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|age = 34<ref name="Papa Don't Leech">"[[Papa Don't Leech]]"</ref>
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|relatives = '''Father:''' [[Royce Lumpkin]]<br>'''Mother:''' Unnamed<br>'''Husband:''' Unnamed, but resembles Homer<br>'''Ex-husbands:''' All unnamed, but resemble Homer<br>'''Aunt:''' Unnamed
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'''Lurleen Lumpkin''' is an attractive, aspiring country western singer. [[Homer]] was her manager for a time.
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== History ==
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Homer discovered Lurleen at [[The Beer -N- Brawl]], a country bar in [[Spittle County]]. She sang "[[Your Wife Don't Understand You]]" for the rowdy bar crowd, and Homer was amazed by her voice. He decided to help her launch a singing career, much to the chagrin of [[Marge]]. Lurleen was grateful to have someone helping her with her career, but she quickly started falling for Homer, and it came out in her song lyrics. First, she flirted with him in "[[Bagged Me a Homer]]", which angered Marge, but to which Homer remained oblivious. Then she made an open attempt to seduce him with an erotic song called "[[Bunk with Me Tonight]]". When Lurleen sang the song for him, it finally dawned on Homer that Lurleen was attracted to him.
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Shortly after that, Homer booked Lurleen to appear as a guest star on the country-western variety show ''[[Ya Hoo!]]''. During the show, Lurleen made another attempt to seduce Homer, luring him into her dressing room and passionately kissing him. Homer, however, had another {{W2|epiphany|feeling}}, and suddenly realized that managing Lurleen could hurt his marriage and cost him his family. He abruptly quit as her manager in the middle of the show, sold her contract for $50 to an agent from Rebel Yell Records, and went home to Marge. Saddened, but wiser, Lurleen then sang on the show a new song called "[[Stand By Your Manager]]", which she had written on the spot. Happily, Homer and Marge were able to make up before the show was over.<ref>"[[Colonel Homer]]"</ref>
  
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Lurleen enjoyed a brief period of success after Homer quit managing her. At what [[Kent Brockman]] described as the peak of her career, she appeared as a celebrity guest on ''{{W|The Muppet Show}}''. Lurleen sang "Bunk with Me Tonight" for [[Kermit]], which got him into trouble with [[Miss Piggy]]. Lurleen also made a guest appearance on ''[[Springfield Squares]]'', occupying the coveted center-square position.<ref name="Krusty Gets Kancelled">"[[Krusty Gets Kancelled]]"</ref>
  
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An attractive, aspiring country singer that was managed by Homer in "[[Colonel Homer]]" voiced by [[Beverly D'Angelo]].  
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After that, however, Lurleen's career went into a downward spiral,<ref name="Papa Don't Leech"/> and she started drinking heavily.<ref name="[[Marge vs. the Monorail]]">"[[Marge vs. the Monorail]]"</ref> She also never got over Homer, marrying and divorcing three times—with all of her ex-husbands, despite being from diverse ethnic backgrounds, bearing striking resemblances to Homer.<ref name="Papa Don't Leech"/>
  
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== Role in The Simpsons ==
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Lurleen was present during the opening of the [[Springfield Monorail]], where she revealed to Kent Brockman that she had been to the {{W|Betty Ford Clinic}} and had "spent last night in a ditch."<ref name="[[Marge vs. the Monorail]]"/> Lurleen was also seen at the [[Barney's Bowlarama|Bowlarama]] as one-fourth of a bowling team called "The [[Home Wreckers]]", the other three members being [[Jacques|Jacques Brunswick]], [[Mindy Simmons]] and [[Princess Kashmir]].<ref>"[[Team Homer]]"</ref> She did have some work as a musician during this time, playing in [[Branson|Branson, Missouri]] in a show along with [[Pip Diddler]].<ref>"[[Bart on the Road]]"</ref>
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=== Primary Appearances ===
 
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Homer discovered her in a bar in the middle of nowhere but was amazed by her voice. He decided to help her launch a singing career, much to the chagrin of Marge. Lurleen started to fall for Homer and tried to lure him with an erotic song called "Bunk with Me Tonight". Homer, who had been ignorant of this, suddenly realized that managing Lurleen could hurt his marriage, so he quits as her manager. A saddened Lurleen sings a song called "[[Stand By Your Manager]]". Lurleen is based on Lynn Halsey Taylor played by Sondra Locke in the Clint Eastwood movie 'Every Which Way But Loose'[[File:Lurleen_and_Homer.jpg|thumb|Lurleen trying to kiss Homer]]
 
