Left-handed

Marge is seen here writing with her left hand, although she usually prefers her right.

Left-handed residents are common in The Simpsons.

Even though only 10-15% of people are left-handed, there is a higher than usual number of characters in The Simpsons that appear to be left-handed, or are seen to be writing with their left hand. Some are generally noted to be officially left-handed characters. These include Bart Simpson, Seymour Skinner, Ned Flanders, Moe Szyslak, Marge Simpson (originally) and many others.

This large number of left-handed characters is due to the fact the Matt Groening himself is left-handed.

However it's important to highlight that sometimes they have been seen as right-handed, even Ned Flanders, owner of the Leftorium. And right-handed characters like Homer has sometimes been seen using the left hand to write.

It wasn't until 2010 in Boy Meets Curl that it shown that Marge was originally left-handed. Marge said that she used her right hand so she wouldn't be judged, so she would technically be considered ambidextrous.

List of characters by handedness (Sources:[1])

Character	Handedness
Homer Simpson	Right Handed
Marge Simpson	Ambidextrous
Bart Simpson	Left Handed (usually)
Lisa Simpson	Right Handed
Maggie Simpson	Left Handed
Martin Prince	Left Handed
Ned Flanders	Left Handed
Barney	Right-handed
Lenny	Unknown
Carl	Unknown
Seymour Skinner	Left Handed
Moe	Left Handed
Mr. Burns	Right Handed
Dolph Starbeam	Left Handed

External links

• List of left-handed appearances on The Simpsons