Edna Krabappel - Profile

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Edna Krabappel holds a Master's from Bryn Mawr College, but is thoroughly jaded, a caricature of the American public school system. In "The Seemingly Never-Ending Story", it's revealed that she was once a very optimistic woman who genuinely wanted to help people in need. It would seem that after years of frustration thanks to the school, and Bart Simpson in particular, this wore away.

There is some inconsistency about Edna's origins. She is said to have come to Springfield to begin teaching in "The Seemingly Never-Ending Story". However, because of retconning, in "Springfield Up" she can be seen as a student running through the background at Springfield High School while eventual cop Chief Wiggum is being filmed, as part of the documentary featured in that episode, carrying out his duties as a hall monitor.

Krabappel smokes heavily, especially during school hours. In the episode "Bart Gets a 'Z'", she is fired from teaching after getting drunk (Bart spiked her coffee) and decides to open a muffin store. She is later rehired when the substitute teacher got drunk.