Lunchlady Dora
Lunchlady Doris (Freeedman)
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Character Information
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Doris Freedman (a.k.a. Lunchlady Doris) is an overweight, middle-aged, and laconic cafeteria chef at Springfield Elementary.
Biography
As the cafeteria chef at Springfield Elementary, she constantly prepares bad food, serving to students near-inedible foodstuff including whole beef hearts, horse testicles, and shredded newspaper. During school cutbacks, she using gym mats as a meat substitute, and other non-edible items [1].
Due to the school's low funding, she also doubles as the school nurse. She was once seen as a mail carrier [2].
She has been implied to have a relationship with Groundskeeper Willie, and her son is Squeaky Voiced Teen.
Behind the Scenes
Voice Actor
After Grau's death in 1995, Lunchlady Doris was retired out of respect for over 10 years. Due to the delay between recording some episodes and the time they actually air, Grau's voice was included in episodes airing as late as 1997 such as "Lisa's Sax". Lunchlady Doris then became a silent background character and was mostly been seen in crowds and groups of other faculty members.In the 18th season, she returned as a speaking character beginning with "The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer", where she is voiced by Tress MacNeille.
Appearances
Episode – "Lisa's Pony"
Episode – "Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song"
Episode – "Treehouse of Horror V"
Episode – "Lisa's Wedding"
Episode – "Much Apu About Nothing"
Episode – "Lisa's Sax"
Episode – "The Mook, the Chef, the Wife, and Her Homer"
Episode – "The Haw-Hawed Couple"
Episode – "Treehouse of Horror V"
Episode – "Lisa the Vegetarian"
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