  
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=== Minor Appearances ===
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When [[Kirk]] was in jail, Lurleen was one of the girls that fell in love with him.<ref>"[[Pranksta Rap]]"</ref>
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In a later episode, "[[Marge vs. the Monorail]]", a much rougher-looking Lurleen, voiced by [[Doris Grau]], makes a brief appearance, in which it is revealed that she had been to the [[Betty Ford Clinic]] and had "spent last night in a ditch". In this episode her voice sounds exactly the same as Lunchlady Doris's, rather than her soft, Southern voice she had when she was first introduced. She was also seen in "[[Team Homer]]" as one fourth of a bowling team called "The [[Home Wreckers]]", with [[Jacques|Jacques Brunswick]], [[Mindy Simmons]] and [[Princess Kashmir]]. In the episode "[[Bart on the Road]]", while they were going through Branson, Missouri, her name briefly appears on a banner saying "playing tonight". Lurleen also briefly appeared in the episode [[Homerazzi]].  She is also shown outside the prison yelling to Kirk Van Houten when he was arrested for kidnapping Bart. Lurleen also played a key role in [[Papa Don't Leech]], where Marge reunited her with her deadbeat father.
 
  
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== Career ==
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Lurleen resurfaced when [[Mayor Quimby]] was aggressively rounding up citizens who owed back taxes, and was arrested. She pleaded to [[Judge Snyder]] that she couldn't afford to pay anything because all of her money was going to her ex-husbands, but Snyder was unmoved and ordered her to start paying her taxes. Homer and Marge promised to help her get her career back on track, and Marge helped reunite Lurleen with her [[Royce Lumpkin|deadbeat father]]. When her father betrayed her again (stealing one of her new songs), Lurleen retook control of her career and went on to open for The {{Chs|Dixie Chicks}}. She still didn't have all her personal issues resolved, though, as she fell for yet another man who resembled Homer.<ref name="Papa Don't Leech"/>
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She is a country musician who is discovered by Homer Simpson while he was drinking at a bar. Tempted to have an affair with Lurleen, Homer has arguments with Marge. Ultimately, Marge and Homer make up and the show ends with both Homer and Marge watching Lurleen sing on television.
 
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[[File:8f19 homer und lurleen.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Lurleen Flirting with Homer]]
 
  
 
== Songs ==
 
== Songs ==
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#Your Wife Don't Understand You
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*"[[Your Wife Don't Understand You]]"
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#Bagged Me A Homer
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*"[[Bagged Me a Homer]]"
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#Bunk With Me Tonight
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*"[[Bunk with Me Tonight]]"
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#Stand By You're Manager [[File:Lurleen_Singing_You're_Wife_Don't_Understand_You.jpg|thumb|Lurleen singing "You're Wife Don't Understand You"]]
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*"[[Stand By Your Manager]]"
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*"[[Daddy's Back]]"
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*"[[Cryin' in My Cradle]]"
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*"I'm Basting a Turkey With My Tears"
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*"Don't Look Up My Dress Unless You Mean It"
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*"I'm Sick of Your Lying Lips and False Teeth"
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== Non-canon ==
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=== The Simpsons: Tapped Out ===
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== Behind the Laughter ==
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*In her debut appearance in "[[Colonel Homer]]", Lurleen is voiced by American actress and singer Beverly D'Angelo, who reprises her role in the [[Season 19]] episode "[[Papa Don't Leech]]". D'Angelo was cast because of her role as country music singer {{W|Patsy Cline}} in the film {{W|Coal Miner's Daughter|''Coal Miner's Daughter''}}.<ref name=com/>
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*D'Angelo wrote the songs "Your Wife Don't Understand You" and "Bagged Me a Homer".<ref name=com>{{Com||Colonel Homer|Third|}}</ref>
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*In "[[Marge vs. the Monorail]]", Lurleen is voiced by [[Doris Grau]].
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*Lurleen appears on the "[[The Simpsons Gone Wild]]" and "[[The Simpsons: The Last Temptation of Homer]]" VHS/DVD covers.
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== Gallery ==
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File:Lurleen and Homer.png|Lurleen trying to kiss Homer
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File:Homer and Lurleen.png|Lurleen flirting with Homer
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File:Your Wife Don't Understand You.png|Lurleen singing "Your Wife Don't Understand You"
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File:All About Lisa Lurleen.png|Lurleen (left), as she appeared in "All About Lisa"
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File:Zombie.png|Lurleen, next to Cletus, as a muncher in "Treehouse of Horror XX"
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Latest revision as of 16:21, October 31, 2024


"I used to play the field, I used to be a roamer
But the season's turning 'round for me now,
I finally bagged me a Homer!"
―Lurleen Lumpkin[src]
Lurleen Lumpkin
Lurleen Lumpkin.png
Character Information
Gender:
Female ♀
Status:
Alive
Age: 34[1]
Hair: Blonde
Occupation: Country Musician
Barmaid
Relatives: Father: Royce Lumpkin
Mother: Unnamed
Husband: Unnamed, but resembles Homer
Ex-husbands: All unnamed, but resemble Homer
Aunt: Unnamed
First appearance: "Colonel Homer"
Voiced by: Beverly D'Angelo
Doris Grau
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Lurleen Lumpkin is an attractive, aspiring country western singer. Homer was her manager for a time.

