What color should they be?
shareWhite like pearls usually are?
shareWell it's a subtle jab at inter office politics I think. It symbolizes Matt's own personal struggles in the cold world of animation.
sharePearls are actually a variety of colors, but I don't see a red specifically: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl
I've always seen her necklace as being plastic, personally.
Maybe just maybe they are Red Coral Beads, they fit her price range for everyday wear: https://www.ebay.com/itm/New-fashion-red-coral-8mm-round-beads-Gemstone-necklace-18-jewelry-AAA-/162868032962
They have joked about it before alluding to them being cheap.
Image of lots of Necklaces https://deadhomersociety.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/homer-the-vigilante19.png
With this dialogue:
“And my necklace!” – Marge Simpson
“That’s no big loss.” – Homer Simpson
“Homer, that necklace was a priceless Bouvier family heirloom.” – Marge Simpson
“Oh, you probably got a whole drawer full of ’em.” – Homer Simpson
“Well, yes, I do. But they’re all heirlooms too!” – Marge Simpson
Plus she often wears white ones when going out, like to church or the theater or some such event.
Because it's a cartoon.
shareIf they were yellow you couldn't see them.
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