by series regulars Yeardley Smith and Harry Shearer. Maggie has appeared in various media relating to "The Simpsons" – including video games, "The Simpsons Movie", "The Simpsons" Ride, commercials and comic books – and has inspired an entire line of merchandise. "The Simpsons" uses a floating timeline in which the characters do not physically age, and as such the show is assumed to be set in the current year.
Helter Shelter (The Simpsons) Helter Shelter (The Simpsons) "Helter Shelter" is the fifth episode of the fourteenth season of the American animated television sitcom "The Simpsons". It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on December 1, 2002. In the episode, the Simpson family has to find temporary residence while their house is fumigated for termites. When they run out of options, they decide to become contestants on a reality show where families live in the manner that people did in 1895. The family is initially miserable, but slowly adapt to their new life, which causes the show to lose ratings.