document_title: List of Saving Hope episodes

question_text: what episode does charlie come back in saving hope

text: List of Saving Hope episodes

text: Series overview[edit]

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Season
Episodes
Originally aired

First aired
Last aired

1
13
June 7, 2012 (2012-06-07)
September 13, 2012 (2012-09-13)

2
18
June 25, 2013 (2013-06-25)
February 27, 2014 (2014-02-27)

3
18
September 22, 2014 (2014-09-22)
February 18, 2015 (2015-02-18)

4
18
September 24, 2015 (2015-09-24)
February 14, 2016 (2016-02-14)

5
18
March 12, 2017 (2017-03-12)
August 3, 2017 (2017-08-03)

text: Episodes[edit]

text: Season 1 (2012)[edit]

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1
1
"Pilot"
David Wellington
Malcolm MacRury & Morwyn Brebner
June 7, 2012 (2012-06-07)
1.52[4]

Dr. Alex Reid (Erica Durance) and her fiancé Dr. Charles Harris (Michael Shanks) are involved in a car accident while on the way to their wedding. Minutes later, Charlie falls into a coma. He now experiences life "hoping" that he will survive. Over his patient's objection, Dr. Goran saves a veteran's arm. An unknown injured man does not survive a bus crash. On her first rotation in the ER, Maggie Lin helps deliver a baby, and deals with two teens who shared a "love potion".

2
2
"Contact"
David Wellington
Morwyn Brebner
June 19, 2012 (2012-06-19)
1.60[5]

Dr. Alex Reid deals with a kid, Cal, who has cancer. He goes into a coma, and meets Dr. Charles Harris. Charlie asks Cal to send a message to Alex for him, when Cal wakes up. Despite this, the boy forgets Charlie's name. Charlie's ex-wife suggests in-coma arousal therapy. Meanwhile, surgeons Joel Goran (Daniel Gillies) and Maggie Lin (Julia Taylor Ross) deal with a lady who will die without surgery. Due to their religion, her husband refuses treatment.

3
3
"Blindness"
John Fawcett
Adam Pettle
June 21, 2012 (2012-06-21)
1.44[6]

Alex and Maggie treat Benjamin Munk (Zachary Bennett), a patient discovered to have psychological problems. Alex realizes that he has Münchausen syndrome – he fakes problems or inflicts injuries on himself so that he can be hospitalized. Alex tries to wake Charlie with coma arousal therapy, but Shahir later finds no change in his status. Charlie helps a deceased patient resolve his issues with his brother, who has to undergo a risky surgical procedure from Joel, which is a success. Also, the staff realizes Maggie and Joel hooked up when the two are caught acting strangely, and Gavin fails in asking Maggie on a date.

4
4
"The Fight"
Kelly Makin
Greg Nelson
June 28, 2012 (2012-06-28)
1.50[7]

An exhausted Alex works the night shift in the ER and assists a hockey star who was attacked while trying to prove his toughness. He refuses a CT scan, leading Alex to wonder if he is hiding something. The patient actually has brain trauma and is afraid the news will end his career. Also, a young victim of a stabbing appears with Charlie in spirit form several times to learn he is going to die. The boy survives and Charlie wonders if it is also possible for his own return.

5
5
"Out of Sight"
John Fawcett
Aaron Martin
July 5, 2012 (2012-07-05)
1.39[8]

Scott has been in a coma for 27 years and does not quite have the same view as Charlie does regarding his situation, although he harbours abandonment issues with his wife. Charlie then realizes that he has to assist others in his waking from his coma. After Alex successfully surgically re-attaches a hand, she has a party at her apartment with her co-workers. Although the mood is festive, her exhaustion causes her to have a breakdown and realize that she has nearly forgotten about Charlie. Joel comforts her.

6
6
"The Great Randall"
Peter Wellington
Sherry White
July 12, 2012 (2012-07-12)
1.41[9]

A patient is brought into Hope Zion with rebar protruding from his chest, but yet has no knowledge of how it got there nor exhibits any pain. His belongings are searched and a psychic's business card is found. The doctors deduce that the patient has been hypnotized. The psychic (Peter Keleghan) known as "The Great Randall" is called in and it is learned that the patient has been suffering from photosensitivity and stomach pain for years. Someone jokes that the patient is a vampire and Alex realizes the patient has porphyria. Randall can also see Charlie's spirit form, who asks his assistance in communicating with Alex. The idea works until Randall asks for money from Alex to continue talking to Charlie. Maggie and Joel commit to being exclusive with each other.

7
7
"Consenting Adults"
John Fawcett
Malcolm MacRury & Waneta Storms
July 19, 2012 (2012-07-19)
1.41[10]

Joel performs surgery on Karn (Billy MacLellan), whose self-implanted horns have become infected. The medical team decides to remove the horns, against Karn's vehement wishes, which leads to a psychiatric consultation. Meanwhile, Alex prepares to conduct a standard tumor removal on patient Sandhya (Gia Sandhu). However, the patient has an adverse reaction to the anesthesia and slips into a coma. There, while seemingly content with not waking up from her coma, she philosophizes about love and religion with Charlie. He learns that Sandhya has been forced into marriage and has yet to find love in her own way. Their mutual discussions elicit an innocent kiss before she is brought out of her coma. Charlie's ex-wife Dawn (Michelle Nolden) returns to check on Charlie's condition and reveals that she is petitioning for a DNR order.

8
8
"Heartsick"
David Wellington
Morwyn Brebner & Adam Pettle
July 26, 2012 (2012-07-26)
1.68[11]

Dawn and Alex await a legal decision on whether to resuscitate Charlie. Meanwhile, they must work together on a heart transplant surgery. The donor is a deceased prisoner that Charlie must help "cross over". Their discussion is a change from those Charlie has had with others in spirit form—he has to make peace with what is eventually going to happen. Joel and Maggie continue their rocky relationship, as he still has feelings for Alex. His tension with Maggie allows Gavin to step up and make a move on her, leading to a kiss between them.

9
9
"Bea, Again"
Peter Wellington
Esta Spalding
August 16, 2012 (2012-08-16)
1.67[12]

Charlie is taken off the ventilator, but breathes on his own, causing Dawn to change her mind about the DNR. In his coma state, Charlie meets an old doctor friend whose mission is to help Charlie "cross over". During their discussions, they see Alex's patient Bea, who has been diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma. The two ethereal doctors surmise that Bea is suffering from aphasia and will get worse if untreated. Alex soon realizes what is wrong with her. Meanwhile, Dr. Goran's patient is a paralyzed woman who is discovered not to be paralyzed. He deduces that she is someone who uses pain as a distraction from accepting the loss of her husband. Dr. Reycraft (K. C. Collins) is appointed Chief Resident.

10
10
"A New Beginning"
Steve DiMarco
Aaron Martin
August 23, 2012 (2012-08-23)
1.46[13]

Still reeling from witnessing a patient's suicide and nursing his broken hand, Goran asks Kinney for a leave of absence, Instead, she suggests taking a road trip—together. During their travel, they assist in a roadside accident and later have sex. Back at Hope Zion, Charlie, in his coma state, meets a deceased therapist who learns the real reason Charlie is not waking up. Afraid of being left alone, which stems from his parents dying when he was young, Charlie deals with these fears by staying in a coma. He cannot be left by loved ones if he is the one who leaves.

11
11
"The Law of Contagion"
T. W. Peacocke
Greg Nelson
August 30, 2012 (2012-08-30)
1.64[14]

Dr. Hamza tries transcranial magnetic stimulation on Charlie to help him wake up. In his coma state, Charlie bleeds from his forehead where a TMS electrode is attached. He also learns that he witnessed the car accident that killed his parents when he was a boy—he simply blocked it from his memory. This causes him to temporarily wake from the coma, which no one immediately witnesses. They are distracted when a sick airline passenger is rushed to the hospital. As Alex performs emergency surgery on the passenger, she begins to realize the patient may be infected with a deadly and contagious virus. A specialist declares the hospital safe and Alex returns to notice Charlie had moved.

12
12
"Ride Hard or Go Home"
Ken Girotti
Adam Pettle
September 6, 2012 (2012-09-06)
1.43[15]

Shahir and Alex plan a last-resort procedure for Charlie, which forces Charlie to come to terms with his past. A female jockey undergoes risky surgery that results in partial paralysis, and Joel quits, feeling guilty for this outcome. Gavin crosses the line with a patient when he starts to become personally involved, and disaster ensues. After Alex urges Shahir to keep trying, Charlie finally wakes up.

