Editing Marvin Monroe

{{Character
|name = Marvin Monroe
|image = [[File:Marvin Monroe.png]]
|caption = Artwork of Marvin Monroe from ''[[The Simpsons: Tapped Out]]''
|gender = {{Male}}
|status = Alive
|hair = Black
|age = 
|job = Psychologist
|relatives = '''Brother''': [[Mervin Monroe]]
|appearance = "[[There's No Disgrace Like Home]]"
|voiced by = [[Harry Shearer]]
}}

'''Dr. Marvin Monroe''' is a local psychiatrist who was for a long time considered to have passed away.
 
== History ==
[[File:Homer Electrocuted (There's No Disgrace Like Home).png|thumb|left|250px|Dr. Monroe explains the family shock therapy treatment.]]

Monroe first appeared in a TV ad for Dr. Monroe's Family Therapy Centre, which [[Homer]] saw while watching a boxing match at [[Moe's Tavern]].  The ad claimed "family bliss or double your money back" and Homer sold the family TV to pay for therapy.  Monroe's treatment consisted of a series of tests, including drawing your worst fear. [[Bart]], [[Lisa]], [[Marge]] and [[Maggie]] drew pictures of Homer, while Homer drew a doodle of an airplane. When the other tests failed, Monroe turned to the shock therapy method: the Simpsons were strapped in chairs with electrodes attached to them and given controls which they could use to shock other family members. However, it quickly got out of hand, starting with Bart zapping Homer before Monroe had a chance to explain the procedure. The Simpsons engaged in a zapping free-for-all, which consumed so much power that the clinic went dark (causing the other patients to flee the building) and the whole town experienced a {{w|Brownout (electricity)|brownout}}. Monroe threw the Simpsons out, first grudgingly honoring the "double your money back" guarantee when Homer reminded him of it. He then told the Simpsons to never tell anyone they were there. With their money doubled, the family purchased a new TV.<ref>"[[There's No Disgrace Like Home]]"</ref>

Monroe was one of the doctors who studied [[Homer]] to figure out whether he was the missing link after Homer was captured by Bigfoot hunters.<ref>"[[The Call of the Simpsons]]"</ref>

Monroe hosts his own morning radio show on [[KBBL]] where he takes calls from listeners and tries to help them with their problems.<ref>"[[Some Enchanted Evening]]"</ref>

Monroe was a panel guest on ''[[Smartline]]'', in a discussion of TV violence.<ref>"[[Itchy & Scratchy & Marge]]"</ref>

Dr. Monroe is the author of the following books: "[[I'm Okay. Why Aren't You?]]", "[[If Money is the Root of All Evil, Let Me Set You Free]]", "[[Me, Myself, and I: Memoirs of a Modern Genius]]" (an autobiography)<ref name="Skybox">''{{ap|Skybox|cards}}''</ref> and "[[Did I Die Or Not?]]".<ref>"[[Springfield Splendor]]"</ref>

Dr. Monroe became rich by curing his patients with The "Monroebilizer". A patented method that combines Nordic Track and cattle prod. This "cure" has secondary effects, that causes his patients to loose hand and eye ordination, making him the target of criminal investigations.<ref name="Skybox"/>

Dr. Monroe took part in the world's tallest human pyramid record attempt.<ref>"[[Sweets and Sour Marge]]"</ref>

He is seen right at the start of [[Trappuccino]] when [[Russ Cargill]] introduces himself and the [[EPA]].<ref>''[[The Simpsons Movie]]''</ref>

In [[Bart]]'s coma dream, Marvin Monroe was one of the ghosts who came to Bart to get help to move on to the afterlife.<ref>"[[Flanders' Ladder]]"</ref>

=== Supposed death ===
[[File:Canine therapy.png|thumb|200px|One of the many services Monroe offers]]
[[File:Marvin Monroe's tomb.png|200px|left|thumb|nail|Monroe's Tombstone shown in "[[Alone Again, Natura-Diddily]]"]]

