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Lurleen Lumpkin is an attractive, aspiring country western singer. Homer was her manager for a time.

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...