The Simpsons’ 10 Greatest Female Characters

From the surprisingly complex Patty and Selma to the self-assured Luann Van Houten to the shining beacon of hope for humanity that is Lisa Simpson, The Simpsons has a handful of great female characters that have endured for the series’ decades-long run. As with most TV shows from the 1980s, the cast of The Simpsons is very male-dominated. There are dozens of male characters populating Springfield – like Moe, Barney, Smithers, Ned Flanders, Kent Brockman, Chief Wiggum, Comic Book Guy, Reverend Lovejoy, and Krusty the Clown, to name just a few – but much fewer female characters alongside them.