Although it was never specifically shown Dr. Monroe was considered to have died.  He stopped appearing on TV and his business closed down.  Many people in [[Springfield]] also believed him to be dead because several things had been named after him, such as the [[Marvin Monroe Memorial Hospital]]<ref>"[[Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)]]"</ref> and the [[Marvin Monroe Memorial Gymnasium]].<ref>"[[Bye, Bye, Nerdie]]"</ref> His grave is also shown,<ref>"[[Alone Again, Natura-Diddily]]"</ref> and [[Troy McClure]] reported his death "over the past year".<ref>"[[The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular]]"</ref> However, several years later, he spontaneously appeared at [[Marge]]'s book signing, buying a copy of her book ''[[The Harpooned Heart]]''. Marge, shocked to see him, said that she thought he was dead. Dr. Monroe explained that he had "been very sick".<ref>"[[Diatribe of a Mad Housewife]]"</ref> Very much later, the Book "Did I Die Or Not?" can be seen in a bookshelf behind [[Annette (Springfield Splendor)]], a student therapist, written by a Dr. Dr. Marvin Monroe. It therefore is quite possible that Monroe did another doctor's degree in the meantime.

== Non-canon ==
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When the Simpsons were haunted by their old selves, they had a hard time getting along with each other (especially after they all became ghosts). Dr. Monroe arrived to soothe the situation, Marge asked him if he was alive or dead to which Monroe replied he's in a Limbo where he can phase through things like a ghost but gets stuck halfway.<ref>"[[Treehouse of Horror XXV]]"</ref>

=== The Simpsons: Tapped Out ===
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== Behind the Laughter ==
*Monroe was (initially) retired in [[Season 7]] because voicing the character strained [[Harry Shearer]]'s throat and, eventually, the voice became too annoying for [[Matt Groening]].<ref>{{Com|Jean, Al|Some Enchanted Evening|First|2001}}</ref><ref>{{Com|Groening, Matt|Treehouse of Horror II|Third|2003}}</ref>

=== Foreign dubs ===
{{Dub voices
|czVoice= {{W|Antonín Molčík}}
}}

== Appearances ==
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*{{ep|There's No Disgrace Like Home}}
*{{ep|The Call of the Simpsons}}
*{{ep|The Telltale Head}}
*{{ep|Some Enchanted Evening}}
*{{ep|Itchy & Scratchy & Marge}}
*{{ep|Old Money}}
*{{ep|Bart's Dog Gets an "F"|(advertisement)}}
*{{ep|Stark Raving Dad}}
*{{ep|When Flanders Failed}}
*{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror II}}
*{{ep|Bart's Friend Falls in Love|(advertisement and voice heard)}}
*{{ep|Radio Bart}}
*{{ep|Marge vs. the Monorail}}
*{{ep|Marge in Chains}}
*{{ep|Bart's Inner Child}}
*{{ep|The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular}}
*{{ep|Bart After Dark|(Couch gag)}}
*{{ep|All Singing, All Dancing|(flashback)}}
*{{ep|Behind the Laughter|(character image)}}
*{{ep|Sweets and Sour Marge}}
*{{ep|Diatribe of a Mad Housewife}}
*{{ep|Kill Gil, Volumes I & II|(opening sequence)}} 
*{{mov}}
*{{ep|The Burns and the Bees|(opening sequence)}}
*{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror XXV}}
*{{ep|My Fare Lady|(opening sequence)}}
*{{ep|Every Man's Dream|(couch gag)}}
*{{ep|Flanders' Ladder|(ghost)}}
*{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror XXVII|(seen in painting)}}
*{{ad|Therapy}}
*{{bon|The Amazing Colossal Homer}}
*{{bon|Patty & Selma's Ill-Fated Romance: My Sister, My Homewrecker!}}
*{{bon|Get Fatty}}
*{{bon|The Exorsister!}}
*{{bon|The Immigration of the Body Snatchers}}
*{{bon|The Homer Show}}
*{{game|The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutants}}
*{{game|The Simpsons Game|(as statue in "[[NeverQuest]]" and Therapy center seen in Springfield)}}
*{{game|The Simpsons: Tapped Out}}
*{{bk|Simpsons World The Ultimate Episode Guide: Seasons 1-20}}
*{{bk|Bart Simpson's Guide to Life}}
}}

== References ==
{{Images|Dr. Marvin Monroe}}
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