This episode did not air on NBC but was posted online[1] and released on DVD.

13
13
"Pink Clouds"
David Wellington
Morwyn Brebner
September 13, 2012 (2012-09-13)
1.55[16]

Joel tries to save a patient from flesh-eating disease and Alex has some hard decisions to make. Charlie enjoys being back in the land of the living and plans on marrying Alex as soon as possible. Then he discovers he didn't leave the spiritual plane behind as much as he thought, when he realizes that a woman he's been talking to, is in fact already dead.

This episode did not air on NBC but was posted online instead,[1] and released on DVD.

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14
1
"I Watch Death"
David Wellington
Morwyn Brebner
June 25, 2013 (2013-06-25)
1.08[17]

Charlie returns to Hope Zion for his first shift as a doctor since waking from the coma and is surprised that he can still see the spirits of people who died at the hospital.

15
2
"Little Piggies"
Kelly Makin
Adam Pettle
July 2, 2013 (2013-07-02)
1.00[18]

Alex learns to stand up to Dawn.

16
3
"Why Waste Time"
John Fawcett
Greg Nelson (story) & Waneta Storms (teleplay)
July 9, 2013 (2013-07-09)
0.83[19]

While struggling under the pressure of deciding on her specialty Alex is inspired by an immigrant doctor who needs her help to save his wife.

17
4
"Defense"
Kelly Makin
Malcolm MacRury
July 16, 2013 (2013-07-16)
0.91[20]

The doctors are forced to deal with people from their past as Alex, Charlie, and Joel take on the daunting task of operating on a malpractice lawyer known for suing every doctor in his path.

18
5
"The Face of the Giant Panda"
Ken Girotti
John Krizanc
July 23, 2013 (2013-07-23)
0.94[21]

Alex must become the unlikely advocate for a violent young prisoner brought in to Hope Zion Hospital, while Joel connects with a disfigured refugee and tries to convince Dr. Dana Kinney to come back to operate on him. Meanwhile, a spirit who is familiar to many Hope Zion doctors shows up in the morgue when Charlie is about to do a routine procedure.

19
6
"All Things Must Pass"
Jeff Woolnough
John Callaghan
July 30, 2013 (2013-07-30)
1.01[22]

After a young, healthy, and hunky fireman dies suddenly at a Hope Zion Hospital fundraiser, Alex must take the stand at Hope Zion's Morbidity and Mortality (M&M) Rounds to find out what went wrong and who is to blame. Meanwhile, Charlie and Zack deal with a nervous aspiring nun with an ankle fracture that turns serious when they stumble upon a potentially fatal allergy. A busy Joel struggles to balance his workload as Chief with his growing commitment to Sonja, and must decide if he's ready to step up to the plate.

20
7
"Bed One"
Peter Wellington
Noelle Carbone
August 6, 2013 (2013-08-06)
1.06[23]

When a heat wave hits the city, Alex is appointed Trauma Team Leader as the hospital is faced with an influx of patients during a blackout. With no back-up power available, Dawn and Charlie must figure out a way to continue their surgery as Joel and Maggie attempt to keep a patient alive while stuck in an elevator.

21
8
"Defriender"
Jason Priestley
Morwyn Brebner & Maggie Gilmour
August 13, 2013 (2013-08-13)
1.10[24]

When Alex and Joel end up stranded in the middle of nowhere with a severely injured couple, they’re forced to use only what's around them to stabilize the pair until paramedics arrive. Meanwhile, back at Hope Zion Hospital, Charlie must try to save the wounded leg of his former college roommate as Gavin attempts to help Shahir improve his bedside manner.

22
9
"Vamonos"
Jeff Woolnough
Adam Pettle & Amanda Fahey
August 20, 2013 (2013-08-20)
1.10[25]

When Alex is forced to put a patient's gender reassignment surgery on hold, she discovers a secret in his medical history that could save his surgery, but tear his life apart. Charlie deals with a patient who is healthy, sane – and convinced she is going to die at midnight. Meanwhile, Joel secretly helps Sonja deal with a patient of hers who's been admitted to Hope Zion Hospital.

23
10
"Wishbones"
David Wellington
Sherry White
January 2, 2014 (2014-01-02)
1.67[26]

When Alex's brother Luke is admitted to Hope Zion Hospital in critical condition, Joel and Charlie must work together to keep him alive while keeping his admittance a secret from Alex. Meanwhile, Alex figures out a way to remove a tumour from a patient pregnant with twins, while Maggie is thrown off her game by the patient's gorgeous OB/GYN.

24
11
"En Bloc"
Gregory Smith
Morwyn Brebner & Adam Pettle
January 9, 2014 (2014-01-09)
1.72[27]

Alex risks a dangerous surgery on a seemingly inoperable tumor to save a young boy's life. Meanwhile, Joel struggles with the challenges of being Chief of Surgery as Charlie struggles with the spirit of Alex's dead brother Luke.

25
12
"Nottingham 7"
David Wellington
John Krizanc
January 16, 2014 (2014-01-16)
1.44[28]

When the life of one of the doctors at Hope Zion Hospital is at risk, Alex has to put her personal and professional issues aside. Charlie has to deal with the ghost of a ballerina.

26
13
"Wide Awake"
Yon Motskin
Waneta Storms
January 23, 2014 (2014-01-23)
1.52[29]

Alex's been tricked into a blind double date, and ends up rushing her mystery man to the ER. Charlie struggles with a spirit in the middle of a soldier's life-or-death surgery.

27
14
"43 Minutes"
David Wellington
Aubrey Nealon
January 30, 2014 (2014-01-30)
1.57[30]

As Alex leaves Hope Zion she becomes a witness to an accident that brings her back to the hospital.

28
15
"Don't Poke the Bear"
Peter Wellington
John Krizanc & Sherry White
February 6, 2014 (2014-02-06)
1.52[31]

A couple is attacked by a bear, but Alex and Charlie think there's more to the story.

29
16
"Breathless"
Peter Stebbings
Noelle Carbone
February 13, 2014 (2014-02-13)
1.59[32]

Alex races to find an organ replacement, while Charlie is pushed to his breaking point.

30
17
"Twinned Lambs"
Adam Pettle
David Warnsby
February 20, 2014 (2014-02-20)
1.53[33]

Alex struggles to help an older woman who starts to believe the year is 1985. Meanwhile, Charlie and Joel are pitted against one another by two best friends with identical shoulder injuries.

31
18
"Broken Hearts"
David Wellington
Morwyn Brebner
February 27, 2014 (2014-02-27)
1.68[34]

Dawn diagnoses Alex with an irregular heartbeat. Charlie faces the consequences of his fight with Joel. Alex gets stabbed in her chest with scissors and her heartbeat fluctuates. Dawn searches for her and finds her when Alex presses the emergency button. Charlie arrives and she is rushed into surgery. Her heart rate rises and she loses consciousness. Charlie tries to revive her and later discovers her spirit standing behind him.

text: Season 3 (2014–15)[edit]

text: Season 3 episode titles are named after films.

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32
1
"Heaven Can Wait (Part 1)"
David Wellington
Morwyn Brebner
September 22, 2014 (2014-09-22)
1.1[35]

After being stabbed in the heart in the Season 2 finale, Dr. Alex Reid (Erica Durance) has a profound experience in the liminal space, while a desperate Charlie Harris (Michael Shanks) and his ex – Dawn Bell (Michelle Nolden) race against the clock to save her life. Meanwhile, Dr. Joel Goran (Daniel Gillies) is pulled in to the ER to treat a suicidal patient that tests his duty as a doctor, and Maggie Lin (Julia Taylor-Ross) makes a bold decision that changes her relationship with Gavin Murphy (Kristopher Turner).

33
2
"Kiss Me Goodbye (Part 2)"
Kelly Makin
Adam Pettle
September 25, 2014 (2014-09-25)
1.2[36]

With her body still in a coma, spirit form Alex shares an emotional journey with Charlie in the spirit world as he "ghost-doctors" a brain-dead mother-to-be. Meanwhile, Joel forms a tight bond with a lively drug addict while trying to treat his necrotic leg. Hope Zion Hospital also welcomes its new OB/GYN, Dr. Sydney Katz (Stacey Farber), who throws Maggie off her game.

