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'''The Buckeye Belle''' is a riverboat used for leisure cruises along the {{W|Ohio River}}.
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'''The ''Buckeye Belle''''' is a riverboat used for leisure cruises along the {{W|Ohio River}}.
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
After [[Springfield Elementary School]] got closed down, [[Gary Chalmers]] went on a cruise onboard ''The Buckeye Belle'' to try and get together with widows. On the ship, he was talking to a woman who lost her husband.
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After [[Springfield Elementary School]] got closed down, [[Gary Chalmers]] went on a cruise onboard the ''Buckeye Belle'' to try and get together with widows. On the ship, he was talking to a woman who lost her husband.
  
 
== Behind the Laughter ==
 
== Behind the Laughter ==
Riverboat are associated with [[Mississippi River|the Mississippi]] and the South, so the name is a play on the term Southern Belle with [[Ohio]]'s nickname, the Buckeye state.
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[[Ohio]] is nicknamed the Buckeye state.
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A riverboat named the ''Belle Buckeye'' blew up in 1852 on the {{W|Muskingum River}} injuring many people and killing 24.
  
 
== Appearances ==
 
== Appearances ==

Latest revision as of 18:12, July 1, 2024

The Buckeye Belle
The Buckeye Belle.png
Vehicle Information
Use: Riverboat
First Appearance: "The Miseducation of Lisa Simpson"

The Buckeye Belle is a riverboat used for leisure cruises along the Ohio River.

History[edit]

After Springfield Elementary School got closed down, Gary Chalmers went on a cruise onboard the Buckeye Belle to try and get together with widows. On the ship, he was talking to a woman who lost her husband.

Behind the Laughter[edit]

Ohio is nicknamed the Buckeye state.

A riverboat named the Belle Buckeye blew up in 1852 on the Muskingum River injuring many people and killing 24.

Appearances[edit]