The Simpsons Season 33 Image: Kerry Washington Becomes Bart’s Teacher
The Simpsons season 33 will introduce Kerry Washington as Bart Simpson's new fourth-grade teacher at Springfield Elementary School following the retirement of his former teacher, Ms. Edna Krabappel, in 2013. The character suddenly left the school nearly a decade ago due to the fact that her voice actor, The Merv Griffin Show veteran Marcia Wallace, had died just shy of her 71st birthday. In season 25, episode 13, titled «The Man Who Grew Too Much,» Krabappel's death was implied by her husband, Ned Flanders, wearing a black armband in the episode, and both Ned and Nelson Muntz saying that they miss her.
Finding a suitable replacement for Ms. Krabappel proved to be tough following Wallace's death. Instead of creating a permanent replacement, Bart and his classmates were subjected to a series of eccentric temporary teachers. Season 26 introduced Willem Dafoe's Jack Lassen, a fierce disciplinarian who takes it upon himself to correct Bart's behavioral issues with extreme methods. Sofia Vergara briefly took over the role as Carol Berrera, a former military sergeant who caught the eye of both Bart and Principal Skinner before leaving for a deployment in Afghanistan resulting in Flanders temporarily filling in.
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According to EW, Kerry Washington has joined The Simpsons as Bart Simpson's new fourth-grade teacher. She will play Ms. Rayshelle Peyton on a permanent recurring basis in the long-running series. Bart's new teacher is described as thoughtful, dedicated, and unfiltered, far different from the grumpy, apathetic Ms. Krabappel, promising to be a good foil for Bart's rambunctious nature. Washington added, "[Peyton's] a great teacher. But like
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