34
3
"Awakenings"
John Fawcett
Patrick Tarr
October 2, 2014 (2014-10-02)
1.5[37]

Alex awakes from her coma suffering memory loss. Maggie deals with the aftermath of her miscarriage. The ER teams treat victims of an explosion. Another patient encourages Alex in the hallway.

35
4
"Stand By Me"
Michael Shanks
Waneta Storms
October 9, 2014 (2014-10-09)
N/A

Alex returns to work for the first time since her stabbing. She is introduced to her buddy colleague, as she returns. Joel ends up involved in a deadly situation at a local street clinic. Gavin shares a euphoric experience, with someone unlikely.

36
5
"Breaking Away"
Peter Wellington
Malcolm MacRury
October 16, 2014 (2014-10-16)
N/A

A car accident brings a 'she-bear' mother and her son to the hospital. Alex and Joel discover the mother is in need of a transplant—and her son is very adamant that he be involved in the surgery. Dawn instructs them on procedure and, before they know it, the trio are brought before an ethics panel—including one very unconvinced psychiatrist. Meanwhile, the mother's spirit is determined to get Charlie to do her bidding, which includes stepping out of his comfort zone when console her son. Then, Charlie finds himself pulled into the ER to help Zach with a patient whose obsession might cost him his life. Plus, new resident Rian and Maggie search the hospital for Hope Zion's very first "code brown", which results in having to answer to a shaken Dawn.

37
6
"Joel 2:31"
T. W. Peacocke
Amanda Fahey
October 23, 2014 (2014-10-23)
N/A

Alex, Joel and Maggie face a mysterious case. Charlie has a unexpected link with a patient. Zach questions his abilities as a father.

38
7
"The Way We Were"
Steve DiMarco
John Krizanc
November 26, 2014 (2014-11-26)
N/A

Shahir and Alex try and save a woman's memory, who is suffering from Alzheimer's with surgery. But another doctor requires life-saving surgery. Tom has to make a decision when he discovers a secret. Charlie is embroiled in Dawn's plan.

39
8
"The Heartbreak Kid"
David Warnsby
Fiona Highet
December 3, 2014 (2014-12-03)
N/A

Alex and Charlie team up on a teenage girl's double surgery; Joel spends a day at a clinic and joins in a search-and-rescue mission in a ravine. Meanwhile, Maggie gets on Dr. Katz's bad side.

40
9
"The Other Side of Midnight"
Peter Wellington
Jennifer Kassabian & Tammy Marlowe Johnson
December 10, 2014 (2014-12-10)
N/A

The relationship between Alex and Joel is tested by a marathon surgery session involving an injured race-car driver. Meanwhile, Charlie has an eventful day off and a hospital "frequent flyer" keeps a number of doctors hopping.

41
10
"Days of Heaven"
Peter Stebbings
Malcolm MacRury
December 17, 2014 (2014-12-17)
N/A

Alex and Shahir operate on a patient who drilled his own head. Maggie suspects Dana's daughter is stealing painkillers. Meanwhile, Joel sleeps with Selena.

42
11
"The Parent Trap"
T. W. Peacocke
John Krizanc & Amanda Fahey
January 7, 2015 (2015-01-07)
N/A

Alex gets caught between Dana and her daughter. Dawn and Melinda deals with a patient who intends to sue the hospital for malpractice. Charlie encounters an MMA patient and her rival.

43
12
"Hearts of Glass"
Jason Priestley
Patrick Tarr
January 7, 2015 (2015-01-07)
N/A

News of Alex's pregnancy and the mystery of who the father is circles the hospital. Joel returns after his brief incarceration. Maggie studies for the board exam and deals with a patient who has a fear of doctors. Meanwhile, Alex and Dawn continue to deal with their patients in need of a heart donor.

44
13
"Narrow Margin"
Jeff Woolnough
Morwyn Brebner & Adam Pettle
January 14, 2015 (2015-01-14)
N/A

Joel waits for a call from his lawyer on whether or not he goes to trial. Alex tries to save a boy who was crushed by a tree. And Zach thinks he might have prostate cancer. Guest stars: Melanie Merkosky, Marline Yan, Dylan Authors

45
14
"Trading Places"
Gregory Smith
Waneta Storms
January 21, 2015 (2015-01-21)
N/A

Joel's father visits. Alex and Maggie deal with a patient who refuses Sydney's help with her baby. Charlie helps a young soul find his body.

46
15
"Remains of the Day"
Eleanore Lindo
John Krizanc
January 28, 2015 (2015-01-28)
N/A

Alex wrangles the team in a high bid effort to diagnose the mysterious illness that haunts a beloved English teacher. Charlie must explain his actions. Dawn must make a big decision.

47
16
"A Simple Plan"
James Genn
Fiona Highet & Patrick Tarr
February 4, 2015 (2015-02-04)
N/A

Alex and Charlie try to save the life of a man on the run; a spirit won't leave Alex alone; Maggie and Zach try to help a couple; Joel and Shahir help a bride walk down the aisle.

48
17
"Fearless"
Gregory Smith
Adam Pettle
February 11, 2015 (2015-02-11)
N/A

Alex and Dana try to save a single mother's life; a hockey player's mobility is at stake; Charlie gets advice on winning back Alex; Sydney comes clean.

49
18
"All The Pretty Horses"
David Wellington
Morwyn Brebner
February 18, 2015 (2015-02-18)
N/A

Joel and Zach help an army man in the field. Charlie and Dawn try to save a hand while Maggie and a really pregnant Alex take their board exams. Something bad happens to Joel whiles he's out with Zach. Alex gives birth.

text: Season 4 (2015–16)[edit]

text: Season 4 episode titles are The Rolling Stones song titles.

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50
1
"Sympathy for the Devil"
James Genn
Adam Pettle
September 24, 2015 (2015-09-24)
1.49[38]

Dr. Alex Reid returns to work, arriving at Hope Zion Hospital with a car crash victim she encountered en route, and she's forced to play nice with new General Surgeon on call, Dr. Patrick Curtis. The day gets even more chaotic when Alex is called away to treat Tom Crenshaw, a convicted murderer brought in for emergency treatment. Meanwhile, Dr. Charlie Harris begins to confront his feelings about the paternity of Alex's child, all while juggling an insistent Dr. Shahir Hamza who is looking for backup on his proposal for a new Alzheimer's study. In the ER, Dr. Zach Miller's patient is admitted with symptoms mirroring those of Ebola – putting himself and Dr. Maggie Lin at risk of exposure to the deadly virus.

51
2
"Beasts of Burden"
John Fawcett
Patrick Tarr
October 1, 2015 (2015-10-01)
1.37[39]

Back from maternity leave for just two days, Dr. Reid is given the privilege of assisting renowned surgeon Dr. Clara Levine. When the protagonist begins to question the senior surgeon's surgical decision she quickly finds herself on the wrong side of the operating table, replaced by the ever-charming and ever-tactful Dr. Patrick Curtis.

52
3
"Start Me Up"
Steve DiMarco
Noelle Carbone
October 8, 2015 (2015-10-08)
1.27[40]

Dr. Alex Reid has to juggle her duties as a new mother and a surgeon when she takes a junior resident under her wing.

53
4
"Miss You"
Peter Stebbings
Ley Lukins
October 15, 2015 (2015-10-15)
1.28[41]

Can Dr. Alex Reid forgive and forget when the man responsible for her deceased brother's drug problem is admitted to the hospital?

54
5
"Heart of Stone"
David Wellington
Waneta Storms
October 22, 2015 (2015-10-22)
1.31[42]

A young motocross rider is diagnosed with leukemia, forcing Dr. Alex Reid to navigate family secrets in order to put her young patient on the road to recovery.

55
6
"Rock and a Hard Place"
Jason Priestley
Fiona Highet
October 29, 2015 (2015-10-29)
1.27[43]

Alex must decide whether or not to use information Charlie gets from a patient's spirit in order to save their life.

56
7
"Can't You Hear Me Knocking?"
T. W. Peacocke
Tammy Marlowe Johnson
November 5, 2015 (2015-11-05)
N/A

With Dr. Dawn Bell on temporary leave, Dr. Shahir Hamza has taken up the hospital's top post as Interim Chief, bringing Hope Zion Hospital up to his strict standards for care and composure.

