For the last 20 years, Julie Kavner has been known worldwide as the voice of Marge Simpson, the lovable, Homer-tolerating, blue-haired matriarch of television's classic dysfunctional family "The Simpsons." But people may forget that "The Simpsons" was hardly Kavner's first taste of success.
Her true smash debut came in the early 1970s, when Kavner burst onto the scene as Brenda Morgenstern, the sister of Valerie Harper's character in "Rhoda." A spin-off of the classic sitcom, "Mary Tyler Moore," the show finds Rhoda Morgenstern (Harper) moving from Minneapolis to her home in New York City and Brenda's apartment -- a host of hilarious situations involving her family (Nancy Walker and Harold Gould) and future husband (David Groh).
The first season of the series debuts on DVD (Shout! Factory) on Tuesday, and while the release marks the 35th anniversary of the debut of the show, Kavner said that the show, for the most part, doesn't feel dated.
Kavner said that she has no idea why it took so long for the show to debut on DVD, but she's thrilled the time is finally here because the show is so dear to her heart.