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Brunella Pommelhorst is a Pysical Education or 'Gym class' teacher at Springfield Elementary school. Her name was most memorably used when a young child called her in dispare when they were left on their own clinging to a rope. After her appearances in the early episodes she was the noted for her alleged gender change after a teacher said to the children that their teacher would be returning as 'Mr.Pummelhorse'.

First Appearance

First appeared in "Moaning Lisa", although her name isn't mentioned until "The PTA Disbands" (Her full name is also printed in The Simpsons One Step Beyond Forever!: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family ...Continued Yet Again).

Usual Appearances

Mrs. Pommelhorst is seen sometimes in crowd shots, but rarely speaks.

Appearances

She has blond hair and usually wears a whistle and takes a tough-as-nails approach to teaching.

History

In "Little Girl in the Big Ten", she decides that because of the oath she took on Xena, she has to fail Lisa but decides to let her make it up by taking private lessons.

Retirement

In a more recent episode, "My Fair Laddy", she decides to go leave for the year and return the next semester as "Mr. Pommelhorst, the new shop teacher."

Name

Her name is very likely derived from a fixture in gymnasiums, the Pommel horse.

Episode Appearances

• Moaning Lisa