57
8
"Waiting on a Friend"
James Genn
Adam Pettle and Graeme Stewart
November 12, 2015 (2015-11-12)
N/A

The death of a trapeze artist sets off a transplant chain of donors and recipients, leading Alex and Shahir to juggle complications and patients to keep the chain moving.

58
9
"Shattered"
David Wellington
Malcolm MacRury
November 26, 2015 (2015-11-26)
1.25[44]

When a bomb goes off at a local charity run, Hope Zion Hospital receives the majority of the casualties, including some of its own doctors.

59
10
"Emotional Rescue"
Gregory Smith
Malcolm MacRury
December 3, 2015 (2015-12-03)
1.21[45]

In the second half of a two-part episode, Charlie returns to Hope Zion Hospital to find Maggie in jeopardy. In a race against time, Charlie struggles to find out what's wrong with his colleague and friend. Meanwhile, Alex, who's still dealing with her part in treating the bomber, becomes determined to make amends by saving Maggie's last patient Shelby. Along withSydney, who returned to Hope Zion for the case, Alex must convince Shelby and her husband that letting go is sometimes the only thing standing in between you and getting better when complications threaten her leg. In the ER, Dr. Cassie Williams and Dr. Jeremy Bishop help a bereaved father deal with the death of his daughter.

60
11
"Shine a Light"
Peter Wellington
Patrick Tarr and Fiona Highet
December 10, 2015 (2015-12-10)
1.16[46]

When an ice storm strikes the city on Christmas Eve, Alex and Dawn struggle to keep a good Samaritan alive long enough for her family to say goodbye.

61
12
"All Down the Line"
Steve DiMarco
Jennifer Kassabian
January 7, 2016 (2016-01-07)
1.13[47]

When a chef with oral cancer refuses care, Alex must confront her own feelings about the way Dana is handling her treatment.

62
13
"Goodbye Girl"
Peter Stebbings
Noelle Carbone & Katrina Seville
January 14, 2016 (2016-01-14)
1.33[48]

Alex must maintain her professionalism when Kristine lands at Hope Zion Hospital after a drunk-driving accident with baby Luke's blanket.

63
14
"You Can't Always Get What You Want"
Michael Shanks
Ley Lukins
January 21, 2016 (2016-01-21)
1.30[49]

Alex and Jeremy struggle to find the truth when all the symptoms of a permanently ill child point towards his mother as the cause.

64
15
"Not Fade Away"
Gregory Smith
Waneta Storms
January 28, 2016 (2016-01-28)
1.27[50]

To see what his life would be like without his special gift, Charlie treats a superstitious farmer without help from his spirit intel. Zach and Dawn save an injured hiker.

65
16
"Torn and Frayed"
Steve DiMarco and Erica Durance
Patrick Tarr
February 4, 2016 (2016-02-04)
1.32[51]

Alex teams up with Cassie to free a young woman from her abusive husband, while Dawn faces a series of life-threatening complications when a patient's pacemaker malfunctions.

66
17
"Anybody Seen My Baby"
David Wharnsby
Noelle Carbone
February 14, 2016 (2016-02-14)
1.21[52]

After Kristine suffers a stroke, Alex discovers the nurse's past may not be as she remembers, so Alex teams up with Charlie to find a way to bring peace to the already troubled spirit.

67
18
"Let Me Go"
James Genn
Adam Pettle
February 14, 2016 (2016-02-14)
1.21[52]

Charlie's condition proves more dangerous than initially thought, as Alex and Shahir struggle to save his life.

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68
1
"Doctor Destiny"
David Wellington
Adam Pettle
March 12, 2017 (2017-03-12)
0.94[53]

While searching for Charlie, Alex finds a caterer who was caught in the crossfire; Grace's mother asks for a priest; Dana consults with Cassie about a male stripper.

69
2
"Midlife Crisis"
Kelly Makin
Noelle Carbone
March 19, 2017 (2017-03-19)
N/A

Alex and Maggie discover that one of the car crash survivors they're treating has breast cancer, and is a match for their cancer study. Meanwhile, Dana's resolve to re-certify in Trauma is tested when Dawn pushes her to treat a mangled motorcyclist, and Charlie is pulled into surgery before his arm is completely healed.

70
3
"Birthday Blues"
Gregory Smith
Patrick Tarr
March 26, 2017 (2017-03-26)
N/A

It's a not-so-Happy Birthday for Alex, who's still reeling from her split with Charlie. To make matters worse, she makes a promise to a young girl, whose own birthday is derailed by her father's sickle cell crisis. Charlie treats a paranormal skeptic, only to discover this supernatural naysayer has a haunting of his own. And Cassie confronts her inner fear of parasites with some exposure therapy, as she treats a brother/sister duo riddled with every infestation.

71
4
"A Stranger Comes to Town"
James Genn
Ley Lukins
April 2, 2017 (2017-04-02)
N/A

Tempers flare as Dev's med school rival, Billy Scott arrives at Hope Zion, while Alex breaks the rules and puts her job in jeopardy to help Manny save the life of an at-risk youth, and Charlie and Maggie treat a War of 1812 re-enactor, whose complications align with the historical character he's playing.

72
5
"Tested and Tried"
Gregory Smith
Malcom MacRury
April 9, 2017 (2017-04-09)
N/A

Although Alex's patient is desperate for a liver-transplant, the only donor is an estranged father hiding in witness protection, forcing Alex to go to new depths to make sure both survive. Hope Zion's CEO Thomas Leffering cuts costs by banning expensive surgeries, butting heads with a defiant Dawn.

73
6
"Doctor Robot"
James Genn
Adriana Maggs
April 16, 2017 (2017-04-16)
N/A

Alex copes with her mother, diagnosed as terminally ill.

74
7
"Gutted"
Gregory Smith
Graeme Stewart
April 23, 2017 (2017-04-23)
0.89[54]

Following complications with their cancer study patient, Alex and Maggie face a tough lawyer; and a car crashes into the ambulance bay.

75
8
"Knowing Me, Knowing You"
Steve DiMarco
Fiona Highet
April 30, 2017 (2017-04-30)
N/A

Charlie and Manny find themselves in competition; Maggie and Dawn are at odds when they have differing approaches while treating a patient.

76
9
"All Our Yesterdays"
Steve DiMarco
Patrick Tarr & Thomas Pepper
May 7, 2017 (2017-05-07)
N/A

When a John Doe comes into the hospital after being struck by a subway train, it’s a race against the clock to save his life.

77
10
"Change of Heart"
David Wharnsby
Noelle Carbonne & Katrina Saville
June 8, 2017 (2017-06-08)
0.83[55]

Alex tries to distract herself from her grief. Charlie and Shahir track down Alex's older brother Doug. Charlie reinstates Sydney's privileges at Hope-Zion. Maggie processes her feelings for Sydney and admits she'd always wondered what it would be like to be with her. She asks Sydney to promise that she will not leave again.

78
11
"Nightmares and Dreamscapes"
Steve DiMarco
Ley Lukins
June 15, 2017 (2017-06-15)
0.93[56]

While Charlie tries to save a young man's life, he is haunted by a mischievous spirit.

79
12
"Leap of Faith"
Jason Priestley
Adam Pettle & Hayden Simpson
June 22, 2017 (2017-06-22)
0.81[57]

Maggie and Alex work to deliver the baby of a doctor's wife, while Charlie treats a magician who shattered his legs during an illusion gone wrong.

80
13
"Problem Child"
Teresa Hannigan
Aaron Bala & Patrick Tarr
June 29, 2017 (2017-06-29)
0.90[58]

Alex tries to help patient who hurt himself breaking into a house; a friend of Dr. Dev Sekara has been beaten by the police; a heart patient wishes to open an animal sanctuary.

81
14
"We Need to Talk About Charlie Harris"
Michael Shanks
Adam Pettle & Graeme Stewart
July 6, 2017 (2017-07-06)
N/A

Alex is challenged about the value of holistic medicine; Charlie's abilities are questioned; Two filmmakers go to Hope Zion Hospital.

82
15
"Fix You"
Allison Reid
Katrina Saville
July 13, 2017 (2017-07-13)
N/A

The board questions the hospital staff about Charlie's behaviour; a patient convinces Alex to use new-age techniques; Shahir agrees to do an in-utero surgery.

