Listen to Marge, and you'll never go wrong!

Many, many years ago (I was 14 years old then) I was a hard core "The Simpsons" fan. I am still one now.

I remember vividly an episode from Season 4 called "A Streetcar Named Marge". I forgot precisely how the story went, but it was about Marge wanting to fulfill her dream as a Broadway actress but was met with indifference by Homer. Anyway, the main point was not about that.

In that episode, Marge was cast as Blanche DuBois in "Oh! Streetcar", the musical version of A Streetcar Named Desire directed by the flamboyant Llewellyn Sinclair at the Springfield Community Center. In that musical, there was a song called "The Kindness of Strangers" which goes like this....

Marge [spoken]:
Whoever you are, I have always depended on the kindness of strangers...

Cast:
You can always depend on the kindness of strangers,
To pluck up your spirits, and shield you from dangers!

Marge:
Now here's a tip from Blanche you won't regret:

Cast:
A stranger's just a friend you haven't met!
You haven't met!
STREETCAR

How true.....



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