Article: Playboy issue shows hip side of Marge.(News)

Byline: GREG TURNER

There's really only one word to describe it: D'oh!

Marge Simpson strips off her signature green dress and shows some yellow skin in the November issue of Playboy - a nude, shrewd move that's sure to animate fans of "The Simpsons" television show.

The cover coup is part of Fox's 20th anniversary celebration of "The Simpsons." The show that pokes fun at American family and culture debuted Dec. 17, 1989, and has gone on to become TV's longest-running comedy.

Playboy's ploy to put a cartoon character on its cover for the first time is part of the mag's new focus on younger readers - people in their 20s rather than ...

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