83
16
"La famiglia"
Peter Wellington
Noelle Carbone
July 20, 2017 (2017-07-20)
N/A

Alex has to put her concerns for Charlie aside when a chance to perform a cancer surgery arises.

84
17
"First and Last"
Jordan Canning
Patrick Tarr
July 27, 2017 (2017-07-27)
N/A

Alex and Charlie put their wedding plans aside; Shahir takes a special interest in a case; a coma patient who wakes up with no memory.

85
18
"Hope Never Dies"
James Genn
Adam Pettle
August 3, 2017 (2017-08-03)
N/A

Following a mass casualty accident involving a bus full of teenagers, Alex & Charlie rush to the scene to try and save the kids while waiting for backup to arrive. The Hope Zion Hospital family must band together to overcome the tragedy and move on to the next chapter of their lives.


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text: Concept and origins[edit]

text: Creation[edit]

text: Groening conceived of the idea for the Simpsons in the lobby of James L. Brooks's office. Brooks had asked Groening to pitch an idea for a series of animated shorts, which Groening initially intended to present as his Life in Hell series. However, when Groening realized that animating Life in Hell would require the rescinding of publication rights for his life's work, he chose another approach and formulated his version of a dysfunctional family.[1] He named the characters after his own family members — his father Homer, his mother Margaret, and his younger sisters Lisa and Maggie. He substituted "Bart", an anagram of "brat", for his own name,[2] and modeled the character after his older brother, Mark.[3][4]

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text: The five family members were given simple designs so that their facial emotions could easily be changed with almost no effort[5] and so that they would be recognizable in silhouette.[6] Groening submitted only basic sketches to the animators and assumed that the figures would be cleaned-up in production. However, the animators merely re-traced his drawings, which led to the crude appearance of the characters in the initial short episodes.[2] The Simpson family made their debut on April 19, 1987 in The Tracey Ullman Show short "Good Night".[7] In 1989, the shorts were adapted into The Simpsons, a half-hour series airing on the Fox Broadcasting Company. The Simpson family remained the main characters on this new show.[8]

text: Casting[edit]

text: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, and Yeardley Smith all began voicing their characters on The Tracey Ullman Show. Nancy Cartwright was the only one of the group who had been trained to be a voice actor[9] while Castellaneta had done some voice over work in Chicago. Castellaneta and Kavner had been part of the regular cast of The Tracey Ullman Show and voices were needed for the shorts, so the producers decided to ask them to voice Homer and Marge rather than hire more actors.[10][11] The producers decided to hold casting for the roles of Bart and Lisa. Yeardley Smith had initially been asked to audition for the role of Bart, but casting director Bonita Pietila believed her voice was too high. Smith later recalled, "I always sounded too much like a girl. I read two lines as Bart and they said, 'Thanks for coming!'"[12] Smith was given the role of Lisa instead.[13] On March 13, 1987, Nancy Cartwright went in to audition for the role of Lisa. After arriving at the audition, she found that Lisa was simply described as the "middle child" and at the time did not have much personality. Cartwright became more interested in the role of Bart who she found more fascinating because he was described as "devious, underachieving, school-hating, irreverent, [and] clever."[14] Matt Groening let her try out for the part instead, and upon hearing her read, gave her the job on the spot.[15]

text: The Simpson family[edit]

text: The Simpsons are a family who live in at 742 Evergreen Terrace in the town of Springfield in the United States. The state in which in this town is located is never specified, however they do have snow and sometimes wear sweaters in the fall.[16] It's a running joke in the show to be as vague and ambiguous as possible whenever hinting at which U.S. state the town of Springfield might be located in. Homer, the father, works as a safety inspector at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant, a position at odds with his careless, buffoonish personality. He is married to Marge Simpson, a stereotypical American housewife and mother. They have three children: Bart, a ten-year-old troublemaker; Lisa, a precocious intelligent eight-year-old environmental activist; and Maggie, a baby who rarely speaks, but communicates by sucking on a pacifier. The family owns a dog, Santa's Little Helper, and a cat, Snowball II. Both pets have had starring roles in several seasons. Despite the passing of yearly milestones such as holidays or birthdays, the Simpsons do not physically age and still appear just as they did at the end of the 1980s. Although the family is dysfunctional, many episodes examine their relationships and bonds with each other and they are often shown to care about one another.[17]

text: Homer Simpson[edit]

text: Homer Jay Simpson, voiced by Dan Castellaneta, is the protagonist of the show and the father of the Simpson family. He embodies several American working class stereotypes: he is crude, overweight, incompetent, clumsy, thoughtless and a borderline alcoholic.[18] He has occasionally displayed flashes of great intellect and fitness whenever the situation calls for it, and an integrity reflecting his own values, including a fierce devotion to and protectiveness of his family. His voice started out as an impression of Walter Matthau but eventually evolved into a more robust voice during the second and third season of the half-hour show, allowing Homer to cover a fuller range of emotions.[11] Homer has since become one of the most influential fictional characters and has been described by the UK newspaper The Sunday Times as the greatest comedic creation of modern time.[19] He has inspired an entire line of merchandise, and his catchphrase, the annoyed grunt "D'oh!", has been included in the Oxford English Dictionary.[20] During the production of the episode Insane Clown Poppy the writers toyed with the idea of giving Homer a long lost legitimate biological daughter, but when the shows showrunner and writer Mike Scully, as well as Matt Groening rejected the idea, the writers changed the story so the clown Krusty would be the one who finds he has a lost daughter.

text: Marge Simpson[edit]

text: Marjorie Jacqueline "Marge" Simpson (née Bouvier), voiced by Julie Kavner, is the well-meaning and extremely patient wife of Homer and mother of Bart, Lisa and Maggie. She often acts as the voice of reason, but displays exaggerated behavior traits of stereotypical mothers and takes the blatant dysfunctionality of her family for granted,[21] unlike the other family members, who are aware that they are eccentric. Her most notable physical feature is her blue hair, styled into an improbably high beehive. Julie Kavner received a Primetime Emmy Award in 1992 for voicing Marge in the episode "I Married Marge".[22] For her performance in The Simpsons Movie, Kavner received a nomination for "Best Voice Acting in an Animated Feature" at the 2007 Annie Awards, but lost to Ian Holm in Ratatouille.[23][24] Kavner's emotional performance in the movie got positive reviews and one critic said she "gave what must be the most heartfelt performance ever".[25] Part of Kavner's contract says that she will never have to promote The Simpsons on video because she does not want to "destroy the illusion for children".[26] In 2008, CityNews published an article entitled "Top 10 Greatest TV Moms of All Time", and placed Marge in eighth spot.[27]

text: Bart Simpson[edit]

text: Bartholomew JoJo "Bart" Simpson, voiced by Nancy Cartwright, is the eldest child and only son in the family—at age 10. Bart's most prominent character traits are his mischievousness, rebelliousness, disrespect for authority and sharp wit. During the first two seasons of The Simpsons, Bart was the show's main character. The name "Bart" is an anagram of the word "brat".[28] Groening conceived Bart as an extreme version of the typical misbehaving child character, merging all of the extreme traits of characters such as Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn into one person.[28] Groening's older brother Mark provided most of the inspiration for Bart.[29][30] Bart's catchphrase "Eat My Shorts" was an ad-lib by Cartwright in one of the original table readings, harking back to an incident when she was at college.[31] In 1998, Time magazine selected Bart as 46th of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century, and the only fictional character to make the list.[32] He had previously appeared on the cover of the December 31, 1990 edition.[33] Bart is rebellious and frequently escapes without punishment, which lead some parents' groups and conservative spokespeople to believe he provided a poor role model for children. This prompted George H. W. Bush to rally, "We're going to keep trying to strengthen the American family. To make them more like the Waltons and less like the Simpsons."[34] Bart, and other Simpsons characters, have appeared in numerous television commercials for Nestlé's Butterfinger candy bars from 1990–2001, with the slogan "Nobody better lay a finger on my Butterfinger!"[35]

text: Lisa Simpson[edit]

