Dr Marvin Monro from The Simpsons

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My favourite part character in The Simpsons vanished quite early in the series. Why?

― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Sunday, 3 August 2003 21:46 (twenty-three years ago)

In one of the compilation episodes they did they asked at the advert what 2 popular simpsons characters died.
Then troy mclure said "if you say bleeding gums murphy and dr marvin monroe then you are wrong they werent popular characters."
I remember bleeding gums murphy dying but I dont remember dr marvin monroe dying.

― rabid ron, Sunday, 3 August 2003 21:51 (twenty-three years ago)

I seem to remember them discussing why on the DVD commentary. Can't quite remember, but it may have simply been that they found his voice too grating.

― oops (Oops), Sunday, 3 August 2003 21:52 (twenty-three years ago)

The writers hated him for unknown reasons and they killed him off.

― fletrejet, Sunday, 3 August 2003 21:52 (twenty-three years ago)

His first episode is still one of the best from the Early Days.

"Boxing, Lisa, boxing. There's a world of difference!"

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 3 August 2003 21:54 (twenty-three years ago)

Monroe didn't die on air. In one episode they name the hospital Dr. Marvin Monroe Memorial Hospital, and you were supposed to assume he died at some point.

― fletrejet, Sunday, 3 August 2003 21:54 (twenty-three years ago)

Goddam! He was a key satirical device, opening up a field of satire on our overly diagnostic tendencies.

― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Sunday, 3 August 2003 21:59 (twenty-three years ago)

http://images.google.com.au/images?q=tbn:PaehMKsvx7gC:www.synergizedsolutions.com/simpsons/pictures/others/marvinmonroe.gif

..and who could forget his adorably scribbled beard?

― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Monday, 4 August 2003 00:16 (twenty-three years ago)

seeing him makes me think of the one where Bart turns Homer into a Jack-in-the-box. this is a wonderful thing.

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 4 August 2003 00:19 (twenty-three years ago)

Dr. Marvin Monroe: You've got to tell him you're fed up,
and if he doesn't start loving you, you will be leaving.
Marge: Leave Homer!?
Dr. Marvin Monroe: Please! Don't use his real name!
Marge: Leave Pedro!?

― weatheringdaleson (weatheringdaleson), Monday, 4 August 2003 00:26 (twenty-three years ago)

They killed Marvin Monroe because the voice was too much of a strain for Harry Shearer.

― Andrew (enneff), Monday, 4 August 2003 02:19 (twenty-three years ago)

And all the OTHER voices he does aren't a strain!?

― Trayce (trayce), Monday, 4 August 2003 03:01 (twenty-three years ago)

He wasn't a patch on Dr Nick Riviera, though.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Monday, 4 August 2003 08:33 (twenty-three years ago)

the guy Dr Marv was totally based on (the guy that used to have the advice call in show after SNL) died soon before.

― chaki (chaki), Monday, 4 August 2003 08:56 (twenty-three years ago)

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