History[edit]

Homer discovered Lurleen at The Beer -N- Brawl, a country bar in Spittle County. She sang "Your Wife Don't Understand You" for the rowdy bar crowd, and Homer was amazed by her voice. He decided to help her launch a singing career, much to the chagrin of Marge. Lurleen was grateful to have someone helping her with her career, but she quickly started falling for Homer, and it came out in her song lyrics. First, she flirted with him in "Bagged Me a Homer", which angered Marge, but to which Homer remained oblivious. Then she made an open attempt to seduce him with an erotic song called "Bunk with Me Tonight". When Lurleen sang the song for him, it finally dawned on Homer that Lurleen was attracted to him.

Shortly after that, Homer booked Lurleen to appear as a guest star on the country-western variety show Ya Hoo!. During the show, Lurleen made another attempt to seduce Homer, luring him into her dressing room and passionately kissing him. Homer, however, had another epiphany, and suddenly realized that managing Lurleen could hurt his marriage and cost him his family. He abruptly quit as her manager in the middle of the show, sold her contract for $50 to an agent from Rebel Yell Records, and went home to Marge. Saddened, but wiser, Lurleen then sang on the show a new song called "Stand By Your Manager", which she had written on the spot. Happily, Homer and Marge were able to make up before the show was over.[2]

Lurleen enjoyed a brief period of success after Homer quit managing her. At what Kent Brockman described as the peak of her career, she appeared as a celebrity guest on The Muppet Show. Lurleen sang "Bunk with Me Tonight" for Kermit, which got him into trouble with Miss Piggy. Lurleen also made a guest appearance on Springfield Squares, occupying the coveted center-square position.[3]

After that, however, Lurleen's career went into a downward spiral,[1] and she started drinking heavily.[4] She also never got over Homer, marrying and divorcing three times—with all of her ex-husbands, despite being from diverse ethnic backgrounds, bearing striking resemblances to Homer.[1]

Lurleen was present during the opening of the Springfield Monorail, where she revealed to Kent Brockman that she had been to the Betty Ford Clinic and had "spent last night in a ditch."[4] Lurleen was also seen at the Bowlarama as one-fourth of a bowling team called "The Home Wreckers", the other three members being Jacques Brunswick, Mindy Simmons and Princess Kashmir.[5] She did have some work as a musician during this time, playing in Branson, Missouri in a show along with Pip Diddler.[6]

When Kirk was in jail, Lurleen was one of the girls that fell in love with him.[7]

Lurleen resurfaced when Mayor Quimby was aggressively rounding up citizens who owed back taxes, and was arrested. She pleaded to Judge Snyder that she couldn't afford to pay anything because all of her money was going to her ex-husbands, but Snyder was unmoved and ordered her to start paying her taxes. Homer and Marge promised to help her get her career back on track, and Marge helped reunite Lurleen with her deadbeat father. When her father betrayed her again (stealing one of her new songs), Lurleen retook control of her career and went on to open for The Dixie Chicks. She still didn't have all her personal issues resolved, though, as she fell for yet another man who resembled Homer.[1]

Songs[edit]

Non-canon[edit]

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42001 Premium Female, Premium Characters, Celebrity, Kook, Bowler, Adult, Musicians, Republican Country on the Inside Lurleen

Behind the Laughter[edit]

Foreign dubs[edit]

Language Voice dubber
Czech Republic flag.png Čeština Veronika Žilková

Gallery[edit]

  • Lurleen trying to kiss Homer

  • Lurleen flirting with Homer

  • Lurleen singing "Your Wife Don't Understand You"

  • Lurleen (left), as she appeared in "All About Lisa"

  • Lurleen, next to Cletus, as a muncher in "Treehouse of Horror XX"

Appearances[edit]

References[edit]

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Papa Don't Leech"
  2. ↑ "Colonel Homer"
  3. ↑ "Krusty Gets Kancelled"
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Marge vs. the Monorail"
  5. ↑ "Team Homer"
  6. ↑ "Bart on the Road"
  7. ↑ "Pranksta Rap"
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Commentary for "Colonel Homer", in The Simpsons: The Complete Third Season.


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