text: Lisa Marie Simpson, voiced by Yeardley Smith, is the eldest daughter and middle child of the family. She is an extremely intelligent eight-year-old girl, one of the most intelligent characters on the show. Lisa's political convictions are generally socially liberal.[36] She is a vegetarian, and a supporter of the Free Tibet movement,[37] and while still supportive of the Christian church in which she was raised,[38] Lisa became a practicing Buddhist following her decision to follow the Noble Eightfold Path.[39] She is musically proficient on the saxophone; besides the occasional riff during the opening credit sequence Carole King's Jazzman and Gerry Rafferty's Baker Street have been prominently placed during episodes. In the Tracey Ullman Show shorts, Lisa was more of a "female Bart" and was equally mischievous. As the series progressed, Lisa began to develop into a more intelligent and more emotional character with "Krusty Gets Busted" being one of the first episodes where her true intelligence is fully shown.[40] When she was a baby, Bart started out not liking her, although he became nicer to her after Marge pointed out that Lisa loves him. Her first word was "Bart", with Bart happily teaching her more names. Many episodes focusing on Lisa have an emotional nature, the first one being "Moaning Lisa". The idea for the episode was pitched by James L. Brooks, who had wanted to do an emotional episode where Lisa is sad because the show had done a lot of "jokey episodes".[41] In 2001 Lisa received a special "Board of Directors Ongoing Commitment Award" at the Environmental Media Awards.[42] "Lisa the Vegetarian", an episode from the seventh season, won both an Environmental Media Award for "Best Television Episodic Comedy"[43] and a Genesis Award for "Best Television Comedy Series, Ongoing Commitment".[44] In Japan, the broadcasters of the series found they were able to turn the apparent viewer dislike of the series around by focusing marketing attention on Lisa. Lisa's well-intended but ill-fated struggles to be a voice of reason and a force of good in her family and city struck a chord with the Japanese.[45]

text: Maggie Simpson[edit]

text: Margaret Evelyn "Maggie" Simpson, is the youngest of the five main family members and is almost always seen as a baby. She has blonde spiked hair like Lisa. Her first word was "daddy", shown at one point after Homer tucks her in. She is almost 2 years old and still uses a pacifier despite teething, although this was mentioned in a Treehouse of Horror episode ("Starship Poopers") and is not considered canon. She was quite prominent in the Tracey Ullman Show shorts, often being featured alongside Bart and Lisa but has since become the least seen and heard of the five main Simpsons. It has been revealed that Maggie has outstanding artistic and academic abilities, much like her sister Lisa. The episodes taking place in the future often show her as some kind of businesswoman.[46] Maggie rarely speaks, but has been voiced by several different actors including Jodie Foster, Elizabeth Taylor,[46] James Earl Jones,[47] Harry Shearer (who used his Kang voice) in "Starship Poopers",[48] Yeardley Smith,[49] and Nancy Cartwright.[50]

text: Abe Simpson[edit]

text: Abraham Jedediah "Abe" Simpson, II (better known simply as Grampa), voiced by Dan Castellaneta, is the patriarch of the Simpson family, the father of Homer. He is a World War II veteran who was later sent to the Springfield Retirement Castle by Homer. He is known for his borderline senility, his long rambling (and probably apocryphal) stories and his love of Matlock. He shares his name with one of Matt Groening's relatives, in this case his grandfather. However, Groening says he refused to name him, leaving it to other writers to choose a name. By coincidence, the writers chose the name Abraham.[51]

text: Mona Simpson[edit]

text: Mona Penelope Simpson (née Olsen), voiced by Glenn Close, is Homer's deceased long-lost mother and Abe's estranged first wife. Her first major appearance was in "Mother Simpson" where she reveals that she was forced to abandon her family after being caught up in the hippie movement and participated in various acts of activism. The writers used this episode as an opportunity to solve several little puzzles, such as where Lisa's intelligence came from.[52] Prior to the seventh season, Mona Simpson had only made two brief flashback appearances, the first being season two's "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?" and the second being season six's "Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy" and in both episodes she was voiced by Maggie Roswell.[53] Mona dies in the episode "Mona Leaves-a", as Homer struggles to come to terms with her death. The character is named after writer Richard Appel's wife, whose maiden name is Mona Simpson.[52] Mona was designed in a way so that she has little bit of Homer in her face, such as the shape of her upper lip and her nose.[54] There were several design changes because the directors were trying to make her an attractive older and younger woman, but still be Simpson-esque.[54] Glenn Close recorded original material for another episode, season fifteen's "My Mother the Carjacker". Mona also has a speaking appearance in season ten's "D'oh-in in the Wind", this time voiced by Tress MacNeille.[55]

text: Extended Simpson family[edit]

text:
Herbert "Herb" Powell (voiced by Danny DeVito), is Homer's paternal half-brother. He resembles Homer, though he is much thinner, boasts a full head of hair and is more astute. He first appeared in the season two episode "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?" when Homer discovered he had a half-brother, the product of a short-lived affair between his father Abe and a carnival dunk-tank worker who was also a prostitute (identified in The Simpsons Uncensored Family Album as "Gaby"). A year after putting the baby up for adoption, Abe married Mona, who insisted he promise never to tell Homer about Herb or how he was conceived. Herb was raised by his adoptive parents Edward and Mililani Powell (first names given in The Simpsons Uncensored Family Album), put himself through college by working odd jobs, then founded Powell Motors, a car company based in Detroit. Herb is an exception to "the Simpson Gene", which causes all male members of the Simpson family to gradually lose their intelligence as they mature, as Herb is intelligent, successful and an astute businessman, becoming extremely wealthy due to his car dealership. Overjoyed to learn that he had a blood family, Herb bonded with the children and hired Homer, as a representative of average Americans, to design a car. The car was a flop, bankrupting the company, and Herb angrily rejects Homer as a brother and became a street vagrant.[56] The episode was written by Jeff Martin but the idea of having Herb voiced by Danny DeVito had been pitched by Sam Simon.[57] Some were upset with the sad ending of the episode, and as a result the producers decided to make a sequel.[50] Herb re-appeared the next season in "Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?". Now broke and homeless, he briefly settled in the Simpson household, despite his intense continuing antipathy toward Homer. Homer loaned Herb $2000, which Herb used to build an invention that translated infantile speech into comprehensible English, based on observations he made of Maggie. He proceeded to mass-produce his new product and regained his fortune. In gratitude, he bought gifts for each member of the family and paid Homer back with his forgiveness.[58] Homer's "seldom seen half-brother"[59] has had only one brief speaking part since this episode: DeVito reprised his role for the Season 24 episode "The Changing of the Guardian", in which Powell's answering machine message, "Hi, you've reached Herb Powell. I'm poor again.", is heard.[60]
Abbie is hinted to be Abe's illegitimate daughter and Homer's half sister from a relationship he had with a British woman named Edwina during World War II.[61]
Chet, voiced by Dan Castellaneta,[62] owns an unsuccessful shrimp company.[63]
Dr. Simpson, voiced by Tress MacNeille,[55] is the chief of complicated surgeries at the invasive care unit; she is first seen in "Lisa the Simpson".[63] She is the one who reassures Lisa that she will not suffer the defective Simpson Gene because of her sex and also reveals that only male members are affected by it. Dr. Simpson resembles Lisa, minus the spikes.
Stanley, voiced by Dan Castellaneta,[62] is the Simpson children's second cousin who shoots birds at the airport.[63]
Uncle Tyrone, voiced by Hank Azaria, is a cynical elderly Simpson relative who lives in Dayton, Ohio. The family intends to visit him during his birthday in the episode "Catch 'Em If You Can".[64]
Great-Aunt Hortense, who died before "Bart the Fink" and left Homer, Marge, Bart and Lisa $100 each. The rest of her estate was passed to Ann Landers. In a continuity error, Aunt Hortense appeared on Bart's journey to Heaven in "Bart Gets Hit by a Car".
A group of unnamed relatives show up in the episode "Lisa the Simpson", when Homer tries to prove to Lisa that not all Simpsons are failures.[63] In the end, only Dr. Simpson and three other female members proved successful.
Hugo Simpson is Bart's conjoined twin from the Treehouse of Horror segment "The Thing and I". He and Bart were separated as babies by Dr. Hibbert and was deemed "evil". In order to hide the secret, Marge and Homer chained Hugo in the attic and fed him fish heads once a week. Later, Bart goes up to the attic and Hugo escapes, wanting to sew him and Bart back together. Dr. Hibbert managed to catch Hugo, but notices that the surgical scar is on the wrong side, meaning Bart is the evil twin. As a result, Hugo is released while Bart is chained in the attic. Hugo resembles Bart, but with ratty clothes, messy hair, and malformed teeth. Since he is a Treehouse of Horror character, he does not exist in the main episode continuity.
Mabel Simpson, an ancestor of the Simpson family who was part of the Underground Railroad. She was married to Hiram before divorcing him and fleeing to Canada to marry Virgil. She kept the Simpson surname.

