Iconic cartoon character Marge Simpson will bare it all for Playboy Magazine‘s November issue.
The issue, set to hit newsstands later this week, will feature a five-page layout and a pull-out poster of the blue-haired animated character according to the Los Angeles Times. She will also be on the cover.
“It’s a very, very racy pictorial, with implied nudity at the very least,” Jimmy Jellinek, Playboy‘s editorial director said. “Whether or not you see more … well, you’ll have to hit the stands to find out.”
In mid-July, Playboy approached series creator Matt Groening and the television show’s creative team about the prospect of using Marge on the cover, Jellinek said.
“They were totally on board with the idea,” Jellinek said. “This is their 20th anniversary, and they’ve got an episode coming out called ‘The Devil Wears Nada,’ where Marge will disrobe, so this sort of goes in hand with all that.”
The magazine hopes to drive up interest and sales among readers in their 2o’s. The magazine’s average reader age is currently 35, sometthing Playboy would like to lower.
At the current time, the magazine has no future plans to feature other animated icons in lay-outs in the magazine. However, if this issue sells well enough, you can’t necessarily rule that out in the future.
“We’re going to take it one fictional celebrity at a time,” Jellinek said.
I honestly don’t see any problem with this lay in Play Boy. The Simpsons for the better part of it’s run has been a cultural barometer. It’s been on so long that it’s saterized and mentioned TV as well as movies that are all long gone. Play Boy is just the latest regarding their pop culture status.
I’ll be in my bunk.
To quote a nerd in Robot Chicken “I need a sock”
Meh.