Ex-husband: Hiram Simpson, a distant relative of the Simpson family who was bribed with a new pair of shoes into revealing Virgil's whereabouts. He is the parent of Eliza Simpson.

Virgil, later Virgil Simpson, an African American slave owned by Mr. Burns' father, Colonel Burns, and rescued by Eliza. He was betrayed by Hiram but escaped with Mabel, whom he later married, from whom the Simpson family are really descended.
Eliza Simpson, a distant relative of the Simpson family and daughter of Mabel and Hiram. She was part of the Underground Railroad with her mother and helped Virgil evade capture.
Abraham Simpson, son of Mabel and Virgil, half-brother of Eliza and great-grandfather of Grampa Simpson.
Grampa's parents both appear briefly in "Much Apu About Nothing" when Grampa tells the story of how his family emigrated to America.[65] Their names were given to be Orville J. Simpson and Yuma Hickman in The Simpsons Uncensored Family Album, but have not been mentioned in the series. In the Season 25 episode "The Winter of His Content", Homer thinks that his grandfather is still alive, which means that Mona's father would be the one alive since Abe's father was seen in Heaven.[66]
Cyrus, voiced by Hank Azaria, is Grampa's older brother who is seen in "Simpsons Christmas Stories". Cyrus crashed his Corsair at Tahiti in World War II's Pacific Theater of Operations during a kamikaze raid. He never left and has 15 wives.[67]
Rita LaFleur (voiced by Anika Noni Rose) is the second wife of Abraham Simpson and a jazz recording artist.[68][69] She was a singer at Spiro's Restaurant and met Abe when he was a waiter. They married[70] and LaFleur left the restaurant, wishing to become a successful singer. She was invited to tour in Europe, but Homer suffered a head injury and Abraham realized that Homer was defenseless and would not survive in Europe, so he stayed behind with him while Rita went to Europe, and the two never saw each other again. In "Gone Abie Gone", Rita reunited with Abraham and they played piano.[71] It was unknown why they were not together.[72][73]
Amber Simpson (voiced by Pamela Hayden) is the Vegas ex-wife of both Homer and Abe Simpson from the season ten episode "Viva Ned Flanders". Homer and Ned Flanders visit Las Vegas for the weekend, get drunk and unknowingly marry two women.[74] Amber reappears in "Brawl in the Family", where the Simpson family trick her into marrying Grampa, and in the process forsake all other spouses. Amber is horrified at the deception and runs away back to Vegas, much to Grampa's disappointment at losing another wife.[75] In "Jazzy and the Pussycats", the Simpsons attend Homer's ex-wife and former stepmother's funeral after Amber dies from a drug overdose.[76]

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text: The Bouvier family[edit]

text: Jacqueline Bouvier[edit]

text: Jacqueline Ingrid Bouvier (née Gurney), voiced by Julie Kavner,[77] is the mother of Marge, Patty and Selma and the widow of Clancy Bouvier. She was first referenced in a flashback in the episode, "Moaning Lisa" and made her first appearance in the episode "Bart vs. Thanksgiving".[78] She had a spinster sister named Gladys, who is deceased; Jacqueline and her family attended her funeral in "Selma's Choice". Mr. Burns and Homer's father Abe Simpson once battled for her affections; she became engaged to Burns, but eventually decided not to marry either man[79], although she and Abe ran away together at the end of the episode anyway.

text: Although it seems that she disapproves of Marge's marriage to Homer, stating that he is never to address her as "Mom",[80] she has shown that she does tolerate Homer a lot more than her elder daughters, evident in "Moe Letter Blues" when she explained to Homer that Patty and Selma were really at fault for ruining her birthday party and not him. Jacqueline, however, has celebrated her 80th birthday twice, in "Moe Letter Blues" and then later in "Puffless".

text: Like all Bouvier women, she is voiced by Kavner, and has large, unique hair, resembling Marge's, only a light gray color due to her old age. In her younger days she smoked heavily but has quit, although she still speaks more raspily than Patty and Selma. The series creator Matt Groening named the character after the former American First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, whose maiden name was Jacqueline Lee Bouvier. Out of all the characters on the show, Jacqueline has the tallest hair.

text: Date of birth: 1937

text: Deceased: October 1, 2017

text: Clancy Bouvier[edit]

text: Clarence "Clancy" Bouvier, voiced by Harry Shearer,[77] is the deceased father of Marge, Patty and Selma and the husband of Jacqueline Bouvier. His first appearance was in the episode "The Way We Was".[81] He was kind and complimentary to teenage Homer when he arrived to pick up Marge for the prom, but after finding out that Artie Ziff was really her date remarked that Homer "took years off my life". This provoked Marge to go back and go out with Homer.

text: In "Fear of Flying" it was revealed that he was one of the earliest male flight attendants; Marge initially believed he was a heroic pilot and was traumatized when she discovered he was a flight attendant instead. According to Marge in "Bart the Lover" after Clancy got out of the Navy, he had trouble with his cursing that nearly cost him a job as a baby photographer, but Jacqueline was able to curtail that by having him donate money to the swear jar.

text: In the episode "Puffless", it is revealed that he died of lung cancer[82], which provoked Patty and Selma to abstain from smoking cigarettes. While Clancy does not appear with the rest of the Bouvier family in "I Married Marge", implying he was deceased before Homer and Marge were married, he is shown to be still alive when Bart and Lisa were toddlers in the episode "Walking Big & Tall"[83], but he died before Maggie was born. Marge was particularly upset by her father's death, as Homer had to buy her a white noise machine to try and get her to deal with it.

text: Like all the Bouvier family, his voice has become croaky through chain-smoking for a number of years. He also shares the same grunt as Patty and Selma, both of whom resemble younger female versions of him, while Marge more resembles her mother.

text: In "Treehouse of Horror III", he was eaten at King Homer and Marge's wedding by the former. He also appeared as a ghost in "Treehouse of Horror XXVI".

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text: Patty and Selma Bouvier, both voiced by Julie Kavner,[77] are Marge's older twin sisters. They are apparently in their mid-to-late 40s, since Selma has gone through menopause and they were shown as teenagers in flashbacks while Marge was still a small child. They work at the Springfield Department of Motor Vehicles, and possess a strong dislike for their brother-in-law, Homer. Selma is the elder by two minutes, possesses a strong desire for family, and has been married and divorced five times, and also sought to have a child on numerous occasions despite her age. Her sister, Patty, is one of the show's few openly gay (or bisexual, as she once commented "there go the last remaining threads of my heterosexuality") recurring characters[84] although for the most part she has avoided relationships. Kavner voices them as characters "who suck the life out of everything".[85] Kavner makes Patty's voice more masculine and a lower register, while Selma's voice is a little sweeter.[86] The origins of their names are unknown – Matt Groening has a sister named Patty, but unlike the other Simpson relatives, this has not been explicitly revealed.[87]

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text: Ling Bouvier, voiced by Nancy Cartwright, is Selma Bouvier's adopted daughter. She shares Selma' s laugh. In "Goo Goo Gai Pan", Selma discovers that she has reached menopause and adopts Ling in China, after lying that she is married to Homer, to fool the Chinese authorities into thinking that Ling would be part of a traditional family as opposed to being raised by a single mother. The authorities briefly reclaim Ling, but the adoption agent Ms. Woo relates to her experiences of her childhood with her single mother and allows Selma to adopt Ling.[88] Ling has since become a recurring character and has appeared in several episodes.[89] She seems to get along well with her cousin Maggie. Since Patty told Selma to give up smoking once the baby came home, Selma claimed she would switch to chewing tobacco, although it is not clear if she has followed through with this.

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Sideshow Bob, voiced by Kelsey Grammer, meets Selma via a prison pen pal program in the season three episode "Black Widower". After he is released and marries the very smitten Selma, Sideshow Bob fools everyone except for Bart, who eventually foils Sideshow Bob's plot to murder Selma on their honeymoon.
Lionel Hutz, voiced by Phil Hartman, is mentioned as Selma's ex-husband in the season four episode "Selma's Choice". However, this is the extent to which their relationship is depicted at any point in the series.
Troy McClure, also voiced by Hartman, marries Selma in the season seven episode "A Fish Called Selma". It is a sham marriage devised to revitalize his career and image. When he tells her this, Selma is devastated to have been used by yet another terrible husband. For a while, she attempts to go along with the ruse, if only for the creature comforts she can access. When Troy says they need to have a child to divert public attention from rumors of his fetish involving aquarium fish, Selma knows this is a line she will not cross, and they divorce.
Disco Stu, voiced by Hank Azaria, is referenced as Selma's ex-husband in the season sixteen episode "There's Something About Marrying".
Grampa Simpson, voiced by Dan Castellaneta, married Selma in the season eighteen episode "Rome-Old and Juli-Eh"; he previously had dated her mother, Jacqueline.

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Gladys Gurney, voiced by Julie Kavner,[77] is Marge's spinster aunt and the sister of Jacqueline. Her death was noted in the episode "Selma's Choice", in which she died of a bowel obstruction. Her final words to Patty and Selma during a video will is a plea that they not end their lives old and alone like herself, prompting Selma to become more intent on having a family.[90]
Great Uncle Hubert is Bart, Lisa, and Maggie's great uncle who died in the short "The Funeral". It is unknown which side of the family he came from or how he died. He is only mentioned once. At the funeral, Bart views his great uncle's corpse, which makes Bart turn green and faint. Later, Bart is seen running away up a hill with Lisa and Maggie, resulting in Homer and Marge scolding them in the car.
Dot is the cousin of Marge, Patty and Selma. She gave Selma a video camera at her wedding to Sideshow Bob. This is the only time she is mentioned.
Lou Gurney is the uncle of Marge Simpson, Patty Bouvier and Selma Bouvier . In "Children of a Lesser Clod", Marge is called to identify Lou's body, which turns out to be a very much alive Hans Moleman. While Marge is identifying the body, Homer starts a daycare centre for local children.

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Santa's Little Helper, voiced by Frank Welker[91] and Dan Castellaneta,[77] is the Simpsons' pet greyhound. He first appeared in "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" as a race dog adopted by Homer and Bart and has been in the series since.[91] While usually well-behaved, he can be vicious at times, having a female dog giving birth to puppies which angers Bart at first, although Bart loves and cares for him deeply.
The dog of the country folks is the brother of Santa's Little Helper, though they are not blood relatives to the Simpsons, the "country folks" are referred to as cousins in the episode "The Bonfire of the Manatees", because of the dogs relation.
Laddie was a collie owned by the Simpson family in the episode "The Canine Mutiny". He joined the family after Bart managed to get a credit card issued to Santos L. Halper (a non-existent person whose name is a corruption of "Santa's Little Helper") and purchased him from a catalogue. Described in the catalogue as the ultimate dog, Laddie was able to perform household chores and use the toilet. Laddie resides with the Springfield Police Department after he incidentally sniffed out marijuana at a blind man's house and Bart gave up ownership.

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Snowball, also known as Snowball I, was the Simpson family's first cat. She was first mentioned in the series premiere in a Christmas letter Marge is writing where she explains that Snowball died that year and went to "kitty heaven". Snowball was named due to her white fur. Snowball was, according to Lisa in a poem, run over by a Chrysler belonging to Mayor Quimby's brother "Clovis".[92] She is seen in flashback in the ninth-season episode "Lisa's Sax". Bart unsuccessfully tries to revive her in "Dial Z for Zombies".
Snowball II was the Simpson family's second cat. Although Snowball I had white fur, which inspired her name, Snowball II had black fur. She first appeared in the series premiere but has received little attention in the series. Snowball II and Santa's Little Helper have always been shown as having a good relationship; usually they are seen sleeping near each other. Snowball II's largest role is in the fourteenth season episode "Old Yeller Belly", in which she saves Homer from a burning treehouse. She also has minor roles in "Bart Gets an Elephant", where she tries to get attention; in "Two Dozen and One Greyhounds", in which she is scared by the many puppies; and in "Make Room for Lisa", in which Lisa has a hallucination where she becomes Snowball II. In the episode "I, (Annoyed Grunt)-Bot", Snowball II is hit and killed by Dr. Hibbert's Mercedes-Benz G500. After numerous fleeting replacements for Snowball II, the fifth (and last surviving) cat is named Snowball II by Lisa, in order both to avoid future confusions and to save more money on a first-hand food bowl.[92]
Snowball III was the third cat owned by the Simpsons. Snowball III was a ginger male Persian cat. In "I, (Annoyed Grunt)-Bot", Lisa adopts him from an animal shelter shortly after the death of Snowball II. He drowns trying to catch a goldfish in an aquarium while Lisa is preparing his cat food in the kitchen for the first time.[92]
Coltrane was the Simpsons' fourth cat, adopted from an animal shelter shortly after the death of Snowball III. Lisa is not certain she wants another cat, but her other one has haunted her and Coltrane's name wins her over due to its resemblance of jazz musician John Coltrane's name. Upon bringing Coltrane home, Lisa decides to play him some of John Coltrane's music on her saxophone, but the noise frightens him and he commits suicide by jumping out the window. Coltrane was the Simpsons' only cat since Snowball I to have been white, although he was the only one not to be named Snowball. However, Lisa evidently considers him as part of the Snowball lineage, as she names her next cat Snowball V, implying that Coltrane was Snowball IV.[92]
Snowball V, later renamed Snowball II, is the Simpson family's fifth cat and is almost identical in appearance to Snowball II. In "I, (Annoyed Grunt)-Bot", the Crazy Cat Lady gives Lisa one of her cats while she is mourning the death of her other four cats that are killed in the episode. Lisa then tells the cat to leave, as any cat that she owns is unlucky and is certain to be killed. As the cat starts to cross Evergreen Terrace, a car driven by Gil Gunderson drives past. As Gil swerves to avoid hitting the cat, his car hits a tree and bursts into flames, thereby giving him insurance compensation for his meals. Since the cat is intact and whole, Lisa takes it as a sign of good luck and adopts her. Lisa renames Snowball V "Snowball II" at the end of the episode, in her words "to save money on a new dish", also promising to act as if the whole thing did not actually happen. Snowball V also is the focus of a subplot in the sixteenth season episode "The Seven-Beer Snitch", in which she becomes overweight after abandoning the Simpsons for brief periods to visit a different family but she then goes back to live with the Simpson family.[92] Snowball V dies after being accidentally stabbed by Rachel's knife after Rachel tried to kill Marge in "BFF RIP", but this is non-canon since this was a Treehouse of Horror segment.

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Plopper (formerly known as Harry Plopper and Spider Pig) is Homer's pet pig.
Mojo was the helper monkey Homer had in the episode "Girly Edition". Mojo, an intelligent and highly trained service animal when Homer adopted him, quickly adapted to match Homer's lazy and unhealthy lifestyle. When Mojo's condition severely worsens, Homer, fearing the repercussions of potentially having the monkey die under his watch, drops him off at the adoption center.
Chirpy Boy and Bart Junior were Bart's pet lizards.
Stampy was an African elephant briefly owned by the Simpson family in the episode "Bart Gets an Elephant".
Strangles was a green tree python that Bart owned during the episode "Stop or My Dog Will Shoot", during which time Santa's Little Helper was a police dog. Strangles' current owner is Groundskeeper Willie. Bart named the snake Strangles while it was strangling Homer on the dinner table.
Pokey was a guinea pig and Lisa's first pet of her own. It appears in "The Simpsons: Tapped Out" and in the episode "The War of Art" where it destroyed the iconic artwork over the lounge.
Princess was Lisa's pony from the episode "Lisa's Pony". Homer bought Lisa a pony to show her that he loves her, but he has to work two jobs to keep her. When Lisa discovers this she gives up Princess.
Pinchy was Homer's pet lobster in "Lisa Gets an "A"". Homer went to the supermarket to buy a lobster that he could cook for dinner. Homer found that the big lobsters were too expensive, so he bought a smaller lobster with the intention of fattening him up, but he grew attached to the lobster and decided to keep him as a pet instead, naming him Pinchy. At the end of the episode, Homer puts Pinchy in a hot bath, but accidentally boils and kills him. Since his body is cooked, a sobbing Homer eats Pinchy's remains, saying that "That's what he would want".